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There was drama at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today when senior members of the bar accused Ecobank’s lawyer, A. O. Ogunba, SAN of disrespecting the bench in the matter between Honeywell Group and Ecobank. It will be recalled that on 16th October, 2015, Ecobank, through A.O. Ogunba, SAN, sought ex parte orders against Honeywell before Justice Tsoho. When Justice Tsoho refused to grant the orders, Ogunba on the same day went to Justice Yunusa J. to seek that he grants the ex parte orders. Ogunba later succeeded in procuring the ex parte orders from Justice Yunusa; who is currently answering allegation of corruption before the National Judicial Council Ogunba made a huge scene by accusing the judge of nodding his head while listening to the oral argument of counsel to Honeywell. This angered other senior members of the bar in the courtroom. In fact, two senior lawyers, Wahab Shittu and Dr. George Olushola Ogunyomi, stood up to address the court and both of them expresse

A Lagos shanty The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) on Thursday demolished 45 shanties at LASU round-about in Iba area of Lagos A statement issued on Thursday in Lagos by Mr Adebayo Taofiq, the Public Affairs Officer of the unit, said demolition notices were served on occupants of the shanties on May 2 to remove their goods and possessions. It said that the Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, had decried the traffic gridlock on the road due to the shanties. According to the statement, miscreants also used the shanties as hideout, therefore necessitating the demolition of the structures. “After the demolition, LASU-Iba road that had been experiencing traffic gridlock was clear because those patronising the illegal traders could not do their business as usual. “Even residents around the area were jubilating during the demolition because the area would be free from activities of miscreants who usually

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to immediately re-seal the Kogi State House of Assembly pending the resolution of its crisis. The reseal order followed the recommendation of the ad hoc committee constituted by the house to reassess the assembly’s impasse. The committee which had the Majority Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila as Chairman, recommended for the reprimand of the IGP for undermining the authority of the legislature by unsealing the assembly recently. The house resolved that all resolutions, laws and actions taken by the Kogi assembly from the date of the National Assembly’s resolution to seal it were null and void. “The Governor of Kogi State is to send the state budget and other executive bills to the National Assembly for consideration as stipulated in section 11 of the Constitution,“ the representatives said. The lawmakers described the actions of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Arase a

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to immediately re-seal the Kogi State House of Assembly pending the resolution of its crisis. The reseal order followed the recommendation of the ad hoc committee constituted by the house to reassess the assembly’s impasse. The committee which had the Majority Leader of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila as Chairman, recommended for the reprimand of the IGP for undermining the authority of the legislature by unsealing the assembly recently. The house resolved that all resolutions, laws and actions taken by the Kogi assembly from the date of the National Assembly’s resolution to seal it were null and void. “The Governor of Kogi State is to send the state budget and other executive bills to the National Assembly for consideration as stipulated in section 11 of the Constitution,“ the representatives said. The lawmakers described the actions of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Arase a

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa addressing PDP members as Chief Lawrence Osiegbu (left) and Hon. Anthony Elekeokwur clap in admiration during the Ika North-East Local Government PDP Congress Executive Committee, in Boji Boji Owa Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to win all the states of the federation in the 2019 general elections. Speaking on 5 May at Owa, Ika North-East local government area of Delta State while addressing PDP members after the local government congress in the area, the governor said, though Delta State was the home of PDP, the peaceful ward and local government congresses were clear evidence that the reconciliation and consensus efforts of the party was effective. “I congratulate the chairman and those who were elected into the executive committee of the party at the local government areas, including the national delegates; I must thank our party leaders because what we witn

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi Rotimi Amaechi has cleared the air on his involvement in the letter written by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Muhammad II to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement issued by Amaechi’s media office, the former Rivers State governor explained how he got the letter and how he sought permission from Sanusi before sharing it with others. “Our attention has been drawn to reports in the media that tends to infer and/or suggest that immediate past governor of Rivers State and now Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi surreptitiously and clandestinely ‘leaked’ a letter written by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor and now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammad II to then President Goodluck Jonathan on the non-remittance of $49.8 billion from oil sale to the federation account. This is further from the truth and what exactly transpired as regards Amaechi’s involvement in that Sanusi letter.

