Aviation

Indonesia Plane Disappears With Passengers 4 Minutes After Take Off_Ada Nkong

Relatives of Passengers, waiting for feedback A passenger plane with an estimated 62 people on board has gone missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 lost contact en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, officials said. Flight tracking website Flightradar24.com said the aircraft had lost more than… Continue reading Indonesia Plane Disappears With Passengers 4 Minutes After Take Off_Ada Nkong

OPINION

Civil Society Groups for Good Governance Condemns Allegations of Corruption in SMEDAN_Ada Nkong

An alliance of CSO groups, Civil society groups for good governance has described the allegations of disbursement of N1.3 billion naira to unverified contractors by SMEDAN as curious and unpatriotic.In a statement signed by Comrade Olorunfemi Edwin, the coalition says the allegation os misleading."Our attention has been drawn to the media propaganda coming from an… Continue reading Civil Society Groups for Good Governance Condemns Allegations of Corruption in SMEDAN_Ada Nkong

WORLD NEWS

Why Twitter Has Permanently Suspended Trump’s Account_Ada Nkong

US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company says. Twitter said the decision was made "after close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account". It comes amid a Big Tech purge of the online platforms used by Mr Trump and his… Continue reading Why Twitter Has Permanently Suspended Trump’s Account_Ada Nkong

HEALTH

LASG Intensifies Public Enlightenment on Second Wave of Covid-19_Femi Ehiabhi

The Lagos State Government has intensified its public advocacy and sensitisation on the emergence of a second wave of COVID-19, through interaction between staff of the Ministry of Information and Strategy and members of the public. At one of such interactions today, the sensitisation team engaged members of the public at markets, motor mechanic workshops,… Continue reading LASG Intensifies Public Enlightenment on Second Wave of Covid-19_Femi Ehiabhi

ENTERTAINMENT & LIFE STYLE

Dr Dre Sends Shout Out to Fans From Hospital Bed After Divorce_Ephrem Cass

Music mogul and Hip hop icon Dr Dre was hospitalized on Monday January 4th after he suffered a brain aneurysm.This comes shortly after news of Dre’s divorce from his ex wife Nicole young who he has been married to since 1996Nicole cited Irreconcilable differences as her reason for divorce.Dr. Dre has agreed to pay $2… Continue reading Dr Dre Sends Shout Out to Fans From Hospital Bed After Divorce_Ephrem Cass

ECONOMY · Governance

BUDGET 2021 Highlights: LAGOS TO COMPLETE ONGOING PROJECTS_Femi Ehiabhi

The Lagos State Government has promised to complete all the ongoing projects captured in the year 2020 budget as well as others that were started earlier. The Honourable Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Sam Egube, disclosed this yesterday during a Press briefing on how the State's Budget of N1.16TR for the Year 2021… Continue reading BUDGET 2021 Highlights: LAGOS TO COMPLETE ONGOING PROJECTS_Femi Ehiabhi

WORLD NEWS

Trump Returns to Twitter With ” Concession Speech” _Ada Nkong

It’s been a long couple of days for the country, but President Trump only had to wait 12 hours before returning to his social network of choice. In an uncharacteristically scripted three minute speech, the president denounced the “heinous attack” on the Capitol. “The demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American… Continue reading Trump Returns to Twitter With ” Concession Speech” _Ada Nkong

POLITICS

Barack Obama calls Capitol riots a ‘moment of great dishonor’_Femi Ehiabhi

Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, has called the violence at the Capitol today, “a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation.”  The former president released a statement tonight on Twitterjust moments before Congress reconvened to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.  History will rightly remember today’s violence at the… Continue reading Barack Obama calls Capitol riots a ‘moment of great dishonor’_Femi Ehiabhi

WORLD NEWS

Biden Blasts Trump Supporters Siege of Capitol_Ada Nkong

US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted the "insurrection" of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the US Congress in a riot that saw a woman shot dead. The Democrat demanded outgoing President Donald Trump "step up" and repudiate the violence. Mr Trump, who had urged the demonstrators to march on the Capitol, later called on them to… Continue reading Biden Blasts Trump Supporters Siege of Capitol_Ada Nkong