Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday withdrew from a suit filed by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue to him a certificate of return as the senator-elect for the Imo West Senatorial District.
The judge said his decision followed allegation of bias levelled against him by the two parties to the suit.
INEC had refused to issue him the certificate of return on the basis that the Returning Officer for the February 23 election, Prof Francis Ibeawuchi, said he had announced the outgoing governor as winner of the senatorial election under duress.
Okorocha had subsequently filed his suit challenging INEC’s decision to withhold the certificate of return due to him as the winner of the election.
But Justice Taiwo, who had been presiding over the matter, announced his decision to withdraw from the case on Wednesday and ordered that the case file be returned to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Abdul-Kafarati, for re-assignment to another judge.
The judge said he took the decision following the allegations of bias levelled against him by Okorocha’s opponents in the February 23, 2019 election – Jones Onyeriri of the Peoples Democratic Party and Senator Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.
Jennifer Lopez is clapping back at Jose Canseco -- shutting down his public accusations that Alex Rodriguez cheated on her with Canseco's ex-wife, Jessica.
J Lo appeared on "The Breakfast Club" on Wednesday where Charlamagne Tha God asked about Canseco's tweets where he called out A-Rod and then challenged him to a fight.
"I mean, it doesn't matter," Lopez said ... "I know what the truth is. I know who [Alex] is. He knows who I am. We're just happy."
She added, "We're not gonna let other people come out and tell us what our relationship is. I know what our relationship is."
For her part, Jessica Canseco put out a statement last month also denying hooking up with A-Rod ... saying, "Those false accusations Jose is making are not true!"
Jennifer and Alex got engaged last month, but so far, no word on when the two will officially tie the knot.
Before the Kardashian name became synonymous with reality television, it was associated with the late Robert Kardashian Sr., who was one of the most prominent lawyers in America. While the family has since become one of the biggest brands in the world, Kim Kardashian has opened up about her desires to return to the foundation laid by the family's patriarch.
On Wednesday, Vogue released its May cover story featuring Kim Kardashian in which she revealed that she's studying to become a lawyer with a four-year apprenticeship with a law firm in San Francisco, and plans on taking the bar exam by 2022. She also lays out her plans to further pursue criminal justice reform. Kardashian first made political headlines after her meeting with President Trump, which led to the release of Alice Marie Johnson from prison. Seeing this "really good result" made Kim want to take learning the intricacies of the law more seriously. "I never in a million years thought we would get to the point of getting laws passed. That was really a turning point for me, she said.
"The White House called me to advise to help change the system of clemency," she added. "I’m sitting in the Roosevelt Room with, like, a judge who had sentenced criminals and a lot of really powerful people and I just sat there, like, Oh, shit. I need to know more."
She went on to state that during her meeting with Trump, she was backed by several accomplished attorneys. However, she would like to be more informed so that she can have a greater impact.
"I had attorneys with me who could back that up with all the facts of the case. It’s never one person who gets things done; it’s always a collective of people, and I’ve always known my role," Kardashian said. "But I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society. I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more."
Kardashian also opened up about the outsize influence that her father had on her legal aspirations. "On the weekends they used our home as an office, with Johnnie Cochran and Bob Shapiro,” she said. “My dad had a library, and when you pushed on this wall there was this whole hidden closet room, with all of his O.J. evidence books. On weekends I would always snoop and look through. I was really nosy about the forensics.”
Justin Bieber is back in the game ... because he just recorded a track with Lil Dicky that will drop next week.
Sources familiar with the collaboration says, he will be featured on the single. The song with Dicky will be the Justin's first since "No Brainer," which was released last July with DJ Khaled, Quavo and Chance the Rapper.
Justin retweeted Dicky's post which said, "New song and video next week," but didn't hint he'd be any part of the project, but he is on it.
Bieber hasn't released a solo of his own for more than 3 years -- his "Purpose" album dropped way back in November of 2015.
Earlier this month, we brought you photos of little baby Boston who is just four-months-old, but already has a barnet some grown men can only dream of. Now it’s seven-month-old Dolly Babs Taylor who is thrilling the world with her mop of hair. More beautiful photos below…
Three police officers are facing disciplinary action after a woman who repeatedly reported her stalker ex-boyfriend was fined for wasting police time before he murdered her.
