Those who applied for the IGP’s Affordable Housing Scheme in Enugu, Katsina, Yola and Benin can now check if their application scaled through. The Nigeria Police released names of successful applicants of the scheme on their verified Facebook page on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The initiative is to provide affordable houses for rank and file…
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has been urged by the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, not to resign from office as requested by the National Assembly. The former Rivers governor was asked to apologise or resign by the legislature following the controversy surrounding the Lagos-Calabar railway project. In a statement issued…
For those who are very familiar with the Olufimo group, a set of people loyal to the acclaimed king of Fuji music, Saheed Osupa, the name, Queen Bolanle, will not sound new to them. In fact, Queen Bolanle is known to be a staunch devotee of the group, which prides itself to be a collection…
Henceforth, any persons convicted of kidnapping in Oyo State will be executed; this is according to the new law in the South West state of Nigeria. The state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, signed the kidnapping prohibition bill into law, which makes kidnapping a capital offence in Oyo State. Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly,…
He stood before the gullible crowed, under the scorching sun and made a million promises. The expectations of those who echoed his name were high, even when some of them had the believe all would be well….they never seemed to have taken out time to anticipate the future… Their quick response to deceit was their…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South East has urged the National Assembly not to play politics with the controversial Lagos-Calabar rail project because it says it will improve the economy of the country as a whole. Spokesman of the party in the region, Osita Okechukwu, who addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, also…
The Nigerian Senate has begun process of amending the Code of Conduct Bureau Act and that of Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015. This move is already being speculated to be a calculated attempt by the upper chamber of the National Assembly to frustrate the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Lagos Command, have recovered the vehicle belonging to fast-rising singer, Cynthia Morgan, which was stolen by hoodlums recently. Spokesperson of the Lagos Police Command, Dolapo Badmos, confirmed on Tuesday night the development. The charming female cop said, “Finally, the operatives of Lagos State Command recovered star singer, Cynthia Morgan’s…
Manchester City have qualified for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after beating PSG 1-0 on Tuesday night. It is the first time the former English champions have gone beyond the quarter-finals to be in the last four of the annual tournament. City defeated the French champions 3-2 on aggregate after playing a 2-2…
Christiano Ronaldo came to the rescue of his club to push them through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid had suffered a 2-0 loss in Germany against Wolfsburg last Wednesday and it almost looked like an uphill task for the Spain giants to qualify for the semis. But the 10-time Champions…