The Nigerian Army on Friday re-assured its commitment toward combating terrorism in the country. The Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC)’s Commander, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Adebayo, gave the assurance at the graduation of 15 Executive Management Officers in Illorin. Adebayo congratulated the participants and urged them to contribute meaningfully to the fight against terrorism in Nigeria. He said the officers had been engaged in a rigorous academic exercise in the past three months. Also speaking, the corps’ Deputy Commandant, Col. Bamidele Terefa, said that the course was aimed at broadening their knowledge in management, peace and strategic thinking. Terefa said the skills…
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Mr Julius Owoupeta , a senior official of the State Security Service (SSS) has urged Nigerians to be cautious in relying on social media as means of communication. Owoupeta issued the caution at a one-day workshop in Awka, organised by Amalgamated Union of Public Cooperative Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Management (AUPCTRE), Anambra chapter. Owoupeta, who is the Deputy Director of the Service in Delta, said in a paper that information on social media could be misleading and have adverse effects on national security. He said it was regrettable that members of the public, particularly the youth, were in…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), has explained why the money laundering charges filed against Mohammed Abacha, son of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha was withdrawn, saying it was because the Abacha family had not only undertaken not to contest the proceedings, but had also agreed to cooperate fully with the federal government in the recovery proceedings. Adoke added that the withdrawal would facilitate the recovery of the sum of $380 million from the proceedings against Mohammed in Luxembourg and $550 million from forfeiture proceedings instituted by the United States…
At least 15,000 people have been displaced in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State following recent attacks on rural communities by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. Reports said that some of the victims are taking refuge at a primary school, while other are at the Divisional Police Station in Gwantu, the headquarters of the local council. Meanwhile, 110 corpses of those who were killed during the incident were given mass burial yesterday by the council authorities as relatives who were able to identify the corpses of their loved ones collected them for a decent burial. Over 167 people…
The National Conference has approved the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force paving the way for states to establish their own police. This resolution, when passed into law, would put to rest the prolonged debacle over the establishment of state police. When created by states that desire them, state police are to complement the efforts of the federal police. The federal police would have jurisdiction over the entire country and on clearly spelt out matters and offences, while the jurisdiction of the state police will be limited to the states and operate within the ambit of the laws enacted by…
We have been talking about Wizkid and his recent exploits in the United States with various big shot rappers and entertainers in the States. P-Square have even skipped all the other steps and went forward with shooting a video with an American superstar singer. Nigerian pop duo P-Square have shot a music video with American rapper T.I. for a song on their forthcoming sixth studio album. Their album is one of the most anticipated albums in recent times in Nigeria, it will be interesting to hear the direction they’ll be taking their body of work. P-Square’s older brother and manager…
Khloe Kardashian recently clocked 30 and had her family and her lover there to celebrate with her in New York City. Khloe had, in her 29th year ,divorced her husband Lamar Odom and she is currently dating Rap star French Montana. Lamar reportedly ran into problems, having been caught cheating, using drugs and alcohol and was arrested for a DUI on Aug. 30. Khloe ultimately filed for divorce on December 13 2013, as he failed to revitalize his basketball career. Here, she is seen in happier mood with her family celebrating the end of the troublesome 29 and beginning…
The National Conference has resolved that henceforth, any elected public office holder in the country, who defects from the political party on whose platform they got into office to another, would automatically lose the seat. Delegates at the conference also adopted the recommendation of the Committee on Politics and Governance that Nigeria should adopt a true federal structure with the states operating as the federating units. Accordingly, the conference proposed stiff penalties for elected public office holders who cross-carpet from one political party to another before their tenure elapses. It said such elected public office holders who abandoned their parties midway…
An Ilorin Federal High court has declared as legal and constitutional, the defection of 22 members of the Kwara State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. In a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Olayinka Faji said that the defendants would not lose their seats for another re-election, adding that there was an established case of crisis in their party (PDP) which made them defect. The ruling was sequel to a suit filed by a member of the state assembly, Ibrahim Illiyasu, who remained in PDP, asking the court…
The House of Representatives has condemned Wednesday’s separate bomb blasts in Abuja and Mubi in Adamawa State, as well as the terror attacks in several villages in Kaduna State. The condemnation came on the heels of a motion on matters of urgent public importance moved by Honourable Christopher Azuborgu, in which he lamented that the terror activities had made the international community to classify Nigeria as a terror nation. In the motion Thursday, Rep Azuborgu urged the House to look into the possibility of setting up a Terror Victims Compensation Fund to reduce the effect of the Boko Haram attacks…
