Africans First Ladies Summit: No Plan To Block Buhari's Wife - Patience

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm1wKxOcc4ArtRW_5OrfLJc_H3R-Wb6eWg6mfYM7hGFHLJRkcnru7oJBDZVCP_S3dqmnAXkXQSpArHhZO4QRgJ5LBKn7vNpcq6HddhzpBZ4_hpZdhhdwbvFS2GCETA0JxFutTD9UUCLvD/s1600/Patience+GEJ1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm1wKxOcc4ArtRW_5OrfLJc_H3R-Wb6eWg6mfYM7hGFHLJRkcnru7oJBDZVCP_S3dqmnAXkXQSpArHhZO4QRgJ5LBKn7vNpcq6HddhzpBZ4_hpZdhhdwbvFS2GCETA0JxFutTD9UUCLvD/s1600/Patience+GEJ1.jpg" /></a></div> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Tuesday denied media reports that her plan to host the 8th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission on Friday is designed to deny the wife of the President-elect, Hajia Aisha Buhari, the opportunity of becoming the President of the mission.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mrs. Jonathan, who is the current President, had summoned a meeting of the mission during which new executive members are expected to emerge.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Media reports had it that the election would have been held in July but the President’s wife brought it back to May to allow her successor to emerge before her husband will cease to be President from May 29.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But a statement by Mr. Ayo Adewuyi, on Tuesday said there was no truth in the reports.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Adewuyi explained that Mrs. Jonathan was elected President in July 2012 and was meant to serve for two years, according to the group’s internal regulation.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He further said that while her tenure ought to have ended in 2014, when a fresh election should have held, the President’s wife drew the attention of her colleagues to the then forthcoming election in Nigeria, which preparation would not enable her host the summit.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to him, Mrs. Jonathan therefore proposed that the summit should hold after the general elections, and it was accordingly agreed that it should be held in July 2015.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Adewuyi however added that there was an understanding among members that if President Goodluck Jonathan did not succeed in his re-election bid, the President’s wife would convene the summit in May to enable the election of a new President and ensure a smooth handover since her tenure has ended.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The statement read in part, “Arising from the above, it is therefore clear that this is not a personal matter nor specifically a Nigeria sole affair but a continental platform governed by its own rules and protocols just as similar international organisations.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “It would therefore be out of place for anyone to insinuate that it is intended to shut out the incoming First Lady. This cannot be farther from the truth.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “We state therefore without any iota of equivocation that it is mischievous for anyone to scheme to cause disaffection between the outgoing and incoming First Ladies, Dame Patience Jonathan, and Hajia Aisha Buhari.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Let us therefore come together in our tradition of hospitality to heartily welcome our guests, the African First Ladies, as they arrive Abuja for the 8th Summit of the Mission.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Let us always remember that the personal ambition of anybody is not worth destroying the image of the nation.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Credit: <a href="http://www.punchng.com/news/summit-patience-jonathan-denies-blocking-buharis-wife/">The Punch</a></b></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Africans First Ladies Summit: No Plan To Block Buhari's Wife - Patience

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Tuesday denied media reports that her plan to host the 8th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission on Friday is designed to deny the wife of…

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Employment Fraud Alert! Job Seekers Beware Of Fraudsters!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgsoquteQRKwvD1e9H86II45SKIgq9JMEL9WjnsmVP1ETvF9V3LO8MM-YoNGlx28bGX0U2rUQfPcgzfnfzhNb_l2g3kok6bQTFdSxvxJ93hZqb7EV8nm71PFi9iRP2GCRZEZvKT66T55Z/s1600/The+Form2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgsoquteQRKwvD1e9H86II45SKIgq9JMEL9WjnsmVP1ETvF9V3LO8MM-YoNGlx28bGX0U2rUQfPcgzfnfzhNb_l2g3kok6bQTFdSxvxJ93hZqb7EV8nm71PFi9iRP2GCRZEZvKT66T55Z/s1600/The+Form2.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>A network of fraudsters is currently offering fake job placements into the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to desperate and unsuspecting job seekers.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The PUNCH</b> correspondent gathered that the applicants were initially required to fill an online application form after which they got confirmation that the corporation had shortlisted them among "successful" applicants.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The letter of confirmation read in part: "Dear applicant, we wish to inform you that your resume application has been observed, processed and approved. You have been stated for listing and recruitment.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Contact our Human Resources Manager on +2348138375214 for directives, information, interview details and the purchase of recruitment application form and deadline for submission.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Any form of indiscipline is not allowed in this recruitment process. Also, management will not be held responsible for disapproval of application due to inability to relocate or change residence to Abuja. An agreement will be signed in your recruitment form when purchased for licensed authority."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It was further learnt that the unwary applicants were later told to pay a sum of ₦7,500 into an account with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) for an application form which upon completion should be returned via a specified email address within 24 hours before an interview date.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Details to be filled in the form by the applicant include name, address, sex, state of origin, phone number, date of birth, email and qualification. Each of the forms was purportedly signed by the corporation’s chief engineer (evaluation unit) and the director-general.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The account number is 2078728969, while the account name is Odiase James presented as the NNPC recruitment accountant.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RjJfnZfCWv8ZuiWhPrP4FSlDRS6U8lzUC9QEdpMOaOV2dQ7ODJGaEtXVLSZbwXYKWZKbez1gs81eM76Xc-ulzKE0xm1hiFdDhKxzd0OqICVnbxMOWO_TWZY-RAbIz8y9dhrdTb_0XSzw/s1600/The-form--360x545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RjJfnZfCWv8ZuiWhPrP4FSlDRS6U8lzUC9QEdpMOaOV2dQ7ODJGaEtXVLSZbwXYKWZKbez1gs81eM76Xc-ulzKE0xm1hiFdDhKxzd0OqICVnbxMOWO_TWZY-RAbIz8y9dhrdTb_0XSzw/s640/The-form--360x545.jpg" width="422" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> One of the applicants, who did not want his name in print, said some of the job seekers had paid into the account before realising that they were scammed.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said, “The form and process format look too good for any applicant to resist. I actually filled the application form online and later received an email that I had been shortlisted.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “It was during the process of payment that I discovered that it was a ruse. I refused to pay despite several calls from one of the fraudsters that my position would be given to another applicant.’’</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> When contacted, the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, said the corporation was not recruiting at the moment.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said, “They are fraudsters. We will expose them once we have their details. We will soon put out a disclaimer.”</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Employment Fraud Alert! Job Seekers Beware Of Fraudsters!!

