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 *PRESS RELEASE* *Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General, United Nation set to deliver the keynote address at the NBA State of the Nation Dialogue to hold on Monday 30th January,2023 at the Auditorium of the NBA, National Secretariat, Abuja. * There could have been no better time than this for the NBA to set the tone and agenda for the Nigerian nation. The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations will deliver the keynote address, while the panelists include: Engr. Bala Zakka, Professor Dahiru Hassan Balami, Mr. Solomon Arase, MNI; Brig. General Abubakar Hanafi Sa’ad, Grp. Captain Sadiq Garba Shehu, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade, SAN; Mr. Wale Fapohunda, SAN; Mrs. Huwaila Mohammed. The dialogue will focus on 3 key areas viz. Economy, Security and Access to Justice. The event is an hybrid event and is free to attend although registration is required for participants both virtual and in-person. Click on the link below to register now.  https://rb.gy/bkxzvl All Presidential candid...

She shared this photo above few minutes ago with the caption  " The press photo of our engagement announcement in the 70s.  My husband @stephenkomlosy and I were an unusual couple and some sections of the press gave our relationship one year, before we end it. They even did their best to help derail our relationship. Bless them. 😊 He Who is with me is greater and infinitely more powerful than the one they serve. I bet you our marriage has out lasted theirs, if they ever had any. I believe in Haman's justice reference: Esther 7: 1-10  Yes, we reap what we sow and we get back what we wish and plan for other people. Especially people we don't know. My marriage is an amazing one because God created the tool that has helped me make it so. It shocks and saddens me that more people don't know this simple fact and try to go it alone. Good luck to all you young couples.". One more photo below. 

Court Orders Two Wives To Bury Husband At The Boundary Between Their Properties As They Fight Over His Body A family of two wives and 13 children has been ordered by a Thika Court in Kenya to bury their husband on a boundary between their two neighbouring parcels of land to avoid a looming family dispute. The late prominent Kiambu businessman, Christopher Mbote, was supposed to be buried on Friday, January 27, 2023, before the second wife went to court to block the process. The first wife had already dug a grave on her property. Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo also ordered that the grave should be dug equally from both sides of the land and that both parties should have ease in accessing the graveyard. The second wife, Ann Njeri Mbote, went to court to stop the burial preparations, arguing that she has not been involved in preparations since the death of her husband with whom they had six children. The family was also ordered to have a Title Deed of that particular piece of land bearing...

Supreme Court Rejects Bail Request Of Convicted Serving Senator Who Has Been In Hiding January 27, 2023 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application for post-conviction bail brought by Peter Nwaoboshi, a serving senator jailed for seven years on money laundering charges. The Court of Appeal in Lagos had, in a judgment on July 1, 2022, convicted and sentenced Nwaoboshi on the charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Rather than serving the jail term, Nwaoboshi, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Delta North Senatorial District in Delta State in the forthcoming election, went underground. While still in hiding, Nwaoboshi filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence, along with the application with which he sought to be granted bail pending the determination of his appeal. Ruling on Friday, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, while dismissing the application, noted that Nwaoboshi’s conduct was a sla...

A curious Brazilian man has faked his own death to find out. Baltazar Lemos, 60, from Curitiba, Paraná, announced his death on social media and set up a hoax funeral for his friends and family. Lemos frequently conducts funerals, and has overseen hundreds of ceremonies commemorating the life of other people. He recounted how saddened he had been after conducting a service with just two people in attendance compared to other services where more than 500 were present. So, just like the episode in Friends where Ross Geller held a fake funeral to see which of his old college mates would attend, Lemos pulled the hoax to see who would show up. Unfortunately for the 60-year-old Brazilian, his funeral produced similarly disastrous results to that of the fictional paleontologist.  Earlier this month, Lemos posted a seemingly innocent and cheery photo of himself on his Facebook page, sharing 'prayers and good vibes with everyone'. However, Lemos' friends could see from the background...

