The late Sam Loco Efe died apparently sitting on his seat in a hotel room of causes now suspected to be asthma. He was found dead on Sunday morning with ventolin inhalers beside him in the hotel room where he lodged. The room was forced open after he failed to come down after retiring the previous night.

 By John Abayomi, Deputy Online Editor Life in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest commercial centre is gradually returning to normal after Sunday’s heavy downpour and flooding that has rendered many homeless , property destroyed as death toll rises to 25. Below are  pictures by Lagosians in our citizen report initiative. Submerged park at Ogudu, by Diala-Uka Chike   …flooding at Bariga, […]

After yesterday’s heavy rainfall, that left most parts of Lagos flooded, with commercial and vehicular activities paralysed, Lagosians have continued to send photos of the flood in their neighbourhood to Vanguard Online in our citizen reports initiative.

ALFRED Marshall, better known as the father of classical economics virtually laid down this law for every professional economics. However, since not every economist will eventually rise to a position where his policies, actions and utterances will affect millions of his fellow men, the injunction assumes paramount importance for those who will be fortunate to be selected or appointed to conduct the economic affairs of nations.

Ahead of his inauguration for a second term in office, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has pressed forward to continue work on the state’s light rail programme as he undertook a pre-shipment inspection of the trains in Canada to be used by Ekorail, the operators of the programme.