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The Awka Council of Kingmakers in Anambra State,  on Sunday , reportedly dethrone the traditional ruler of Awka kingdom, Obi Gibson Nwosu over alleged violation of the community’s constitution. The kingmakers were said to have leveled 18 allegations against him, including accusing him of violating the Traditional Rulers Amended Constitution for Awka 1986, as well as the Code of Conduct which he reportedly signed on January 1, 2000 after he was crowned. Members of the council and kingmakers took the decision in liaison with the Ndichie of Awka, while addressing reporters yesterday. The statement was signed by Chief Emmanuel Okechukwu and Obuora Essell. The embattled monarch, however, dismissed the group, saying they have no such powers to remove him as they were not the authentic kingmakers of Awka. The President-General of Awka Development Union, Mr. Tony Okechukwu, who is loyal to the monarch, described the alleged dethronement as laughable, adding that as the Presi...

By Tonnie Iredia  Following an executive order on immigration made at the beginning of the year, by the new US President, Donald Trump, the country’s immigration service allegedly became more aggressive creating anxiety for some travellers. Initially, Nigerians believed they were not likely to be hurt by the plan not just because its enforcement was blocked by federal courts but because the revised order did not include Nigeria among the seven countries on the target list. Unfortunately, some Nigerians have reportedly been refused entry without reasons. The development should ordinarily have bothered the handlers of our foreign affairs, but that was not exactly the case. It became the lot of concerned Nigerians in the Diaspora to fill the gap. Two influential Nigerian community associations in the U.S. the Nigerian Lawyers Association and the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigeria (OAN) were the first to act.  Having found that some U.S. law enforcement officials had be...

By Tonnie Iredia One of the submissions of this column last week was that Nigeria must stop leaving substance to pursue shadows. It was argued that if 25,000 police operatives posted to a state during an election cannot prevent hoodlums from snatching ballot boxes, why should anybody leave that substantive matter to discuss how the Inspector General of Police chooses to dress?                             Why should Nigerians be more concerned about whether the Immigration boss wears his organizational uniform or not when the booklet for the issuance of travelling passports to our citizens is always in short supply? Indeed, if our prisons have over the years remained congested, of what use is a prison boss that is ever well adorned in his official uniform? So, after our senators had successfully stopped customs from invading our homes under the guise of searching for improperly cleared vehicles, the invitation to...

*Buhari congratulates Nwodo, says he looks forward to working with him *We’ll hold new exco responsible for any compromise against Ndigbo – MASSOB, IPOB *There was no imposition— Election c’ttee By Chioma Gabriel, Henry Umoru, Simon Ebegbulem, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Dennis Agbo, Peter Okutu & Chimaobi Nwaiwu ENUGU— A pressure group, The Igbo Leaders of Thought, led by foremost constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN, yesterday commenced legal proceedings against the election of the new executives of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation that took place on Tuesday. But former Minister of Health and Secretary of the Election Committee that conducted the election, Prof ABC Nwosu has dispelled insinuations in some quarters that the five governors of the south-east states, as well as governors of Rivers and Delta states had effectively hijacked Ohanaeze by imposing cronies as new leaders of the Igbo group. Nwosu said that rathe...

U.S President-elect, Donald Trump has, during his first press conference after his election, said to the American popular media organization, The Cable News Network  (CNN), ” “You Are Fake News”  for publishing an unsubstantiated report about Russia having compromising information on him. Trump then unleashed on Buzzfeed, another news media which alone published the 35-page memo behind the Russian allegations, saying “Buzzfeed which is a failing pile of garbage… will suffer the consequences”  And then, in an even more stunning episode,  Trump slammed CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who he also called out during the presser over their report on a two-page synopsis they claim was presented to Trump. With Trump looking to call on other reporters,  Jim Acosta yelled out, “Since you are attacking us, can you give us a question?” “Not you,” Trump said. “Your organization is terrible!” Acosta pressed on, “You are attacking our news organization, can you give us a ...

Three deadly armed robbers have been shot dead in Port Harcourt during a brutal gun battle with the police. The armed robbers shot dead and the one arrested in Rivers State   Men of the Nigerian police on Monday shot dead three deadly armed robbers and arrested one in broad daylight during a shootout with the police.   According to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit, Abayomi Shogunle the armed robbery gang was squashed by men of the Rivers state police command on Monday, Nov 30th in Port-Harcourt. The police recovered GPMG + bullet chain, AK47 and 2 loaded magazines from the notorious gang. The incident took place at the busy UTC junction in Port Harcourt.   According to reports, the armed robbers who were heading for an armed robbery operation were temporarily delayed by the red traffic light at the UTC junction, which gave ample opportunity for the Special IGP Anti-robbery squad to catch up with them. ...

