Martins had imagined that deal was going to be is breakthrough; his ticket to splendour crescent. He couldn’t even figure out which higher authority at his workplace he would register his grievance with. Which mere mortal in his office would he narrate his ordeal to yet be willing to take up the matter? Who would believe he could have been ...

The Ogun State Government, through the Ministry of Rural Development, has provided water schemes for 23 communities to ensure uninterrupted flow of potable water. The Director of Rural Electrification in the ministry, Mr. AbdulRasaq Ojetola, said in a statement that the schemes comprised 7.5KVA power generator, tanks, pipes and fetching platforms, among others. “Government has deemed it fit to provide ...

Islamic architecture encompasses a wide range of both secular and religious styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day. What today is known as Islamic architecture owes its origin to similar structures already existing in Roman, Byzantine and Persian lands which the Muslims conquered in the 7th and 8th centuries. Further east, it was also influenced by Chinese ...

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has said the movement of members to the fellowship cadre will no longer be business as usual following the review of the guidelines for selection into the prestigious group. The review of the guidelines was one of the activities that took place at a week long retreat organised by the institute in Abuja. ...

Popular ‘orente’ crooner, Adekunle Gold, is the latest landlord in town. The singer took to Instagram to announce the latest feat. You will remember that the artiste who is signed to Olamide-led YBNL records, beat artistes like Olamide, Patoranking and Kiss Daniel and was announced winner of the 2015 ‘Beat Of Lagos’ award. The reward for that feat was a Plot ...

According to Wiki, Eid-El-Kabir (Sallah) also called the Feast of Sacrifice is the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide annually. It honors the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God’s command, before God then intervened, through his angel Jibra’il and informed him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. ...

Asking prices for homes coming on to the market in England and Wales rose to a new record high in September, as sellers in the priciest areas tried to cash in on demand from buyers able to access credit cheaply. Property website Rightmove said the average asking price of a home in the UK had increased by 0.9% over the ...

Lagos demolition: Scores of protesters from Badia East, Ijora, defied the afternoon rain on Monday as they gathered at the Office of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in Alausa, to ask him to stop the Ojora family of Lagos from demolishing and forcefully evicting over 15, 000 people from their homes. The Lagos State government had demolished part of ...

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts yesterday announced the development of a new 270-room luxury hotel in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja. With a planned opening in 2019, Fairmont Abuja will be situated in the heart of the city’s central business district and only 30 km from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. A close proximity to the new International Conference Centre, ...

A 42-year-old real estate agent, Ramoni Azeez, has been arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly obtaining N301,000 to secure the same apartment for five persons. Azeez, who is facing a five-count charge bothering on stealing, was alleged to have separately obtained the money from five persons at different times and dates with a promise ...