Man arrested for threatening BRT boss with snakes

There was anxiety at the Ketu Bus Rapid Transit depot in Lagos State after a man brought two big snakes to the office of the  depot chairman, Chief Sunday Yusuf. Read more

Alaafin ignorant of Yoruba history –Olojudo

A prominent traditional ruler in Osun State, the Alayemore Olojudo of Ido Osun, Oba Aderemi Sapoyoro has taken a swipe at the Alafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi over his claim that Oranyan never ruled Ile-Ife. Read more

Presidency, New PDP in fresh row over 2015

The Presidency on Wednesday took a swipe at the Abubakar Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic Party for  referring  to President Goodluck Jonathan’s purported  2015 ambition  as  a “third term from the back door.” Read more

Minimum wage: Oshiomhole leads workers’ protest to N’ Assembly

… Demands reversal of new law

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday led organised labour on protest march to the National Assembly to demand a reversal of the transfer of labour matters from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. Read more

Chinese arraigned for attempting to rape Nigerian girl

Two chinese men, Chen Gang, 47 and Zhao Weidong, 31, have been arraigned  at the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State,  for allegedly conspiring to rape a 20-year-old Nigerian lady, Oluchi Chukwuemeka. Read more

2015: Opposition to Jonathan shouldn’t come from his region –Uduaghan

Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged the people of Niger Delta region not to be antagonistic to President Goodluck Jonathan, either to his policies or political aspiration, saying “opposition to him should not come from the South-South, his own region.” Read more

I won’t resign, Okonjo-Iweala tells Amaechi’s NGF

The coordinating minister for the economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday dismissed calls for her resignation by members of the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi-led Nigeria Governors’ Forum. Read more