A network of fraudsters is currently offering fake job placements into the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to desperate and unsuspecting job seekers. The PUNCH correspondent gathered t…

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He Didn't Rape Me, It Was Mutual Consent, 14-Years Old Girl Tells Court

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOZ9PG7j22fv7tum9UFOaCcCZ7qdELb7o0SgTuaMheH3gVMrODYOEDHwmzaKA7JBrcPnkDFgVjFC5ZGLz1ASB4nZgeCQl66iWa52vW6MhgFFOJnZJVmBFVP_eqX5dneYQOMCYFUha4dhX/s1600/Gavel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOZ9PG7j22fv7tum9UFOaCcCZ7qdELb7o0SgTuaMheH3gVMrODYOEDHwmzaKA7JBrcPnkDFgVjFC5ZGLz1ASB4nZgeCQl66iWa52vW6MhgFFOJnZJVmBFVP_eqX5dneYQOMCYFUha4dhX/s1600/Gavel.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>A 14-year-old girl, Jibola (pseudonym), has said she willingly had sex in a hotel on Omotolu Street, Amukoko, Lagos State, with one Abib Muftau, who had been dating her since 2014.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The girl made the confession after the police arrested 19-year-old Muftau, for unlawfully having a carnal knowledge of her.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The suspect was also accused of conniving with one other person at large, around 7pm on May 2, to detain the girl at his residence on Adejinyan Street, where he reportedly had another round of sex with her.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>PUNCH Metro</i> gathered that the minor returned home late on the fateful day and was quizzed by her mother. It was learnt that she eventually divulged her whereabouts to the mother, who reported the incident at the Amukoko Police Station, leading to Muftau's arrest.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The police said Muftau made love with Jibola sometime in October and December, 2014, without her parents' consent. It was also said he lured her into the relationship with a marriage promise.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In her statement, Jibola said she and the suspect had been dating each other for eight months. She also stated that Muftau did not have sex with her under duress.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> She said: "I know Abib (Muftau). He lives on Adejinyan Street, Amukoko. He started dating me last year September and since our relationship started, he had made love with me twice. The first time was in a hotel on Omotolu Street, Amukoko. It was one hour he booked for and he paid ₦500. He only did it once.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "In October, 2014, he had sex with me again in his room when his mother, brothers and sisters were not around. On May 2, I was in the house when he came around evening and asked me to follow him to his house."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Muftau was arraigned in an Apapa Magistrate's Court on three counts bordering on unlawful sexual intercourse and abduction, which according to the police, are punishable under sections 409, 267 and 258 (2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The charges read in part: "That you, Abib Muftau, and one other at large on May 2, 2015, at about 7pm on Adejinyan Street, Amukoko, in the Apapa Magisterial District, did conspire to commit felony to wit; abduction.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "That you, and one other person at large, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned magisterial district, did abduct a 14-year-old girl from lawful protection of her parents without their consent and detained her with intent to have sexual intercourse with her.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "That you, sometime in October and December, 2014 at a hotel and at your residence on Adenjiyan Street did have sexual intercourse with Jibola with fraudulent representation that you want to marry her."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He was admitted to bail by the presiding magistrate, Mr. P.A. Adekomaya, in the sum of ₦10,000 with one surety in like sum. The case was adjourned till May 28, 2015.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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He Didn't Rape Me, It Was Mutual Consent, 14-Years Old Girl Tells Court

A 14-year-old girl, Jibola (pseudonym), has said she willingly had sex in a hotel on Omotolu Street, Amukoko, Lagos State, with one Abib Muftau, who had been dating her since 2014. The girl made the …

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Pastor In Police Net Over Mysterious Death Inside Church

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jhP85DJpAeVs9cCb3yUJWm7icOV-3sXmw3qJlq7kKiYkR_AwYDD5FZqApXVyfm2eq1l9wQNxXHKXYxC6jIREqWnrn7lKakPh-hthyE4_TeztNJ4uvm09WR86i_nYAE3tHLF6FjOKbk7D/s1600/Nigeria-police.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jhP85DJpAeVs9cCb3yUJWm7icOV-3sXmw3qJlq7kKiYkR_AwYDD5FZqApXVyfm2eq1l9wQNxXHKXYxC6jIREqWnrn7lKakPh-hthyE4_TeztNJ4uvm09WR86i_nYAE3tHLF6FjOKbk7D/s1600/Nigeria-police.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The police in Lagos have arrested the pastor of a Pentecostal church, Popoola Oluwasomidotun, for the death of one Waheed Majekodumi in the Ipaja area of Lagos State.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><a href="http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/police-arrest-pastor-for-mysterious-death-in-church/">PUNCH Metro</a></i> learnt that the 32-year-old victim was found dead in the church auditorium on Thursday, last week, at the Peace Estate, Baruwa, Ipaja.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It was learnt that the father of four had entered the church on the fateful day, crying for help.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He was said to have suddenly collapsed on the floor and died.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Policemen from the Ipaja division were said to have been invited. They arrested the pastor and another member of the church, Folashade Ebun.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ebun said she was on the church premises when the deceased entered the church.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The mother of three said the deceased, who lived in the Abule area of Ipaja and worked in a block moulding factory, had run into the church for help.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> She said, “That Thursday morning, I was sweeping the church auditorium in readiness for a programme. While sweeping, a man ran into the church, crying for help.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "He was shouting 'pastor help me o, I will die o'. I thought someone was chasing him, but I later discovered he was alone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "He fell to the ground and I quickly called the pastor, who came in almost immediately.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "Sincerely, we have nothing to do with his death. I have confidence in the God that we serve. He will vindicate us."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Twenty-seven-year old Oluwasomidotun told our correspondent he was preparing for a church meeting when Ebun, who lives in the church, called him.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said, "I am the presiding pastor of the church and I also live on the church premises. On that day, I was preparing for a programme when I heard Folashade (Ebun) shouting, ‘pastor, come and help’.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “I ran into the church auditorium. I saw her standing next to a man on the ground.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “She told me that the man ran into the church calling for help, and that he suddenly slumped and died.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The pastor said the owner of the church later advised him to report the incident to the police.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The policemen, who however suspected a foul play, arrested both the pastor and Ebun.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The case was said to have been transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>PUNCH Metro</i> learnt that the victim had been divorced for about seven years, and had lived alone before the incident.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> His uncle, Chief Idowu Animashaun, said he learnt about the incident two days after it happened.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said, “Waheed lived a reckless life; that was why I stopped him from coming to my house.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> His ex-wife, who gave her name simply as Moshundat, said their marriage crashed due to his lifestyle.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “I was married to Waheed for eight years and I had four children for him.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “But in the later part of our marriage, he took to drinking and leaving home for as long as two months without asking how the children and I were surviving.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “I don’t know who to suspect for his death,” she said.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Kenneth Nwosu, when contacted said he would get back to our correspondent.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But he had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Pastor In Police Net Over Mysterious Death Inside Church

