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Colonel Dangiwa Umar (rtd), a former military Governor of Kaduna State, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. In the letter with the subject "Mr President, please belong to all of us", Colonel Umar critically reviewed PMB’s five years in office. He warned that the country risks sliding into crisis as Nigeria has become ''dangerously polarized due to Buhari’s lopsided appointments.'' The letter reads: MR. PRESIDENT; PLEASE BELONG TO ALL OF US. “One of the swiftest ways of destroying a Kingdom is to give preference of one particular tribe over another or show favor to one group of people rather than another. And to draw near those who should be kept away and keep away those who should be drawn near” Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio. I have been prompted to write you this open letter, Mr. President, by the loud sounds of drums, singing and dancing that erupted within many groups in the last few days on the grounds that you attained the 5th y...

A 36-year-old medical doctor in Jigawa state, Nasir Adam, has died from COVID-19 complications. According to reports, Nasir died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Birninkudu after battling with acute respiratory disease and was later said to have contracted the novel Coronavirus. . Until his death, he was the Medical Officer in the Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu in the state. Born in Jos, Plateau State capital in 1984, the deceased doctor had his primary and secondary education in Jos. He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in 2012 and did his housemanship in the Federal Medical Center. In a related development, the state government today discharged 22 COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice for the virus. 

Singer/actress Lady Gaga, has branded President Donald Trump a ‘racist fool’ in a lengthy statement addressing the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed. . George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed black man, died after being arrested by police for alleged use of counterfeit currency with footage showing police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck as he struggled to breathe and eventually died. Chauvin was arrested Friday on suspicion of third-degree murder. Reacting to the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed thereafter, Lady Gaga hit out at the President for what she described as ‘fueling racist activity’. ‘I have a lot of things to say about this, but the first thing I want to say is I’m afraid to say anything that will incite further anger, although that is precisely the emotion that’s justified,’ she posted Sunday on her Instagram and Twitter handles. . ‘I do not wish to contribute to more violence, I wish to contribute to a solu...

Nigerian Custom Comptroller General, Hammed Alli was so excited yesterday as he took a new wife,Hajia Zainab Abdullahi. You would recall that the Custom boss lost his former wife Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali last year.Hajiya who passed on at the age of 53 on the 29th of October,2019 had four children for Hammed. Hajiya served as first lady of Kaduna between August 22, 1996 and August 1998 during which time Ali served as military administrator of the state. The 65 years old indigene of Bauchi state found love again through his new heartthrob,Hajia Zainab Abdullahi and they got married in an indoor wedding yesterday.The wedding was attended by his family only. He is a diehard Buhari loyalist who supported the President presidential bids in 2003,2007,2011,2015 and 2019. Hameed Ali attended Nigeria Defence Academy Kaduna, between 1974-1977, and the Sam Houston State University, Huntsville Texas USA, between 1984 -1988.He was appointed the Comptroller-General of Customs on the 27th of Augus...

An official of Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) identified as 30-year-old Nura Salisu has been arrested by the FCT police command for impregnating a 16-year-old girl, Nanket Manasseh and dumping their baby at an unknown place.    The suspect who started having carnal knowledge of the teenager when she was just 15, was arrested by officers of Jahi Police station on May 22 on charges of abducting his 6-month-old baby and refusing to share details of his whereabouts.   Speaking to The ICIR, Manasseh said the AEDC official has been trying to sleep with her since she was 10. Recalling how the suspect bought her a phone when she was in primary 3, the teenager said Salisu forcefully had sex with her after luring her to a hotel in Jahi community on grounds of having an important information to share with her.    She said;    “I told him I didn’t want sex but he still had me and left when he was done. In the morning I pac...

