Police rescue 3 in Lagos boat mishap
The Marine Police on Thursday said its men rescued three persons on Pashi river, Badagry, Lagos State, when their boat capsized on July 29.
7 vigilantes nab with body of man tortured to death in Ekiti
OPRATIVES of Ekiti State Police Command have arrested the leader of a vigilance group in the state, Mr. Femi Ogunleye, and six of his members for illegally arresting and torturing a man to death.
PDP glorifies rebels
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has honoured some of the rebels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who defected to its fold as heroes of democracy.
Attacks: Zamfara records more IDPs
Armed bandits attacks on Zamfara have continued to increase the number of Internally Displaced Persons in Maradun Local Government area of the state.
APC defectors have skeletons in their cupboard —Okotie
A governorship aspirant in Delta State on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Osiobe Okotie, yesterday, said those that defected from the party to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other political parties are people that have skeletons in their cupboards.
Rivers facing worst federal harassment —Wike
PORT HAR-COURT— GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, adjudged his state “as one of the states facing the worst form of harassment” from All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government.
We’re not behind Press Council amendment Bill – Presidency
THE presidency, Wednesday distanced itself from the Nigerian Press Council Bill pending at the National Assembly for amendment and passage into law.
Saraki, Ahmed, other decampees political butterflies — Isa Aremu
ABUJA—General Secretary of the National Union of Textiles and Garment Workers of Nigeria, NUTGWN, Comrade Issa Aremu, has taken a swipe at some politicians currently defecting from one political party to the other, describing them as unprincipled.
Our members will support only pro-workers parties’ candidates in 2019, ULC declares
DISAPPOINTED by the seemingly anti-labour policies of government at all levels, especially after electioneering promises, ahead of 2019 general elections and as political manoeuvring, alignments and realignments thicken, United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, and its leaders are not leaving anything to chance.
Decision to release my LG salary, an afterthought — OLUBADAN
THE Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1, said yesterday, that the recent decision of one of the new kings to release his 11-month local government allowances was an “afterthought calculated to prevent backlash of their unlawful action.”
Thank you, Carl Ikeme
IN July 2017, the news that Nigeria’s first choice team goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, had been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, came to many Nigerians as a rude shock. He had returned abnormal blood results during the pre-season medical of his English Championship club, Wolverhampton.