The Senate has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission to jettision its plan to hike data tariff in the country.   The Senate on Wednesday morning urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to halt the planned increase in data tariff by mobile telecommunications operators in the country.   It would be recalled that the NCC had directed mobile operators to initiate a new data tariff regime from December 1, 2016 in what is effectively a price increase.    This was contained in a letter to mobile operators dated November 1, the regulator stated that the interim floor price for data services was 0.90k/MB for big operators, and that “this rate will subsist pending the finalisation of the study on the determination of cost based pricing for retail broadband and data services in Nigeria. “In order to provide a level playing field for all operators in the industry, small operators and new entrants to acquire market share and opera...

A popular Nigerian politician who duped the country of millions of naira has finally returned the sum of N134 million to the EFCC. Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro   There are indications that a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Monday returned N30m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Punch reports.   He had earlier in the year returned N104 million to the agency as part of his release plan. The latest refund brings the total amount of money he has returned to the EFCC to N134m. “Obanikoro came on Monday and presented a draft of about N30m. Initially we did not want to collect it because it is small compared to what he is supposed to have given us. However, the legal department advised us to collect it,” Punch quoted an insider as saying.   Obanikoro had said in his statement of oath at the EFCC that after receiving the money in 2014, he gave N1.219bn to the the...

A man has found himself in serious trouble after receiving a transaction alert of N100,000 wrongfully paid into his account. *Photo used for illustrative purpose*   A 26-year-old undergraduate, Sunday Akande, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for help over alleged unlawful detention. While writing to the IGP, the student through his lawyer F. E. Ojeikere, in a letter copied the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, claimed he was arrested and detained for an offence he knew nothing about.   Akande revealed that he was wrongfully arrested by the police after he voluntarily reported a N100,000 transaction paid into his account. His predicament started in July 2016 when he received a credit alert of N100,000 on his First Bank account with a branch on Airport Road Warri, Delta State.   As every good citizen is expected to do, Akande who was not expecting such money from anywhere, felt that the money must have been wro...

For anyone who might like to see Michelle Obama run for U.S Presidency as a Democrat, it's time to rein in that early enthusiasm. Or so says her husband, President Barack Obama. First lady, Michelle Obama   Speaking in a recently released interview with Rolling Stone magazine which was published on Tuesday, President Barrack Obama, reacted to a social media campaign backing his wife, Michelle Obama for president in 2020, by saying that the first lady has zero plans of ever running for office, despite a move by at least three different super PACs to get Obama to run.   When asked of the possibility of his wife entering politics; Obama responded by saying;   "Michelle will never run for office. She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she's too sensible to want to be in politics."   It was gathered that the U.S President gave a similar response on the...

Chief Rotimi Akeredolu stunned many people when he swept the Ondo State gubernatorial polls and emerged governor-elect. Now reasons why he got so victorious have been analysed. Rotimi Akeredolu   Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu last weekend achieved his long-held dream of becoming governor of Ondo State.   Akeredolu who had in the past served the state as a commissioner for justice, first made a serious effort for the office of governor in 2012, when he emerged as the candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN in that year’s governorship election.    The outgoing governor, Dr. Segun Mimiko won the election at that time with about 44% of the votes with the two other major candidates, Akeredolu and Olusola Oke who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP sharing the bulk of the remaining votes.   Akeredolu and Oke were also involved in last weekend’s contest, al...

Nigeria spent a whopping sum of $1 billion as subsidy on kerosene last year, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. VP Yemi Osinbajo   While speaking at the Domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas Stakeholders’ Forum in Abuja on Tuesday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed that Nigeria spent a whopping sum of $1billion as subsidy on kerosene last year.   According to The Punch, he said the massive dependence on kerosene and firewood by millions of households across the country made the Federal Government to spend such huge funds subsidising the commodity.   The vice president explained further that the low level consumption of LPG by Nigerians was a major reason for the high demand of kerosene and firewood.   He said, “The low LPG consumption in Nigeria has resulted in heavy dependence on kerosene and firewood as primary domestic cooking fuel. The government has undertaken huge subsidy of over $1bn spent in 2015 on kerosene subsidy.” ...

The nation's currency, Naira on Tuesday crashed to a low against a U.S dollar. While it's exchange for British Pound, and the Euro also escalated. File photo   The Nigerian Naira on Tuesday sank to N480/$1 as fresh forex scarcity hit the parallel market.   The depreciating Naira also traded at N585 and N500 to the British pound and European Euro, respectively.   At the official side of the forex market, the local currency also depreciated against a resurgent US dollar, trading at 315.125 per dollar, according to the FMDQOTC trading quotes.     Speaking to a correspondent, some Bureau de change (BDC) operators blamed  the scarcity of forex on the inability of commercial banks to provide stipulated weekly allocations for BDCs.   Others blamed it on the Department of State Services (DSS) on forex dealers and increase demand, as the country inches towards the Christmas and new year festivities.   Source: TheC...