LAGOS/IBADAN EXPRESSWAY: LASG ANNOUNCES TRAFFIC DIVERSION AT OLD TOLLGATE/BERGER AXIS  In continuation of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by the Federal Ministry of Works, the Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted at the Old Tollgate to Berger section of the road from Monday, 30th January till Friday, 15th April, 2023.  A statement issued on Friday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde said, according to the notification received, the construction will be carried out in short segments to minimise inconveniences for Motorists while traffic on the Ibadan-bound carriageway will be narrowed to two lanes to allow for the reconstruction of half of the Ibadan bound carriageway.   He explained that the U-turn in front of the Lagos State Emergency Centre will be temporarily closed to traffic, adding that Motorists on the Expressway will be diverted to the next U-turn at the Old Toll Gate by...

N22m Contract Fraud: Ex-Maritime Academy Staff Bags 110 Years in Uyo The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 27, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of one Charles Emmanuel Afaha, a former staff of Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The convict was arraigned on October 13, 2018 on an eleven-count charge bordering on forgery and he pleaded “not guilty”, setting the stage for the prosecution to prove its case. The prosecution, through its counsel, T. N. Ndifon called five witnesses and tendered several exhibits which were admitted in evidence. Delivering judgment today via Zoom, Justice Okeke said that “the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of forgery against the defendant in all the counts. Before the sentencing was given by the court, S. S. Aribido, who held the brief of T. N. Ndifon, made an application to the Court...

Community Banish Biological Brother and Sister Living as Husband and Wife in Lude, Mbaise, Imo State,another source claimed they were also caught in the act of love making. More details later.  More photos below.   

Abuja-Kaduna Train Derails The Abuja-Kaduna train on Friday derailed at Kubwa. This development comes few days after the Warri-Itakpe Train Service derailed at km 30 Ajaokuta, Kogi State. The reports said that about 148 passengers and 30 crew members on board were left stranded in a forest in Kogi State. A source within the Nigerian Railway Corporation confirmed to our correspondent that a train derailed at the Kubwa Station. More photos below. 

God Took Away My Son To Test My Resilience, Faith -Governor Sule  *** Governor Abdullahi Sule, has described the passing away of his first son, Hassan, as a test from God. He stated this while receiving condolences at the palace of his father, the Sarkin Gude, in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.  Citing copiously from the holy Qu'ran, the Governor pointed out how God promised to test the faith of every believer. “I see this as a test from God. I was the person consoling somebody that lost his 9 children and 70 cows yesterday. And today God decided to test me, to see whether I was sincere in consoling that bereaved father,” he said.  Governor Sule described his late son as a calm, disciplined and obedient young man, who treated his siblings equally and with mutual respect. “He grew up carrying all his siblings along. It's only God that has the power to take him away. He was the one taking decisions on our businesses. He is always on hand to advice me ...

"I HAVE MAINTAINED THAT I HAVE COME TO RETURN POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO" - GOV. UZODIMMA  At a gathering of the Government liaison officers in Owerri, His Excellency,  Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma reiterated his commitment to an open system of governance where power resides with the people. While commending the Liaison officers for their consistency to the ideals of the party, the Governor stated that the failed efforts of the opposition and the politically sponsored insecurity in the State are in vain and will soon come to an end.  His Excellency assured them that his Government will provide the necessary measures for a free, fair and safe elections. He added that he will not be cowed by desperate politicians working to disenfranchise Ndi Imo by causing artificial insecurity in the State.   

Food: Zulum visits Kala-Balge, gives 12,000 residents New Naira Notes  Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday visited Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government in the central part of Borno State at which he supervised the distribution of redesigned naira notes to over 12,000 residents.  The Governor’s intervention was to enable residents buy food. The residents have been cut off by flooding, which destroyed farmlands during the rains, and forced residents to only source food stuff from boarder villages between Nigeria and Cameroon.  Rann can only be reached by road through the border areas in Cameroon. This is due to flooded road caused by a dam discharge in Central Africa, which trapped Nigerians in Rann, preventing them from travelling to other parts of Borno and denying them access to their farms which were also flooded. Zulum flew from Maiduguri to Rann on board a helicopter to coordinate the distribution of the redesigned naira notes to vulnerable men and ...

