Protests as Lacasera sacks 700 workers

Scores of workers at Lacasera Company Plc staged a protest on Monday in Lagos, moments after about 700 workers received their sack letters, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The company, however, described the protest as an invasion of its premises by “hoodlums.’’

EFCC Investigates Nigeria Immigration Job Scandal

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reopened investigations into the Nigerian Immigration Service recruitment tragedy in 2014, which led to the death of 19 young job seekers, The PUNCH learnt on Monday.

Operatives of the anti-graft agency on Monday quizzed the immediate past Comptroller General of the NIS, Mr. David Paradang, for over seven hours. Paradang was asked questions about the N555m said to have been collected from applicants who participated in the 2014 exercise.

Nigeria Notoriuos Drug Baron Dies In 37 Military Hospital Ghana

The 55-year-old Nigerian, Ambrose Okeke Infedilichukwe, arrested on Thursday at the Kotoka International Airport Ghana,  for swallowing pellets of powdered substances suspected to be cocaine has died.

He died on Saturday evening after going through surgery at the 37 Military Hospital where he expelled 46 of the pellets.

He had earlier confessed to officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) during interrogation that he swallowed the substance to be delivered to somebody for a fee of $6,000.

List of 19 Substantive Miisterial List President Buhari Forward To DSS For Screening

There are strong indications that the Department of State Service, (DSS) has completed a screening process for some of the ministerial nominees to make up the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Among the list of those who were said to have been screened by the DSS are, former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, Femi Falana (SAN), a former Governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former finance commissioner in Lagos State, Mr. Wale Edun and Former Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, Mr. Festus Odimegwu.

Family Members & Igbo Leaders Distance Selves From Sept. 12th Azikiwe Jr Burial Date Fix By Governor Obiano & Obi of Onitsha

Effort by President Muhammadu Buhari to give Owelle Chukwuma Azikiwe, first son of Nigeria’s first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe a befitting burial had run into stormy waters as the trio of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, HRH Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha and Ambassador Emeka Azikiwe (Owelle’s sibling) had fixed an impromptu burial, apparently aimed at ensuring that Buhari’s presence is frustrated.

The stance of the trio had caused great tension within the Azikiwe family and Onitsha leaders that some groups had vowed to boycott the burial slated for Saturday, 12th of September, 2015, if efforts to get Buhari in physical attendance is deliberately frustrated.

What I Benefited From Jonathan – Pastor Bakare

 Nigerian Pastor, Tunde Bakare, has disclosed details of his meetings with former President Goodluck Jonathan, and what he benefitted from the former leader while he was in office.

Mr. Bakare, a former running-mate of President Muhammadu Buhari on the platform of defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in 2011, said he wrote four -point letter to Mr. Jonathan, calling his attention to the level of impunity in his administration.

Dami Duro” Crooner a.k.a Davido Set To join November batch of NYSC

The Chief Executive of HKN and “dami duro” crooner Adeleke David popularly known as Davido set to join his colleagues for the compulsory National Youths Service  Corps 2015 Batch C set.

Most of his fans had commented on the social media that he might opt out from the national youth service scheme, being a busy person loaded with turns of shows within and around the globe.

Why Would Professor Wole Soyinka Transfer Feud Between Him And Obasanjo To Me – Oyinlola

  The Immediate past Governor of Osun state Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola of  has described the recent attack on him by the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over the chairmanship of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo, was borne out of an alleged friction between him ( Soyinka) and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

World Stood Still To Commemorate September 11 Twin Towers Bombing In New York City

Its been 14-year when the unfortunate September 11 Twin Towers In New York City Was bombed by suspected terrorists, which many say it could be recalled as the genesis of terrorism in the global sphere.

14-year gone and many Americans and the world at large are still counting their loses to insurgency actitivies which has sacked many people from their homes in Syria, Irag, Lebanon and many Africa and Middle East countries of the world.

One wounders what could have resulted into these senseless killing while other attributed it to the act  of who get dminace in the internation arena that now used religion and the medium  of gaining international regonizion and discipleship to their leaders advantage.

20 Questions in 10 minutes as 200 students of Unizik slumped during post UTME

It was true prospective students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra state wrote their post UTME aptitude tests in a hurry as they had 20 questions to provide answers in 10 minutes.
That was strange as complaints have trailed the exams but the management has dismissed the allegation that over 200 students of the University (UNIZIK) slumped while writing the post-UTME examination on Monday.
UNIZIK management also said nobody died but admitted they bite more than they could chew.
According to the Director of Information and Public Relations, Emmanuel Ojukwu who debunked the allegations, only three students slumped and they were resuscitated at the school’s clinic.