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The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended the legislator representing Ekiti-East Constituency 1, Fajana Ojo-Ade, for 101 legislative days without pay. During the period, which was in the first instance, his colleagues had barred him from within one kilometre radius of the assembly complex “except he shows signs of genuine remorse.” The lawmaker was also ordered to submit all properties of the assembly in his custody to the clerk of the House. A statement signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Samuel Omotoso, yesterday, said the suspension followed the outcome of the disciplinary committee set up by the speaker, Kola Oluwawole, to investigate Ojo-Ade. Omotoso said Ojo-Ade appeared twice at the sitting of the disciplinary committee in the last two weeks, where he defended himself on allegations of gross misconduct, financial impropriety, failed attempt at removing the speaker, violence and physical attack on honourable members, as well as bringing the nam

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has formally apologised to Nigerians over the power failure that interrupted business at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos. The power failure at the airport grounded activities for more than one hour before the battle to restore light in the ever busy airport was successful. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager (Corporate Communications) of FAAN, apologised on Thursday in Lagos with an explanation that the outage happened on Wednesday night. Engineers from FAAN restored electricity to the terminal as passengers conducted their activities in the dark with some clutching to flash lights. She explained that “a minor power interruption at the airport caused the disruption, but engineers swung into action’’ and that normalcy had returned. “FAAN wishes to apologise to passengers, airlines and the general public for the inconvenience caused by this interruption. “The authority is assuring airport use

  Based on received information about the location of some suspected top Boko Haram terrorists’ leaders, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force have been carrying out heavy artillery bombardments and air interdiction on registered targets that have killed a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including some of the group’s key leaders. The Nigerian Army artillery using Multi-Barrel Rocket Launchers has lobbed many rockets over the suspected location the terrorists’ leaders are hiding. Video clips obtained on battle damage assessment shows clear success of the exercise. More details of successes achieved will be made available as the operation continues. The key Boko Haram terrorists Ameers neutralized within the week during the joint Artillery and Nigerian Air Force air bombardments include; Abu Dujana, Man Tahiru (Deputy to Boko Haram terrorists group Hisba leader), Man Chari, Malam Abdullahi Abu Sa’ad and Goni Bamanga. The Nigerian military would continue with the co

A 27-year-old suspected murderer, Prince Amadi, said he was arrested recently, by policemen because of his mode of dressing, in Port Harcourt. Amadi had been at large since December 19, 2016, when he allegedly stabbed someone to death at Aker Base waterfront, in Rumuolumeni,. He was apprehended on  Monday, August 21, 2017 , along Nkpordiagha Road. Amadi admitted to have committed the heinous act, as a retaliation during a fight with some boys, who had stabbed him and his companion. Amadi said that he fled home after the incident. He said:  “They did not see anything with me, but because of the way I dressed. They arrested me because I was wearing an earring and head-warmer. One of the policemen said I looked suspicious and arrested me. I did not drag with them.”

36 year old man identified as John Emeka Obodoechina, has been burnt to death in Lagos, by his fiancée, Blessing Ohare Ukhurebor, because he decided to quit the relationship. DAILY SUN reported that John had dated Blessing for over a year, and she had moved in with him. John introduced Blessing, from Edo State, to his siblings. He was advised to study the lady for some time and decide if the family should formally go to Blessing’s family for dowry payment. . John was said to have intimated the girl of his intentions to meet with her family, but the meeting was suspended at the instance of the lady’s family. A relative of John revealed that he, John, started noticing some unacceptable behaviour from Blessing. . Some of the couple’s neighbours also reported that at the slightest misunderstanding, Blessing would lock the door, pull a kitchen knife and threaten to Stab John. John’s elder brother, Chief Obodoechina snr, explained that John told him that he had met Blessing i

A business woman, Mercy​ Segun, 42, was on Wednesday arraigned at a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja for allegedly beating her daughter and pouring pepper into her sex organ. Segun, who resides at Idu Gbagyi, Karmo, is facing a three-count charge of criminal force, assault and causing hurt to a minor. The Prosecutor, Mrs Florence Auhioboh, told court that the defendant’s neighbour, one Gift Afegua, reported the matter at the Karmo Police Station on Aug. 22. She alleged that Segun, knowing her daughter to be a minor, ill-treated her by pouring grinded pepper into the girl’s sex organ. Auhioboh told the court that the defendant’s action caused the minor serious pain. The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 246, 265 and 238 and of the Penal Code. The defendant, however, denied the charges. The Judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, granted Segun bail in the sum of N30, 000 with a surety in like sum. He ordered that the surety must reside within the court’s

