Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 32- year-old driver, Wasiu Mohammed, was arraigned on Thursday before a Lagos Magistrate Court, sitting in Ikeja, for allegedly stealing goods worth N41million. The defendant who resides at 10b, Adegboyega Street, Orisunbare, Lagos was docked before Magistrate Miss A. O, Akinde. The defendant, is facing a two- count charge of conspiracy and […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Maj Hamza Al-Mustapha, former chief security officer to late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha on Thursday preached peace to youths and other members of the public in Plateau. Al-Mustapha who preached the gospel of peace while addressing thousands of youths at Hill Station Hotel in Jos, said that both Muslims and […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally petitioned the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega seeking the cancellation of the November 16 Governorship Election in Anambra State and the organization of a fresh election, instead of the Supplementary Election being planned by the electoral body. APC is also demanding that the Anambra Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), […]
Femi Kehinde President Goodluck Jonathan on Thurday falls ill in London and could not be present at the opening of the meeting with Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors’ Council (HIIC). According to Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Dr. Reuben Abati, President Jonathan has since been examined by competent medical practitioners and advised to […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state police command says it has arrested and commenced full scale investigations into an alleged case of defilement and rape of a seven year old girl by a 26 year old man ,Ndidi Uche. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu (DSP) who disclosed this to […]
The body of 26-year-old Adaobi Michaella Obih was found on Tuesday November 19th at an apartment at Riverstone Apartments in Columbus, Indiana. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. A spokesman for the Columbus Police Department said her neighbour, 36-year-old Ryan Allen Klug, who lives in the same apartment complex, is a person of […]
Press Statement The continued refusal of The Presidency to recognise Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is, to say the least, unfortunate, dangerous, unjustifiable, regrettable and unacceptable. The Presidency had reiterated this position while justifying the absence of President Goodluck Jonathan at the retreat recently organised […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI), a dynamic, youth-based fellowship program launched in late 2011 by the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos, is now accepting applications for its 2014 program year. CYFI is a year-long program in which outstanding young Nigerians are selected as fellows and grouped into teams to design and implement a project […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The West African Insurers Companies Association (WAICA) has concluded plans to host a three day international educational Conference from November 24 to 26 in Lagos. The theme of the 2013 WAICA Educational Conference is: An Integrated and Harmonised Insurance Industry in West Africa”. The Secretary General of WAICA, William Coker, in a […]
Ignatius Opara, Enugu The United Nations Children Education Fund, UNICEF, has called on Enugu State government to pass the Child Rights Act, noting that she is the only state in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria that is yet to pass the law. But the Governor Sullivan Chime led administration has explained that […]
…As Engr. Yakubu Commissions State-of-the art High Rise Fire Fighting Platform The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has assured the nation of uninterrupted supply of petroleum products during the forthcoming yuletide season and beyond across the country. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Engr. Andrew Yakubu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the […]
The African Examiner The Wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has denied a report by Saharareporters.com linking her convoy with a traffic accident in Lagos last week in which two people allegedly died. Speaking through Dr. Femi Akorede, spokesperson to the State Governor, Mrs Ahmed disclaimed any involvement with the reported accident […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The campaign for enhanced insurance awareness in Nigeria has received a boost with the endorsement of insurance as a pivotal risk mitigation device by the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. Speaking while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), led by its President, Mr. Ayodapo […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Forty-seven year old Ajibola Oladapo, was on Wednesday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court, Ikeja, on four count charge of offence bothering on forgery and an unlawful possession of a property at no 3, Gbadamosi Street, Oke-koto, Agege, owned by one late Mrs. O Ajose. The suspect on 20th June paraded himself […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos After several postponements, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has finally fixed 30th, January, 2014, to conduct Local Government elections in the State. Chairman of the Commission, Peter Dalyop disclosed this while briefing journalists at the headquarters of the Commission in Jos, on Wednesday. It would be recalled that at a […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos United States Consul General, Jeffrey Hawkins, has reiterated the need for Nigerians to be equipped for the next general election in 2015. Speaking on Tuesday at the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship annual lecture for 2013, titled: “The Democratic Journey in Nigeria: Learning from the American Experience”, the Consul General said that “The […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos In his effort to support the beatification of the former Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Gabriel Gomsum Ganaka who died on 11th, November, 1999, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has pledged the sum of N50 million, describing the late Cleric as someone who brought Christianity to the people through his simple […]
… decries Gov Obi’s ethnic card politics Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has decried the ethic card politics being allegedly thrown up by Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state as a result of the stalemated governorship election in the area last Saturday, just as it called for the immediate resignation of […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Joint Action Front (JAF) has accused the Federal Government of killing former president of the Academic Staff of Universities Union(ASUU), late Professor Festus Iyayi, who died in ghastly motor accident on November 12th 2013, along Lokoja–Abuja road involving the convoy of Kogi state governor, Mr. Idris Wada. The group disclosed this […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally inexplicable and unjustifiable the continued detention of the 182 election observers who were illegally arrested in Imo State two days before last Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State, even after INEC has publicly said they are duly certified election observers. In a statement […]
