Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has approved the sum of N250 million to clear the backlog of foreign scholarship obligations of the government in Russia, Malaysia and other parts of the world. The approval came on the heels of a viral video by medical students from the state studying in Russia, who lamented that their stipends had not been paid in the last 14 months in addition with their tuition. The state government only just recently offset its financial obligations to its students studying in the United Kingdom. The governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary…
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The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday rejected the verdict of the panel set up by the state Chief Judge to investigate 16 allegations of gross misconduct levelled against Governor Tanko Al-Makura. The lawmakers also insisted that they would go ahead with their plan to impeach the governor. The panel had on Tuesday cleared the governor of all the charges after the lawmakers refused to show up and prove their allegations against Mr. Al-Makura. The assembly’s opposition to the panel’s verdict was made known at a press briefing in Abuja by Mohammed Ibaku, the House Committee Chairman of Information.…
ENUGU State Deputy GOVERNOR, SUNDAY ONYEBUCHI Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Umezulike has inaugurated a seven-man panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct in the impeachment notice served on the Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi. Onyebuchi is facing impeachment proceedings initiated by the House of Assembly. The panel, which is headed by a legal practitioner, Oraekeyi Franklin, has other members as Pastor Uluakanwa Oko, Nnamdi Onyemuru (lawyer), Maxwell Eze (lawyer), Mrs. Praise Anyim, Aroh Okwuchukwu and Anthony Iguh. The chief judge urged the members to perform their “constitutional function in a manner that would elicit commendation rather than…
The Nasarawa State seven-man panel set up to probe allegations of gross misconduct leveled against Governor Tanko Al-Makura, on Tuesday, cleared him of any wrongdoing as alleged by the state House of Assembly. The Assembly was also given 24 hours to appear before the panel and substantiate allegations made against the governor The Chairman of the panel, Yusuf Usman, during the proceedings made reference to section 7 (c) of the panel guideline, which stipulated that where the assembly fails to appear and lead evidence on the allegations, the panel, upon proof of service may dismiss the allegations. Usman noted that…
A Pastor who was a volunteer member of his Community Development Association, was yesterday drowned in a flood while creating pathway for the water’s free flow in front of his house at Kilanko area, Ilorin, Kwara State. The downpour which lasted for over 10 hours started about midnight lasting till about 11am, yesterday. According to residents in the area of the mishap, the deceased, whose name cannot be immediately confirmed, used to create water channels whenever there was such heavy rain and was going about his past time when he slipped and fell into the gutter and the flood carried…
Tola Ajayi, the 21-year-old student of Redeemers’ University, who killed his 60-year-old father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was yesterday arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court sitting in Owode-Egba in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state for murder. The suspect, who was arraigned by the Ogun State Police Command, on a count charge of murder, was called to the dock at 9:58 am in suit number MOO/276c/2014. The charge sheet read: “You, Tola Ajayi, 21, on July 3 2014 at about 4 am at Cannanland Street, RCCG Camp, Mowe in the Owode Egba Magistrate Court District…
Attacks by Boko Haram Islamists in Nigeria’s crisis-hit northeast have forced nearly 650,000 people from their homes, the United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA) said Tuesday, an increase of nearly 200,000 since May. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) for its part reported that about 1,000 people trying to escape the fighting had fled to an uninhabited island on Lake Chad across Nigeria’s northeastern border. “The group, mainly women and children, is in urgent need of food, water, shelter and medical care,” the UNHCR said. They reached the remote island of Choua on Thursday after fleeing a Boko Haram attack in their…
Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday said the deployment of armed security operatives, including soldiers to Osun State for Saturday’s governorship election was to prevent breakdown of law and order before, during and after the governorship election. The ruling party in the state, All Progressives Congress (APC) had accused the federal government of deploying the security operatives to intimidate the people of the state so that they will not turn out en masse for the election on August 9. Obanikoro, at a briefing in Osogbo, however said the soldiers deployed to the state were not to intimidate…
The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed that some unknown ritualists attacked and removed the eyes of a nine-year-old boy in Toro Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident yesterday, said around 2.30 pm, unknown assailants, suspected to be ritualists, attacked and removed the eyes of a nine-year-old Haruna Dahiru of Badiko ward in Toro Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the victim was rearing cattle at Babujaye in Gumau village when the ritualists trailed his movement to a solidarity area where they attacked him. According to…
I already told you about Moet Abebe’s birthday party and even brought you photos, but the official photos have now been released. On Friday 1st August 2014, the TV personality was a year older. She celebrated her day with a dinner with celebrities including Lynxxx, Rekana Sharon Ojong, Lami Phillips, Saeon, Bizzle Oshikoya at Spice Route and later at Quilox Night Club in Lagos. See official photos below: – Photography: Styledbybie