The police in Lagos have arrested the pastor of a Pentecostal church, Popoola Oluwasomidotun, for the death of one Waheed Majekodumi in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the 32-y…

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Court Remands Alfa Who Killed, Shared Friend's Corpse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYR7vlTJwTWnjGnd6dx-YBzu-94ZsxoLLneTAs08JcArHEv0bvxqtlv1B1D55NNDrdzVRA1MXu7zCewrW-FIuLJ8VoK6zyT1kackRJuYhv1-D1e92CMZbRE_XLQgP40al48IRG4agkxawm/s1600/Behind+Bars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYR7vlTJwTWnjGnd6dx-YBzu-94ZsxoLLneTAs08JcArHEv0bvxqtlv1B1D55NNDrdzVRA1MXu7zCewrW-FIuLJ8VoK6zyT1kackRJuYhv1-D1e92CMZbRE_XLQgP40al48IRG4agkxawm/s1600/Behind+Bars.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>A Lagos State Magistrate's Court sitting in Ebute-Meta has remanded an Islamic cleric, Fatai Afobaje, aka <i>Alfa</i>, in prison for allegedly killing his friend, Rafiu Sulaimon, and sharing his body parts.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The magistrate, A. O. Komolafe, said Afobaje should be remanded pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> We <a href="http://nigerianewsroom.blogspot.com/2015/02/alfa-kills-friend-shares-body-parts.html">reported earlier that the suspect met the victim in a commercial bus a few years back</a> after the latter did him a favour of paying his transport fare.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Afobaje was alleged to have cast a spell on the Kwara State indigene, making Sulaimon to always turn over his monthly salary to him.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Our correspondent reported that on the fateful Friday in February, the suspect called the victim in the night, saying he wanted to see him for an urgent meeting.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, he was alleged to have connived with some of the security guards on his street, who stopped the 44-year-old on his way to Afobaje’s house and hit him with a charm. He was later killed by the men.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It was reported that Afobaje later emerged from his house and led the sharing of his friend's body parts.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He was arrested a few days later when the police ransacked his residence and found some burnt fingers of the victim in a clay pot.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> His body was later found in a swamp, with the head and other parts of the body gone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The matter was later transferred from the Morogbo Police Division to the Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It was learnt that a security guard, identified as Tanko, who was implicated by the suspect, was later absolved and released.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Detectives at the DCI, in the course of investigations, were said to have recovered the head of the victim in the place where it was buried.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The police, in a remand application brought before the magistrate court on Tuesday, said Afobaje confessed to the crime.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He was also said to have been arrested with exhibits and identified by witnesses.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The police added that there was a need for further investigation as other accomplices were still at large.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Afobaje was arraigned on two counts of murder.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The charges read, “That you, Fatai Afobaje and others now at large on February 13, 2015, at about 1am at C32, Oko Agbonla, Irete Village, Magbon, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: murder.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “That you, and others now at large, did unlawfully kill one Rafiu Sulaimon, aged 44 years, by cutting off his head and hands with a knife.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The offence was said to be punishable under sections 231 and 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> His plea was not taken for the charges, just as no member of his family was in court.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The police prosecutor, ASP Elizabeth Ekuma, applied for the remand of the defendant in prison, pending legal advice.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> She said, “The matter before the court involves murder and we have an application for the remand of the defendant in prison.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The defence counsel, F. S. Oladele, however, asked the court to look into the case.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He cited Section 264 of the Administration of Criminal Justice, Law of Lagos State, which he said empowered the court to go into the circumstances that surrounded the arraignment.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> But the magistrate shunned the defence counsel’s application.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said, “Section 264 is not verbose; it is very clear. The defendant is ordered to be remanded in prison.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The matter was adjourned till June 22, 2015.</div> <br /> <br /> <b>Credit: <a href="http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/court-remands-alfa-for-killing-sharing-friends-corpse/">The Punch</a></b><br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Court Remands Alfa Who Killed, Shared Friend's Corpse

A Lagos State Magistrate's Court sitting in Ebute-Meta has remanded an Islamic cleric, Fatai Afobaje, aka Alfa, in prison for allegedly killing his friend, Rafiu Sulaimon, and sharing his body parts.…

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We Will Recover All Funds Looted By PDP, Says El-Rufai

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcxbHZRlaJSKAkvwA4pNKPmVAt2TEQnfjU75c_Gllurhwfw16VtEzBlUEMCutWyiQALwdTRn3sezejIOg3AU2wC5a1jyc7v20ifulejUjbxa_D7zVZ6tSI9F1u_ACaP2wSAb9Go5_Tbwb/s1600/El-Rufai1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcxbHZRlaJSKAkvwA4pNKPmVAt2TEQnfjU75c_Gllurhwfw16VtEzBlUEMCutWyiQALwdTRn3sezejIOg3AU2wC5a1jyc7v20ifulejUjbxa_D7zVZ6tSI9F1u_ACaP2wSAb9Go5_Tbwb/s1600/El-Rufai1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The Governor-elect of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will retrieve all the public funds stolen by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> El-Rufai stated this when exeutive members of the National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said politicians both at state and national levels who had stolen money should be ready to refund it back to the incoming APC administration.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said the recovery of the money has become necessary because the incoming government will inherit a bad debt situation, adding that the APC government will ask politicians who stole government money to return such funds.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Governor-elect said: "We will politely ask those who stole government money to return the funds.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "This is because those in government now are there to work for themselves, but the APC government is made up of people who are ready to work for the masses and betterment of the country.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "We will work with the textile union to ensure that lives of average Nigerians get better."</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

We Will Recover All Funds Looted By PDP, Says El-Rufai

The Governor-elect of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will retrieve all the public funds stolen by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). El-Rufai …

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Two Siblings Arraigned For Beating Up Their Father

