At least four persons have been confirmed dead including the principal, Saint Joseph Senior Boys Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in the last four months. P.M.NEWS learnt that the 64-year old principal, Mrs. Deborah Iyabode, a food vendor, Omobowale Durojaiye, 57, a Mathematics teacher, Mr. Akinwumi and an SS1 student simply called Iyanu were [...]
The arraignment of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the dissolved House of Representatives Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions, Herman Hembe and Emeka Azubuogu was on Thursday stalled due to the absence of Azubuogu at the court. The Abuja High Court had earlier fixed their arraignment for today following the leave it granted the [...]
Members of the family of Alhaji Muniru Okeowo, 87, who was allegedly killed with acid on Thursday at his residence at Abule Iroko, near Sango, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, have instituted a case against the woman who was involved in a land tussle with the old man, Mrs. Adijatu Gbadamosi. Narrating the incident to P.M.NEWS [...]
Edo state chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) was again thrown into mourning on Tuesday as a journalist with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, (Bronze FM) Sashua Edeghagba was shot dead by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers. He was allegedly hit by the stray bullet of the suspected robbers at about 7.30 pm [...]
The Lagos State Government is currently moving to phase out the use of kerosene by households in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. The government plans to intensify mass production of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG so that at least one million homes in Lagos could have access to LPG in the next few years and desist [...]
The remains of Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Shofoluwe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos will be laid to rest on Thursday, 31 May, 2012. A candle light procession attended by varsity dons, non academic and academic staff and students was held at the institution’s Senate building on Tuesday night as part of activities lined [...]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has noted that the contributions of the academia cannot be over-emphasised in fast-tracking the development of Nigeria because there is no substitute for the experience they have garnered over the years. The governor therefore urged dons to be create fora, through lectures and seminars, through which their submissions [...]
