The trial of former National Security Adviser, NSA, to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki, has been adjourned till Monday, July 4, 2016. At the proceeding on Wednesday, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Abuja High Court, shifted the trial to another date after the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), requested for an adjournment. Jacobs, in a…
**Decry Abuse By Policemen A coalition of commercial $ex workers in Nigeria, the Ohotu Diamond Women Initiative, ODWI, has lamented the harassment they get from security operatives in the country, especially the police. They have therefore called on the Nigeria Police to stop abusing them. The group, in a statement made available to newsmen, pointed…
Leader of the notorious ‘Awawaa Boys’ Tobi Akinbayo, also known as Scorpion, has been apprehended by operatives of the Lagos State Task Force. Scorpion was nabbed on Tuesday alongside two others; Muyideen Olayinka and Ibrahim Olaniran, at Aluminium Village, Dopemu, Agege area of Lagos State. While parading the three suspects, chairman of the Lagos State…
***As Man Accuses Actor Of Sleeping With Wife Star actor, Van Vicker, has been accused of sleeping with the wife of a Ghanaian named Dr Bartum Kulah. Kulah claimed the handsome light-skinned actor is having an affair with his wife, which he is not happy about. The Doctor’s wife has reacted, claiming she is just…
The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, in partnership with the African Union Commission, AUC, have paid tribute to Babatunde Jezreel Okungbowa a.k.a OJB Jezreel. In a statement issued by the body, AFRIMA said it deeply mourns “the departure of an icon who played a very significant part in the evolution of…
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has announced the floating of the country’s official currency, Naira. The nation’s chief banker announced this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference. With the latest policy, which takes full effect on June 20, 2016, the Naira exchange rate will now be market-driven. Also, it is…
Heritage Bank’s partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in the N3billion Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Programme, YIEDP, to empower young graduates has kicked into its second phase with the invitation of over 1500 applicants for a training workshop this week. Following the inauguration of the initiative by the CBN and the subsequent launch…
Several workers in Oyo State on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, trooped out en masse to kick against some policies of the Abiola Ajimobi-led administration, which they termed anti-workers. The aggrieved employees in the civil service of the state protested under the umbrella of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC. They stormed several streets in the capital…
According to Daily Sun, at least two victims of the Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State attack by Fulani herdsmen have been confirmed mad as a result of the trauma they sustained during the ugly incident that took place on April 25. The report was confirmed by the Olowo of the community, Elder…
If the threat by owners of mega fuel stations in Nigeria under the aegis of Mega Filling Station Owners of Nigeria, AMFSON, is anything to go by, then Nigerians will have to prepare for another round of scarcity of petrol. This is because the body has vowed to shut down operations if the Federal Government…