Some thugs suspected to be armed robbers on Thursday morning stormed office of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Jos, Plateau State. It was learnt that the suspected robbers attacked some members of staff they met at the office during the incident. However, we could not ascertain if any items were taken away or…
A leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State has been remanded in prison on the order of the court over an alleged N40 million fraud. The suspect, Dr Taiwo Malumi, was arraigned before Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday. Dr Mulumi, who is a medical…
Lagos is Nigeria’s melting pot. It’s the dream destination for most people who reside in nearby cities and rural communities. Everyone believes Lagos is a city where dreams come true, regardless of your means of livelihood. That’s why you find almost everyone in this great cosmopolitan city that is home to over 20 million people,…
A militant group, which emerged recently, has blown up an oil facility in Delta State. The group had threatened to blow up oil installations in the Niger Delta region of the country. On Tuesday, the group named Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), vowed to bomb oil facilities in the region within the next 48…
Oluwatunmise Idowu, a 13-year-old student of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State last week, stunned the organisers of the on-going 2016 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television Quiz Show with her record-breaking performance in one of the preliminary rounds. Idowu, the daughter of a Mathematics teacher, slugged it out in Group B with Ayomide Nafisat Abdulwaheed, a…
Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been lambasted for claiming budget padding is not a crime under the Nigerian law. The Speaker’s comment was faulted by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, in a statement released on Sunday. The group, through its executive director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, maintained that, “Budget padding in fact…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, said it has taken notice of a press statement by the Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of Peoples Democratic People (PDP), Felix Obuah, signed by his media aide, Jerry Needam in which reference was made to a petition by the PDP chairman threatening dire consequences should…
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, on Thursday, August 4, 2016, arrived the United States of America, USA, ahead of a programme she is billed to attend. Her visit precisely to Washington DC comes after some people claimed she was avoiding travelling to the Uncle Sam’s country because of her alleged involvement in the popular…
A new seaport has been approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, for Badagry, Lagos to bring in big vessels into the country. Disclosing this after the FEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the new port would cost $2.58 billion and would be…
Lecturers of Yaba College of Technology, Yabatech, Lagos, have embarked on an industrial action to press home their demands. The institution’s teaching staff claimed they are aggrieved with the decision of the school’s management to deduct allowances from their salaries. The lecturers have called for a reversal, or they will continue to stay away from…