Senator Dino Melaye has given the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, 48 hours to produce the two suspects involved in the alleged gunrunning case who reportedly escaped from police detention in Kogi State today March 28th.
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The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Tuesday, admitted that the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Shekau, has not been killed contrary to many claims of his death by the government in the past. He also said it has been difficult arresting the sect leader because the insurgents normally wear masks to conceal their identities and divert attention.
Akwa Ibom State Government is putting measures in place to create over 20,000 jobs for youths in the state through investment in cocoa project, seaport and entrepreneurial development. Governor Udom Emmanuel made this known while addressing indigenes on the aegis of Akwa Ibom State Community, AKISCOM, in Lagos. He said that the government was doing a lot on the seaport to ensure that the potentials within the coastal line, which is a major asset to the area, is fully utilised to enhance economic growth and development.
Manchester City have been fined £35 000 ($44 000, 40 000 euros) by the Football Association for a failure to control their players against Liverpool earlier this month. City pleaded guilty to a misconduct charge last week after several players were seen protesting against the award of a penalty to Liverpool in a Premier League match at Eastlands on March 19.
Students of the University of Ibadan said since members of the non academic staff of the university began their strike, they have been living in difficult conditions on campus, as sources of water and electricity have been switched off by the striking staff. Academic and administrative activities at the university was halted on March 20, 2017 , when the staff declared indefinite strike because of what the union described as “illegal deductions of pension money from their salaries.”
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the six-week timeline for the reopening of the Abuja Airport is sacrosanct and there is no plan to extend the date. The minister who made the clarification at an Aviation Roundtable on Monday in Lagos said the media report that government had extended the closure by 18 months was erroneous.
The Former Special Adviser to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan on Electronic Media, Reno Omokri, has berated the founding overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, over his comments on the leaked memo of Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Bakare alleged that those around President Muhammadu Buhari deliberately leaked the memo to create friction between the President and the governor.
Panic among medical circles in Nigeria, following a report that the European Union (EU) has banned 42 popular anti-malaria drugs which are still being sold in Nigeria. A renowned medical practitioner and proprietor of hospitals in Lagos anonymously told newsmen that though there was no official communication from the authorities to relevant bodies in the field, the issue was generating serious concern among medical practitioners in the country.
A public servant, Dajin Maurice, on Monday, told a Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, that his wife, Janet three months’ pregnancy belongs to another man as she disappeared from his house two years. Maurice who filed a divorce suit before the court said that he has married to the respondent since May 20, 2005, and that their union was blessed with three children.
A middle aged public school teacher in Ibadan, Adeyinka Adelakun, on Thursday, narrated how his wife, Kafayat, poured boiling water on his manhood which seriously injured him. Adelakun had approached an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court at Agodi in Ibadan seeking the dissolution of his three-year-old marriage to his wife on grounds of threat to life and constant fighting.
The Senator Ken Nnamani-led Electoral Reform Committee’s maiden public hearing yesterday began in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Nnamani criticised Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose for “engaging in a brand of criticism that does not require intelligence to carry out”. He added that Fayose’s criticisms lack wisdom and infringed on people’s rights and freedom of association. The former Senate President spoke during a stakeholder’s forum at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta. Fayose had dismissed the committee as a body whose efforts at electoral reform in Nigeria is “dead on arrival”. The governor, who was represented by a member of the House of Assembly, Idowu Omotoso, had criticised the committee and called on the chairman to resign on the grounds that he was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Fayose, an independent person should lead the committee. “If this government is actually serious about elect...
Women from Isu community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Wednesday stormed Abakaliki to protest the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the area, particularly the rape of a 70-year-old widow. The women carried placards with different inscriptions such as ‘Fulanis have destroyed all our crops and polluted our rivers and ponds’, ‘Fulanis have humiliated us’, among others. They alleged that a herdsman raped a 70-year-old widow, resulting in her going into a coma.
Police recovers the body of Dr Allwell Oji who committed suicide, family members identifies the body
The officers of the Lagos state Police Marine have recovered the body of Dr Allwell Oji who committed suicide on March 19th, 2017 by jumping into the lagoon from third mainland bridge. The body was discovered at about 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 around the CMS area of the lagoon . The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said members of the late doctor’s family have identified the body.
Mr. Khaleel Umar Al-Makura, the son of Nasarawa state governor, Umar Al-Makura, is to to be prosecuted for alleged manslaughter. He was arrested over the killing of a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia. The police say that Khaleed would be charged soon. The killing of Ovye Amos in a road accident on Monday night had sparked a protest in the school. The students took to the streets on Tuesday carrying placards with various inscriptions demanding justice for the killing Amos, a Junior Secondary School two student. The police, officers of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, teachers and government officials intervened to calm the students. The governor’s son was reported to have hit the deceased with a car, Channels TV reported. Addressing the students at the school parade ground, the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Education, Aliyu Tijjani, said that government had taken measures to ensuring that the person that perpetrated this killing was brought to book. ...
A suspected Boko Haram kingpin, Adenoyi Abdulsalam, has been arrested by a joint team of the Department of State Services and the military in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state. A statement issued today Wednesday by an operative of the service, Tony Opuiyo, said that an Ak-47 rifle was recovered from the suspect who is presently undergoing investigation.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with the family of a former General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division and 3rd Infantry Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Abisoye (retd.), who died at the age of 81. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President also commiserated with the government and people of Kogi State on the death of the former Federal Commissioner for Health and member of the Supreme Military Council.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said he cannot join the All Progressives Congress, even if he decides to leave his current party, the People’s Democratic Party. Fayose, who spoke at a gathering in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, said the practice of “use and dump” adopted by the leadership of the APC would not allow him contemplate moving into the party.
Popular Comedian Basketmouth has explained why he does not enjoy partying at night clubs. Speaking to a popular media outlet, Basketmouth said, "It's too stressful. I swear what I am about to say, some club owners would not like it. You go to a club, it's crowded, you can't dance, everyone is hitting you, the drinks are expensive.
Approximately one in four children worldwide will live in regions with extremely scarce water resources by 2040, UNICEF said in a report Wednesday. The Agency noted that drought and conflict are factors behind water scarcity in parts of Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the report says. Nearly 1.4 million children in those areas facing “imminent risk of death” from famine.
Chinese authorities have stepped up security for Thursday's tense World Cup qualifier against South Korea, whose fans will receive a police escort after protests over Seoul's decision to deploy a controversial missile defence system. The clash between the neighbouring countries is the most anticipated of Thursday's Asian games, which also include Australia's trip to face Iraq and Japan's revenge mission against United Arab Emirates. But the match in Changsha takes place at a time of considerable bad blood with South Korea, which angered China when it agreed to deploy a US missile defence system in response to concern over the growing missile threat from North Korea. The Chinese team's parlous position raises the stakes still further: they are rock-bottom of Group A and staring at elimination from the Russia 2018 World Cup – despite the government's no-expense-spared drive to turn the country into a football powerhouse. Chinese officials ha...
The management of the Edo University Iyamho, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, has expelled three students of the institution for alleged misconduct. The acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing ahead of the university’s maiden founders’ day and second matriculation ceremonies.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday granted leave to the Federal Government to amend its statement of claims in a suit filed against Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd over crude oil shipment resulting in revenue loss of about $406.8m. The suit no. FHC/L/CS/336/16 was filed by FG’s counsel, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu (SAN), and is pending before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun.