Farmer kills wife over bag of Garri
A 45 year-old farmer ,John Ogunji, has allegedly killed his wife, Christianah Ogunji, in Okitipupa, Ondo State after an argument over sharing of a bag of garri (cassava flour).
Problem started, after the farmer suggested that the bag of garri be shared equally between the couple.
Aderanti takes over as Lagos Commissioner of Police
LAGOS — The new Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Cornelius Aderanti, officially assumed office, yesterday, with a promise to fight crime and build on the achievement of his predecessor, Umar Manko, who is now an Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos.
4 in Police net for hijacking petrol tankers in Lagos
LAGOS — Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, at the Lagos State Police Command, have smashed a five-man gang of robbers who specialised in hijacking tanker trucks with petroleum products.
2015: I didn’t defect to PDP, says Lagos APC vice chairman
Deputy chairman of Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, Cardinal James Odumbaku, yesterday dispelled rumours that he had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying he would not leave the party before and after the 2015 election.
Osun poll: APC rejects new tribunal chairman
THE All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, yesterday asked the new chairman of the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Justice Sulaiman Ambrusa, at his maiden sitting, to disqualify himself from presiding over proceedings of the tribunal, saying that the party had no confidence in him.
2015: Cross River PDP plots to stop Ndoma-Egba
Crisis is looming in the Cross River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following an alleged gang-up to stop the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, from returning to senate in 2015.