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, who earlier on vowed not to have anything to do with the seven-man panel probing allegations of gross misconduct it leveled against the state governor, Tanko Al-Makura, have soft-pedalled on their stance and made an appearance at the public hearing of the panel in Lafia, the state capital. The members, who are represented by a team of counsels headed by Barrister Oche P. Ulegede, said they were appearing at the hall of the Ministry of Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs in Lafia, venue of the public hearing, in protest. The other members…
President Goodluck Jonathan, in Washington D.C., United States, on Monday, said the era when a few politicians could manipulate election results are gone forever in Nigeria. The president, who made this known at a meeting with Nigerian professionals in the United States, reaffirmed his commitment towards ensuring that electoral process in Nigeria are free, fair and credible. The president assured that in keeping with the pledge he made in 2011, which had been fulfilled in recent elections in Edo, Ondo and Ekiti states, the Federal Government would take all necessary steps to ensure no individual, group or political party was…
The Presidency has denied financing the groups that are currently canvassing support for the second term ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan. Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Prof Rufai Ahmed Alkali, who made this known in an interview with reporters in Abuja yesterday, denied insinuations that the activities of the various groups are funded by the Presidency. Besides, he described Jonathan as a law-abiding leader. According to Alkali, most of the pro-Jonathan groups voluntarily came under the umbrella of the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) for proper coordination and administrative convenience and nothing more. Alkali is the national coordinator…
Jumia, Nigeria’s largest online retailer with over a million customers introduces a new initiative to appreciate customers and fans called customer of the month. This new initiative by Jumia is to recognize its customers who have been in one way or the other valuable to its service offering through their patronage, advise, feedback, and promotion of the Jumia brand across channels. The customers have helped the brand grow from the beginning to become the biggest retailer online in Nigeria. In July, Jumia awarded one of the brands very first and longest ordering customer Miss Ngozi Ukario as the customer of the…
In defiance of security threats to its members, the #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) Group has returned to its normal daily sit-out sessions in Abuja in continuation of its campaign for the rescue of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram sect. The group, which was allegedly faced with threats of attack at its Unity Fountain daily sit-out venue and held a session at a private residence on Sunday, came out yesterday for a public sit-out and pledged to continue with the safe release of the schoolgirls, despite threats. Security operatives had openly mounted surveillance on the daily sit-out meetings of…
Mother of a three-year-old boy identified as Timothy, who was born without private parts and whose funds donated for corrective surgery was allegedly eloped with by a woman named Blessing Asatu, has called on the Nigeria Police to help her unravel the location of the fraudster. The total sum realized from donations and which Blessing allegedly eloped with, was about N5 million. Young Timothy’s mother, Charity Atoe, 38, was at the premises of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to tell her sympathetic story. According to Charity, doctors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital…
Probably the hottest hunk in the Ghollywood movie industry at the moment, the tall handsome actor and philanthropist has been keeping his love life on ice. But it seems like John Dumelo is ready as the actor has been linked with a couple of celebs including Yvonne Nelson, Jackie Appiah, and Joselyn Dumas. And he’s so tired of all the speculation, he’s planning to settle down. While on ‘Hanging Out’ show with KOD last week, he said ‘I want to get married hopefully next year, the false stories are too much and I want to spare myself from heartbreaks’ ‘I want…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Organisation and Mobilisation Committee in the South West, Prince Buruji Kashamu has described the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, as “someone suffering from an over dose of political prostitution”. Kashamu was reacting to a statement credited to Daniel on Sunday in some national dailies where he (Daniel) described him as “suffering from political inexperience and over confidence”. In a statement issued yesterday by his media adviser, Mr Austin Oniyokor, Kashamu said, “It was Daniel that is suffering from over dose of political prostitution as a result of his serial defeat…
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It seems like no one in this world can get Dencia to shut up, she talks when she wants and says what she wants; and I kind of like it. Most of us know that the US-Africa Summit kicked off on Monday and will hold till Wednesday 6th August 2014. President Barack Obama who turned 53 yesterday, invited African leaders to the Washington D.C to help focus on trade and investment in Africa as well as highlight America’s commitment to Africa’s security, its democratic development and its people. A good number of African leaders including President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, are presently…