The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by James Ocholi, governorship candidate of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in the December 3, 2011 election in Kogi State. Through the lawsuit, Ocholi sought an order to sack Idris Wada, the state governor, who won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Chelsea Will Win Premier League – Mourinho
Jose Mourinho, Chelsea manager, on Friday said his club would win the Premier League. This reassurance comes after criticisms that greeted the club’s exit from the Champions League. Paris St-Germain, PSG, knocked the Blues out of the Champions League in midweek but the team still dictates proceedings in the Premier League with five points clear…
Mile 12 Market Resumes After Early Morning Fire
Trading has resumed at the popular Mile 12 market Ketu, Lagos, barely hours after a deadly inferno engulfed the market in the early hours of Friday. Sympathetic sellers and buyers were seen returning to the market for their daily commercial activities. The fire claimed lives of three persons in the market and also affected shops…
ISIS Accepts Boko Haram’s Allegiance Pledge
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigeria’s militant group, Boko Haram, according to an audio message. In the tape, Mohammed al-Adnani, who identified himself as ISIS spokesperson, said the aim of establishing a caliphate has now been expanded to West Africa. In the tape, which is yet to…
EFCC To Arraign Moronfoye, Saraki for N371m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will arraign Tunji Moronfoye, the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, and Ope Saraki, the Senior Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Millennium Development Goals, for their alleged involvement in a N371m contract scam. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the EFCC on Thursday. The…
How Police Rescued 78-year-old Kidnap Victim
The Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday, rescued Adebowale Omotosho, executive chairman and founder of Bond Group of Companies, from kidnappers’ hideout at Ajia Village, Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State. Seven suspected members of the kidnap gang were arrested by the police in the process. Their names were given as Bisi Babatunde (32),…
Woman, 31, Arrested With Heroin in Her Private Part
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has announced the arrest of a 31-year-old single mother who concealed 430 grammes of heroin in her vagina. The woman, named Onyinye Juliet Aladi, was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates airlines flight. Mitchell Ofoyeju, Head…
PDP Is Afraid of Defeat – Okorocha
Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor and chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors Forum has said that the Peoples Democratic Party governors’ position on the use of card readers indicates that the party is apprehensive of defeat in the fast approaching polls. The PDP governors expressed their dissatisfaction at the level of preparedness of…
Women Seek Increased Budget for Gender Issues
Women activists have called on the government to implement more budgetary allocation for gender-related programmes. This, they said, would help in addressing the gender challenges facing women, children and people with disabilities in the country. The women leaders made this call today in Ibadan, Oyo State, while addressing journalists. Nkoyo Toyo, one of the women…
Ezekwezili Condemns Confirmation of Obanikoro
Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of Education has criticized today’s nomination and confirmation of Musiliu Obanikoro, a former lawmaker, as a Minister. While describing the nomination by the Senate as morally repugnant, Ezekwesili also described the senators who approved the confirmation as shameless fellows. “So despite Ekitigate, our Senate confirmed the morally repugnant nomination of Obanikoro…
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