An Upper Area Court in Kado, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a 33-year-old applicant, Paul Peter, to two months imprisonment for beating up a police officer. The presiding judge, Mr. Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced Peter after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of assault on police officer and mischief. Sadiq gave Peter an option of N6, 000 fine and warned him to desist from such acts and be of good behaviour. Earlier the prosecutor, Sgt. Simon Ibrahim, told the court that Cpl. Ali Abubakar of the FCT Police Command arrested and took the convict to Utako police station on June 8.…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has approved Thursday, June 12, 2014 as a work free day in the state in commemoration of June 12, 1993 election, which is believed to have been won by the late M.K.O. Abiola. This was contained in a circular issued today by the Head of Service, Mrs. Oluseyi Williams. The Circular reads in part: “In commemoration of June 12, 1993 as significant in the actualisation of Democracy in Nigeria, it is hereby notified for general information that His Excellency, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, the Governor of Lagos State has approved Thursday, June…
The Kokomster — D’Banj got what could be the perfect birthday gift yesterday when he turned 34. The Eja Nla hs signed so many endorsement deals that i bet he can’t keep track. He has added Heritage Bank to the list of organizations he represents. The announcement was made by his manager Tony Nwankalor on IG earlier today. “Congratulations to @iambangalee on the new deal with Heritage Bank!!! What a bday present…. More blessings IJN #whitelion #10thanniversary” Heritage Bank gave D’Banj a treat yesterday June 9, on his 34th birthday at Four Points Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos
The talented video director is one of the must sought after video directors in the whole of Nigeria. The Delta state-born — Patrick Eritobor, better known as Patrick Ellis has just acquired a brand new Mercedes Benz AMG; remember he recently acquired a brand new Mercedes Benz CLA 250 car around March of this year. After all, he even earns more than some musicians even do. He shared some photos of his new automobile on his IG Page some hours ago. He captioned one of the shots: ‘AMG has landed’
Controversial soccer superstar Mario Balotelli is officially engaged. The 23-year-old AC Milan player who is Italian by birth but with Ghanaian birth parents, proposed to his girlfriend Fanny Neguesha yesterday on her birthday, ahead of Italy’s match against England in the World Cup on Saturday. “She said yes…” he shared the photo via Instagram. “The most important yes in my life. That was the place of my question! I love you and happy birthday too! Je t’aime my WIFE” he captioned the image. Balotelli is father to a little girl Pia with ex girlfriend Raffaella Fico, who was born in December 2012.
Controversial mother, wife and singer — Maheeda has been as controversial as the word could get. Famous for posting semi-unclad pictures and videos on her IG account has been blocked again on Instagram. Maheeda was blocked before now, but she opened a new account and continued what she knows how to do best before she was blocked yesterday again. She opened a new account already and sent me the handle………….it’s M9ja1, follow her if you are interested!
Ahead of its inaugural National Convention on Friday, Nigeria’s largest opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), today in Abuja, zoned its chairmanship position to the South-South geo-political zone. The front-runners from the zone for the exalted position are Prince Tony Momoh, Chief John Oyegun and Timipre Sylva. Similarly, the zone will also produce the Deputy National Secretary and the Deputy National Legal Adviser. The South-West, according to the APC National Convention Committee, is to produce the National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Chairman and the National Financial Secretary. Meanwhile, the South East is to produce the APC National Organising Secretary,…
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has maintained that he and four of his colleagues, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, will not return to the Peoples Democratic Party. Wamakko said his defection, alongside Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) and Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) to the APC is a forgone conclusion. It would be recalled that at the 56th National Executive Committee meeting of the PDP in Abuja last Thursday, President Goodluck Jonathan said the ruling party would not miss the defected governors because they cannot even win ward elections in their respective…
The Interim National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has described the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as an uncommon leader of people. The APC chairman stated this on Tuesday at the Ila-Orangun City Stadium, venue of the campaign for the Ila-Boluwaduro-Ifedayo Federal constituency. Akande noted that Aregbesola’s performance has become a challenge for other governments across the country. His words: “I am most of the time surprised the way this governor works. At times, he would just reveal to you what he wants to do and you will be left wondering where he would…
The Chairman, Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, Oba Idowu Adamo Babalola has expressed concern over the rising spate of violence in the state. Oba Babalola also advised the state Police Commissioner, Mr Felix Uyanna, to disallow policemen on crowd control at peaceful demonstrations, to carry firearms. In his reaction to Sunday’s violent clash between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, which resulted in the death of one Taiwo Akinola, who was purportedly shot dead by the police, the traditional ruler warned that the state should not be turned into…
