Author: Wale Adebayo

Toyin Aimakhu’s husband and fellow Yoruba movie playmate, Adeniyi Johnson, was involved in a car accident over the weekend. The Nollywood star crashed his Nissan Jeep and shared the photo of his wrecked jeep on his Instagram on Sunday, September 20. Adeniyi Johnson bashed his jeep when he was trying to flee from armed robbers. “To GOD be the glory…. into ur hands Oh lord I commit my life…. inches away from death at gun point…. I choose to be quiet and thankful….#godblessourhustle #GODOVERALL#Godownsmylife” he wrote in the caption.

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The third floor of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) office, Ikeja was on Monday morning gutted by fire. The office, located at the Good Shepherd House in Alausa, went up in flames at about 9. 30 am on Monday. The prompt response of men of the Lagos State Fire Service prevented the inferno from spreading to other floors even as security operatives have condoned off the area. Earlier, workers at the office rushed out of the building to avoid being caught up in the inferno. The LIRS Director of Administration’s office is on the third floor where the…

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Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the only panacea to resolve the salary crisis affecting state was to increase the volume of its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Ahmed said this on Sunday night during a meeting with officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP). The governor, in a release signed by his Senior Special Assistant (SSA), Media, Dr Muideen Akorede, on Monday said increased IGR was the only way the state can survive its current economic challenges.…

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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of 2015 Hajj. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, disclosed this at a pre-Arafat stakeholders meeting at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He said 14 pilgrims died due to cardiac arrest and other ailments, while six lost their lives at the Sept. 11 crane crash. Mukhtar said only three Nigerians were injured at the Sept. 11 crane crash as against the six earlier reported by the media. The chairman said all the pilgrims that submitted valid documents to the…

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said the Army has approved the promotion of 5,000 soldiers deployed in the ongoing offensive against Boko Haram in the North-East. He said the step was necessary to boost the morale of the soldiers. The Army Chief made the comment while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff Third Quarter Conference in Abuja on Monday. He also confirmed that the 3,032 soldiers, who were recalled from dismissal, had been deployed back to the theatre of operation in the North-East.

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The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on Sunday assured Nigerians that all funds and assets managed by it remained intact and fully accounted for. This came in reaction to an allegation by the Edo State Governor and Chairman of the National Economic Council (NEC) Ad-hoc Committee on the management of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and related federation accounts issues, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, that the managers of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) could not account for $700 million out of the $1billion contributed for the fund. The NSIA said not only are the funds intact, they have also been invested…

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A member of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has faulted the agency’s action against Senate President Bukola Saraki, saying that the entire trial was needless and in contradiction with the process stipulated in the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. According to Vanguard, the CCB member who spoke on condition of anonymity noted that the Section of the Act was not complied with before the Senate President was charged before the tribunal. “If it had been complied with, the man will probably not even need to get to court at all, even if he committed all we are…

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Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has described those calling on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to resign as ignorant and myopic. In a statement in Abuja, Sunday, Frank said that the purported resignation threat on the account of unproven allegations, does not hold water. Frank spoke on the heels of a call for resignation by a body known as “Northern Ethnic Nationalities Unity Congress (NENUC)”, led by one Bako Benjamin. He stated that the body does not exist and “therefore cannot purportedly speak on behalf of northern youths as “you cannot…

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The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, said the state could feed Nigeria with rice if waiver on the commodity was removed. “Edo could do a lot if the Federal Government has coherent agricultural policies that do not provide the window for waivers, and expired rice and cheap rice to be dumped on Nigeria,” Oshiomole said following the backdrop of decision of the National Economic Council to promote local production of food crops in states with comparative advantage on them. Speaking with State House correspondents on Friday in Abuja, Oshiomole decried the waiver granted rice importers by the previous administration,…

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President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has dissociated himself from the current travails of Senate President Bukola Saraki in the hands of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over a 13-count criminal charge boardered around alleged false declaration of assets. While saying that it will not tolerate claims linking President Buhari to the matter, the presidency added that the speculation that CCB and CCT acted on external influence was unfounded. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said: “There is no place in law that…

