Ribadu speaks on dismissal, demotion reversed from police
Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday said the decision by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to demote him, and later dismiss him from the Nigeria Police Force was nulled by the court, necessitating reversal of the action taken by the government.
Monye takes Jonathan, Uduaghan’s score cards to the grassroots
SPECIAL Adviser to the President on Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Professor Sylvester Monye has called on Nigerians, especially the people of Niger-Delta, to exercise patience with the President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administrations saying they had done well in governance.
My only regret is I’ve not got to where I want to be – Ijeoma Imoh
Ijeoma Imoh has been in Nollywood for almost a decade; and if she would not be quick to tell you she has made a name for herself, it is only because she is being modest because the records are there to see and they speak well in her favour. Few weeks ago, she added another year and instead of wallowing in celebratory bliss with just friends, the Abia State-born actress showed her ‘heart of gold’ by visiting Heart of Gold Hospice in Surulere, Lagos to celebrate with the underprivileged before painting the town red with her select friends. It was at Ojez Restaurant our reporter caught up with her.
Ngige makes in road in Nnewi
The people of the industrial town of Nnewi on October 1, 2013 gathered at the Royal Square of the famous Igbokwe family to drum support for the candidate of APC, Senator Chris Ngige. Nnewi is the home town of LP candidate, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah.
Yobe foots N133m medical bill for Boko Haram victims, others
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State yesterday approved the payment of N133 million hospital bill for 300 patients and victims of Boko Haram attacks whose conditions require medical treatment outside the state.
Foreign investors plan $16bn investment in Delta
The Delta State government has attracted more than 16 billion dollars worth of investment for its export free zone, which is expected to create some 500,000 jobs
1500 PDP members decamp to APGA
ABOUT 1,500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday decamped to All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Anambra.
Lagos Architecture Students ‘build’ with Recycled Bottles
It was a good week for the student Architects, Builders,Urban and Regional Planners of various Lagos state universities as they took part in the Capacity Development Integration (CDI) workshop of African Artists’ Foundation, last week of August.
GOV’S CUP: Raise your game, NTF tasks players
President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) Sani Ndanusa has said that the body decided to camp some players for the upcoming Governor’s Cup Futures because it wanted to stem the tide of poor results churned out by the players in past editions of the competition.
Court remands man, 27, for alleged rape
Two men, Segun Olagbebi, 37, and Tokunbo Olukoya, 38, were on Thursday arraigned in Lagos, over the alleged rape of two daughters of their neighbours.
Independence Day special: Miss Nigeria turns traffic warden
Who would have expected an alluring damsel, especially a beauty queen to take on a toga of a ‘traffic warden’ on a special day as the Independence Day? This was exactly what reigning Miss Nigeria 2013, Ezinne Akudo chose to do to celebrate the 53rd Independence anniversary of the country.