The Senator representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District, Kabiru Marafa, has advised the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, SAN, to withdraw the suit he filed against the Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, and the House leadership on the defection of some Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Senator Marafa also told Adoke to act like a statesman and be neutral in the House politics and not to create the impression that he was Attorney General for the PDP and not the country, adding that if he (the…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, on Wednesday held that the Nigeria Police Force lacks the powers to stop rallies for abducted female students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Justice Abubakar Talba, in his ruling, declared that the Public Order Act, Cap 382 Laws of Nigeria 1990, which the police purportedly relied on, “does not authorize policemen to disrupt rallies or procession on the abduction”. The judgment was on a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former House of Representatives member, Dino Melaye, challenging the disruption of the May 9 rally…
A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has voiced concern about the various challenges confronting the nation. Abdusalami spoke on Tuesday in Kwara State at the commissioning of the renovated general hospital in Ilorin, the state capital. He said: “As someone who has watched our country triumph over a civil war and several other crises and had the privilege of supervising our country’s return to democracy, I am troubled by the challenges that currently confront our country. However, I have no doubt that our country will overcome these transient challenges and take its rightful place in the league of…
The Adamawa Government has banned the operation of football viewing centres indefinitely in the state. The state government said in a statement by Ahmad Sajoh, Director Press and Public Affairs to Gov Murtala Nyako, that the the ban was based on the advice of the Nigerian Army. The statement said the government regretted any inconvenience caused by the action to the teeming football fans and the owners of the viewing centres. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there is growing concern over the safety of viewing centres in Adamawa following last Sunday’s bomb attack on a pub in…
FILE PHOTO Men of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arrested a man in possession of human skull. The suspect, Mustapha Bakare (38) was arrested at the Orile area by policemen attached to the force anti-robbery squad. Confirming the arrest of the suspect, the state Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braid, said the police team arrested Bakare during a “stop and search” operation near white sand area of Orile. Braid said: “While the team was on duty at White sand area of Orile, a man of about38-year-old, later known as Mustapha Bakare of 63B Church Street, Ijora Badia was sighted with…
Remember I brought you fresh reports immediately it dropped that D’banj has signed Tonto Dikeh to his record label. A lot of doubting Thomas’s thought it was just rumors but D’Banj has come out to verify the news just a day after their birthday. He made this known through an IG post he put up some minutes ago. ‘To my birthday mate and the Duchess of DB Records. Welcome to the LEE TEMPLE . Can’t wait for the world to see what we’ve been up to. I’m proud of u my daughter . #Pokolee #Tontolee #DBrecords @tontolet’
Veteran Nollywood actor — Ajibola Dabo has gone a little spiritual on his reasons why he can only wear white and not other colors. Before you get it twisted, when i say spiritual, I don’t mean like a ritual or worshiping of the devil; it’s different. The actor who recently delved into politics has said he cannot do without white. He emphasised the importance of white to him, to the extent that he can’t sleep on any bed except it has a white bed spread. He also explained why he would never be caught dead wearing a coloured dress except…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against the ongoing clampdown on newspaper vendors, arrest of circulation drivers of several newspaper publishing companies and the reading public’s denial of access to information by the Nigerian military and other security agencies, saying the trend is absolutely unacceptable and not in tune with democratic norms. The labour union also called for an end to the war against the media adding that all those who suffered losses, particularly newspaper vendors and publishers, must also be compensated while the security operatives involved in the attacks must be apprehended and adequately punished as enemies of…
Contrary to reports, the new Emir of Kano, Malam Lamido Sanusi, who was turbaned on Monday, has not been denied access to the Emir’s palace located in the Nasarawa area of the state by security operatives reportedly acting on “orders from above” but because of “certain normal arrangements that precedes any emir’s grand entry into the palace”, PREMIUM TIMES is reporting. Quoting a source familiar with the workings of the emirate council Wednesday, the report said the heavy presence of policemen around the emir’s palace is to safeguard it against hoodlums. Lending credence to his assertion that there was a…
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, met behind closed doors with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearers in the June 21 and August 9 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states respectively, Mr Ayodele Fayose and Senator Iyiola Omisore. The meeting, which held at the president’s office, State House, Abuja, was said to have been called over preparations for the polls. The meeting lasted about one hour, after which Fayose, in a chat with State House correspondents, blamed Sunday’s violence in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the skirmish did…