An aide to the Commissioner of Police, Railway Command, Lagos State, identified as Agu, has been accused of having a forceful carnal knowledge of a lady. The victim was also said to have passed out after the suspect beat her to coma and still went ahead to sleep with her afterwards. According to a report…
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Ajimobi Extols Late Olubadan
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has hailed the late Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana, who joined his ancestors on Tuesday at his palace in Ibadan, the state capital. He promised to give the late monarch a befitting burial. Ajimobi, during the official notification of the passage of late Odulana, described him as an accomplished all-rounder…
NHRC Summons Enugu Waste Management MD
Managing Director of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority, ESWAMA, Dominic Okonkwo, has been told to appear before the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on January 28, 2016, to answer a case of assault against him and his agency. It was alleged that officials of ESWAMA assaulted and caused bodily harms to the duo of…
Era Of Imposition In PDP Gone–Igbuya
By Fidel Njamanze Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, Tuesday spoke on the problem of imposition in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, urging members to join him to reform the party. “It is a historic challenge which we must rise to confront squarely,” he said at the maiden tripartite meeting of…
How Pastor Burnt Member Alive In Lagos
Last Sunday, members of a Celestial Church of Christ on Unity Street in Abule-Egba, Lagos, were left in shock when their pastor informed them that God spoke to him to set one of them ablaze to show His might. One of them identified as Madam Abosede, who agreed to be used to ‘confirm’ that God…
El-Rufai Kicks Off Free School Meal Programme
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, launched the ‘School Feeding Programme’ in public primary schools in the state. The programme is aimed at providing free one meal per day to about 1.5 million pupils public schools in Kaduna State. At the kick-off ceremony held at the Aliyu Makama Primary School, the governor expressed…
Two Die In IPOB, Army Clash In Aba
No fewer than two persons were said to have lost their lives on Monday when members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, staged a protest in Aba, Abia State on Monday. The demonstration was to call for the release of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is also is the Director of Radio Biafra.…
Ooni Shocks Guests At Alaafin's 45th Coronation Anniversary
Guests at the 45th coronation anniversary ceremony of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Olayiwola Adeyemi, on Sunday were surprised to see the newly crowned Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Babatunde Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in their midst. This was because the last Ooni and the present Alaafin were never close allies. While the last Ooni was alive,…
Wike Swears-in Acting Chief Judge
Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday sworn-in Justice Adama Iye Iyayi-Lamikanra as the Acting Chief Judge of Rivers State. The appointment of Iyayi-Lamikanra, according to him, is in line with his avowed commitment to the rule of law and approved order of seniority in the appointment of Acting Chief Judge. Wike congratulated the new acting Chief…
Okorocha Swears-in 13 Commissioners
Thirteen Commissioners were sworn-in and given portfolios on Thursday by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. The ceremony was performed by the governor in Owerri, the state capital and was attended by many political figures in Imo State. Okorocha also sworn-in 27 Transition Committee Chairmen and an Economic Adviser in to office. The swearing-in of…