Life was really becoming unbearable for Runo and some other tenants in 5, Otolori street Lawanson. There was always something to worry about each passing day.  Runo hardly spent time in her apartment since Oga Martins left as their caretaker. Mr. Okafor was billed to come into the country from his base in America in some couple of days and ...

The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has revealed that many public, private partnership (PPP) housing initiatives embarked by successive governments were stalled due to paucity of funds, lack of capacity, land disputes and court cases. This is even as he noted that despite monies generated on African continent from agro- produce, mining, trade and other sources that ...

Former Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka and his family over the weekend donated a Hall to the Anglican church where the matriarch of the family wedded in 1925. “Juliana Obumnwe Chidoka Hall donated by the Chidoka Family as a monument to the memory of our matriarch and more importantly as a multi-generational reminder of our heritage and acknowledgment of our ...

Popular Mararaba market in Nasarawa State was gutted by fire this night. Many of the shops with goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed. Eye witnesses confirmed that Mararaba  main market located within Karu local government area of Nasarawa state is on fire. DailyTrust reports that according to one of the eye witnesses, Mr. Boniface Ogar, the fire started ...

Chicago property tax bill is likely to increase by about 13%. The Cook County Clerk’s office released the 2015 property tax rates on Monday for the entire county. While the northern and southern suburbs of Cook County can expect a slight tax bill increase of 1.7 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively, Chicago’s property tax bills will rise by 12.8 percent. ...

Immediate past President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has denied owning a £15m property in the United Kingdom and demanded a retraction from the UK SUN over an article by its former Editor, Kelvin Mackenzie, alleging in his Saturday column that the ex-Nigerian leader had bought the property in Surrey. He had written, “I hear the aptly named Goodluck Jonathan, the ...

Land grabbers won’t be called land grabbers if their activities were legal. According to WIKI, Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land in developing countries, by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. This article looks into the menace of land grabbers in Nigeria and how their activities affect the common ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said his administration has commenced the process of developing a top class International Convention Centre that would boost trade and investments, just as he reiterated his unwavering commitment to ensuring the ease of doing business in the State. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja when he received a delegation ...

The Minister of Youth and Sports development, Solomon Dalung, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, ruling All Progressives Congress chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, are to lead other top Nigerians to the Nigeria House Business and Investment Summit in Sau Paulo and Rio in Brazil next month. The Business Summit which is in collaboration with the Brazil-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce slated for Sau ...

Hotel heiress and socialite, Paris Hilton showed off her dogs’ luxury mini two-story Italian-style mansion in Beverly Hills via Snapchat. Inside the residence which has a tile roof and wrought iron railings on an upper outdoor balcony, her dogs have beds, feeding stations, air conditioning and heating. There’s a staircase leading from the ground floor to the upper floor, several ...