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O ne person was confirmed dead while seven others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mitsubishi Canter bus, a Toyota bus and a Bajaj motorcycle around Ogere Toll Gate on the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson for the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Friday. Akinbiyi explained that the road crash which occurred around 7:52 am was caused by brake failure which led to the loss of control on the part of the Mitsubishi Canter bus driver. He stated that the Mitsubishi bus hit the Toyota Bus, which in turn hit the motorcycle in the process. “I learned the Mitsubishi Canter lost control due to brake failure and then hit the Toyota bus, which in turn hit the motorcycle in the process. “The accident involved Mitsubishi Canter marked XG 166 MKA, Toyota bus with registration number, FST 908 DH and a Bajaj motorcycle with registration number, FFF 319 WU. “A total of...

E kiti State Government has commenced implementation of new measures aimed at curbing sexual violence, especially child defilement and rape in the state. Governor Kayode Fayemi said the state would regularly name and shame every person, who has been convicted for sexual crimes. Fayemi, in a tweet on his Twitter handle began the naming with one Rev. Asateru Gabriel, who is serving a five-year year jail term for sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl. Today, we commence the naming and shaming of convicted sexual offenders in Ekiti State. #SayNotoRape . JKF pic.twitter.com/F5lYIDgSrf — Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) August 16, 2019 The state attorney general and commissioner for justice Wale Fapounda in March announced the measures at a press conference. He said the government will announce persons standing trial for the offence of child defilement who had issued a ‘case to answer’ legal advice by the director of public prosecution will undergo compulsory psychiatry test. Other measures announc...

M ercy Aigbe has appealed to actor Adeniyi Johnson, to allow the past be in the past as his ex-wife and colleague, actor, got engaged and welcomed a baby boy with fellow actor, Kolawole Ajeyemi. Mercy and Toyin had a spat on IG in June 2018. Trouble started when Mercy went to congratulate Toyin's ex-husband, Adeniyi Johnson's fiancee, Seyi, on their upcoming wedding. This did not go down well with Toyin who called Mercy an ''Alabosi oshi'' and also insinuated that Mercy played a part in the crash of her marriage to Adeniyi. Toyin later apologised for her outburst. Mercy in a post shared on her IG page this morning, expressed how proud she is of Adeniyi who congratulated Toyin on her wedding and the birth of her son. Mercy in her post wrote Dear @adeniyijohnson I am proud of you!.....May the lord continue to lead us all in the right paths and bless all our endeavors in Jesus Name! And I say let the past be past, Let love lead 

L eader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El-ZakZaky and his wife, Zeenat, Friday were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on arrival to Nigeria. El-Zakzaky and wife arrived in Nigeria through an Ethiopian Airlines by exactly 12noon at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Ibrahim Musa, IMN spokesperson confirmed that the Shiites was taken away by the DSS operatives. El-Zakzaky had rejected medical treatment in India, claiming the Nigerian government frustrated efforts to get his preferred doctors to attend to him and Zeenat. “All what we have seen here, have shown us that there is no trust, they just brought us here for another detention,” El-Zakzaky said while in India. Nigerian Government, however, denied El-Zakzaky’s claims. The permanent secretary at Nigeria’s information and culture ministry Grace Gekpe, in a statement on Wednesday, described the allegations as “foul cry”. She accused the Shiites leader of seeking medical trea...

J ustice Abiodun Adesodun of the Ekiti State High Court, has convicted a former cashier officer with Fidelity Bank, Ado branch, Ado Ekiti, Michael Adedayo Ihinolurinjon, and sentenced him to ten years in prison for stealing money from the bank’s vault and diverting customers’ deposits to personal use. Ihinolurinjon was on Thursday, August 15, 2019, found guilty of a two-count charge of stealing in a criminal case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office. The offence, according to the charge sheet, was contrary to Section 390 (g) of the Criminal Code Laws Cap 16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. The bank had written a petition to the EFCC alleging that while still a staffer, Ihinolurinjon stole the sum of N8,891,000 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand Naira) from its vault, and also failed to remit a total of N7,251,600 (Seven Million, Two Hundred and Fifty-One, Six Hundred Naira) he collected from customers to the bank’s a...