BRT buses in Lagos Some commuters in the Federal Capital Territory are groaning under the indefinite strike embarked upon mass transport workers. Junior workers of the Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company (AUMTCO) on Wednesday commenced industrial action to press for better condition of service. They are also demanding for the payment of their two months outstanding salaries. Mr Patrick Ogun, a civil servant who resides in Kubwa, complained that the strike had created some difficulty in commuting to and from work. “The strike by AUMTCO workers is really taking its toll on the common man and I appeal to the authorities concerned to take steps to end it as soon as practicable. “The mass transport buses are more affordable and more convenient to commute in and a lot of low income earners depend on them,’’ he said. Mr Dauda Musa, a job seeker, who resides in Suleja, also called on the transport workers to call off the strike. “For somebody like me who presently earns no income, the

Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader and Director at Biafra Radio The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Thursday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB against the 29, January judgment of Federal High Court, Abuja denying him and two others bail. The appellate court reserved ruling following exchange of briefs between M.M Diri, the lead counsel to the respondent which is the Federal Government and Chuks Momah(SAN) counsel to the appellant. In a very brief adumbration of the brief, Momah told the three panel of judges at the appellate court led by Justice Abdul Aboki that the fundamental of their argument against the judgment denying his clients bail was that the judge, Justice James Tsoho gave the ruling as if it involved only the first appellant (Nnamdi Kanu). He therefore asked the court to allow the appeal and grant his clients bail. The lead counsel to the respondent however asked the court to uphold the ruling of th

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday visit his home state, Katsina. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State who disclosed this on Thursday said President Buhari’s visit to the state “is not for political reason, but to promote the state’s economic potentials.” Masari said during a press conference in Katsina on the forthcoming Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit, that the visit would help to focus the attention of the world on the state’s vast investment opportunities. “The President will visit the state to actively participate in the Economic and Investment Summit that is geared to uplift the economic status of the citizenry of the state. ”The people of the state should accord high respect to the coming of the President as a citizen and indigene of the state. ”The President should not be insulted as the gathering was not a political programme but an investment and economic summit,’’ he said. Masari said that the government had

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Seventeen people have so far been confirmed dead when a bus fell off a bridge into a dry river bed in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. The bus driver lost control as he tried to avoid a head-on collision with a motorcycle and the vehicle fell off a small bridge in Balrampur district. The officers, Sadanand Kumar who was on patrol said that fourteen people and two motorbike rider died on the spot while more than 50 injured later succumbed to their injuries. “All the victims were men. “The bus was travelling from a town in neighbouring Jharkhand state to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur. “The accident took place near Daldhowa in Balrampur district, about 400 kilometres north-west of Raipur,’’ he said. Reports say India has the highest number of traffic fatalities in the world. An average of 135,000 people died on the country’s roads yearly, according to government data. The accidents are mostly blamed on poorly maintained road

The gavel of justice A 67-year-old retired civil servant, Mr Ganiyu Ahmed, on Thursday filed for divorce before Mr Adegboyega Omilola, President of Igando Customary Court in Lagos State, alleging that his wife was responsible for his paralysis. The petitioner told the court that his misery began when he accepted his wife, Bisola, back into his life after she had abandoned her matrimonial home for years. “I regretted the day I accepted my wife back. She reappeared in my house in 2001 with a 15-year-old boy whom she claimed she bore for me without my knowledge. “I didn’t want to accept her and the child but my other children pleaded with me. I later accepted them and gave them rooms in my house. “My children sponsored the boy’s education at both the secondary and university levels, and he is currently undergoing his NYSC programme in Oyo State.” he said. The petitioner, who accused Bisola of infidelity, alleged that she was hardly staying at home and might be having an affair with

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), signing into Law the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Local Government Tribunal and Administration Amendment Laws, while the Majority Leader, Lagos House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade (left) and Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem (right) watch, during the signing of the Amended Laws at the Conference Room, Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed four-year tenure for Local Government chairmen and other elected council representatives. The governor signed into law the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) Amendment law, Local Government Administration Amendment law and the Local Government Election Tribunal Second Amendment law on Thursday at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria paving way for four-year tenure for council chairmen and others. The State House of Assembly had recently approv

Akin Kuponiyi Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria Mr Azibaola Robert, a Niger-Delta activist who also is a cousin to Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria to court over his continued detention. Robert, a legal practitioner, and environmental activist is a close confidant of Jonathan. He was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he honored an invitation at the Abuja office of the anti-graft agency on March 23, 2016. In a suit filed before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, through the law firm of Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, Robert is asking the court to stop the FG and indeed the EFCC from applying for any new remand warrant against him in any court in Nigeria, since a pattern has been established that such remand warrant is only a ploy to keep him in custody indefinitely. He is asking the court to hold that sections 293 and 294 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, which the