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YIadK3jA_sG4MgO6_uEKgjvvB9q-wtoGyyo7le8RQE2sFzxgOl2PGZe8MsJs2JGXZBmFAqP7IKj9X_r0dvUY9YnLV-qzu6yoRUj8utdO4FR5bBBVTCExTef9QozmC42BlRv5wkzq76FJ/s1600/Court+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YIadK3jA_sG4MgO6_uEKgjvvB9q-wtoGyyo7le8RQE2sFzxgOl2PGZe8MsJs2JGXZBmFAqP7IKj9X_r0dvUY9YnLV-qzu6yoRUj8utdO4FR5bBBVTCExTef9QozmC42BlRv5wkzq76FJ/s1600/Court+1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Two siblings on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting their father, one Mr Ihiomah Ogidinta, by beating him and tying a skipping rope around his neck.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The accused, Flora Ogidinta (36) and Chiedoziem Ogidinta (29), residents of Flat 18, Block 3, E-Close in 401 Rd, Festac Town, Lagos State, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, attempt to murder and threatening violence.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Prosecutor, ASP Soji Ojaokomo, told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 1 at their residence.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ojaokomo said that the accused attempted to unlawfully kill their father by jointly beating him and tying a rope around his neck.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The prosecutor said that the accused confessed that they allegedly meted out the punishment on their father because he was having an affair with their late mother's friend.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The complainant said his children threatened to do worse things to him the next time he brings the woman home," Ojaokomo said.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ojaokomo said that the offences contravened Sections 56, 228 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>NAN</b> reports that Section 228 stipulates life imprisonment for attempted murder while Section 409 prescribes a two-year jail term for conspiracy.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Senior Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, granted them bail in the sum of ₦50,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till May 21 for mention.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Two Siblings Arraigned For Beating Up Their Father

Two siblings on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting their father, one Mr Ihiomah Ogidinta, by beating him and tying a skipping rope around his neck. T…

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Davido Announces Collabo With Trey Songz, Flavour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxF_cGtwhLqTZYuaWIhlMinMx730bKZS0cxgFr-CgNVfLR6N9Gk81PcRCxzWP-RQGdBtGIk7pfOZMivPdFu6dcXybX1WPpzg0FOleh0mR01hs-9YT4WJvc8L3tenv_Wmg44V7Rf0AJiew/s1600/Davido_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxF_cGtwhLqTZYuaWIhlMinMx730bKZS0cxgFr-CgNVfLR6N9Gk81PcRCxzWP-RQGdBtGIk7pfOZMivPdFu6dcXybX1WPpzg0FOleh0mR01hs-9YT4WJvc8L3tenv_Wmg44V7Rf0AJiew/s1600/Davido_1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>HKN Boss Davido, has already announced the title of his album BADDEST, scheduled for release on June 8. </b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><br /></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He also announced that he has a song with R&B star, Trey Songz and Naija high life singer, Flavour.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Davido announced the collabo with Trey Songz and Flavor himself via his twitter account @iam_Davido, where he said:</div> <blockquote class="tr_bq">  ME AND @TreySongz RECORD LADIES GON LOVE THIS ONE!!!!</blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> ME AND @2niteFlavour SONG ON THE ALBUM GONNA SCATTER THE EAST AND<br />AFRICA!!!</blockquote> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Davido Announces Collabo With Trey Songz, Flavour

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CBN Fines 5 Banks ₦312 Million For Rules Contraventions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWq1P-Yb1ZdtQlvH-fFo4oUGZXJ8CSlo9htqQY-KfO7lHp9qAFmdvpvPL-yQZzdy13ooYhtFQsaEKab6yh1B7sfZ32k67E0jyDD11EIpz_VU9oaXRRRgUsGdUN7jiSxpCUbKWmtRfph08/s1600/CBN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWq1P-Yb1ZdtQlvH-fFo4oUGZXJ8CSlo9htqQY-KfO7lHp9qAFmdvpvPL-yQZzdy13ooYhtFQsaEKab6yh1B7sfZ32k67E0jyDD11EIpz_VU9oaXRRRgUsGdUN7jiSxpCUbKWmtRfph08/s1600/CBN.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><br /></b> <b>The shareholders funds of five commercial banks dipped by ₦312 million in 2014, following fines they paid to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for contravening the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA).</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Investigations by <b>NAN</b> showed that they are GT Bank, Zenith Bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Access Bank and Sterling Bank.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A breakdown of the figure as contained in the banks' annual reports showed that Access Bank paid the highest fine of ₦184 million for various contraventions in the period under review.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The bank was fined ₦184 million for not obtaining approval from CBN for the additions to investment in properties of ₦5.15 billion, non-compliance to implementation of the recommendations of a financial services provider, PriceWaterhouseCoopers.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It was also fined for contravening the CBN's foreign exchange manual and weaknesses noted in internal control and know your customer procedures.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A further breakdown of the fine indicated that Access Bank contravened the minimum documentation in the credit file and reporting of public sector deposit in line with CBN guidelines.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Sterling Bank followed by paying ₦50 million for under reporting of public sector deposits as at Aug. 29, 2014.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Zenith Bank came third in the list of corporate offenders with a fine of ₦48 million for non-disclosure of date of last lodgment on credit print out, appointment of a Deputy General Manager and incomplete reporting of all transactions of politically exposed persons.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The bank was also fined for incomplete reporting of international funds transfer, incomplete reporting of some currency transactions and misclassification of some public sector deposit among others.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> GT Bank during the review period paid ₦24 million as fine for the appointment of top management staff without CBN's approval and infraction arising from anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism spot checks among others.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Similarly, FCMB Group was penalised ₦6 million for not implementing prior year's external auditors recommendations, incorrect returns to CBN and failure to comply with ATM operation standards.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Speaking on contravention, Mr Sunny Nwosu, National Coordinator, Independent Shareholders Association, expressed concern about the various amount paid by banks for contraventions in 2014.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Nwosu said the amount would have translated to higher dividend for shareholders, noting that banks should be very careful and avoid wastage of shareholders' funds.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "If we have a very punitive regulator, we should learn how to manage them," he told <b>NAN</b> on Tuesday in Lagos.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Nwosu said that the board and management of the banks should bear the cost because of their negligence and not the shareholders.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Boniface Okezie, President of Progressive Shareholders Association of Nigeria (PSAN), said that the apex bank was killing the banks with fines and various regulatory headwinds.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Okezie said that some of the contraventions would have been resolved administratively as against the depletion of shareholders and banks operational funds.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He urged the CBN to temper justice with mercy and allow banks to survive and give investors' value for their investments.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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CBN Fines 5 Banks ₦312 Million For Rules Contraventions

