Month: July 2011
Police Foil Robbery, Recover Truck, Arms
The Police at Ojo Division, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have foiled a robbery attempt at Alaba International Market, Ojo. P.M.NEWS…
Gun Recovered From Two Robbery Suspects
The police at Alakara Police Station, Mushin, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested two men in a hideout at Mushin,…
Man Caught With Pistol, 30 Live Bullets
Anti-robbery policemen from Area ‘H’ Ogudu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a robbery suspect under bridge at Ojota. The…
LIRS Set To Meet With Pools Agents, Promoters
The Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue, LIRS will next week hold a tripartite meeting with representatives of the Lagos…
Olu Jacobs Bags Life Achievement Award
Accomplished actor Olu Jacobs has been honoured with a life Achievement Award in Cameroun. The veteran actor received the award…
GOP Album Ready
God’s Own People, popularly known as GOP will launch the debut album on Saturday 9 July, Showbiz Trends learnt. The…
Ibadan Awaits Gbenga Adeyinka
Comedian of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Gbenga Adeyinka 1st, is at it again. This time, the indigenous comedian is…
I have Not Had Sex For Two Years
Controversial socialite Modupe Ozolua says she has been celibate for two years, two months and still counting. The body enhancement…
Bez’s Supersun Debuts
After a long period of barely concealed anticipation, fans of Nigeria’s rising alternative soul music artiste, Bez Idakula, can finally…
911 Records’ Meshack Hits Lagos
Meshack, one of the rising artistes on 911 Records label has concluded plans to extend his activities to Lagos, the…
Husband Docked For Assaulting Wife
A 49-year-old man, Andrew Amonu, was arraigned on Tuesday for allegedly strangling his wife, Mrs. Ngozi Amonu, by the neck…
3 Jailed Nine Months For Burglary
A Surulere magistrate court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has sentenced three men to three months imprisonment each for house breaking…
Reps Reject Aganga As Lagos Ministerial Nominee
The House of Representatives has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to appoint a minister from each state of the federation in…
Assembly Confirms 80 Persons Dead In Flood Disaster
Oyo State House of Assembly having confirmed that 80 persons have so far lost their lives in the recent flood…
N75 BILLION SCAM: EFCC Accuses Ex-works Minister Of Plotting To Jump Bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday accused former Works Minister, Dr. Hassan Lawal, of plotting to jump…
Gov Amaechi Goes Tough On Okada, Tricycle Riders
Rivers State Government has directed the Ministry of Transport to implement the law banning the use of commercial motorcycle popularly…
Boko Haram Militants Kill Two Nigerian Cops
A Nigerian military spokesman in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s north eastern state of Borno said today that suspected members of…
Corps Members Boycott Boko Haram States
Prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, posted to states in the North where the Boko Haram members…
Soyinka: No Regrets If I Quit Public Life
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says he has no sense of regret if he decides to quit public life today,…
Akwa Ibom Evacuates Lunatics For Jonathan
The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in Akwa Ibom State, Southsouth, Nigeria, has commenced the evacuation of lunatics…
PARADED: The Man Alleged To Have Killed His Wife
The Lagos State Police Command this morning paraded an unemployed graduate, Akolade Arowolo, 30, who allegedly stabbed his wife, Titilayo,…
28 Prostitutes Sent To Kirikiri
The 28 suspected prostitutes arrested by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Offences (Enforcement) Unit have been sent to…
State Burial For Christy Essien-Igbokwe
As a 20-man burial committee led by Pastor Obika Romeo will be inaugurated tomorrow, P.M.NEWS can reveal that the late…
Traffic Jam: Mild Relief For Abuja Residents
There was mild relief for commuters in Abuja this morning as men of the Nigerian Army relaxed the rigorous security…
Jilted Man Batters Wife
A jilted husband Andrew Amonu has been charged to Oshodi Magistrate’s court for allegedly battering his estranged wife, Ngozi, 35.…
Bank Presents 6 Buses To NURTW in Plateau
The Mwaghavul Microfinance Bank in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau has presented six buses to the state chapter of…
Court Discharges Female Kidnapper
An Ota Magistrate’s Court, Ogun State has discharged a lady accused of abducting a one and half-year old boy, Temilehin…
Father, Son Docked Over Theft
A father and his son were on Monday charged before a Somolu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting a food…
Customs Impounds 1,516 Vehicles, Valued At N1.2b
The Federal Operations Unit of Nigeria Customs Service in Lagos said it impounded 1,516 vehicles valued at N1.2 billion imported…
Man Remanded For Manslaughter
The police in Ota, Ogun State have dragged Jimoh Ajikasiri, 21 before the Ota Chief Magistrate’s Court for alleged manslaughter.…