Lagos CP Sacks Nine Policemen , 25 Others Demoted
The Lagos state police command says it has dismissed nine policemen found culpable of various offences. Twenty-five others were also demoted for offences bordering on gross insubordination, incivility and drunkenness. Chike Oti, spokesman of the command, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. “In keeping with the promise he made to the good people […]
Will Nigeria be Flooded by GMOs in 2018? By Nnimmo Bassey
Do Nigerians know what the safety level of foods on their dining tables would be in 2018? That is a trillion Naira question. The short answer is no. We give two quick reasons for this. A reading of the body language of the permitting National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) reveals that besides approving virtually every […]
Judge Handling Melaye’s ‘Assassination’ Case Dies Suddenly
Aromeh Benson Akogu, a high court judge handling the case of an attempted assassination of Dino Melaye, is dead. According to NAN, the judge died in Anyigba on December 31, 2017, during a cross-over service to 2018. According to the report, Akogu had vowed not to sleep before the cross-over to 2018 and was neither […]
VIDEO: I Will Run For President Says Tunde Bakare
The senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, says he will be running for president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Speaking at the cross over service at The Church’s auditorium in Ogba, Lagos, on Monday morning, Bakare said God has instructed him to return to politics and run for president and lead the nation […]
Board Appointment: We Are Not Distracted Says Ojudu Group
Ekiti Rebirth Organisation (ERO) has distanced itself from the statement in circulation credited to a JKF Movement and allegedly signed by one Kunle Adetayo who was referred to as the group’s Publicity Secretary. We have every reason to believe that the said statement cannot possibly represent the views of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, former governor of […]
Approve $13.5b Zabazaza Deepwater Project, Group Urges Buhari
An Ijaw socio-political group, Patriots of Ijaw Nation (PIN), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the Zabazaba Deepwater Project as a way of boosting local content in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. PIN made the call Monday in Yenagoa in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kesiye Newman. The group […]
Dont Appropriate Our Achievement As Yours’ — PDP Reacts To Buhari’s New Year Message
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s new year message as empty claims and an attempt to appropriate achievements of the PDP administration. In a statement on Monday, the party said the president failed to address key issues affecting the nation. It said the address, which ended up making Nigerians “more depressed […]
