A former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Sen. Umar Dahiru, has said the s*xual Offences Act was meant to protect the rights of all sexes.Dahiru, a member of the seventh National Assembly, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday.He said the committee did everything to review the bill properly before its passage.He said the Act did not set an age limit, adding that sexes of all ages were to be protected by the legislation.“Most people have a negative mindset about the bill passed but…
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The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta codenamed ‘Operation Pulo Shield’, has arrested six suspected pirates involved in Friday night’s attack on its base in Nembe, Bayelsa State, in which four soldiers and a policeman were killed. According to a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, the spokesperson of the JTF in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital Sunday night, troops also destroyed a militants camp during the raid. “JTF in a swift reaction to the 7 August 2015 attack on the JTF troops along Nembe Community in Bayelsa State has carried out a cordon and search Operation in…
A former Governor of Ogun State and chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his criticism of other people.Osoba, who was speaking in an interview with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, said the former president is in the habit of putting down other people, even those close to him.He said this while reacting to Obasanjo’s claim that late Premier of the old Western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, was never the leader of the Yoruba but was only elected leader by his supporters.He said, “I would not like to judge…
Bundesliga club confirms Hertha Berlin’s team bus has been shot at on the eve of a German Cup match . The club said in a statement that the bus was fired at by a bypassing motorcyclist in Bielefeld in north-west Germany, adding that there was no casualty whatsoever. Only the driver was on board at the time of the shooting as the vehicle was travelling from the team hotel to pick the players up from Bielefeld Central Station. The club said that the motorcyclist had overtaken the bus and threatened the driver “with his fist” before turning and pointing a…
See Kanu Nwankwo and his two sons showing off with his Ferrari. Even the first son of the football legend showed off with this Ferrari on Instagram. Explore and enjoy the pictures below…
Shocking! Former Kennis Music act, Jaywon was recently robbed in Lagos at gun point while travelling with friends. The famous show promoter, Alex Ozone narrated the unpleasant incident on his social media page with caption as thus; That’s how those boys robbed me, Jaywon and our friends with heavy guns and matchets last night on our way from an event of all our valuables and vital documents but above all we thank God for our lives even though we still have very serious injuries.this street is very rough and tough mehn but we still gonna survive. BTW: wetin dey pain me Now…
The retired Super Eagles winger and former coach of FC Taraba who played alongside Oliseh at Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam, has been appointed Special Assistant and liaison to Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh. The former Nigeria international Tijjani Babangida is expected to join up with the senior national team at their training camp when it opens in Abuja next week Sunday. Nigeria are away to Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier next month. Babangida helped FC Taraba win promotion to the Glo Premier League for the first time in their history in 2013.
The former Super Eagles assistant coach has been announced as new head coach of FC IfeanyiUbah on Sunday, with former Super Eagles goalkeeper trainer Ike Shorunmu joining the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club’s backroom staff. New head coach of Glo Premier League side FC IfeanyiUbah, Daniel Amokachi, has said he decided to join his new club because they are up-to-date with players’ welfare. Former Flying Eagles coach John Obuh, who had earlier in the season succeeded Bulgarian coach Mitko Dobrev, remains a member of the coaching staff at the Nnewi-based outfit. Speaking to our correspondent, Amokachi said there was no…
Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun State Governor The Ogun State Government has started taking beggars and destitute off major roads within Abeokuta, the state capital, noting that they constitute nuisance in the city. Director, Rehabilitation Services, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mr. Kehinde Egbeolowo, during the evacuation exercise, said the action became necessary due to the increasing number of beggars and destitute along major roads in the state capital. He encouraged people with challenges requiring the ministry’s assistance to approach the Rehabilitation Services Department. “The governor does not allow beggars and destitute in the state. If they need any assistance,…
To further strengthen his fight against corruption in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a seven-member committee to advise him, an exclusive report by Thisday says. The Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption, according to the national daily, will be formally inaugurated today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Members of the committee include Professor Femi Odekunle, a professor of Criminology at the Ahmadu Bello University; Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu of the University of Jos; Professor Etannibi Alamika, a professor of Criminology and Sociology from the University of Jos; and Professor Sadia Radda also a professor of Criminology. Others are…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), yesterday, expressed commitment to the fight against corruption in the country. He promised that there would be no partisanship in the fight. Buhari’s remarks followed an accusation by the Senate PDP caucus that he was selective in the anti-graft war. Speaking through his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president expressed regret at the accusation, saying it was absolutely false and unfounded. “We have noted with regret, the allegation by members of the PDP Senate Caucus that the present administration is being selective and partisan in its prosecution of the war against corruption,” a statement…
Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has described Justice Folahanmi Oloyede who petitioned the State House of Assembly to investigate him and his deputy, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori for alleged mismanagement of the state resources as a liar and an incompetent judge. The seven-man investigative panel, consisting of mostly members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) set up by the House to investigate the petition had dismissed it for lacking in merit and also recommended the judge to the State Judicial Council and the National Judicial Commission for serious sanction for alleged betrayer of oath of her office. Speaking at the 50th…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called President Muhammadu Buhari to revoke the appointment of Mrs Amina Zakari as Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as her tenure as National Electoral Commissioner had expired on July 21, 2015. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said since INEC still has four National Electoral Commissioners, Abdukadir Oniyangi, Mohammad Wali, Chris Iyimoga and Lawrence Nwuruku, whose tenure are yet to expire, any of them should act as INEC chairman. He noted that apart from the danger that President Muhammadu…
file photo: Port Harcourt refinery Executive Chairman, Chrome Oil Services, Mr Emeka Offor, says importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) would drop by about 40 percent when critical unit of the Port-Harcourt refinery begins operation. “Hope of petroleum products supply stability is about to be accomplished as we at Chrome Oil Services company, the major contractors handling key rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery will complete work on the FCCU [Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit],” he told energy correspondents on Sunday. “The FCCU is about 98 per cent completed and we are hopeful that by next week it will be completed,…
Nigerian ace producer, Don Jazzy has jokingly lamented on his profile on ‘Wikipedia’ about his age. According to the site, Don Jazzy is 46 years old. The producer shared a screenshot of the site’s page and wrote “hahahhahahaha I don laugh die for here..See my age o.Haba naa..Who did this to me?” The ‘Doro Boss’ is actually 32 and not 46.
Join me in congratulating the Diamond Platnumz family as they welcome a new bundle of joy to the world. Award winning Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz is officially now a father. The talented superstar shared a new adorable photo of himself playing with his daughter. Diamond and his baby mama, Zari Hassan welcomed their daughter on August 6, 2015.
More than N48 billion of local government funds went to private accounts during the 8-year tenure of governor Gabriel Suswam, the Benue state government has alleged. Secretary to the State Government Barr. Targema Takema said this on Saturday while speaking at a reception organized in his Honour by the Mbaiwoo Development Association in Buruku Local Government area of Benue State. According to him, although 29,000 local government staff were portrayed by the past administration, only about 14,000 were actually present in the 23 local government area in the state. Takema said that Suswam’s administration robbed the state between N600-N700 million of…
It has been officially confirmed that Warri billionaire and CEO of 911 Entertainment, Ayiri Emami has checked Africa’s reggae star and guitarist Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek into a rehabilitation home situated in Abuja. He has been receiving treatments from specialists who were flown into the country on his behalf. In relation to this development, it has also been announced that people should expose and desist from offering donations to people impersonating and/or claiming to accept donations on behalf of Majek Fashek for his rehabilitation. Majek Fashek who until recently has been spotted several times in the streets…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sunday declared Sani Danlami of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the bye-election into Katsina Central Federal Constituency.The election was conducted on SaturdayINEC Returning Officer, Prof. Shehu Muhammad, said Danlami won the election by polling 21,480 votes to defeat his closest rival Muntari Kabir of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 5,890 votes while the candidate of the National Conscience Party came a distant third with 179 votes.According to Muhammad, the total number of registered voters in the constituency was 208,384, while 33,428 voters were accredited to vote.He put the number of valid…
Nine of the 142 staff placed on compulsory leave without pay since 2011 by the Kogi State Transport Company have died.Two colleagues of the deceased persons, Ndakwo Mohammed and Anate Audu, made this known in a statement circulated to media houses in Lokoja on Sunday.Messrs Mohammed and Audu said a number of their colleagues were also facing life-threatening situations.They said that the workers who had put in years of services, ranging from 10 to 23 years, are facing untold hardship with their health failing because they neither have money to feed nor to pay for medical treatment.“Many of us have…