Tears flowed, yesterday, at the sight of houses and blocks of shop gutted by fire at Eyo Edem axis of the popular Watt Market in Calabar South. Residents said about six houses with assorted household items and four shops in the market were affected. Caretaker Committee Chairman for Calabar South, Mr Mbo Bassey, who confirmed … Read more
Three Higher National Diploma (HND) students, who dig wells to fund their education, on Monday night, died inside one of the wells they had dug in Kabba, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. A fourth person, a friend of the students that had completed his National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, service year and got … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu, yesterday, paid a condolence visit to family of late Kolade Johnson, who had life snuffed out of him Sunday night, by bullets from a team of policemen attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit of the command at Onipetesi, Agege area of the state. He was accompanied by the … Read more
Four weeks after the murder of a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Temitope Olatoye, aka Sugar, who represented Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency, the Oyo State Police Command has said the case is now being “handled by the higher authorities,” without being specific. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Shina Olukolu disclosed this … Read more
The Landlady of 16, Adekoya Street in Ojo, Lagos State, and her children are on the run, following an alleged murder of one of her tenants, Idowu Oladele. The fleeing landlady, Fausat Ibrahim, was alleged to have hit the deceased with a charm on his chest, causing him to slump and die moments after. … Read more
The Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) has called for the adoption of parents and community members engagement as a holistic approach to tackle the rising menace of cultism and drug abuse in the country. The organisation said engaging families and the grassroots are pertinent, as it would yield a positive outcome in the reduction of criminal … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has revealed the identities of the alleged killers of Kolade Johnson. The suspects attached to the Anti Cultism Squad of the police command reportedly shot the victim on Sunday in Mangoro area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Zubairu Muazu, disclosed the details of the personnel … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has defeated The Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers state, Mr Rotimi Amaechi in Ikwerre Local Government. Amaechi who supports the candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, lost as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 14, 938 while the African Action Congress (AAC) polled 5, 660. PDP also … Read more
The Government of Japan has released $1.5million to fund community stabilisation activities in the North-East region of Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the funds would be utilised through an ongoing programme launched in 2016 and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria. The interventions being implemented in the … Read more
The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) has condemned the visit of the Christian Association of Nigeria to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In a statement on Monday, NCEF described the visit as evidence that the Christian Association has unholy ties with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The NCEF has had a long-standing dispute with the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected seven more bills transmitted to him by the national assembly. The president announced his decision to withhold assent to the bills via a letter read during senate plenary on Tuesday. The bills include: Chartered Institute of Training and Development of Nigeria Bill, 2018; Nigeria Aeronautical Research and Rescue Bill, 2018; … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) says the supreme court will determine the validity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in Zamfara state. The court of appeal sitting in Sokoto had set aside the judgment delivered by the Zamfara high court allowing the APC to field candidates in the 2019 elections. Following the appellate … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public, particularly health care providers, over the circulation of fake Dukoral Oral Cholera vaccine in Bangladesh. A statement by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, says the fake Cholera vaccines are being manufactured in Bangladesh and might find its way to Nigeria if not checked. “We are … Read more
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state, Farouk Umar, and his wife, Nasara, have lost their lives in a fire outbreak that occured in their home on Sunday, March 31st, in Birnin Kebbi. Umar and his wife who was the executive secretary primary school pension Board, were burnt to death in the … Read more
A 24-year-old tricyclist, Simon Offum, who allegedly stole a tricycle valued N1.2 million parked at Maroko Police Station, was yesterday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos. Offum, a resident of Golden Pearls Estate, Sangotedo, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and breach of the peace. It was alleged that the … Read more
A Celestial Church prophet, Kehinde Salami, 25 and a prophetess, Yetunde Akinola, 42, have been remanded on the orders of an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly forcing a 16-year-old housemaid to swallow an iron cross for spiritual cleansing. The defendants, who lived in Adeyemi Street, Ifako Ijaiye in Lagos, are standing trial on … Read more
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, yesterday, remanded a motorcyclist, Ibrahim Awwal, in prison for allegedly beating a man to death. Chief Magistrate O.O. Olatunji remanded Awwal, 20, in Ikoyi Prisons and ordered that the case file should be sent to the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, DPPs, for advice. Earlier, the … Read more
Thirty-year-old Gerald Offordile allegedly stole his lover’s properties then threatened to publish her nude pictures on social media if she doesn’t give him $2,000. Offordile, who was docked before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Igbosere, resides at 17/19 Matthew Osamiran Street, Ologolo Village, Lekki, Lagos, and is facing a seven-count charge preferred against … Read more
The Lagos State Government has acquired and commissioned a briquette-making facility, donated by the Ecological Fund Office(EFO), for waste recycling. Receiving the facility, Lagos Waste Management Authority(LAWMA) Consultant on Business Development, Mr. Bode Fanimo affirmed the commitment of the agency to making judicious use of the facility by providing solution for agro-forestry waste. Fanimo, who … Read more
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, yesterday, praised President Muhammadu Buhari for declining assent to the National Housing Fund (Establishment) Bill 2018 sent to him by the National Assembly. NECA, in a statement, said the body was very happy that President Buhari directed that the Bill be returned to the National Assembly for amendment of the … Read more