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- See how Mercy Aigbe denies relationship with a sitting governor
- Eddie Murphy's role as 'Prince Akeem' in "Coming to America" to reprise in sequel
- Shatta Wale: expensive whips garage
- R Kelly, protesters have called for the boycott of his music following many accusations of sex abuse
- Omawunmi marks achievement since traditional wedding to husband a year ago
- 2019: See How PDP Plans To Rig Presidential Election – APC
- Lagos State: This Is What I’ll Do In First 100 Days If Voted Governor – Sanwo-Olu
- Energy Drinks Much More Dangerous Than Indian Hemp
- Fayose Speaks On Buhari-led APC Govt Plan To Arraign CJN Onnoghen
- Saraki’s Residence Attacked In Kwara
- Ondo Senator Whose “campaign rice” Caused Ekiti Trailer Accident Reacts
- Justice Onnoghen: NBA Reacts To Planned CCT Arraignment Of Onnoghen, Attacks President Buhari
- JUST IN: Police Authorities Redeploy Lagos Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal
- CJN Onnoghen: Details Of South-South Governors’ Meeting Emerges
- JUST IN: PDP Campaign Vehicles Set On Fire In Enugu State (VIDEO)
- Justice Onnoghen: Why CJN Will Not Get Justice From CCT – HURIWA
- Okorocha Discloses Reason He Named Buhari ‘Okechukwu’, Says President’s Second Term ‘Sealed And Delivered’
- 2019 Elections: Yahaya Bello Vows To Bring To Book Those Arming Kogi Youths
- ASUU: Union Reacts On Some Public Universities Attempting To Call Off Strike
- SERAP Speaks On Buhari-led APC Govt’s Plan To Arraign CJN, Justice Onnoghen
- More Facts Emerges From Ekiti Trailer Accident, Gov. Fayemi Reacts
- Justice Onnoghen: We’ll resist ‘satanic plot’ to remove CJN – Democracy group dares Buhari
- Justice Walter Onnoghen finally opens up on why he did not declare his assets
- Truck Carrying Senator’s From Ondo Rice Kills 20 People In Ekiti
- Walter Onnoghen: See The Real Reason Buhari, APC Want CJN Out – Edwin Clark
| See how Mercy Aigbe denies relationship with a sitting governor Posted: 14 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST
The actress made this known while speaking at an event held in Canada. According to her, the rumours were just been speculated and fabricated by people who don't know the source of her success story. "I do not have anything to do with him but you the truth about life is that when you are doing well people don't know your source they keep speculating they keep fabricating a lot of things because they do not know your source so, I do not have anything to do with him...where that rumour came out from I do not know but it's fine he is a governor," she said. It would be recalled that back in 2018, Mercy Aigbe hard come out to deny the rumours that her newly acquired mansion was a gift from a sugar daddy.  Mercy Aigbe says her newly acquired mansion is not a gift from any sugar daddy Mercy Aigbe back in 2018 came out to deny the gist going around that she got her newly acquired mansion from a sugar daddy. The beautiful actress made this known via her Instagram page on Monday, October 8, 2018. According to her in her post, the house was as a result of her hard work and endorsement deals which was a result of God's grace.  "Dear Bloggers, the mumu upcoming scriptwriter! and association of instablog bad belle, jobless commentators....this house you see in this picture was bought with my hard work and God's grace( not that I owe Y'all an explanation)........since you have taken it upon yourselves to be in my business, pls employ a very good private investigator, a pastor, an Alfa or a Babalawo to help you in further investigations....so you won't be peddling stupid rumours that has no iota of truth in it!....let me quickly warn you that more is coming oh!!! Because something HUGE is cooking I am just getting started," she wrote. Mercy Aigbe's reaction came barely a few hours after the rumours of her house being a gift from a sugar daddy started filtering the air. In This Story: #MercyAigbe #RelationshipWithSittingGovernor Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Eddie Murphy's role as 'Prince Akeem' in "Coming to America" to reprise in sequel Posted: 13 Jan 2019 11:30 PM PST
Prince Akeem', played by Eddie Murphy is returning to America to find his long-lost son, the heir to the throne of the fictional African nation Zamunda, in the sequel of the 1988 classic, "Coming to America". Murphy confirmed that a new team has been put in place to produce the movie in a statement released on Friday, January 11, 2019. "After many years of anticipation, I'm thrilled that Coming to America 2 is officially moving forward. "We've assembled a great team that will be led by Craig Brewer, who just did an amazing job on Dolemite [Is My Name], and I'm looking forward to bringing all these classic and beloved characters back to the big screen," Entertainment Weekly (EW), confirms the announcement by Murphy.  Actors, Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones who plays King Jaffe Joffer, Akeem's father, are possibilities for a come-back. If they do, they will be reading from a script re-written by Kenya Barris, the creator of ABC's "Black-ish". The pedigree of the team that has come together for the project promises a film that should make a good impression. Barris, who takes up the reins from writers of the original, Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield, is assured of a good outcome working with Craig Brewer. "From Hustle and Flow to his work with Eddie on Dolemite Is My Name, he never fails to blow me away. He is a true auteur and we couldn't be more thrilled to have him on board," Barris says about Brewer in a report by EW on Friday. There are whispers that the production of the "Coming to America" sequel will begin this year, which may mean an imminent visit to the cinema. In This Story: #Movie #EddieMurphy #PrinceAkeem #ComingToAmerica Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Shatta Wale: expensive whips garage Posted: 13 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST
Leisure is sitting on the hood of an expensive Range and looking on to two others for Shatta Wale who is captured in a compound filled with cars. The singer shows off the vehicles -- two white Range Rover Sport and a red Land Rover on Saturday, January 12, 2019, via Instagram. In one picture, a joint cuddles tight to his lip. In the photo it is clearly in the morning as the caption of his post reads, "Good morning God!!!" Motorbikes are also not excluded from his interests. Shatta Wale's rasta image is not only obvious in his reggae sound, hanging out a powerbike has helped keep up a tough look. Perhaps, he got one for a gift in December 2018, in a picture he also shared on IG. Two months earlier, the dancehall singer released his "Reign" album. At the Fantasy Dome in Accra, where he launched the project, Shatta Wale made good use of the momentum during his performance to propose to his babymama Michy who said yes. In 2019, the reggae musician will be having a nationwide tour of his "Reign" album in Ghana. He revealed this in a comment on Instagram. The new album features Nigerian rapper Olamide on a track 'Wonders'. In This Story: #ShattaWale #ExpensiveCars #Garage Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| R Kelly, protesters have called for the boycott of his music following many accusations of sex abuse Posted: 13 Jan 2019 10:30 PM PST In the Chicago hometown of R&B singer, R Kelly, protesters have called for the boycott of his music following many accusations of sex abuse that have been directed at him for so long.
Some artists including Lady Gaga, who has worked with Kelly in the past have apologized for the projects he partnered on. B2K, an American boy band that was active from 1998 to 2004, has reportedly disclosed that they won't be performing any of the songs he wrote for them. Buzz Feed News published an article containing the list of songs that have been "tainted" by R Kelly because of the scandal on Saturday, January 12, 2019, and B2K's 'Bump Bump Bump' and 'Girlfriend' made part of the list.  Many of the reactions that have welcomed a recent documentary about R Kelly have been of disapproval. In a six-part feature "Surviving R. Kelly" that aired in the United States of America last week, the interviews with women claimed to have been assaulted by the singer are compiled. The documentary has inspired a protest calling for a boycott of his music. Despite this, his lawyer Steve Greenberg has confirmed that R Kelly is doing well in his music. "His millions of fans love him and they're listening to him," the attorney told reporters while responding the unpleasant rumours about his client. One of the gossips about Kelly includes being part of a sex cult. A charge Steve Greenberg strongly denies on his behalf. "The allegations aren't true because he never knowingly had sex with an underage woman, he never forced anyone to do anything, he never held anyone captive, he never abused anyone," the lawyer said in a report published by the Irish Independent on Sunday, January 13, 2019. R Kelly's Spring Break Jam a doubt The pressure from widespread protests against R Kelly has affected the possibility of performing at the Spring Break Jam earlier fixed to hold in April 2019. According to ABC News, the singer is the headliner of the event meant to happen at the Exposition Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on the sixth day of the month. But the organizers' submission for a permit to hold the concert was denied.  This developed on Thursday, January 10, 2019, ABC confirms. The request to use the venue was reportedly denied due to security concerns. Greenberg's claim that his client is doing well might only be temporary. Best to avoid dropping the ball The brush-off with the facility managers is the hard consequence of a paedophile image gradually causing R Kelly to be sidelined. Perhaps, a proof that one's craft no matter how much exciting experience it has brought, can easily become thrash when your image as an artist has been tarnished. At R Kelly's residence at the Trump Towers in Chicago, the police have already made a visit in response to a report that two women were being held there against their will. This happened on Friday morning according to the Daily Mail UK. When interviewed by police officers, the women were confirmed to be in "good health and spirits" and are not being made to stay at the apartment without consent says a report by the Daily Mail. R Kelly has maintained innocence since the allegation accusing him of sexually abusing teenage girls but the world has failed to believe him. His experience is a reason for artists, especially the ones with so much to lose, to be proactive about the image they project. This might mean holding themselves to a high moral standard. As it appears in R Kelly's case, the world is not ready to forgive any flop. It is simply best to avoid dropping the ball. In This Story: #RKelly #Protest #Chicago Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Omawunmi marks achievement since traditional wedding to husband a year ago Posted: 13 Jan 2019 10:00 PM PST  Omawunmi's union with her husband Tosin Yusuf, has been a lovely experience, long before their traditional wedding in Warri, Delta State on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Although the couple have been married since the year 2015, they were only able to fulfill customary rites three years later. They are with two kids and the marriage has been great from the singer's point of view. Testifying to this, she shared a post on Instagram today. Comedienne Chigurl was spotted in a photo of a queenly Omawunmi. "We've been on this journey for a bit but we had to go give the elders their due," the singer reminisces over the length of time it took to have a traditional marriage. At the ceremony, Omawunmi was the perfect bride rocking three lovely outfits. One of the dresses reportedly bears the signature of Nigerian designer Mai Atafo. Later in the year 2018, specifically in the month of December, she dropped a song produced by Sess titled 'Hold my baby'. It featured rapper Falz who made sure to complete an image of love. In This Story: #Omawunmi #Tosin Yusuf #Singer Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| 2019: See How PDP Plans To Rig Presidential Election – APC Posted: 13 Jan 2019 05:31 PM PST  According to him, the PDP's plan is to use INEC officials who remain loyal to the former INEC Chairman and under his payroll to rig next month's presidential election. Speaking to journalists on Sunday in Abuja, Nabena declined to disclose the name of the former INEC chairman. He, however, challenged the PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to deny the allegation. The APC deputy spokesman equally charged relevant authorities to investigate the veracity of his allegation. His words: "Following the exposure of the PDP's initial plot to use Russian hackers to compromise INEC servers, the PDP has now hired a former INEC Chairman as an election consultant. This INEC Chairman was notorious for rigging elections for the PDP over the years. "The plan is to use INEC officials who remain loyal to the former INEC Chairman and under his payroll to compromise the system from within." Nabena said. In This Story: #APC #PDP #INEC #Atiku#2019Presidency Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Lagos State: This Is What I’ll Do In First 100 Days If Voted Governor – Sanwo-Olu Posted: 13 Jan 2019 05:13 PM PST
