Akpabio involved In An Accident This Morning In Abuja

Former Governor of Akwa ibom state Gov Akpabio was involved in an accident this morning Monday August 31,2015 at Bolingo Junction Abuja.

Governor Fayose Surprsingly Drives Lorry To Inspect State Project

 Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state is definitely one of the most surprising Governors ever. The Ekiti state Governor works even on a sunday and surprised the indigenes of the state when he visited a project riding in a lorry vehicle.

Police recover INEC election result sheets from syndicate in Delta

Police in Delta State have burst a syndicate of politicians and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who broke into the commission’s strong room in Asaba and stole original copies of 137 result sheets used for the last governorship and House of Assembly election in the state.

National News Headlines - 31/8/2015

PUNCH

*658 Lagos pensioners get N2.27bn

*Lagos generates 13,000 metric tonnes of waste daily

*Ogun community protests ancestral land takeover

*EFCC summons ex-Oyo Speaker, others for fraud

*We won't spare environmental polluters ' LASG

*LASG recruits monarchs for war against rape

Probe: Go and defend yourself, Wike tells Amaechi

RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, to go and defend himself before the judicial commission of inquiry sitting in the state.

Wike, who was reacting to Amaechi’s declaration on Saturday that he (Amaechi) would not appear before the Justice George Omereji-led panel of inquiry, said it was wrong for the former governor to describe the commission as illegal even when the court had ruled that the panel was in order.

35 jostle for Ooni stool from Giesi Ruling House

              

No fewer than 35 contestants have indicated their interests to succeed the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, who died on July 28, in a London hospital.

Our correspondent gathered that the contestants are those from the Giesi Ruling House alone which is one of the four ruling houses in Ile-Ife.

WhenYouFinallyBlow - Don Jazzy shares some important advice for upcoming artistes

Mavin boss, Don Jazzy shares some very important advice for upcoming artistes.

Couple Disclose That Their Daughter Threw Away Her Day Old Baby On The Street

On June 13, 2015, a baby was dumped at Obazuaye Street in Evbuareke Quarters, Uselu, Benin City, at about 11am.

Residents, including Mr and Mrs Osarhiakhi Ebohon, thronged the scene to catch a glimpse of the little girl, wrapped in a black nylon bag. The Ebohons, among other residents, placed curses on whoever might have thrown the child away. 

National News Headlines - 30/8/2015

TRIBUNE

*Arik Air drug latest: NDLEA gets CCTV footage of main accomplice

*Over 100 convicted for traffic offences in Oyo

*Boko Haram: Buhari meets parents of abducted Chibok girls

*Wike vs Amaechi: I'll not appear before probe panel 'Amaechi

*Chad executes 10 Boko Haram members

*Kitchen cabinet: Let's not judge Buhari hastily'Sagay

Economy Worse In 90 Days Of APC – PDP

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, took a swipe at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the nation’s economy under the Buhari administration is worse in 90 days.