Tukur Jekada, a lawmaker representing Bakura Constituency at the Zamfara House of Assembly is dead. Shamsudeen Hassan, the of the House Committee on Information, made the disclosure on Sunday. He told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau that lawmaker said his colleagues died after a brief illness on Sunday. Until his demise, Jakada was the Chairman of the House committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

Manchester United Football club of England are in die-minute negotiations with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua over a loan extension for Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, according to new reports. Ighalo arrived at United on loan on the final day of the January transfer window in a deal that lasts till May 31, but the Coronavirus pandemic postponed football. Now with the league set to resume this month, reports in England say Manchester United executive chairman Ed Woodward is in frantic talks with Shanghai Shenhua hoping a deal can be agreed to keep Ighalo at Old Trafford until the end of the year. According to the reports that emanated Sunday, Ighalo's parent club Shanghai Shenhua are interested in negotiating a new loan contract with Manchester United after being paid £3m for his initial loan deal. Negotiations are now centred around an extension until the new year, rather than just until the end of the current campaign. Acording to goal.com ''while sources say th...

Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a 19-year-old Olufowoke Oladunjiye Emmanuel, a National Diploma holder of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos for blackmailing veteran singer, Queen Salawa Abeni with her ''nude photos''. The police launched an investigation into the matter when the singer came online on April 1 to raise an alarm after she had a chat with the blackmailer who told her that he has her nude photos in his possession and would release them if she fails to pay him some money. Read here. Following a detailed investigation, the suspect, Emmanuel who resides at Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was arrested by the Decoy Team of Rapid Response Squad last week Thursday after three days of trailing him. The suspect who is a 2017.2018 Electrical Engineering graduate from YABATECH, said he picked up a memory card containing the nude photos of the Waka Queen on the floor in YABATECH in November 2019. After downloading th...

Earlier today, LIB shared the trending story of a 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Uwaila Omozuwa, who was allegedly raped and severely beaten up inside The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin, where she had gone to read on Wednesday, May 27. A family source who shared the story online, said Uwaila died on Saturday midnight at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) where she was rushed to after the attack. He said she was attacked with a fire extinguisher by some unknown persons. LIB reached out to the state police command spokesperson, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident but said the police only received a report of ''Assault Occasioning Harm'' and not rape as is being reported online. Nwabuzor said the father of the girl went to the police station to report the matter but that he never mentioned rape. . ''The information I received from the Divisional Police o...

French champions, Paris St-Germain have confirmed the signing of striker Mauro Icardi from Inter Milan following his successful loan spell. The Argentina international, 27, signed a four-year deal with PSG which runs until June 30, 2024, after the French club agreed to pay a fee of €50m (£45m) with €7m (£6.2m) in add-ons for Icardi, who first joined them on loan from Inter on September 2. Icardi scored 20 goals in 31 matches in all competitions before the French season was officially ended on 30 April because of the Coronavirus pandemic. A statement issued by the Inter Milan club on Sunday, read: 'The statement read: 'FC Internazionale Milano announces the transfer of Mauro Icardi to Paris Saint-Germain FC: the striker, born in 1993, has permanently moved to the French club. 'The Club thanks the player for the six seasons he spent with us and wishes him the best for his future professional career.' PSG also released a statement, saying: 'Paris Saint-Germ...

A yet-to-be named policeman on Sunday morning allegedly opened fire on his colleagues at Onikan, Lagos state killing at least some of them. The officer reportedly went berserk around 5am following a disagreement with other members of his team. It was gathered that the trigger- happy cop hijacked their operational vehicle after shooting them and drove straight to Akoka in Yaba around 5am where he attempted to access a compound but couldn’t. According to sources, the building had a metallic door and the policeman said to be attached to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) allegedly opened sporadic fire on the property to gain access. Residents said they were frightened and took cover not knowing what was happening since it was around 5am. It was gathered that no fewer than 30 bullet holes were counted in an apartment, corridor and ceiling of the premises. It was learnt that the shooter, who spotted black outfit and rose in a white escort van with siren, might have become...

Bishop Joseph Masin, the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN ) has regained freedom after being kidnapped on May 27. . LIB reported earlier that the gunmen who stormed his residence at Bukan Sidi area of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital had demanded a N20m ransom for his release. . One of the CAN Chairman’s sons, Pastor Sam Joseph who confirmed that his father has been released said he arrived home around 2am on Sunday May 31. He said; . “The Bishop was released around 11 pm on Saturday and arrived home around 2am this Sunday.” It is however not clear if a ransom was paid to secure the CAN Chairman's freedom. 