FILE PHOTO: Inmates at a prison Prison inmates throughout the country now have hope of a quality higher education with the gesture by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to give them free education. In a statement signed by the Director, Media and Publicity of the institution, Malam Ibrahim Sheme, NOUN said it had decided to grant 100 per cent waiver to prison inmates who desired to further their education across the country. Sheme said that the development was in keeping with the institution’s mandate of making education accessible to the less privileged in the society. He quoted the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdalla Adamu, as announcing the grant while receiving his counterpart from the Nigeria/Turkish Nile University, Prof. Huseyin Sert, in Abuja. The waiver, formerly pegged at 50 percent, would now enable the inmates have unfettered access to quality education. The development would also encourage other inmates to take advantage of the initiative to

Ogun state: Patrol vehicles to the police Police drivers of damaged patrol vehicles will henceforth pay the cost for the repair. The police on Thursday said it would compel officers and men of the force, who damaged patrol vehicles through reckless driving to pay for the damage. The Zone 2 police spokesman, CSP Adebowale Lawal, disclosed this in Lagos. Lawal said that the directive was issued by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of the zone, comprising of Lagos and Ogun State Commands, Mr Bala Hassan. He said that the warning became necessary in view of the rickety condition of such vehicles shortly after allocation for patrol duties. The police spokesman said that henceforth, police officers and men would be sanctioned for wilful and reckless damage to patrol vehicles under their care. “All erring drivers and patrol team leaders who are found to have wilfully and recklessly damaged vehicles will be sanctioned and made to pay for the damage to government

Lagos State officials set to destroy a gated street The Lagos State Government says it has demolished 84 street gates which were shut against motorists before the 12 midnight deadline stipulated time. The Lagos State Government, in a bid to resolve traffic gridlock in the metropolis ordered all street gates to be opened till 12 midnight of each day so that motorists could drive through them in a bid to decongest traffic in the state. Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. He said out of the 148 street gates earmarked for demolition across the state, 84 of them have been pulled down for failing to abide by government’s instruction to leave them open till 12 midnight. “The Ministry promoted 24-hour access through gated streets in the State with the involvement of Community Development Associations in the State. So far, enforcement in 84 locations has been effected as

Olisa Metuh at the Federal High Court, Abuja The Court of Appeal has reserved ruling on the appeal filed by Chief Olisah Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party against the continuation of his trial by the Federal High Court, Abuja. In the appeal, Metuh is asking the Court of Appeal to set aside the ruling of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja which held that he had a case to answer on the seven count charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and corruption brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Destra Investment, a company solely owned by the PDP chief which is the second defendant in the case at the Appeal Court is also appealing the judgment. Justice Okon had dismissed the no case submission made by Metuh’s counsel after the prosecution had closed it case and ordered the defendant to call his witnesses. When the appeal came up for hearing on Thursday, Sylvester Tahir, counsel for the

By Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò I would like to start this piece by thanking the owners of Channels Television in for making their broadcasts available by live streaming on the web.  In case you don’t hear it often enough, your station represents an indispensable entry point to Nigeria and its affairs for many of us its citizens in exile. But, as the saying goes, this is one of those situations where one must really be careful what one wishes for.  We have enough of the unwanted, hard-to-watch news about Nigeria that come with news, good and bad, and other events that are standard fare in the world of information and entertainment.  Such was my feeling on Saturday, April 30, this year, watching Channels Television’s News at 10 p.m. edition for that day. If you follow Nigerian affairs, you know that on April 22, this year, a female member of the House of Representatives, Onyemaechi Mrakpor, was allegedly slapped by a member of the security detail in a convoy i

The gavel of justice For sleeping with her supposed brother, a 40-year-old man, Mr Sunday Oladipupo, has asked an Orile Agege Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage with Bukola over alleged adulterous behaviour by his wife. “I caught my wife in bed with her supposed brother, I want a divorce, ” Oladipupo, a driver, told the court on Thursday. The complainant lives at 7, Nmbosi Avenue, AIT Road, Alakuko, a suburb of Lagos told the court. “I caught my wife red-handed with a man she introduced to me as her brother, they were both naked and in the act. “She pushed me to beating her because I always feel jealous anytime I see her with another man. “Before I kill her and myself, it is better we part ways,” he said. Oladipupo claimed that Bukola did not respect him and left home at will and returned when she liked. He said that his wife left home since September 2015 with his children, aged four and nine years. “She was pregnant when she left my house but the most painful

