Arrest of royal father sparks crisis in Lagos community

By Bose Adelaja

A popular saying has it that where two elephants fight, the grass suffers. This aptly describes the present state of Imowo-nla community in Ikorodu area of Lagos State where the land owners popularly called Omo-Oniles have taken the law into their hands, threatening the peace of this ancient community in the process.

PPMC puts out Ilado pipeline fire

…Navy says no casualty recorded

By Sebastine Obasi

Pipeline and Products Marketing Company, PPMC, the marketing arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, confirmed that it had successfully put out a pipeline fire, which occurred while vandals tried to siphon fuel.

Attempts by the vandals to steal oil from the Akinbo Jetty, Ilado, Lagos, on Tuesday backfired as their canoe gutted fire, thereby preventing them from carting away with their loot.

Most Nigerian hospitals lack equipment – FRSC

Jos – The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Wednesday that most hospitals in Nigeria lacked the essential equipment and manpower to handle trauma cases.

Nigeria receives N2.08trn from global agencies

By Dotun Ibiwoye
Nigeria has received a total of N2.08 trillion ($13 billion) from international donor agencies under the Country Assistance Framework, CAF, as at the end of 2012, according to a report on CAF programme for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Court orders arrest of EFCC boss, Lamorde

By IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI
ABUJA — Justice Peter Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar to arrest the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, for disobeying a valid court order.

APGA Long Road to Peace

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
A fresh move to heal the multiple crises in the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has gained pace with the inauguration of a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Committee headed by Chief Reagan Ufomba, the party’s erstwhile gubernatorial candidate in Abia State. But given the vested interests, finding truth and applying justice would be an arduous task.

Obama unlikely to see Mandela

PRETORIA (AFP) – US President Barack Obama is unlikely to see critically ill Nelson Mandela when he visits South Africa later this week, the country’s minister of international relations said Tuesday.
“President Obama would have loved to see president Mandela, but he is indisposed,” said Maite Nkoane Mashebane.