The Bayelsa state Government has confirmed the death of a Coronavirus patient from complications linked to the disease. . The Director of Public Health in the state’s ministry of health and member of the state COVID-19 task force committee, Dr Jones Stowe who confirmed the death of the patient said the deceased is one of the two military personnel who were among the new cases  announced in the state few days ago. . Daily Trust reported that the deceased died after suffering from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and other related complications days after testing positive for Coronavirus. Bayelsa state has so far recorded 12 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. 

Popular Nollywood Yoruba actor and producer, Olu Olowogemo Arijan also known as Mr Portable, has called on Nigerians to come to his aid after his friend duped him of his money. According to the actor, he was asked by the friend who is based outside of the country to sell his only car so he can get him another one from abroad. He went ahead to sell his car and sent the money to his friend only to be disappointed by the friend. He reported that it has been 2 years now since the man collected the money and nothing has been heard from him. Narrating his ordeal, Mr Portable beckoned on fans and followers to come to his rescue and let justice prevail. Sharing the video, he wrote: “Yes!! I was duped by a friend, ki Olorun gba wa lowo ota bi ore. He is hiding under the umbrella of not staying in Nigeria and I will hide under the voice of my lovers cause I know you people will come to my rescue and let justice be done. I have nothing, but I have my voice and you all,even if I am a millionaire, ...

As President Muhammadu Buhari marks is 5th year in office, a prominent journalist and political affairs analyst, Wale Odunsi, has asked the Nigerian leader to sack the country's service chiefs President Buhari appointed the service chiefs on Monday, July 13, 2015. Almost 5 years after, the military chiefs are still in their position even though they have spent the mandatory 35 years in service. There have been calls from different quarters for the president to do away with the service chiefs and appoint new ones to inject fresh ideas into the military. This is as  Nigeria  continues to battle large scale insurgency in the northeast, banditry in northwest and attacks by armed herdsmen on farming communities in the north-central. Odunsi said:  “The truth is that majority of Nigerians, including members of your party, All Progressives Congress (APC), are hoping that you will order their long-overdue exit. “Some are of the opinion that you probably want to retain them till th...

TOPE Onifade, the mother of the two girls reportedly defiled by their 48-year-old father, says her husband lied that it was dysentery that was in the children’s private parts after they were defiled. But the husband, Femi, denied having carnal knowledge of the children. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo State is investigating the case. The couple have been married for 11 years. The mother vowed that nothing will make her return to the marriage. “My husband told me it was dysentery that was in our daughters’ private parts when I raised the alarm on what l saw”, she told investigators. Tope claimed the children told her that their father inserted something into their private parts and also put his mouth into them. “The day we had quarrel, my husband did not allow me to sleep in the house. I asked neighbours to beg him for me but my husband said I should go”, the mother narrated. “He did not allow me take any of my daughters. I had to find somewhere to sleep. Th...

THE emergence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as consensus candidate of a faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State loyal to the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has increased the stakes in the governorship race in the state. It also implies that the party’s governorship primary election, slated for June 22 ahead of the main election holding in September, would literally be a fight-to-the-finish. The development ended weeks of negotiations among the eight men who had indicated interest to contest for the governorship ticket of the APC. They include a former Deputy Governor, Pius Odubu; a former Minister of State for Works, Mr Chris Ogiemwonyi; ex-Secretary to Edo State Government, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu; Mr Solomon Edebiri; Mr Saturday Uwalekhue; Professor Ebegue Amadasun and Mr Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma. Consensus The former aspirants had a consensus last Tuesday in Abuja where Ize-Iyamu was said to have come tops after screening by a committee set up for...

