Year: 2012
Clash Over Property Tax Law In Benin
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin There was commotion at the ever busy Kings Square in Benin, capital of Nigeria’s Edo state Monday afternoon,…
Bayelsa PDP adopts Jonathan as leader
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Bayelsa State have taken a resolution that President Goodluck…
Amosun suspends Ijebu East council officials
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, in Western Nigeria, has suspended the chairman and members of the…
DPO, 3 Boko Haram members die in shootout
A policeman and at least three suspected Boko Haram gunmen died Monday following an early morning bombing and shooting raid…
Jonathan Urges Nigerian To Have Faith In Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday urged Nigerians not to lose faith in the country as government was doing its best…
We Must Resolve That Never Again Shall We Spill Our People’s Blood
Perhaps at this point it will be remiss of me and dangerously ominous not to take a position about the…
Activists, Okada Riders Protest Traffic Law
Four members of the Joint Action Front, JAF and leaders of commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders, were arrested this morning…
Zuma Visits Mandela In Hospital
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday visited former President Nelson Mandela in hospital. Zuma expressed satisfaction on the condition…
Yuletide: Onitsha Markets’ Leaders Ban Okada
Markets’ leaders in Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of the South-East, have banned commercial motorcyclists from entering their markets during…
Obaro Ibru Is New Acting M.D Aero Contractors
Mr. Obaro Ibru is the new acting Managing Director of Aero Contractors, following the resignation of the Managing Director of…
Fire Guts 116 Houses In Lagos In November
At least, 116 houses were gutted by fire in Lagos State last month, says the Director, Lagos State Fire Services,…
Frantic Search For Okonjo-Iweala’s Mum
The police in Delta State have launched a frantic search for Professor Kamene Okonjo, the 82-year old mother of the…
Traffic Law: Accident Rate Drops By 60% —LASUTH CMD
The Chief Medical Director, Lagos State Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof David Oke says that since the beginning of enforcement of…
Deregistration Of Parties: INEC Should Take A Second Look
As expected, the deregistration of 28 political parties last Thursday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has elicited various…
Parties Deregistration Unconstitutional —Lawyers
Some Lawyers in Lagos on Sunday criticised the de-registration of 28 political parties by INEC and described it as a…