by Ranti Joseph The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a man, 40, for attempting to transport Indian hemp (Cannabis Sativa) to China. This is contained in a statement on Friday by Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Mitchel Ofoyeju. According to the statement, the man, a medicine dealer, was apprehended at the... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor 34-year-old Paul Ogbeh, was yesterday discharged and acquitted by a Lagos High Court sitting over a murder charge. The former police constable was said to have murdered men alleged to be armed robbers, while on police patrol after receiving a distress call. He was discharged by Justice Olabisi Akinlade after she found... Read More
by Chinwe Okafor Police has arrested a traditional ruler following allegations that a police rifle was found in his bedroom. According to reports by Vanguard, the discovery was made when a member of the community, who works in a quarry company owned by some Lebanese, drowned in a river. His employers went to the community leaders to... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Abia state, Professor Selina Okon, says she has been bombarded with assassination and death threats. Ahead of the April 25 supplementary election of the state, Okon has revealed to Punch Newspapers that some elements are after her life. She stated the death threats went as far as... Read More
by Anike Jacobs A serial rapist and fraudster who is now in the custody of the Anambra State Police Command, Uchenna Ugwu, arrested for allegedly defrauding some women and then raping them, has confessed that he actually rapes the women to kill boredom. The 26-year-old Enugu State indigene, while being paraded at the office of... Read More
by James Sambo The composition of the Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee for the inauguration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has been made known. The committee is co-chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; and a former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timpre Sylva. On Thursday, April 23, at the... Read More
by Anike Jacobs A woman in Delta State is dead after she consumed an Egusi (melon) soup she had prepared for her husband. The woman, Egwoli, had reportedly put some substances she obtained from a native doctor into the soup, as she had been told the substances would make her husband find her more desirable. However,... Read More
by Anike Jacobs The incumbent Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola has set up a committee of nine, to review its policy of free feeding of primary school pupils in the state. Punch newspaper reports that the nine-member committee which comprises permanent secretaries in the state and a level 17 officer, may also recommend that parents... Read More
by Iyobosa Omoregie Former Petroleum Minister, Professor Tam David-West, says the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has never said the pump price of fuel would be reduced to N40 per litre. While speaking to Vanguard in his residence in Ibadan, he explained that the N40 per litre was his own preferred pump fuel price and... Read More
by Ranti Joseph A member, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebenezer Babatope, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan will not run for the presidency in 2019. He explained that the party would shop for a strong Hausa/Fulani candidate to run against the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in 2019. Babatope, who is also... Read More
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Boko Haram has become the ‘West African Province’ of the Islamic State’ (PHOTOS)
by Panshak Ibrahim Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, has officially changed its name. The group posted a video online on Wednesday, April 22, revealing that they should now be referred to as the ‘West African Province’ of the Islamic State, following their pledged allegiance to ISIS. Below is their new photo shoot:
by Damilola Jagun A Federal High Court has halted the commencement of impeachment proceeding and notice alleging misconduct against the Stare Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose and his Deputy, Dr Olusola Eleka. The High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, April 23, also set aside all actions and activities of the embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale... Read More
by Jewel Stephen A delegation from Swansea University is heading to Nigeria in search of Lawyers seeking a career in oil and gas and other disciplines. The Swansea delegation is led by Dr. Andrew Ubaka Iwobi of Swansea University’s College of Law who says “we are looking for graduates seeking an LLM in Oil and... Read More
by James Sambo Niger Delta ex-militant leaders on Thursday urged the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to sustain the Presidential Amnesty Programme of the Federal Government. The ex-freedom fighters under the aegis of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, however, pledged to support the incoming administration. National President, LPCDI, Pastor Reuben Wilson, while congratulating Buhari on his victory... Read More
by James Sambo Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly converged in Sambisa Forest in Borno. A civilian vigilante revealed this to AFP on Thursday, April 23. As a result of the death of a soldier and three vigilantes during a recent operation, other soldiers were forced to retreat because of the extensive use of landmines in... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The federal government has dragged the National Assembly before the Supreme Court over the amendment of the 1999 Constitution. The attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, who filed the suit on behalf of the federal government, through Bayo Ojo (SAN), told the court that due process was not followed... Read More
by James Sambo The new Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, was officially handed over to by the sacked IGP, Suleiman Abba, on Wednesday, April 22. After the handing over, Arase gave his first official speech in his new capacity. Below are 7 quotes from the speech: 1. “My dear officers, the task of blending our acclaimed... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Nigerian military said it has killed the top commanders of the Boko Haram terror group during a firefight at Alagarno, in Borno. The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Chris Olukolade, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday, said that the terrorist kingpin died while leading a comeback attack on the troops. “A notorious top... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Patience Jonathan will be quitting as President of the African Ladies Peace Mission, two months early. She was elected the mission’s President at its seventh summit held in Abuja in July 2012 and her tenure would have expired in July 2015 when a new president would have been elected. However, she will... Read More
by Panshak Ibrahim Sacked Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, is ready to move on with his life. Suleiman Abba was removed as the IG of Police on Tuesday, April 21, by President Goodluck Jonathan, who immediately replaced him with Solomon Arase. On Wednesday, during his formal handover to Arase, the outgoing IG, Abba said:... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju South African cannot outrightly guarantee that there won’t be a recurrence of xenophobic attacks against foreigners in the country. This was disclosed on Wednesday, April 22, during a stakeholders’ meeting convened by President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa. The meeting was attended by various stakeholders from government, business, sports, trade union... Read More
by Godwin Akanfe A prosecution witness, ACP Abdullahi Garuba, has confirmed that a court registrar, Oluronke Rosolu, accused of conspiring with others to defraud a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, visited him three times in prison. Garuba made was testifying earlier todaty at the continuation of Rosulu’s trial before Justice Lateef Lawal... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Nigerian Senate has implored the Federal Government to drag South Africa’s Zulu King to the International Criminal Court. Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, is believed to have ignited the recent xenophobic killings in South Africa, through a speech he gave last month, stating that foreigners were encroaching in the country, and as such,... Read More
by Temitope Onitiju The dismissed Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba CFR (rtd) has stepped down at the helm of Nigerian Police Force for Acting IGP Solomon Arase, to assume responsibility. Abba was sacked by President Jonathan on Tuesday, April 21, who immediately appointed Arase as his replacement. Abba was the 17th Indigenous Inspector-General of... Read More
by Ranti Joseph A female staff of a popular eatery, Oluremi Olayinka was today convicted and sentenced to 266 years imprisonment by Justice A.A Akinyemi of Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, for stealing N8million belonging to her employer. The offence is contrary to sections 390(6)(7)(8), 467 and 468 respectively of the Criminal Code Law Cap... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said the allegations levelled on her over the alleged missing funds from the reserves of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and also of her wasteful spending were made because of the reforms contained in the Petroleum Industry Bill. She said this while fielding questions from... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Remember the Dallas, Texas based cardiologist, Abraham Ariyo, who allegedly called for the killing of Igbos in Lagos? He has come out to say the allegation is nothing but false. According to him, the statement was generated by computer fabricators, manipulated and bandaged to create havoc. “Our investigations indicate that this horrible story... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan will formally handover power to the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on May 29 Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, who disclosed the information, had last week said the the President would hand over at a dinner on May 28 so that... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. If MTN is kicked out, your family member may lose their job To all those clamouring for the ouster of South African businesses in Nigeria,- you just may be hurting yourself. According to MTN’s Corporate Services Executive, Akinwale Goodluck, over 500,00 Nigerians are indirectly employed by the company. As such, if they... Read More
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