A traditional ruler (name withheld) was among 20 persons arrested yesterday by the police in connection with the murder of a mobile policeman in Aba, Abia State. The policeman (name withheld), who was said to have only last week came back from inspectors course, on Sunday night received a phone call from someone reported to […]
Her appointment as the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly was adjudged one of the most appropriate appointments made by President Goodluck Jonathan, simply because of her track record in politics and most especially in the nation’s upper chambers, the Senate where she was known as “The Joy of the Senate.” Senator Joy […]
The long arm of the law has caught up with a suspected fraudster in Ogun after several months of manhunt for him. The suspect, Akerele alleged to be the kingpin of fraudsters in the state was also notorious for duping and extorting money from individuals and corporate bodies within Sango-Ota and Agbara areas of the […]
Against the affirmation by Sokoto State Government that it had concluded plans to implement the new salary structure for Medical personnel in its workforce, the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), had issued a 72-hour strike notice to the state government. This came barely 24 hours; members of the Academic Staff Union of […]
Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja, has called for concerted efforts on the security threat posed by the activities of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. Specifically, he urged former President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari and Military Heads of State, Generals Abubakar Abdulsalami and Ibrahim Babangida to step in and join the initiative of former […]
The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has said the solution to Boko Haram upsurge and Jos crisis lies in a better communication among the religious, political and traditional leaders. Okorocha, who spoke to some international journalists on the sideline of the just concluded economic summit on Business in Nigeria at Washington DC, USA, […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – Sept. 21, 2011 – My father once sent me on an errand to a professor’s office. That day, I was in an exceptionally good mood because I was with a friend who had managed to get the car keys from his father. With a car at our disposal, we […]
LONDON – A Southwark crown court in London has ordered former Governor James Ibori of Delta State to be remanded in prison till February 13, 2012 when his trial will commence in a 14-count charge relating to money laundering preferred against him. The trial was originally fixed for November, but Ibori’s counsel, Mr. Benjamin Aina, […]
GENEVA – Switzerland’s highest court has ordered the retrial of son of former military head of state, General Sani Abacha. Abba Abacha was given a two-year suspended sentence in June 2010 for taking part in a criminal organisation, and his assets were confiscated. The retrial was ordered because he had been unable to get a […]
With her 13 points lead in the Nations Cup Group 2 qualifying series, Guinea is not ready to surrender the ticket to Nigeria’s Super Eagles when both sides file out in a make or mar encounter next month in Abuja. According to Nichel Dussuyer, coach of Guinea’s national team, his boys were prepared to die […]
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