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The controversial pedestrian bridge built by the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun along Ita-Eko road in the State Capital has been turned to another use other than what it was meant for. Investigations conducted by yemojanews.com has revealed that because of the very light vehicular traffic on the road, people find the pedestrian bridge useless and have abandoned ... Read More »

Posted: June 26, 2013 – 08:58 By Adekoya Boladale ‘Let us through this medium put a clarion call to the good people of Ogun State- market men and women, Taxi Drivers, Okada Riders, Civil Servants, NATA, NURTW, ROADS, Religious Bodies, Traditional rulers, Elders, Youths to unite and come out en masse to say no to this bond of bondage. To ... Read More »

There was mild drama on Wednesday night at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, venue of the Presidential dinner organised by President Goodluck Jonathan, news website, The Eagle Online, is reporting. A presidential bodyguard stopped embattled Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, from getting close to President Jonathan to pay homage. Mr. Amaechi, who is the chairman of the ... Read More »

There were indications on Tuesday that the Federal Government would opt for a retaliatory measure if the United Kingdom went ahead to implement its proposed £3,000 visa bond. Nigeria was said to have made this known during a private meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister, Olugbenga Ashiru, and British High Commissioner, Andrew Pocock, in Abuja. The PUNCH had reported exclusively on ... Read More »

RIVERS State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has dared the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, to shoot him whenever he embarks on a demonstration against him (CP) and the Federal Government. Mbu had placed a ban on any form of demonstration, procession or rally by any person or group of persons in the state and warned anybody not to ... Read More »

The Lagos State House of Assembly has reiterated that the truth shall prevail very soon in the money laundering against its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Sabit Ikuforiji by the EFCC at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Speaking on behalf of the Lagos Assembly following the re-arraignment of Rt. Hon. Ikuforiji and his aide, Mr Oyebode Atoyebi in court on Monday ... Read More »

OSOGBO — Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has denied ever slapping his deputy, Mrs. Grace Tomori, stressing that the rumor was aimed at causing disaffection capable of destabilising the state. The governor said a cordial relationship exists between the two of them. He added that “I have never beaten anybody in my life. In fact, I don’t beat my ... Read More »

The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police has declared a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, wanted for allegedly defrauding a land buyer of N130m. The SFU alleged in a statement on Wednesday that the suspect and her son, Samson, obtained money from the victim by false representation. The Commissioner of Police for the command, Tunde ... Read More »

Why are you hiding?” the president asked the speaker. A mild drama occurred at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa on Tuesday night as President Goodluck Jonathan dragged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, before television cameras, shortly before the commencement of the closed-door meeting of the National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ... Read More »

Taraba State governor Danbaba Suntai has been discharged from the John Hopkins Hospital in Maryland State, three months after he was brought to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as a result of the injuries he sustained during the October 2012 plane crash that involved him and some of his aides in Adamawa State. Our correspondent, who got the information ... Read More »