The Inspector-General of police has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government has officially classified as a terrorist organisation and proscribed the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) led by Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. IGP Adamu, a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. said ‘it is to be emphasised that while all adherents of the Shiite Sect in Nigeria remain free to continue to practice their faith and shall be guaranteed adequate security to so do as the Judicial Order does not stop them, the El-Zakzaky-led Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria which does not recognise nor accept the…
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An elderly female Nigerian pilgrim from Sokoto State has died in Madinah, Saudi Arabia few days to the commencement of 2019 Hajj rites. Hamidu Liman, Head of Medical team, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), made the disclosure while speaking with journalists in Madinah on Tuesday. Mr Liman, who did not identify the deceased, said she was ill before embarking on the trip. She was later referred to Al Ansar hospital, Madinah, where she died, four days ago. According to him, the deceased was buried in Madinah after her family was contacted. “The deceased developed an illness from Nigeria, we…
Busola Dakolo, the wife of popular Nigerian musician, Timi Dakolo, appeared on Instagram for the first time since she accused Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) of rape. The mum-of-three quietly returned to Instagram and shared a clip of herself exercising. The celebrity photographer shared the video clip Monday with the comments disabled. “Spend your time doing the things that matter,’’ she captioned the video. Mrs Dakolo has stayed off social media since June 28. Her newly-shared video clip comes more than a month after her last Instagram post. Mrs Dakolo revealed her ordeal in a YouTube interview…
The Police have brought Senator Elisha Abbo to the Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for arraignment for assault. The lawmaker is expected to be arraigned on one-count charge of assault today. The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Bala Ciroma, confirmed to newsmen that Abbo had been taken to the court. He said, “They (police officers) have taken him to the Zuba Magistrate court for arraignment. They are on their way now.” It was gathered that Police detectives had established a prima facie case against the People’s Democratic Party lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in National Assembly. The…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and Ondo State Government are currently in talks towards the development of a deep sea port in the state. The parties have agreed to move forward with the execution of the multi-billion Naira project which is expected to open new opportunities in the economy of the state. However, the development is coming on the heels of the cancellation of the port master plan consultancy for the $2.6 billion Badagry deep seaport project, thereby making the delivery of the project uncertain. The port master plan contract according to the Managing Director of…
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has come under fire after he said Akure town will not produce the next governor in 2020. His comments attracted a number of criticisms, with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leading the pack. Mr Akeredolu, at an event in Akure on Sunday, said he would rather support a candidate for a ministerial slot for the people of Akure, instead of a governorship candidate from there. Nigerian governors usually play a major role in the emergence of their successors. The statement had been construed by many stakeholders in Ondo politics that he had…
The Social Democratic Party, SDP has thrown its weight behind the Speaker of House of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila on the choice of Principal Minority Officers announced during plenary on Wednesday. The position of SDP was made known by its only member in the House, Hon. Tajudeen Adefisoye, who is popularly known as ‘Young Alhaji’. Adefisoye spoke with newsmen after he and his colleagues in all the minority parties read a communique which bothered on the choice of Minority Principal Officers announced by the Speaker on Wednesday. Adefisoye told newsmen that the names read by the…
“It is with a deep sense of remorse and responsibility that I, Senator Elisha Abbo profoundly apologise to all Nigerians, the Senate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), my family, friends as well as our mothers, the Nigerian women. https://youtu.be/PXnCE-9D0_s
Human rights lawyers have dragged authorities of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) before the Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure over the outrageous and arbitrary increments of tuitions. Vincent Adodo, Joshua Sebiotimo and Myson Nejo filed the application with the Suit No: AK/49M/2019 before Hon. Justice B.F. Adeyeye, seeking six reliefs from the respondents. According to documents obtained by SaharaReporters, the respondents to the suit are the school’s Governing Council; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Vice Chancellor; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Governor of Ondo State and the Attorney General. The management of AAUA had increased the tuition…
Mr Abbo has been asked to report himself at the FCT Police Command Headquarters on Thursday morning as part of an urgent criminal investigation into the assault, the command’s commissioner, Bala Ciroma, told news men. Mr Ciroma said the police officer who was with Mr Abbo during the incident but failed to protect the woman from the brutal assault was also being tracked down for potential disciplinary action. “We have already commenced a serious and round-the-clock investigation into the matter,” Mr Ciroma said. “We have started inviting all the necessary actors and we will be visiting the scene of the…