The day has finally arrived for the much talked-about British royal wedding of actress and philanthropist, Meghan Markle, and Prince Harry, and it is the biggest celebrity wedding in the world at the moment. The couple, who will say “I…
Month: May 2018
CONTROVERSY TRAILS SARAKI VS IGP FACE-OFF: FALANA, OTHERS DISAGREE ON SUSPECTS’
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN); a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome; and legal practitioner, Dr. Konyinsola Ajayi, have disagreed on an order by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for the transfer of suspects…
IGP VS SARAKI: MORE FACTS EMERGE ON KWARA KILLER-CULT SUSPECTS
Political and social connections in high places by suspects in the Kwara State killer cult may have caused their transfer by the police from Ilorin to Abuja for further investigation. Six men are currently being held by the police over alleged murders…
COMMONWEALTH ANTI-GRAFT AGENCIES WELCOME WHISTLE BLOWERS’ ROLE IN FUNDS RECOVERY
After brainstorming for almost a week on the best way to trace, recover and return looted funds in Commonwealth countries in Africa, the heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in the block, yesterday, singled out the extractive and construction sectors as most…
WHAT NIGERIAN POLITICIANS CAN LEARN FROM TRUMP
The news that Nigeria’s ambassador to Israel attended the opening of the United States embassy in Jerusalem last Monday apparently touched a raw nerve. So taken aback by the news was Nigeria’s foreign affairs ministry that it fired a query…
POLICE DEBUNKS REPORTS OF BANK ROBBERY IN ILORIN
PRESS RELEASE 18/5/2018 FALSE ROBBERY ALARM IN ILORIN The Command is shocked to receive an avalanche of calls from panic stricken individuals, arising from a false alarm to the effect that Robbers are operating in some banks along Unity and…
NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, ‘OMOGE CAMPUS’ BURIED IN CANADA
Friends and family of late actress, Aishat Abimbola were in tears as they said their final goodbye to her in far away Canada yesterday. The interment was conducted on Thursday, May 17, 2018, according to Islamic tenets. Friends, family members and fans…
Ekiti Governorship: We Will Resist Any Attempt To Thwart The Will Of The People – Secondus
Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria might go into extinction if the July governorship election in Ekiti state is rigged. Speaking at the flag-off of PDP’s local government election campaign in Rivers state, the…
NDLEA INTERCEPTS 4,000KGS OF TRAMADOL AT LAGOS AIRPORT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, seized about 4000 kilogrammes of tramadol that was recently banned by the Federal Government at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The seized tramadol was displayed before newsmen by the NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Garba…
Melaye’s trial on false Information adjourned indefinitely
Trial of the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district , Dino Daniel Melaye in the alleged false information dissemination brought against him by the Federal Government suffered a major setback in Abuja yesterday. An Abuja high court trying the senator…