Police in Jigawa State have arrested eleven people for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. Spokesman of the State police command, SP Abdu Jinjiri confirmed the arrested to DAILY POST in Dutse. He said the incident occurred at Limawa quarters in Dutse local government area of Jigawa State. Jinjiri explained that the arrest was made after the police in the area received a complaint that one Alh Zuwai, 57 years old of Ma’ai village in Dutse local government was seen at Limawa market trying to lure a 12 year old girl of the same address to a hidden place, to have intercourse with her. He said police arrested the suspect and on the course of interrogation, the girl mentioned eleven persons who have been raping her severally in different occasions. Police spokesman said all the eleven suspects were also arrested and have confessed to the offence. The case is still under investigation at the State CID in Dutse.

A 100 level student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN from the department of Microbiology, faculty of Life Sciences, Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa,  has reportedly been raped and killed  inside a church in Edo  state. The 22-year-old victim was said to have been raped on Friday 29th May near Ikpoba Hill in Benin City, at her church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). According to reports gathered, the deceased had gone to the church to read as she prepared for the possible school resumption after months of staying at home as a result of the  lockdown  order. The perpetrators were said to have attacked her at the RCCG Ohovbe road branch, raped and smashed her head with a fire extinguisher, leaving her for dead. Miss Vera was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), where she battled for her dear life at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). She, however, gave up the ghost Saturday midnight, May 30, following excess loss of blood and deep cuts su...

A GoFundMe campaign to help the family of George Floyd, the black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer forcefully kneeled on his neck during his arrest, has now raised over $4.6 million in just three days. . The campaign created by Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, has received more than 180,000 donations totaling to $4,652,670,  as of Sunday morning (May 31). The initial goal was to raise $1.5 million. Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on Floyd's neck, has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd’s death, which has prompted nationwide protests that have turned violent in several cites. Three other officers, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao, and J. Alexander Kueng, have all been fired in connection with Floyd's death, but none have been arrested.

As part of Pres. Buhari’s agenda to reduce unemployment rate in the country, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment,Festus Keyamo (SAN), said that the Federal Government has agreed to pay N20,000 to unemployed youths to maintain public and social infrastructures in the country. The youths will be engaged in the clearing of drainages, sweeping markets, road maintenance, traffic control, and cleaning of public infrastructures like health centres and schools. . Keyamo said the programme is designed to mitigate lack of job opportunities in the rural areas through a short-term engagement of 1,000 unemployed persons per local government area for a period of three months. He added that participants will be paid an allowance of N20,000 monthly and are to be recruited largely from the pool of unskilled persons resident in rural areas.

Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the lineup for the first time with pre-tax earnings of $106.3 million (95.5 million euros). The Swiss tennis legend, a men’s record 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, becomes the first player from his sport atop the annual list since its 1990 debut, rising from fifth in 2019. Federer’s haul over the past 12 months included $100 million from appearances fees and endorsement deals plus $6.3 million in prize money. His previous best showing was second in 2013. “His brand is pristine, which is why those that can afford to align with him clamor to do so,” University of Southern California sports business professor David Carter told the magazine. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic that shut down sports worldwide caused the first decline since 2016 in the total income of the world’s 100 top-paid athletes, a 9% dip from last year to $3.6 billion. Another plunge is expected n...

Six Nigerian Air Force personnel who were aides to Late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, have been sent to jail by a Special Court-Martial sitting in Abuja, following the gruesome murder  of the former Chief of Defence Staff in December 2018. Badeh was shot dead by gunmen along Abuja-Keffi Road while on his way back from his farm. The Nigerian Police Force, operatives of the Department of State Services and the military had thereafter arrested about 14 suspects in connection with the murder, who confessed that they were on a robbery and kidnapping operation. A statement released by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigeria Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola in Saturday morning, said the convicted personnel namely Squadron Leader Tom Gwani, Flight Sergeant Amu David, Flight Sergeant Philemon Degema, Flight Sergeant Sabo Simon, Sergeant Mukhtar Abdullahi, and Sergeant Alfred Alexander, were attached to Badeh while he was alive. While two of them...

Kellie Chauvin, the wife of sacked Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck till he died, said she is filing for divorce after 10 years of marriage. In a statement issued by her attorney, Kellie said she is devastated by the killing of the 46-year-old. Her attorney said she filed for divorce as a result of this week's incident. The former Minneapolis Officer, Derek Chauvin, was arrested and charged Friday in connection with Floyd’s death, which has prompted nationwide protests that have turned violent. He faces 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter charges. “She is devastated by Mr. Floyd’s death. Her utmost sympathy lies with his family, his loved ones and with everyone who is grieving,”a statement on behalf of Kellie read. 

