EXCLUSIVE: List of Recovered Cars in Lagos

NAMES OF VEHICLE                        REG. NO               COLOUR                 LOCATION

V/WAGEN GOLF S/CAR                    EF 579 KRD             WINE                      OSHODI

HONDA ODYSSEY                             AKD 352 AJ              SILVER                  BARIGA

M/BENZ S/CAR                                    EPE 539 AL             ASH                         OGUDU

MIT. SPACE WAGON                          CV 952 AKD           WINE                       MEIRAN

TOYOTA COMARY                              DG 398                     BLACK                   IDIMU

EXCLUSIVE: Pandemonium as Clash Claims Four in Lagos

By Chiemelie Ezeobi

Pandemonium erupted yesterday  at a liquor joint in Alaba area of Lagos State when a scuffle snowballed into a fight, resulting to the death of four persons. Although details were yet sketchy as at press time, it was however gathered that the deceased persons had paid a visit to the joint which was within the premises of the  Alaba International Market, Ojo Local Government Area of the state.

According to eyewitness account, the deceased persons had soaked themselves in the local gin-mixture popularly called 'paraga' to chase out the cold which accompanied the rains yesterday afternoon.

Nigerians’ Thirst for Champagne

Adeola Akinremi visited pubs and stores in Lagos and reports that the craving for champagne among the rich Nigerians has reached the high heavens, as the country becomes one of the world’s biggest spenders of the bubbly

At Pub 1 on Adekunle Fajuyi Way, Maryland, Lagos, no weekend goes without a gig. Sunday evenings especially has become a busy time for restaurant and bars in the Lagos metropolis as Nigerians unwind in readiness for Monday when traffic jams and work schedules oftentimes make many return home fatigued.

But the gig across bars these days holds one attraction: the sparkle that comes from a glass of champagne. With Cristal, Dom Pérignon, Moet et Chandon Brut, Moet et Chandon Nectar, Veuve Clicquot, Duval-Leroy and Laurent Perrier, Nigerians’ love for merriment is not hidden and popping champagne has become a in-thing and not just a passing fancy.

Ihejirika: Officers Leaking Information to Boko Haram Insurgents

 Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika has made a shocking revelation that some military officers  are in the habit of sabotaging security operations by leaking information to Boko Haram insurgents, like the one that led to the attack on an army convoy carrying troops deployed to Mali.

Ihejirika disclosed this Wednesday at the Nigerian Army Transformation Seminar, Command Officers' Mess, Asokoro-Abuja, saying that the soldier, who was responsible for the attack on the Mali-bound troops, will face court-marshal.

Tuface, Ras Kimono, Faze, others clean up Lagos

*Tuface

Lagos – Some artistes in the Nigerian music industry on Tuesday turned out en masse to clean up the streets of Lagos, feed the hungry and visit the homeless. The musicians who participated in the exercise included TuFace Idibia, who was accompanied by his manager, Mr Efe Omorogbe.

Others were Ras Kimono, Dizzy Falola and Chibuzor Orji, popularly called “Faze’’, amongst others.The exercise was organised by the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) as part of efforts to create awareness about the industry and bring music to the doorstep of every Nigerian.The event was one of the major highlights of the COSON week which commenced on May 19 with the tag “COSON in the streets”.

Man bathes girlfriend with acid

IF anyone had told Blessing Ikhumhi that Okosun Cyril, the man she once loved, would turn around and bath her with acid, she would not have believed it. Neighbours and friends used to see the duo as Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.  But they were wrong.

  Even Blessing once saw him as “the best thing that could ever happen to her,” because she never believed the words of William Shakespeare, which asserts that, “there are daggers in men’s smile.”

  Their romance turned sour with tragic consequence for Blessing, a 23-year-old student of Edo State School of Health Technology. If she would ever regain her sight she would see all men as “monsters” because she has seen “hell” in the last three months as a patient at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City.

Ezekwesili: Governors Diverted UBE Funds to Hire Thugs, Praise Singers for 2007 Polls

 Oby Ezekwesili

A former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, Tuesday accused some governors of diverting funds meant for hiring teachers under the Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme to hire thugs and praise singers for the prosecution of the 2007 general election.

She also disclosed that no fewer than two million graduates and youths annually joined the country’s labour market, noting that the growing number of jobless youths “constitutes daunting challenge to Nigeria’s integrity.”

Adoke Sues Melaye for Libel, Demands N10.2bn

Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), has slammed a N10.2 billion libel suit on the Executive Secretary of Anti-corruption Network, Mr. Dino Melaye, at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In the suit, Adoke accused Melaye of damaging his reputation in a publication of April 12 where he accused him of corrupt practices, obstruction of justice for corrupt elements and abuse of power as minister of justice.

NDLEA Investigates Arrest of Arik Crew in London for Drugs Trafficking

Ahmadu Giade, CEO, NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it is probing the arrest of two crew members of the nation’s major carrier, Arik Air, at the Heathrow Airport, London, on suspicion of drugs trafficking.

The agency, in a statement  Tuesday said: “The Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ahmadu Giade has ordered the investigation of two crew members of Arik Air arrested at Heathrow Airport, London, in connection with drug trafficking.

Achebe's Body Arrives Nigeria, Begins Final Transition

 Chinua Achebe

The final homeward journey for Nigeria’s late literary icon, Prof Chinua Achebe, who died in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America, on March 22, began Tuesday with the arrival of his remains at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

His body was brought in aboard a British Airways flight at exactly 4.45 am into the waiting arms of his family who kept vigil at the local wing of the airport.