Mega churches, schools bar old naira note payment, offering 27 January 2023 Ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes, some mega-churches, schools and retailers have set time limits for the collection of the old currencies. This came as the lingering shortage of old naira notes forced several commercial banks to shut their Automated Teller Machines in Lagos, Abuja and other states across the country. Deposit Money Banks have been battling a shortage of old bills amid a directive by the CBN that lenders should load only their ATMs with the news notes, forbidding over-the-counter payment of customers with the new currencies. However, amid long queues in banks across the country, findings on Thursday indicated that a number of mega-churches, schools and retailers had stipulated earlier time limits for the collection of the old notes. This, it was learnt, was aimed at saving the organizations from the burd...

ABU STUDENT REFUSED ENTRANCE INTO SCHOOL OVER DRESSING 27th January, 2023  A Twitter user identified as Comfort Enesi has disclosed that ABU security stopped her from entering the school today. The young lady took to her Twitter page to share a photo of herself wearing a hijab. According to her, she was forced by the security of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to wear a hijab. She wrote: This is how I dressed to school today and ABU security personnel didn’t allow me to enter the school. I sha had to look for long hijab to wear sha”. Some people have reacted to the disclosure of the young student… @Kahinde said; We were once there and things weren’t like this, this is high institution, I see nothing wrong with your dressing except we want to be hypocrites. @shehu said: They might know your habit and try T make the environment a peaceful one @Jamila also said, I thought we know that our school dosen’t allow sleeveless!!! So it not a new thing nah

The Lagos State Police Command has been inundated with requests for clarification on the status of the Commissioner of Police in the Command. We wish to state categorically that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State is still CP Abiodun Alabi, fdc, mnim, psc. For the avoidance of doubt, no Commissioner of Police has been posted to Lagos State. Members of the public are, therefore, urged to disregard fake news making the rounds that a new Commissioner of Police has been deployed to Lagos State Police Command. It is hoped that this clarification would halt the barrage of calls to officers of the Command which has resulted in needless distraction and waste of valuable time. The Lagos State Police Command will keep residents and the good people of Lagos State updated whenever the need arises.  

13-year-old Girl Went Missing In Kaduna, Found In Maiduguri A 13-year-old girl who went missing two weeks ago in Kaduna but ended up in Borno, has been reunited with her family. The girl was found wandering at the Borno Express Corporation terminus in Maiduguri and handed over to the Police. According to the spokesman of Borno Police Command, ASP Sani Kamilu, the police conducted discreet investigation to trace the girl’s family. Kamilu said on Thursday in Maiduguri while handing over the girl to her father, that she was brought to the police by the Chief Security Officer of the terminus, Ahmadu Buba. “She has been under the care of the DPO of Metro Police Station, CSP Hadiza Musa Sani where the case was first reported about two weeks ago. “After an indepth investigation, we found the whereabout of her parents in Kaduna who are now here to officially receive her.” The father, Ado Usman, said the girl who has a “spiritual problem”, has gone missing several times in the past. “This is no...

NEWS RELEASE 27/01/2023 Tribunal Judgement: Governor Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Verdict, Heads to Appeal Court The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the judgement of the governorship tribunal as " a miscarriage of justice", vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. Reacting to the verdict of the Tribunal from his country home, Ede, Governor Adeleke faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in favour of Mr Oyetola, calling it " an unfair interpretation against the will of majority of voters" While urging his supporters to remain calm, Governor Adeleke vowed to appeal the judgement at the Court of Appeal, insisting he remains the rightful winner of the July 16 election. "I call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done. Let our people be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate", Governor Adeleke declare...

 Tribunal Sacks Adeleke As Governor Of Osun State  ***  The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state, VANGUARD reports.  The tribunal in a split document of two to one declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke and issue the same to former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.  The majority judgement which was read by the Chairman, Justice Tertse Kume said Oyetola scored the majority lawful votes of 314,931 against Adeleke’s 219,666 votes.  The minority judgement is ongoing.