Civil servants at the Lagos State Government secretariat wailed uncontrollably, yesterday, when they received news that a couple, staff of the state government had been crushed to death by a trailer at Ogere area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. LEADERSHIP gathered that the duo, Mr. Rotimi Olugbuyi and Mrs Toyin Olugbuyi were returning from Ibadan in their personal...
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Nigeria’s crisis of leadership has grown so malignant that one is frequently tempted to cry, “Where is Fela Anikulapo-Kuti when we need him?” The latest distraction is news that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his posse are at war with President Goodluck Jonathan and his circle. Were Fela alive today, he would have deployed his rhetorical genius...
Tragedy struck Tuesday night at the Akenfa suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, when a woman, aged 38 and her seven-year-old daughter were burnt to death by fire which gutted their home. The deceased woman, identified as Mrs. Elimiyegha Werinipre, was trapped in the fire while trying to rescue her daughter, Elizabeth. It was gathered that the inferno, which started...
In this age of weird happenings and increasing violence and tragedies, there are still some stories that bring sad tears to the eyes. One of such heart-wrenching stories is that of Temitayo Omoniyi, a fresh graduate of the University of Ibadan who studied English and Literary Studies. The 21-year-old, having passed out with flying colours, was posted to Ogun...
According to reports Nfc gathered, a police officer identified as Corporal Mzeyol Terwase has allegedly shot dead a security guard identified as Musa Ali in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday night of February 2, 2012. The trigger happy policeman, as told from an eyewitness account, was alleged to have shot Musa by a stray bullet from the police officer. We gathered...
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