Shana Grice, 19, had asked for protection from stalker Michael Lane five times in six months before he slit her throat and tried to burn her body in August 2016.
In March that year she was fined £90 by Sussex Police for wasting their time after reporting Lane for pulling her hair and grabbing her phone - because she did not tell officers they had been in a relationship.
This was despite jealous and obsessed Lane being warned to stay away from her a month earlier, when Miss Grice first told police she was being stalked.
He had placed a tracker on Miss Grice's car so he could follow her and loitered outside her home, and it later emerged that 13 other women had reported him to police for stalking.
In July that year he used a stolen key to enter Miss Grice's bedroom in Portslade, near Brighton, in East Sussex as she slept, for which he was given a police caution.
A month later he murdered Miss Grice after learning she was in a new relationship, then set her bedroom on fire in an attempt to burn her body.
In March 2017, Lane, then 27, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for Miss Grice's murder.
At sentencing, Mr Justice Nicholas Green criticised Sussex Police for siding with the stalker by jumping to conclusions and stereotyping Miss Grice.
Sussex Police apologised to her family and referred themselves to the police watchdog, which investigated 14 officers.
An independent report found the force's approach to investigating stalking and harassment cases was not consistent or effective.
Sussex Police have now said two officers - one retired - will face gross misconduct proceedings in front of an independent chairman at public hearings in May after disciplinary action was recommended by the police watchdog.
Another police officer will face internal misconduct proceedings, which are carried out in private.
No further action will be taken over five other officers investigated by the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC), while six other force employees - three officers and three staff - have already been handed "management advice and further training".
The announcement was made during National Stalking Awareness Week.
Miss Grice's parents say the changes made by Sussex Police are "too little, too late".
Ched Evans has agreed an out-of-court settlement of almost £1million from lawyers who first defended him against his rape charge.
Evans, who is now with Fleetwood Town, was jailed for two-and-half years in 2012 after originally being convicted following a trial.
He was later found not guilty of rape in a retrial in 2016.
The Mail reports Evans sees the settlement as "closure" allowing him to fully focus on his football career once again.
Evans was represented by law firm Brabners when he was initially convicted and subsequently sacked by Sheffield United.
He was due to face Brabners in the High Court in London this month but a settlement has been reached.
A spokesperson for Evans told the Mail: "In late 2016 Ched began litigation against his original defence team of Matthew Bennett and Stuart Ripley of Brabners LLP for negligent defence.
"On Thursday 4 April Ched accepted an out of court settlement."
A mother pushed her daughter to sleep with 'sugar daddies' to fund their surgery addiction in a joint bid to look like Katie Price.
Georgina Clarke, 41, appeared on Kyle Files alongside her 23-year-old daughter – who she actively encouraged to dance provocatively and sleep with men for money while in her teens.
Both Georgina and Kayla then used the money to fund their surgery, spending as much as £600,000 between them.
Kayla planned her first breast enlargement aged 11, and told presenter Jeremy Kyle that she was desperate to look like reality star Katie Price, who was her idol.
However, revealing she was now keen to tone back her plastic aesthetic, Kayla complained she was not happy with how much her mum had pressured her when she was younger.
She questioned: "What sort of mother allows her 18-year-old daughter to actually dance and sleep with older men in return for cosmetic procedures?"
While her mum protested she quite liked her daughter's plumper lips and bigger bust, Jeremy was not taking her comments lightly, and branded her "disgusting".
"If my 18-year-old daughter was sleeping with a 50-year-old man in return for money to have her boobs done or her lips, I wouldn't think of myself as a very good parent Georgina," he fumed.
A 28-year-old man identified as Nkem Ezenwa has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old SS3 student in Agbor area of Delta State. Report has it that the victim was lured into the room, locked up and r*ped by the suspect who ignored her shout for help.
The Behind Bars Initiative (BBI) received the complaint on Sunday, 7th April 2019 and an investigation was launched..
The arrest of the suspect was effected yesterday by BBI as the teenage girl is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. Investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Ochuwa Momoh George, a mother of four who recently completed her Ph.D from the University of Lagos has been celebrated online after accounting her journey, crowned with a CGPA of 5.0.