The gavel of justice An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved an 11 -year-old marriage between Mr Azeez Ige and his wife, Bola, over alleged sex starvation. The court’s president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, in his judgment, said the court was convinced that the estranged couple was tired of the union, as all efforts to reconcile them had failed. “Since both parties consented to the dissolution of their marriage, this court has no choice than to dissolve the marriage. “The marriage between Mr Azeez Ige and Mrs Bola Ige is hereby dissolved from today. “Both parties are free to go their separate ways without any hindrances and molestation.” Omilola ruled. Ige, a 53-year-old civil servant, had approached the court seeking to dissolve his marriage, on the grounds that the wife had starved him of sex since 2012. “My wife is starving me of sex, whenever I wanted to make love to her she always fights me and my body is not a stone nor stick.” he said. He also told the cour

Victor Eyaru, NATCA President The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) on Thursday commended the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for implementing the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the aviation sector. NATCA’s president, Mr Victor Eyaru, gave the commendation while speaking with NAN in Lagos. Eyaru said the introduction of the TSA had helped to reduce fraudulent activities and restored sanity to the sector. He said: “I will give the government kudos for introducing TSA into the aviation sector. “Without the TSA, the kind of fraud exposed in the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) would not have been possible.” According to him, the arrest of some former directors of the agency by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud, is a step in the right direction. “The government should fast track their prosecution so that those that are guilty are punished, while those found not guilty by the law can be allowed to retu

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers The Cross River chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday advised the state government to recruit at least 200 nurses and 100 midwives, to enhance healthcare services. Mr John Ushie, the NLC’s Chairman in the state gave the advice in an interview with NAN in Calabar. Ushie said that the recruitment would help bridge the gap in the sector, which was caused by retirement and resignation of seasoned nurses and midwives. “The NLC in the state is appealing to the state governor to approve the recruitment of at least 200 nurses and midwives for the state and about 100 nurses for the 18 local government areas. “NLC also appeal for the grant of in-service training to nurses who opt for post basic studies in special and critical areas where manpower is lacking,” he said. Ushie said the recruitment would go a long way in improving the quality of healthcare service delivery in the state. The chairman lauded the state government’s free tr

The prices of tomatoes have gone up by 1,000 per cent in Jos and environs in Plateau, a market survey by NAN has shown. Our correspondents, who visited some of the markets and other selling points on Thursday, found out that the commodity had gone beyond the reach of the average Nigerian. At the Terminus Market in Jos, a small basket of the commodity, which used to be N350, was selling for N3,500. NAN also found that a big basket of the commodity, which sold for N1,000 about two months ago, now costs N10,000. The story was the same at the Tudun Wada Market in Jos North Local Government, where a medium basket of the commodity, which sold for N550 in March, was sold for N5,600. NAN reports that prospective small buyers seeking N150 worth of the commodity, were turned back by the retailers, who said that they did not have any quantity for that little amount. Speaking to NAN, one of the retailers of the commodity, Mrs. Nanret Abimu, said, “Honestly, I do not know one specific reason

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State The seven Kano State students and their driver who died along Lagos-Ibadan expressway were on Thursday buried in Kano, amid tears, NAN reports. The funeral prayer was conducted at the Emir’s Palace, Kano, around 9:00 a.m., and the deceased were buried at the Tarauni Graveyard. Among those that attended the prayer are: Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, members of the state Executive Council, other top government officials as well as parents and sympathisers. The funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Kano, Prof. Sani Zahraddeen, who prayed God to grant the souls of the departed eternal rest and Jannatul Firdaus (The highest Paradise). He also prayed God to give their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. NAN recalls that Ganduje had on Wednesday received corpses of the students and the driver, and described the incident as shocking to the Government and people of the state. He also described the deceased as heroes who were

Nigerian troops burn Boko Haram den Nigerian Army troops involved in the clearance of Boko Haram terrorists and rescue operations in Sambisa forest nicknamed “Operation CRACKDOWN”came under intense 40 minutes attack mounted by the insurgents while on harbour on Wednesday evening, Colonel Sani Usman, acting Director, Army Public Relations said in a statement released on Thursday morning. According to the statement, the terrorists came in five Toyota Hilux vehicles mounted with Anti-Aircraft guns which they fired along with 81mm mortar. But he said the battle-ready troops rose to the occasion and repelled the attack and pursued the terrorists who withdrew in disarray towards the river line of Izza-Mainyakare axis. “The attack lasted for about 40 minutes without any casualty on our troops while an unconfirmed number of Boko Haram terrorists were killed. “The troops recovered an 81mm mortar tube from the terrorists,” Colonel Usman said. The Army spokesperson added that the troops