The shareholders funds of five commercial banks dipped by ₦312 million in 2014, following fines they paid to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for contravening the Banks and Other Financial Instituti…

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Girl In Court For Stealing Boyfriend's Phones

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrmObd9YCO0MrDkTFfLQpxbRJU8EaXXetIzoiMjWVmsHyUhamAVFuEFEVb45HrRLUQrzeBJkR4EkDUhoduQcUh2nBf5viwVvur3PbdLljl1AzCHHiXwiTVHghYKY3xURpR6qdl8yRdfUf/s1600/Gavel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrmObd9YCO0MrDkTFfLQpxbRJU8EaXXetIzoiMjWVmsHyUhamAVFuEFEVb45HrRLUQrzeBJkR4EkDUhoduQcUh2nBf5viwVvur3PbdLljl1AzCHHiXwiTVHghYKY3xURpR6qdl8yRdfUf/s1600/Gavel.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The Police on Monday arraigned a student, Juliet Mathew (22), in an Oshodi Magistrates Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing three phones, belonging to her boyfriend, valued at ₦90,000.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mathew, who resides at No. 22, Pipeline St., Iyana-Odo in Igando, near Lagos, is being tried for stealing.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, told the court that Mathew committed the offences on April 1 at No. 2, Ilare Close, Mafoluku, Oshodi, <b>NAN</b> reports.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Olatunde said that the phones belonged to one Moses Ogundeyi.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The accused stole one Blackberry Q5 valued at ₦25,000, a Samsung X3 worth ₦45,000, a Nokia valued at ₦5,000 and one Spectranet browsing valued at ₦15,000."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Olatunde said the accused, who came to pass the night in Ogundeyi's house, went away with the items.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The accused came to sleep over in the complainant's house and the following morning when the complainant went to take his bath, the accused picked his phones and ran away.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "She was later arrested after a month of her disappearing with the phones."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said the accused confessed that she stole the items because she needed money urgently and that her boyfriend refused to give her.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The accused admitted stealing those items, she claimed she sold all the items at the Computer Village to one Chimezie for ₦25,000", the prosecutor added.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The offence, Olatunde said, contravened Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Section 285 prescribes a three-year jail term as penalty for offenders.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence and was granted bail in the sum of ₦50,000 with one surety in like sum.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Magistrate, Mr Akeem Fashola, adjourned the case till June 9 for mention.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Girl In Court For Stealing Boyfriend's Phones

The Police on Monday arraigned a student, Juliet Mathew (22), in an Oshodi Magistrates Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing three phones, belonging to her boyfriend, valued at ₦90,000. Mathew, who …

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Shelle's Removal Null And Void, Lagos PDP Declares

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqU8SxQxEEeGzioZHPRagFoAJGvMk0TOTmpSstTbUiv__0k3VEQ_Zbjzl0UAPg6ChkHeDsvJqpvbXj839XC_j2Ms3rFFrqmVauMTEnExaky0QmP_jPey4jUdUpmk3iuUFmrpO3Ptb-6j3/s1600/Shelle-300x199.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqU8SxQxEEeGzioZHPRagFoAJGvMk0TOTmpSstTbUiv__0k3VEQ_Zbjzl0UAPg6ChkHeDsvJqpvbXj839XC_j2Ms3rFFrqmVauMTEnExaky0QmP_jPey4jUdUpmk3iuUFmrpO3Ptb-6j3/s1600/Shelle-300x199.png" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday described as null and void, the purported removal of its State Chairman, Chief Tunji Shelle.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A group in the Party, under the aegis of Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, on Monday, announced the removal of Shelle as the Party’s State Chairman.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It also announced the appointment of Mr Owolabi Olorunoje as Acting Chairman, saying their decision was reached after a disciplinary committee was set up to investigate some allegations levelled against Shelle.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> However, in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the PDP called on party members to discountenance the said sack.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It also admonished those behind the "preposterous action" to retrace their steps and allow peace to reign in the party.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The State Chairman leading the present State Executive has delivered the best unprecedented electoral result to the party members.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "It is therefore very irrational for anyone or persons in the party to try to create acrimony by claiming that the State Chairman has not performed to warrant continuing in office", it stated.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The statement also faulted the <i>modus operandi</i> employed by "the detractors", which it said contravened the provisions of the party's constitution on the sack of a state chairman.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The State Chairman is a member of National Executive Committee (NEC) and can only be removed or suspended by the consent of the NEC.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "There is no NEC approval to the action. It thus stands, null and void. For the sake of clarity, Shelle remains the legitimate chairman of PDP in the state.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "All dealings with the party in the state should be through him", it added.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Shelle's Removal Null And Void, Lagos PDP Declares

The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday described as null and void, the purported removal of its State Chairman, Chief Tunji Shelle. A group in the Party, under the ae…

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Police Council Confirms Arase As IGP

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh976RsGfDKUwbfU5Rc4GMk6e_qmY9LcbthEfekRLeB93QQ4bpK7bImm8YASZ2im8lM-BDepvEroZhh-g6NnCHJ3euXyTr_Bx6cq7rR4WxcC9hj4j5MM9AlONA-yPdu7S2BKQDSmvrvpYTK/s1600/Solomon-Arase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh976RsGfDKUwbfU5Rc4GMk6e_qmY9LcbthEfekRLeB93QQ4bpK7bImm8YASZ2im8lM-BDepvEroZhh-g6NnCHJ3euXyTr_Bx6cq7rR4WxcC9hj4j5MM9AlONA-yPdu7S2BKQDSmvrvpYTK/s1600/Solomon-Arase.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The Police Council today confirmed the appointment of Mr Solomon Arase as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The council is made up of the President, Vice President, all State Governors and Chairman of the Police Service Commission among others.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Solomon Arase had been appointed by President Jonathan after former IGP Abba was fired.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Police Council Confirms Arase As IGP

The Police Council today confirmed the appointment of Mr Solomon Arase as the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The council is made up of the President, Vice President, all State Governors and Chair…

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Mu'azu Sent Us Away To Host Tinubu Before Ekiti Polls - Fayose

