3 people have been shot dead at the Ladipo Market in Lagos following violence involving some touts and men in the uniform of the Nigerian Air Force. Reports say trouble started following an argument between some of the uniformed men and touts who charge fees for parking of vehicles. A spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force later…
The Imo State Government has sealed Rochas Foundation College in Owerri, the state capital. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Print Media, Modestus Nwamkpa confirmed the development. He said that the governor was committed to recovering properties of the state allegedly looted by Okorocha and his family members.
The forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State, scheduled for July 24, continues to face threats, as more interested parties head to court to challenge the exercise. This latest lawsuit involves eleven political parties, who filed an application before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, seeking to stop the council elections. The aggrieved political parties Alliance of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the commitment of his administration to do everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country. President Buhari, who spoke at a dinner in Abuja with members of the National Assembly, also assured that everything would be done to bring perpetrators of criminal activities to book. The President told his guests…
At least seventy-two people have died in violent protests in South Africa, which was sparked by the fifteen-month imprisonment of former president, Jacob Zuma. Reports say ten of the victims were killed in a stampede during looting on Monday night at a shopping centre in Soweto. South African police said they had identified twenty people who are…
Nigerians are celebrating the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of his personal aide, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner. National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Kola Ologbodinyan, said his party is happy with the decision of the Senate on the matter. Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, told Lasgidi FM News Desk that the Senate’s rejection of…