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Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Hamzat, yesterday, said that Nigeria is blessed and none of its citizens should have any reason to be in the poverty net. Hamzat added that if its leaders and the citizens irrespective of tribe, religion, profession or gender eschew illicit act and engage in what is right always, the country would be better for all. The deputy governor stated this yesterday at a special prayer session organised to commemorate his 55th Birthday held at his official residence in Ikoyi, which was attended by Wife of the State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Speaker, Lagos State…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has dragged 15 persons to the state High Court sitting in Yenagoa for robbing former First Lady, Patience Jonathan of jewellery worth N200m and plotting to kill her. The 15 suspects were slammed with a 17-count of conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit a felony with armed robbery, malicious injury to property, conspiracy to commit a felony with stealing and burglary. The suspects were identified as Golden Vivian,40; Erama Deborah, 45; Precious Kingsley, 20; Vincent Olabiyi, 28; Ebuka Cosmos, 25; Williams Alamo, 29; Tamunokuro Abaku, 32 and Boma Oba, 42. READ: COZA Rape Scandal:…

The Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, on Friday, approached a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Bwari, adducing reasons why the suit alleging that he forcefully raped Busola, wife of celebrity musician, Timi Dakolo in 2002, should be dismissed. In an application filed through his lawyers, he also demanded that he is awarded a sum of N50 million as damages. According to the application, he called for the dismissal of the suit on the grounds that it is incompetent and frivolous. This comes about two weeks after Mrs Dakolo had demanded that the…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the closure of Nigerian land borders for a limited period due to massive smuggling is already yielding a positive result for the economy. The president stated this when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Association for Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) at the State House, Abuja, on Friday. The delegation also comprised of the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FEWACCI) and representatives of the Organised Private Sector (OPS). Buhari said that the closure was necessitated by the lack of adherence to the business ideals by various stakeholders which…

The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the state capital, on Friday upheld the election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of the Peoples Democratic Party, declaring him as the authentic winner of the March, 9, 2019 governorship election. Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Great Ogboru, had in a petition marked EPT/DT/GOV/01/2019, challenged the victory of Okowa at the poll. READ: NDPF hails Buhari for sustaining amnesty programme Ogboru while alleging that the election was marred with irregularities, over-voting and substantial non-compliance with the electoral act and guidelines, prayed the tribunal to nullify the election and order the…

The Nigerian Diaspora Professionals Forum (NDPF) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his ‘determined effort’ to sustain the amnesty program to improve security and stability in the Niger Delta. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Vice President of the organisation Dr. Abdalla Hussein who was part of a fact-finding mission to the Niger Delta, stated that there was remarkable improvement in peace in the region. “We came on a verification mission in Niger Delta to see things for ourselves. We saw development challenges, but we were glad to note that in the past four years one hardly hears…

A film about scheming strippers starring Jennifer Lopez has been banned in Malaysia because of its “excessive obscene content”. The country’s film censorship board said Hustlers’ naked breasts, erotic dances and scenes featuring drugs made it “not suitable for public screening”. Square Box Pictures, the company distributing Hustlers in Malaysia, confirmed the ban on social media. The film is currently riding high in both the US and UK box office charts. In Hustlers, a group of exotic dancers set out to fleece their wealthy clients. #HustlersMovie is Certified Fresh! See the movie critics are calling “dazzling” and “enormously entertaining”. Hustlers -…

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said everyone must play by the rules when it comes to trade and business activities that are central to Nigeria’s economic development. President Buhari spoke at State House when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Association for Chamber of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FEWACCI) and representatives of the Organised Private Sector (OPS).   The President, who reiterated the commitment of his administration in ensuring that the trade and business sector continues to flourish in job creation, noted that a critical success factor…

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State Governor has assured pensioners in the state of  100% payment of pension allowance and as at when due. The Governor gave the assurance  yesterday when he received the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners,  Nasarawa State Chapter at the Government House Lafia According to the governor, “these are people who have served the state and local governments, they deserve to rest as they retire hence the need for the retirees to be given their allowances fully for them to begin a new phase in their lives with ease. We have been talking to…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory at Apo, on Friday, remanded a former Director, Legal Services of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Grace Taiga, in prison custody over alleged role she played in the controversial $9.6billion judgment debt. Trial Justice Olukayode Adeniyi ordered that the defendant should be taken to Suleja Prison in Niger State after she pleaded not guilty to an eight-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against her. EFCC had among other things, alleged that the erstwhile Director received bribe through her offshore bank account for signing the alleged fraudulent Gas…