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNogEOaKtm9AC8Vt6Q1tjB_eJlYq2mk64hPKCGlS-KS3QyDTt3XTWUGlAYmh_oFrj1oMz7ce1GLFwp1kyjijoAIrYWF619SM2mvEdRqjzOj2zCVJV2TWk97lKwY2-b8CfaNIoSxRdf-Fe/s1600/Fayose3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNogEOaKtm9AC8Vt6Q1tjB_eJlYq2mk64hPKCGlS-KS3QyDTt3XTWUGlAYmh_oFrj1oMz7ce1GLFwp1kyjijoAIrYWF619SM2mvEdRqjzOj2zCVJV2TWk97lKwY2-b8CfaNIoSxRdf-Fe/s1600/Fayose3.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said that the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, was not fully committed to ensuring victory for the PDP in the last elections.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Fayose, while speaking on Monday during a programme on <b>Channels TV</b> titled <i>View from the Top</i>, alleged that Mu\azu had a secret meeting with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, few days before the Ekiti governorship election.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said: "Shortly before my election, he (Mu'azu) was to see me and I waited for him in his house for about five hours and then he came out to say he was sorry and that we should give him space. He said the Yoruba people should give him some space because he was expecting someone who did not want to see any Yoruba man.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I left his house but kept a tab on him. His house is like a ring road and I came back to find out who had come to see him and the person was Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. That is the truth. When I returned to his house, he told me that I should not be annoyed that it was Tinubu that came to visit him.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I was worried because the Ekiti election was just five days away and I almost lost my breath."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The governor also claimed that Mu'azu always made himself absent when the party needed him the most.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said: "The day the presidential election held, the Chairman was not in the country. On the day the names of our candidates were to be submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), our Chairman was in Lagos, on his way to Singapore.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "I was with President Jonathan on that day and I told him to call him. The President did not know that Mu'azu was in Lagos on his way to Singapore. Even when he travelled recently, he said he had a problem with his left hand and wanted to travel abroad for treatment.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "However, he called some people and told them that he had deceived the President. You must be consistent in character. I am saying everything on camera; let him come out to deny these allegations. I don't want to be in a PDP where we have betrayers of all sorts."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Responding to the allegations, Mu'azu denied ever meeting Tinubu and urged Fayose to concentrate on governance and leave him alone.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media, Tony Amadi, Mu'azu said: "I will advise Fayose to concentrate on raising the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Ekiti State so that he can pay workers' salaries and deliver the dividends of democracy instead of dissipating his energy chasing shadows. Tinubu has never been to the chairman's office. I don't know where he got that from."</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Mu'azu Sent Us Away To Host Tinubu Before Ekiti Polls - Fayose

Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said that the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, was not fully committed to ensuring victory for the PDP in the last elections. Fayose…

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Speakership: Let The North East Have It - By Usman Isa Usman

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7o-j2w-J7o5rNyS-VVUUOw42qhcT4_j7cCEsBm9ru-JFl4KNrWYEgxruw2a0-henQHZ4R7IXLBjjKE7WAiVAc8I9zee4GTABTGYKB7MPrhDVFH2PUTMgqs1r50WQPmpljRk-7_JxwGr9/s1600/House-of-Reps1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7o-j2w-J7o5rNyS-VVUUOw42qhcT4_j7cCEsBm9ru-JFl4KNrWYEgxruw2a0-henQHZ4R7IXLBjjKE7WAiVAc8I9zee4GTABTGYKB7MPrhDVFH2PUTMgqs1r50WQPmpljRk-7_JxwGr9/s1600/House-of-Reps1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>No doubt, the 2015 general elections have ushered in the desired wind of change in our nanscent democracy.With this, it is expected that the 8th National Assembly would also live up to the expectations of Nigerians by bring on board credible leadership in line with the current trend in our body politic.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Nigerian Network for Change Initiave, a group of credible Nigerians with followership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) is calling on the legislators elected into the 8th National Assembly to choose credible leaders for both the Senate and the House of Representatives.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As the race for the speakership of the House of Representatives heats up, numerous contenders, aspirants and ever pretenders to the exalted throne have emerged with their varying numbers of supporters, admirers and adherents jostling to present their respective candidates as the most suitably qualified for the plum job of presiding over 359 members drawn from cutting across all political, economic, social, religious and linguistic affiliations.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As permutations go, a lot of alignments and re-alignments across the geopolitical divides of the nation have been formed, reformed, discarded or shored up as the major gladiators square up for advantage while forging alliances and coalitions in order to emerge triumphant, come June 4, the date of inauguration of the House of Representatives, and indeed the whole National Assembly including the Senate.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> While several geopolitical zones including the South West, South South, North West, North East and even North Central have indicated interest in occupying the speakership seat, many have harped on the template of equity, justice, fair play and de-marginalisation as a crucial crucible on which the selection of the House helmsman should be predicated upon, arguing that it is necessary to ensure that all parts of the country be given a sense of belonging in order to engender loyalty and unvarnished adherence to the Nigerian state among all if citizens regardless of creed, colour, tongue or geographical location.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> For instance, out of all the zones angling for the speakership position, it is clear that the North – East has been the most marginalised and most short-changed from independence to date and most especially since the inception of our nascent democratic dispensation, 16 years ago.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The South West has since 1999 produced the President of the Federal Republic as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, namely; General Olusegun Obasanjo and Hon Dimeji Bankole respectively. The South South on it’s part has produced the President of the Federal Republic, Dr Goodluck Jonathan as well as two Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives; Chief Austin Okpara and Chief Chibudom Nwuche. The North Central Zone has also had the benefit of bringing forth the President of the Senate, Dr David Mark for a record shattering eight years, while also producing two Deputy Senate Presidents, Dr Haruna Abubakar (of blessed memory) and Dr Ibrahim Mantu from Plateau State.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The North-East zone has produced the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Bayero Nafada and he served only one terms under the speakership of Rt Hon Dimeji Bankole. Even the South-East geopolitical zone which is not angling for the speakership seat has produced the Senate president for two terms though under different personalities unlike David Mark who has served out two legislative sessions.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> From the foregoing analysis, it is clear even to a blind man that the North East has suffered undue injustice and political oppression to compound the high rate of poverty, illiteracy and insecurity that has bedeviled the region in recent times. Successive neglect by previous and present administrations has even led to the emergence of the Boko Haram insurgency which has further crippled socio-economic activities in the region, particularly in states like Borno, Adamawa, Yobe and even Gombe and Bauchi.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><i>Comrade Usman is the National Co-ordinator, Nigerian Network for Change Initiative</i></b></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Speakership: Let The North East Have It - By Usman Isa Usman

No doubt, the 2015 general elections have ushered in the desired wind of change in our nanscent democracy.With this, it is expected that the 8th National Assembly would also live up to the expectatio…

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Jonathan Appoints Sanusi As Supreme Court Justice