It is the end of the road for three deadly kidnappers terrorizing people in Okene after they were caught by the police. Three notorious kidnappers terrorizing Okene axis in Kogi state have been arrested by men of the Kogi State Police Command on Wednesday. The suspects identified as Mohammed Abdulrazak ‘m’ 30year, Yusuf Abona Jafaru ‘m’ 27 years and Iliyasu Yusuf Nyamida ‘m’ 37 years. The State Commissioner of Police Wilson Inalegwu at a press briefing in Lokoja noted that the arrest is part of the command onslaught against criminal activities such armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, cattle rustling and other violent crime in the state, through a proactive crime preventing strategies.   The Kogi State Police Command on Wednesday arrested three notorious kidnappers terrorizing the state, particularly Okene axis. The suspects are Mohammed Abdulrazak ‘m’ 30year, Yusuf Abona Jafaru ‘m’ 27 years and Iliyasu Yusuf Nyamida ‘m’ 37 years. The State Commissioner of Police Wilson Inal

Yesterday, the South East Governors’ Forum says it will engage the leadership of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to find solutions to its agitations. The Chairman of the forum, Gov. Dave Umahi disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting between members of the forum and iPOB leader, Mr Nnamdi Kanu. Umahi, who is the governor of Ebonyi said that the meeting deliberated on the demands of the group and had noted their concerns. “However, the meeting agreed that the demands by IPOB should not be absolute, rather, the governors shall immediately engage the IPOB to further meetings,” he said. The governor said that the meeting, which would also have in attendance other notable leaders of the group, would be aimed at quickening the resolution of all issues amicably. “We, therefore, request from all concerned to give the governors opportunity to amicably sort out the problems,” Umahi said. Governors in attendance during the meeting we

A young teenage wife who was jealous of the first wife has poisoned the woman’s baby out of deep hatred. A 17-year-old housewife has confessed after poisoning her stepson in Bauchi state. The woman identified as Hindatu Abdullahi said she attempted to kill her rival’s two-week old baby because of the deep hatred she had for her husband and his first wife – the baby’s mother. According to Punch, Hindatu who hails from Wuro Bogga village, Duguri District of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, said she had been married to her husband, Abdullahi Ori, for two years. Speaking in an interview with newsmen while being paraded at the Bauchi State Police Command headquarters on Wednesday, she said her father forced her into the marriage when she was just 15 years old. She said: “My husband and I have been married for two years now and we have a child. He married me as his second wife. He used to love me dearly, but he suddenly started maltreating me. “He would beat me,

  The above black weird masquerade with a massive manhood was caught on camera by a Facebook user who shared the images on social media. It was gathered that the unidentified masqurade whose mouth was dripping in blood, was sighted somewhere in the South-East during the ongoing “New Yam Festival”, though the online user did not say where exactly when she shared the photos. See more pictures of the frightening masquarade below:-

Imohimi Edgar has been appointed as the new Commissioner of Police in-charge-of the Lagos State Command, replacing Fatai Owoseni. The newly appointed Lagos CP, was recently promoted by the Police Service Commission before his appointment by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Previously, Edgar was the state’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in-charge-of Operations. Owoseni has been sent to administration section of Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Abuja, Sahara Reporters disclosed.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal assistant on Social media, Laurretta Onochie, Tuesday said that the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, should be pulled back to where he belongs having violated three of his bail conditions granted him by court. “Time will come when Kanu will be locked up, and the keys thrown into the Atlantic Ocean”, she equally said. In her statement on facebook tagged, ‘Due process, being followed on little Nnamdi Kanu’, Laurretta described Kanu’s followers as touts, hooligans and hoodlums who do not have formal education and thus were incapacitated in processing information or responding civilly. According to her, Nigerians should be patient and wait for the court to look into the evidence of Kanu’s spitting on the face of the Judge who granted him the bail. In her words, “I’m hopeful that the right thing will be done. Which is, Lock him up and dump the keys in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Her statements reads thus: DUE PROCESS, BEING F

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the commission recovered N409bni, $69.5m and E23m between January to date. The Acting Chairman  Ibrahim Magu,  who made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, said the commission is prosecuting many of its staff that are involved in bribery and other corrupt practices.