The umbrella body for northern Muslims, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has described the recent spate of bombings in Abuja, Borno, Adamawa and Kano States as worrisome. The body, in a statement signed by the Secretary General, Dr. Khalid Aliyu Abubakar, and made available to journalists in Kaduna yesterday, urged Muslims to intensify prayers as Ramadan approaches for peace to reign. The statement said: “We condemn in the strongest terms these barbaric acts that tend to reduce humanity to a renegade level. While commending the security agencies for the arrest of the suspected culprits in Kano and Abuja’s episodes, we strongly…
SOLDIERS EXAMINING THE WRECKAGE OF THE Alleged BOMBERS’ CAR AT EMAB PLAZA, SCENE OF WEDNESDAY’S Blast IN Abuja. The Defence Headquarters on Thursday revealed that more explosives were seized from suspects believed to have carried out the bombing of Emab Shopping Plaza in Wuse II, Abuja, on Wednesday. A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade said, “Bystanders at the scene of the explosion alerted soldiers on patrol to the two suspects who were speeding off on a power bike”. According to the statement, “The soldiers swung into action engaging the escaping suspects and fatally wounding one of…
Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, yesterday, disclosed that Nigeria’s four refineries will be up for sale as soon as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is passed into law. Dikki made this known when the Thailand Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Chailert Limsomboon, paid him a courtesy call. He affirmed that the PIB is currently before the National Assembly and would soon be passed into law. “As soon as the bill is passed, the refineries will be privatised and the pipelines and depots concessioned,” he assured. Dikki listed the huge growth potentials in key sectors of…
Very controversial actress and singer — Cossy Orjiakor has gone a step further than she usually does in her new photos. She posted some unclad photos to support the Super Eagles as she also dedicated the pictures to Ahmed Musa. See tweet below: – Dedicated to the scorer of last match 2 goals… hahahau like…crazy crazycrazy…. Team Nigeriapic.twitter.com/5pgzph2pJF — COSSY (@Cossydiva) June 26, 2014 Check them out below: –
It became public knowledge when the will of late Ibadan billionaire businessman, Aare Abdul-Azees Arisekola-Alao was read yesterday afternoon (26th June 2014) at the Chief Registrar’s Office, Room 30 of the Oyo State High Court, Ring-Road, Ibadan. The children, who were all seated in the lawyers’ hall by 2 p.m., were called one after the other and they all filed into the Chief registrar’s office according to their age, beginning from the eldest daughter, Fatimo Alao. Leading them were billionaire industrialist Oba Otudeko, who is the administrator of the will, 4 men and 2 ladies of the family. Speaking before…
We all know Charly Boy to be a man of his words and acts immediately on his impulses. Some of you might have heard how he stormed out of the lying-in-state of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, in Owerri, Imo State, on Wednesday. According to eye witnesses, while the procession was on, he suddenly walked out of the venue. At this point, Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, members of the state executive council and the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Odigie Oyegun, were all seated inside the International Conference Centre, Owerri. Guests thought he would return to…
Veteran Nollywood screen goddesses Dakore Akande and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde have been made new brand ambassadors for Pampers in Nigeria. The 2 movie stars were spotted on the set of a photo-shoot and video shoot yesterday with industry professional Banke Meshida-Lawal, Kelechi Amadi Obi and Tola Odunsi. We hear that Omotola will be sharing her wisdom as an experienced mum while Dakore will relate with new mums as she has a 5month old baby daughter.
Erstwhile National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has reiterated his call for dialogue with Boko Haram sect members in order to bring an end to the wave of killings occasioned by their terrorist activities. Tukur, who made the call while speaking with reporters in Abuja on Thursday, explained that everywhere war was fought around the world, the parties involved resorted to dialogue at the end. He, therefore, advised that dialogue should not be taken off the table in the efforts to resolve the present security challenges in the country. He said: “All the insurgencies, believe…
The Senate, on Thursday, directed its Ethics Committee to probe the Senator representing Lagos Central, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for allegedly making comments that bring the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to disrepute. This followed the motion moved by Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), who cited to two newspaper publications to substantiate his allegation. Senator Ndoma-Egba said there was the need for the Senate to investigate the former Lagos first lady, who is the Vice Chairman of the Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, over disparaging comments against the red chamber and its leadership. The Senate Leader moved…
GOVERNOR-ELECT AYO FAYOSE RECEIVING HIS CERTIFICATE OF RETURN The winner of the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been presented with a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The ceremony which took place at the INEC office in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, was witnessed by supporters of the governor-elect, the deputy governor-elect, Dr Kolapo Olusola Eleka and party leaders. The presentation followed his victory at the poll where he defeated the incumbent governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking after receiving…