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZi-XbqoR2LTLSaHTPXtvpEqAq6bMYfeTnnyyzBb3kvObLzL4gRoP5TdkgoTXDJ81ccTNlaswjKqgGx27JuAoi5w1-vig42X_iwVkVBYW9o5R5f9xQqEyo3y5jJKDIg_9UJtxduaZyUU8O/s1600/GEJ+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZi-XbqoR2LTLSaHTPXtvpEqAq6bMYfeTnnyyzBb3kvObLzL4gRoP5TdkgoTXDJ81ccTNlaswjKqgGx27JuAoi5w1-vig42X_iwVkVBYW9o5R5f9xQqEyo3y5jJKDIg_9UJtxduaZyUU8O/s1600/GEJ+001.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Justice Amiru Sanusi as a Justice of the Supreme Court.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Acting Director of Information of the National Judicial Council, Mr. Soji Oye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The NJC statement read, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice Amiru Sanusi, OFR as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Hon. Justice Aminu Sanusi, OFR will be sworn-in by the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed, GCON, on Thursday, the 14th day of May, 2015 at 11 am in the Supreme Court Complex.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The appointment now brings the number of members of the apex court bench to 18.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Jonathan Appoints Sanusi As Supreme Court Justice

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Justice Amiru Sanusi as a Justice of the Supreme Court. Acting Director of Information of the National Judicial Council, Mr. Soji Oye, disc…

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Council Of State Approves Template For Inauguration Of New Govt.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC9JPzsr2F3OA1PYIkI2rCVeKSCHIBq2wflJF_DxfaYFhf2aFc0txILBnoAcM0c4-FY1QjuO_jJy-tbgu5QqA9TJdpeAXMLZ4A_dKyE7kZ7c_YzJ4B7QuK-DjSPzc7GyZsUZLUOH8cVTH/s1600/Council+of+State.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGC9JPzsr2F3OA1PYIkI2rCVeKSCHIBq2wflJF_DxfaYFhf2aFc0txILBnoAcM0c4-FY1QjuO_jJy-tbgu5QqA9TJdpeAXMLZ4A_dKyE7kZ7c_YzJ4B7QuK-DjSPzc7GyZsUZLUOH8cVTH/s1600/Council+of+State.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The National Council of State on Tuesday in Abuja approved a template for the smooth inauguration of new government in Nigeria.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The council comprises of the President, Vice President, Senate President, former Heads of State and Presidents, Chief Justice of the Federation, former Chief Justices and State Governors.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Addressing State House correspondents after the meeting of the council, Gov. Gabriel Suswam of Benue State disclosed that the approval of the template was meant to ensure uniformity in subsequent transitions in the country.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “The Council decided that, henceforth, there has to be a template that successive transitions will follow. We never had it, this is the first time that one is going to be developed so that subsequently there is no speculation as to what needs to be done, everything is in a template.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Yes, if there is a transition whether is the same party to the same party, they follow the same template. If it is from one party to another party, the same template, this is the first time that it is being developed; you notice or recall that we never really have a template as what to follow, how we go about our transition.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “But what is going to happen this time around is going to be permanent for successive transitions.’’</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Also addressing the correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger said arrangements had been concluded for the smooth May 29 inauguration of the incoming retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said invitations were extended to all Heads of States and Governments within and outside African continent to enable them to witness the event.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Aliyu said similar invitations were also extended to Prime Ministers of the G8, multilateral heads like the United Nations and the Commonwealth.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to him, the council newly approved template for the May 29 inauguration indicates that President Jonathan on May 28 will take the incoming President and the Vice-President on tour of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “For activities on the template for this one, we said the May 22 will be for the Friday Prayer, May 24 will be Sunday Service, May 28 will be for both handing over of documents as well as dinner and May 29 apart from the inauguration, there will be a luncheon and there will be a gala night."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Aliyu stated that the Council frowned at the culture of "African time", saying such behaviour would not be entertained during the inauguration and beyond.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said the council of state meeting would be the last under President Jonathan's administration.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The meeting, which was presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, was attended by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, Senate President David Mark, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal, all former Heads of State and Presidents, Chief Justice of the Federation and former Chief Justices of the Federation and State Governors. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Source: NAN</b></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Council Of State Approves Template For Inauguration Of New Govt.

The National Council of State on Tuesday in Abuja approved a template for the smooth inauguration of new government in Nigeria. The council comprises of the President, Vice President, Senate Presiden…

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BREAKING: North Korea Executes Defence Minister In Public

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYKqS8HKhXCPIFtxxJeO7S5-moD91jBm0jhxg9Rkwq5xQe69hRRsW6nUR1Og_vnIuq6UiKy_Y4-dRqhCQ9LmtB8Qh9piFYRSPWZeowC7Kmjjc4-NYczYD-UwC4bWBuu_7vWyXsn4lKCtk/s1600/Kim-Jong-un-korea_2410596b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuYKqS8HKhXCPIFtxxJeO7S5-moD91jBm0jhxg9Rkwq5xQe69hRRsW6nUR1Og_vnIuq6UiKy_Y4-dRqhCQ9LmtB8Qh9piFYRSPWZeowC7Kmjjc4-NYczYD-UwC4bWBuu_7vWyXsn4lKCtk/s1600/Kim-Jong-un-korea_2410596b.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister, according to South Korean media, citing the South Korean National Intelligence Service.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Defense Chief Hyon Yong Chol "was purged for lese majeste," South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Hyon was executed in public in front of hundreds of people, the agency said.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

BREAKING: North Korea Executes Defence Minister In Public

North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister, according to South Korean media, citing the South Korean National Intelligence Service. Defense Chief Hyon Yong Chol "was purged for …

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Fuel Scarcity: Driver Dies In Queue At Fuel Station

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcPv0tNFB_mQiAgvnRJ4LRf1vEHuAX6i8ZaSjGRizjA6GaRBLjH-FY4RHJ2Kff34HexkqcDt4BImkjg0pY__JOVfxZFdUavOfXwgngdkWQa9wQtAWWhjkqoxz0NOHNM9exDEVt6npW_WV/s1600/Fuel-queque11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcPv0tNFB_mQiAgvnRJ4LRf1vEHuAX6i8ZaSjGRizjA6GaRBLjH-FY4RHJ2Kff34HexkqcDt4BImkjg0pY__JOVfxZFdUavOfXwgngdkWQa9wQtAWWhjkqoxz0NOHNM9exDEVt6npW_WV/s1600/Fuel-queque11.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>A commercial bus driver has reportedly died while waiting for fuel at the NNPC mega station along Iwo-Oko road.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The incident happened on Monday evening at about 6:15pm.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><i>Leadership</i></b> reports that the driver had joined others on the queue to buy fuel, when it got to his turn, he came down from his vehicle to open the tank, suddenly he slumped and died on the spot before any assistance could be given to him.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A team of policemen from the Kajorepo Police Division, took his corpse to the morgue.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Fuel Scarcity: Driver Dies In Queue At Fuel Station

