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Governor Rochas Okorocha appoints Uriel Oputa as ambassador of Imo State Carnival Former Big Brother Naija housemate and Imo Stage indigene, Uriel Ngozi Oputa has been appointed as the ambassador of Imo State Carnival by the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. The governor made the announcement during his speech at the homecoming party of the ex-BBN housemate in Imo State yesterday. Watch the announcement after the cut... 

Rebels attack Yei River state in protest over Kampala talks Email Print Save  (JUBA) – Disturbed by reports about peace talks that took place in Kampala, Uganda, rebels allied to South Sudan’s former First Vice-President, Riek Machar responded by attacking Morobo county of Yei River state in rejection to the peace accord. Rebel fighters greet one another at a rebel camp in South Sudan’s Jonglei state on 1 February 2014 (Photo: Reuters/Goran Tomasevic) Sudan Tribune  understands that peace efforts mediated by South Sudan religious leaders from Yei River state is due in Kampala soon to reconcile the renowned armed rebels groups with the Juba government. The armed opposition faction’s deputy spokesperson Lt. Col Lam Paul Gabriel distanced their movement from the group that met in Uganda, describing them as “frustrated” refugees from Uganda trying to mobile funds in the name of the armed opposition faction. He also dismissed the ongoing...

4 persons, weekend, lost their lives while two others sustained life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision between two commercial motorcycles, Okada, along the Edjekota-Ogor Road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that both motorcycles, which had two passengers each, excluding the riders, were heading to and from a funeral reception taking place in the area, when the accident occurred. One of the eyewitnesses identified one of the okadamen as Oyibo, an indigene of Uwheru and Ewu-Urhobo, both in Ughelli North and South council areas. It was a gory sight when Vanguard got to the scene, as the mangled remains of the victims were seen on the ground.

New details emerge on why Oba Akiolu snubbed Ooni of Ife  - New details have emerged on why the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu snubbed the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at a public function recently - The incident involving the two traditional rulers may not be unconnected to past business encounter between the two of them - Sources say there was an unpleasant engagement between the Ooni and Oba Akiolu, before the former became the Ife monarch. A report by Thisday indicates that the incident involving the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi might have been due to past business encounter between the duo. A source quoted in the report, who is said to be a close friend and business associate of the Ooni, said there was an unpleasant engagement between the Ooni and Oba Akiolu, before Oba Ogunwusi became the Ife monarch. As a businessman and property developer, the source said, Ooni had bought a large expanse of land on the Islan...

·  BREAKING: Joshua stops Klitschko in 11th round Britain’s Anthony Joshua defeated veteran Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in a world heavyweight title fight epic at Wembley on Saturday, taking victory on an 11th round stoppage. Joshua added the WBA title to his IBF the 27 year old Britsh fighter took his record to 19 wins in 19 fights.  

ribery Allegations: Fifth Prosecution Witness Testifies Against Justice Ajumogobia Channels Television .    6 A fifth prosecution witness on Friday testified at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, in the case of alleged bribery against a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia is standing trial along with a senior lawyer, Godwin Obla, who is accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of bribing the judge with five million naira. The judge on her part, is being tried on allegations of bribery and unlawful enrichment. The prosecution witness, an Assistant Controller of Customs, Omale Ujah, told Justice Hakeem Oshodi how the sum of 12 million naira was paid into the account of a company purportedly owned by Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia. “In the course of my duty in 2014, the Deputy Controller-General that I was working with, Musa Tahir, came down from the office of the Controll...

 person dies in Kenyas primary elections Nairobi - A Kenyan police official says one person has died and another was injured in hotly contested primary elections in the capital Nairobi. Both opposition and ruling party primaries which started last week have experienced chaotic scenes and accusations of rigging. The ruling Jubilee Party had to postpone the start of its primaries because of a shortage of voting materials. Nairobi police boss Japheth Koome said on Wednesday a fight started between rival camps after accusations that a candidate's posters were defaced in the Pangani area. Koome said one person was stabbed and when he fled he was hit by a car and died. The US government has asked its citizens in or travelling to Kenya to be alert to the security situation as the country heads toward general elections in August.

  The Speaker of the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa, has beaten up a police sergeant - The sergeant was attached to the speaker as a police orderly - The police has confirmed that the incident took place The Speaker of the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa, has beaten up a police sergeant attached to him, Daily Trust reports. A witness told journalists that the speaker got angry when the policeman complained about non-payment of his allowances. The speaker was said to have grabbed the policeman and slapped him severally until the man was rescued by some security men around. READ ALSO: Nigerian man from Enugu, Onuebuchi, killed by police in Indonesia for smuggling banned content ADVERTISING Adamawa Speaker, Kabiru Mijinyawa accused of assaulting his police orderly physically “The dazed sergeant was rescued by a civil defence man who had to remind the speaker that he was beating up a policeman,” the witness said. The Police Public Relations Officer,...

I love my wife so much' - Mercy Aigbe's husband, Lanre Gentry shares photo of them after reports that he battered her LIB exclusively revealed today that Actress, Mercy Aigbe's marriage to her husband, Lanre Gentry has crashed over alleged domestic violence. The couple had a nasty fight last week that left Mercy hospitalized with severe injuries. (See exclusive photos here ) Lanre, today shared a photo of a woman fighting with a man and wrote; "Say 'No' to the promiscuous n irresponsible women....#ma quote#".  Three hours later , he tried to cover up by deleting his post, sharing a new photo of himself and Mercy at an event and wrote; "I love my wife so much

Breaking: Kanu fulfils bail conditio Jewish High Priest, Abaribe sign the bail bond – LEADER of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, fulfilled the bail conditions granted by the Federal High Court, Abuja. The bail condition was perfected through the presence of the Chairman, South East Senate caucus and former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, a Jewish High Chief Priest, Immanuu-El Shalom and a Chartered Accountant residing in Abuja, Tochukwu Uchendu. Details soon

I’m not harassing your family, Buhari tells Jonathan  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he was not harassing the family of former President Goodluck Jonathan or any other persons in his administration's ongoing fight  against corruption as claimed by the former President. He said anybody who did not  have skeleton in his or her cupboard had nothing to fear about the ongoing anti graft  war...

