A Federal High Court, Lagos, which declared toll collection on Lekki-Ikoyi bridge illegal, has ordered a stay of execution of the judgment. Justice Saliu Saidu, in a ruling on Friday, granted the application for stay of execution filed by the Lagos State Government, on March 28, the day after the judgment was delivered. With the court’s ruling, toll collection will continue on the bridge, pending the determination of government’s appeal challenging the judgment. “I hereby grant the application for stay of execution of the judgment delivered on March 27, 2014 pending the determination of the appeal of the applicants,” Saidu…
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The Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, has described the letter written by Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State to the 19 northern states’ governors, in which he accused the Federal Government of fuelling the security challenges in the country, as distortion of facts. Omeri, who was speaking in Jos, the Plateau State capital, after a town hall meeting with stakeholders on how to find lasting peace in the troubled state on Thursday, especially the clashes between the natives and Fulani herdsmen, also described the memo as unfortunate and capable of misleading Nigerians on issues bothering…
The Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has said the existing dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) and university degree holders will soon be resolved. To this end, the minister disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan had set up a committee, headed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Pius Anyim, to address the controversy. Wike, who made this known in his address to chairmen of the Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics and Federal Colleges of Education in Kaduna during a special retreat, said the SGF and members of the committee met, last week, with the Academic Staff…
The Ogun State Police Command yesterday said it had recovered the head of a two year-old boy which was severed by a suspected ritualist at Ofada in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the severed head of the boy was recovered in Ibadan. The boy, whose mother was defiled by the suspected ritualist identified as Mamodu Bashir Ibrahim, was beheaded last Thursday when his mother, who had him strapped on her back, went to ease herself in a bush. According to the PPRO, detectives attached…
Special ED who is commonly known as a hype-man for the likes of D’banj, Davido and few other A-list artistes has showed us how he balls when he decides to hang-out. ‘My Elephant’ as Davido fondly calls him, showed off some dollars and er*tic acts with some stripers in a US strip club. B-red was also there, hence Davido wouldn’t be too far. More pictures below: –
Nigerian hardcore rapper who has been in a serious rift with former close friend, Sinzu, has admitted that he was guilty for stealing. The rapper Godwon who exposed Sinzu in an alleged ATM theft in the United States, has told his fans that if they thought the only thing he does was music, then they are wrong. He admitted he stole candy back then ( at least that’s the one we saw on an American website) and also dropped a quick one by hitting back at Sinzu’s fans, that they are stupid as F*ck and it’s quite simple! See tweets below:…
The political rivalry existing between the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu was renewed yesterday with the threat yesterday by the state government to prosecute Ekweremadu over alleged false claims that he was conferred with a chieftaincy title by Oduma Council of Traditional Rulers, last week. The state government cited Section 19 of the Traditional Rulers Law, Cap 151 of the Revised Laws of Enugu State, 2004, which prescribed two years jail for anybody who falsely “holds himself out, portrays or allows himself to be portrayed or addresses other persons; or himself as a…
Former Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, called for the suspension of all democratic institutions in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states to allow the military take full control until peace and order is restored in the affected states. Speaking to newsmen in his Asokoro residence, Abuja, on Thursday, Clark, who is a delegate at the ongoing national conference, specifically charged his kinsman, President Goodluck Jonathan, in accordance with his constitutional powers, to declare a full scale state of emergency in the three North-East states similar to what happened in Plateau and Ekiti states during the…
The expanded security meeting with the 36 governors in attendance on Thursday condemned Gov. Murtala Nyako’s memorandum which allegedly accused the Federal Government of carrying out genocide against the people of the north. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting also had all the heads of security agencies, Service Chiefs and religious leaders in attendance. Briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia said that the memorandum was discussed and all the participants unanimously condemned it. “The memo that was written by one of our colleagues, that is the Gov. of Adamawa, was discussed and there…
The National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring, has adopted a resolution for the creation of an additional state in the South- East to ensure equity among the six geo-political zones. Co-Chairmen of the committee, Mr Mukaila Muhammed and Gen. Ike Nwachukwu, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of the committee’s session, saying the decision was an overwhelming resolution by its members. “We agreed on the issue of state creation whereby majority of our members expressed the opinion that the South-East zone which had five states compared to other zones”, they said. The Co-Chairmen said the South-East zone…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, has faulted those criticizing Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s visit to his predecessor in office, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, saying negative meanings should not be read to the meeting. Gov. Aregbesola had visited Oyinlola at his Okuku country home on Monday night where they held a closed-door meeting that lasted less than an hour. Oyedokun, who made his views known in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Olalere Fagbola, and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, said political competition should not be seen as enmity, adding that…
