5m people to be displaced by depletion of Lake Chad – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Paris raised alarm, saying that about five million persons living in the countries within the lake chad basin risk displacement owing to the depletion of the lake.
Do only the poor go to jail in Nigeria?
Nigeria’s criminal justice system has often been criticised and ridiculed for its inability to secure convictions, particularly for offences perpetuated by high profile individuals. Yet, one recalls the case of a young man, Kelvin Ighodalo, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for stealing Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s N50,000 Sony Ericsson phone.
Aba relocation order: Traders, govt officials draw battle line
ABA, the acclaimed Enyimba City and commercial capital of Abia State was in the news recently, albeit for the wrong reasons. No fewer than 20 persons sustained varying degrees of injury in a fracas that resulted from the forcible eviction of some traders from the Highlife area of the city by the Aba Urban Renewal, AUR Committee.
I plotted my boss’ kidnap because she maltreated me —Driver
LAGOS—A suspected kidnapper, Solomon Michael, who was paraded alongside four others at the Lagos State Police command, Ikeja, has confessed that he plotted the kidnap of his boss because she maltreated him.
Aregbesola seeks approval to withdraw N1.25 bn from Osun Fund
Following dwindling resources from the federation account to Osun State, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has sought the approval of the state House of Assembly to withdraw N1.25 billion from the Omoluabi Conservation Fund to assist government in the provision of infrastructure in the state.
ITF refutes corruption allegation
The Industrial Training Fund, ITF, refuted, yesterday, corruption allegation levelled against the Fund by labour unions.
