Nigerians are less tolerant of corruption, corrupt people than before- Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday in Kaduna that the support of the judiciary was key to winning the war against corruption. Mohammed said this at the second Town Hall meeting held in Kaduna organised to speak directly to Nigerians about the achievements, challenges and upcoming programmes of the government.
Olu of Warri eulogises Oba Erediauwa
THE Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli, has expressed shock over the passage of HRM Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, the Oba of Benin, describing him as “a most revered monarch.”
I kidnapped my Madam’s son, demanded N20m ransom – Driver
A 26-year-old driver, Jeremiah Igiri, who kidnapped his employer’s 4 years old son for a ransom of N20 million, was yesterday paraded by the Rivers State Police Command in Port Harcourt.
While he was going about in search of the missing boy with his mother, it was unknown to her that the driver actually arranged with a lady and two other men to abduct her son.
Oshiomhole squandered over N1trn on inflated projects —Ize-Iyamu
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has disclosed that the Adams Oshiomhole-led administration in the state received over N1 trillion in the last seven and a half years from the Federation Account and Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, but lamented that the fund was squandered on highly inflated projects that were not evenly distributed across the state.
Senate’s death penalty for kidnappers
The Senate is poised to enact a law that will prescribe the death penalty for kidnapping and hostage-taking in the country. This resolve is coming on the heels of the kidnap and rescue of Senator Iyabo Anisulowo. The 65 year-old ex-minister and former lawmaker was kidnapped penultimate week on her way to her farm.
My plan to de-market APC — Lere Olayinka
Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose on Public Communication and New Media, is one of the serious contenders for the post of the National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party. In an interview, he affirmed that his mission as National Publicity Secretary of the PDP would be to de-market the ruling All Progressive Congress. He speaks on his plans and strategies