An Eighty-two-year-old woman has recovered from COVID-19 in Osun state. The state Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, who disclosed this to newsmen today May 29, said the Octogenarian was a hypertensive patient who survived the deadly disease despite medical opinion that older persons with chronic diseases have slimmer chances of survival. Isamotu said the elderly patient spent just 9-days at the state Isolation in Osogbo, the state capital, without showing any symptoms of the disease. . “The story of the 82-year-old widow who recovered from the dreaded coronavirus provides a glimmer of hope, considering that she is a hypertensive patient on medication,. Although when she arrived at our Isolation centre on the 13th of May, she had no cough, difficulty in breathing, sore throat, fever or anosmia associated with the virus except for diarrhoea and we successfully treated her for it and she was stable all through the period of hospitalisation. On her 9th day on admission, w...

This year's Bafta Television Awards will be broadcast from behind closed doors because of the Coronavirus pandemic. BAFTA-winning comedian Richard Ayoade will host from a closed studio, and winners will give acceptance speeches virtually. Both the TV and craft awards were due to take place on May 17, but will now happen on July 31, with nominations to be announced on June 4. The craft awards will now be streamed online on July 17, hosted by Stephen Mangan, while the TV awards will be broadcast on BBC One on July 31. Ayoade, who will host the show for the first time, said: "I am as surprised as you are that this is still going ahead."

Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck till he died, has been arrested and charged with 3rd degree murder.  The other 3 officers who stood by and watched are still under investigation, but no charges have yet been filed. Derek Chauvin, who was fired on Tuesday along with three other officers involved in the detainment of Floyd, was taken into custody Friday and faces charges of 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced. 3rd degree murder is a crime committed without premeditation or intention to kill and involves killing another person through inherent dangerous actions and with no regard to human life. Freeman said he expected more charges to come, possibly against some of the other three officers. “The investigation is ongoing," Freeman said, "We felt it was appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator. This case has moved with extraordinary speed.” Just a day earlier, Freem...

Judge John F. Russo Jr., a New Jersey Superior Court judge has been removed from his position as a Judge after several misconduct claims, including asking a rape victim 'if she closed her legs' Judge John F. Russo Jr. was ordered removed from his position by the New Jersey Supreme Court this week, according to Chief Justice Stuart Rabner who made the announcement in a court opinion. In a court opinion filed May 26 but made available to the media on Thursday, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner of the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered Judge John F. Russo Jr. to be removed from his position effective immediately and permanently banning Russo from holding a judicial office in New Jersey. Russo was removed after a complaint was filed in August 2018 by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, alleging four counts of misconduct both in the courtroom and by asking personal favors from court staff. Russo became an attorney in 1997, where he served as a...

An Ondo State High Court has handed a death sentence to a Pastor identified as Kolawole Samson, after he was found guilty of killing a middle aged man Ayo Olaniyi. The deceased was attacked after he went to hunt for frogs alongside three others at a fish pond owned by Pastor Kolawole at Gberinlegi Village near Okeigbo area of Ile-Oluji/Okegbo Local Government Area of the state in March 2016. . Kolawole inflicted injuries on Olaniyi's head with a cutlass. Olaniyi died later at a hospital he was admitted in.  The prosecution attorneys argued that Kolawole’s action was contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Laws of Ondo State (2006). Though the Pastor pleaded not guilty, Justice Ademola Bola who ruled on the case stated that all evidence presented before the court showed that he was guilty of killing Olaniyi. He subsequently sentenced Samson Kolawole to death by hanging. 

