Obasanjo Firm Sues Female Worker For Alleged Stealing

A 30-year-old employee of Obasanjo Holdings Limited, Abeokuta, Ms Olajoke Monplaisir, was yesterday arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo for allegedly stealing the sum of N1.5m belonging to her employer. The prosecutor, Sunday Egbejiale said the accused, a protocol officer, allegedly stole the money, which was meant for the payment of flight tickets of the company’s members of staff to Eastwind Travel Agency. 

Ebola: First Consultant indicts Liberian Ambassador

First Consultants Medical Centre, yesterday, indicted the Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria for complicity in the first Ebola case in Nigeria, saying the Ambassador put the hospital under pressure to release Sawyer against the wish of its management.
The Hospital also alleged that the Ambassador threatened to institute a lawsuit against it if Sawyer was not released.

2015 Election: OBJ Warns APC Never To Field Atiku As Presidential Candidate

There are strong indications that former President Olusegun Obasanjo may have warned the All Progressives Congress not to field former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku as its flagbearer in the 2015 elections.
Obasanjo, during a recent visit by the APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to his residence in Abeokuta, was said to have warned the opposition party against fielding an “unclean vessel” as its presidential candidate in 2015...

Jonathan’s Edo visit: Soldiers avert clash between PDP/APC youths in Edo

SOLDIERS yesterday averted what would have led to a bloody clash at the Benin Airport, when Governor Adams Oshiomhole and some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were waiting for the arrival of President Goodluck Jonathan, who was in the state for the official Foundation Laying Ceremony of the Azura-Edo Power Plant.

NJC May Likely Take Position Ahead Of Fayose's Inaguration



 








              

   





The leadership of the nation’s judiciary is reportedly in a quandary over the alleged plan to use the arm of government to scuttle the October 16 swearing-in of Ekiti governor-elect, Mr Ayodele Fayose.

To ensure that nothing goes wrong, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, has reportedly shelved her earlier plan to travel to Athens, Greece, next week Tuesday, after the meeting of the National Judicial Council (NJC) scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
Checks revealed that she was billed to travel to Athens for a stress management conference, alongside her brother justices, as well as heads of certain agencies of the judiciary and the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Sunday Olorundahunsi.

2Face, Wizkid dish out bottles of Hennessy at Hennessy Artistry club tour



Hennessy Artistry 2014 headliners, 2Face Idibia and Wizkid made a debut live performance of “Dance Go”, the landmark collaboration between the two superstars.
2Face-and-Wizkid-sharing-HeThroughout the night, 2face and Wizkid kept giving out countless bottles of Hennessy XO and VSOP to fans who came out to party with them, as they supported Lil Kesh and Yung Grey C who also performed at the event.

PDP, govs fight, as NWC cancels endorsements



The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has cancelled all endorsements of candidates by the state executive officers.
Rising from its National Working Committee, NWC, meeting yesterday, the national leadership of the PDP also warned all the zonal and state executives to jettison the idea of having any anointed candidate ahead of the November 29 Governorship Primary election when governorship candidates would emerge.

178 days in captivity: Ezekwesili, Ita-Giwa renew call for release of Chibok girls



As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the International Day of the Girl Child tomorrow, Bring Back Our Girls campaign group and other well meaning Nigerians yesterday renewed the call for the release of the girls who have been in captivity for 178 days.Former Minister for Education and Convener of the campaign, Prof. Oby Ezekwesili, alongside renowned politician, Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, led the call for the release of the Chibok girls at an event organized by the Public Affairs Department of the United States Consulate General’s office to mark the upcoming International Day of the Girl Child in Lagos.Ita-Giwa, who said the International Day of the Girl Child, scheduled to hold tomorrow, should serve as an opportunity to bring attention to the challenges facing girls around the world, added that the issue of the missing Chibok girls “has been a source of concern to

Wike’s supporters on rampage, hit PDP members, journalists



Supporters of Minister of State for Education, who is also a governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike yesterday unleashed terror on opponents and journalists in Abuja.The venue was the PDP Presidential Campaign Office, Legacy House, Maitama, at the second day of the Senator Iya Abubakar led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP South South Integration Committee’s sitting.Nyesom Wike The Committee had on Wednesday met with PDP stakeholders, leaders and members from Akwa Ibom and Edo States and it was the turn of Rivers State for reconciliation.Soon after the minister arrived the venue, the atmosphere was charged as his supporters blocked and stopped members of PDP perceived not loyal to Wike from entering the hall to submit or defend their

Some Nigerian Pastors Fake Miracles---Ansalem Modubuko



Yes International magazine published an interview with Apostle Anselm Madubuko - General Overseer, Revival Assembly Church, in its maiden edition a few years ago.The magazine has republished the interview in October 2014, to highlight several pointers raised by 56-year-old Madubuko, who is a self-confessed erstwhile sinner, womanizer and member of the Pyrates Confraternity (cult).When asked his thoughts about the proliferation of churches in Nigeria, he said…