Police foil lynching of Delta community chairman
It was pandemonium in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, as police in the area led by the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Kenneth Akubue, battled for over five hours Friday to quell a crisis by over 500 women and youths of Ajekimoni community, led by their Vice Chairman, Mr Francis Ikoyo, in which their community chairman, Mr. Sam Kekakpor, would have been lynched.
Nigerians, immigrants provide safe sanctuary for terrorist – Ejiofor
Barrister Mike Ejiofor, FSI, PNM, is the Chairman/CEO of Apex Safety & Security Consultants Ltd. He is a retired Director of State Security Service with over 37 years of experience in Security, Intelligence and Consulting within the Security Industry.
Court hearing postponed for Boston bomb suspect
A first court hearing for Boston Marathon bomb suspect Djokhar Tsarnaev has been pushed back to from July 2 to July 10, prosecutors announced on Friday.
J.Martins drags Basketmouth, others to studio
Highlife guru, J.Martins seems to be on the move again, as he has succeeded in dragging the likes of Comedian, Basketmouth into the studio with him.
Forbes set to celebrate Jonathan, Sunny Ade, Onyeka Onwenu, others
Leading lights in media, entertainment, business, innovation, politics and the economy in Nigeria and Africa at large have been earmarked for honour and celebration at a soon coming event which has been described by analysts and industry watchers as potentially one of the biggest and most prestigious events in Africa in the year 2013.
D’banj plans to shut down Lagos with another 5-star concert
Multiple award winning entertainer, D’banj has put plans in motion to shut Lagos down with another five-star concert, featuring live appearances from some of the finest stars from the continent and beyond as he marks his 33rd birthday anniversary in grand style.
Airtel announces partnership with Big Brother Africa 8
Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, is now the Official sponsor of the eighth edition of Africa’s biggest reality series, BIG BROTHER AFRICA (BBA). Dubbed The Chase, the new season will kick off on May 26th, 2013.
London Attackers: If they are Nigerians or my children I will disown them -Tafida
Dr Dalhatu Tafida, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to UK on Friday said that the killers of a British soldier in London should be brought to justice according to the law inspective of their nationality.
CBN sells N277.9bn worth of treasury bills
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold treasury bills worth N227.91 billion this week.
Lagos PDP crisis: Bode George, Ogunlewe reconcile
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State Chapter, on Friday announced that the lingering disagreement between two of its leaders – Chief Olabode George and Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, has been resolved.
Again, gunmen kill 3 in Borno
Despite the emergency rule and the deployment of over 3000 soldiers in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect Friday shot dead provision store dealer, Mr. Bitrus Kwaji and his son, while one child suspected to be almajiri was killed by a stray bullet in Chescon area of Federal low cost estate of the metropolis.
