Abia gov: Why NJC must wade in —Abia govt
THE Abia State Government has called on the National Judicial Council, NJC, to ensure that over 300,000 voters in the state were not denied their fundamental right of deciding the governor of the state.
Olubadan: Eulogies pour in for late monarch
IT was a mixture of joy and sadness in Ibadan, yesterday, as the ancient city came to terms with the death of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Samuel Odulana, who passed away Tuesday night.
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara; Governor Akinwumi Ambode and Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu described the death of the Ibadan monarch as a rude shock.
Fear grips Gbaramatu residents over JTF’s threat
RESIDENTS of riverine communities in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, are worried about the next move of the Joint Task Force, JTF, which had threatened community leaders to produce the ex-militants that bombed crude oil and gas pipelines in the state, last week.
Biafra: Buhari is too soft on Nnamdi Kanu — Bankole-Hameed
Mr Shehu Bankole-Hameed, author, politician is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bankole-Hameed, a member of the Lagos Forum in this interview, faults the agitation for Biafra. He also bares his mind on other sundry issues.
2 docked over N350,000 loan fraud
Lagos—A 37-year-old woman, Ifeyinwa Okafor, and Elochukwu Fidelis, 35, were yesterday arraigned before an Igbo-sere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos over alleged forgery.
16 orphans get educational grant
INNER Wheel Nigeria, District 911 has given 16 orphans monetary support to continue their education, as well as gifts and food items to over 80 widows to support their homes.
Emami alleges threat to life
An Itsekiri leader, Chief Ayiri Emami, yesterday, alleged threat to his life by some Ijaw persons for allegedly giving security agencies information on the recent bombing of crude oil and gas pipelines in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State.
Oil price: Senators split over 2016 budget
SENATORS were, yesterday, sharply divided along party lines on the feasibility of the 2016 Budget on many counts, especially the oil price benchmark of $38 per barrel as they began debate on the Appropriation Bill presented to them by President Muhammadu Buhari.
15-yr-old dies rescuing siblings from killer-truck
ABEOKUTA—Tragedy struck, Tuesday, in Ogun State as a truck belonging to a construction company in Abeokuta crushed four siblings, leaving one of them dead.
Pipelines bombing: Itsekiri group absolves Tompolo
A socio-cultural organisation in the Niger Delta, Iwere Peace Movement, has said that the recent allegation by Itsekiri leader, Chief Ayiri Emami, that Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, masterminded the recent vandalization of oil pipelines in the creeks was capable of causing another crisis between the Ijaw and the Itsekiri.
2 men allegedly sell stolen baby for N100,000
UYO—The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested two persons, Nkereuwem Matthew Ebong and Enobong Sunday Thomas, both of Edienne Ikot Ibio Imo village in Uyo Local Government Area, for allegedly stealing and selling a new born baby delivered by one Nseabasi Matthew Ebong, 22, for N100,000.
