Police arrest tenant for raping landlady’s 11-year-old daughter
It was obvious that 29-year-old Ademola Arogboto was oblivious of the offence of rape for which he was arrested, judging by the air of pride with which he carried himself, when paraded before newsmen at the Oduwuwa, Ikeja, office of the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer,last Thursday.
FG orders toxic waste vessel back to Netherlands
THE controversial Mearsk Line vessel, M. V Nashville, alleged to have brought in toxic waste into Nigeria has been given clearance to sail back to the Netherlands, her country of loading with the particular container believed to contain the waste.
Lagos CJ tasks judges on children’s rights
Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Inumidun Akande, has tasked the state Judges on the need to protect Nigerian children from the abuse of their rights and to secure their future.
EFCC re-arraigns Adigwe, 6 others
Former Chief Executive Officer of Afribank, Sebastian Adigwe and six others, including Chairman of the bank, Mr Osa Osunde, were Wednesday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Sacked workers beg FG over pension arrears
NO fewer than 31 sacked workers of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State have sent a Save-Our-Soul letter to the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan over the failure of the Federal Pension Board to pay their gratuities and pension arrears from 2008 till date.
Police dismiss officer for torturing suspect to death
THE Oyo State Police Command has dismissed a policeman, Mr. Fakere Adegboyega for allegedly torturing a suspect, Monsuru Akanji to death in Agodi Police Station.
CBN decries under-funding, inefficiency of cash handing services
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has berated some cash handling services company for being underfunded, inefficient and uncoordinated in the provision of cash-in-transit and currency sorting services in Nigeria.
Ekiti: Alake meets ward co-ordinators
An Interactive Session between Mr. Dele Alake, an Action Congress, AC, Senatorial aspirant for Ekiti Central Senatorial District in Ekiti State and 52 wards co-ordinators in the district was held yesterday to map out strategies on how to move the campaign and senatorial ambition forward.
Government borrowing threatens global financial system,IMF
The increasing level of government borrowing poses new threats to global financial system, says International Monetary Fund.In Nigeria, government borrowing dominated banks credit to the economy in the first quarter of the year.
Nigerian Maritime industry lack professionals, Chris Ebare
Recently, a Nigerian delegation led by Shipping Expert Mr Chris Ebare was at the Sub-regional launching of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in Accra Ghana
34,000 women die in abortion annually
No fewer than 34,000 women die annually in Nigeria as a result of unsafe abortion, following which out of every woman that dies, 20 others are maimed for life due to ruptured uterus and other complications arising from the abortion.
