Bus driver, conductor, passenger die in Ojuelegba Bridge truck accident

*The bus driver had not collected his change after eating—Food seller

THREE persons, a commercial bus driver, his conductor and a passenger, died when a truck loaded with boards and plywood tilted on the Ojuelegba Bridge, Surulere, Lagos State, late Tuesday night.
General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, said two other persons were injured in the accident, which occurred at 8.p.m.

Kogi LG boss appoints 200 aides

*130 SSAs, 30 media aides, 38 c'ttee members
*...SSA Movement, SSA Tricycles, SSA Farm Produce, SA General

THE newly-appointed Administrator of Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, Prince Ishaq Okolo, yesterday, announced the appointment of 198 aides, besides his two other aides, to serve the council in various capacities.
Of the 200 aides, 130 are Senior Special Assistants; 30, media aides; while others are to serve in various committees.
The appointment, signed by the administrator’s Personal Secretary, Alhaji Lampex, said the appointment was in line with the New Direction Agenda of Governor Yahaya Bello to reduce unemployment in the state.

Gunshots rock Delta community as Police, youths clash

EKU—THERE was pandemonium yesterday afternoon, at Eku community, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, following a clash between youths of the community and security operatives said to be attached to Presco Oil Plc.
Speaking on the incident, a security source in the community disclosed that youths from the community had tried to attack a team of policemen, who were having a confrontation with a youth from the community.

3 policemen dismissed for spraying tear-gas on asthmatic man

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed three policemen— an inspector and two sergeants— for spraying tear-gas on a man at Chinese Town, Ojota, causing him to collapse in an asthmatic fit, last Friday.
The officers are Inspector Momoh Sulaiman, Force Number 220957; Sergeant Emmanuel Monday, Force Number 429659, and Sergeant Adamu Usman, 434246.

Rub-a-dub master, Ras Kimono passes on at 60

Nigerian reggae music legend, Ras Kimono (Ekeleke Elumuelu), died yesterday morning, weeks after turning 60, at a private hospital in Lagos, where he was rushed to after complaining of feeling funny.
Ras Kimono was said to have concluded plans to travel to the United States last Friday before complaining of feeling funny.
According to reports, the legendary reggae artiste suddenly slumped and was rushed to a hospital in Ikeja, from where he was taken to Lagoon Hospital on the Island and later confirmed dead.
Kimono was initially married to Cybil, who had a set of twins in Nigeria, before they later separated in USA.
Kimono, a revolutionary singer, last public outing was at Sir Shina Peters 60th birthday celebration at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island.

Family of 7, one other die in Enugu auto crash

NO fewer than eight persons, yesterday, died in a motor accident along Ugwuonyeama, Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in Enugu State with four sustaining severe injuries.
According to Enugu State Police Command, seven members of a family were killed in the accident that occurred at about 8a.m., on the Enugu axis of the expressway.

Lagos can be world tourism destination —UNWTO

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation, UNWTO, has expressed confidence in Lagos becoming one of the tourism destinations in the world, noting that Lagos would play a pivotal role in the organisation’s quest to promote new world tourism destinations.
Secretary-General of UNWTO, Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, said this yesterday, when he led a delegation, consisting eight ministers of tourism and representatives from 44 countries across Africa, on a courtesy visit to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State.

No position on 2019 presidential polls yet— Ohanaeze

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said it is yet to take any position on 2019 presidential election.
According to a statement issued yesterday by Chuks Ibegbu, a spokesman for Ohanaeze, “we will consult widely among Igbo stakeholders before taking a decision on 2019. 
“Anybody who is parading himself, claiming that Ohanaeze Ndigbo is supporting him is wasting his time.

40 hospitalised, 89 under watch as Cholera hits Kaduna secondary school

A cholera outbreak has been reported in Government Girls Secondary School, Kawo, Kaduna, with about 40 students reportedly hospitalised at the General Hospital, Kawo, while 89 students are under watch.
At press time, there was no official statement from the state government, but health workers had been deployed to the school to manage the situation.

Herdsmen abduct Delta monarch, demand N15m ransom

TENSION is mounting in Ogodor Kingdom, Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, following the abduction of the traditional ruler of the kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Sunday Olisewokwu, by herdsmen.
The monarch, who is in his 40s and is the Chairman of Aniocha North Local Government Traditional Rulers’ Committee, was kidnapped by herdsmen numbering about seven between Ezi and Onicha-Olona communities last Sunday evening.

Ogun lawmakers clash: Mafe is after my life—Adeleye

I'm shocked; it's cheap blackmail—Majority leader

ABEOKUTA—THE member representing Remo North constituency in Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr. Adebiyi Adeleye, has raised the alarm over alleged “threats and attack” on his life by a fellow lawmaker, Adeyinka Mafe, who is the Majority Leader of the House.
Adeleye also alleged that suspected hoodlums sponsored by Mafe, attacked him physically during the coronation of the Odemo of Isara, Oba Albert Adebose Mayungbe, on May 24.
The lawmaker said this at a briefing, yesterday, in Isara, Remo North Local Government Area of the state, explaining that he had arrived at the venue of the ceremony in company of his supporters, when some hoodlums led by one Segun Agabi, started to hit them and eventually prevented them from sitting at the main arena of the ceremony.

He refused to pay after service; tried to kill me—Commercial sex worker

She asked for more than we bargained for—Suspect

A commercial sex worker has revealed how a client almost killed her after he had sex with her and refused to pay in her hotel room in Ajagbandi area of Lagos State.
According to the ‘worker,’ 18-year-old Faith Nuel, the incident happened on May 24, 2018.

Six out of 10 cultists in Lagos 're minors, says CP

THE Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Edgal Imohimi has disclosed that six out of 10 arrested suspected cultists in the state were between 12 and 15 years.
Imohimi, who said this at a town hall meeting with residents of Surulere area of the state, took a swipe at parents of such children, saying that it was an indication of a drift from their responsibilities.

NSCIA scribe faults CAN on Leah Sharibu

Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, yesterday, said the idea by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, that there might be a religious war in the country if the abducted Leah Sharibu was not rescued from Boko Haram captivity was uncalled for.
Oloyede, who also is the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, spoke on 'Achieving Peace, Stability and Good Governance in a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Religious Society: The Islamic Perspective', at the first Ramadan Lecture of the Point Newspapers in Lagos.

NNPC rejects Falana’s request for fuel importation information

THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has declared that it has no obligation to respond to the Freedom of Information, FoI, request made by human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN), on fuel importation and sundry matters.
In a letter by NNPC’s lawyer, O. B. Omale, addressed to Falana, it stated that the law that established NNPC, precludes it from one of the government’s body under obligations to disclose information under the FoI Act.

Don't do things the Nigerian way, President Buhari tells Red Cross

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he hopes Red Cross Society, NRCS, will not do things the Nigerian way, even as he promised to assist the organisation secure a permanent office accommodation in Abuja.

President Buhari stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during his investiture as Grand Patron of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS.