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If You Lie, You Will Die- Waje Recounts Pregnancy Experience in SS3

15Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Music, News, Nigeria, Religion, Youths

If You Lie, You Will Die- Waje Recounts Pregnancy Experience in SS3

Nigerian musician, Aituaje Iruobe, popularly known as Waje, recounted her experience when she got pregnant while in senior secondary school. The singer shared her ordeal in an Instagram live chat with gospel rapper, Bouqui. She narrated her experience her experience with her pastor in church when he got wind of the news of her preganncy. She said, “I got pregnant and I remembered one afternoon, I was in the bathroom when someone came to my house and told me my pastor wanted to see me. I knew that day, there were two things that would happen ― either I died or I died. Everything in me got drained. “Anyway, I went to see the pastor. He was in a conference room with other pastors and he said to me, ‘If you lie, you will die, because you are standing in front of God, Holy Spirit an...

Anxiety in Bayelsa as Election Tribunal Set to Deliver Judgement

15Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Anxiety in Bayelsa as Election Tribunal Set to Deliver Judgement

Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri is set to know his fate as the governor of the oil rich state as the Election Petition Tribunal will deliver judgement in three petitions against his election in Abuja. The petition of Vijah Opuama of the Liberation Movement versus the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and three other concerned parties are part of the petitions to be determined, Channels published. The other petitions are between Ibiene Stephen of United People’s Congress (UPC) and INEC and three others while the third petition is between Owei Woniwei of Alliance for Democracy and Governor Duoye Diri and three others. The suits are disputing the emergence of Senator Diri as the duly elected Governor of Bayelsa State in the November 2019 election. Recall that the...

President Buhari Confirms Appointment of Four Supreme Court Judges

14Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

President Buhari Confirms Appointment of Four Supreme Court Judges

President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the appointment of four new Supreme Court Judges. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad who named the judges as Hon. Justice Tijjani Abubakar (North-East Zone), Hon. Justice Mohammed L. Garba (North-West Zone), Hon. Justice Abdu Aboki (North-West Zone), Hon. Justice Mohammed M. Saulawa. All the judges appointed are from the Northern Nigeria. The president also approved the appointment of three heads of court, 11 judges for state high courts and four Kadis of Sharia Court of Appeal. Despite the decline in the number of Justices, Buhari had refused to send the names of four justices of the Court of Appeal comprising Justices Adamu Jauro, Emmanuel Agim, Sam Oseji, and Helen Ogunwumiju, to the Supreme ...

Enugu Airport Fence Vandalism: FG Vows to Bring Perpetrator to Book

14Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Aviation, Crime, Justice, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Enugu Airport Fence Vandalism: FG Vows to Bring Perpetrator to Book

Says it will deploy all lawful means to protect national security asset Aviation Minister applauds Buhari, Ugwuanyi’s intervention The federal government, on Thursday, vowed to apply all lawful means to prosecute one Arch. John J. Emejulu, who was responsible for the destruction of the concrete perimeter fence, covering about 2km, being erected at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the airport. Speaking to newsmen after inspecting the site to ascertain the level of destruction, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, expressed deep sadness that the perpetrator could take such an unlawful act by destroying a “national security asset”, at a time the federal government was in the course of delivering the...

President Buhari’s Daughter, Hanan to Wed Inside Aso Villa

14Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Lifestyle, News, Nigeria

President Buhari’s Daughter, Hanan to Wed Inside Aso Villa

Hanan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari will organise her wedding ceremony inside the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Sahara Reporters published. The marriage is scheduled to take place on September 4, 2020. The wedding will mark the very first wedding to take place inside Aso Rock Villa, prompting the tag of the “The First wedding”. Hanan will be getting married to Mohammed Turad, the son of erstwhile legislator, Alhaji Mahmud Sani Sha’aban, who represented Zaria in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Sha’aban is equally contested for governorship position in Kaduna State under the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria. The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier in June berated President Buhari for holding the National Executive Commi...

Ortom Advocates Gun License to Responsible Nigerians as Solution to Insecurity

13Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Legislature, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Ortom Advocates Gun License to Responsible Nigerians as Solution to Insecurity

Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State, has called on the Federal Government to issue gun licenses to responsible citizens to wield assault rifles like AK47 as a responsive measure to curtail the spate of insecurity in the country. Ortom, however, said the move should be regulated by a well formulated legal guidance to prevent weapons falling into the wrong hands. The governor made the suggestion and others as measures to curb insecurity while presenting on Tuesday during a virtual meeting organised by the Centre for Values in Leadership, in collaboration with Nigeria Governor’s Forum. He further stated that governments at every level must realise the fact that insecurity is a major challenge to the country actualizing its developmental goals and must brace up to tackle t...

UPDATE: UNILAG Appoints Prof Soyombo as Acting VC

13Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

UPDATE: UNILAG Appoints Prof Soyombo as Acting VC

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Governing Council has appointed Professor Theophilus Soyombo as the Vice Chancellor (VC) in acting capacity.This development was announced by Registrar/Secretary to the Council, Oladejo Azeez who said the appointment was made at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday.Azeez dismissed claims by Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe that he remains substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution.Earlier, the Dr Wale Babalakin, SAN headed Council had announced the dismissal of Ogundipe on Wednesday as the VC of UNILAG.The dismissal was a result of a long standoff between Babalakin and Ogundipe which prompted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter of the institutuion to declare Babalakin an unwanted visitor to the University.It prompted the Council to move its s...

Time For Youths to Takeover Power, Obasanjo to African Youths

13Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Ghana, Kenya, Mali, News, Nigeria, South Africa

Time For Youths to Takeover Power, Obasanjo to African Youths

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former President has said the time has come for African youths to occupy leadership positions.He said youth participation in the activities of political parties is key to taking over their structure and stand a better chance of occupying elective positions.Obasanjo disclosed this on Wednesday during a keynote address at a virtual interactive which took place to mark the International Youth Day, 2020.The Youth Development Centre, an arm of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta organised the event.The former President said that unless the youths stand up to the older generation of leaders who occupy various leadership roles, they will continue to be relegated to the background. “Unless you squeeze out those who are in the office ...

FEC Approves N8.49bn For Purchase of COVID-19 Testing Kits

12Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, Finance, News, Nigeria, Science

FEC Approves N8.49bn For Purchase of COVID-19 Testing Kits

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has today ratified the sum of N8.49bn for the procurement of 12 items for the testing of deadly COVID-19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). President Muhammadu Buhari gave the approval during a virtual council meeting on Wednesday. The minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire presented the memo on behalf of the centre at the Council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja after which it was considered and approved.

FCTA to Partner Niger State Government on Suleja Smart City Project

12Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

FCTA to Partner Niger State Government on Suleja Smart City Project

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has offered the support of the FCTA for the Niger State Government’s Smart city project at bother town, Suleja. This was disclosed in a statement by Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in Abuja. According to the statement, Malam Bello made the pledge at a meeting with a delegation from Niger State led by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, who expressed delight at the call for a partnership between the FCTA and Niger State. The Minister, while conceding that the jurisdiction for such a laudable project in a historical city as Suleja, rests with the Niger State Government, however, observed that many of its benefi...