The immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has denied ever leaving the Force with about 24 vehicles. It was reported on Monday that Arase’s successor, Ibrahim Idris, claimed that the former IGP left with the said number of vehicles. Speaking via a statement from his base in London, where he went for his son’s…
According to report reaching us, two girls disgraced each other in Imo State, when they engaged in a dirty fight. The girls, who some claimed are women of easy virtue, were said to have battled each other in public, ignoring calls by onlookers for them to stop the fight. The main reason for the fisticuffs…
Sahara Group As Nigeria embraces a challenging economic diversification process, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund, SDG-F, is working in Kaduna to pilot an innovative approach aimed at revamping the food sector to create new jobs for young people, increase farmers’ revenues, improve productivity, enhance nutrition and reduce food loss through more sustainable production…
Outgoing Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Habib Abdullahi, has handover to the newly appointed boss of the agency, Hadiza Bala Usman. Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the appointment of Usman as the new MD of the NPA. Usman is the founder of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, campaign, which is…
Some students of the Benue State College of Education in Katsina-Ala, on Monday morning took to the streets to kick against an increase in their tuition fee. It was gathered that the angry students want authorities of the institution to reverse the said increment. The demonstration on Monday, according to information gathered by our reporter,…
Ubi Franklin is one of the happiest men in the world at the moment and the reason is not far-fetched. As you read this, the Triple MG boss has welcomed a new bundle of joy into his young family. His actress wife, Lilian Esoro, has been delivered of a bouncing baby boy. It was learnt…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the judiciary to remain impartial in the fight against corruption in the country. The President made this known on Monday while declaring open an international workshop on Criminal Justice Administration, Development and ACJA 2015 held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. Buhari stated that the Judiciary must take steps…
As part of its efforts to boost international trade relations in Nigeria, the Federal Government has disclosed that it would collaborate with the United States of America, USA, on fair labour practices. This was made known via a statement issued in Abuja by the Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere. Olowookere…
On Monday, July 18, 2016, an accident occurred on the popular and busy Third Mainland Bridge, TMB. According to information gathered by our reporter, the incident caused traffic gridlock on the bridge. The accident involved a 12-seater bus, which somersaulted. Officials of Lagos State Rescue team and LASTMA were on ground to rescue victims and…
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has granted bail to Olugbenga Obadina, Managing Director of Almond Projects Limited. Obadina was accused of collecting about N2.4billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, under Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) purportedly for a contract without contract award. The suspect was…