Landlord dupes 100 prospective tenants
An Ebutte Metta Magis-trate Court in Lagos, Thursday, adjourned the case against a landlord, Alhaji Ishola Salawudeen, of 59, Oriola Street, Alapere, Ketu, Lagos State, who collected rent from over 100 unsuspecting tenants with the promise of giving them a flat in a new building he was erecting on his property.
Fashola wants part of revenue generated from Lagos ports
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, demanded from the Federal Government part of the revenue generated from ports formations in the state, especially Apapa and Tin Can ports, saying, “the state bears the brunt of the ports activities.”
Army ‘ll not rest until terrorism, kidnapping are eradicated – IHEJIRIKA
ABUJA—Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika, has vowed that the Nigerian Army will not rest on its oars until terrorism, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country were eliminated.
Malaysia never took oil palm seed from Nigeria
There has been notion among Nigerians that Malaysia came to Nigeria some years ago to get seedlings for oil palm which has placed the country as number one oil palm producing country while Nigeria lag behind in ranking. But this assertion was debunked recently by crop scientists when some select journalists, fellows of the Biosciences for Farming in Africa (B4FA,) were in the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR). JIMOH BABATUNDE captured the presentations of Dr. (Mrs.) Christy Okwuagwu, the most senior crop scientist at the institute. Here is an excerpt.
PDP alerts Police over new Bayelsa PDP by Sylva’s loyalists
Yenagoa—The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State, yesterday, said it had alerted law enforcement agencies over the activities of the loyalists of the former governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, on the alleged formation of a faction of the party in the state.
Insecurity: FCTA repatriates 2,000 illegal immigrants in one year
*Niger has highest number of 1,000
ABUJA—WORRIED by the activities of members of Boko Haram, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, yesterday, said it had repatriated over 2,000 illegal immigrants to four neighbouring countries.
