‘Money-doubler’ nabbed in Lagos
A 31-year-old man, Dare Yusuf, who was known for tricking unsuspecting members of the public with claims that he can double money, has met his Waterloo as operatives of Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command arrested him in Mushin area of the state, while two members of his gang are on the run.
FG considers 13 licenses for modular refineries
N what may be seen as a determined effort to avert another round of crisis in the Niger Delta region following the recent threat by one of the militant groups, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, to resume attacks on oil installations, the federal government Sunday, released plans for the development of the region.
ICC petitions Buhari over christians’ security
FIGURES released recently by International Christian Concern, ICC, a non-denominational, non-governmental, non-partisan Christian organization, located in Washington, DC, whose concern is the human rights of Christians and religious minorities, revealed that Nigeria is one of the number one killing grounds for Christians in the last 15 years.
Obasanjo is boss of bosses, ignore him at your peril —Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as the “boss of bosses.”
Maina: I want open trial or nothing – Malami
—Buoyed by rising confidence that he breached no laws in the reinstatement of wanted ex-Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has rejected the idea of a secret probe by the Senate.
EKWUEME: FG not bearing cost of treatment
AILING Second Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme was yesterday flown abroad for continued medical treatment but the Federal Government will not bear the cost of the treatment. Sources told Vanguard that this was because the Federal Government has reneged on its promise to bear the full cost of treatment and transportation of the elder statesman to a hospital in London, and referred the issue to the Anambra State government where Ekwueme hails from.
