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 [...]
The first phase of 2009 edition of Star Quest, the music talent hunt programme sponsored by Star takes off Tuesday with the regional audition in Lagos. Music talents are expected to showcase their talents at the open audition which holds at Adebola House, Opebi, Ikeja, from 24 to 28 February, 2009. Benin and its environs [...]
By Adetutu Audu Professor Dora Akunyili, Minister of Information and Communications and ex-Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and her team at the NAFDAC office have been asked to submit themselves for prosecution over poisonous My Pikin baby drug saga. Speaking with P.M.News on behalf of Colostum International, a non profit [...]
By Damola Ogundimu The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade would perform wonders, live up to expectations and also lift the Osun State University to greater heights, even beyond the people’s expectation. This declaration was made by the National Vice President of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Kazeem Badmus who also gave kudos to [...]