The Federal Government has given an automatic employment to the eldest son of late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi, Aaron. Ocholi died in a fatal road mishap on Sunday along with his wife and one other son on Kaduna/Abuja highway. Announcing the gesture on behalf of the government, the Attorney-General of…
Day: March 8, 2016
FG Vows To Address Issues Affecting Women
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Nigerian women on the International Women’s Day, which is celebrated today, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Buhari, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by one of his media aides, Garba Shehu, assured women of his government’s commitment to cater for their well-being and progress. The President said in…
Saraki, Colleagues Visit Late Ocholi’s Family
On Tuesday, Senate President, Bukola Saraki led some of his colleagues in the Senate to the family of late James Ocholi. Ocholi died in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday afternoon in Kaduna along with his wife and son. The deceased was the Minister of State for Labour before his untimely death in the road…
Ese Oruru’s Abductor Arraigned In Court
The abductor of 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru, Yunusa Dahiru, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court judge in Bayelsa. Yunusa, fondly called Yellow, was taken to court on Monday on a five-count charge. He is being accused of abduction, illicit $ex and unlawful canal knowledge among others of a minor at the court sitting…
BUA's Violation of Sugar BIP Worries Stakeholders
As the federal government continues to monitor the level of compliance of all companies engaged in the implementation of the backward integration programme (BIP) in the sugar industry, seeming subtle efforts of BUA Group to violate the tenets of the agreement is causing serious concerns in the sugar industry. An independent, detailed investigation carried out…
Pictures Of Slain Rivers APC Chieftain
Last week, a top member of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Franklin Obiwas, was murdered by some gunmen. The APC man was a well-known politician in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Also murdered were his wife, Iheoma, and their 18-year-old son, Bestman at their residence in Omoku at about 9pm…
Parents Of Rescued Lagos School Girls Visit Ambode
Following the efforts of the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in ensuring the safe rescue of their daughters on Sunday, parents of the abducted, but now freed students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, have paid a thank-you visit to the governor. Ambode received the parents along with management of the school on Monday at…
5 Amazing Ways to Get Free Accommodation While Travelling
There is nothing more fascinating when travelling than getting something or everything for free and a very important freebie is accommodation as this is one travel expense that can shoot up your travel budget. After you have immerse yourself in what your destination has to offer, figuring out where to stay can be stressful but…
Collapsed Building Kills 4 In Lagos
Tragedy was let loose in the early hours of Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in Lagos when a five-storey building caved in. The unfortunate incident was aid t have occurred in the Lekki area of the state. According to what we gathered, the building, located precisely at Lekki Phase 1, a posh area Lagos State, collapsed…
Prof. Alexia Thomas Slams UK Police Commissioner Over Rights Abuse
“Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the political firmament to permit it to remain anywhere, as it has heretofore done, almost everywhere” – James Madison (4th US President 1751-1836) “We cannot drive the wagon into the future without retrogressing to the past” – Prof. Alexia Thomas “The…