PUNCH EDITORIAL THE horizon is looking ominous for Nigeria. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, the country is rapidly descending into a full-blown dictatorship. With scant regard for the separation of powers, the rule of law and the tenets that underpin a sound democracy, masked State Security Service and police officers invaded the National Assembly early in […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police to produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in court on August 14. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order after Mr Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, counsel to Yakubu told the court that he did not know where his client was. […]
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has granted leave to the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the July 14 governorship poll, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, to serve the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Kayode Fayemi, its notice of petition through substituted means. The tribunal said the petitioners should […]
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday addressed World Press Conference in Abuja, over the Tuesday occupation of the National Assembly by security operatives from the Department of State Services. The occupation prevented the National Assembly members from holding a crucial meeting scheduled for Tuesday. See the video of the press conference:
Nigerians on Twitter are sharing their opinion about the issues that Senate President Bukola Saraki addressed during his world press conference on Wednesday. The press conference focused on the blockade of the National Assembly by operatives of the Department of State Services on Tuesday. READ ALSO: VIDEO: INEC boss meets #OurMumuDonDo Movement See tweets: Your interest […]
Three teenagers- Miracle Eze, 14; Onyebuchi Orji, 19 and David Adebayo,17-, caught belonging to secret societies, were on Wednesday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused are facing a two-count of conspiracy and belonging to unlawful societies. In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, granted each of the accused bail of […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and members of the Commission on Wednesday received members of the @OurMumuDonDo Movement. See the video, courtesy, INEC Nigeria @inecnigeria: Chair INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu & Members of the Commission, today received the @OurMumuDonDo Movement https://t.co/2dQjU8BHjX — INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) August 8, 2018 The […]
Tottenham forward Harry Kane celebrated the arrival of his second child on Wednesday. Kane’s fiancee Kate Goodland gave birth to Vivienne Jane Kane and the England captain took to Twitter to reveal the news. “Our beautiful addition to the family! Vivienne Jane Kane. So proud of Kate for having the most amazing water birth with […]
Cote d’Ivoire former first lady Simone Gbagbo was released from detention on Wednesday after being granted an amnesty for her part in a short civil war in 2011, according to a Reuters witness. The wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo, whose refusal to accept electoral defeat triggered the war, walked out of Abidjan’s Ecole de […]
Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor James Apam, has expressed frustration at the inability of the commission to have answers to the vexed issue of vote buying. Apam spoke on Wednesday in Lokoja on the forthcoming Kogi bye-election scheduled for Saturday, August 11, amidst concerns from stakeholders who expressed fear over a repeat of […]
A 51-year-old landlord, Bassey Wilson, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly flogging a married woman with a belt. Wilson, a businessman, who resides at Ahmadiyya, Meiran, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for assault. The accused allegedly committed the offence on July 7 at his residence, the […]
Indian police on Wednesday used batons to drive back tens of thousands of mourners thronging the funeral of a revered regional politician, triggering a stampede that reportedly left two devotees dead. Grieving supporters of Muthuvel Karunanidhi poured into the southeastern city of Chennai to pay last respects to the man who died Tuesday aged 94. […]
A couple were seen having sex on a cricket pitch in Roundhay Park, Leeds, UK, in front of children taking part in afternoon sports on Sunday. A Facebook user, Omid Ahmadzay, shared a video of the couple having sex before they were interrupted by a man wearing a white shirt. Ahmadzay revealed calls were made to the police, […]
A couple were seen having sex on a cricket pitch in Roundhay Park, Leeds, UK, in front of children taking part in afternoon sports on Sunday. A Facebook user, Omid Ahmadzay, shared a video of the couple having sex before they were interrupted by a man wearing a white shirt. Ahmadzay revealed calls were made to the police, […]
John Alechenu, Abuja Senate President Bukola Saraki has declared that the leadership of the National Assembly is currently meeting with a delegation from the Independent National Electoral Commission. “The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have started a meeting with the National Chairman of the […]
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. READ ALSO: We have it on good authority that siege had been long in planning —Saraki Osinbajo is presiding over the meeting in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently on vacation in the […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Wednesday said the Tuesday sacking of Mr. Lawal Daura as the Director-General of the Department of State Services was a unanimous decision. He said there was no way the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, would have taken the decision […]
On Wednesday, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, addressed a world press conference to talk about the Tuesday blockade of the National Assembly Complex by operatives of the Department of State Services. Here are 10 interesting things that Saraki said during the press conference: 1. The siege is an act of cowardice by those who want to carry […]
Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm said Wednesday they had found a flaw in WhatsApp that could allow hackers to modify and send fake messages in the popular social messaging app. CheckPoint said the vulnerability gives a hacker the possibility “to intercept and manipulate messages sent by those in a group or private conversation” as well as “create […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki has alleged that the National Assembly was aware of the siege on the hallowed chamber long before it happened. Speaking at a world press conference on Wednesday in Abuja with regard to the Tuesday occupation of the National Assembly by security operatives from the Department of State Services, Saraki said he […]
Coach Sidi-Usman Abd’Allah of Enyimba International FC of Aba has expressed the confidence that his team would record a positive result against Djoliba Athletic Club of Mali in the CAF Confederation Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria’s Enyimba will on August 18 be aiming to turn the tide in their favour as they […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for the summary sacking of the erstwhile Director-General of the Department of State Services Lawal Daura on Tuesday. Soldiers acting on the instructions of Daura had laid siege to the National Assembly on Tuesday, effectively preventing lawmakers from entering to hold a meeting that had […]
Hundreds of mostly African farm labourers downed tools and marched from fields in southern Italy chanting “we are not slaves” Wednesday, protesting conditions for tomato pickers after 16 migrant workers died in two road crashes. The near-identical accidents within 48 hours of each other have highlighted the plight of farm workers around the the city […]
Three men were on Wednesday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly beating a police sergeant while on duty. The accused — Gideon Nnanedu, 36; Kenneth Mba, 28; and Christian Ifegbu — all residents of Oko-Afo near Badagry, are being tried for assault, breach of peace and felony. The three […]
Burnley defender Ben Mee has signed a new three-year contract at Turf Moor, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old has made 248 appearances for the Clarets since joining from Manchester City, initially on loan in 2011 and then permanently the following year. […]