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As preparations for the wedding of Zahra Buhari to Ahmed Indimi is underway, the husband-to-be has given the bride-to-be N47.1m Customized Bags in 30 Exotic Cars. Zahra Buhari   Zahra, the 21-year-old daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, has received about 30 customized LV boxes from the family of her husband-to-be, Ahmed Indimi, Dailytrust reports.   It was also gathered that the LV boxes have Zahra’s name customized as ZBI (Zara Buhari Indimi).   It has been confirmed that Zahra will be getting married to Ahmed, the son of Nigeria billionaire Mohammed Indimi, an oil tycoon.   The boxes follows a tradition known in the northern part of Nigeria as kayan lefe, in which the groom’s family is expected to buy the boxes for the bride.   The boxes are usually loaded with diamond and gold jewelry, designer shoes, bags, super wax, laces, perfumes, designer underwear, cosmetics, jeans, tops and more.   The man can do from 1...

The feud between Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka and the Minister of Mines and Steel has been taken to a new height as Mr. Olayinka calls him out on social media.   Ayodele Fayose and Lere Olayinka   Former Governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has given a seven-day ultimatum to a member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Samuel Omotoso, and Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communications to Governor Ayodele Fayose, Mr Lere Olayinka, to retract libellous statements against him in a live television programme aired on the state television on July 6, 2016.   In a letter on behalf of the minister from the Law Chambers of R.O. Balogun & Co, dated November 19th, Dr Fayemi is asking both Omotosho and Olayinka to make a retraction and public apology, which must be given equal prominence like the offending statements and ...

A video making the rounds on the internet has shown the final moments of some victims of the ill-fated plane that crashed with Brazilian players onboard. The clip shows Alan Ruschel with goalkeeper Danilo Padilha on the flight to Colombia   A really eerie footage which was taken from inside the doomed aircraft carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense, has emerged.   The video shows the eerie final moments before the plane crashed.     The clip, uploaded to Instagram by defender Alan Ruschel, shows him sat alongside goalkeeper Danilo Padilha on the busy flight.   "In not long, we’ll be arriving in Colombia. We’re coming Colombia,” Ruschel says.   Behind them, rows of fellow travellers can be seen snoozing and relaxing as they continue the journey.   But heartbreakingly, just moments after the video was taken, the charter plane crash landed in a remote mountainous region of Colombia.   Authorities...

Two top politicians disgraced themselves on Sunday after they engaged in a wrestling match before their party leaders. The two elected officials fighting in public A shocking drama has played out on Sunday before Orange Democratic Movement Party leader Raila Odinga as an area Governor and a Member of Parliament (MP) engaged in a physical fight before his very before. Odinga was forced to intervene and restore order during a rally in Homa Bay County before things became calm again. Standard reported that chaos erupted when supporters of area governor Cyprian Awiti and Kasipul-Kabondo MP Oyugi Magwanga’s clashed at a local stadium on Sunday after supporters of the two leaders attempted to reach the main dais at Homa Bay Stadium. While Awiti’s supporters chanted slogans in support of his re-election, those of Magwanga, who has declared his interest in the governor’s seat said he must be voted out next year. And when push came to shove, a shouting match ens...

A community in Abuja is desperately in need of help as prostitutes have invaded the area looking for clients. Prostitutes at night (File photo)   A community leader in Abuja, Alhaji Abdullahi Isha, has cried out to the police over the invasion of the community by prostitutes in search of money. He said his community members are now in fear as the influx of the prostitutes has attracted men of shady characters to the community.   Isah revealed this during the Federal Capital Territory Eminent Persons Forum organised by the police on Tuesday in Abuja. He begged the FCT Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Mustafa, to come to the rescue of his community.   According to Punch, the chief expressed displeasure over the activities of the sex hawkers and pleaded with the police authorities to deploy personnel to the community to arrest the development and restore sanity to the area.   He said, “I want to call the attention of the Commissioner of ...

A suspected fraudster has been arrested by the police for allegedly parading himself as the Inspector-General of Police on the Internet. Ekperebuike Akadonye   A 29-year-old suspected scammer, who allegedly paraded himself as the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on the Internet, has been arrested by the operatives of the Nigerian Police Force.   According to a report by Punch newspaper, the fraudster identified as Ekperebuike Akadonye, who was apprehended by the Inspector-General Special Intelligence Response Team, also allegedly defrauded a Saudi Arabia-based doctor, identified as Hassan Alkahallaf, to the tune of $10,000.   It was learnt that the suspect, got the victim into his trap when he introduced himself as the IG of Police and promised to help the doctor recover his loses.   He reportedly demanded $10,000 from Alkahallaf to facilitate the legal processes of the recovery and the victim was said to have pai...