Lagos cancels restriction of movement for April sanitation exercise

There would be no restriction of movement from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the monthly sanitation holding tomorrow in Lagos State.

The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Aderemi Ibirogba made the announcement on Friday in Ikeja while speaking with newmen.

He said the government suspended the restriction to enable pupils sitting for the National Common Entrance examinations holding on the same day to move freely to their centres.

The state usually imposed restriction on the last Saturday of every month to enable the residents of the state to clean their environment.

Court reverses order not to restrict movement on sanitation day in Lagos

A Federal High Court in Lagos has suspended the enforcement of a judgement, which stopped the Lagos State Government from imposing movement restriction on citizens during the monthly sanitation exercise in the state.

By implication, anyone found moving between 7am and 10am on the last Saturday of the month, either on the state or federal roads in Lagos, while the sanitation exercise is being observed, would be liable to arrest.

The fresh order, made by Justice Mohammed Idris on Friday, put on hold the enforcement of a March 16, 2015 judgement nullifying the power of Lagos State and its agents to arrest anyone found moving during the sanitation exercise.

Jonathan, Buhari set to clash as APC, Falana reject May 28 handover date

There are indications that the All Progressives Congress is uncomfortable with the May 28 handover date proposed by the out-going administration.

Investigation has revealed that the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan and the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) are set to clash over a proposal by the Jonathan team to hand over the mantle of leadership to Buhari on May the 28th, instead of the 29th.

Lamido leaves N11bn debt for incoming govt.

Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa has said he would leave N11 billion liability to the incoming government on May 29.

Lamido said this while assenting to the state's 2015 Appropriation Bill in Dutse.

He said the liability was part of the N17 billion used to construct an international airport in Dutse which was sourced from the budget of different sectors.

He said the Federal Government promised to refund the money used to construct the airport in the state but he could only get N6 billion out of the money.

Ortom, Benue Governor-elect to use 100 days in office for reconciliation

The Benue Governor-elect, Dr Samuel Ortom, said he would use his first 100 days in office for reconciliation.

 Ortom said this when five former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in the state visited and congratulated him in Makurdi on Friday.

He said that if the people were united they could do much more than if they went their separate ways.

Find out 9 secrets women never tell their men

Women are known to be very open and extremely talkative creatures in comparison with men. But you`ll get surprised that not only men have some things to hide, but women also have some secrets. There is a mystery in every woman for a man to clear up.

 But unfortunately, only a few of them succeed. Though it is not that complicated to understand a woman, men have great difficulties with it.

So here are some women`s secrets which I hope will help you to clear up the situation.

1. We want men to take initiative

It is a very important thing. We do not like to take care, to plan and to do all sorts of things by ourselves. We want men to take initiative. Though, we never tell about it, you should know that it is important that you carry out some difficult tasks or surprise us. When a man takes initiative it means that, he is involved, that he is attentive and caring. Do it more often, no matter what kind of thing it is – list of stuff to buy, or prepare dinner, or plan your next holiday.

Xenophobic Attack: FG begins evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa on Monday

As the Xenophobic attack on foreigners including Nigerians continues unabated in South Africa, the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria has stated that evacuation of Nigerians in the hostile country will begin on Monday, 20th April.

The development is a fall out of the xenophobic attacks being meted out by South Africans against other African nationals in their country, including Nigerians.

The statement said that Nigerians who feel endangered, and do not have the fare back home to quickly make themselves available for evacuation.

Strange Ondo disease linked to defilement of Malokun, community deity’s shrine

Victim of Ondo strange disease

As the number deaths from the strange ailment that hit Ode Irele, the headquarters of Irele Local Government area of Ondo State on Wednesday has been on the rise, many residents are already fleeing the town.

The state government on Friday confirmed that 17 persons had died from the disease, an increase from the 12 that were originally confirmed. Some sources said the death toll resulting from the disease was as high as 30.

While the government said the cause of the ailment was not known, other sources from the community blamed the death on some people that defiled the shrine of the community deity known as Malokun.

Police arraign woman, 34, over dog's attack on neighbour

The police on Friday arraigned a 34-year-old woman, Blessing Eluwa, in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allowing her dog to bite her neighbour.

Eluwa, who lives at No. 4, Ehiorobo Street, off The Bells area, Ota, is facing a two-count charge of causing breach of peace and allowing her dog to cause harm to her neighbour.

The Prosecutor, Sgt. Rosemary Brown, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 30 at about 2 p.m. at her residence.

Brown said the accused negligently allowed her Alsatian dog, which should have been chained or caged, to bite one Herny Omoniyi.

Ebola-hit nations want $6bn aid, debts cancelled

The Ebola-stricken nations of West Africa are asking international donors to cancel their debts and give them 6 billion dollars over two years to rebuild their economies, devastated by the deadly disease.

Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bai Koroma, said on Friday in Washington that the waver and the financial assistance were become imperative.

"Our social services are ruined; our economies have halted; we need a real marshall plan to take us out of the woods," he said.