Lagos helicopter crash: Ambode commiserates with victims

Lagos helicopter crash: Ambode commiserates with victims

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has commiserated with the victims of the helicopter that plunged into a lagoon around the Oworonshoki area of the State on Wednesday afternoon, expressing his deep regrets over the unfortunate incident.
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Urhobo youths urge Buhari to dissolve FUPRE governing council

Urhobo youths urge Buhari to dissolve FUPRE governing council

Urhobo youths under the aegis of Coalition of Urhobo Youths Organisation, CUYO, yesterday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the Governing Council of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, FUPRE, Delta State, over its alleged failure to follow due process in the appointment of the institution’s Vice Chancellor.

Bayelsa’s imbroglio: Of benefactors and beneficiaries

Bayelsa’s imbroglio: Of benefactors and beneficiaries

In recent weeks, especially in the last ten days or so, the fall-out of the loss of the PDP’s nationwide stature as the ruling party at the centre has reverberated with enormous negative impact on the affairs of the Bayelsa State chapter of the party.

2-yr-old boy stolen in Enugu

2-yr-old boy stolen in Enugu

Police in Enugu State have commenced investigation into alleged theft of a two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Nkwegwu, residents of Orie Engine, Umumba-Ndiagu, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Arrest of ex-NIMASA boss: Group warns against ethnic bias

Arrest of ex-NIMASA boss: Group warns against ethnic bias

Worried by reports that the Department of State Services, DSS, may take over the investigation of the recently disengaged Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Akpobokemi, from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, a group, Niger Delta Advancement Movement, NDAM, has warned against prosecution of the task with ethnic bias.

Rights Commission to probe dumping of corpses in hospitals by Police

Rights Commission to probe dumping of corpses in hospitals by Police

The Nigeria Police Force has a history of extrajudicial killing, which is a sort of leftover from the military era in the country. In 2008, Amnesty International released a report titled, “Nigeria Police kill at will” which documented cases of torture and shooting of suspects in custody. The organisation said the Nigeria Police was responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings every year, stressing that the Police do not only kill people by shooting them but torture them to death, often while they are in detention.

Man seeks divorce, alleges wife’s frigid, oversleeps

Man seeks divorce, alleges wife’s frigid, oversleeps

A commercial motorcyclist, Moses Ayodeji, 40, yesterday pleaded with an Ojo Customary Court to dissolve his 10-year-old marriage because of his wife’s tendency to oversleep and frigidity during love-making.

Yakmut decries prolonged litigation in NBBF

Yakmut decries prolonged litigation in NBBF

The Director-General, National Sports Commission, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has expressed displeasure over the unsettled rift ravaging the Nigerian Basketball Federation for almost a year and called on the basketball family to gear up towards its resolution

Justice ministry takes over OPC rape case

Justice ministry takes over OPC rape case

Indications emerged yesterday that the Lagos State Ministry of Justice may have taken over the case of the reported rape of a 30-year-old woman in Lagos by four members of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC.

‘Why Nigerians should care for animals’

‘Why Nigerians should care for animals’

Chiemeka Chiedozie, the Project Director HUMANE GLOBAL CONCEPT in Nigeria and Africa is passionate about animals and through his non-governmental organization, he promotes animal welfare in Africa specifically for children below the ages of 19 years – His mission is impact knowledge on the children to have relevant information about animal kingdom and how to care for them

Why Ijaw withdrew opposition to DESOPADEC amendment bill —Okirika

Why Ijaw withdrew opposition to DESOPADEC amendment bill —Okirika

Ijaw leader and former chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Chief Wellington Okirika, yesterday, said that Ijaw oil and gas producing communities mellowed down on the amended DESOPADEC bill because Governor Ifeanyi Okowa listened to wise counsel.