AKURE, the Ondo State capital, stood still at the weekend as the people from the 18 local government areas of the state and beyond converged in the city to celebrate three years of the administration of Governor Olusegun Mimiko. Mimiko took the mantle of leadership when he was sworn-in on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, following the reclamation […]
THE Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has commenced move to decongest police cells across the country. The new police helmsman has also vowed to tackle corruption in the Nigeria Police. Abubakar has set up a committee that would ensure that the police detain all no citizen arbitrarily and that police cells are decongested. […]
US publicly listed oil exploration and development company, CAMAC Energy, has won three new oil exploration blocks in Kenya. The deal further enlarges the company’s operations in Africa. Confirming this yesterday, Chairman/CEO of CAMAC, Dr. Kase Lawal, said an agreement has already been reached between the Kenyan government and CAMAC on award of three new […]
Two unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday afternoon killed a policeman and made away with his gun. A tyre vulcanizer who was said to be working on the motorcycle belonging to the policeman was also shot when he raised the alarm. The incident took place at 5:00pm along […]
February 26, 2012 by Eghes Eyieyien 8 Comments The latest statement by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has raised not a few eyebrows. He told the Financial Times of London that “there is clearly a direct link between the very uneven nature of distribution of resources and the […]
A 45-year-old man identified as Godwill Williams was on Thursday paraded by the Bayelsa State Police command for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl. Also paraded were two suspected cultists accused of being the brains behind past killings in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Chris Olakpe, also paraded an alleged drug […]
India-based ex- Enyimba striker and two-time CAF Champions League winner, Michael Ochei, in this interview with ’TANA AIYEJINA talks about his career and how pastors almost ruined his once promising career How is life in India? Things didn’t go well for me in the first club I played for but I could not come back […]
There was commotion at the Akure main branch of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc on Friday afternoon when a young lady, Miss Sade Babatunde, entered the bank with a polythene bag full of faeces packaged in a can and allegedly poured the content on a cashier who was attending to customers. Our correspondent gathered […]
Some National Youth Service Corps members serving at the National Assembly have decried the shabby way they are treated by members of the legislature. Findings by SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday showed that the corps members were disappointed after discovering that serving at the Assembly was neither rosy nor challenging, contrary to their expectations. A male […]
Friday, February 24, 2012 by Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old mother, Yemisi Fagbemi, for allegedly parading herself as a police Inspector. fake policewoman advertisement Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Dabo Ezekiel, said the suspect was arrested on […]
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