P olice on Wednesday, August 14, recovered the body of an eight-year-old boy who was kidnapped and killed on July 31 in Kiruhura District, Uganda. The police said Ronald Kangume was kidnapped on his way to Christ the King Primary School in Ruhondwa Village, Kyakabunga Parish in Nyakashashara Sub-county by the family shamba boy. The suspects, both shamba boys, allegedly connived with a bank staff, to kidnap the boy and demand a ransom of $100,000 (about Shs3.6 billion) from his relatives. “The suspect offered to carry the young boy on a bicycle as he was going to school. He instead rode with him deep into the bush in the family farm and hid him. They then began calling the boy’s relatives for a ransom,” Rwizi Region police spokesperson Samson Kasasira said on Tuesday. Mr Kasasira said they demanded ransom from Mr George Kamugisha, Kangume’s grandfather, but they killed the boy two hours after they had abducted him. They strangled him using a piece of cloth and buried the body in a hole ...

T he Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, on Wednesday accused the South-West of attempting to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari through the RevolutionNow protest called by former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore. CNG claimed that the RevolutionNow was a SouthWest conspiracy, hence Northerners refused to take part in the protest. Recall that the Department of State Services, DSS, had arrested Sowore over the weekend for calling for the protest. Despite his arrest, the protest was held in some states across the country. However, spokesperson of CNG, Malam Abdul-Azeez Sulaiman in a statement explained that the group’s decision not to be part of the RevolutionNow marches across the nation was because “the North will not be part of any international conspiracy supported by South Westerners to destabilize the country.” The statement reads: “It is quite unfortunate that the South-West which has been the single major beneficiary of the Buhari administrat...

N igerians have attacked Busola Dakolo, wife of popular singer, Timi Dakolo, for claiming she was forced to sign a letter countering her allegation that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) raped her. Busola, a mother of three, told the Guardian of UK that a silver Toyota tailed her as she was driving home and a white minibus with tinted windows was parked outside her house. By the time she got to her gate, the minibus with no police markings had blocked her path. According to her, a man appeared and told her to get out of her car, get into the bus and speak to his boss. READ MORE:    I Didn’t Sign Counter Petition Police Forced Me To Sign – Busola Dakolo Clears The Air She said when she refused, three men got out of the minibus and walked towards her. “One was holding a gun, and I noticed a second one holding a letter. They told me they were from IG’s (the inspector general of police) office in Abuja and that I needed to sign this letter and ack...

A human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, on Wednesday, criticised the Kaduna State government over the stringent conditions it issued with regards to the permission granted by the court to Sheikh Ibrahim El-zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, to embark on medical trip abroad.  The Kaduna State government had expressed concern that El-zakzakay and his wife may seek asylum in India. Upon this, the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led administration prayed the court to make El-Zakzaky, his wife and each of the other defendants produce two prominent sureties, including a first-class chief or emir to qualify for the foreign medical trip. The government, which expressed its displeasure at the terms of the medical leave, added, that “While the Kaduna State government respects the court’s ruling on medical leave, it disagrees with the premises on which it is based. “Therefore, an appeal will be lodged on the matter, but a stay of execution will not be sought as the state government believes that ...

Photographer, Busola Dakolo has opened up on her interview with the UK Guardian, saying she never signed a counter petition as being reported. The UK Guardian had quoted Dakolo as saying that she signed police’s invitation letter to Abuja at gunpoint. She had accused the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo of raping her 20 years ago when she was still 16 years old. Dakolo, on her Instagram page on Wednesday, thanked all for the goodwill and best wishes. According to her, she did not sign a counter petition or acquiesce to any counter petition. READ MORE: Busola Dakolo Under Fire After Claim That Police Forced Her To Withdraw Rape Case She wrote: ” The interview with the UK Guardian was held two weeks ago when the police came to my house. It is not a new interview. “I did not sign a counter petition or acquiesce to any counter petition. I am very grateful for all those who have reached out, including from institutions that are to help us get just...

