Bauchi State lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives yesterday endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila for both Senate presidency and House Speakership position, respectively. In a communiqué by the 11 lawmakers and party leaders, the lawmakers noted that “first and foremost, we, the legislators representing Bauchi State on the platform of … Read more
Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has advised policemen in the state against extortion, saying an armed policeman extorting members of the public is armed robbery. He threatened to dismiss any personnel caught in the act, warning against “roadside investigation” of members of the public and checking of their phones, to avoid the … Read more
No fewer than 30 physically-challenged persons, yesterday, got skills-based training to make them self-employed, in Owerri, in Imo State, courtesy of Impact Life Medical Foundation in partnership with the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC). Coordinator of Impact Life, Mrs. Ogechi Okehielam, highlighted some of the skills which the participants were equipped to include shoemaking, bead making, … Read more
A jilted boyfriend and an ex-convict, Deji Adenuga, who set a one-room apartment ablaze, killing his former girlfriend’s family of eight in Okitipupa area of Ondo State, gave reasons for his action yesterday. The suspect, who equally reportedly murdered his first wife identified as Abiye in year 2000, was paraded by the state police command … Read more
An 18-year-old student of University of Port Harcourt, Olaitan Gbadamosi, has been found dead in her apartment at Omuoko Community, Aluu Clan, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, after the Oyo State-born undergraduate celebrated her matriculation two weeks ago. However, while some say the 100 level student of Chemical Engineering committed suicide as a … Read more
Following an attack on Monday by Boko Haram on at the Madagali area of Adamawa State, 26 people died, while several others were injured. Locals said the terrorists rode on motorcycles in large numbers into Kudakaya village in Madagali at about 7p.m. “Many fell victims to the attack; I saw corpses of 26 people who … Read more
Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested three members of a gang that abducted and murdered two bureau-de-change operators last month in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The gang killed them after collecting N1.6 million from their victims: Alhaji Yakubu Musa and Alhaji Hassan Umoru, both from Kebbi State; and then … Read more
Chief Ibikunle Ajose has been presented as the 9th Oshuku Alale of Araromi-Aleland Kingdom by the Oshuku-Iyonbu Alejugbe royal chieftaincy family. Chief Ibikunle Ajose, a direct descendant of the founder of the town and first Oshuku, Oguntolu Adeleye Alejugbe, was proclaimed as the choice of the royal house. The Oba-elect said: “I feel fulfilled for … Read more
Eight persons were seriously injured yesterday in a building collapse that occurred at an ongoing construction at Jericho area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The workers, all males, according to New Telegraph, were rushed to the Jericho Specialist Hospital for treatment while many other workers at the site were protesting and asking the Site … Read more
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says going forward, Nigerians would pay between N36, 991.50 and N67, 055.85 to get electricity meters installed and maintained at their premises by approved third-party meter providers of the distribution companies (Discos). The arrangement comes under the Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) scheme, which NERC signed off for Discos to … Read more
President Muhhammadu Buhari says the spike in activities of bandits and kidnappers across the country has made him one of the unhappiest leaders in the world. Several states, including Zamfara and Kaduna, have come under repeated attacks by suspected hoodlums. The attacks have left many dead with many properties destroyed. On Saturday, some protesters marched … Read more
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has departed Nigeria for Kigali, Rwanda. The Vice President is to join other world leaders and top dignitaries to participate as a Special Guest in the ceremonies marking 25th National Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi holding today in Kigali. This was disclosed in a statement by … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to inaugurate Africa’s first mega bus terminal, Oshodi Transport Interchange before May 29, officials of the Lagos State Government have confirmed. Besides, the president will equally unveil the 10-lane Oshodi-Murtala Mohammed International Airport road, another iconic transport infrastructure project the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode executed under two years. The … Read more
Not less ten shops is being razed by fore on Shonola Street, Ogba, Lagos. The fire which has caused serious traffic jam and thick black smoke around the area has destroyed properties worth millions. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (.LASEMA) , the police and other agencies are there
Lagos State Governor-elect Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has paid a condolence visit to the family of the slain football fan, Kolade Johnson promising the family that they will get justice. Sanwo-Olu who condemned extra judicial killings of any kind in Lagos and said he was saddened by the death of Johnson who was allegedly killed by … Read more
On Saturday, the Appeal Court in Akure affirmed the eligibility of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the last Osun governorship election, Ademola Adeleke, to contest the election. The judgement followed an earlier judgement of a High Court in Bwari, Abuja, which declared him ineligible to contest the election. The issue … Read more
Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday announced that it would probe last-minute transactions by Governor Ibikunle Amosun. A statement by the APC Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Tunde Oladunjoye, alleged that the administration had engaged in late awards of contracts, withdrawals from treasury, sales of land and illegal recruitment … Read more
The Rotary Club of Omole Golden has performed the foundation laying ceremony of a new Neo-Natal Clinic in General Hospital, Ifako-Ijaiye in addition to donating a new incubator to the facility. The President of the Club, Rotarian Ibironke Alaba said the Club decided to donate a new clinic to the hospital to facilitate the … Read more
Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has appointed the chairman of his faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dan Nwafor, as the head of the governing council for Owerri Capital Development Authority, OCDA. The appointment came with less than two months to the end of Okorocha’s administration. Inaugurating the OCDA governing council and that of … Read more
The mother of Stephen Urueye, a medical doctor stabbed to death in Lagos, says she experienced difficulty while giving birth to him. The grieving woman simply identified as Aderonke had initially refused to open up on the tragedy that befell her family shortly after they were at the peak of celebration. On Tuesday, Urueye lined … Read more