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Blair: Nigeria Has Won Global Respect, Promises Assistance | THISDAY
A former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, has said Nigeria’s peaceful elections and transition of power have earned her respect throughout the whole world.
Speaking shortly after a meeting with the president-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), the ex-British prime minister said Nigeria’s image has gone up since the last election, with the clear signs of a peaceful transition by May 29.
We planned Lekki bank robbery in 24 hours | VANGUARD
Police in Lagos have arrested four suspected members of the 22-man robbery gang that invaded the Lekki branch of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, two months ago in Lagos, killing five persons.
Recovered from the suspects were a 2008 model Honda Accord car purchased by one of the suspects from his share of the loot; a white Blackberry Z10 phone, one Apple i-Phone 5, one military face cap, used during the operation, and 120 expended ammunition.
Govt gives tanker drivers 48 hours to decongest Apapa roads | GUARDIAN NIGERIA
Worried by the hellish conditions in which commuters and residents of Apapa and environs were being subjected to in the few weeks and buoyed by the need to stem the tide, Lagos State government yesterday gave drivers of tankers, trucks and articulated vehicles 48 hours to evacuate their vehicles on the roads. Affected by this ultimatum are tankers parked 300 meters away from the depots.
Australia Threatens To Kill Johnny Depp ‘ Dogs | HUFFINGTON POST
Johnny Depp allegedly snuck his two dogs into Australia — and if he doesn’t send them home by Saturday, they’ll face the doggie death penalty.
“Mr. Depp has to either take his dogs back to California, or we’re going to have to euthanize them,” Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said in a video posted online by ABC Australia.
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