Nigeria is teeming with zestful and ambitious men and women, young boys and girls. We are blessed with abundant natural and material resources. We are advantageously situated in the Sub-sahara Africa, with an overwhelming population that should be our strength. We live in a country where freedom of expression is guaranteed, the right of participation…
Year: 2015
BREAKING: Plane Crashes Into Lagos Lagoon
According to a report reaching our news room, a small plane has crashed into a lagoon in Lagos. The helicopter, we learnt, crashed into a lagoon behind a police station at Oworosoki. However, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in South-West, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, could not ascertain if the jet…
Osun Chiefs Officially Announce Ooni’s Death
The death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has been formally announced by traditional rulers in Osun State. This was made known on Wednesday afternoon in the state after a brief meeting with the state governor in Osogbo, the state capital. On Monday, the Obawara of Iwara-Ife, Oba Layi Adereti, had told journalists…
Buhari Must Probe Amaechi—PDP
President Muhammadu Buhari has been charged to investigate the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi. According to the Deputy Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike, Buhari must probe those around him, including Amaechi, who the party alleged to have looted the state during his tenure as…
Don’t Pay For Transformers, Poles, Metres Again—Senate Tells Nigerians
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has been directed by the Senate to immediately enforce the abolishment of N702 fixed charges being collected from electricity consumers across the country. According to the lawmakers, it was wrong for the Commission to continue charging consumers of electricity in Nigeria the said amount after it was ordered to…
Sultan, Oritsejafor In Secret Meeting With Buhari
Some eminent Nigerians under the aegis of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 general elections led by a former Head of State, Abdusalami Abubakar are presently holding a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting is taking place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Also at the meeting are the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji…
Army To Punish Soldiers Maltreating Civilian In Nasarawa
The Nigerian Army has pledged to deal with its officers caught on camera maltreating a robbery suspect on Saturday in Nasarawa State. A photograph of the incident was published on Monday on the front page of Daily Trust newspaper and the army authorities are furious over the way the issue was given prominence by the…
Banks Review Withdrawal Limits On ATMs
Nigerian banks have restructured limits on withdrawals done with their ATMs on both domestic and foreign transactions. With the new review, Naira cash withdrawal at ATMs is now N60,000 per day instead of the former N150,000. Also, the limit for foreign currency withdrawal is now $300 per day. According to the new arrangement, the traditional…
5 Crazy Things You Shouldn’t Do In Lagos Buses, By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke
Lagos is a comedy zone half the time and moving from one part of town to the other in a public bus can leave you with interesting experiences that keep you reeling with laughter for the most part of the journey. If you lack a sense of humour, many situations you encounter can cause you…
Prof Sagay Heads Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Committee
Renowned professor of law, Itse Sagay, has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption. A statement issued by Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, disclosed that the committee is expected to “advise the present administration on the prosecution of the war against corruption and the implementation of required reforms in…