Fuji musician Pasuma has remembered late musician, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister 10 years after his death.
Taking to his Instagram page, he wrote;
''10years like yesterday but you left for good, The legacy you lay is what we are [Fuman] Still following Baba Baba Babaaaaa🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌Continue resting Baami Agbajelola Barrusatti. Happy posthumous birthday to Alhaji Doctor Chief Sikiru Ayinde Balogun Barrister, Today 9th of February 2021 Could’ve been your 73rd birthday today if you are still alive, but you still live in our heart forever (R.I.P)
A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the order it made on November 4, 2020 freezing accounts linked with some promoters of the #EndSARS protest that took place across the country last year.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on Wednesday, also ordered all affected banks to “immediately defreeze the affected accounts.’
Justice Mohammed proceeded to strike out the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1384/2020 filed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and in respect of which the ex-parte order freezing the accounts for 180 days was made on November 4, 2020.
The court’s decision was informed by the withdrawal of all processes filed in relation to the suit by lawyers to all parties.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday alerted Nigerians to the merchants of malpractices in the centres of its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in some Northern parts of the country.
According to the organisation, examination scam syndicates in the Computer-Based Test centres, which used to be in the Southern part of Nigeria, has now crept into the North.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ish-aq Oloyede, who stated these during a press conference in Abuja, said over 400 candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria had been tracked for admission fraud,.
JAMB also paraded one Buhari Abubakar, who was reportedly caught in an attempt to impersonate one Muhammad Sanusi, his alleged accomplice, in examination malpractice.
Both suspects, from Kano State, were arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Oloyede said JAMB would expend about N100m on the prosecution of 200 of the over 400 persons involved in impersonation in the 2020 UTME.
While alleging that some tertiary institutions were accomplices in the widespread irregularities, he said the first 64 cases of CBT infractions treated by JAMB were from the North, with some having multiple cases of up to 96 irregularities.
He said, “In Nigeria, people don’t copy good things but the bad things. The cases of exam malpractices which used to be in the South has now crept to the North and the first 20 of such cases we tracked came mostly from the North, especially Kano.
“This year, we had over 400 people that were caught whereby those who wrote the exams were different from those who applied. About 200 of the candidates would be prosecuted, five from each state of the federation, as JAMB does not have the resources to prosecute all the 400 candidates. Prosecuting a candidate would cost the board over N500,000.”
Mohammed Faruk, 35, who allegedly r.a.p.e.d a 90-year-old woman (name withheld) in Gadaka town in Fika Local Government Area of Yobe State has been arrested, police spokesman Dungus Abdulkarim said on Tuesday in Damaturu.
Mr. Abdulkarim disclosed that the incident occurred at about 2 p.m., on Monday, February 8, when Mr. Faruk intruded into the nonagenarian’s room in a compound and forced himself into her.
The spokesman said a medical examination at the General Hospital, Fika, revealed some drops of semen on the woman’s private part and confirmed that the suspect allegedly r3ped the nonagenarian.
He said Mr. Faruk confessed to committing the crime during interrogation.
Mr. Abdulkarim said that the case would soon be transferred to the state CID for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.
He appealed to the general public to always assist the police with vital information to fight crime, saying the command was combat ready to protect the lives and property of the citizens.
It seems the end to the fresh messy fight between Oritsefemi and his wife might not end soon.
Recall his wife, Nabila yesterday called out a certain lady for daring to come to their house to sleep with the singer. Her longtime friend who also at a point managed the singer also came out to support her saying the singer as been a cheat all these while.
Well, Femi is now saying Kara is also a cheat and claimed she slept with her friend's husband in UK. He also went on to insult her saying men sleep with her and dump her after wards.
Slamming his wife, he said her salary is not up to the fee he collects for a mere collaboration not to talk of her feeding him. His fans who were upset about the new adultery scandal had called him out saying, he should respect himself and realize his wife even feeds him.
Four government employees in western Kabul have been shot dead by gunmen on Tuesday, officials said.
Kabul police spokesman Ferdows Faramarz said the victims were employees of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.
A spokesman for the ministry said they were on their way to the volatile Maidan Wardak Province in central Afghanistan when the gunmen stopped and killed them.
Faramarz said an investigation by a joint security team was ongoing.
He didn’t give further details.
According to a quarterly report by the United States Special Inspector-General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, killings and magnetic bomb attacks have increased in Kabul in recent months, targeting government officials, activists, and journalists.
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is set to be appointed as its first female and first African to lead the World Trade Organization next week.
The organisation made this known in a statement titled, ‘WTO General Council to consider appointment of next Director-General’, on its website on Tuesday.
The global trade body announced that it would hold a special meeting of its General Council on February 15 “to consider the appointment of the next WTO director-general”.
“The WTO’s General Council will hold a special meeting on 15 February at 15:00 Geneva time to consider the appointment of the next Director-General. The meeting will take place in virtual format,” the statement added.
This is coming after that US President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO, clearing a path for her to become the body’s first female and first African leader.
The move marks another sharp split with former president Donald Trump who paralysed the organisation and opposed the candidacy of the former Nigerian finance minister who was backed by many other countries.
