Court remands Lagos PDP chair, Salvador, others over murder
THE chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos, Mr. Moshood Salvador and 10 others have been remanded in prison custody over alleged murder of the party chairman in Apapa council area, Mr. Adeniyi Aborishade, last Saturday.
We steal MTN’s inverter batteries, sell for N20,000 instead of N70,000 – Suspects
Lagos State Police Command has arrested four persons for allegedly stealing inverter batteries worth several millions of naira from MTN installation at Mowo area of Badagry Lagos, yesterday.
Is Akpabio set to abandon his legacy?
The political intentions of Senator Godswill Akpabio, former chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, are raising apprehension everywhere.
Decentralizing port operations and ending the chaos in Lagos
LAST week, I was trapped for hours on the Isolo-Apapa Expressway in an unprecedented traffic gridlock. Many lanes of the so-called expressway were seized by articulated vehicles especially trailers carrying containers and fuel tankers, forcing other vehicles to drive against the traffic, in an effort to move forward since most of the articulated vehicles seemed stationary.
Siege on Saraki, Ekweremadu: Avoid actions that threaten Nigeria’s democracy, CAN warns
ABUJA—CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the Presidency and the Nigeria Police against taking actions capable of threatening the survival of democracy in Nigeria.
Aftermath of Ekiti poll: Fayemi unveils transition c’ttee
ADO-EKITI—THE Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has released a list of eminent citizens of the state that will serve in the Governorship Transition Committee.
Owan West APC leaders pass confidence vote on Asein
OWAN West Local Government chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State has condemned the recent suspension slammed on Mr. Victor Asein, the lawmaker representing them in the state House of Assembly.
Bello’s struggles for Warri, Ijaw deserve documentation — Evah
The Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has called for the documentation of the struggles of Chief Oboko Bello, former president of the Federated Niger Delta Ijaw Communities, FNDIC, who recently clocked 60 years, for bringing lasting peace and justice to Warri and Ijaw.
Benue Assembly sacks Speaker, all principal officers
Makurdi—Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange and all principal officers of the House were, yesterday removed from office in a majority decision by 22 out of 30 members of the House.
Ripple effect: How Ekiti poll is stirring storm in Rivers
WHICHEVER way the pendulum had swung, the outcome of the just concluded governorship polls in Ekiti was anticipated to attract fresh permutations as to its implications for 2019. As it turned out a tense victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC, the ripple effect in Rivers state inflamed the bitter war of words between Governor Nyeson Wike’s ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and the APC.
FIFA 2018 WC: Africa’s poor showing troubles CAF boss
Confederations of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad has revealed his frustration with the poor showing of the five African nations at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in Russia.
