Fashola to Jonathan: You Have No “Justification for Sending . . . Soldiers to a Gathering of Unarmed Citizens”

January 16, 2012
Gov Fashola

Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola took on the Federal Government and President Goodluck Jonathan in an address made earlier today. Jonathan deployed the Nigerian military to places where Lagosians had previously protested peacefully this past week. Below is what Fashola had [...]

President Goodluck Jonathan Reduces Fuel Price to 97Naira – Strike Goes On

January 16, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan

Embargoed: Not For Broadcast Before 0700hrs On Monday, January 16, 2012 Presidential Address On The Implementation Of The Deregulation Policy In The Downstream Sector Of The Petroleum Industry, Sunday, January 15, 2012 ________________________________________________ Dear Compatriots, 1. This is the second [...]

Nigeria Oil Shutdown ‘Last Resort’ as Strike Enters Second Week

January 16, 2012
OccupyNigeria 2012

Bloomberg “Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Nigerian oil union Pengassan said it will only shut down oil output as “a last resort” in Africa’s top crude producer to give more time for negotiations with President Goodluck Jonathan’s government to end a [...]

SAVE THE DATE: 2012 Arise Magazine Fashion Week Lagos to be Held March 6th-12th, 2012

January 13, 2012
Arise Magazien Fashion Week Lagos 2012

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER! ARISE MAGAZINE FASHION WEEK RETURNS TO AFRICA Due to the phenomenal success of the inaugural ARISE Magazine Fashion Week 2011, where 5,000 guests, 51 designers, 81 models, 5 musical acts [...]

Opinion: Goodluck Jonathan: How Not To Practice Zoology

January 13, 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan

NOTE: The opinion expressed herein is not necessarily that of LadybrilleNigeria.com or its affiliates. The announcement of the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy is causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement. Nigerians have been caused to lose sleep [...]

#OccupyNigeria: Nollywood Actor & Director Desmond Elliot Back Tracks on Support for Goodluck Jonathan

January 11, 2012
Desmond Elliot

“Star actor Desmond Elliot has also joined the list of celebrities who have lent their voice against the fuel subsidy removal by the Nigerian government on January 1, 2012. According to the talented actor, the action is only meant to [...]