The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide has asked authorities of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to stop the posting of Ijaw youths to the northern part of the country for the mandatory one year of national service. The IYC also alleged that security challenges in the North was instigated by northern political leaders to undermine the efforts President Goodluck Jonathan was making to develop the country. The group’s spokesperson, Mr. Eric Omare, made the call at a press briefing in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Thursday. Omare said the call became necessary as a result of the activities of insurgency…
The Northern States Governors Forum has urged Fulani associations to expose perpetrators of evil in their midst and encourage educational pursuit among their wards, to end incessant clashes with farmers. This was part of a communique issued at the end of a closed door meeting with Fulani herdsmen under the banner of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, as well as other Fulani groups in Abuja, on Thursday. Chairman of the Forum and Niger State Governor, Dr, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, who read the two paged communique, decried the alarming rate of insecurity in the region characterised by sporadic…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed a soldier and two civilians in Sabon-Gari Hyambula village of Madagali local government area of Adamawa state. According to an eye witness, Sulaiman Baba, two of the suspected assailants were also gunned down by soldiers in the ensuing exchange of fire during the daring attack on a military check point on Tuesday night. According to Baba: “The attackers came in a large convoy and launched attack on the military checkpoint with the intention of routing them before proceeding to the town but the soldiers repelled them after a prolonged gun battle which resulted in…
The Ogun State Police Command said it has recovered the head of the two-year-old child who was beheaded at Ofada village in Obafemi Owode Loal Government Area of Ogun State. The spokesperson of the command, Mr Muyiwa Adebajo, stated this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the police arrested a suspected ritual killer on April 1 for beheading a baby after defiling the mother. The suspect however failed to disclose where the head was or what he did with it. He said on Tuesday, the suspect led a police investigation team…
Nigerian-American teenage sensation, Zuriel Oduwole, has been named as the most powerful 11-year old personality worldwide by the Business Insider. The recognition is coming less than 10 days after she successful hosted the inaugural edition of the First Lady’s Colloquy in Lagos. The New York and Singapore based Business Insider, a leader in Technology, Money, Entertainment and Market News, named Oduwole in its annual list of the World’s Most Powerful 100 Individuals – one person at every age from 0 to 100 years old released this week. Oduwole, founder of Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up, Girl-Child initiative, was named…
From Aliko Dangote to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerians have made their mark on the global scene and have left a long-lasting impression on the society which has been impacted by either their successes or their policies. It’s a noble cause US Time magazine has taken up, to celebrate people like this every year and acknowledge the big influence they wield in our world as a result of what they have done. The Time 100 is the magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and the issue features tributes written by high-profile guest contributors. The list of 100…
The more business minded side of the Okoye family might have arrived late but he finally got there. Peter and Paul’s elder brother and manager, Jude Okoye is currently engaged!!! Jude Okoye just got engaged to his girlfriend, Ifeoma Michelle Umeokeke who won MBGN Tourism 2012. Funny enough, today also happens to be his birthday. Cynthia Morgan who is signed to Jude’s record label and one of the Okoye brothers broke the news online. More pictures of Ifeoma below: –
Edo State Governor ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE DISPLAYING HIS ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) MEMBERSHIP CARD AFTER REGISTERING AT IYAMHO, ETSAKO WEST LOCAL government AREA. Some leaders of the Edo Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Thursday called on Governor Adams Oshiomhole to relinquish control of the party structure, to pave way for internal democracy. The leaders, along with some party faithfuls from across the 18 Local Government Councils in the state, made this call after a meeting in Benin. The leaders accused the governor of using some of his political appointees to intimidate party faithfuls. They said the party desires a…
Senator Kabiru Gaya, representing Kano South, on Thursday declared his intention to contest the Kano State governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. Gaya made the declaration while inaugurating the ICT Centre which he built at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Press Centre in Kano. He said that his decision to enter the governorship race was borne out of his desire to bring about the much-needed development in the state. “I want to consolidate on the numerous achievements recorded by Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso’s administration in terms of infrastructure development in the state. “Kwankwaso returned…