Top female Nigerian singer, Seyi Shay has been admitted into a hospital. The Afro-pop artiste is in the hospital receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. Seyi Shay, who is a brand ambassador for Pepsi, expressed her displeasure over her stay at the hospital. She disclosed her eager she is to get out of the place…
Year: 2016
Ese Oruru's Kidnapper In Police Custody In Abuja
The alleged abductor of a 14-year-old teenager from Bayelsa State has been taken to the Police headquarters in Abuja. Spokesman to Zone 1 of the Force, Rabilu Ringim told Vanguard in a telephone conversation that the suspect, Yunusa Yellow, was flown to Abuja on Tuesday morning alongside the victim, Ese Oruru. According to him, the…
Court Orders Release Of Jonathan's Ex-ADC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been directed to free former Aide-De-Camp to ex-President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Ojogbane Adegbe, who has been in the custody of the anti-graft agency for some days now, precisely since February 11. An FCT High Court in Abuja ordered the EFCC on Tuesday to release Adegbe after he…
3 Die As Petrol Laden Bus Explode In Lagos
No fewer than three persons were burnt to death after a bus carrying petrol exploded in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday. It was said that the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle after its brake failed. The bus was reportedly carrying about 15 kegs of 50 litres of petrol each…
CCT Shifts Saraki's Trial To March 11
The commencement of trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has been postponed by one day, the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has disclosed. Saraki is facing trial at the CCT on a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Head, Press and Public Relations of the…
CJN, SEC Clamour For Robust Judicial System
Local and foreign investments will thrive in Nigeria if business owners have confidence in the judicial system especially in the speedy resolution of commercial disputes, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed has submitted. Justice Mohammed made the above point last week at the annual workshop for judges on legal issues in the…
NIS Job Scam: Abba Moro Remanded In Prison
Former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has been remanded in Kuje Prison in Abuja after he appeared in court on Monday. Moro was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday before Justice Anwuli Chikere over the N650 million Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment scandal in 2014, where several job seekers lost their…
Kano Emir Orders Return Of Kidnapped Bayelsa Teenager To Parents
Following public criticisms that trailed the abduction of a 14-year-old girl from Bayelsa State allegedly by a Kano-based man, the Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, has ordered the girl to be returned to her parents. The girl, Ese Oruru, was allegedly kidnapped by one Yunusa of Kura local government area of Kano State about…
Children Crushed To Death By Truck In Osun
A petrol tanker reportedly lost control and killed five persons, including two children to death and injured four others on Thursday night. The ugly incident was said to have taken place at Akoda Junction along the Gbongan-Osogbo Expressway in Osun State. According to reports, the incident left people in the area crying. It was gathered…
Gani Adams Okays Sunmomu As OPU’s Gen. Sec.
The appointment of Lanre Sunmonu as the General Secretary of the Oodua Progressive Union, OPU, has been approved by Otunba Gani Adams, who is the convener of the Union. Also, the respected Yoruba leader okayed the appointment of Capt Micheal Adesina as Special Adviser on Inter Chapter Relations. According to Otunba Adams, the appointments, which…