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Woman kills her a year old daughter in Enugu for no reason

Enugu State Police Command on Saturday said it has arrested a woman said to be 30 years old for allegedly killing her daughter. The suspect identified as Ijeoma Nnaji, a native of Amankanu Amuri in Nkanu West Local Government Area was alleged to have killed her child, Chiemerie Nnaji who was a year and five…

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Video: Poverty is pushing you, Regina Daniel’s father to her mother

The father of Regina Daniel, a Lagos based lawyer- Barrister Jude Ojeogwu has lampooned her mother, Rita Daniel for betrothing the 21 year old actress to a 59 years old politician. In this video gotten by LiveTimes…9ja, the father speaks at length… Watch!

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‘Oyo State Local Government Election was not conducted against a Court Order’; ALGON chairman fires back at Seyi Makinde

Following a statement issued by the new Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde saying that injunction secured by the sacked local government chairmen from court were arrangee, the chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State Chapter, Prince Abass Aleshinloye has reacted. According to Aleshinloye, the new state government led by…

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We Paid May Salary For Workers To Enjoy Sallah, says Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that Oyo State workers have gotten May salary so they could prepare for the coming sallah celebration. The governor who stated this in a statement signed by his Chief of Staff, Chief Bisi Ilaka on Friday, maintained that the action was in consonance with his promise to…

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Video: LASPOTECH student commit suicide in Lagos after girlfriend jilted him

A student at the Department of Hospitality Management Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ezekiel Mayowa, has killed himself after he was reportedly dumped by his girlfriend. The corpse of the 34-year-old part-time student was discovered in his residence at Eyita, Ikorodu, around 5am on Friday. He was said to have taken a poisonous substance suspected to…

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NECO scrapes use of scratch cards, procures 8000 biometric machines as alternative

The National Examination Council has scrapped the use of scratch cards for the conduct of its Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. Instead, the board said it had procured 8,000 biometric machines for registration of candidates during the conduct of its examinations. NECO’s Board Chairman, Dr Abubakar Saddiq, stated this during the commissioning of the equipment and…

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Eid-el-Fitri: FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday as public holiday

The Federal Government on Friday declared Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5, as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitri. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press & Public Relations, of the ministry, on Friday….

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Makinde insists on LG Dissolution order, urges ALGON to approach court

Oyo State government on Friday has hinged its decision to dissolve Local government administration and Local Council Development Administrations in the State on the fact that the local government election that was conducted by the last dispensation was against a subsisting court order. The Cheif of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr.Oyebisi Ilaka stated this…

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Makinde reverses appointments of Permanent Secretaries inaugurated by Ajimobi

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday reversed the appointment of 15 new permanent secretaries installed by his predecessor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, three weeks ago. Newspeakonline gathered that Makinde announced the reversal at a meeting he had with all permanent secretaries in the state on Friday. Recall that Makinde had vowed to review all new…

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Ajimobi, Adeyemo declare assets to CCB after eight years governance in Oyo

Immediate past governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his deputy, Otunba Moses Alake Adeyemi have declared their assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau after serving for eight years. The declaration now creates an avenue for interested parties and authorities to assess his assets and liabilities based on what he declared before assuming…

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