Below is what she wrote about her post graduate doctoral success story;
She wrote: “Finally, Ph.D done….I am so glad to announce that I have successfully completed my Ph.D in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management with a cgpa of 5.0/5.0! This journey has indeed been challenging…. amidst the ASUU strike extending this program for almost 2 sessions, the turbulent waters at one of my study locations in the Lagos lagoon that almost submerged the speed boat during one of my field trips, a full time job and 4 active sons….. Sometimes I wondered how I managed to scale through."
A tribunal has suspended a Kebbi-based doctor from practising for six months after finding him guilty of negligence in misdiagnosing a pregnant patient.
In April 2017, Dr Jamilu Muhammad, working at Martha Bamaiyi General Hospital in Zuru, Kebbi, “erroneously diagnosed” that his patient, Fatima Danjuma’s baby had died in the womb and needed to be evacuated, the tribunal of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria ruled.
The foetus was found to be alive while the surgery was already on and a prolapsed upper limb already amputated.
A petition for “unethical behaviour” was filed with the council in May 2017, and an investigative panel found the doctor had a case to answer before a tribunal, which has the status of a high court.
In the judgement delivered at the MDCN council chambers in Abuja, the tribunal chairman, Abba Hassan, ruled that Muhammad conducted himself “infamously in a professional respect contrary” to the council’s code of medical ethics.
Muhammad was suspended pending the outcome of his trial. At trial, he pleaded guilty and asked for leniency.
But the tribunal noted he had been on suspension for a period longer than the six-month sentence and “deemed to have served and exhausted the prescribed term of suspension” imposed by his sentence.
He is one of 14 doctors facing trial at the tribunal for a range of offences.
Trial continues for nine doctors at Asaba Medical Centre to defend themselves against charges of gross misconduct and negligence in managing a pregnant patient. All nine have pleaded not guilty.
Parents are charged with taking care of their children and even sponsoring their education. However, some circumstances can cause a change in the order of things. A number of people desire sound education and are willing to do anything to get it.
This young man identified as Rabiu Ahmad is said to have sold oranges to enable him go to school.
Rabiu Ahmad who is now a youth corp member graduated from the department of linguistics and foreign languages at Bayero University Kano. He studied Arabic Linguistics at the university.
The youth corps member has served as an inspiration to many and Nigerians on social media are impressed to see is determination eventually paid off. We wish him well.
The SARs police officer who r*ped and impregnated the viral young lady Ochanya when she was 15 years, was eventually arrested. He was picked up yesterday by the IGP special squad.
This young lady has been suffering from the tender age of 7 after her Parents died and her Uncle who was supposed to protect her and take care of her was instead molesting her.
The young lady is now in the hospital receiving treatment for her injured eyes and being rehabilitated.
Less than two months to the end of his tenure, the Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has approved the appointment of 18 new permanent secretaries from the state civil service.
The state’s Head of Service, Lanre Bisiriyu, announced this in a press statement dated April 9, which was made available to journalists on Wednesday.
The new appointees are Mosuro Olatunbosun, Bajela Abayomi, Abosede Ogunleye, Olufunke Ogunremi, Odulana Dolapo, Olanrewaju Saka, Olaleye Alao and Adebiyi Ayinla.
The others are Idowu Olubunmi, Awere Abiodun, Olukoga Olumuyiwa, Adewunmi Olufemi, Oladeinde Olufunmilayo, Ogunlana Fatai, Lanre -Iyanda Olusegun, Olabimtan Akande, Aboaba Ishola and Oresanya Yetunde.
The statement said the appointees would be sworn-in on Friday by Mr Amosun at the governor’s office by 9 a.m.
The governor has also approved the appointments of Oludiji Akinhanmi and Festus Kehinde as the General Managers of Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC) and Ogun State Television (OGTV) respectively.
The wife of the Ooni of Ife and the founder of En-heralds Ministry, Prophetess Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, has said religious leaders must join hands together to make Nigeria a peaceful nation.
She spoke at the palace of Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Adu on Wednesday during the commencement of a 3-day revival organised alongside some Christians leaders.
The Olori however added that increasing crimes in the country in spite of the proliferation of churches didn’t connote that all the church leaders were deceptive and unGodly.
