The News Blog

August 25, 2015

Senators and reps want to get the SAN title too

Some federal and state lawmakers who are lawyers want to get the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title too. Senator Ita Enang said at a recent lawyers’ forum for lawmakers that they lawyers qualify to be SAN since they make laws. He said, “It is an insult not to make legislature lawyers SANs. They make laws... Read More

Dogara, Legislators, SAN, senators

August 25, 2015

Police ‘kill driver and bus conductor’ over N500 bribe

Some Policemen have been accused of killing a driver and his conductor on the Jalingo-Wukari Road in Taraba. The incident reportedly occurred around 6pm on Sunday, at a regular police checkpoint in the area. Apparently, the trailer driver and his assistant reportedly refused to part with a N500 bribe demanded by the policemen at the checkpoint. Consequently,... Read More

$500, conductor, killed, police

August 25, 2015

70-year-old pastor commits suicide in Ogun

A pastor, Olufade Folayinmi, has reportedly committed suicide in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State. The 70-year-old Folayinmi was found hanging with a rope around his neck, dangling from a ceiling fan in his apartment last Monday, by some church members at about 2pm. The pastor did not leave any suicide note. The Ogun State Police... Read More

70 years, commits, pastor, suicide

August 25, 2015

Toddler dies after eating poisoned rice, prepared by mother

A two-year-old boy, Ibrahim, has died after eating a plate of rice suspected to have been poisoned in Ijora Badia area of Lagos. The twist in the story is that the food was prepared by his mother, Fatimoh Azeez. Fatimoh, however, said the food was eaten by other members of her family who were not... Read More

dies, Food, poisoned, toddler

August 25, 2015

Chief Justice of Borno, Kashim Zanna dwarfs his colleagues, literally (PHOTOS)

The Chief Justice of Borno state, dwarfs his peers and colleagues, whether at home or abroad. Literally. We scoured through the Facebook page of Kashim Zanna, Chief Justice of Borno, to get some photos to depict the point we’re trying to make.

Borno State, chief justice, Kashim Zanna

August 25, 2015

Thugs smash 2-year-old baby on the floor, while beating mother

Thugs allegedly beat up a woman known as Beatrice and also smashed her two-year-old baby on the floor, killing the toddler, in Ondo State. Apparently, Beatrice met her calamity due to a disagreement she had with a lady identified as Toyin. The disagreement between Toyin and Beatrice led to a free-for-all and Toyin, noticing she couldn’t do... Read More

beat, kill baby, thugs, woman

August 25, 2015

PDP Senators distance themselves from Senate’s probe of EFCC boss

The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, may not appear before the Senate to answer questions on the alleged diversion of N1 trillion recovered from the sale of the property of a former governor. Lamorde may not honour the invitation, owing to the fact that it did not follow due process and did come... Read More

EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, invitation, PDP Senatprs, PROBE, senate

August 25, 2015

The judge, who petitioned Aregbesola, is caught in a marital scandal

Justice Olamide Oloyede, recently became a recognised name, after she submitted a petition to the Osun State House of Assembly calling for the removal of Governor Aregbesola on the grounds of financial misappropriation. Was that her undoing?… maybe. Justice Oloyede, is now enmeshed in a scandal of her own, as a mother of four, Mrs Emily Richard-Obire,... Read More

Emily Richard-Obire, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, Justice Olamide Oloyede, Marital scandal

August 25, 2015

Buhari sets up 13-member panel to probe Jonathan, Yar’Adua

President Muhammadu Buhari, has set up a panel to probe two former presidents, late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on the procurement of arms and ammunition for the Armed Forces. The mandate of the 13-member investigative committee is to identify irregularities in the procurement as well as make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in... Read More

arms procurement, Goodluck Jonathan, president buhari, PROBE, Umaru Musa Yar Adua

August 25, 2015

Why DSS charged Sambo Dasuki to court

The immediate past national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been charged to court by the Department of State Services, for alleged possession of unlicensed firearms. During the July 16 raid of Dasuki’s residence in Abuja, the DSS had seized some firearms found in his possession. The DSS has now charged him to court for the possession of... Read More

court, DSS, Sambo Dasuki, Unlicensed firearm

August 24, 2015

Solomon Arase approves redeployment of DIGs

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has approved the redeployment of four Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs). This is disclosed in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, in Abuja on Monday. The redeployed officers are; DIGs Dan’Azumi Doma, formerly in charge of Force Criminal Investigations department, now heads the Department of Finance... Read More

DIG, police, redeploy

August 24, 2015

Buhari orders probe of all arms acquired from 2007 till now

In his continued effort on anti-corruption war, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno to set up an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and munitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 till now. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,... Read More

2007, arms, Buhari, Committee

August 24, 2015

‘Senate wants to probe Lamorde to counter EFCC’s probe of Saraki’s wife’

An EFCC official has linked the commission chairman Lamorde’s Senate invitation to the commission’s probe of the Senate president’s wife, Cable reports. Cable reports that the Senate invited Ibrahim Lamorde for questioning for allegedly diverting N1 trillion recovered from corrupt politicians. The report says Lamorde committed the alleged offence while he was director of operations... Read More

Bukola Saraki, Lamorde, Senate President, Toyin Saraki

August 24, 2015

Presidency says Buhari will probe Jonathan’s administration irrespective of criticism

The Presidency has reiterated that the administration of president Muhammadu Buhari will probe Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. President Buhari’s media adviser Garba Shehu said this on Sunday. Read his comments below. “Let me say that officially, nobody is under probe even Dr. Jonathan. People should not make mistakes about the fact that what is going on are... Read More

