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      Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is in touch with the parties involved in the months-long detention of journalist and human rights activist, Agba Jalingo. Segun Showunmi, Atiku’s spokesperson gave the hint in a post on his official Twitter handle: @SegunShowunmi on Saturday. The former Vice President’s aide wrote: “The Agba Jalingo case is most embarrassing and extremely regrettable. I can assure you all that HE @Atiku Abubakar is working with all parties to get a resolution. As soon as the court is back from its recess, the matter will come to a much more desirable outcome”. Jalingo is facing charges of terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the PDP-controlled Cross River State government at the Federal High Court in Calabar, being presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda. Atiku was the presidential candidate of the PDP in the February 23 election. The journalist was arrested in Lagos by operatives attached to the Intelligence Response ...

       Justice Ibrahim Tanko-Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, on Wednesday advocated for teaching of Sharia law in Nigerian universities in Arabic language. He made the remark while declaring open the 20th Annual Judges Conference held at the Faculty of Law Moot Court, Kongo Campus of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Kaduna State. The two-day conference was organised by the Centre for Islamic Legal Studies, CILS, ABU in collaboration with National Judicial Institute, NJI, Abuja. The theme of the conference is: “Documentation of Contracts in Islamic Law: Procedure, Sample Precedents and Practice.” The CJN, who was represented by Justice Muhammad Danjuma, Grand Khadi of Niger State, said the call became imperative in view of the importance of Arabic to Sharia legal system. “The Sharia law should be taught in Arabic instead of English, there is no university in Nigeria that runs Sharia in Arabic, they all teach Sharia in English. “So, academicia...

       The Nigerian Police Force on Saturday, December 28 has arrested the founder and president of Jesus Deliverance Ministry in Abuja, Pastor Shola Akande who allegedly selling anointing oil to his Church members for one million Naira per bottle. According to the man of God, the power in the oil can make a poor man a millionaire in less than one month, it can heal any sickness, it can raise the dead and it wo rks signs and wonders. He further said that he is not forcing anyone to but, it is all about choice, but those who chose to buy will gain it hundred times. Many Christians in Nigeria condemned the activity, they said that selling anointing oil is not Biblical, there is no where you can find in the Bible where the Apostles sold anointing oil. According to one of the members, some people bought 2 bottles which is two Million Naria, while some bought more than that for their friends. The man of God is among wealthy pastors in Nigeria, he makes more ...

      Three suspects linked to murder of a final year student of Theatre Arts at the Lagos State University (LASU) identified as Favour Seun Daley-Oladele, have been reportedly arrested by the police. The deceased who was reportedly pregnant was allegedly killed on December 8 at Ikoyi Ile community in Ikire, Osun State. Favour was allegedly killed by an ex-student of LASU, Owolabi Adeeko in collaboration with his mother Mrs Adeeko and one Prophet Segun Phillip, said to be a serial money ritualist. The deceased's body parts was allegedly eaten by Owolabi and his mother in a bid to change their family's misfortunes. INITIAL REPORT: TRAGEDY AS BOYFRIEND KILLS LASU FINAL YEAR STUDENT FOR RITUAL Tragedy struck on Christmas eve when the sad news of the death of final year Theatre Arts student of Lagos State University (LASU), Miss Favour Sewanu Oluwabuyikunmi Daley-Oladele was broken to her Parents at their Mowe, Ogun State home. She was declared missing on Sunday ...

        December 28, 2019 PRESS STATEMENT Revocation of Late Saraki’s Land: ‘Abdulrasaq Has Crossed the Line’ Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has crossed the line of decency with his recent efforts to erase the legacies of his (Saraki’s) late father, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. Saraki, in a statement he personally signed and released in Lagos today, stated that the war of attrition waged against the legacy of his father and everything that belongs to the late politician simply portrayed the Governor as a man who lacks the sense of history and set out only to fight the Saraki family but not to serve the interest of Kwarans. “Yesterday night, the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq finally showed his true colour when he announced his decision to revoke the ownership of a property rightfully held by my late father, Dr. Olusola Abubakar Saraki on Plots 1, 3 and 5 Ilofa R...

     Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reassured Lagosians of his administration's commitment to rid the State of traffic gridlock. Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance Saturday evening while inspecting the removal of 2nd Lekki roundabout as part of Junction improvements for free flow of vehicular movements along the Lekki corridors. The State government has embarked on the removal of some roundabouts identified as the major causes of traffic gridlock being experienced by motorists. Four roundabouts including Ikotun, 2nd roundabout on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Allen Avenue roundabout and Maryland will be removed to pave the for road expansion and free flow of traffic. The government, through the Ministry of transportation says the removal of some roundabouts and street furniture such as giant bill boards will give room for road expansion and strategically ease off traffic congestion in some parts of the metropolis. Governor Sanwo-Olu, while at the projec...

      The Lagos State Government has strongly appealed to all health care providers including public and private health facilities operating in the State to stop the trend of rejecting gunshot victims and other trauma patients on the excuse of requiring a police report or the need to provide evidence of funds before commencing treatment. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi made the appeal today while reacting to investigations by the Ministry of Health which revealed that some health facilities in the State are in the habit of rejecting or delaying care to trauma victims which has in some cases resulted in avoidable loss of lives. He urged hospitals, health centres and clinics to offer immediate comprehensive care to gunshot victims and other trauma patients in line with the Federal Government’s Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshot Act, 2017. “These deaths would have been avoided if health care providers were conversant with the Co...

      One of the key components of the Chief of Army Staff's vision which is to have a professionally responsive Nigerian Army in the discharge of its constitutional roles is the welfare of troops and their families. The effective actualization of the vision is largely hinged on the provision of the welfare needs of the Nigerian Army personnel especially of the soldiers and their families. It is in line with this that the COAS in his o wn wisdom initiated and financially and morally supported the Barracks Investment Initiative Programme for the skills acquisition and empowerment of Nigerian Army personnel and their families so as to be self relient, to ear an income or have gainful employment thereby reducing or eradicating poverty in line with the policy or desire of the federal government of Nigeria. To properly key into the COAS' vision, the Commander 23 Brigade Brigadier General Sani Mohammed initiated and completed the Ultra Modern Entrepreneurship and Skills Acq...

      December 29, 2019 Press Statement Unemployment: APC Is Stretching The Limits of Nigerians - PDP ...Says Lying, Insults Can't Save A Dying Party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has overstretched the limits of Nigerians by trivializing and politicizing the frightening unemployment level under its corrupt and incompetent watch, and should be ready to face the consequences ahead of its fizzling before 2023. The PDP holds that for attempting to distort and muffle facts on unemployment, which are already in the public domain, the APC has confirmed that it remains an Automated Lying Machine, which has never been interested in the welfare of Nigerians. It is imperative to also state that with its latest deportment, the APC has completed the trappings of a dying party and leaves no one in doubt that it has always been a power-grabbing special purpose vehicle, which has now come to the end of its journey. It is shameful...

     A persistent salary racketeering for past several years was discovered in a first attempt at verifying the pay roll of Zamfara State by the recently appointed Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba Gusau.In a press briefing with newsmen yesterday, the Commissioner disclosed that a total of 4,972 persons authorised by the former administration of Abdulazeez Yari to be collecting salaries worth over N216 million monthly have been found to be irregular.Significantly, this irregularities persisted under the supervision of the former Commissioner of Finance under the administration of Abdulazeez Yari, Alhaji Mukhtar Shehu Idris (Kogunan Gusau). Some of the discoveries included non existent staff who collect monthly salaries and existing staff who collect multiple salaries. "there are staff whose list is not part of the state civil service but said they were simply authorised to be included in the payroll from the office of the Head of service", the Commissioner di...