Henceforth, builders in Lagos State who indiscriminately stack heap of sand, gravel and other materials on the road, pedestrian walkways or drain paths would face the wrath of the law. This is because such illegal practice was the cause of constant flooding whenever it rained in the state habited by 18 million people. [...]
July 31, 2011, 7:48 am | in
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Determined to sustain a cleaner environment , Lagos State Government has revealed plans to introduce street cleanliness competition among all the streets in the state to further raise consciousness of the people on the need to maintain a clean environment. The State Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope Adefulire, made this known Saturday at Obalende during [...]
Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested two Nigerians with hard drugs. The suspects, Onovo Sylvester Henry, 26, an auto parts dealer at Ladipo auto parts market Lagos and Ufiri Onyedika Emmanuel, 36, were caught attempting to smuggle 2.575kg of [...]
July 30, 2011, 8:59 pm | in
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Read More »ï¿¼The ambition of Nigeria’s Sunshine Stars to win CAF Confderation Cup for the country gets brighter with each match as the Ondo State government sponsored team defeated JS Kabylie of Algeria 2-1 last night. Sunshine are thus top of Group B with six points from two matches, while Morocco’s Maghreb de Fes, who beat [...]
If Serena Williams’ comeback isn’t quite complete, it is a wondrous work in progress. That was the undeniable conclusion last night after her 6-1, 6-3 dismantling of Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic. Serena made it clear that she is steamrolling merrily toward the U.S. Open, and in [...]
July 30, 2011, 8:56 pm | in
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Read More »Ever Almeida, Guatemala coach has vowed that his team who are first timers in the FIFA U-20 world Cup are battle ready to take the war to the veterans, Nigeria’s Flying Eagles in their first Group D tie tomorrow in Armenia, Colombia. Almedia said that his team are not afraid of the pedigree of [...]
Coach of England, Brian Eastick, is not happy that his team could not secure the three points at stake in their match against Korea DPR in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Korea DPR gave this World Youth Championship, WYC, an unforeseen start by holding England to a 0-0 draw in Medellin yesterday. [...]