Ahuoiza Adesokun, a lawyer and friend to Oluchi Tochukwu, a banker who was accused of sending assassins after her ex-husband has said it was a set up to put the accused in detention. Oluchi was accused of sending assassins after her husband and reportedly asked them to deposit his car in her brother’s place in...
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Captain of the Super Falcons, Evelyn Nwabuoku has said the team was not planning to boycott the Africa Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon next months over unpaid allowances contrary to reports. “I don’t know of any play to boycott the tournament. We are aiming to win the title again. “But the NFF should try and...
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Policemen of the Oyo State Police Command has arrested three persons who were caught with two human skulls at an hideout. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Samuel Adegbuyi, information gathered from members of the public led to the arrest of the suspects. The suspects who were arrested included, Ramoni Akeem, Azeez Ojelade and Salimon...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited four more Senior Advocates of Nigeria over alleged bribery of judges, Punch reports. The agency had earlier quizzed four SANs for also allegedly bribing the judges under investigation. According to a source, the lawyers were invited on Friday to explain why they transferred huge amount of...
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The Presidency on Saturday said declaration of assets by public office holders cannot be enforced by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was stated by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in an interview. Shehu said the President cannot compel his ministers and appointees to declare their assets publicly. He further...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken charge of the investigation into alleged corrupt practices by some judges. Recall that operatives of the Department of State Service had raided the houses of some judges and claimed to have recovered some money. According to a source, the President gave the directive that the EFCC...
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The Senate has said the N2bn worth of cocaine seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Apapa Tincan Island Port in Lagos State will be investigated. This is according to a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju who quoted the Chairman, Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Senator Joshua Lidani. Lidani was...
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Suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Saturday said members of the lower chamber have been silenced by threats from Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara. Jibrin said this during a chat with Punch while commemorating 100 days after he made the budget padding allegations. The Kano lawmaker said his colleagues are...
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Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Jimoh Ibrahim has said Governor Olusegun Mimiko has shown his desperation by running to President Muhammadu Buhari for help. Ibrahim in a chat with Punch said he believes the President will not tamper with court rulings. “President Buhari cannot stop the Court of Appeal...
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Federal Government to ensure that Nigerians feel the change it promised. Obasanjo said this at the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum, which held on Saturday in Lagos. The former president who was one of the keynote speakers said Nigerians need to start seeing results from steps taken by the...
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Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said the Federal Government does not interfere with the jobs of security and anti-corruption agencies. According to a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo said this on Friday in Houston, Texas in the United States at a meeting he had with Nigerians based in the US. Osinbajo while answering...
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Leaders of the Niger Delta region are currently divided over who to represent them during the meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari scheduled for next Tuesday, Punch reports. According to the news platform, a source revealed that leaders from the region have been unable to harmonise lists from various groups and states in the region. It...
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So Victor Asemota, CEO of Swifta System shared a harrowing experience of a woman at Lagos International airport with Nigerian Immigration officers. He recommended that these sorts of issues are what Nigerian militant feminists should be tackling, instead of their usual online battles. Trust Nigerians not to let anything slide. @TheBlackHermit responded to @asemota’s statement. Do...
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Screen writer, Rita Onwurah, is unable to come to terms with the penchant our business men on this side of the Atlantic have for attributing their success or big break to God- without more. Earlier this evening, Folorunsho Alakija was credited with saying God was the reason for her first break. Do see below: Q: How...
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Tunji Balogun, also known as Tee Billz resurfaced after his public spat on his Instagram account. Tee Billz had accused his wife, musician Tiwa Savage of infidelity. But on his return on Saturday, the manager appreciated Life Coach, Lanre Olusola for his help, saying, “We must become the CHANGE we seek in others. @lanreolusola thanks...
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Lawyers of American actor/comedian Bill Cosby say he is legally blind. His lawyers filed a motion on Thursday in a Pennsylvania court a footnote within saying he is “legally blind” “No 79-year-old blind man could possibly defend himself against a claim that he sexually assaulted someone he supposedly met once, half a century ago — and...
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says about 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country by security agencies. According to a statement issued by his spokesperson Mr. Laolu Akande on Saturday, Prof. Osinbajo made this disclosure in Houston, Texas in the US on Friday at a Townhall event where he interacted with US-based Nigerians. The...
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It was a day full of goals in the Premier League as the top three teams all scored four times away from home. Arsenal annihilate Sunderland Frenchman Oliver Giroud proved his worth as he came of the bench to score twice as Arsene Wenger’s men beat The Black Cats 4-1 at the Stadium of Light. Both Giroud goals...
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Speaking at the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum 2016 today, Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija, oil mogul and billionaire, was purported to have made the statement below. At the same occasion, she also called out Obasanjo for messing with her oil licence. Q. At what moment did you get your break in business?. Alakija: When I found...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday congratulated legendary newscaster, presenter and first African female to appear on television, Anike Agbaje Williams, on her 80th birthday. In a statement issued by his special adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina, Buhari appreciated her courageous and persistent spirit. The statement read, “President Buhari joins Williams’ family, friends and...
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It was a platform where business and politics clashed as former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and business woman Folorunsho Alakija had a face-off. Both personalities were guest speakers at the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum 2016. Speaking to young entrepreneurs on the need for perseverance, Mrs. Alakija gave an instance of how the Federal Government...
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In its desire to curb the menace of unemployment, the government of Lagos has reached an agreement with the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) to employ 1000 graduates. President of the association Comrade Israel Ade Adeshola disclosed this in an interview with The Vanguard He said, “Presently Lagos state government through the Lagos State Drivers...
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Embattled member of the House of Representatives Abdulmumin Jibrin says Speaker of the House Yakubu Dogara will be jailed. In a statement marking 100 days since he accused Dogara and some other members of the lower chamber of budget padding Jibrin said he had no doubt they would be jailed. The statement reads, “Today marks...
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We take you through all the prep work that goes on just before the models step on the runway. Photos courtesy @lfdw_ng…
by Owolabi Afeez Ashola Recently, the Federal Government sent a letter to the National Assembly for matters classified as urgent with billions of dollars involved to be borrowed through international sources, which will add to the increasing debt of over a trillion Naira already owes. The external borrowing will spread through 2016 to 2018 (rolling),...
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It’s another edition of Eye on Ambode. Here, we bring to you a recap of some of the week’s activities of Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. So here are some of the things you should know from this past week: Governor Ambode received a delegation from the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) this week. The...
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The spokesman of the Nigerian Army Colonel Sani Usman has responded to a publication by a Deputy Editor of the ThisDay newspaper. In a statement on Saturday Colonel Usman faulted the editor, Yemi Adebowale for his piece titled “Buratai should respond appropriately to Gashigar Attack”. He said Adebowale should educate himself and ought to stop displaying...
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by Iweka Kingsley In commemoration of October as the month Breast Cancer awareness globally, Iweka Kingsley writes about a fourteen years old girl diagnosed with breast cancer who shares events of her life through a private diary she keeps. He believes that the cancer campaign all over the world should be amplified and hopes EMILY’S DIARY will drive consciousness and inspire hope...
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by Foghi Batarhe A conversation earlier on my Twitter TL prompted me to write this. This isn’t a scientific research work of any sort, it’s mostly my memory of the women in my family; clan; village. I grew up around my grandma (paternal) and through her I could reach to 150 years or more of...
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Governor of Kano Abdullahi Ganduje, says he has no plans to probe the administration of his predecessor, Rabi’u Kwankwaso. Ganduje said this while addressing journalists in Sokoto on Saturday, stating he was committed to completing projects. “Though there are ongoing issues of probe in most of the states and the country, in Kano state, I will...
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