Lebanese Tells Court How He Lied Over Fayose’s Property
A Lebanese contractor, Mr Joseph Mechleb on Wednesday provided an insight into how some foreign companies aid politicians in power to fleece government purse as he told a Federal High Court, Lagos how he was used as a front for former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose in the purchase of a property. The former […]
Ita Faji Building Collapse: Lagos Sets up Five-man Panel
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday set up a five-man Panel to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the three-storey building collapse that led to injury and death of some inhabitants at Ita Faji area of Lagos Island recently. Inaugurating the panel comprising professionals from the private and built sectors, Commissioner for Physical Planning […]
APC’s Victory Will be Short Lived- Saraki
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the victory of All Progressive Congress(APC) at the national and state level will be shortlived. Saraki spoke on Wednesday, March 20 at an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, according to Premium times. He said: “This victory that the other party has […]
Ajimobi, Okorocha, Ganduje: An Unfolding Story, By Azu Ishiekwene
It’s incredible how eight years have ended as a two-word parable: constituted authority. That’s what Governor Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi would be mostly remembered for – the epigram from his encounter with students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). That episode was perhaps one of the most catastrophic PR disasters of Ajimobi’s eight-year tenure. A […]
Nigerians Suspect Lagos Racist Chinese Restaurant to be Cover for Criminal Enterprise
A Chinese restaurant in Lagos which reportedly claimed that it admits only Chinese nationals may be serving as a front for a criminal enterprise. This view was shared by several Nigerians on Twitter, including one of Nigeria’s most influential online personalities and a former Director General of the Bureau for Public Service Reform, Dr. Joe […]
8 Killed in Landmine Explosion in Borno
Eight people were killed in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon on Monday when a vehicle hit a roadside mine, security sources told AFP. The vehicle, part of a civilian convoy under military escort, veered off the road in an attempt to overtake another vehicle when it hit the device. Military and civilian […]
Many Trapped as Another Building Collapses in Lagos
While families are still mourning loved ones crushed to death by a collapsed building in Ita Faji on Lagos Island, another apparently defective building me down in the same area on Monday. But the casualty figure was unknown at press time though people in the area said many people may have been trapped. However, it […]
Suspected Gunmen Kill Garrison Commander in Bauchi
The Garrison Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade Command, Colonel Mohammed Barack, has been shot dead by suspected bandits on the Magama Gumau road in Bauchi, it was reported Monday. Craving anonymity, a senior officer at the brigade command disclosed that the tragic event happened on Sunday night as the deceased Garrison Commander was returning to the Bauchi […]
Rapists, Pedophiles to Face Compulsory Psychiatry Test in Ekiti
Ekiti State Government, on Monday, announced new measures aimed at curbing sexual violence, especially child defilement and rape in the state. The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Wale Fapounda, at a press conference, disclosed that persons currently standing trial for child defilement and those whom the Director of Public Prosecution adjudges to […]
Alan Krueger, Obama’s Economic Adviser Commits Suicide
Alan Krueger, a prominent Princeton University economics professor who advised U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, took his own life over the weekend, his family said in a statement on Monday. He was 58. The statement did not elaborate about the circumstances of Krueger’s death, nor did the university when confirming it earlier in […]
