LASTMA official, four policemen arrested over bus conductor’s death
IndicationS emerged yesterday that an official of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, is among four policemen arrested over the alleged killing of a 36-year-old bus conductor, Monday, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.
Niger spends N2bn on disaster management in seven years
The Niger Government yesterday, said it had spent about N2 billion on disaster management in the state in the past seven years.
Benue gov: PDP youth groups, others root for ex-INEC director
Youth groups from both the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP , and other opposition parties the in Benue State, yesterday declared their support for the governorship aspiration of a former Director at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Emanuel Akem.
Court declares ban on BringBackOurGirls protests illegal
An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, yesterday, held that the erstwhile Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Joseph Mbu, acted illegally when he banned the #BringBackOurGirls group from conducting any form of protest within the FCT.
Arraignment of 12 BZF members suffers setback
THE scheduled arraignment of 12 members of pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionists Federation, BZF, led by Benjamin Onwuka, suffered a setback yesterday, as scores of supporters of the group who thronged the premises of the Federal High Court 2 to witness the arraignment went home disappointed following the failure of the Federal Director of Public Prosecution, FDPP, to bring them to court
Fuel subsidy riot: Dismissed DPO denies killing protester
Former Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Segun Fabunmi, who was attached to Pen Cinema Division of Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, denied killing one Ademola Daramola and injuring others involved in the mass protest on fuel subsidy, organized by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, in 2012.
Presidency moves against Tambuwal, his picture deleted web site
BARELY 48 hours after the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, the acting Inspector General of Police, Sulaiman Abba, yesterday, withdrew all his security aides.
TETFund allocates N23.84bn to libraries devt
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has allocated N23.84 billion to all government-owned tertiary institutions in the country for library development.
Why we need biosafety law in Nigeria — AFAN
THE President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Mr. Kabiru Salman did not mince words when he told the gathering at the National Assembly last week that Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) will take his members away from subsistence farming to commercial farming.
Why I’m in Delta gov race—Olejeme
A Delta State governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme, has faulted the claim that women could not win governorship elections in the country.
NJC okays Mahmud as new CJN
At the end of its meeting in Abuja, yesterday, the National Judicial Council, NJC, gave its nod to Justice Mahmud Mohammed’s appointment as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.