He spoke on Sunday during a governorship debate organised by 'The Platform' and broadcast live on Channels TV. Sanwo-Olu and other contestants were asked what they would do in the first 100 days in office if elected governor of Lagos State. He said he had identified 62 traffic gridlocks across the state which could be resolved within 60 days "Within the first 100 days, I will tackle the gridlock at Apapa. I will need to clear up all the traffic and all the trailers at Apapa. I'll make sure it's a nightmare we will not see again," he said. He added that in the first 100 days, he would engage the private sector to drive the Lagos economy to prosperity. Sanwo-Olu stated that he would convene a town hall meeting to tell the public service that there were new ways of doing things. Also, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jimi Agbaje said he would address traffic gridlock in the metropolis by tackling potholes, as well as address the issues of waste management. In This Story: #SanwoOlu #JimiAgbaje #LagosState #PDP #APC Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Energy Drinks Much More Dangerous Than Indian Hemp Posted: 13 Jan 2019 04:56 PM PST  The Agency said this while expressing concern over high influx of energy drinks into the state. Yakubu Kibo, Commander of the Agency in the state raised the alarm at a one-day lecture on Leadership Qualities, Good Governance and Effects of Drugs on Society, on Sunday in Yola. The lecture was organised by Committee of Nassarawo Juma, a Mosque in Jimeta-Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa. Kibo, who was represented by Umar Dankolo, Head of Rehabilitation and Counseling of the Command, said that the command the development had become a daily occurrence. "The NDLEA, Adamawa Command, is disturbed over the high and frequent influx of energy drinks into the state. "Some of these energy drinks are illicit and hazardous and are more dangerous than Indian hemp," kibo said. The commander advised the people to avoid such drinks, adfing they were harmful. Kibo noted that illicit drugs were the major causes of 80 per cent of all conflicts and crises globally and that the situation was the same in Nigeria. In This Story: #NDLEA #EnergyDrinks #AdamawaState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Fayose Speaks On Buhari-led APC Govt Plan To Arraign CJN Onnoghen Posted: 13 Jan 2019 04:48 PM PST
He described the onslaught on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen as "one last show of desperation by a rejected President." Fayose said "Those the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. This sinking government taking on the CJN is desperation taken too far. From Amina Zakari to the illegal plot to extend the Inspector General of Police (IGP) tenure and now assault on the CJN, it is obvious that God has departed from this government as He left the Biblical Saul." Speaking through his Media Aide, Lere Olayinka, the former governor said the speed with which the petition against the CJN was acted upon clearly exposed the sinister intention of the Presidency, asking, "how is it explainable for a petition to be written on January 7, received by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on January 9 and charges made against the CJN on January 11?" He said "Meanwhile, former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu who was declared wanted by the court for jumping bail is everywhere campaigning for the President and APC. Why didn't the federal governor act swiftly in arresting Kalu like it acted on the petition against the CJN?" Describing the move to remove the CJN as part of the Presidency's plot to rig the February general elections, Fayose said, "the latest onslaught on the CJN and by extension, the judiciary is a well orchestrated plot to get a judicial soft-landing for the impending rigging of the presidential election in particular and other elections in favour of the APC. "They are not unaware that the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) cannot try a sitting judge, but are only out to use the arraignment as a premise for asking Justice Onnoghen to step aside. In other words, they are not really interested in trying him, they only want him out and the moment he steps aside, nothing will be heard about the case again." The former governor said President Buhari never wanted Justice Onnoghen as CJN, adding that, "He refused to send his nomination to the Senate despite recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC). If not for the circumstances that took the President abroad, Onnoghen wouldn't have become a substantive CJN. "Therefore, moving against the CJN at this time is a clear sign of what to come if President Buhari is reelected and Nigerians must be resolute in their rejection of the President and his party on February 16." In This Story: #Fayose #JusticeOnnoghen #Buhari #CCT #APC Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Saraki’s Residence Attacked In Kwara Posted: 13 Jan 2019 04:39 PM PST  They opened fire on residents of the area, wounding at least 11 persons in the process. The thugs also destroyed about 50 cars parked at various locations within Agbaji Quarters.  Four members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were injured in that attack. The development eventuated a press conference that was addressed by the Senate President in Abuja where he raised an alarm about threat to his life and those of his family and supporters.  According to the President of Agbaji Development Association, Alhaji Musa Olanrewaju Yusuf, the rampaging thugs were led by Yahaya Seriki and Musbau Esinrogunjo. He said 11 people, who sustained injuries from gunshots, were taken to General Hospital, Ilorin and a private medical facility for treatment.  "The thugs also carted away four motorbikes and stole money and jewelry from shops deserted by their owners".  In This Story: #SarakiResidenceAttacked #PoliticalThugs #APC #PDP #KwaraState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Ondo Senator Whose “campaign rice” Caused Ekiti Trailer Accident Reacts Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:58 PM PST