The US Trade Representative in a statement earlier on Friday cited Okonjo-Iweala “wealth of knowledge in economics and international diplomacy” and said she had “proven experience managing a large international organisation”.
USTR also noted that South Korea’s trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee – whom the Trump administration supported – had abandoned her bid to head the WTO earlier Friday.
The process to name a successor for Roberto Azevedo, who stepped down last August, has been deadlocked for months.
Key WTO ambassadors tapped Okonjo-Iweala back in October as the best pick to lead the organisation, but without US support the process was left at a standstill since the director-general is normally chosen by consensus among all 164 member states.
Nigeria’s first woman finance minister trained as a development economist – she has degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard.
66-year-old Iweala spent a quarter of a century at the World Bank, rising to be managing director and running for the top role in 2012, and is seen as a trailblazer in her home country.
A rare bronze coin, dating back some 1,850 years, was discovered in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday.
The coin was found by an Israeli soldier during a training exercise in the Carmel coastal mountain range.
The coin was minted in the ancient city of Geva Philippi, also known as Geva Parashim, as in the Roman period, cities (poleis) were granted the right to mint their own coins.
On its obverse, the coin bears the head of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, who ruled in years 138-161 CE.
The reverse shows the moon god Men with the phrase “legend of the people of Geva Phillipi.’’
The number marked on the coin indicates 217 years since the municipal council was evidently established, and its citizens were allowed self-government under the Roman Empire.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped Bala Baba, the Personal Assistant to Taraba State Deputy Governor, Haruna Manu.
The incident was confirmed by a family source, The Nation reported.
Police spokesman in Taraba, ASP Reform Leha, while reacting to the incident, disclosed that investigations are already on to track the criminals and bring them to book.
A family source revealed that Mr. Bala was kidnapped at his Sabongari area residence in Jalingo Tuesday afternoon.
The source further added that Mr. Baba was abducted after the bandits opened fire at his residence. He said the operation lasted for about 30 minutes.
The kidnappers, who are yet to reach any member of his family, whisked Mr. Baba away, heading towards Gongon -Malik area of Jalingo, the source told Nation.
Singer OritseFemi, has reacted to speculations that he slept with a strange woman in his matrimonial home.
Recall his wife yesterday took to social media to send a message to the woman who came to her matrimonial home that she is lucky she didn't meet her in her house.
Nabila had written; “Whoever the imbecile is that came to my house while I was away at work to have s.ex, you need to identify yourself. It was shocking news when it was posted a few months back, but now I can confirm. On a Monday morning, when people are out to look for daily bread some people, it is sex that is their problem.”
But now, Oritsefemi has denied the allegations to The Punch saying his wife's post wasn't directed at him but to his friend who is staying with them at the moment.
He said: “I have seen all the news reports about me online and I do not understand what it is all about. My wife went online to write some things but they are not about me. I do not invite women into my matrimonial home. My wife’s post is not about me. It is about my friend, my very close friend that came in from London. He stayed with me and she was upset that I allowed my friend to bring women into our house.
“I have explained to her that he is my very good friend and he accommodated me anytime I travel out of the country. Because of this issue, I had to ask my friend to leave. In fact, I also had to chase all the boys living with me even though they know nothing about this incident. I do not cheat on my wife. My wife and I do not have an issue, everything is cool at home; in fact, she left for work not so long ago,” the singer said.
The singer also addressed a lengthy post by his former manager, Kara, who alleged that she spent her money to promote him but she was never compensated.
Responding to his former manager’s allegation, the Double Wahala singer said, “Just leave Kara, I don’t want to have anything to do with her, she is my ex-manager, so I don’t want to talk about her. There is no point addressing Kara because I saw all the things she wrote and I can’t find one good point in it. She said that I left her in Europe. Is she not a citizen? Till now she is still abroad and that is where she resides. So what is she talking about? I am a Nigerian citizen and when I was done in Europe I came back to Nigeria and she stayed back because that is where she is based. So what did I do wrong?”
Nollywood actress, Bukola Awoyemi- Arugba has remembered her late mum. And she has taken to social media to celebrate the posthumous birthday of his late mother.
Bukola Arugba shared a photo of her mother and described her as a caring and adorable mother who used to take care of her grandkids when she was alive. She wished she was still alive to receive the care and love she used to get from her.
She wrote;
Happy posthumous birthday to iya mi owon. Mummy , it has not been easy since u left, my priceless gold. Ha!!! mummy, your grand children miss u so much, they won’t stop calling “grandma Ilorin’s name”
They wouldn’t stop asking if u would return, they miss your songs and dance, they miss the evening stroll. Sweet mother, last year was tough without their sweet grandma Ilorin, that space was too empty that I unconsciously break down before the kids sometimes, it hurts so much when i feel their tender hands wipe tears off my face, saying “sorry mummy, God will bring your mummy back in Jesus name” Mummy, I say Amen to their innocent prayers even though I know u are already resting in your FATHER’S bossom.
It’s a new year, and yet, the feeling is the same. It’s a year and few months since u left Maami, what has happened within the space of one year will shock you mummy. I know u can never forsake us for one day if u were alive, mummy , your daughter cries almost every day for your motherly love, sweet mummy I want to write more .
