…Airports pay N130m, banks’ branches – N85,000 monthly…PHCN, conduit pipe for looting – customers

The Federal Government through the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, is fleecing Nigerians of about N3.41 trillion ($19.6 billion) annually through outrageous electricity bills, which is not commensurate with the amount of power supplied to consumers.

Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, of an Ikeja High Court has fixed July 10, 2013, for further hearing of an out-of-court settlement brought before him over the lingering crisis between the Lagos State Government and the Muslim Students Society, MSS over the ban of Hijab in public schools in Lagos State

Niger state governors Dr. Babangida Aliyu has carpeted the senate president David Mark on his call for the banning of the Almajiri system saying, the solution to the system is not the banning because you don’t ban a culture without having a replacement.

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A South African court on Monday postponed the trial of a teenager charged with hacking to death four family members with an axe pending a psychological evaluation, police said. The 14-year-old was undergoing tests in hospital after the murder of his mother, grandmother, brother and baby sister, said police spokesman Lungelo Dlamini. […]

Abuja – A frontline politician, Chief Abiola Ogundokun, said the decision of PDP to suspend Gov. Chibuike Amechi of Rivers was timely because members of political parties, who go against party rules should be punished. He told reporters on Monday in Abuja that in present day politics, selfish interest and greed could not over ride […]

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 19-year-old student, Oluwaseyifunmi Jolaosho, to two years imprisonment for stealing a blackberry phone valued at N50,000.

A Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday adjourned a suit filed by the Foursquare Gospel Church against the Catholic Pastoral Council of Nigeria for report of settlement.

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended Governor CHibuike Amaechi of Rivers State.

A woman identified as Mama Twins residing along Diamond Point road, Abakaliki, weekend lost her twin babies because her doctor friend (names withheld) refused to open the gate to his private hospital for fear that his clients were kidnappers.

The countdown to Tiwa’s album launch ‘Once upon a time’ scheduled to take place next month has begun with an album listening party in Lagos. Tiwa Savage who is Marvin’s crew only female artist invited a selection of celebrities and media to listen first hand to the 19 tracks of her album. A representative of […]