The youth of Enwagba Enyigba community in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi state on Saturday razed the house of a 35-year old man in the area, Paul Nwafor, accusing him of using witchcraft to suppress their progress. The youth, allegedly led by one Uche Oroke and Livinus Akpuru invaded Mr. Nwafor’s house and set it ablaze. Also burnt were ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government to utilize the funds recovered from looters of public assets on rehabilitation of critical infrastructure to stimulate the country’s economy. The federal government on Saturday partially fulfilled its promise to publish specific details of funds traced to and recovered from corrupt former government officials. Although the names of the officials ...

At least, 12 states have responded to a request by the Federal Government to release landed property to her on which the Federal Government intends to construct affordable homes for Nigerians, and thereby reducing the wide deficit gap of shelter in the country. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, last week in Abuja, revealed that the plan ...

A 28-year-old artisan in Kubwa, Abuja, was recently defrauded of his computer laptop, mobile phones and unspecified amount of money by a Facebook lover. The victim, a resident of Berger Camp in Phase 2, Site 1, was said to have met the woman through Facebook, where they started internet dating. City News gathered that the woman, who lived in another ...

The widow of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, has opposed an application by her husband’s son, seeking to be joined as a defendant in a suit she filed against the family over property. Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Jr., Ojukwu’s second child, filed the application dated May 24, before Justice Abdulfattah Lawal of the Lagos State High Court, ...

It’s probably wise not to have someone that is already your friend as your property agent but it’s smart to turn your property agent into your best friend. This article gives reasons why your property agent should be your best friend Here are the 3 major reasons: 1. You will be in constant contact with your property agent The sale, ...

Lagos State Government has said the proposed medical park that will cost a consortium of investors from the United States of America, about N49 billion will be completed within the next 20 months in Ikoyi area of the state. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State governor on Overseas Affairs and Investment, Dr Ademola Abass, who disclosed this to journalists, ...

According to the president, to avert housing crisis by the year 2020, at least, 1 million houses must be built across the country yearly. Buhari stated this during the 35 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and International Symposium of Shelter Afrique held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday June 1, 2016 with the theme ‘Housing Africa’s Low Income Urban Population.’ The president, ...

Minister of Power , Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, Friday , said the contractors handling Federal Government roads across the country abandoned the roads because they were not paid by the previous administration in the last three years. Fashola who spoke at the commissioning ceremony of the 24 km Itori-Ibese concrete road constructed by AG-Dangote in Ewekoro local ...

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has commenced the construction of concrete roads in Lagos, Bauchi, Kogi and Kaduna States, beginning with the Itori-Ibese concrete road in Ogun State. The 24 kilometre Itori-Ibese concrete road, which construction was flagged off at the weekend, in Ogun, would be constructed by AG-Dangote Construction Limited, its joint venture company, with Andrade Gutierrez (AG), the leading ...