FILE PHOTO The Police in Taraba have arrested 24 suspects in connection with a clash which occurred in Wukari on April 15. ASP Joseph Kwaji, the police spokesperson in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jalingo on Sunday that the suspects would be charged to court soon. “The command has so far arrested 24 persons in connection with the current Wukari crisis, I can assure you that the suspects would soon be prosecuted”, he said. NAN recalls that violence broke out in Wukari on April 15 when youths in the town protested the alleged killings in some…
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno has declared fasting from Monday to Wednesday to seek divine intervention for the release of the abducted students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok. Rev. Titus Pona, the chairman of the association in the state, announced the fasting to newsmen on Sunday in Maiduguri. “We are calling on all Christians in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and even beyond to begin a three- day fasting and prayer session to seek for God help for the release of the abducted girls. “The continued stay of these girls in the abductor’s camp has created worry in…
No be me talk am ooh, she made the statement herself. She goes by the name Arike Josephine Williams and she is the younger sister of very talented actress, Fathia Balogun. Arike recently celebrated her 28th birthday and she was interviewed briefly. See excerpts and more pictures below: – You had a unique outfit to celebrate your birthday, how much did you spend on it? Both shoes and my dress cost a hundred and fifty thousand naira (N150,000). You are a fresh graduate with no job yet, how were you able to raise money for that? Oh, my boyfriend…
If you have been keeping up with the updates of Toyin Lawani’s new born baby , you would realize that she has been playing a little hide and seek with us. Toyin and her boo have been playing some Kim and Kanye stunt for sometime now as they since refuse to let people see what their son looks like. Well Toyin has finally shown us his face and we can tell you he is cute and he is slightly over 3 months now.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has shelved its state congresses earlier slated for Wednesday, April 23, to allow state governors under the platform of the party to attend the rescheduled expanded National Security Council meeting, fixed for same date (Wednesday) to discuss the security situation in the country. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the opposition party said the postponement to Saturday, April 26, is a testament to the party’s stated stand to be part of all genuine efforts to put an end to the activities of insurgents in…
The Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, on Saturday conferred the traditional title of Dallatun Zazzau on the Governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero. The title is bestowed on prominent and selected citizens of the emirate. The ceremony took place at the emir’s palace in Zaria City with thousands of well-wishers, including the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, state governors and other prominent personalities in attendance. As the emirate’s tradition demands, Gov. Yero was formally turbaned Dallatun Zazzau when some councillors of the emirate wrapped his head with a large white turban, symbolising his formal assumption of office as one…
Popular Nollywood actress, Rukky Sanda, is definitely one of the admirable hotties in the Nigerian movie industry. The Light skinned graduate of Banking and Finance from the Lagos state University (LASU), is one of the actresses who are currently making waves in the movie industry. She made her debut appearance in acting way back in 2004 when she starred in the Nollywood movie ‘Angel and the Beast’, but actually got serious in pursuing an acting career in 2006. Rukky’s acting is not the only thing to admire about her though, judging from the pictures she shares, the actress also has…
It seems top Nollywood actresses Ini Edo and Rita Dominic are at war and according to close friends, it has something to do with the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio. According to the report, before the Akwa Ibom state born actress, Ini Edo’s marriage to Phillip Ehiagwina, she was very close to Gov. Akpabio and she had free access to him. He was also said to be dishing out lots of money to her. She was also the unofficial link person for Nollywood stars who trooped down to the state at every given opportunity, knowing that the governor…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has accused the two biggest political parties in the country – All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party – of flouting the law barring parties from embarking on campaigns until 90 days to elections. Section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), stipulates: “For the purpose of this Act, the period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 90 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day”. Last week, the APC had accused President Goodluck Jonathan and his party, the PDP, of breaching the rules on campaigning…
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Onikan police station, in Lagos, Mr Adekunle Awe, who was accused of cajoling a woman into having unprotected s*x with him in his office, reportedly wept in the cell where he is being held pending when investigations are concluded into the matter and he is charged to court. The victim, Idowu Akinwumi, 31, accused Awe of having carnal knowledge of her and threatening her life, before allegedly extorting N30, 000 from her and five other suspects, on April 15. Akinwumi, who was said to be a cook in an eatery, was arrested and taken…