The Senator, who is re-contesting his seat in the National Assembly, expressed his condolences in a statement issued on Saturday by his Media Aide, Dayo Joseph. DAILY POST had reported how an articulated vehicle conveying the customised rice suspected to be for campaign purposes claimed the lives of over 15 people in the town. It was gathered that the truck rammed into the town's main market after it allegedly lost control as a result of suspected brake failure. While commiserating with the people of Iworoko and Ekiti at large over the accident, Senator Alasoadura stated that "the said rice was purchased from a Rice Mill in Kebbi State to patronize/encourage our Local production of rice." He added that "the rice was actually meant for my constituents to enjoy Christmas/New year celebration as part of my love gift in the spirit of the season but the delivery was delayed till now." "Our prayers are with the victims and I pray for the repose of the souls of the departed ones and the fortitude for their families to bear the irreparable loss while I also wish the injured ones quick recovery and return to their normal activities," he stated. In This Story: #TayoAlasoadura #OndoSenator #EkitiTrailerAccident #IworokoIfaki Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Justice Onnoghen: NBA Reacts To Planned CCT Arraignment Of Onnoghen, Attacks President Buhari Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:50 PM PST
The Federal Government will on Monday, January 14, 2019, arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu-led Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts. The charges against Justice Onnoghen were filed and served on him on Friday at his official residence in Abuja preparatory to his appearance at the tribunal. Reacting, NBA in a statement signed by its General Secretary Jonathan Gudu Taidi described the move against Onnoghen as an assault, intimidation and desecration of the judiciary, which must stop. The body questioned government's position to embark on this "anomalous course of charging the CJN before the CCT without first presenting whatever facts it purportedly has against His Lordship to the NJC" The statement read in part: "Assault, Intimidation and Desecration of the Judiciary Must Stop 1. Nigerians have witnessed again the targeted assault of the judiciary by agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria ("FGN") epitomized by today's media trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honorable Mr Justice Walter S N Onnoghen, GCON ("CJN"). According to media reports which have now been validated by the Statement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal ("CCT") that was released today an application was "filed by the Code of Conduct Bureau to the CCT Chairman yesterday for the trial to commence against the Chief Justice of Nigeria on six count charges" and that the CCT "will commence the trial on Monday, 14th January 2019". The Nigerian Bar Association unequivocally condemns this assault, intimidation and desecration of the Judiciary by FGN agencies and demands that it be stopped immediately. 2. In Nganjiwa v Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017) LPELR-43391(CA), the Court of Appeal made it very clear that any misconduct attached to the office and functions of a judicial officer must first be reported to and handled by the National Judicial Council ("NJC") pursuant to the provisions of our laws. Only after the NJC has pronounced against such judicial officer can the prosecuting agencies of the Federal Government proceed against him. As the Court pointed out, these requirements of the law are anchored on the overriding principles of separation of powers between the executive, the judiciary and the legislature and on the need to preserve, promote and protect the independence of the judiciary. Our respective liberties and the rule of law are best protected and preserved if the judiciary remains independent and shielded from intimidation and assault by the other arms of the government. 3. In Nganjiwa v FRN (supra), the Court of Appeal made reference to Rule 3 of the Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of February 2016 ("Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers")and held that the said Rule 3 "makes provision in relation to fidelity to the Constitution and the Law". The provisions in regard to assets declaration as they apply to all public officers including the CJN are contained in both the Constitution and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act 1991, the enabling law that establishes both the Code of Conduct Bureau ("CCB") and the CCT. The fidelity which judicial officers therefore owe "to the Constitution and the Law" pursuant to Rule 3 of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers encompasses compliance with the provisions relating to assets declarations as contained in the Constitution and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. Any infraction in that regard by a judicial officer, as the Court of Appeal rightly held, constitutes a misconduct by the judicial officer and becomes the subject matter for discipline by the NJC as a condition precedent to any possible prosecution of the judicial officer by any of the FGN's prosecuting agencies. 4. Why has FGN decided to embark on this anomalous course of charging the CJN before the CCT without first presenting whatever facts it purportedly has against His Lordship to the NJC for its deliberation and determination? The Petition that triggered the CCB action was on its face received by the Bureau on 09 January 2019 and the Charge was promptly drafted and is dated the following day, 10 January 2019 – giving the CCB a record 24 hours for completion of its investigation and the drafting of the said Charge and ancillary processes! If one contemplates the fact that the CCT arraignment is scheduled to take place on 14 January 2019, we have in total a record number of 3 (three) working days between the receipt and processing of the petition, investigation, preparation of Charge and ancillary processes and the arraignment! Such unprecedented speed and efficiency in Nigeria's criminal justice administration! It is clear, given the rush with which this matter was