A commercial bus driver has reportedly died while waiting for fuel at the NNPC mega station along Iwo-Oko road. The incident happened on Monday evening at about 6:15pm. Leadership reports that the dr…

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Medical Staff Protest Colleague's Death Over Hospital's Refusal To Treat Him

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3WfxtsQEzbyvMjbeK3a60HYZ6eb4-sJrLd1Q68jB6uug6ytP_6vxNS_HaIZnLl9dM2o3gHoJDhDQvALbQ_zgTxnHcO9G4xwqsn74TIyNMydBvl8mZSsEZV6wnRA39cWwogsWl6yaEvqG/s1600/Ogun+State1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3WfxtsQEzbyvMjbeK3a60HYZ6eb4-sJrLd1Q68jB6uug6ytP_6vxNS_HaIZnLl9dM2o3gHoJDhDQvALbQ_zgTxnHcO9G4xwqsn74TIyNMydBvl8mZSsEZV6wnRA39cWwogsWl6yaEvqG/s1600/Ogun+State1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The death of a staff of the Ogun State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, over his inability to pay ₦3,500 before receiving treatment, has triggered a protest by his colleagues, who grounded services at the hospital for over five hours on Tuesday.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The incident occurred on Friday, when Olusegun Ososan was refused treatment in the hospital because he could not pay the mandatory ₦3,500.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Authorities had insisted he must pay before service, a condition usually waived for staff members.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr. Ososan died after he was taken to another hospital where he sought help, his colleagues told <i><b>PREMIUM TIMES</b></i>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In response, staff of the hospital, majority of them junior workers, staged a protest, resulting in the suspension of normal hospital services for hours.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as "Staff are not slaves; Give us our rights’"; "We don't want obnoxious decree", "Dr. Seyi Adekoya must go".</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A colleague of the deceased, Oluwaseun Hameed, who spoke to journalists, said the deceased pleaded for prompt treatment but was not admitted because of financial constraint.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The deceased friends, Folashade Oropo and Olubunmi Adekoya, expressed displeasure over the treatment, describing it as discriminatory against junior staff.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The hospital management met with the staff union.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Chairman, Ijebu Zonal Area of the Medical and Health Workers Union, Oriade Bamidele, said the meeting resolved that the policy be reversed immediately, expressing sadness over the death of the member.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The leader of the Hospital Management team, Isaiah Aiyegoro, refused to comment, saying the matter was an internal affair.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> on <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b><br /> <b><span style="color: red;"><i>Shopify</i> makes it easy to open an online store by providing all the tools and help you need.</span> <a href="http://www.shopify.com/?ref=tnnng" style="color: #20124d;">Click here to try it for free!</a></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><a href="http://goo.gl/JoPv8J">Want An Exotic Car Ride? These Luxury Cars Are Superb. CLICK HERE To Rent One.</a></span></b><br /> <b>******************************************************************</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT <span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</b></div>

Medical Staff Protest Colleague's Death Over Hospital's Refusal To Treat Him

The death of a staff of the Ogun State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, over his inability to pay ₦3,500 before receiving treatment, has triggered a protest by his colleagues, who grounded services at the hospit…

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Chuka Umunna Joins Race For UK's Labour Leadership

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TDT4mPZSKzoXgYBmiSkvY7KpktABc_RzccZmZQph6BosbOzJFRgs9S4stcMsTFpL_oDy7iDqw1yVKSMgUYvw1akRz0mCZesmVrSi5MyH4YZ2o0G5pdX1ojKw9ELkJBVEGWDPQgVSn5mx/s1600/Chuka+Umunna1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TDT4mPZSKzoXgYBmiSkvY7KpktABc_RzccZmZQph6BosbOzJFRgs9S4stcMsTFpL_oDy7iDqw1yVKSMgUYvw1akRz0mCZesmVrSi5MyH4YZ2o0G5pdX1ojKw9ELkJBVEGWDPQgVSn5mx/s1600/Chuka+Umunna1.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, has confirmed he will stand for the leadership of the Labour party.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He made the announcement on Facebook following the resignation of Ed Miliband after a disastrous election campaign.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> If Mr Umunna wins, it will mean that Labour will be the first mainstream political party to be led by a black man.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Umunna, the MP for Streatham, revealed his decision in a video filmed on a Swindon street, outside a branch of Costa Coffee, and posted on his Facebook page.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The shadow Business secretary said if elected he would get the party back into office in 2020. Mr Umunna's only declared rival in the race to replace Ed Miliband - who quit last week - is Liz Kendall.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The other likely candidates are Andy Burnham, the shadow Health secretary, Tristram Hunt, the shadow Education secretary, and Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home secretary.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said: “I am pleased to announce that I will be standing for the leadership of the party. I think we can and we should be winning in seats like Swindon.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “North, south, east and west – we can absolutely do it as a party. Some have actually suggested over the last few days that somehow this is a 10 year project to get the Labour party back into office.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “I don’t think we can have any truck with that at all. I think the Labour party can do it in five years.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “I want to lead that effort as part of a really big Labour team, getting Labour back into office, changing this country, and building a fairer and more equal society. That is why we all joined the party in the first place.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Umunna told how he had spent the days since the general election speaking to half of the party's candidates in the 80 Conservative seats which Labour had targeted.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The MP said that while the party's rout in Scotland - where it won a single seat - was "compounded" by what happened in England.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He said: "Of the 80 Conservative seats we were targeting we made a net gain of just four. We have got to do better than that if we want to win next time."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The party also lost two of the 10 seats it won southern England in 2010, he said, which meant that it was in the south of England where Labour lost the election to the Tories.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr Umunna said he wanted to get out of London to announce his candidature in Swindon because "we have got to be winning in a place like Swindon".</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Source: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11599317/Chuka-Umunna-confirms-he-will-run-for-Labour-leadership.html">The Telegraph UK</a></b></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Chuka Umunna Joins Race For UK's Labour Leadership

Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, has confirmed he will stand for the leadership of the Labour party. He made the announcement on Facebook following the resignation of Ed Miliband after a …

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