''There are so many people who are using the name of Christ to do evil. But the body of Christ must work harder, we have a lot of work to do in view of the ways people are being killed, kidnapped and maimed by bandits.
''We have been praying and preaching against these but we must know that crimes had been before the coming of Jesus Christ and we should not forget that we are having more children on daily basis and the more we do this, the more we must intensify efforts to preach Christ to them to help them grow stronger in faith”, she said.
Two persons have been confirmed dead when a fight broke out today at Fadeyi, Ikorodu road area of Lagos State among hoodlums popularly called ‘area boys’.
The two persons were a dispatch rider killed by a stray bullet when he rammed into the scene and an unidentified man from the hoodlums.
Police officers, stationed at the area to maintain orderliness, confirmed the killing, adding they have deposited the corpses at the morgue.
Although Fadeyi is noted for incessant cult clashes, residents of the area confirmed the fight was between two factions of “area boys” of two streets in Fadeyi.
The fracas, according to eyewitnesses, broke out around 11am with sporadic shooting that left people scampering for their lives and the federal road closed down for hours.
Men with longer hair and beards may have smaller testicles than those who struggle to grow facial hair, a study claims.
It found that humans, and more than one hundred other primates, face an evolutionary dilemma when it comes to their genitals.
Teams from the University of Western Australia, who carried out the research, say a male 'can be well-adorned or well-endowed, but it's hard to be both'.
Animals can either invest energy attracting females with impressive manes and beards or spend their energy growing larger gonads.
This means hairy human men with a bushy beard and long hair are likely to have smaller testes than
their follicly challenged brethren.
For the rest of the world's primates, this trade-off comes in the shape of having either the bright buttocks of a baboon or the plain features and large testes of plainer primates.
Primatologist and study co-author Dr Cyril Grueter, from the University of Western Australia, said testicle size varies enormously and is linked to a male's appearance.
'Some [primate] species sport flamboyant accoutrements such as beards, manes, capes and cheek flanges, and various shades of colour in their faces and fur,' he said.
'Others are pretty drab and look more like your Mr Average.
'This finding clearly shows that you can be well-adorned or well-endowed, but it's hard to be both.'
The finding comes from a study that looked at testicle size of more than 100 primate species and found gonads vary dramatically depending on the animals.
An activist Olumide Makanjuola has called out Nollywood actor Gideon Okeke shortly after the actor condemned the union between Marc Jacobs and his partner. According to Olumide Gideon tried to lobby for a gay role in a movie and he wonders why he is saying this. Below is Gideon’s initial post and how Olumide responded.
Gideon initially wrote:
'''You go world…
For the Effeminacy of the Man.
You go world…
For making the word SODOMY seem cool.
You go world…
For negating the order set by The Creator.
The one who makes NO MISTAKES.
You go world…
For serving your protestant agenda to generations unborn. Building a community inside of humanity.
You go world.
But I and my household are NOT of this world.
So we don’t know what Yall be talking ’bout.
YES I SAID IT. (2nd Timothy vs 3)''
Olumide reacts:
''I can’t stop laughing. Same Gideon that was trying to hustle for a queer role in a film through a major PR director in Nigeria? Issaokay sha, everyone got to trend somehow. But again, if you know, you know. #PeaceOut''
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, as ranked by Forbes, celebrates his 62nd birthday today and here are some facts according to The Nation you might not have known about the business mogul.
1. Aliko Dangote has survived three plane crashes in his lifetime.
One was in London in 1983, which left the pilot dead and co-pilot paralysed. He survived another crash in 1996 that killed his brother and another in Angola in 2008.
2. He was exposed to the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. From as early as when he was in primary school, he would bring a carton of sweets to sell to his peers for profit making.
3. He fell in love and proposed to the woman of his dreams, Nafisat Yar’Adua (daughter of late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua) but was turned down.
4. Dangote declared in an interview in 2010 that he had intentions of buying Arsenal club in 2020.
5. His company, Dangote cement, is the largest cement production company in Africa with production capacity of 20M tons per year.
6. Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa for eight years straight.
7. Back in 1977, he took a loan of N500,000 from his uncle to start his own business.