conducted by the CCB, that the NJC was not privy to it and did not conduct its mandatorily required disciplinary processes prior to the filing of the Charge before the CCT. 5. We still wonder why the FGN choose to deviate from the laid down and explicit provisions of the law as expounded in Nganjiwa v FRN (supra). Could it be that it was misadvised? Or is this a naked show of power and force by agencies of the FGN? And why embark on the media trial of the CJN? This, unfortunately, is a predilection of the FGN's prosecuting agencies with the possible exception of the Federal Ministry of Justice. As the NBA pointed out in its International Anti-Corruption Day Statement that was issued on 09 December 2018 "media trial of persons charged with corrupt practices . . . amount to corruption itself. Indeed, those orchestrated media trials degrade and corrupt the justice administration system quite apart from the incalculable (but obviously intended) damage that it does to persons who may ultimately be discharged and acquitted. In point of fact, it is corrupt practice to use as license or hide under the cover of the fight against corruption to recklessly destroy the names, characters and reputations of persons who have not been found guilty of corrupt practices by competent courts and who may ultimately be pronounced innocent of such charges." These media trials must, alongside the on-going desecration and assault of the judiciary, cease forthwith." 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| JUST IN: Police Authorities Redeploy Lagos Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:36 PM PST
Edgal was redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Explosive Ordinance Unit, a source told Channels Tv on Sunday. Kayode Egbetokun has been asked to take over from Edgal as Acting Commissioner of Police in the State till further notice. More details later….. In This Story: #ImohimiEdgal #KayodeEgbetokun #NigeriaPolice Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| CJN Onnoghen: Details Of South-South Governors’ Meeting Emerges Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:23 PM PST
The meeting, called at the instance of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, who is also Chairman of the South South Governors' Forum, was attended by the Governors of Cross River State, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Delta States. The meeting deliberated on the recent happenings at the Supreme Court, involving the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen and resolved that the action against him constitutes a setback to the gains of the nation's democratic experience of 20 years. A communique the governors jointly signed reads: "We note that under Section 158(1) of the 1999 Constitution, the National Judicial Council, has ample powers to deal exhaustively with matters pertaining to allegations of misconduct and discipline of Judicial officers. Specifically, the NJC has the powers and clear procedures for investigating allegations, and recommending appropriate sanctions or disciplinary measures against judicial officials as a matter of first instance before any further steps. "The judicial pronouncements in the cases of FGN Vs Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court (January 9, 2018) and Justice Ngajinwa Vs FGN 2017 at the CCT have given validation to the express provisions of the constitution on this issue. "We note that the attempt to drag the CJN to the CCT is also a grave and dangerous escalation of the assault on institutions of state including the National Assembly and the judiciary "We believe that the President, Muhammadu Buhari has a constitutional responsibility and huge moral obligation to defend our democracy. "Therefore, we consider this step, which is directly aimed at humiliating the nation's highest judicial officer and a prominent son of the region, as totally unacceptable as it is reflective of the South South story of endless marginalization and intimidation. The unceremonious removal of former Acting Director General of the Department of State Service, Mathew Seiyefa and his replacement is still very fresh. "We note that the unfortunate action against the CJN further reinforces the perception that the Buhari administration has no regard for the sentiments of Nigerians, in particular the people of Niger Delta, and the rule of law "It is a fact that this administration has a penchant for flagrant disobedience of and disregard for legitimate and valid court orders. "We expect President Buhari to know that democracy cannot survive without respect for the constitution, strict adherence to the rule of law, and separation of powers as enshrined in the constitution. "We strongly believe that the regrettable development at the Supreme Court at this critical time, when preparations for the general elections are wobbling (with serious concern about INEC and security agencies) is capable of causing avoidable anxiety, tension and possible breakdown of law and order in the country. "We note further that the action undermines confidence not only in the judiciary but also the electoral process that has already commenced, in view of the pivotal role that the judiciary plays in the process of electoral adjudication. "We affirm President Buhari should know that the continuous assault on critical institutions of state is a defining feature of a dictatorship, and that the President is obliged to live up to his word that he is a born-again democrat, as he assured Nigerians in 2015. "Based on the foregoing, we hereby call on the President: 1) To condemn without any equivocation, this assault on the CJN and the judiciary especially coming after similar assaults on the National Assembly, to save the country from this embarrassment and global contempt. 