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May 27, 2017 11:31 AM The Director General on Media and Publicity to the Kogi State Governor, Kingsley Fanwo has described as a political joke, calls from certain quarters for the resignation of the Governor over the INEC registration saga, insisting that the issue was “overblown to score political goals by opponents of the Governor”. Addressing journalists in Lokoja over the weekend, Fanwo said the issue was straight forward enough as the Governor welcomes the decision of INEC to cancel the latter registration. “It is unfortunate that some APC leaders have constituted themselves as opposition within their own party, simply because they have lost out in their bid to compromise the system and scam the people of Kogi State. Ametuo has turned himself to a diaspora Chairman who doesn’t know what is happening in Kogi State. He is running from his own shadows and has joined forces with those who want to pull the APC-led government in Kogi State down. He and his co...

May 27, 2017 11:55 AM A federal judge has tossed out two life sentences for D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo and ordered Virginia courts to hold new sentencing hearings.  In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk said Malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. Malvo was 17 when he was arrested in 2002 for a series of shootings that killed 10 people and wounded three in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, causing widespread fear throughout the region. His accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was executed. Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrogh, who helped prosecute Malvo, said the Virginia attorney general can appeal Jackson's ruling. If not, he said he would pursue another life sentence. Report a problem.

May 27, 2017 A former  Military  Administrator of  Lagos State , Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola , in this interview with a select number of journalists, speaks about his tenure and other issues. Gbenro Adeoye was there You were the Military Administrator of Lagos between December 1993 and August 1996, how did you get that appointment and what was the experience like? It was a military posting that came just immediately after I returned from an operational assignment as the Commander of the  Nigerian  Contingent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia from 1992 to the later part of 1993. When I got appointed, it came as a surprise and the bigger surprise was that I got it without any godfather. I was simply posted to Lagos State. How I was informed about it was even dramatic. My course mate, Col. Emmanuel Soda, was Military Assistant to Gen. ...

May 27, 2017 3:21 AM US President Donald Trump wished Muslims “a joyful Ramadan,” on Friday, urging them to use the holy month to reject violence by Islamist extremists. “On behalf of the American people, I would like to wish all Muslims a joyful Ramadan,” said Trump, who is winding up a first overseas trip as president that included a stop in Saudi Arabia. “This year, the holiday begins as the world mourns the innocent victims of barbaric terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom and Egypt, acts of depravity that are directly contrary to the spirit of Ramadan,” said the US leader, who campaigned last year on a pledge to ban Muslims from entering the United States. “Such acts only steel our resolve to defeat the terrorists and their perverted ideology,” he said in his message to the world’s estimated 1.6 billion Muslims. Trump said that when he met dozens of leaders of Muslim countries in the Saudi capital Riyadh, he had vowed t...

May 26, 2017 4:10 PM It is the end of the road for four deadly armed robbers and cultists after they were caught by security operatives in Benue State. The four armed robbers and kidnappers after they were caught Policemen in Benue state have arrested some deadly and evil armed robbers and kidnappers terrorizing people in the state. This was made public by Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, ASP Moses Joel Yamu of the Benue State Command in a press statement.  He said: "1. ARREST OF A CULTIST AND RECOVERY OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION On  19/05/2017, Policemen on stop and search duty along Aliade-Otukpo road intercepted one Victor Ogbu 25yrs, in possession of a locally fabricated Beretta pistol with four (4) live ammunition. The suspect who confessed to be a cultist and a student of University of Agriculture Makurdi, alleged that he purchased the firearm in Makurdi. Investigation is ongoing. 2. ARREST OF KIDNAPPER, RESCUE OF VICTIM AND RECOVERY OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION...

May 26, 2017 3:57 PM @shamrock80s shared the story of the boy..He wrote: That he want for a presentation, when he had a noise from one corner when he got there he saw a 5year old singing the hit track 0f Davido "If" 30 million for my account, when he asked about the boy, he came from a very poor background. @shamrock80s shared the story of the boy..He wrote: That he want for a presentation, when he had a noise from one corner when he got there he saw a 5year old singing the hit track 0f Davido "If" 30 million for my account, when he asked about the boy, he came from a very poor background. @shamrock80s shared the story of the boy..He wrote: That he want for a presentation, when he had a noise from one corner when he got there he saw a 5year old singing the hit track 0f Davido "If" 30 million for my account, when he asked about the boy, he came from a very poor background. Days later, shamrock paid a visit to the young boys home, where he met his moth...