Ademola Adeniji Adele, former Commissioner of Sports Former Lagos State Commissioner, Ademola Adeniji Adele has died early Thursday in India. Family sources say that former Commissioner of Sports during the government of Babatunde Raji Fashola died at the age of 60 after a successful surgery. The politician was said to have travelled to India early this year because of an undisclosed ailment. Prior to his death, Adele had relocated from his Festac residence to Badagry where he was rearing cattle. Family sources however revealed that Adele will be flown from India to Nigeria on Friday. He will be buried on Saturday at his residence in Festac, Lagos state. Reacting to the news, Nigeria Football Federation said it was shocked at the demise of the late Adele. Its Technical Committee boss, Chris Green said on Thursday morning that Adele will be remembered for his giant strides. “it’s sad. RIP. My heart goes to his family, friends and the good people of Lagos State,” Green said.

Leicester players wear GPS vests in training to record their every movement Everyone loves a fairytale, but how many do you know that involve beetroot shots and ice chambers reaching -135C? As much as Leicester City’s transformation from relegation favourites to Premier League champions has been cast as fantasy football, the reality is a lot more calculated. Diligent owners, resourceful scouting and an effervescent manager have played a telling part. But an innovative sports science and medical team, carefully integrated into the decision-making process, has created a perfect model for success. Leicester are not alone in using cutting-edge technology in the Premier League, of course, but using beetroot shots as a performance enhancer and ice chambers to improve recovery do mark them out from the crowd. The key difference is how manager Claudio Ranieri includes them in his plans. As former Liverpool fitness and conditioning coach Darren Burgess told BBC Sport: “Quite often, the c

Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s senate president has paid tribute to late Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, stressing that, Yar’Adua can never be forgotten. In a short post on Facebook, Saraki said: “It is exactly six years ago since you bid us good bye but it is just like yesterday. Your selflessness, patriotism, integrity and legacies make your memory indelible in our hearts.” “We remember you now and always as a worthy family man, public servant, Governor and President. May the Almighty Allah continue to grant you peace till we meet to part no more. It would be recalled that Yar’Adua was declared dead on May 5 at the Presidential Villa after battling pericarditis.

Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Mahmud Mohammed Four innocent mothers with their babies dumped into prison by the authorities have been set free from the Umuahia federal prison. The women who had no case files against were set free by the Chief Judge of Abia State, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, during a visit to the prison. Uzokwe also ordered the release of two male inmates. According to her, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) had no case file against the four female inmates since they were remanded in custody. Uzokwe said that the jail warrants for the four female inmates had expired and there was no charge pending against them. She also said that the accused persons were discharged and acquitted, considering the absence of any information on their warrant to justify their continued stay in prison. Uzokwe explained that the male inmates were being discharged on the grounds that they had been remanded in custody long enough to have served the terms for the offences th

Late President Yar’Adua Six years after the death of Nigeria’s former president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua citizens of the most populous black nation have taken to social media to pay glowing tribute to the soft-spoken president whose term as number one citizen was truncated by illness. It would be recalled that Yar’Adua left Nigeria for pericarditis treatment at a clinic in Saudi Arabia. But returned to Nigeria after rumours that he was dead. On 5 May at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa he was declared dead and according to Islamic rites, he was buried on 6 May in his hometown in Katsina. Remembering him, Nigeria took to social media to praise Yar’Adua as governor and president. Today we remember our late former president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua who was in office from 29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010. http://pic.twitter.com/zSog1zqYBv — PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) May 5, 2016 On this day in 2010, we lost President Umaru Musa Yar'adua. One of the best Presidents Nigeria had. Rest in p

Daniels Ekugo Late Khaleepha Issa Sulaimon Religious bodies, political and family allies stormed Lagos on 1 April for the 10th annual remembrance service and lecture of Late Khaleepha Issa Sulaimon. Late Khaleepha Issa Sulaimon was the deputy to Late Sheik Abdul Yekeem Mustapha of Al Isobatul Qadirriyat al islamiya of Nigeria. To celebrate the lecture, dignitaries from all over the country graced the event held at No 2 Yaya Abatan by Excellence Hotel, Ogba in Lagos to extol the virtues of the late Sulaimon. “Transparency in things he does and the parameter set out in this aspect were the guiding principles of Khaleepha in everything he does, both in religion or otherwise. The Al Isobatul Qadirriyat al islamiya of Nigeria as a body will continue to remember him,” a statement by his family read. “We are proud of the contributions he made during his time, which are still relevant today as well as for future generations. “Although, he is not here with us in the physical form, Khale