Barely two weeks after he stoked the flames of disintegration at the ongoing National Conference, the Lamido of Adamawa, His Royal Highness, Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Mustapha, again on Tuesday stirred the bees’ hornets when he gave what seems like a stringent condition for 100 per cent resource control. The royal father, who kicked against assigning traditional rulers any roles in the constitution, also opposed autonomy for ethnic nationalities in Nigeria, saying it would give room for many outrageous demands. In a veiled reference to the oil producing states that have been agitating for resource control, Mustapha said they should be…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Gunmen, Tuesday killed 10 people in Jibu village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, State Police Command has confirmed. ASP Joseph Kwaji, police spokesman, told newsmen in Jalingo, the state capital, that the suspected assailants also burnt more than 20 houses. “Yes, I can confirm to you that at about 5a.m. today, a group of Jukun youths stormed Jibu village, opened fire at the inhabitants and killed 10 people,” he said. According to him, the suspected gunmen killed everyone they saw in the area irrespective of the person’s ethnicity and religion, including Jukuns. “I can also confirm to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has blamed the 35 percent drop in the number of students who registered for the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on the activities of Boko Haram insurgency in some parts of the country. The Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, said this in Abuja, yesteray, while briefing journalists on the board’s preparation for 2014 UTME, stating that registration for 2014 UTME is 129,139 less than the 1,735,892 recorded in 2013. According to him, the board had started investigation on reasons Nigerian universities admitted fewer applicants to their carrying capacities.…
Three oil marketers: Adamu Maula, George Ogbonna and Emmanuel Morah, were yesterday re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N789.6 million fuel subsidy fraud. The marketers appeared alongside their companies — Downstream Energy Sources Ltd and Rocky Energy Ltd — before Justice Lateefat Okunnu of an Ikeja High Court. They face a 26-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretences, forgery and altering. Earlier arraigned on Feb.26, 2013 on an eight-count charge, the defendants had pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted N50 million bail each, with two sureties in…
Members of the House of Representatives, yesterday mandated its committee on security to invite the National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, rtd, the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau, rtd, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to appear before the House to explain what led to last week’s killings of Nigerians in Zamfara State. In a motion sponsored by Representative Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, PDP, Zamfara, the House also appealed to the defence ministry to “consider locating an army barracks in the affected local governments to forestal the recurrences of such killings.” The House in plenary also passed another…
suspect A food vendor, who allegedly inserted 685 grammes of cocaine in her private part, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, as she attempted to beat security operatives. The suspect identified as Chinelo Okorom Lynnette, 36, was arrested during an inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nigeria. NDLEA Head of Public Affairs, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who made the disclosure, yesterday, said the suspect concealed the drugs in a cellophane bag before inserting it into her private part and ingested…
Funke Akindele has come out to deny rumors saying she has fallen in love again. Her publicist sent out a mail and said Funke has not found a new lover. Read what her publicist said below: – “In the past few months I have enjoyed tremendous love from my fans, family and brands that I represent. I cherish every second I get to spend with my colleagues on sets because it has been rewarding. I look forward to many more precious moments in the years ahead.” She also dismissed the report that there are moves to reconcile with…
Read the official press release below: – PRESS RELEASE – OUCH UNVEILS ITS 2014 SUMMER COLLECTION, NEW Brand AMBASSADORS AND A FRESH Brand DIRECTION – AWARD WINNING OC UKEJE AND HUNKY BRYAN OKWARRA ARE THE NEW BRAND AMBASSADORS FOR OUCH AS IT UNVEILS THE 2014 SUMMER COLLECTION – ‘UNFETTERED SOPHISTICATION’ IS THE KEY PHRASE AS OUCH UNVEILS OC UKEJE AND BRYAN OKWARA AS THE NEW BRAND AMBASSADORS WITH THE 2014 SUMMER COLLECTION This April 2014, OUCH, Nigeria’s premiere fashion and lifestyle brand enters a new era with the launch of its new brand direction ‘Libero Sofisticazione’ which is Italian for…
Canadian Pop musician, Justin Bieber really did wake up in a new Bugatti. Today, he posted on his Instagram page, a picture of his brand new Bugatti. He described the picture as his first Bugatti with the caption: – “uncle stunna luv. my first Bugatti #generosity” And it was all thanks to “Uncle Stunna” aka Birdman. Best Monday of his life!
