Robbers, car vandals lay siege to Jakande Estate, Isolo
SITUATED on the hills of Oke-Afa, along the Egbe/ Ikotun Road, Jakande Estate Isolo was adjudged about the most peaceful estate of the low cost housing built by one time governor of Lagos state, Chief Lateef Jakande. Until recently, the estate was mostly inhabited by retired civil servants and lived a low profile life.
Imagine Cup 2011: Microsoft begins talent hunt
RESOLVED to expose students worldwide on using technology to solve the world’s toughest problems, software giant, Microsoft has begun the search for the best software talents for the 2011 edition of Imagine Cup students software competition.
PDP national vice chair denies assault on British school
The deputy national vice-chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has denied reports that he visited violence on an international secondary school in Abuja.
11 feared dead in boat mishap
ELEVEN persons were feared dead at the Calabar Channel, near Creek Town in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State as their canoe capsized, following a boisterous wind that occurred after a down pour.
FG ‘ll continue to partner foreign agencies on health- Minister
THE Federal Government has expressed its determination to continue to collaborate with friendly international agencies to address various health problems of Nigerians because it cannot do it alone.
Ghana’s Jubilee oil field to produce 120,000 bpd by July
FOLLOWING the first oil production in Ghana’s Jubilee oil field in December 2010, and its subsequent daily oil production of 70,000 barrels per day, operators of the field, Tullow Oil Plc, has confirmed that daily oil production on the field would get as high as 120,000 barrels per day by July 2011.
Court charges Ogun CP, 5 others with contempt
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police and five others, may be committed to prison by a Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, for alleged disregard to the orders of court, made on June 1, 2010 involving the occupation and possession of a premise situated at Plot 3, Block X, Ota, Industrial Estate, Ogun State.
Protect your votes – Ewherido
The Democratic People’s Party, DPP, Delta Central Senatorial candidate in the April 2, 2011, election, Chief Akpor Ewherido, has urged Deltans, especially the Urhobo of Delta Central, to vigorously protect their votes in the forthcoming elections.
Edo ACN leaders scramble for vacant SSG position
THE leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the three senatorial districts of Edo State , intensified moves to grab the vacant position of the Secretary to the Edo State Government, SSG, for theirs zones as they besieged the state Government House, yesterday, to lobby for their various nominees.
Osakpanwa vs Oba’s Palace: 4 shot in Benin
TENSION heightened in Benin City yesterday, after four persons including a Benin Prince, were shot along Lagos Street, when armed men stormed the residence of the Arala of Benin Kingdom, Chief SD Omalayan Osula.
140 golfers vie for Guinness Cup
The 2011 Guinness Cup golf tournament has teed off at the Ikeja Golf Club, with no fewer than 140 amateur golfers battling for various trophies.
