Businessman abuses two boys
The police have arrested a businessman, Friday Okeke, for allegedly defiling two underage boys on Lagos Island. The command’s spokesman Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSO), in a statement Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested following complaints at Ebute Ero Police Station. “On July 27, at 11:30am, Ebute Ero Police Station received a complaint from two parents against Okeke, 35, of 23, Kose Street, Lagos Island. “They said the suspect lured two boys aged 12 and nine into his shop at Kose Street and had unlawful carnal knowledge of them through their anus. “The victims were taken to
PDP Asks Senate To Submit Names Of Ministerial Nominees To EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Senate to show more credibility with its ministerial screening by sending the names of the nominees to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, the screening exercise should enable the Senate to identify some nominees presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari to include individuals, who are facing allegations of corruption, abuse of office and stealing of public funds hanging on their necks. “The PDP notes that the nomination of persons with corruption badges to serve in the federal cabinet
Ministerial screening: Beautiful nonsense, says Melaye
The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Dino Melaye, has faulted the ongoing ministerial screening process. Speaking on Channels TV, Melaye said Nigerians are unhappy with the ongoing screening at the senate adding that the current approach by the senate has turned the exercise into “more of an adoption than a screening”. The senate has been widely criticised for asking many nominees to “take a bow and go” rather than grill them ahead of their inauguration. “I will tell you categorically that Nigerians are not happy especially with the way the proceedings of the screening have been conducted and I
PDP’s Petition: INEC Decides Not To Call Witness At Tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 23 election. Addressing the Tribunal on Monday, counsel to INEC Mr Yinus Usman, however, said they would not call any witness in the petition of the PDP and the former vice president. According to him, the electoral body has painstakingly studied the petitioners’ case and would rely on their witnesses’ evidence under cross-examination. The INEC counsel explained that the decision was taken in order not to waste the Tribunal’s precious time to
Court To Rule On El-Zakzaky’s Bail Application August 5
A Kaduna State High Court has set aside August 5, 2019, to rule on the bail application filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat. Details shortly…
NNPC warns violators of pipelines’ right-of-way
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised the red flag on what it called “flagrant and dangerous” violation of its pipelines’ right-of-way by some individuals and communities along the corridor of the system 2E pipeline network stretching from Port Harcourt (Rivers State) through Aba (Abia), Enugu (Enugu) up to Makurdi (Benue). In a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, the NNPC said the infringement on the statutorily guaranteed 25-metre setback for the infrastructure was not only detrimental to the free flow of petroleum products but was far more harmful to dwellers of illegal
APC youths express shock over Kwara ministerial nominees
Kwara North All Progressives Congress (APC) youths have expressed their shock and reservation on the recent ministerial nominees from the state. The youths regretted that none of the minsters-designate hails from their senatorial district. The youth added that “we are not in contention with the competency and merits of the nomination of Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Senator Gbemisola Saraki, but all we say is President Muhammadu Buhari should look into all of the appointments of Kwara with the tenet of equity, fairness and justice”. Addressing reporters at the weekend in Ilorin, the state capital, spokesperson of the group Zubair Aliyu
Vacate Our Lands Within 21 Days – Ondo Monarchs Tell Herdsmen
The people of Idoani, Idogun, Imeri and Afo in Ose local government area of Ondo State have issued a 21-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to vacate their farmlands with effect from July 22nd. In a communiqué jointly signed by Alani of Idoani, Oba Olufemi Olutoye, Onidogun, Oba Moses Bakare, Onimeri, Oba Babatunde Adeniran and Alafo, Oba Adegoke Egunjobi, the royal fathers said their people could no longer tolerate the spate of kidnapping, killing , raping of their wives and daughters by the herders. The Politico reports that the royal fathers further expressed worries over the possibility of violent clashes and
Our protests would not stop until El-Zakzaky is freed – Shiites
A Nigerian Shiite group on Sunday condemned a court order that allows the government to ban it on “terrorism” grounds after a spate of deadly protests in the capital. At least six protesters, a trainee journalist and a senior police officer were killed on Monday when violence flared during a march by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria to demand the release of its leader Ibrahim Zakzaky. Punch newspaper reported on Saturday that a court in Abuja had granted an order permitting the government to label the IMN’s activities “terrorism and illegality”. The authorities need to publish the order in the
You carried your authority too far, Jumoke Akindele bombs Akeredolu over outburst on lawmakers
Describes Akeredolu as too dictatorial, an-hitlerish individual who imagines himself next to God in importance Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele, former speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, has bombed Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over his alleged outburst on the members of Ondo State House of Assembly in a video that went viral on social media, where the governor was seen and heard slamming the state lawmakers which might not be unconnected to their reaction over the deplorable condition of the state assembly in the media. Starnews had reported on Thursday that Ondo State House of Assembly was in confusion following an
