Abuja —The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has said that henceforth, all policemen will undergo snap urine tests to ascertain signs of drug abuse before they could be issued firearms.

AS soon as an Urhobo man or woman dies the family is thrown into jubilation because an opportunity for social recklessness has been opened. Each member or each gate is asked to pay some money and they go on to erect temporary brothels euphemistically called family booths or canopies.

The Lagos State government yesterday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road networks across the state on the basis of queuing up for Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol, just as it threatened to sanction any erring filling station and motorist who flout the directive.

A commercial bus driver, Adejoh Anthony, 48, has been arraigned before a Badagry Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly driving against traffic.

It was a harvest of fire disasters in Lagos State, Tuesday night, as four persons were killed in separate fire incidents in Shomolu Oja and Ikotun areas of the state.

At Shomolu Oja area of Shomolu Local Government, Lagos, a man and his two daughters were burnt to death while the man was trying to re-fuel his generating set.
Just as a bed-ridden man seeking spiritual cure at the Synagogue Church of All Nation, SCOAN, was also burnt to death in a hotel in Ikotun area.

Yvonne Ruke Akpoveta is an International business change and motivational keynote speaker; who facilitates small and large group sessions to bring about positive change and desired results. Passionate about positive change, she works with entrepreneurs and leaders to help them transition through change, drive the results they desire and achieve their goals. It is this drive that has enabled her and her team to bring to the shores of Nigeria the change leadership series, which is a Pan-African corporate and entrepreneurial sequence of events held annually.

THE Olu of Warri, HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli, has pledged his kingdom’s commitment to stand by the Ibru family when the time comes for the burial of the first governor of Delta State, Olorogun Felix Ibru, who passed on recently.

While the woman is the canvas and the clothes are the painting, the accessories are the finishing in any fine work of art. The stylish woman can be referred to as the work of art and her accessories- the finishing- will fully determine whether she is just art, or fine art.

Following its takeover of Alcatel-Lucent, while also citing challenging market conditions and a technology shift, Nokia has launched a global redundancy programme starting with 1,300 job cuts in Finland and 1,400 in Germany.

Drunk-driving or driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, is a crime and has sent millions of people to untimely grave – both drunk-drivers and road users. At the recently held Nigerian Universities Research Fair at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, a student of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, showcased her car demobiliser device using alcohol detector. She spoke to Vanguard Learning on the innovation. Excerpts

Recently, the first ‘State of the World’s Toilets’ report by WaterAid uphold the fact that Nigeria is one of the most failing countries in the world on access to proper hygiene and sanitation

Three Ghanaians have clinched the three prestigious awards given by WAEC yearly to the best candidates in West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.

If anyone is looking forward to a day when sports will stop being big business, they have a long wait ahead of them. Yet, it is on the rare occasion that women audiences and stakeholders are put into consideration when drawing up budgets. The figures suggest things ought to be different.

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it would no longer allow indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road networks across the state on the basis of queuing up for Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as fuel, just as it threatened to sanction any erring filling stations and motorists who flout the directive.

Do you give your child a water bottle to take to school/picnics? Your child’s water-bottle could be the most efficient incubator for germs and toxins your child could be exposed to. Needless to say, children need their water on the go and cannot be compromised. The following tips will help: