Court orders rape victim father’s arrest for cutting accused’s manhood
An Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, has ordered the police to arrest and charge father of a rape victim, Dennis Akpati, for taking law into his hand by slicing off the penis of an alleged rapist, Seun Ogunbanwo.
Gay: The people of Lut in our midst (1)
We also send Lut. He said to his people: “Do not commit lewdness such as no people in creation ever committed before you? “For you practice your lusts on men in preference to women; you are indeed a people transgressing beyound bounds.”
LCCI cautions FG on 2012 budget
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a body of the organized private sector and the oldest in the country yesterday took a swipe at the 2012 budget saying it was not what the private sector expected and that the budget’s proposition on the tariff reviews poses risks for the economy and the welfare of the citizens.
Call for tourism development fund continues
With increasing investment in tourism development and promotion by many states in Nigeria in recent time as a means improving their internally generated revenue, stakeholders in the sector have not ceased to ask for tourism development fund.
Sokoto 2012: Between popularity and presidential anointing
The entrance of Senator Abubakar Umar Gada and much recently, of the former Sports Minister, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman into the race for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship ticket of Sokoto state, has altered the permutation that the incumbent Governor, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko was a shoo-in for the ticket.
Power generation drops by 1,080 mw as Egbin shuts down
Power generation in the country dropped by 1,080 mega watts on Tuesday due to the shut down of the Egbin Thermal Station.
We want to produce 300,000 tons of cashew by 2014 – NCAN
IN an effort geared towards empowering the people and supporting government initiatives to grow the economy, the new executive of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has planned ways of improving cashew quality and regulation of its trade to provide enabling environment for all stakeholders.
A’Court upholds Lagos Rep’s election
No fewer than five persons, including a ministry official, were trapped, yesterday afternoon, as a one-storey building collapsed at Alausa, Ikeja, close to the Governor’s Office.
Reps honour nation’s 1st Dep Speaker
MEMBERS of the House Representatives, yesterday, held a valedictory session for the first Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the defunct First Republic (1960-1964), late Chief Emmanuel Akwiwu, as the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal and others extolled his virtues.
Onokpite’s family slams IG over investigation c’ttee
Family of the slain Citizens Popular Party, CPP, gubernatorial candidate in the 2007/2011 elections in Delta State, has criticised the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafis Ringin, over the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Tsafe, Delta State Commissioner of Police, as chairman of the committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Chief Ogbe Onokpite.
Bad governance responsible for Boko Haram – Shinkafi
ALHAJI Umaru Shinkafi was head of the Nigerian Security Organization (NSO) during former President Shehu Shagari’s administration. In this encounter, he bares his mind on the activities of the Boko Haram sect and how insecurity can be tackled. Excerpts:
