A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the Lagos State government to stop the collection of any toll or tariff on the Lekki-Ikoyi suspension bridge. The bridge was recently opened for public use by the state governor, Babatunde Fashola. In its judgement, the court ruled that since the project was done by…
Day: March 27, 2014
Sterling Bank In N3.6b Fraud Scandal, Dupes Buhari’s Son
One of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Sterling Bank, is presently swimming in a troubled water. The bank has been accused of defrauding the son of former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, Muhammed, of the sum of N3.66 billion. According to a report by Global Village Extra, the younger Buhari was allegedly duped by Sterling Bank. Muhammed…
Youth Dissociate Themselves From Jonathan's 2015 Ambition
The Nigerian youths under the banner of The Progressives Youth Platform, TPYP, has declared that the youths in the country will dissociate themselves from President Goodluck Jonathan’s ambition to return as the President of Nigeria in the 2015 general elections. The Convener of the platform, Comrade Abiola Hamid and National Project Coordinator, Ahmed Somoye, said…
Court Frees Rivers Lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd Of Attempted Murder
Justice Ledan Nyordee of a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has discharged and acquitted the Majority Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, of an attempted murder. The court held on Thursday that there was nothing it could do in the matter since the police was not willing to prosecute…
Police Halts Demolition Of Ibadan Evil Forest
The Nigeria Police has stopped the demolition of a forest found in Ibadan, Oyo State, where human parts were uncovered last weekend. The state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, had ordered that structures in the forest located in Soka, be pulled down. But on Wednesday, while the exercise was going on, operations suddenly stopped, which surprised some…