2) We call on the CJN to ignore this so-called Court summon from the CCB and the provocative call for his resignation in some quarters. "While we are not opposed to a genuine fight against corruption, such an action must always be anchored on the rule of law. "We also decry the massive buildup of arms by APC leaders and members across the Niger Delta with the intent to cause mayhem and a general breakdown of law and order during the elections. Dated this day January 13, 2019 Signed The Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, Governor of Bayelsa State HE Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State HE, Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade, Governort of Cross River State" HE Udom Emmanuel, Governor of Akwa Ibom State HE Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State. In This Story: #SouthSouthGovernorsMeeting #JusticeOnnoghen #Buhari Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| JUST IN: PDP Campaign Vehicles Set On Fire In Enugu State (VIDEO) Posted: 13 Jan 2019 03:24 PM PST  According to a Daily Post report, the incident happened around Tickles Park, at the Ogui New Layout Area of the State. A chieftain of the party, Mr. Dan Nwomeh, who confirmed the development, said the unknown arsonists burnt down branded PDP campaign vehicles in Enugu. "Three sienna buses completely razed down. Two coaster buses almost gutted before the arrival of the State fire service. Who is doing this?" Nwomeh wrote. The buses, with the inscription, 'Gburugburu 2019', were set ablaze at a popular printing press after they were branded for use. More details will follow later......... In This Story: #PDPVehiclesSetAblaze #DanNwomeh #EnuguState #Gburugburu2019 Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Justice Onnoghen: Why CJN Will Not Get Justice From CCT – HURIWA Posted: 13 Jan 2019 02:14 PM PST
The Chief Justice would be arraigned over sundry allegations bordering on non-declaration of assets. The writers' association said that mischief and malice may have guided the decision of the Presidency to institute these charges before a tribunal tailor-guided by the executive arm of government going by the fact that the Code of Conduct Tribunal and Code of Conduct Bureau are controlled by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. HURIWA wondered why the executive arm of government did not approach the regular court system or the National Assembly if these charges aren't politically motivated blackmail to whittle down the influence of a Southern-born Chief justice of Nigeria in the event that the Presidential election becomes stalemated and may require adadjudication before the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a statement on Sunday HURIWA recalled that the President hesitated in appointing the current Chief Justice of Nigeria in a substantive way but plotted to impose a Northern-born justice who was then second in line in terms of seniority to the current holder of the office of CJN, Daily Post reports. The Rights group said "There was no way the Chief justice of Nigeria will get justice from the hand-picked Code of Conduct Tribunal appointed and reorganised structurally by Presidency shortly after the Chairman of the Tribunal acquitted the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki of all charges of failure to declare his assets. It noted that "the CJN headed the appelate panel that finally nailed the coffin of the Presidency's plot to sustain a case against the main political rival of the current President in the person of the Senate President. "These politically-motivated war against the CJN is a pay back for his principled stand to discharge and acquit Saraki of all charges as framed up by the Executive through the Federal Attorney General. Moreover, HURIWA faulted the call by the Presidency on the CJN to quit based on those charges that are still within the realm of suspicions and have not been so determined by the Competent Court of law. "Going by Section 36(5) Onnoghen is totally innocent in the eye of the law and can't be removed from office based on mere allegations. Buhari must adhere to the principle of rule of law and restrain himself from imposing a fait accompli on the executive conted Conduct Trubunal. "HURIWA recalled that Buhari declared political war on Onnoghen, by asking him to immediately vacate his exalted office as Head of the Nation's judiciary over alleged sundry asset declaration issues. "In a move to force Justice Onnoghen out of office, the Federal Government will on Monday January 14, 2019 arraigned the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led- Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts." The Federal Government, among others, is accusing Nigeria's Head of the Judiciary of refusal to declare his assets in breach of the provision of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act. He is also being accused of maintaining domiciliary foreign currencies account, which comprised Dollars Account, Pound Sterling Account and Euro Account, which are alleged to be contrary to relevant laws, especially for public office holders. Justice Onnoghen whose appointment suffered unprecedented delay by President Muhammadu Buhari over undisclosed issues may be the first CJN in Nigeria to be arraigned for criminal charges by the Federal Government. In This Story: #JusticeOnnoghen #Buhari #HumanRightsWritersAssociationofNigeria Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Posted: 13 Jan 2019 02:03 PM PST
The Governor disclosed that he named Buhari Okechukwu because was, he was trying to woo the South East into voting for him. He spoke at the South-East presidential rally for women and youths held at Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, the state capital, on Saturday. Okorocha also declared that Buhari's victory in the forthcoming election was sealed and delivered, Daily Post reports. According to Okorocha: "In Imo State and by extension South-East we need Buhari more than any other zone in Nigeria because we know what Buhari victory in 2019 will be for Ndi Igbo. "It is for this reason that we therefore urge all of you, the Campaigners of Buhari not to waste your time in Imo State. Imo Victory for Buhari has been signed, sealed and delivered. "Standing here today, is that lonely voice in 2015 who stood for Buhari when no one believed in him. It was still on this same premises that I renamed Mr. President in order to woo the votes of Ndi Igbo. "I named him OKECHUKWU BUHARI GOVERNMENT KA ORU NDI IGBO AKA OSUSU. At that time, most of the gladiators or those who seek interest now were never there. I provided victory when it was very difficult." In This Story: #RochasOkorocha #Buhari #Okechukwu #ImoState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| 2019 Elections: Yahaya Bello Vows To Bring To Book Those Arming Kogi Youths Posted: 13 Jan 2019 01:53 PM PST
