Gunmen kill one, injure seven Plateau traders
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Gunmen on Sunday evening opened fire on traders returning from the Kara Bukuru Livestock Market in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing one person and injuring seven others. The victim was identified as Musa Abubakar. The incident occurred at about 7pm around the Bukuru Low-Cost area, according […]
Stiff penalty for traffic offenders …As Lagos moves to check excesses of motorcyclists
Shalaman was a popular commercial motorcyclist at Obalende who took pleasure in flouting traffic rules until nemesis caught up with him. He was coming from the Bar Beach side of the road one day when the traffic light at Ajose Adeogun junction turned red. Rather than obeying the light by stopping, he continued moving It was a terrible mistake as he rammed his bike into an incoming vehicle, seriously injuring himself and his passengers, and damaging his bike beyond repair.
A story of survival : My battle with Cancer, Prof Omo Omoruyi (2)
In this concluding part of the interview with Professor Omo Omoruyi of the then Centre for Democratic Studies, CDS, you would read about what General Ibrahim Babangida told Olu Falae and Papa Adekunle Ajasin when they met. You would also read about how Prof. Omo Omoruyi escaped assassination. But who were those behind the attempt on his life? Why is Omoruyi still carrying eight pellets of bullets in his body since 1994? How did Omoruyi survive cancer? He is a survivor and you only need to read his story and then understand and, perhaps, convince yourself about values and virtues of being a public office holder in a country where anything can happen.
2011: We won’t manipulate polls for PDP – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his commitment to the conduct of a credible general election next year, devoid of political sentiments. He said only the best candidates elected by the people would emerge as leaders.
Rage of gun-wielding street hawkers …as fuel tanker goes up in flames
THE dust generated by these recent incidents had hardly died down when last week street hawkers on the ever-busy Port Harcourt-Aba road clashed with men of the Rivers State Task Force on Eradication of Street Trading. They reportedly snatched the rifle of a Police Corporal attached to the task force.
With road construction contractors, it’s mere sighs, hisses as NDDC comes calling
The nine states that make up the interventionist constituency of the Niger Delta Development Commission has since last month been taking turns to play host to top officials of the Commission on projects inspection tours of these states. Recently, it was the turn of Imo State that prides itself as the Eastern Heartland. But after a tour that took the NDDC delegation round some project sites, the unequivocal verdict was: Poor job all the way.