Jim Iyke lost his mom on the 1st of April, 2014 and he has been silent over her death. He finally found courage to pay tribute to his mom who he says, no lover, sister or even a daughter he might have in the future can take her place. His words: – “She was a force of nature. My big sis, my 1st wife, my confidante, my rock, my critique, my greatest fan and regal leader. “She was a radiant, gorgeous woman with a smile bigger than the sun and always ready to embrace anyone for all the good and even wrong…
The government of Delta State has denied paying the sum of N500 million to secure the release of Edwin Clark’s son, Ebikeme Clark from his abductors. In a statement signed by the secretary to the state government, Comrade Ovuozorie Macaulay, the government said it did not part with such amount of money. “The attention of the Delta State Government has been drawn to a release by a group called MEND, alleging that the Delta State Government parted with the sum of N500 million as ransom for the release of Mr. Ebikeme Clarke, son of Chief E. K. Clarke, who was…
Nigerian Muslims under the leadership of Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Muhammad Abubakar III, have accused the country’s military of persecuting Muslims and carrying out indiscriminate killings without adhering to rules of engagement. The allegation was contained in a statement distributed by the Islamic body, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI). The Sultan of Sokoto chairs the body. The JNI demanded that the Federal Government and others concerned must urgently address the issue, adding that the mistreatment of Muslims was getting out of hand. In a statement signed titled ‘Military OPERATION AND THE PERSECUTION OF INNOCENT MUSLIMS; THE KILLING OF 15 MUSLIMS IN…
A troop of soldiers in masks, Tuesday stormed the Jimeta Shopping Complex situated in the heart of Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, arresting 17 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect. Residents had for a long time tagged the shopping complex with over 500 shops and stores as an enclave for hoodlums, following reports of incessant criminal activities in the area. The marked soldiers, eyewitnesses say, stormed the Shopping complex at about 1pm and started arresting people they had already targeted to arrest, including men of the Civilian JTF that are helping the military in their operations…
The family of a 16-year old Secondary School student was Tuesday thrown into mourning by the enforcement team of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority, (ESWAMA), who allegedly hacked the boy to death for resisting arrest by the officials. The young student whose name was given as Chidiebere Ede is said to be one of the candidates taking part in the ongoing WAEC examination. Officials of the ESWAMA were said to have encountered the boy while he was disposing refuse with unauthorised bag. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP, Ebere Amaraizu confirmed the killing of the teenager. “We have…
A terrifying ordeal occurred in Lagos last month when a man held down another man and defiled him, a police prosecutor told an Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The prosecutor, Insp. Racheal Williams alleged that the accused had drugged his victim before defiling him. “When the complainant woke up, his anus was paining him and there was some left-over semen in it,’’ she said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused, 38-year-old Sali Malu, a gatekeeper, lives at 31, Peace Estate, Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos. He is facing a two-count charge of s*xual assault and…
Superstar singer — Wizkid seems to always have the time to respond to anyone who tries to diss him on social networks. In another of such controversies, Wizkid has blasted one of his followers on Twitter, telling him he has made more money than the Twitter follower in question, can dream of. Read tweets below: –
Good news to sneakers lovers; If you couldn’t get your hands on a pair of red Yeezys, don’t worry as Kanye West’s next collection will be arriving this summer. After ending his relationship with Nike last year, West is hard at work on his first Adidas collection. On Monday, he took the stage at Adidas’ Global Brand Conference in Germany. In addition to performing his hits including “Black Skinhead,” he spoke to his new partners at Adidas. “I always dreamed of having a record deal, being able to make music, being able to rap, and that dream was accomplished,” said…
A farmer, Jafar Umar, and his new wife, Rukayat, were on Tuesday arraigned in a Kosubosu Area Court in Kwara for alleged adultery. The duo were arraigned for adultery contrary to sections 387 and 388 of the Penal Code Law following a complaint by one Bashiru Haruna. Bashiru said he married Rukayat on Jan. 5, 2013 at Kuburufu Village in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara. The complainant said sometimes after the marriage, Rukayat took permission to travel to Shiya Village and failed to return home since then. “To my painful surprise, I learnt that Rukayat had remarried and…
The Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Tuesday commended the National Human Rights Commission over its report on the Apo killings in which eight squatters were killed by security agents. Dr Khalid Aliyu, JNI Secretary General, made the commendation in a statement issued in Kaduna. It said the report had vindicated the stand of the JNI on the incident, and urged the Federal Government agencies indicted in the report to accept it in good faith. The JNI condemned the senate committee that investigated and exonerated the State Security Service (SSS) and the Military of extra judicial killing, saying it had failed Nigerians.…
Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State on Tuesday swore in the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ambrose Mammadi. Nyako urged the acting chief judge to endeavour to reinvigorate the state judiciary by ensuring justice for all and sundry in the state, at the ceremony in Yola. He said that the swearing in was timely and important considering the present situation people in the state found themselves. “The state government is doing all it can and very careful to avoid unnecessary tribal, religion or political tension for the development of our people. “I pray that the ideal working relationship between…