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...
View ArticleGovernor 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...
View ArticleGunmen 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...
View ArticlePhilanthropist 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...
View ArticleOsun 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...
View ArticleStudents 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...
View Article‘ 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...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleTales 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...
View ArticleHoodlums 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...
View Article14 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...
View ArticleRobbers 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,...
View ArticleLagos 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...
View ArticleEkiti 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleAmankwo 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...
View ArticleRotary 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...
View ArticleCLO 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...
View ArticleMagistrate’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...
View ArticleBuhari 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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