Alhaji Yahaya made the promise on Saturday in Kano in an address he delivered when the leadership of the Ebira sociocultural group, Ebira Peoples Association hosted him in the state. According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, on Sunday, Gov. Bello reiterated why his administration takes the issue of security of lives and property of Kogi State seriously adding that, he would not relent until those trying to retool enemies of the state are made to face the full wrath of the law, Daily Post reports. The governor noted that he knew what security entailed, hence his decision to make it an utmost priority in his administration and appealed for the support of his kinsmen and the entire state for progress to be achieved in that regard. "It is our collective destiny to change the narratives about our society. We can collectively determine the prism by which we are judged by outsiders, the onus is on us to always show our good side at all times" he noted. Governor Bello said 2019 election was crucial to the consolidation of the progress already made in the state and the country and called on all Ebira wherever they are to give their maximum support to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He declared that electing President Muhammadu Buhari in this year's election was important to the continued prosperity of Nigeria and Nigerians, and called for the support of Ebira Community for Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State and other APC flag bearers. In This Story: #YahayaBello #Buhari #KogiState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| ASUU: Union Reacts On Some Public Universities Attempting To Call Off Strike Posted: 13 Jan 2019 01:42 PM PST
Some public universities are on the verge of boycotting the over 8 weeks' strike, and have threatened to return their students to classrooms. But speaking in an interview with journalists in Lagos, the National President of the Union, Prof. Biotin Ogunyemi, accused the Federal Government of making moves to break its ranks. According to him, "We know that there are some moves by government agents at federal and state levels to break our ranks. "But our members are getting back to us and to a large extent now, our members are resolute. "Yes, there are some overzealous chancellors and administrators in one or two universities who are trying to brake these ranks. "However, on the scale of balance, they are not having their ways. "Our union shall handle that." In This Story: #ASUU #ProfBiotinOgunyemi Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| SERAP Speaks On Buhari-led APC Govt’s Plan To Arraign CJN, Justice Onnoghen Posted: 13 Jan 2019 12:22 PM PST
The Federal Government will on Monday, January 14, 2019, arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu-led Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts. The charges against Justice Onnoghen were filed and served on him on Friday at his official residence in Abuja preparatory to his appearance at the tribunal. Reacting, SERAP, on its official Twitter page, described the order against CJN Onnoghen as impressive. The body, however, demanded that the same order should be placed on senior politicians and governors. SERAP wrote: "The speed at which CCB has moved to "file charges against the CJN" is impressive but same promptness must be applied to senior politicians at all levels-president, governors, etc. "We'll start by suing to compel high-ranking officials to publish their assets declaration details." In This Story: #JusticeOnnoghen #CCB #CCT #Buhari #SERAP Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| More Facts Emerges From Ekiti Trailer Accident, Gov. Fayemi Reacts Posted: 13 Jan 2019 12:14 PM PST
According to a Daily Post report, the truck, conveying bags of rice belonging to a politician, suddenly lost control at about 8:45 pm on Saturday night and rammed into a market at the centre of the town. In the ensuing tragedy, it crushed three shops and a commercial small bus, which had some passengers. One of the shops, a barbing saloon, has residents and students charging their cell phones inside it. They were all trapped in the accident. Among the victims were students of the Ekiti State University, a corps member, residents, traders in the area and a mother and child. Our reporter observed that the on going strike action by the Academic Union of Universities, (ASUU), was said to have prevented many more students of the EKSU from falling victim of the tragic incident as they claimed that the market where the truck ran into used to be crowded with many students when the school is open. When our correspondent visited the scene of the accident on Sunday morning, a huge crowd of sympathisers had besieged the scene with some wailing. The trailer had crushed a small commercial vehicle called 'Akoto'. Bags of rice, some of which had posters of a senatorial candidate of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC), Tayo Alasoadura, littered the scene. The angry mob chased away a towing truck of the state's transport office, saying that it had come too late to rescue the victims. They stoned the vehicle, forcing the driver to drive off. They also made attempt to chase away the advance security team of the deputy governor but were intimidated by a presence of heavily armed security operatives who later came to bring the deputy governor to the scene. Speaking with the chiefs and angry youths of the community, the Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, who represented the Governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi said: "The state governor condoles with families of those who have lost dear ones. We pray for their souls to rest on peace. Government will also ensure that those who were wounded have their hospital bills paid for. We will also take care of other things. "However, we appeal to our youths to calm down and not cause trouble. No one wishes for this kind of tragedy to happen. And no amount of anger and violence will bring back those dead. So let us be calm, " he said. Egbeyemi, who also visited the Ekiti State University Teaching hospital along Adebayo area of the state capital, where the bodies of the dead and others wounded were taken to, told the doctors to begin urgent treatment of the wounded, assuring them that the bills would be paid by the state government. The hospital management told newsmen that 12 bodies of those who lost their lives in the accident, including students of EKSU have been deposits at the state morgue while four wounded victims of the accident are receiving treatment in the hospital. In This Story: #Fayemi #OndoSenator #TrailerAccident #EkitiState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Justice Onnoghen: We’ll resist ‘satanic plot’ to remove CJN – Democracy group dares Buhari Posted: 13 Jan 2019 07:20 AM PST
