Make grass roots’ governance responsive, Ambode tells appointees
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday, inaugurated sole administrators to take charge of the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas in the...
View ArticleBusinessman accuses ex-CP of issuing dud cheque
ALagos-based businessman, Kehinde Akintoye, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over a N5.6m dud cheque allegedly issued to him by a former Commissioner of Police in Akure, Ondo...
View ArticleFake military officer flogs policewoman in Lagos traffic
Olaleye Aluko A 34-year-old man, Lucky Onofua, has been arrested in the Egbeda area of Lagos State after he allegedly posed as a Squadron Leader of the Nigerian Air Force and beat up a policewoman, who...
View ArticleAbuja quack doctor arrested after 10 years’ practice
Friday Olokor, Abuja The police have arrested a suspected quack doctor, Victor Akpan, in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. PUNCH Metro learnt that Akpan, who had been running a private hospital for 10...
View ArticleSheriff was contracted by APC to cause chaos –PDP panel
Niyi Odebode and John Alechenu the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday alleged that the sacked acting national chairman of the party,...
View ArticleEFCC raids Obanikoro’s home, freezes Tompolo’s N3bn account
Eniola Akinkuotu and Gbenga Adeniji Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday stormed the Ikoyi, Lagos home of a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu...
View ArticleCol. Inusa’s suspected killers arraigned, remanded
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Suspected killers of late Col. Samaila Inusa were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court One, Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Kaduna, on Tuesday. They were subsequently remanded in prison...
View ArticleBaby with heart outside dies, Gaidam mourns
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the death of Baby Aisha Mustapha, who was born with a heart outside her body. The baby was...
View ArticleFayose grossly incompetent, says ex-commissioner
Toluwani Eniola A former Commissioner for Finance in Ekiti State, Mr. Dapo Kolawole, has said gross incompetence and lack of ideas on the part of Governor Ayodele Fayose are responsible for the...
View ArticleI’m proud to be an ex-motor park tout – Ortom
Attah Ede, Makurdi GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said he is proud to be a member of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers and would never be ashamed of identifying with the union where...
View ArticleChristian pupils wear church garments to schools in Osun
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Osun State branch of Christian Association of Nigeria carried out its threat to instruct Christian pupils to appear in their schools in choir robes and other church garments as...
View ArticleKatsina judicial commission rejects PDP memo
Olaide Oyelude, Katsina The Katsina State Judicial Commission probing the finances of the immediate past regime of former governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, on Tuesday discountenanced the memo prepared by...
View ArticleWater Resources ministry, seven months after
As part of events to mark the last World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, I featured as a guest in a number of radio discussions. Although the theme of this year’s WED centred on...
View ArticleBuhari’s gratuitous medical trip
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has no doubt stoked the ire of Nigerians with his recent medical trip abroad. Just when Nigerians were beginning to look up to him to chart a different course from his...
View Article‘Tomato Ebola’ forces factories’ shutdown —FG
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The outbreak of the Tuta absoluta pest, popularly known as ‘Tomato Ebola’, which is responsible for the massive destruction of tomato in farmlands, has led to the shutdown of...
View ArticleMarketers tackle Kachikwu over fuel pump price
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Oil marketers under the aegis of the Association of Mega Filling Station Owners of Nigeria have threatened to stop dispensing Premium Motor Spirit, also called petrol, accusing...
View ArticleRonaldo branded a ‘sore loser’
Iceland defender Kari Arnason has laughed off Cristiano Ronaldo’s criticism and labelled the Portugal forward a “sore loser” following the 1-1 draw in St Etienne, Sky Sports reports. Iceland marked...
View ArticleFG to borrow more from abroad
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government has resolved to borrow more from external sources to achieve its aim of stimulating the economy and providing critical infrastructure that the nation...
View ArticleNegligence responsible for UNILAG students’ drowning – LASG
Afeez Hanafi The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said a breach of standard safety practice by the Elegushi Beach operators caused the death of the two University of Lagos postgraduate students. The...
View ArticleWe’ve not fixed date for dad’s funeral – Keshi’s son
The first son of late Nigeria captain and coach Stephen Keshi has expressed surprise that dates have been announced for his father’s burial rites without the knowledge and consent of his children....
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