Henceforth, any motorist caught with fake driver’s license would be prosecuted and sent to prison, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has declared. This declaration was made by the Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the FRSC, Osita Chidoka, during a pre-annual lecture press cinference held few days ago. Chidoka stated that this move is…
Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Mutiu Sunmonu, has disclosed that it would be unrealistic to enjoy a stable electricity supply in the country if the rate of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalisation are not looked into. Speaking at the 11th Annual Aret Adams Memorial lecture held in Lagos last Thursday, the…
President Goodluck Jonathan has been commended by his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which says he has brought back togetherness in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Saturday in Abuja. The PDP said the nation is now in a new era because Jonathan has…
Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram, on Saturday evening, reportedly released two explosives in Maiduguri area of Borno State. It was gathered that the explosions were heard near Ngomari in Maiduguri. People reportedly ran into safety after the heavy explosions. This magazine further gathered that thick smoke was seen in the air. As…
Two judges have been sacked by the National Judicial Council, NJC, for gross misconduct, while three others were cautioned. The decision to discipline the judges was reached after the apex disciplinary body for the Nigerian judiciary met in Abuja. Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, precided over the meeting. Justice Gladys K.…
An aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, ‘Pastor’ Reno Omokri, has been accused of forging documents and circulating it to the media in order to implicate the recently suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in the recent Boko Haram onslaught in Yobe State, in which over 45 students died. On…
Barely 48hours after insurgents unleashed terror on a school in Yobe State, killing scores of students, the group has again invaded three villages in Adamawa State. It was gathered that sporadic gunshots were heard in three communities in the state on Wednesday night while residents of the villages ran to safety. The gunmen, suspected to…
Ten suspects have been apprehended by the police in connection with the torture, murder and sodomy of three females accused of stealing pepper in a market in Ejigbo area of Lagos State. They were paraded before newsmen on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, in Lagos. Addressing the media on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Frank…
Suspected terrorists believed to be members of the Boko Haram group, on Tuesday, killed about 45 persons in Yobe State. The attack came barely 48 hours after the convoy of Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, was attacked by some insurgents near Maiduguri. The invaders stormed Federal Government Girls College in Buni Yadi, the headquarters of…
Gunmen believed to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram group, on Sunday evening, fired gun shots at the convoy of the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima. This attack came barely a week after Shettima claimed that members of Boko Haram were better equipped than the Nigerian Army. The Presidency later slammed the governor…