The group described the move as "a satanic plot devised by desperate men in power." CDNDC said it would mobilise Nigerians to resist another phase of assault on the judiciary," adding that "the unfolding plot was part of Gen. Buhari's plan to drive Nigeria into a closed society where only extremists can survive." In a statement sent DAILY POST by its Convener, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, CDNDC said, "from the onset, the despotic Buhari regime had fruitlessly sought to control and undermine the judiciary to do its illegal bidding, but it failed. "It was when that satanic agenda crumbled that the resort to the barbaric clampdown on judges commenced, but fortunately, Nigerians were wise enough to resist their wicked onslaught and the judiciary was also courageous enough to stand firm. "The latest demonic assault on the CJN, Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen by extremists in power will also be massively resisted. They can only try, they will not succeed, they will fail like before and they will be put to serious shame. "For now, we do not want to go the route of the popularly known resentment of the Buhari regime for a Southern CJN, including the hidden plan of his government, but when that time comes, we will do the needful. "Let it be known to all that the Buhari-Osinbajo regime is passing phase that will soon fizzle out, and we must be courageous enough not to bow to tyranny or allow the government to brutally redefine who we are as a people," the statement added. In This Story: #Buhari #JusticeOnnoghen #CCT #CCB #CoalitioninDefenceofNigeriaDemocracyandConstitution Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Justice Walter Onnoghen finally opens up on why he did not declare his assets Posted: 13 Jan 2019 07:14 AM PST
Onnoghen attributed his failure to declare his assets to forgetfulness. The embattled CJN explained that he thought that the form SCN 000015 filed in December 2016 was enough to cover for the declaration of his assets. Baring any last minute change, the embattled CJN will be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on Monday, over failure to declare his assets after his appointment as CJN. An Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative had filed a petition against Onnoghen over the non declaration of his assets. The group alleged that Onnoghen failed to declare ownership of his domiciliary accounts. Headed by one Denis Aghanya, the group said its petition was necessitated by the closeness of the 2019 elections and the importance of the judiciary before and after the elections. It said the petition was submitted "bearing in mind the imminence of the 2019 elections and the overwhelming role of the judiciary both before and after the election." Responding to the petition, Onnoghen, in a statement made to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB said he "forgot to update his asset declaration, after the expiration of his 2005 declaration". PremiumTimes quoted Onnoghen in his response to CCB on Friday as saying: "My asset declaration form numbers SCN 00014 and SCN 00005 were declared on the same day, 14/12/2016 because I forgot to make a declaration of my assets after the expiration of my 2005 declaration in 2009. Following my appointment as acting CJN in November, 2016, the need to declare my assets anew made me to realize the mistake. "I then did the declaration to cover the period in default. I did not include my standard charted bank account in SCN 000014 because I believed they were not opened. "I did not make a fresh declaration of asset after my substantive appointment as CJN because I was under the impression that my SCN 000015 was to cover that period of four years which includes my term as CJN." In This Story: #WalterOnnoghen #CCB #CCT Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Truck Carrying Senator’s From Ondo Rice Kills 20 People In Ekiti Posted: 13 Jan 2019 07:06 AM PST
It was gathered that the truck, which was loaded the branded bags of rice of the Senator Representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Tayo Alasoadura (APC) killed over 20 people after a suspected break failure.    Sympathisers, fire fighters, officers of road safety and the police engaged in the rescue operations which lasted till midnight.  Bodies of the victims have been deposited in the mortuary. In This Story: #OndoSenatorsRice #TauckAccident Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Walter Onnoghen: See The Real Reason Buhari, APC Want CJN Out – Edwin Clark Posted: 13 Jan 2019 06:44 AM PST
DAILY POST reports that the government will on Monday, January 14, 2019, arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led-Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts. The charges against Justice Onnoghen were filed and served on him last Friday at his official residence in Abuja preparatory for his appearance at the tribunal. Reacting, Clark in an interview with Daily Trust, described the move by Buhari and APC 'as an attempt to rig the forth coming general elections. According to him, the South South people will resist the move against the CJN, because the game plan of the Buhari administration is to sack Justice Onnoghen and get a more pliant CJN that will pander to the whims of the government. He said "The news of the arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct tribunal (CCT) on Monday has come to us as a shock because there is nothing to show that this man has not been doing his job properly. "There is nothing to show that he is corrupt; simply because they want to rig this election, they want to remove him to put somebody who will do their bidding after the election; otherwise, there is no basis for harassing the judiciary," he noted. "Yesterday, it was the Acting Director General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Matthew Seyeifa who was removed and somebody who was retired was appointed to take his place." "The Niger Delta regions would resist the arraignment of Justice Onnoghen. "We deserve some respect. So, we will resist this one, and I understand that our governors had meeting on this matter too and we will all come together." In This Story: #JusticeOnnoghen #Buhari #APC #EdwinClark #CCT Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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