A Uber driver, identified as Hammed Olojo, 31 was on Sunday afternoon restrained by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad on patrol of Third Mainland Bridge from jumping into the Lagoon. Olojo, who drove himself to the Third mainland Bridge in a Uber Toyota Corolla saloon car had written a short note and left it in the car when he was retrained by the officers who monitored him a while before walking up to him. Olojo, an ex – convict, drove the grey Corolla with the registration number  EKY 312 ES belonging to Kalejaiye Oluwaseyi to the bridge before attempting to leap into the Lagoon. Questioned by RRS Commander, ACP Tunji Disu on why he contemplated suicide, Olojo explained that he was owing  N10,000  in Court 3, Ikeja High Court and the owner of the vehicle  N80,000:00. He stated that things have been difficult for him and that he had tried all possible means to survive with no success. Olojo disclosed that his wife persuaded him from going ahead with his plan but his

Governors in the south-eastern part of Nigeria are reportedly meeting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in Enugu. We learnt that the meeting, which is holding inside the Enugu Government House, also has His Royal Highness, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu, the father of the IPOB leader, in attendance. The Sun listed the government at the meeting to include: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who is the host. Others include Dave Umahi of Ebonyi; the deputy governor of Anambra state and Dr Nkem Okeke. It was learnt that Governors Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Dr Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia were being awaited. Details of the meeting were sketchy at the time of this report, but Emmanuel Uzor, the chief press secretary to Governor Umahi confirmed it adding that one of the major issues for discussion is the call by IPOB for residents to boycott the forthcoming Anambra election. The election holds on  November 18.

Pesident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived his home town, Daura, for the Eid -El-Kabir celebrations. Governor  Aminu Masari  led top government officials including the Secretary to the state government, Dr.Mustapha Inuwa, to receive President Buhari at the  Umar Musa Yar’adua  International Airport on his way to Daura. The Emir of Katsina, Dr.Kabir Abdulmumin, was also at the Airport to welcome the President. The Presidential jet that brought Buhari to katsina touched down at the tarmac of the Airport at 4:06pm. After airport ceremonies, Buhari was taken in an helicopter to his home town, Daura, where he is expected to spend the Eid-El-Kabir holiday.

A condemned murderer, Jeremy Morris from Atmore Alabama has reportedly eaten 1200 pages of the Holy bible he requested from a prison guard. The 33-year-old and murderer of two catholic nuns requested the bible as his last meal. According to Worldnews, the prison guards of the William C. Holman Correctional Facility, thought he wanted to pray and repent, so they gave him an old copy of the King James Bible. But surprisingly, the condemned murderer took hours to tear the 1200-page holy book including its cover into small pieces before he ate them. The prison guard, Walter Henri, who handed him the old and worn out Bible, says the inmate seemed to “savor every bite.” “He kept tearing pieces from his Bible and eating them like they were potato chips!” The Holman Prison Director, Frank Davis, says the staff decided to let the prisoner eat the Bible because it didn’t violate the establishment’s “last meal policy.” Director Davis said it’s customary to give sentenced prisone

Suspected cultists in Calabar have brutally shot dead a political aspirant leaving his body in the street for people to see. A man has met his untimely death in a renewed cult clash in Calabar, Cross River state. It was gathered that the man identified as Mr. Mesembe, an aspirant contesting for the position of a Councillor in Calabar South Local Government Area Ward 8 was shot dead late in the night at Eyo Ita Street. According to eyewitnesses, Mr. Mesembe met his death after being found standing on the street by suspected Vikings and Skylow members whom people say had mobilised for a hit, and when they could not find the person, spotted Mesembe and after a shout from one of them that he was the one, was shot and cut with machetes several times. His death came 24 hours after a fight between the Skylow gang and Scorpion gang on Sunday night had led to the death of a Scorpion member in Ekpo Abasi.

Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges brought against him by the Lagos State Government.He was charged al ongside five of his accomplices. Evans pleaded guilty to a two count charge of kidnapping brought against him by the state. He promptly responded that ‘I am guilty’ when the charges were read to him. Evans was represented by his counsel,  Olukoya Ogungbeje . It can be recalled that presiding judge, Justice  Abdulaziz Anka  had initially fixed Tuesday to deliver judgment on the suit but a lawyer to the Inspector General of Police,  David Igbodo  filed a counter affidavit before the court. Citing reasons for the action, Igbodo said; “It will be an injustice for judgment to be delivered without hearing our own side,” He further added: “The Inspector General of Police devoted time, efforts, intelligence, and strategies to ensure that he was arrested. He beat strategies for the past six years. When h

No fewer than eight persons have lost their lives while seven others were severely injured when a commercial bus fell off a bridge and plunged on the Itakpe-Aladja railway line, which is 50 feet below. The lone crash involving a commercial bus with registration number BMA 524 XA, occurred yesterday around the Agbor/Ogwashi-Uku axis of the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha highway. According to the Sun newspaper, the dead victims included six males and two females, while the injured included six adults and a child. While the corpses of the dead victims have been deposited at the mortuary, the injured survivors were rushed to a private clinic at Agbor in Delta State for emergency treatment. However, an eyewitness told reporters that the chances of survival of the injured was very lean, and wondered what could have made the driver of the ill-fated vehicle to veer off the road. But Delta State sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Rindom Kumven, while confirming the inci

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted the players and officials of the D’Tigress, the Nigerian women basketball team. This was done to honor the effort the girls put in to emerged African champions, the first time in over 10 years. The victorious D’Tigress, presented the championship Trophy they won to President Muhammadu Buhari. The president also promised each of the victorious players  N1 million  while each official of the team will get  N500,000. More photos below :

  A baby was found inside a bush in   Cele bus stop in Ikorodu, Lagos state   this morning. Residents in the area woke up to the cry of the baby. The baby is currently receiving medical attention. See full photo of the baby below:-

Awoof Brekete!!! Just provide any useful information that will lead to the arrest of this escaped ritualist and a handsome reward of N1 Million is instantly Yours…

As a lot of religious programs draw near, like the  Eid-el-Kabir ,  Holy Ghost Service of RCCG  , which are both holding on Friday, 1st of September,  Power must change hands  of MFM which holds on the 2nd and the  Ojude-Oba Festival at Ijebu-Ode  which is on the 3rd of the same month, reports say that there might be heavy traffic along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The following alternative routes have been suggested, if you are in haste and are not attending the aforementioned programs; -Sango Ota – Ifo – Abeokuta – Sagamu/Interchange – Ijebu Ode – Benin/Ore Expressway. -Victoria Island – Lekki Epe – Ijebu Ode – Benin/Ore Expressway. -Ikorodu – Itoikin – Benin/Ore Expressway. -Ikorodu – Sagamu – Ijebu Ode – Benin/Ore Expressway. Happy celebration! You can suggest other possible routes by dropping a comment below!!

The management of Onabisi Onabanjo University has released results of 2017 POST UTME screening. All candidates who participated in the 2017 Post-UTME screening exercise have been advised to go and check their results Steps on how to check results: 1. To check your result, visit  https://putme.oouagoiwoye.edu.ng/apply.php 2. Enter your JAMB Registration Number in the space provided. 3. Click on “Check Result” to access your Post-UTME score

Students of the of Ghana Medical School for some years now have been faced with a lot of challenges including the deplorable nature of their hostels and difficulty they endure in transporting themselves daily from the main campus to Korle-Bu for their studies. Today, it’s exciting to know that, the next batch of UG medical school students will not suffer the same fate. Thanks to  President John Dramani Mahama , the narrative has changed for our future medical practitioners. In a few weeks,  President John Mahama will commission the new  600-bed  capacity University of Ghana Medical College situated on the University of Ghana, Legon campus. Apart from providing a serene atmosphere for effective teaching and learning,this project will also significantly boost the university’s efforts to develop World-Class Human Resources and Capabilities to meet National Development needs and Global Challenges. These exciting US medical college photos will make you want to become a medical