Call your youth leader to order, NYCN warns APC
The newly constituted leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Monday called on the ruling All Progressive Congress ( APC ) to caution its national youth leader, Mr Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo over his comments on the crisis rocking the council.
2-yr-old boy dies in fight between mother, neighbour
Akure—POLICE detectives in Ondo State are probing the death of a two-year-old-boy during a scuffle between his mother and a neighbour at Idanre area of the state.
Whither Jega’s child voters?
IT’S an undiluted shame that one has to write about the voting age in Nigeria in the year of our Lord 2015! All the preceding ages of civilisations that humanity ever knew had addressed standards in one way or the other.
From stones depicting prices,through King Henry I stretched arm making a yard to the French King’s foot until international standard weights and measurements evolved,the issue has been managed by stages of enlightenment.
Retrieve diplomatic, official passports from unathorised persons, FG orders Immigration
The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve forthwith all valid diplomatic and official passports from all persons who are not entitled to hold such documents.
Ooni: Giesi ruling house stakes claim
Osogbo—The Giesi Ruling House, More, Ile-Ife, Osun State yesterday formally announced its intention to present names of candidates for the next Ooni of Ife to the government following the completion of the rites of passage for late Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
Afcon 2017: Lawal disagrees with Oliseh on Ighalo
Former Super Eagles midfielder Garba Lawal has disagreed with Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh for excluding Watford striker, Odion Ighalo from the 2017 AFCON qualifier with Tanzania on September 5.
Lawal argued that Oliseh should have invited Ighalo to play alongside Anthony Ujah and Emmanuel Emenike
Lamorde may shun Senate’s invitation over alleged diversion of N1trn
Indications emerged yesterday that the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, might not appear before the Senate to answer questions on the alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered from the sale of the property of a former governor.
DSS charges Dasuki, ex-NSA to court
The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday arraigned the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), for illegal possession of firearms.
DESOPADEC LAW: I stand by my 7 days ultimatum —LORI-OGBEBOR
Niger Delta activist, Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor, has said that she would not back down on her ultimatum to the Delta State Government to repeal the Delta State Oil Mineral Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC law, recently signed by the state governor, noting that no amount of propaganda would make her to do so.
Experts worry over use of ‘wrong’ water for lab tests
Stakeholders in the Nigerian laboratory industry have identified wrong use of water as a major factor militating against the quality and reliable laboratory analysis in the country. Speaking in Lagos at a workshop on Laboratory Water Purification Technologies by Merck Group and Katchey Company Ltd, they said use of the wrong type of water contaminates results of lab analyses.
Court vacates order stopping Ayangburen’s coronation
Lagos—An Ikeja High Court has vacated an order of interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode from performing the coronation ceremony of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi.
