Ajimobi explains unpaid ex-teachers’ pension, gratuities

Ajimobi explains unpaid ex-teachers’ pension, gratuities

GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has explained that the sharp cut in the monthly federal allocation to the state from N5billion to N2.6 was largely responsible for the inability of his administration to pay the pension of the retired primary school teachers in the state.
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Emeteole eyes opening day triumph at Taraba

Emeteole eyes opening day triumph at Taraba

Ahead of the start of the 2015 Nigeria Professional Football League this weekend, Enugu Rangers coach, Kelechi Emeteole says he hopes they start on a positive note.

Accord Party rally: How violence claimed three in Ibadan

Accord Party rally: How violence claimed three in Ibadan

The bloody clash between two political parties believed to be the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Accord Party on Sunday in Ibadan which resulted in the death of three persons and left nine others seriously injured has clearly shown the level of intolerance among political parties in the state.

Lagos 2015: I will win the Otedola way – Dr Olulana, LP gov candidate

Lagos 2015: I will win the Otedola way – Dr Olulana, LP gov candidate

DR. Olurotimi Olulana is the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State. In this interview, Olulana speaks on his chances and why Labour Party will win the governorship polls. Excerpts: By Dapo Akinrefon CAN you assess your chances of winning this election? It is only God who can determine who becomes a […]

Armed robbery: How stolen GSM phone exposed two brothers

Armed robbery: How stolen GSM phone exposed two brothers

NO doubt about it, they were still amateur in the illicit game of armed robbery.

Two brothers ,Olubunmi Ojo and Adekunle Ojo who were paraded alongside 27 other criminals by the Ondo Police Command were just learning the rope and according to them this was their first outing.
South West Voice learned that they set out to rob at about 9pm on the ill fated day and their first victim was a man driving an unregistered posh car.

Presidential Polls: PDP, APC battle for the soul of Osun

Presidential Polls: PDP, APC battle for the soul of Osun

BARELY three weeks to the March 28 presidential election political activities in Osun State have reached a feverish peak with the leading political parties locked in high-wire manoeuvre to outwit one another.
Although, election period in Nigeria has always been a time for attack, the current situation is giving observers a cause for concern.

Robbers attack Kano Pillars players

Robbers attack Kano Pillars players

The bus carrying Kano Pillars FC to a Nigeria Professional Football League away fixture against Heartland FC came under fire on Thursday afternoon.

Hackers threaten phone in your pocket, experts warn

Hackers threaten phone in your pocket, experts warn

The boom in smartphones among often careless users has made happy hunting for hackers, whose virus attacks and hijacking of unprotected mobiles are multiplying, experts warn. Security analysts and companies at this week’s Mobile World Congress, a top wireless telecom fair in Barcelona, Spain, said phone makers and users must be on guard to stop […]

Lagos is for all, not anyone private estate or company—Agbaje

Lagos is for all, not anyone private estate or company—Agbaje

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has declared that Lagos is not the private company or estate of anyone or a chosen few, stressing that the people of the state want a more inclusive and more progressive government.

Sustaining a marriage more important than getting married  – Ogunmekan

Sustaining a marriage more important than getting married – Ogunmekan

By Ebele Orakpo Marriage, we are told, is for better or for worse but in recent times, it has been redefined as ‘for better we stay, for worse we part.’ Today, marriages pack up for the flimsiest of excuses. ‘Oh, he presses the toothpaste in the middle instead of the end.’ He doesn’t arrange his […]

US says Obama letter to Gambia strongman skewed

US says Obama letter to Gambia strongman skewed

President Barack Obama’s administration on Thursday denied a letter to the Gambia’s authoritarian leader which said Gambians have “much to celebrate” represented an endorsement of his rule.