A 20-year-old Forest Hill man was arrested by Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies early Thursday morning, hours after police said he stabbed his mother to death in their home. Isaac Anya Ojiabo Jr., 20, was taken into custody without incident at approximately 4:30 a.m., when detectives canvassing the Forest Hill area located him in his family’s white Lexus SUV at ... Read More »
All Progressives Congress (APC) Interim Deputy National Secretary, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has given an insight into his ordeal in the hands of Nigeria’s secret police. The former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, who surrendered to the State Security Service (SSS) yesterday after a three-day stand-off, was released around midnight after being held for more than 15 hours and left the ... Read More »
Emeka Oparah 4626 (MY DEAR FRIENDS) LET’S SAVE LOLADE! Out of the blues, on Monday, January 19, 2014, I received a call from someone I did not know and hadn’t met, crying and begging me for help. She told me she’s been diagnosed with CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE and is currently undergoing dialysis twice weekly. My initial reaction was to ask ... Read More »
By its latest editorial of Tuesday, January 21, 2014 captioned ‘Aregbesola’s misguided church project’ has further revealed its open antagonism to the government of Mr. Aregbesola and consolidated itself as the official mouthpiece of mindless opposition in Osun. A mere cursory perusal of the Punch reportage and feature story on Aregbesola’s program in the past couple of months has shown ... Read More »
Following the release of the elections timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has formally expressed his intention to seek re-election. Fayemi also named key officials of his re-election campaign. In a statement in on Sunday, which he personally signed, Fayemi said: “Following the groundswell of support by leaders and members of our ... Read More »
The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria on Monday evening passed a bill that now places fine of N10,000, three months imprisonment or both for first offenders. The law for a law to prohibit smoking in designated places and vehicles, which was sponsored by Gbolahan Yishawu, the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2 at the House, had lingered since last ... Read More »
The Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, in Lagos, yesterday, paraded six persons, including a couple, over alleged visa fraud at the Italian Embassy. Mrs Ngozi Isintume-Agu, spokesperson of the unit, who paraded the suspects, said they were arrested after receiving a petition from the Italian Consulate-General, alleging visa fraud by the couple. Isintume-Agu said the couple, Ayinmola Alabi and his ... Read More »
The unfortunate and sudden death of Mr. Arowora Habeeb an aide to the Executive Governor of Lagos state. Gov Babatunde Fashola happened as a result of the burns he sustained from a cooking gas explosion in his kitchen.It was said that the house help forgot to turn the gas cooker off properly after using it.On getting home, Mr. Habeeb went ... Read More »
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Monday, imposed a 10-year ban on a member of the board, Mr Olaleye Adepoju, for allegedly receiving bribe from a football club. The Chief Media Officer of the NFA, Mr Ademola Olajire, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Also affected by the ban, according to Olajire, is a former Commissioner ... Read More »
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