Real Madrid have agreed personal terms with Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, according to Don Balon. Pogba has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford for most of this summer and has until 5pm on Thursday (today) to leave. The Red Devils superstar has agreed a five-year deal with Los Blancos, that will see him take home around €17million-a-year, a total which equates to around £300,000-a-week. United want €170m for Pogba, while Real are not willing going to go past €150m. The Frenchman was arguably the club’s most important player last term, and should they sell him to Real in the coming days, Solskjaer’s side will have very little time to bring in a replacement ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline.

Nigerian rapper, Chukie Edozien better known by his stage name, Lynxxx has celebrated the fourth anniversary of being a ‘born again Christian’. About four years ago, Lynxxx began writing scriptural quotes and inspirational messages on social media and this made fans think he was seeking attention and will burn out soon. Rather, Lynxxx remained consistent with his new found faith and spiritual life and yesterday, he celebrated his fourth year anniversary of being a born again christian. According to Lynxxx he gave his life to Christ on August 7, 2015 when he had an encounter with God that changed his thinking, outlook, stance on a lot of things and ultimately his way of life. He shared a photo of his tattoo on Instagram showing the date he became born again and wrote, ‘7.8.15 My 2nd Birthday. Can’t Believe its been 4years already’. View this post on Instagram 7.8.15 My 2nd Birthday 😇🙏🏾🕊 Cant Believe its been 4years already.. #ItsAmazingWalkingThisPath #ExperiencingTheUnimaginable...

The Nigerian Army Wednesday night confirmed that its troops attached to 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba State, shot dead three policemen and one civilian after they were mistaken for kidnappers. Army spokesman Sagir Musa said the soldiers were responding to a distress call from members of the community to rescue a kidnapped victim. The army chief said the team of police in a white bus “refused to stop when they were halted by troops at three consecutive check points”, hence, prompting the army to suspect them as the kidnappers. “The flagrant refusal of the suspected kidnappers to stop at the three checkpoints prompted a hot pursuit of the fleeing suspects by the troops,” Musa said. “It was in this process that the suspected kidnappers who were obviously armed opened fire at the troops sporadicaly thus prompting them to return fire,” Musa alleged. “It was only after this avoidable outcome that one of the wounded suspects disclosed the fact that they were indeed policemen dispatched from Nig...

T he Kaduna state government has given conditions that must be fulfilled before it will allow the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat to travel to India for medical treatment as granted by the Court. In a statement issued in Kaduna Wednesday evening, the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the state government will appeal the ruling of the Kaduna high court ruling allowing El Zakzaky to travel to India for treatment. It however, said the state will not seek a stay of execution because it believes that people should have access to treatment anywhere at their own cost. Kaduna state government is prosecuting El Zakzaky and his wife on an eight-count charge, including culpable homicide punishable with death. READ MORE:   Falana reacts to KSDG’s fresh conditions on El-Zakzaky’s treatment They were granted leave by the state high court to travel to India for treatment but in a statement issu...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured members of the National Working Committee (NWC), of the All Progressives Congress (APC), that he would be more conscious of the interests of the party when taking key decisions. The president gave the assurance when he received members of the NWC of the APC at the State House, Abuja. While pledging to uphold party supremacy, Buhari commended the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and other members for their sacrifices and overall success in the last general elections. He said: “It is obvious that the success of the party was more paramount in your hearts. You could have deployed the time and energy you deployed for the party for your own personal use. ‘‘I respect the sacrifices you are making; you can only derive satisfaction if you are working for your country and all our people because, materially, nobody can pay you for the sacrifices.’’ President Buhari appealed to NWC members to abide by the constitution of the party, adding: “It i...