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Scores of people have been feared dead after multiple explosions believed to have been perpetrated Boko Haram group, rocked Ajilari Railway cross in Gomari Airport way, Maiduguri. Several others were critically injured, according residents living around the affected areas. Ajilari cross is an outskirt of Maiduguri which has suffered several Boko Haram attacks in recent times. The explosions which were suspected to have been masterminded by suicide bombers occurred simultaneously at about 7:38pm, while the last one took place at about 8pm which forced many residents to flee into the city for safety. A survivor, Mallam Ali Babagana told Vanguard…

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A second-half rally could not help Enyimba overturn a 2-1 deficit away to El-Kanemi Warriors on Sunday as the Glo Premier League leaders suffered their fifth defeat of the season. An Omo Johnson strike and a brace from Asamoah Godbless helped Dolphins see off fellow relegation threatened side Taraba FC and move out of the bottom of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table. First-half strikes from Benjamin Turba and Efe Yarhere inflicted a disappointing loss on Enyimba, as substitute Nzube Anaezemba’s goal could only count for a consolation at the Karkanda Stadium in Katsina. El-Kanemi made their winning intent…

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The Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly, Mr. Terkimbi Ikyange, on Saturday said payment of salary arrears to the state workers will commence soon. Ikyange gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen in Makurdi. He said though he could not tell the definite date when the payment would start, the backlog would be cleared in no distant time. He said both the executive and the legislative arms of Government were working out modalities that could assist the state to offset the salary arrears. The speaker said it was in view of the foregoing that the assembly constituted a committee…

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The Presidency on Sunday washed its hands off the trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, saying those alleging that the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) were acting on external instigation, were uninformed. A statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said that there is no place in law that the Bureau and the tribunal should take instructions from any quarters. As an independent institution equal to any superior court of record, the pointed out that the tribunal is set up by the constitution…

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Six Nigerian Pilgrims who died in the September 11 crane crash in Mecca have been buried at the Holy land, Nigeria’s Consul-General to Saudi Arabia Ahmed Umar has said. Briefing newsmen in Jeddah, Umar said the bodies were buried on Sept. 18, in a “specially designated cemetery” in Mecca, where all victims of the crash were also buried. The consul-general, who led a delegation of the consulate and National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) at the burial, said the bodies were buried after receiving invitation of the Saudi Authority. He added that the consulate and NAHCON officials were fully engaged…

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Although Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar ordered the arrest of Senate President Bukola Saraki over charges of corruption and false declaration of assets, reports say he might have been indicted in a case before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Ali Abdullai Gambo, the Personal Assistant of Umar, was reported to have been arraigned before an FCT High Court in July by the EFCC on charges of conspiracy, bribery and abuse of office. Gambo’s arrest and arraignment in July was sequel to a petition by a retired Comptroller of Customs, Rasheed Taiwo, who…

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The Tiv Cultural and Social Association (TCSA), the umbrella body of Tiv associations in Taraba has raised the alarm over the existence of a Fulani militia that is working to thwart the current efforts of the state government to ensure peace returns to troubled areas in the state. In a press statement issued in Jalingo, yesterday, the group warned that if not quickly curtailed, the activities of the militia is capable of throwing the state into chaos. The statement signed by the group’s president, Mr. James Nungwa said that the rising wave of indiscriminate and brutal murder of clergymen and…

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Elusive Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has denied claims by the Nigerian military that it has gained the upper-hand in its counter-offensive against the insurgents, saying talks of success by Nigerian security forces are “lies”. The acting director of army public relations, Col. Sani Usman on Saturday said troops destroyed more rebel enclaves and camps in the restive state of Borno, which has been worst hit by the six-year insurgency. “The fight against the terrorists in the northeast is gaining successful momentum, with most of the camps falling to the Federal might”, he said in a statement. Nigeria’s military has…

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