http://thepmnews.com Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:31:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Cyriacus Izuekwe A 33-year old man, Kenneth Essien has been arrested by the police from Ilembe Alausa, Ajangbadi, Lagos for raping a 10-year old girl (name withheld). Kenneth was alleged to have raped the victim at their residence, 78, Adaloko Road, Afromedia, Okokomaiko, Lagos. He was alleged to have called the little ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/man-charged-with-rape-3 By Yomi Obaditan/Benin City Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) this morning trooped out in their hundreds to protest the removal of the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Zakawanu Garuba. The placard-carrying youths marched through major streets of Benin City, the Edo State capital, warning the state ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/pdp-ac-youths-protest-over-edo-speaker By Moyo Fabiyi &   Kazeem Ugbodaga Prominent Nigerians have slammed Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe and the six-man delegation of ministers sent to Saudi Arabia. They described Maduekwe’s statement that the team was not going to Saudi to ascertain President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health but to thank the Saudi King as an ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/nigerians-slam-ministers-over-saudi-trip By Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta & Jide Osokoya The embattled Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government of Ogun State, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye was removed from office this morning. The state Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, announced the sack this morning at an emergency state executive council meeting held at the Governor’s office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. P.M.NEWS ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/daniel-sacks-council-boss Acting President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that Nigeria was poised to do better than Ghana in the conduct of “free, fair and credible elections” in 2011. Jonathan made the remark when he received in audience the immediate past President of Ghana, Mr John Kuffour, at the State House, Abuja. Jonathan ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/nigeria-will-beat-ghana%e2%80%99s-poll-record-says-jonathan It was another day of glory for the Chairman of Globacom Limited, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. (CON) on Sunday in Abuja when he was honoured at the “Thisday Nigeria at 50 Awards”, a premium event which had in attendance world leaders such as the former US President, George Bush, former ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/adenuga-receives-thisday-award-for-corporate-leadership-and-enterprise By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State this morning launched 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) which were donated to the Nigeria Police by local governments in the state. At the commissioning this morning, Fashola reiterated the state’s commitment to continue to fight crime in the state, saying that the APCs ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/lagos-donates-10-apcs-to-police By Akin Kuponiyi Notice of consequences of disobedience to order of a Federal High Court has been filed against the Chief of Army Staff, General Abdulrahman Dambazzau and Nigerian Army that unless he obeys the order contained in the judgement dated 24 June, 2009 by Hon. Justice CMA Olatoregun Ishola, he ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/army-chief-may-be-arrested-for-contempt By PAUL   DADA Since it was launched last Tuesday, at least 1,861 applicants have visited the job creation website created by the Lagos state government. The web portal website, www.jobcreation.lagosstate.gov.ng was created so that prospective job seekers can place their resumes for consideration by employers. As at press time, the home page of ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/1861-appliants-storm-lagos-job-website By Paul  Sanusi Men of Alade Police Station, Shomolu, Lagos, have arrested three persons for  Indian hemp smoking, unlawful assembly and conspiracy to commit misdemeanour. They are Ibrahim Adepoju, 23, Olakunle Olaleye, 33 and Sunday Afolabi, 20. They were arrested near the canal on Sodimu Street, a black spot. A police source told ... http://thepmnews.com/2010/02/23/3-indian-hemp-smokers-nabbed