Martins and Aisha were looking forward to the final trimester of the pregnancy with heightened expectations. It was going to be a boy yet again, and this time around they were resolute to get their acts right. The memories of Olaoluwa was still fresh in their minds, and anyone who tried to take this baby from them will have to ...
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Danfo Driver Kills Robber, Injures Another on Lagos Road
A 54-year-old Danfo driver, last week, displayed rare bravery: he overpowered two robbery suspects, who had attacked him, killing one and inflicting injury on the other, in Ejigbo area of Lagos. The suspects, who were operating on a motorcycle, snatched a bag from a woman who was going to work along Ronik Road, Ejigbo, before accosting the commercial bus driver, ...
Read More »Star Actress, Chika Ike Reveals Her Love For Real Estate
Star actress, Chika Ike is a UN Ambassador, a Nigerian actress and the CEO of Fancy Nancy Collections. The multiple award winning actress started her acting career in 2005 and has featured in over 100 movies. She is a Human Kinetics and Health Education graduate of the University of Lagos. Chika started her acting career at the age of 5 ...
Read More »Ugborodo Community Lays Fresh Siege To Chevron
The dispute between the people of Ugborodo, an Itsekiri riverine community in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State and Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, which started, last Tuesday, with the villagers laying siege to the company’s facility in Escravos deepened this morning. While the barricade of the Escravos Tank Farm continued on sixth day (today), a section of the community ...
Read More »Lagos State To Reform Real Estate Transaction
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to reform the Real Estate Transaction Business in the State through the Lagos Estate Management Information System (LAGEMIS). The Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, who stated this recently in an interview with news correspondents, said the Agency will soon adopt an IT based innovation that is a one-stop solution to the ...
Read More »Gridlock Would Ease In Lagos With New Project
A new Urban Railway Development project, embarked upon by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in conjunction with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is expected to reduce gridlock in the state, particularly in Marina, Victoria Island and Ikoyi. The $1 billion project, called the Automated Guide Transit (AGT), a type of Monorail, would mitigate traffic congestion and improve business ...
Read More »Top 10 Famous City Walls In The World
Recently, we posted an article about the great wall of Lagos which is part of the structures to be erected in the proposed Eko Atlantic City that is set to re-define the landscape of the most populous and most expensive city in Nigeria. This article reveals the top 10 famous city walls in the world. It would have been good ...
Read More »Auto-crash At Old Abeokuta/Lagos Toll Gate Claims Two Lives
Two lives were lost on Tuesday night in Sango-Ota area of Ogun State, in an auto-crash that occurred at the old Abeokuta/Lagos toll gate. The incident was confirmed to the Nigerian Tribune by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Unit Commander, Mr. Leye Adegboyega, that the accident involved a Mack Truck with registration number MUS 338 XS and a Toyota ...
Read More »Flood Alert! There is an alarming increase in water level – Agency
Earlier in the week, we brought you a report on how flood ravaged six local government areas of Kano state, destroying nothing less than 5,300 houses. Head Operations and Logistics, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Mr. Femi Giwa, also revealed that 5,000 people may lose their homes to flood during a UNICEF organised workshop on emergency preparedness response forum held ...
Read More »How Landlords Can Effectively Deal With Problem Tenants
Problem tenants can be a handful and it takes a lot of wisdom on the path of a landlord to deal with them effectively without the landlord putting himself in a bad light. It is therefore essential that landlords tread carefully when trying to tackle an existing problem with a tenant who may likely not see reasons with him. Hoarding, ...
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