Mummy, the neglect your grandchildren and I face wouldn’t have happened if u were here, your role is missing, I have tried to find u in many, I have struggled, I have cried bitterly, but now I realise my mother is my mother, no one but u. Mummy, this tears …
My irreplaceable mummy, alot I have to say, alot i have said out loudly in tears believing u heard all. sweet mummy I want to write more , u know I express my self better in written words, but the tears in my eyes as I write has made my vision blurry… your dearest husband misses u still, my sis n brothers miss u , your grand children miss u, your son n daughter in laws miss u, your brothers n sisters miss u, your friends/ neighbors miss u, the widows and old people u used to bless miss u, the children Church department miss u,the Church of God miss u, I MISS YOU and I 💜 u iya mi , mama Oluwabukola owon 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command have arrested an armed robbery suspect, Adeolu Bankole operating in Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Coprs, NSCDC, uniform at Ayetoro area of the State.
The Command, in a press release was apprehended on the 5th of February 2021 following a complaint by some students of Olabisi Onabanjo University that they were robbed of their belonging at a gunpoint.
The students told the police that the armed robber who broke into their apartment was dressed in Civil Defense uniform and dispossessed them of their phones and laptop.
According to the statement, upon the report, the Area Commander of Ayetoro, ACP Anthony Haruna, detailed his detectives to go after the hoodlum.
After hours of painstaking investigation, the detectives received information about the hideout of the suspect.
“On getting there, a bag containing six phones, one laptop, a pair of civil defense uniform and a locally made pistol was found in a bag in an uncompleted building.
“Upon the discovery, the detectives mounted surveillance in the area and at about 5pm, the suspect sneaked into the uncompleted building which is his hideout and moved straight to where the bag was kept.
“He was quickly rounded up and brought to the station. Two other stolen phones and a wrist watch were also found on him.
“The complainants were sent for, and they all identified him as the person who robbed them.
“Investigation further revealed that the suspect stole the pair of Civil defense uniform from a parked Toyota Camry belonging to an officer of the Corp on December 2020 and thereafter set the car ablaze.
“The officer has also identified the uniform as his own.
The Commissioner of police, CP Edward A. Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
Premier League referee Mike Dean will not officiate this weekend after he and his family received online death threats following two controversial incidents.
The 52-year-old referee sent off West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek for catching Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic with his elbow on Saturday, days after dismissing Southampton defender Jan Bednarek at Old Trafford.
Dean reviewed the incidents on the pitchside monitor after consulting VAR before making his decisions. Both have since been overturned on appeal.
The referee asked to be stood down from the next round of Premier League fixtures and was not included on the match officials list for the forthcoming weekend, though he will be in charge of Wednesday’s FA Cup tie between Leicester and Brighton.
Professional Game Match Officials Board managing director and former referee Mike Riley offered Dean the organisation’s full support.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said the threats to Dean and his family were “inexcusable” and called for more action from social media companies.
Soucek also spoke out against the abuse levelled at Dean, tweeting that decisions “made on the pitch should stay on the pitch”.
“There is no place for abuse of any kind,” he said. “It is in the past and I’m now focused on the rest of the season.”
Court has jailed a Kenyan man, Stephen Ngila for 30 years after finding him guilty of chopping off his wife's hands because she could not bear him children.
The man also attempted to kill his wife after cutting off her hands.
Ngila 39 has however been granted 14 days to appeal else he could remain in jail until he is 69.
The court magistrate noted in her judgment that the accused was not remorseful for the offense convicted of.
” The court notes that the offense committed was grave, and the victim in the statement does not wish for any restitution, therefore I proceed and sentence you for the offense of attempted murder contrary to section 220(A) of penal code. That you will serve an imprisonment of 30 years and you have 14 days of the appeal.”, Justice Bartoo said in part of her judgment.
The offense was committed at Mwala in Machakos County on 25th July, 2016 with Mwende claiming that her husband chopped off her hands with a machete because she could not bear him children.
This was despite several tests showing that it was her husband who had reproductive issues.
He had severally refused to appear for treatment that had been prescribed.
The management of the Lagos State University has postponed the 2019/2020 first semester examinations indefinitely after non-academic staff shut the entrance of the university.
The Punch gathered that workers under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have declared a nationwide strike.
It was learnt that members of the NASU branch of the unions shut the entrance of LASU in a bid to disrupt the ongoing examination in the school.
The workers shut examination halls and other facilities in the school.
The management announced the postponement in a statement on Monday, titled, ‘2019/2020 first semester GNS examination postponed indefinitely’, by its Head of Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, Mr Ademola Adekoya.
The statement read, “As the 2019/2020 first semester examinations of Lagos State University (LASU) come to an end, the General Nigerian Studies examination has been postponed indefinitely.
“According to the Director, Centre For General Nigerian Studies, the postponement became expedient because of the ongoing industrial action by some of the unions of the Institution.
He added that a new date for the examination would be announced in due course.
“All the concerned students are advised to check the university information platforms, website, official bulletin and others from time to time on the new dates for the GNS examination.”
