2019 Polls: Afenifere Parleys OBJ
Top members of the Pan Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun, ostensibly in search of direction to follow ahead of the 2019 polls. The meeting which started around 3.30 p.m lasted about two hours. Yinka Odumakin, who addressed newsmen on behalf of the […]
Human Trafficking: Immigration Nabs 8 Ghanaian Ladies at Lagos Airport
The eagle-eyed officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have arrested eight Ghanaian ladies for attempted human trafficking at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The eight ladies were arrested as they attempted to pass through Lagos Airport to Kuwait, where they intended to cross to Europe for prostitution before they […]
Police Arraign 2 Brothers for Alleged $50,000 Fraud
Two brothers, David Okwuanalu, 26, and Graham Mike Okwuanalu, 28, were today, arraigned before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauded two Bureau De Change Operators of $50, 000, USD fraud. The Okwuanalu brothers were arraigned before Justice Babs Kuewumi by men of the Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, on […]
We Will Not Adopt Criminals, APC tells Fayose
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised outgoing Governor Ayo Fayos to look elsewhere for political sanctuary, should he jump out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chief Paul Omotoso, Chairman of the party in the state, gave the advice in a statement on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti. “Fayose should […]
In Akure, Masquerade Stabs Man to Death
Police have arrested a masquerade and one of his followers for allegedly stabbing to death a 30-year-old man who refused to give them money. The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olugbenga Adeyanju, told newsmen today that the masquerade, Olu Olowokere and his 75 year-old follower, Adaramola Ajuloko, killed the victim, Femi Makanjuola, during a […]
Melaye, Bruce Rush to Court to Evade Police Invitation
Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Murray-Bruce, have shunned the police invitation in connection with last week’s public protest in Abuja. Instead, the two senators along with Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, have filed a suit asking the Federal High Court to set aside the police summon. The senators were expected at the office of the […]
Buhari Expresses Concern for Teachers Over Unpaid Salaries
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigeria’s teachers that his heart is with them over the issue of unpaid salaries, assuring that unpaid salaries would soon become an issue of the past. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari gave the assurance […]
Mexico Couple Found With body Parts May Have Killed 20
Police in Mexico are investigating a couple arrested for transporting body parts in a pram in connection with at least 10 murders. At a hearing following his arrest, the man reportedly confessed to killing 20 women in a suburb of Mexico City. Investigators have found body parts in the couple’s flat and at another nearby […]
Minimum Wage and Maximum Politics By Owei Lakemfa.
The general strike on September 27 and 28 over a new National Minimum Wage will, going by antecedence, be the first of many strikes to come. This strike was not about a new wage per se or figures; not about agreement or disagreement, not to talk about implementation. It was merely to demand that the […]
Court Convicts Medical Doctor, Sets Wife Free for Drug Trafficking
A medical doctor, Dr. Dennis Konyeaso, have been convicted for trafficking in drug. The court presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, however, discharged and acquitted his wife, Chidi, who was charged with him for the alleged crime by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The couple were charged before the court by the NDLEA […]
