Unidentified gunmen early today attacked the Lagos residence of journalist, Steve Nwosu, whisking away his wife, Toyin. They are now demanding a ransom of N100 million. The seven-man armed gang, three of whom scaled the fence of the building located at Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, gained entrance through the sitting room window. The armed men bundled Nwosu’s […]
Continue Reading(Vanguard) The La Casera Company has said it shut down operations at its Mile 2 site on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway because it could no longer guaranty the safety of workers after its premises was invaded Weekend, by over 200 demonstrators led by representatives of the National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco of Employees (NUFBTE). In […]
Continue ReadingBY AYO OLOWO Villa manager, Tim Sherwood has expressed his desire to jump at the chance to sign Emmanuel Adebayor if he showed the right attitude and desire. He expressed fears that the Togolese forward may not play football until January after leaving Tottenham Hotspur. It was mentioned on Sunday by Tottenham, that Adebayor had […]
Continue ReadingUrges President Buhari to ignore Wike’s multi-billion Naira propaganda war against ex-Governor The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared the immediate past governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, clean and untainted by corruption, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard desperate efforts by Chief Nyesom Wike to tarnish Amaechi’s image. Rivers […]
Continue ReadingThe leaders of Okpe have commended the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya for doing the right thing – giving purposeful leadership to the House and using the power of the office of the speaker to promote the interests of the state. The leaders who gave the commendation on September 12, […]
Continue ReadingNdem Nkem One of the less recognized states in the country and named after a river with same appellation, Taraba is located in the middle belt region of Nigeria with Jalingo as the state capital. Endowed with diverse and rich topography featuring rising plains and hills, flowing rivers including Rivers Benue, Donga, Taraba and Ibi, and famous plateaus, Taraba is […]
Continue ReadingOn the eve of his departure to France to begin a three-day official visit, President Muhammadu Buhari has once again revisited the problems of corruption in Nigeria, blaming it for poor policy choices and the the prevalence of poverty in the midst of plenty. President Buhari added that Corruption, manifested in the barefaced theft of […]
Continue ReadingKaiama Local Government Council Chairman in Kwara State, Alhassan Bagudu, has bemoaned the seven months power outage in the area, which he said had crippled economic activities. The chairman stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday in Kaiama, wherein he appealed to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, to restore electricity in the […]
Continue ReadingIn a new twist to earlier development, the Lagos State Government says oil tankers, farm perishable produce trucks, cement mixer trucks and some others are not restricted from movement within the Lagos metropolis. This was contained in a statement, aimed at clarifiing the Section of the Road Traffic Law 2012 which restricts trailers and long […]
Continue ReadingAt least seven people were killed when a school building collapsed on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State. A witness said Abu Naima Primary and Secondary School in Bukuru, Jos South local Government Area, said to be an Islamic school, collapsed on Sunday evening killing some of the pupils. The incident happened at about 6:30 p.m. […]
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