The federal government might have finally gotten the support it needs to complete remove fuel subsidy from the books of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) as it enjoyed an overwhelming support by all the states of the federation, according to Thisday sources. Although none of its governors raised objection at the meeting, it remains to be seen whether the All Progressives Congress (APC) would condemn the total removal of subsidy and claim it would bring more suffering on the masses. Also, emerging threats by the labour unions which are against current efforts to end the subsidy have the potential…
If the recent video released by leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau yesterday, in which he claimed responsibility for Monday morning’s bombing in Nyanya, that resulted in the death of over 71 persons, is anything to go by, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and indeed other parts of Nigeria may be under threat following Shekau’s boast that he is in the nation’s capital and has dared the security agencies to catch him if they can. He said the Nyanya bombing and many others carried out by his group were in retaliation for all the killing of Muslims…
Constant intimidation, harassment and illegal arrests and even murder carried out on Nigerian students by Malaysian authorities while staffers of the Nigerian High Commission are indifferent in complete disregard of their diplomatic responsibilities of protecting them have raised serious concern for the students who say they are fed up. In an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian students under the aegis of NANS Asia, catalogued a series of harassments and injustice suffered by them in the hands of the Malaysian police and the judicial authorities. The students even accused their schools of conniving with their ‘harassers’ to deny…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a police officer caught on video beating a civilian woman in the state. In a statement released by Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, on his website, www.frankmba.com, the police PRO affirmed that the officer, Cpl Muhammed Nasir with Force Number, 229057, has been arrested. “In reaction to the video clip on YouTube depicting a police officer beating up a woman which has raised a lot of questions by the public demanding that justice be meted on the culprit, The Police Public Relations officers have followed up on the issue,” a statement…
The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has renewed calls for the need to sustain peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians in the country. In its goodwill message to Christians in the country, sent to the President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the umbrella body for Muslims in Nigeria felicitated with them for witnessing another Easter. The message, signed by Ishaq Oloyede, Secretary-General of the Council, also reassured the Christian community in Nigeria, of sincere collaboration of Muslims. “The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad…
Nigeria’s current political and security challenge is not beyond redemption if leaders at all levels shed their egos, forgo their selfishness and renew their commitment to the people who elected them. This was the position of former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his Easter message to Nigerians. Mr. Tinubu said only a bi-partisan approach to the issue of Boko Haram insurgency can bring their reign of terror to an end and secure the country “As we remember the death of Jesus and celebrate his resurrection, we must never forget that if not for the sacrifice he made…
As controversy rages over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2015 general elections, one of the aspirants and founder, Leadership Group, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, has declared that his major concern is how to defeat President Goodluck Jonathan and not the religious belief of the flag-bearers. In a statement made available to the press yesterday, the leader of Sam4Nigeria said, “I am aware of the raging controversy but for me and for our campaign that is not an issue with us at all. “Whether some people are working on a Muslim-Muslim ticket or a Christian-Christian…
The Presidency on Saturday rebuked the Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako over the letter he wrote to the leadership of Northern States Governors Forum, describing it as “an unmitigated leadership disaster and a sad betrayal of trust by a major beneficiary of the Nigerian nation”. Nyako had in the letter he wrote to Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, accused the Federal Government under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch of carrying out genocide against northern states with impunity. But in a sharp response, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr.…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor, has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of Easter to reflect on the nation’s unity and progress. The call was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the CAN president to mark the Easter celebration. According to Mr. Oritsejafor, Easter is the commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and remains a period for sober reflection by all Christians. “The death of Jesus on the Cross of Calvary signifies total redemption for mankind; so Nigerians must not lose sight of this fact. “We…
Members of a pro-Jonathan group were yesterday stopped from holding a rally by the police in Bayelsa State, over alleged infiltration of the group by miscreants. The group, New Dawn Initiative Development, it was learnt, is made up of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state loyal to an aide of the President. “The rally by the New Dawn group was to kick start series of programme and activities targeted at the grassroots so that the message would gain attention ahead of the 2015 election as well as provide a message loud enough to reverberate in Aso…