A man named Peter is in police custody after he butchered his twin brother, Paul, during a fight over his girlfriend. Peter Ogbonna attacked his twin brother Paul Ogbonna with a machete in Umuonunkwo kindred, Ndimoko Arondizuogu in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state. The incident happened on Monday, May 25, 2020. It was gathered that Paul and Peter hardly behave like twins and are in the habit of fighting each other. Their latest fight was over Peter's girlfriend's child. According to reports, Paul is not in support of Peter dating a single mother with 5 kids. . On Monday, Paul allegedly beat up Peter’s girlfriend’s child, inflicting physical injury on the child. Peter, who wasn’t at home when the incident happened, came home to hear that Paul had beaten his girlfriend's child. In anger, he reportedly picked up a sharp cutlass and went into a fight with his twin brother. During the fight, Peter butchered Paul's hands and left him fighting for hi...

325 Chinese Nationals have been evacuated from Nigeria due to the lingering Coronavirus pandemic. . The Chinese nationals departed Nigeria via an Air Peace flight on Thursday night, May 28. The flight is headed for Shanghai. France, Canada, the UK, and the US are among the countries that have also evacuated their nationals from Nigeria since the pandemic began. The Nigerian government has also evacuated some Nigerians from other countries back home. 

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has denied Amnesty International's allegation of arresting, detaining and torturing children in its custody. In its 91-page report titled “‘We dried our tears’: Addressing the toll on children of Northeast Nigeria’s conflict”, Amnesty International said it conducted interviews between November 2019 and April 2020 with more than 230 people affected by the conflict, including 119 who were children when they suffered serious crimes by Boko Haram, the Nigerian military, or both. They said 48 children were held in military detention for months or years alongside 22 adults. . Major General John Enenche, the Coordinator of Defence Media Operations in his response to the allegation accused the international humanitarian agency of undermining the success and efforts of the Nigerian military in the fight against insurgency. He said “Why is it that every time we are recording success, they will come up with their report? All the allegations are al...

abuja—Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said yesterday Nigerians have started selling COVID-19 diagnostic test kits in “black markets”. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force briefing yesterday in Abuja, Ihekweazu warned those who are desperate for test to be careful. He also called for caution as industries gear up to reopen for businesses. The NCDC DG said there was currently a lot of pressure as companies seek to test their employees before they resume work. Ihekweazu warned Nigerians to be cautious while purchasing diagnostic test kits. “It is important that as we open our industries, we really think about the measures that we advise everyone to carry out and leave testing for the purpose for which it is there.” “There is a growing black market on rapid diagnostics test kits in Nigeria, we have to be careful in what we buy, how we use it and how we interpret the results that they provide,” he said. He also disclosed that the Nigeri...

Family of Suliu Ambali, 45-year-old commercial bus driver, whose life was cut down in his prime by another neighbor, is demanding justice. The Kwara-born Ambali was punched with a ring allegedly laced with charm by a young man identified as Daduro Afefe at about 4:30p.m. on Sunday, May 24, at Okemorosun, off Magbon Town, Badagry in Lagos State. Suliu, who went to work on the said day, had returned to join friends celebrating the Eid-el-Fitri. A call for help came shortly after his arrival, as a woman cried to the men that her aged husband was about being beaten by the said Afefe, a terror in the community. Suliu and his friends rushed to rescue the man, who was identified as Baba Rotimi, a member of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN). Unfortunately, Afefe who was said to be on a mission to kill, took out the ring, and aimed for Suliu, who had admonished him not to insult or attempt to beat Baba Rotimi. In reaction to his warning, he punched Suliu in the stomach, who died instantly, while...

An alleged case of malpractice charged against People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Senator  Ademola Adeleke  by the federal government has been withdrawn. Recall that during the heat of the Osun state governorship election campaign in 2018, Adeleke and one of his relatives, Sikiru Adeleke, were accused of engaging in examination malpractice. Ademola and Sikiru were accused of impersonation, registering as students of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, Ojo-Aro, Osun State to enable them to sit for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination of June/July 2017. They were later arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja in October 2018 along with Alhaji Aregbesola Mufutau (the school principal), Gbadamosi Thomas Ojo (registrar) and Dare Samuel Olutope, a teacher in the school. The other three defendants were accused of aiding the commission of the alleged offence. At the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday, May 28, the prosecution lawyer, ...