The Silicon Valley-Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED) says the five Nigerian girls from Regina Pacies Secondary School, Onitsha, and the four boys from St. John Science and Technical College, Alor, both in Anambra State, are worth several billions of dollars. Chairman…
Johnson’s Killing: Is tattoo, dreadlock strange to Nigeria’s culture?
“Tattoo and dreadlock dey strange to our culture, especially for Nigeria,” says DSP Bala Elkana, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) while reacting to the extra-judicial killing of Kolade Johnson, a young Nigerian. Kolade, a father of one,…
CBN, banks set aside n200bn for agric, export (Independent)
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers Committee, an umbrella body of commercial banks in the country, yesterday said they have set aside N200 billion facility to support and standardise agricultural produce exportation. Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, Managing Director,…
Impersonation: Police arrest dismissed soldier over alleged stealing (Independent)
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said its operatives have arrested a 29-year -old dismissed soldier, Shedrack Christopher, who specialises in stealing from unsuspecting residents of Ijanikin area of Lagos. The Police also alleged that the culprit, Christopher also…
Election: Alausa, Agidingbi record massive turnout (Independent)
The entire Alausa, seat of the Lagos State government in Ikeja, Lagos, was calm throughout the voting period. At the various polling stations visited by INDEPENDENT’s Election Monitoring Team, voting went on smoothly, the voters remained on queue, waiting for…
Agbaje laments failed card readers (Independent)
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the malfunctioning of card readers during voting at his polling unit in Apapa on Saturday. He spoke with newsmen after…
Obasanjo votes three hours after commencement of voting
Three hours after voting had commenced in most polling units in Abeokuta, former President Olusegun Obasanjo finally voted. According to an Independent Newspapers report, said he voted at his Ward 11 unit 22, within Olusomi compound, Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North…
Man jailed for sexual activity with 12-year-old girl (Independent)
A man who spent the night with a 12-year-old girl who he thought was 19 has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Carl Hodgson, 28, invited the child to his flat in Manchester city centre a few days after they first…
Lagos PDP rejects INEC, NURTW agreement on movement of election materials (Independent)
Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the recent pact signed between Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on the movement of election materials before, during and after the polls. In a…
E L James releases her first book since ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ trilogy (Independent)
When E L James released Fifty Shades of Grey in 2011, she revealed that the book had originally started out as Twilight fanfiction. Yet, the trilogy took on a life of its own, selling 150 million copies worldwide and introducing…