May 26, 2017 6:43 AM The Federal Govern­ment has declared Monday, May 29, 2017 as public holiday to celebrate the 2017 De­mocracy Day. A statement from the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), con­gratulated Nigerians for witnessing yet another Democracy Day, which marks the Second Year Anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Government. He assures Nigerians of government’s con­tinued efforts towards guaranteeing security, revitalising the economy and tackling corruption which are the three main focused areas of this ad­ministration. He averred that a lot have been achieved in the area of security and corruption as attested to by recent statistics re­leased by the National Bureau of Statistics in the country’s improved GDP, adding that the nation is closer to getting out of re­cession, particularly with the recently launched Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), which seeks to revital­ise the na...

May 26, 2017 12:50 PM President Donald Trump's push to get in front of the pack at a NATO summit generated indignation in the Balkans and garnered attention on social media - but the man he shoved aside took it in stride.  At Thursday's gathering in Brussels, Trump put his right hand on the right arm of Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic and pushed himself ahead as NATO leaders walked inside the alliance's new headquarters and prepared for a group photo. Trump then stood near Markovic and spoke to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. Video of the incident spread on social networks in multiple languages. "It seems Donald Trump did not want that anyone overshadows his presence at the summit," said the Montenegro newspaper Vijesti. Other Balkan websites ran headlines such as "America First" and "Where do you think you are going?" Markovic himself, however, shrugged off the slight. "It didn't really register. I just saw...

May 26, 2017 1:00 AM Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Counting of the sums of money allegedly recovered from the official residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, and which were ordered by a Federal High Court in Abuja, to be deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday, has revealed a discrepancy of a total amount of N22,160. Justice John Tsoho, before whom Ngwuta is being prosecuted on money laundering and passport fraud charges, disclosed on Friday that while the prosecution claimed to have tendered N35,358,000, the counting witnessed by representatives of the court and parties in the case on Thursday, revealed that the amount actually tendered was N35,335,840. The judge said this while informing the court about the report of the counting submitted to him shortly after proceedings commenced on Friday. There were no problems with the money in other currencies. The prosecution had through the leader of the Department of State Service’s search team, Mr...

May 25, 2017 2:45 PM Gunmen suspected to be militants have invaded the Lagos State Model College, Igbo Nla, Epe, Lagos, abducting the principals and some students. The kidnappers were said to have stormed the school on Thursday morning when the students were at the morning assembly. The gunmen abducted the principal of the junior secondary school, Mr. Oyesola and Mr. Akirinmade who is the Principal of the senior secondary school. They also abducted some of the students. Presenting the case to the House of Representatives, the member representing Epe Constituency, Wale Raji, appealed to the House to call on the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State to treat the case with utmost urgency. The House suspended other proceedings to attend to the matter and asked the police to mobilise and rescue the principals and students. Just a few months ago, gunmen also invaded the Nigeria-Turkey International School, in Isheri, which is located...

May 25, 2017 3:06 PM A sad incident just happened at the University of Maiduguri in Borno State, after a female student who just gave birth to a baby girl, killed the baby and was trying to force the baby through the toilet when she was caught. The incident happened at Murtala Female Hostel yesterday, May 24th, and was shared by Facebook user, Enyigwe Supreme Peter, who wrote “Some ladies are heartless..crazy, stupid. In fact I don’t know any word suitable to describe this lady. Sometimes I wonder why some girls don’t have the fear of God in their life.. The picture below is a true life story of what just happened at Murtala female Hostel at the University of Maiduguri today. As a lady gave birth to a female child..killed the child by herself and was coercing the child into the female hostel toilet..My question is… If this lady was treated in this manner will she be alive today?? Who will marry such a heartless woman as a wife?”. Report a problem.

