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Okorocha, Iheanacho trade words over planned house demolition

Emma Iheanacho The Imo State Government and a former Minister of Interior and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Governorship candidate in 2015 elections, Capt. Emma Iheanacho are engaged in a...

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Governor Wike decries politicisation of murder case involving APC chieftain

Governor Nyesom Wike Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has described as worrisome a deliberate ploy to politicise the judiciary for the purpose of hearing a bail application of a chieftain...

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Gunmen attack Ogun deputy governor’s convoy

Yetunde Onanuga Gunmen suspected to be Niger Delta militants, yesterday attacked the convoy of Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga at Ibafo, the border between Ogun and Lagos States. The...

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Philanthropist bails prisoners, awards scholarships to mark birthday

Bishop Okpebholo praying for the three inmates before their release It was a moment of joy for some inmates of Ubiaja Prison in Edo State and over 500 indigent students selected from various tertiary...

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Osun Muslims, Christians trade words over hijab

A group, the Muslim Ummah South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), has cautioned its Christian counterparts in Osun State against encouraging what they described as disobedience of a valid court order on wearing...

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Students protest in Ekiti, allege selective anti-corruption war

Ekiti students protesting against the freezing of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s bank account by the EFCC in Ado Ekiti… yesterday.PHOTO: MUYIWA ADEYEMI • NYCN, NANS dissociate selves from rally • NLC hinges...

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‘ I want justice for my son’s death’

Adebayo Oyenuga, a 40-year-old member of staff of Apapa local council, have raised the alarm over what he called ‘injustice’ allegedly perpetrated by policemen at the State Criminal Investigations...

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Court sentences bricklayer to death by hanging

As warder allegedly assaults journalists for taking convict’s picture In accordance with the provision of the law, you are hereby sentenced to death by hanging by the neck until death. May the Lord...

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Tales of agony as flood sacks Ogun community

A flooded house in the areaThe sound of rain for members of Itoki community in Ifo local council of Ogun State is bad news no matter the time of the day it pours. It not only floods the barely passable...

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Hoodlums destroy 14 BRT buses after hawker's death

Suspected hoodlums pounced on the mass transit vehicles to vent their anger over the death of the street hawker. No fewer than 14 buses belonging to Primero Transport Service Ltd were on Wednesday...

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14 BRT buses destroyed in revolt over hawker’s death

The scene of the accident...yesterday For several hours, a major artery of Lagos State, the entire stretch of Ikorodu Road was on completely blocked yesterday, as street hawkers went berserk destroying...

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Robbers shoot final-year NDU student to death

The late Wilson Daredevil armed robbers have shot and killed a final year engineering student of the Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The victim,...

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Lagos police commissioner condemns Maryland mayhem

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, has condemned in strong terms the vandalisation of about 14 BRT buses belonging to Primero...

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Ekiti Assembly’s outdoor plenary shameful, says APC

Ekiti Assembly The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has described as “shameful” the outdoor plenary by the House of Assembly to protest the freezing of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s bank...

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Why Oyo State is privatising schools, by commissioner

PHOTO: Wikipeia Oyo State government has again highlighted reasons why it is privatizing schools. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Seun Abimbola, yesterday lamented that most of...

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Amankwo community bemoans herdsmen’s attacks, counts losses

Fulani Herdsmen Amankwo Ugbawka community, in Nkanu East Council of Enugu State yesterday, lamented over what they described as the “overbearing activities of Fulani herdsmen,” which they said have...

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Rotary Club of Lagos Island receives charter certificate

Otunba Bola Onabadejo, The outgoing District Governor, Rotary International, District 9110, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, Otunba Bola Onabadejo, has presented a charter certificate to the president...

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CLO petitions appellate judge over trial of APC chieftain in Rivers

Igho Akeregha, President of the Civil Liberties Organisation The National President, Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Igho Akeregha, has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud...

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Magistrate’s absence stalls trial on Lekki building collapse

Proceeding on suit against Managing Director of the firm that handled Lekki Garden’s collapsed building, Robert Nyong and project supervisors was stalled yesterday, due to absence of the presiding...

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Buhari pledges to fight deforestation, launches ‘Keep Kaduna Green’ project

PHOTO: google.com/search President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to promote tree-planting across the country, as he launches ‘Keep Kaduna Green Project,’ in Kaduna, aimed at ending deforestation....

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