ARMS PROLIFERATION: Presidency begins survey in Anambra
THE Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, PRESCOM, has commenced a four- week national survey on the proliferation of illicit arms in Anambra State.
Teenager dies after being raped and set on fire
A 16-year-old Indian girl who was raped and then set on fire on the roof of her home has died, police said Wednesday, the latest in a string of horrific sexual crimes in India.
Two Nigerian mini-aircraft wizards hold minister spellbound
IN the past, it would only happen in a fairy tale. But today, it’s happening live and the world is becoming witness to the talents being unleashed to the society through Nigeria. How else can one describe a country which teenagers could design and produce a mini-aircraft that could fly for about 3000 to 4000 miles above the sea level and covering a distance of about five to six kilometers.
Mother, child, 16 others die as 5-storey building collapses
A five storey building caved in yesterday in Ikate Elegushi area of Lagos, killing 18 persons among whom was a woman and her three-year-old child.
Financial Discipline… making every naira count by Kemi Adeosun
ECONOMISTS have long found Nigeria to be something of a conundrum. The macro picture has always appeared compelling – large population, oil reserves, mineral reserves, endless tracts of arable land, land and sea borders for regional domination. Indeed the absurdity of our underperformance is only surpassed by our ability to accurately quantify our losses and missed opportunities.
Ondo first female Speaker, Deputy impeached
THE first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Akindele and her Deputy, Mr Fatai Olotu have been impeached.
