66-year-old company driver commits suicide over unpaid salaries

A 66-year-old man, Mr. John Ekue, has committed suicide in the Mende area of Maryland, Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Ekue used a rope to hang himself by the rod of a ceiling fan in his apartment on Oki Lane around 8pm on Monday.

It was learnt that the victim, who worked as a driver for a paint company in Lagos State,  killed himself  over the failure of the company to pay his five-month salaries.

Our correspondent gathered that the victim had been facing tough times since April 2016, when he stopped going to the company, whose name was not disclosed by his family members.

Probe Obasanjo or forget anti-corruption war

A former Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources, Senator Joseph Waku,  on Tuesday in Kaduna asked President Muhammadu Buhari  to either probe former President Olusegun Obasanjo  or forget about his current war against corruption in the country.

He also predicted that without Buhari, the governing party was bound to lose the 2019 general election.

How to access WhatsApp on your computer

Source: Gadget Clinic •http://techwelkin.com

If you’re busy at work and you feel like chatting with somebody on WhatsApp, you can do that on your computer with the aid of an app designed for that purpose.

The web service is compatible with WhatsApp mobile apps on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry and Nokia’s S60 or S40 phones. Your phone also needs to have a rear-facing camera and WhatsApp has to be turned on.

Prophet chains 28 ‘sick’ persons in Lagos apartment

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A self-proclaimed prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State after 28 persons were allegedly found chained in his apartment in the Oke-Ira, Ogba area of the state.

Our correspondent learnt that there was confusion on Olamidun Close, Oke-Ira, where the suspect lived, on Friday when operatives from Area G Command, Ogba, stormed the apartment and found the victims chained in several rooms.

Lawmakers don’t have right to increase budget – Fashola

THE Minister of Power, Workers and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said on Monday that it was wrong for the legislature to unilaterally seek to increase the national budget.

Fashola, who made this remark as one of the panelists at the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, stated that the major responsibility of the legislature was representation.

Get busy with your life, I will have baby number 4 – Mercy Johnson blasts critics

Renowned Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie has blasted critics who threw shades at her for not spacing the birth of her children.

The mother of three who was reported to be pregnant for her fourth child, said those criticizing her have nothing to do with their lives.

APC’s style not helping Nigeria –PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has said the governance style of the All Progressives Congress has not helped the country.

The party was referring to the claim by the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun that N33tn of oil revenue was not accounted for throughout the five years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration.