As Police continue their investigation into the alleged murder of Nigerian artiste, Nielsen Zainab Joy otherwise known as Alizee and her four-year-old daughter, Petra by her husband, Peter Nielsen, Petra Entertainment Limited, the management of the Singer has said Petra…
IGP Idris and promotion of mediocrity (Tribune)
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, slid from the sublime to the ridiculous all within a week. Ibrahim had penultimate week ordered the immediate removal of Mr Ali Janga as Kogi State Police Commissioner, and announced Esa Sunday…
A Glimmer of hope in Governance – C. Don Adinuba
Since the relationship school, closely associated with Peter Drucker, made a robust comeback in the 1990s among leadership and management researchers, top management schools around the world have displayed a greater interest in the role of passion in the success…
We counted 50 dead bodies after banks’ raid – Offa vigilance group (Punch)
The Operations Commander, Vigilance Group of Nigeria, Offa, Kwara State chapter, Wasiu Adepoju, on Saturday, said vigilantes in the state counted about 50 dead bodies after armed robbers attacked and robbed five banks in Offa on Thursday. The state Commissioner…
APC NEC: Why El-Rufai, Akeredolu, Bello, others are backing Oyegun (Nation)
Fresh facts emerged yesterday that some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some party leaders are adamant on the retention of the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and other members of the National Working Committee…
Japanese father arrested for allegedly caging son for over 20 years (BBC)
Japanese police have arrested a 73-year-old man suspected of keeping his son in a wooden cage for over 20 years. Yoshitane Yamasaki said he locked up his son, now 42, because he suffered mental problems and was sometimes violent, according…
Why Tinubu, Osoba, Akande backed Obasanjo’s second term — Adebanjo (Punch)
Elder statesman and chieftain of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has accused some former South-West governors, including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba, of supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s re-election bid in 2003 out of selfish ambition.…
* Strange things we did after oil spill —Lagos community residents (Nation) * Lagos enhances transit payment system, launches EMV Contactless card (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE APRIL 7, 2018 Strange things we did after oil spill —Lagos community residents (Nation) There is still no respite for residents of Isheri Oshun community, a suburb of Ijegun area of Lagos State, after the…
Jailbreaks: 1,133 prisoners on the loose –Investigation (Punch)
Over 1,133 prison inmates who escaped from various prisons in the past seven years are still on the loose, investigations by our correspondent have revealed. Checks showed that the Nigerian Prisons Service and other security agencies had been unable to…
Boko Haram has not been decimated, Okoh insists (Guardian)
The Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev Nicholas Okoh, has insisted that Boko Haram has not been decimated, as being claimed by government, and called on government to take certain steps to document the insurgency problems, so that…