One of the leading steel manufacturing companies in West Africa, the Hongxing Steel Company Limited, with head office in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State, has renewed its faith in the future of Nigeria, saying the country has the potential to become a leading world economy in the next few years. According to Mr Andy Lu, Group…
Six teachers at the Federal Government Girls College in Calabar on Thursday alleged that they were beaten in the presence of pupils by operatives of the Department of State Services, Cross River State Command. They alleged that the armed security officials stormed the school premises at about 10am on the invitation of a female DSS…
Different and strange things happen these days that leave many mouths wide-open in total disbelief. Or how would one describe an incident that occurred recently involving a ‘man of God’ taking his own life just because his girlfriend found love in another man. According to what we gathered, a 38-year old church pastor, who is…
Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, has threatened to slap a female journalist in court. Patrick Akpobolokemi, who is facing trial in court, was captured in a video threatening to assault a reporter covering his trial. He was seen using his hand to disrupt the video recording,…
A power-drunk soldier identified simply as Sergeant Taiwo has brought sorrow into the family of a 25- year -old commercial motorcyclist, Abu Alhaji, whom he allegedly beat to death. Taiwo, aka Sir T, lives in Myyong Army Barracks , Yaba , and is reportedly in detention in the barracks. The motorcyclist, father of a six-…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Friday launched the maiden edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme with the induction of the first 15 brand ambassadors. The UBA Campus Ambassador Programme is an initiative to identify young emerging leaders among students of tertiary institutions and give them a unique and highly rewarding learning experience. The…
It was a sorry situation for a 19-year-old father in Ogun State, who was tortured to death because of a missing N90,000 belonging to his mother. For six hours, the 19-year-old Rilwanu Akintunde was beaten, handcuffed and locked inside a teargased room. His torturers were his mother, Mrs. Akintunde, her brother Kayode and a policeman…
If urgent steps are not taken very fast by the government, a major industrial unrest might tear the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, apart. At the moment, the agency is battling with a looming crisis over alleged illegal recruitment (secondment) of senior staff, including General Managers from other organisations to NHIS, in flagrant violation of…