Man Olorunto rapes sister-in-law in Lagos
A 29-year-old bus driver, Folarin Olorunto, who threatened his sister-in-law with a knife to be able to rape her, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Ogbeh advises critics of FG yam export policy to grow yam
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised critics of the Federal Government yam export policy to grow the commodity.
Another fire disaster tears London apart
Just about four weeks after the residential building popularly known as Grenfell Tower was ravaged by fire in West London which left no fewer than 80 people dead, another blaze has destroyed the Camden Lock Market.
Increased drugging of passengers, drivers in Enugu worries Police
The Police Command in Enugu State has raised alarm over increasing cases of passengers and drivers being drugged and disposed of their belongings and vehicles by unscrupulous elements in the state.
Udom emerges interim chairman of South-East/South-South Governors’ Forum
Gov. Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom has been appointed the interim chairman of the joint South-East/South-South Governors’ Forum.
MASSOB to FG: Convene sovereign national conference now
Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Ralph Uwazuruike faction, has called on the federal government to urgently convene a sovereign national conference to allow ethnic nationalities in the country to determine their future.
We are one people, says S-east/S-south Govs
GOVERNORS of the South East and South-South geopolitical zones rose from their joint inaugural meeting in Enugu, yesterday, stating that the two regions common heritage, culture and affinity.
Anambra guber: Andy Uba’s second coming
This by a long shot is not the first time Andy put his right foot forward for the state’s top most office
Enugu: Tracking governance at mid-term
The governor’s swift intervention on Amurri road as a priority project is a clear indication of his commitment to the wellbeing of the people of the area and the state at large
One dead, 8 injured as trailer rams into pedestrians in Ughelli
ONE person was, on Saturday, confirmed dead, while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries when an IVECO trailer lost control and rammed into some pedestrians and commercial motorcycle operators in Ughelli, Delta State.
Quit notice: NANS to occupy Kaduna Sept 30 to Oct 3
All the students in Nigeria, under the umbrella of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, will between September 30 and October 3, occupy the city of Kaduna in a peaceful protest against the quit notice served on Ndigbo residing in parts of northern Nigeria.
Oil extraction’s destroyed livelihoods in Niger Delta — ERA
THE Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has raised the alarm that oil extraction has destroyed rural livelihoods in the Niger Delta region and that desertification has become the root cause of the constant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in different parts of the country.
Stop intercepting cleared cargoes, Police warn personnel
THE Marine Command of Nigerian Police Force has warned its personnel to stop intercepting already cleared cargoes.
Buhari’s ’83 coup: How Maitama Sule submitted self for arrest — Abdulsalami
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), revealed, yesterday, in Kano how the late elder statesman, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, submitted himself for arrest shortly after the 1983 coup d’etat that saw many top flight politicians clamped into detention.
Oyegun to Kalu: We appreciate your good job for APC
National Chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, weekend, lauded a top APC Chieftain and former governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, over what he referred to as Kalu’s good job in enlarging the coast of the party, especially in the South East.
