A man, Ifeanyi Okpoko has reportedly dragged his former wife, Blessing Okpoko to seven shrines, including the dreaded Okija shrine in Anambra State, over property dispute.

lagos—Scores of residents of Majidun/Ogolonto community yesterday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly, Alausa Secretariat, seeking the lawmakers’ assistance in releasing three of their sons shot by a Naval personnel deployed to secure Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, pipelines in the community.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday, described the Court of Appeal decision to uphold the State Election Petitions Tribunal’s confirmation of his victory at the April 11, 2015 governorship election as a welcome development and a vindication of the people’s mandate.

Growth in the Nigerian economy, Africa’s largest, slowed in the second quarter due to the slump in oil prices, the NBS office said.

The World Bank is now set to disburse $ 140 million (about N29 billion) to 26 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, under the Community and Social Development Project, CSDP.

“We now live like destitutes. As a matter of fact, we have been displaced from our home; look at where I am now living at the mercy of people. Myself, my wife and seven children now survive only on goodwill. “My cocoa and yam farms are also gone; I just do not know what to do next. I am using this medium to appeal to our President, Muhammadu Buhari and His Excellency, Professor Ayade to please come to my aid. I am living like a stranger in my own land.”

“Our main goal is to get them to graduate so we try to act as their best friend. What do we do to get them to graduate? However, we have identified a number of students struggling academically and they are failing and unable to graduate. Some cannot seem to get over their math course, they keep failing. This is where we come in and try to offer deeper/broader assistance from a more holistic approach. We identify the students that are at academic risk and then work to get them over the hurdle so that they can progress,” said Zivkovic.

However the students also embarked on excursion to MRS Oil and Gas Company Limited, Tin can Island to have a first-hand experience of the operations of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry. The camp was graced with the presence of Mr. Gilbert, a geologist with Exxonmobil Plc, Ms. Ronke Onadeko, Mr. Biyi Awosikun, Mr. Ekundayo, Mrs Beverly Okoye, Engr. Michael Ojuroye, Mr. Kelechukwu Nwakwesi, a geologist from Total. Mr. Ifeanyi Abraham, a Senior Public Relations Officer from eTranzact Nigeria, who spoke on ‘Time Management and setting priorities’, Mrs. Toyin Abumere, a staff of Addax petroleum.

Alex Oyoro has reacted to the story that his wife was arrested by the police for giving wrong information on Reno Omokri.

IT was outpouring of encomium for the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo, as she retires from civil service. The event held at NECA house, Alausa, Lagos, had in attendance the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, who was the chairman of the occasion and representative of the state.