Drama as Ekwunife, Ngige clash in church

A mild drama ensued as the Peoples Dem­ocratic Party (PDP) and All Progres­sives Congress (APC) sena­torial candidates for Anam­bra Central District, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife and Senator Chris Ngige clashed during Mothers’ Day celebration in an Anglican Church.

The two senatorial can­didates separately came to St. Silas Anglican Church, Enekwasumpu to felicitate with the women as part of this year’s Anglican Church Mother’s Day celebration.

Ekwunife had earlier ar­rived the church alongside her supporters amidst ju­bilation as members of the church rose in celebration to receive the senatorial candi­date of the PDP.

COURT STOPS AIT FROM BROADCASTING DOCUMENTARY ON TINUBU

A Lagos High court has restrained the Africa Independent Television (AIT) from broadcasting a documentary titled “‘Lion of Bourdillion” on a former Lagos state Governor, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Justice Olamide Akinkugbe granted the order while ruling on an exparte motion filed by the former governor through his counsel, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN). He said the order would last pending the hearing and determination of the interlocutory application filed by the applicant. Tinubu, through his lawyer, Chief Olanipekun, instituted N150 billion suit against AIT for airing the documentary, alleging it was libelous and aimed at tarnishing his image. The APC stalwart had through an ex-parte motion sought an order of interim injunction restraining AIT from producing or continuing to broadcast, airing, or continuing to reproduce the documentary. The applicant also

Drama as Ekwunife, Ngige clash in church

A mild drama ensued as the Peoples Dem­ocratic Party (PDP) and All Progres­sives Congress (APC) sena­torial candidates for Anam­bra Central District, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife and Senator Chris Ngige clashed during Mothers’ Day celebration in an Anglican Church.

The two senatorial can­didates separately came to St. Silas Anglican Church, Enekwasumpu to felicitate with the women as part of this year’s Anglican Church Mother’s Day celebration.

Ekwunife had earlier ar­rived the church alongside her supporters amidst ju­bilation as members of the church rose in celebration to receive the senatorial candi­date of the PDP.

OBA OF BENIN INDISPOSED -TRADITIONAL COUNCIL

The Benin Traditional Council on Monday announced that the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, is indisposed, after weeks of speculation over his health.
The council, in a statement signed by its Secretary, Mr. Frank Irabor, also suspended public engagements in the palace, including settlement of disputes, “until further notice.”
It, however, urged all palace chiefs and functionaries to perform their “routine traditional duties as usual.”
The statement read, “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public that, in the Palace parlance, ‘Uhunmwun ve Ekpen vb’ Ato,’ meaning the Leopard is ill in the Savannah bush. The explanation is that Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolopkolo, Erediauwa, CFR, Oba of Benin is indisposed.

TRAGEDY: Another Facebook Victim Dies In Lagos

Another Facebook lover has died in Lagos a few years after Cynthia Osokogwu, the daughter of a retired miliitary officer, was allegedly lured to Lagos by her Facebook lover, drugged, raped and murdered in Festac Town.The latest victim, identfied as Adekemi Faboro, who teaches at a private nursery and primary school, in Ojota,died in Ogba area of Lagos last weekend while on a date with her married Facebook lover, Christopher Ezekiel, for the first time.
Sources told P.M.NEWS that Ezekiel, a father of two, came from Ibadan, Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, to visit Adekemi in Lagos State, for the first time on the fateful day, after he met her on Facebook.

OBASANJO: BOKO HARAM’S GRIEVANCES LEGITIMATE

Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, believes that the Boko Haram sect has legitimate grievances. Criticising the response of the current administration to the insurgency, Obasanjo highlighted low level of education in the northern part of the country as a contributory factor to the situation. He was speaking on Monday during a global education conference in Dubai, United Araba Emirates (UAE). “They have legitimate grievances,” he told IBTimes UK. “We don’t need anyone to tell us that that is a problem. A problem of disparity, a problem of marginalisation. “The response of the government initially was definitely not enough. When Boko Haram started showing their fangs about four years ago, the reaction should have been firm and unmistakable.” However, he

Lekki bank robbery: We know the robbers — Police

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, weekend, said that the command had clue of who the robbers that stormed a second generation bank last Thursday, killing three policemen and a teenager, were, assuring that it would soon round them up.
This is just as the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abbah, has given matching orders to the Police in Lagos to re-strategise, in order to ensure that armed robbers do not unleash terror again in the state.
Investigation as gathered had begun by joint crack detectives from the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS and those from the newly instituted Tactical Operation Unit.

DON’T ATTEMPT TO KILL BUHARI, APC TELLS PDP

The All Progressives Congress has called on the Peoples Democratic Party and the Federal Government to shun any plan to assassinate Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
The APC also raised the alarm over an alleged plot by ruling party to discredit Buhari.
But the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Abdullahi Jalo, has urged the APC to provide evidence of any of such plan by the ruling party to assassinate Buhari.
The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Lai Mohammed, told The PUNCH that the PDP-led government had security men specially trained as snipers to eliminate those opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid.

We never endorsed Jonathan —Yoruba Elders Council

 

The Yoruba Council of Elders has said that the appearance of its National President, Brig- Gen.  Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd), at a post-national conference summit in Ibadan, Oyo State, should not be mistaken for an endorsement of the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan in the March 28 election.
YCE, also known as Igbimo Agba Yoruba, said this at the end of its National Executive Council meeting in Ibadan.

The summit, which was convened by the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, was attended by some Yoruba leaders where they endorsed the candidacy of President Jonathan.

90 killed, many injured as suspected Fulani herdsmen sack Benue village

It was a bloody Sunday in Benue State after suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly slaughtered over 90 persons, including women and children, at Egba village in Agatu Local Government Area of the state.
Vanguard gathered from a resident of the community that the number might well exceed the current figure since many were still missing and unaccounted for.
He said: “The search for victims and survivors is still ongoing, but there is no doubt that the figure may rise because the entire village is like a killing field with blood stench everywhere and many are still missing.”