Terrible: Lagos businessman killed in Ajegunle for not ‘settling’ area boys

Nigerian Eye reports:
A businessman, Charles Ugwu, has been killed in the Ajegunle area of Lagos, over his refusal to settle some street urchins, popularly known as area boys.

Create jobs for yourselves, govs tell corps members

The National Youth Service Corps on Thursday organised a passing out ceremony for the 2012 Batch C NYSC members across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory with  some governors advising them to deploy their energies towards nation building. They also advised them to create jobs for themselves. In Akwa Ibom State, the governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, advised them to continue serving the nation in whatever sector of the economy they find themselves. 

Boy,9, becomes Nigeria’s youngest Microsoft certified professional

A primary six pupil of Role Model School, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, has emerged one of the youngest pupils to obtain the Microsoft Certified Professional certificate, SAMUEL AWOYINFA reports

A nine-year-old pupil of Role Model School, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, has emerged the youngest Nigerian Microsoft certified professional. He came tops among 21 pupils who sat for the professional examination in Lagos. 

Nigeria’s Unemployed Graduates Turn Kidnappers

Two unemployed university graduates have been arrested by the police over their alleged involvement in kidnapping in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. The suspects were yesterday paraded by the police along with their accomplice for allegedly kidnapping three kids and collecting ransom from their parents. The suspects identified as Gbenga Sholaja, 31, Samson Shomorin, 29, and Olalekan Faniran Benjamin, allegedly kidnap school children by luring them with petty gifts.

Female Estate Agent Dupes 200 People

 

The police at Ojo Division have arrested a 34-year old woman estate developer, Mrs Taibat Aruna, for allegedly defrauding over 200 prospective tenants. The victims allegedly paid millions of naira to the woman for 11 self-contained apartments in two bungalows in Ojo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. The victims this morning stormed Ojo Police Station, in protest and pleaded with the police to recover their money from her. Taibat allegedly collected the money from the victims and used it to build the bungalows at Alimi Street, Ira and Esa Square, both in Ojo Local Government.

Plane Carrying Agagu’s Corpse Crashes In Lagos

n Associated Airlines plane conveying the corpse of the late former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, crashed on Thursday morning, killing at least 15 people, just minutes after taking off at the Murtala Muhammed International in Lagos, southwestern Nigeria, aviation authorities said.