Buhari, jonathan, Obasanjo, PROBE, yaradua

August 24, 2015

No, Mr Oyedepo, women’s liberation hasn’t led to divorces

So, we are back to this discussion of feminism and the society. With the high rise of women standing up for their rights and asking for equality, there has also been a rise in cases of divorce. Something or someone has to be blamed for it, right? The founder of Living Faith Church popularly known as... Read More

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divorce, feminism, Marriage, men, Oyedepo, women

August 24, 2015

APC says Fayose has done nothing in 10 months

The Ekiti State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that 10 months after his inauguration, Governor Ayodele Fayose has no project to show. Read their statement below. “Fayose and his media aide, Lere Olayinka, were rabble-rousers and a perfect match in public image deficit”, Olatunbosun said Fayose claimed that Ekiti owed N86 billion,... Read More

Ekiti, Fayose, pepper, tomatoes

August 24, 2015

Muslim cleric ‘still in DSS detention’ despite court order

A human rights lawyer, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, declared that he has commenced contempt proceedings against the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, over the continued detention of an Islamic cleric, Abdul-Ganiy Ibrahim, in spite of a court order. Ibrahim and his then pregnant wife, Muinat, had, on July 5, 2014, been reportedly... Read More

cleric, court, detention, DSS

August 24, 2015

Army chief Buratai visits Borno to fire up his soldiers (PHOTOS)

The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai visited some military stations in Mafa, Dikwa part of Borno state over the weekend. His visit is to give them morale and encourage them in their fight against the insurgent group, Boko Haram.

boko haram, Borno, Buratai, visit

August 24, 2015

Buhari urges lawyers to support his war on corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari has justified the reason his administration is waging a large scale war against corruption. He said the effects of corruption were manifest in suffering, deprivation and death that innocent people were being exposed to. He therefore urged Nigerian lawyers to support his administration to win the war against corruption. In a statement issued... Read More

Buhari, corruption, lawyers

August 24, 2015

LASG releases details of money spent under Fashola’s adminisration

A report has revealed that the former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, spent N139 million on the drilling of two boreholes at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The project, which was completed by Deux Projects Limited was published by the state government The report, which was part of the awarded contracts by the Lagos State Tenders... Read More

borehole, Fashola, lagos state, money

August 24, 2015

PDP: The Obas did not deceive Jonathan

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized a former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Anthony Okogie, for his accusation of Yoruba monarchs, saying they deceived former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos State, Taofik Gani, in an interview berated Okogie, describing the accusation as a deliberate attempt... Read More

Buhari, CAN, jonathan, Obas, Okogie, PDP

August 24, 2015

Boko Haram sends men to study abroad with ISIS in Libya and Niger

The insurgent group, Boko Haram, is believed to have reportedly sent no fewer than 80 of its members to join forces with the ISIS extremists fighting in Libya. Boko Haram are also suspected to be fighting in Niger Republic in what is being interpreted as the strengthening of its ties with the Islamic State Group. The sect pledged... Read More

boko haram, Isis, join forces, libya

August 24, 2015

Afenifere berates Buhari style of governance, says he is ruling like a dictator

Socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of administration saying he is behaving like a dictator. The group’s Chairman, Reuben Fasoranti stated this in Akure while assessing Buhari’s actions so far over the weekend. “President Buhari is running a one-man show. Let him appoint his cabinet and start serious business,’’ he said. He also added that... Read More

Afenifere, Buhari, confab report, Governance

August 24, 2015

Okonjo-Iweala says she is ready to be probed

Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared her support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, saying that she was ready to subject herself to an for unfettered government probe of her two terms in office. Okonjo-Iweala, who was reacting to media reports that she was allegedly planning to build a multi-million dollar Okonjo –Iweala family hospital in... Read More

Buhari, hospital, minister of finance, Okonjo-Iweala, PROBE

August 24, 2015

This is why Amaechi is fighting Wike’s probe

The past governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained the reason he opposed to and wants to stop the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by his successor, Nyesom Wike, to probe some selected government transactions, while he (Amaechi) was governor. In a statement issued by the former governor’s media office on Sunday, Amaechi said he is... Read More

Amaechi, PROBE, Rivers State, wike

August 23, 2015

NOI responds to Sahara Reporters…again

At this point, these two need to get a room. Sahara Reporters have been on a weird “Let’s expose Ngozi” spree these days. It almost feels like they’re getting paid to do it. Maybe they are. Following their latest allegations, NOI’s camp has been forced to respond. Full statement: Having failed to achieve any success... Read More

“Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sahara Reporters

August 23, 2015

Finally, our Reps are ready for a salary cut

Finally, the House of Representatives has declared its readiness to take salary cut and back President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft measures in support of the move to reduce the high cost of governance. Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee on Media and Public affairs, Mohammed Sani Zorro, who disclosed this on Sunday in Lagos also added that all members of... Read More

Buhari, House of Reps, salary cut

August 23, 2015

Deaths recorded as Police clash with Biafra activists in Onitsha

Two persons, suspected to be members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were reportedly shot dead in Onitsha with four others, including a policeman, critically injured in a bloody clash between some MASSOB members and policemen. A source disclosed that the incident, which occurred on Saturday along Oguta Road... Read More

biafra, clash, MASSOB, police

August 23, 2015

There’s water scarcity in Jonathan’s village, Otuoke

There’s water scarcity in Otuoke, Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa state, the town where former President, Goodluck Jonathan, hails from. Sad Irony. Vanguard reports that Elijah Ateki, the Chairman, Community Development Committee, in the town, has complained bitterly of the lack of a decent water source in the area. According to Ateki, water is the major... Read More

oil spillage, Otuoke, President Jonathan, water scarcity

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