Buhari vs Jonathan: S/Court fixes December 28 for judgment
The Supreme Court, Tuesday, fixed December 28 to deliver its judgment on an appeal that was lodged before it by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, seeking to sack President Goodluck Jonathan from office.
Arsonists blow up Ikole INEC office
Residents of Ikole Ekiti were yesterday thrown into confusion when the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, located in the town was blown apart with substance suspected to be dynamite.
Truck crushes 4 to death in Osogbo
There was pandemonium in Osogbo on Sunday when a truck crushed a motorcyclist and three passengers to death.
NANS paralyses activities at gov’s office over LASU fee hike
Activities at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, were paralysed, yesterday, as National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, protested the hike in tuition fees at Lagos State University, LASU, and other tertiary institutions in the state.
Families of dead crew members want vessel owner committed to prison
Families of seven crew members, who got burnt to death in an explosion aboard a vessel, M/T Tutuma on June 20, 2006, in Lagos, and surviving members of the crew, have asked a Federal High Court, Lagos, to commit the owner of the vessel, Prince Akinfemiwa Akinruntan, to prison for selling the scrap of the vessel, despite a court order arresting it.
S-West robbery siege: Ondo banks close shop as precaution
BANKERS across Ondo State yesterday, join their colleagues in Ogun, Oyo and Ekiti states, in closing shop for the third day running to ward off possible armed robbery attack.
3 INEC staff docked over alleged N2m bribe
THREE officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials including its Head of Operations in Edo State were yesterday brought before a Federal High Court sitting in Benin for allegedly collecting the sum of N2 million bribe from one Mr. Ted Edward Iseghoghi.
Driver held over master’s disappearance
Policemen attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji-Adele, Lagos, have arrested a man in connection with the mysterious disappearance of a 55-year-old businessman, three months ago, in Lagos.
Keshi sets conditions for Eagles hopefuls
Super Eagles chief coach, Stephen Keshi will tomorrow in Abuja meet with his employers to discuss about modalities for the resumption of camp for the home-based Eagles.
SSS arrests 6 over theft of DDC machines
The State Security Service,SSS, yesterday, arrested six persons who were behind the theft of Direct Data Capturing,DDC, machines, and other sensitive materials used by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in last April’s general elections in Lagos State.
Lamorde vows to cleanse EFCC
Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has vowed to cleanse the anti-graft agency by setting up an Internal Affairs Department within the commission.
