FG Declares Tuesday 4th, Wednesday 5th Public Holidays For Eid-Al-Fitr

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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th June as public holidays to mark the Muslim Eid-Al-Fitr celebration. A statement released by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Barrister Georgina Ekeoma Ehuriah, congratulated Muslim faithfuls on a successful completion of the Ramadan Fast and enjoined all Nigerians to use the occasion of the celebration to pray for the peace, unity, prosperity and stability of the nation. Share on: WhatsApp

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Farmer to die by hanging for murder

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A 40-year-old farmer, Alex Obigho, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Delta State High Court sitting in Ughelli, for the murder of the steward and cook of the traditional ruler of Kiagbodo community. The court presided over by Justice A. O. Akpovi, while delivering the judgment on Thursday, found the accused guilty of the one count of murder preferred against him by the police. Obigho had brutally murdered the victim, Okunu Diafa, a native of Kiagbodo community on June 22, 2012 at the boundary between Oviri-Olomu of…

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Kidnapping: We give special treatment to our victims because they are whites –suspect

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Two members of a kidnap gang operating in Kaduna State, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team. The suspects, Abdulmimini Adamu and Usman Abdulahi, were said to have been involved in the kidnapping of four expatriates – two Americans and two Canadians – and killing of two policemen on their escort. It was learnt that the ringleader, identified simply as Dogo, and three other members of the gang, were fatally wounded in a gun duel with the police detectives at their hideout in Kuire forest,…

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SEC bars Oando CEO for 5 years for Corporate governance lapses

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  Mr. Wale Tinubu, the Group Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Oando Plc, and Deputy GCEO, Omamofe Boyo, have been indicted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, for misconduct in conducting the affairs of the company and barred them from holding the position of director in any public company for a period of five years. The Commission also directed the resignation of the other affected Board members and mandated the company to convene an Extra-ordinary General meeting, EGM, on or before July 1, 2019, to appoint new directors. SEC…

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34-year-old part-time student jilted by girlfriend commits suicide

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Ezekiel Mayowa, a student at the Department of Hospitality Management Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, has killed himself after he was reportedly dumped by his girlfriend. The corpse of the 34-year-old part-time student was discovered in his residence at Eyita, Ikorodu, around 5am on Friday. He was said to have taken a poisonous substance suspected to be Sniper. Moments before he committed suicide, Mayowa posted a video on Facebook, explaining why he took the decision. In the three-minute-18-second video, Mayowa bemoaned how his lover, one Bolaji Temmy, whom he had dated…

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Money laundering allegation: Ofili-Ajumogobia’s medical report a lie -EFCC

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A medical report tendered by Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has been challenged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to be fake. The EFCC had arraigned Ofili-Ajumogobia alongside Godwin Obla (SAN) on an 18-count charge bordering on breach of trust, false statement and unlawful enrichment. At yesterday’s sitting, counsel to Ofili-Ajumogobia, Robert Clarke (SAN), told the court that his client was absent in court because she was admitted to a police hospital for treatment. Ofili-Ajumogobia’s counsel, in…

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Okorocha’s tower partly demolished in Imo

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The Akachi tower, built by the immediate past governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, along Akachi road in Owerri, was partly demolished yesterday. Security agents however, took over the location of the Akachi tower thereby stopping the demolition. While an eyewitness said the demolition was carried out by the agents of the new government of Emeka Ihedioha, others were of the view that the land on which the Akachi tower was built was forcefully collected from the original owners who on their own decided to carry out the demolition. According…

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Naira Marley Granted N2m Bail

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After being remanded for 10 days, hip-hop artist, Naira Marley, who landed in EFCC custody following the lyrics of his controversial song, ‘Am I a Yahoo Boy’, has been granted N2 million bail. Justice Nicholas Onweibo of a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos granted Marley bail Thursday while the trial has been adjourned to October for hearing. A sober looking Marley had earlier Thursday released a song ‘Why’, which narrates his ordeal in the hands of fake friends and a subtle plea for freedom. On arrival, a large number…

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World’s Tiniest Surviving Baby discharged from California hospital

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The birth of the world’s smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces) — the same as a large apple — when she was born, was disclosed at a California hospital on Wednesday. The girl, nicknamed Saybie by hospital staff, was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother’s pregnancy at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Diego. The father was told by doctors that he would have about an hour with his daughter before she passed away. “But that hour…

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Markets, schools, banks shut in Aba in compliance with IPOB ‘Sit At home’ order

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Following the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, business activities were yesterday grounded in Aba, Abia State. The gates of major markets in the city such as the Ariaria International, Ekeoha, Cemetery, Alaoji spare parts, Ehere, Ngwa road, were open, but there were no trader or customer on sight. Banks, schools, as well as Jubilee Road spare parts market and St. Michael’s Road phone and computer accessories market; shops were placed under lock and key. The roads in the city were deserted as people were seen…

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