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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Alade-Oluseye Sunday, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Abiodun Agbele, an ally of Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, on Thursday, confirmed that cash deposits were made into the governor’s account before his election. Sunday made the confirmation while being cross-examined by Defence Counsel, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of Federal High Court, Abuja. The witness told the court that he did not know that Fayose had an account with Zenith Bank until June 23, 2014 when N1.37 million was paid into the account. Sunday then gave a breakdown of the monies paid into Fayose’s account before he became governor of Ekiti as; N19,209,882.92 already in the account before the payment of N1.37 million was made into that account on June 23, 2014. “On June 11, 2014, N5 million was credited into Fayose’s account and another N5 million credited into the account on the same day. “On the same June 11, 2014, N2.5 million was also credite...

Mr Fatai Owoseni, Lagos State Commissioner of Police. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni on Thursday said that a police station in Nigeria gets N45,000 in three months as running cost. Owoseni disclosed this while addressing members of the Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre, a civil society organisation, who protested to his office in Ikeja. The group urged the Federal Government to probe the embezzlement of funds meant for fuelling of patrol vehicles, stationeries, uniforms and allowance for the Nigerian Police Force. The group had placards with inscriptions such as ‘No More Embezzlement of Police Funds’, ‘IG is a thief’, ‘Why are Police Officers buying Uniforms by themselves’ and ‘Junior Officers dey work, Senior Officers dey chop’. Addressing the protesters, Owoseni said that the group was protesting on the basis of ignorance as police fund was not embezzled. He said that government could not be blamed for the low budgetary allocation to the pol...

Alleged-7-year-old-boy-burnt for stealing garri Nigerians have been left to wonder about what has become of our beloved country as the video of a 7 year old boy who was burnt for allegedly stealing garri went viral on wednesday. As a result, Kingsley Ughe, a legal practitioner and General Counsel of the Joint Action Aids has reacted to the diverse reports about a boy lynched by an angry mob in Lagos state for stealing. According to Ughe, General Counsel for Joint Action Aids in a Facebook post titled, ‘A Thief and A Frenzied Mob Baying for Blood,’ the victim was a member of a gang of notorious thieves trying to steal a phone from a woman who screamed for help and not a seven-year-old boy, as claimed by media reports. Read Ughe’s account of the story below: The true account of the young man lynched and summarily burnt to death at Orile Iganmu last Saturday speaks of the uncertainty and brevity of human life in Nigeria. It was Saturday, the 11th day of November 2016. The venue of ...

Kole Omotoso, Helon Habila, Matthew Willsher, Dele Olojede and Opeyemi Lawal The longlist for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature has been announced. The list of nine books and authors was unveiled at the opening of the 2016 Ake Arts and Book Festival. Elvis Ogiemwanye, Etisalat Nigeria’s Director, Brand and Experience and award-winning author and poet, HelonHabila announced the longlist. On the longlist for the 2016 prize are: Mr and Mrs Doctor by Julie Tromuany; The Yearning by MohaleMashigo; Piggy Boy’s Blues by NakhaneToure; The Peculiars by Jen Thorpe; Born On Tuesday by Elnathan John; And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile; Dub Steps by Andrew Miller; The Seed Thief by Jacqui L’ange; and Nwelezelanga The Star Child by Unathi Magubeni. The Etisalat prize “celebrates debut African writers of published fiction”. Previous winners include No Violet Bulawayo, Songeziwe Mahlangu and Fiston Mwanza Mujila. The winner of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature will be awarded a cash ...

The remains of Rasheed Gbadamosi was buried in his house at Ikorodu on Thursday. The remains of former Minister of National Planning, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi was on Thursday buried at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria amidst eulogies. Gbadamosi died on Wednesday at the age of 72. Several politicians, captain of industries and others thronged his home to eulogise him for his contribution to the development of the country. Members of his Eyo Orisa Aagere, which he was their chairman were at the burial to entertain the guest who thronged his Ikorodu home to pay him their last respect. His remains was wrapped in white cloth as the Muslim rites demands and buried before 4 pm. The remains of Rasheed Gbadamosi being conveyed for burial. Gbadamosi’s daughter, Mrs. Kunbi Oshinoiki said his father was ill before he died, saying that she was hoping that he would recover from his brief ailment, but that unfortunately, he did not make it. “He would have been 73-year-old next ...

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said on Thursday that no member of his family ever reached the ripe age of 70 years. He spoke in Yola at an event organised to mark his 70th birthday by students of American University of Nigeria Academy and Primary schools. “It is a milestone in my life because nobody in my family has ever lived up to 70 years,” Abubakar said. He lauded the students for “the surprise of a birthday bash’’ and reiterated his commitment to continue to support education in the country. The former vice president called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend the ongoing warning strike for the sake of Nigerian students. He said that education was the backbone of development, stressing that nothing should be done to jeopardise education.

Lola Shoneyin, festival’s director The 2016 edition of the Ake Arts and Book Festival kicked off Thursday with an opening ceremony in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Hosted by media personality, Wana Udobang, the event began with the arrival of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo and renditions of the national and Ogun State anthems by Falana and Adunni and Nefertiti. This was followed by a welcome address from the festival’s director, Ms Lola Shoneyin who highlighted the opportunities for collaboration, networking and relationship-building created since the festival began in 2013. She said this year’s festival promises a memorable exploration of African identity through a series of panels, performances and book chats. The organisers have also ensured that the festival reaches a wide audience by creating a mobile application; a designated blog, and by live streaming events on the festival’s YouTube channel. Her speech was followed by Oba Gbadebo’s goodwill message, which fea...