**Decry Abuse By Policemen A coalition of commercial $ex workers in Nigeria, the Ohotu Diamond Women Initiative, ODWI, has lamented the harassment they get from security operatives in the country, especially the police. They have therefore called on the Nigeria Police to stop abusing them. The group, in a statement made available to newsmen, pointed…
Leader of the notorious ‘Awawaa Boys’ Tobi Akinbayo, also known as Scorpion, has been apprehended by operatives of the Lagos State Task Force. Scorpion was nabbed on Tuesday alongside two others; Muyideen Olayinka and Ibrahim Olaniran, at Aluminium Village, Dopemu, Agege area of Lagos State. While parading the three suspects, chairman of the Lagos State…
Senior Pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos, Poju Oyemade, has joined others celebrating Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. Odukoya is the Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. The husband of late Pastor Bimbo Odukoya turned 60 on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Oyemade, in his birthday message to the man of God, described him…
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, BATNF, recently commissioned a new water project in Akparabong Community, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State. The project, which is in line with the government’s efforts at bringing succour to rural communities across Nigeria, is expected to avail residents of Akparabong steady access to potable water and…
A crook and contempt are friends. The shady character excites the scornful tribute of a sneer every time the discussion segues to him. More often than not, the crooked man despoils and looms in the public’s consciousness, like a troll from a medieval horror. Consider the case of Dafe Sejebor, the Group General Manager (GGM)…
From an obscure Parent Teacher Association, PTA teacher on a N17,000 monthly salary, Mrs Rose Nkemdilim Obi, the 2015 Maltina Teacher of the Year, has revealed that the award has turned her life round for good. Mrs Obi, a Mathematics and Chemistry teacher at Federal Government Girls Secondary School, Onitsha, Anambra State, explained that the…
A 10-year-old girl has narrated how her father allegedly slept with her for about one and half years and almost lost her life in one of the days. The matter was brought before Justice Kudirat Jose of Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday. It was alleged that the suspect, Ajayi Gbadegesin, 40,…
Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court has sentenced a man to prison for 39 years after he was found guilty of stealing from a dead body. The convict identified as Olawale Garuba, was jailed on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Garuba was arraigned by the EFCC alongside six others in July 2015 for…
She finally said yes and you are filled with excitement. I mean, it is finally happening! You set the time and place, and you wonder, what could possibly go wrong. A few hours to the date however, the clouds turn grey and heavy pellets of rain assault the grounds and you feel like Mother Nature…
Surprises are the best, which is why everyone loves them, especially Nigerian women. Little bits of surprises tell the person that they are worth a little bit of planning and show that you care. The surprise does not have to mark a holiday or her birthday, it also doesn’t have to be too big or…