The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State Government will amend the State Anti-kidnapping Law to prescribe death sentence for criminals involved in cultism, robbery and kidnapping. In a state broadcast on Monday on the killing of Johnson Igwedibia alias Don Wanny, Governor Wike stated that the Rivers State Government has zero tolerance for crime and ...

The founder and president of O’odua People’s Congress (OPC), a Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Dr Frederick Fasehun on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari still has about two years to perform to canvass for re-election by Nigerians in 2019. He disclosed this at a news conference in Lagos on the state of the nation. Fasehun, who noted that the present administration ...

Times are hard and like they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Every day dubious and lazy men adopt new means of getting clients or defrauding people. These so-called clients are unsuspecting victims or what some persons would call ‘Maga’, who fall for the whims and caprices of the scammers. In this article, Ezra Akintonde Esq, ...

NIGER Delta youths under the auspices of Niger Delta Youth Congress, NDYC, have tackled the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani, over the completion of the East-West Road. The National Coordinator, NDYC, Comrade Israel Uwejeyan, said the project remains the life wire of the region and nation. Uwejeyan who lamented the poor state of the road said this ...

A 22-year old pregnant woman identified as Ifeyinwa Nwobodo and a commercial motorcyclist have been killed by a hit and run bus driver along Ekwulobia-Isuofia road in Anambra state. It was learnt that Ifeyinwa, from Ebonyi state, was on a motorcycle when she was knocked down by a bus driver who ran away, leaving her and the Okada rider lying ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday in Lagos promised massive road repairs nationwide, after completing some ongoing projects in Lagos. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. He urged residents of Lagos, in particular and Nigerians, in general, to expect more as the government was commited to deploying ...

On Tuesday, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode unveiled a world class safety arena to effectively tackle problem of emergency management in the state. The Safety Arena housed all emergency government agencies and security agencies like Taskforce, LASEMA, Fire Services, among others. While speaking at the event, he said Lagos was currently grappling with the challenges of huge population like most mega city-states ...

Last Sunday was a foretaste of the agony millions of Lagosians who daily ply the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway would endure for the next six months. The congestion on the long stretch of the busy highway was the ripple effect of the blocked Pen Cinema interchange at Agege, due to the construction of the Agege-Pen Cinema flyover. On a day traffic goes ...

Perennial water scarcity has resurfaced again in Ilorin and its environs and left it’s residents in a total mess. The residents of Ilorin town would have to walk a distance to fetch water for drinking and for other domestic use. Many residents are sourcing water from motorized borehole drilled by the privileged individuals in their areas. Some residents at Emir’s ...

Just like every real estate property, building a duplex is a great investment for homeowners and landlords. This article talks about why a Duplex is a house design worth considering. Home owners all across the country are looking for clever ways to get more from their block of land. With land prices on the rise and opportunities to build new ...