An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrate Court has ordered Lekan Shonde to be remanded in prison. Lekan Shonde was accused of killing his late former banker wife, Ronke Shonde, at their home in the Egbeda area of Lagos State earlier in the month. On Friday, May 20, 2016, the police in Lagos arraigned the 51-year-old man…
**Also To Host PDP Convention Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, PDP, says it has noted with sadness that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday sought and received approval by the Rivers State House of Assembly to obtain yet another N10 billion loan from a commercial bank. The party said…
The Southern Nigerian Youth Alliance, SNYA, has called on foreign media to always balance their news before publications. In a press release jointly signed by Kelvin Adegbenga (the Coordinator) and George Nwachukwu (the Publicity Secretary) of the group in Abuja, SNYA said Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi remained innocent as nobody has brought up any…
**Over Fuel Price Hike Following the recent hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly called petrol, members of the National Association of Nigerian Pr0stitutes, NANP, have threatened to embark on a protest to register their grievances over the development. The group, via its president, Tamar Tion, disclosed that since the increment by…
The leadership of the Nigerian Senate on Thursday, May 19, 2016, held a meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, over their industrial action, which entered day two on Thursday. The workers had embarked on a strike to force the Federal Government to revert the pump price to N86.50 from N145 it increased…
A second schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram terrorists group over two years ago in Borno State has been rescued. Army spokesman, Col Usman Sani, disclosed on Thursday, May 19, 2016, that the girl was found by security operatives. He, however, did not give fleshy details of the latest development, but promised to do that later.…
The lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, has reacted to an allegation that he snatched a piece of land from the father of a woman in Lagos. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, the amiable Senator said his attention was drawn to a “radio programme in Abuja…
In an effort to find a lasting solution to the current activities of the Niger Delta Avengers, the Federal Government, through the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, has taken proactive steps by engaging stakeholders in the region. The Amnesty Programme boss,…
The apex maritime regulator in the country, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has announced a three-year Maritime Business Growth Plan (MBGP) for the development of the industry. The agency in a statement disclosed that it would embark on its core statutory mandate for the development of the maritime industry. Director General of…
The Nigerian Army says it can actually confirm that the girl found by troops in conjunction with the Civilian JTF was among the over 200 female students of the Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, abducted over two years ago by suspected members of Boko Haram. In a statement issued by Army spokesman,…