Alfred Aderibigbe, a medical assistant with a community health center in Ede, Osun State, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly causing the death of Mr. Isiaka Adeleke, a senator and former governor of the state, on  Sunday. The medical has been accused of practicing medicine illegally and injecting Mr. Adeleke with an overdose of the medication that caused his death. Aderibigbe was arrested on Tuesday and is currently detained at the State Investigation Bureau of the Nigeria Police in Oshogbo, where he is being investigated. Preliminary report of an autopsy ordered by the Osun State government and Mr. Adeleke’s family showed that the senator died of drug overdose. Aderibigbe reportedly gave him analgesics intravenously.                                                         Family sources said, Aderibigbe, who is...

 Oba of Lagos shuns Ooni of Ife, refuses to shake his hands This is the moment the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, humiliates the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, at a public function. In this 27 seconds video which has gone viral online, the Ooni of Ife is seen arriving the venue of the event which had the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu II, sitting beside an unidentified oba. The Ooni walked over to greet the monarchs, but Oba Akiolu looked away and dismissed him with a wave of the hand. The embarrassed monarch quietly returned to his seat.

he Commander of the Lake Chad Basin Multi-National Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Lamidi Adeosun, has said the joint task force is exploiting the current dispute between the faction of the Boko Haram sect loyal to Abubakar Shekau and that headed by Al-Barnawi to aid its counter-terrorism operations against the insurgents. Adeosun made the disclosure while responding to a question on how the emergence of Al-Barnawi was impacting on the military operations against Boko Haram elements in the North East and the entire Lake Chad region. The MNJTF Commander had participated in the telephonic press conference organized by the United States Government for African Chiefs of Defense which also has in attendance, the Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Marine Corps, General Thomas Waldhauser, the Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Lt. General Osman Noor Soubagleh and the Special Representative for the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ambassador...

RT 19 hrs  ·  Former defense minister accidentally acknowledged that Israel has an open communications channel with an Islamic State cell ISIS once ‘apologized’ to Israel for attacking IDF soldiers – Former Defense Minister Tel Aviv remains so “neutral” in the Syrian conflict that even Islamic State terrorists have on at least one occasion “apologized” to Israel for mistakenly attacking IDF… RT.COM

Shocking! See the INEC staff remanded in prison for collecting N112.4m as bribe during 2015 Presidential election Justice O. Efreti Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State has ordered that Mrs. Fidelia Omoile , a serving Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) official in Isoko- South Local Government Area of Delta State, be remanded in prison custody following her arraignment  on Monday , on a two- count amended charge, bordering on conspiracy and money laundering, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Omoile was docked for allegedly collecting the sum of N112,480,000.00 (One Hundred and Twelve Million, Four Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira), as a bribe during the countdown to the 2015 Presidential election. She was among the over 100 INEC Officials that allegedly collected part of the $115million (N23bn) disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison- Madueke, during the countdown t...

ommunities, arrest suspects —Authorities of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army disclosed, yesterday, that a joint security cordon-and-search operation by its troops and Department of State Services, DSS, operatives had led to the discovery of stockpiled arms and ammunition in Anambra communities. The joint operation, which led to arrest of two suspects, followed the murder of three civilians recently as a result of land dispute between some communities in Anambra State. The recovered arms and ammunition (Fiele Photo) A statement signed by Col Sagir Musa, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, said: “Following intelligence report, operatives of the Department of State Services, Anambra State Command and a patrol team from 302 General Support Regiment, Onitsha, successfully carried out a cordon-and-search operation on three identified locations in Amansi — Umuru, Orukabia and Graceland Housing Estate, Nteje General Area,  Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. “The operation ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has organized a manhunt for a Lagos socialite and suspected drug baroness wanted in connection with cocaine trafficking. The suspect, Fumilola Arike Ogbuaya, also known as Arike Fumilola Ogundipe, allegedly was involved in smuggling 1.595kg of cocaine from Murtala Muhammed International Airport to Saudi Arabia in February 2017. NDLEA spokesman Mitchell Ofoyeju said the agency is also investigating Mrs. Ogbuaya’s multi-billion naira assets, allegedly the proceeds of drug sales. The anti-narcotics agency commenced investigation into Mrs. Ogbuaya after arresting one Odeyemi Omolara Morayo, also known as Ariyo Monsurat Olabisi, for drug trafficking. Investigation into Mr. Morayo implicated Mrs. Ogbuaya, according to the NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport. He said that the NDLEA then invited the Lagos socialite in for questioning to no avail. NDLEA officers subsequently stormed her Lagos home, but the alleged drug trafficke...

Senator Isiaka Adeleke Dies At 62 Channels .  ,  A member of the Nigerian Senate, representing Osun West Senatorial district, Isiaka Adeleke, has died at 62. According to family sources, Mr Adeleke died in the early hours of Sunday, at Bikets Hospital in Oshogbo, the Osun state capital, after suffering a heart attack. Mr Adeleke, who was the first governor of the state in 1992, under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was elected into the Senate in 2015 as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).