By Yusuf Muhammed Two suspected petroleum pipeline vandals have been arrested by residents of Davis Street, New Oko-Oba, Abule Egba area of Lagos. Their petroleum tankers were also impounded by the residents. Confirming the arrest, the General Secretary of Goodwill Community Development Association, Abule Egba, Mr. Emmanuel Isong, said the two tankers were brought to [...]
By Femi Falana The theme of the 2009 Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture/Symposium would seem to suggest that the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association believes that constitutionalism can be a mechanism for re-inventing in Nigerian state. In view of the fact that the National Assembly has, once again, commenced the process of amending [...]
Afro beat king, Femi Anikulapo Kuti, who took ill recently has recovered fully and is back at the New Afrika Shrine. P.M.Entertainment learnt that Soki as he is popularly called, stormed the shrine last Thursday and rehearsed with his band, The Positive Force Band. Investigations revealed that Femi, who was advised by his doctors to [...]
Jide Osokoya & Oluwole Adeboye Following the rise in the crime rate in Lagos and its environs, some area commanders and divisional police officers in the state’s Police Command, have been having sleepless nights on how to tackle the menace. P.M.News investigation revealed that most of these officers have virtually turned their duty posts to [...]
By Abiodun Onafuye The Oru of Imoru, Oba M. Adepoosi Bashorun (Orugbogbo II), has lend his voice to the call for the creation of Ijebu State and making Ijebu-Ode the state capital. Speaking with P.M.NEWS, the monarch dismissed the arguments of those saying that creating new states at this period would not augur well for [...]
The Local Organising Committee of the ongoing National Sports Festival in Kaduna is having more problems than it can handle. While there has been general complaints about the organisation of the festival, some states are on a collision course with the LOC over the use of clay courts for the tennis events of the championship. [...]
The organisers of the Glo Lagos International Half Marathon, say they have provided special kits for the disables athletes who will participate in the race tomorrow. Although, the disabled athletes are not going to run the real marathon, but the organisers said that they will ensure that the physically challenged athletes are are not left [...]