May 25, 2017 3:56 AM as police arrest three notorious killer gang The Nigerian Police, Zone 2 Command, has cracked down on a notorious killer gang at Siriki Village in Ifo, Ogun over the killing of one Lanre, a welder. The gang, comprising of Moses Anthony, a 20-year-old citizen of the Republic of Benin; Kabiru Ajao, 28 years old from Ede, Osun state and Samson Adagu, 25 years old from Kogi state allegedly killed Lanre on a revenge mission over the death of their cult leader, Olakunle Adelabu aka Callius. Callius, it was learnt was a 400 level student of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in the department of Animal and Health. Until his death, he said to be the Number one Eiye Confraternity in Ijoko. He was allegedly killed on his way to his house by a rival cult group, Aiye confraternity, who were working for Oba Ogunseye of Ijoko kingdom. Narrating his involvement in the killing of Callius, Kabiru Ajao, an ex-prisoner explained that the Oba had some bad boys who are mem...

May 25, 2017 7:21 AM Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has failed the people of the Niger Delta. The former President also recommended that Nigeria should adopt fiscal federalism, adding that it will promote development in Nigeria. Jonathan also said the system will give states the power to control the natural resources in the domain, while paying taxes to the Federal Government. He said this while speaking at an event organised to celebrate the 50th year anniversary of Rivers state, in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. According to Premium Times, Jonathan said  “My conviction that fiscal federalism will initiate faster development is born out of a comparison between the intervention Agencies and the 13 percent derivation. From the days of Special Funds, through OMPADEC to now NDDC, the Federal Government has provided funds for the development of the oil bearing communities but very little physical in...

May 25, 2017 7:40 AM Wayne Rooney and Manchester United raise the Europa League trophy following their 2-0 victory over Ajax. Jose Mourinho and Manchester United proved all doubters wrong by winning the Europa League and ensuring a spot in next season's Champions League. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has not ruled out Wayne Rooney staying at the club, saying the striker is "a very important player for us." Rooney, 31, is contracted to United until 2019 but it has been  speculated he could move away  from Old Trafford this summer, after making 15 Premier League starts this season. The England international came on as a late substitute on Wednesday night as United beat Ajax 2-0 in the Europa League final to book their place in next season's Champions League. "Wayne was ready to play, was a big option," Mourinho said. "But the game was in the pocket so when you have 2-0 you have to control the game, you have to delay the changes, you hav...

May 25, 2017 1:59 AM ABUJA — Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said, yesterday that without commitment to hardwork, no amount of praying and fasting would take Nigeria’s economy to the desired growth. He noted that great economies were built by men and women with patriotic zeal and not spirits, calling for all hands to be on deck to revive the economic fortunes of the country. Osinbajo spoke during an interactive session with senior civil servants on the recently signed three executive orders on the ease of doing business in Nigeria held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abuja. The Acting President also emphasized the need for Nigerians to launch vigorously into agriculture, especially in rice production for food sufficiency, pledging that government would subsidize rice production. Vice president Osinbajo He said: “Great economies and great nations, prosperity and abundance of nations and communities are created by men and not spirits. No matter how much you pr...

May 25, 2017 2:53 AM • The scene of the suicide Photo: Nairaland Afeez Hanafi An agent of NairaBet, a sports betting platform, has ended his life over his inability to pay a customer who allegedly won a N600,000 bet. PUNCH Metro  learnt that residents of Obadeyi Ajala woke up on Wednesday to find the deceased dangling from a rope in an uncompleted shop at Ajala bus stop, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The incident was said to have drawn a crowd to the area and a girlfriend of the deceased, who reportedly worked in a filling station in the area, was alerted. The lady reportedly passed out on sighting the body, but was revived by the sympathisers at the scene. A resident, Monday Gabriel, told our correspondent on the telephone that the lady gave an account of what could have prompted him to commit suicide. He said, “I was going to my workplace around 8am when I saw people around three uncompleted shops in Ajala bus stop. On getting there, I saw the corpse of ...

May 24, 2017 4:11 PM Women CEOs earned bigger bucks on average than their male counterparts last year, but unfortunately they are still few and far between at the world's largest companies.  The median pay for a female CEO was $13.1 million last year, up 9 per cent from 2015, according to an analysis by executive data firm Equilar.  By comparison, male CEOs earned $11.4 million - which was also an increase of 9 per cent. But the number of women in CEO roles has barely budged, meaning they are still drastically underrepresented.  This photo combination of images shows the 10 highest paid women CEOs in 2016. Top row, from left: IBM CEO Virginia Rometty; Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer; PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi; General Motors CEO Mary Barra, and General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic. Bottom row, from left: Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson; Mondelez International CEO Irene Rosenfeld; Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good; Mylan CEO Heather Bresch; and Reynolds American CEO Susan Cameron....