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PDP: Lagos State arrest chieftains over killing of member Five chieftains of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have been arrested in Lagos for alleged killing. The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday said the suspected have been taken in for interrogation over the killing of one Mr Borishade Adeniyi, Chairman , PDP Apapa Chapter. The arrest was confirmed by the command’s spokesman, CSP Chike Oti, in a statement. He stressed that what was supposed to be a peaceful political meeting of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members ended in unnecessary bloodletting. “In a swift reaction, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Imohimi Edgal, directed the Area Commander in-charge of Area ‘J’ Elemoro, to ensure the arrests of all those involved in the crime. “ Pursuant to the directive, five of the principal suspects were arrested; viz: Engr Kehinde Fasasi, chapter chairman, Eti-Osa LG; Mr Rotimi Kujore, PDP chapter chairman, Lagos Islan...

Former Head of state General Yakubu Gowon has called for the arrest of leadership of Miyeitti Allah Kautal Hore, over the senseless killings in Benue. Gowon, who spoke on the terrible security situation in the country, also admonished the federal government on the need to arrest the situation before it resulted into religious war, the end of which no one could predict. The former head of state expressed disappointment with failure of the security agencies to invite and question the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, which had threatened to unleash violence on Benue State and later justified the killings and their role in them, during his visit to Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday, to commiserate with government and Benue people over the wanton killings  and destruction of properties in the state. Gowon, who said he was out of the country when two priests and 17 worshipers were killed in a church in the state during morning mass, expressed the condolences of ...

Ademola Adeleke, the senator representing Osun West District, has been elected candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 22 governorship election. The result of the primary, which was announced late Saturday night, saw Mr Adeleke scoring 1, 569, beating his closest rival, Akin Ogunbiyi, by only seven votes. Mr Ogunbiyi polled 1, 562 votes, Fatai Akinbade, 52 votes and Nathaniel Oke, three votes, just as a total of 56 votes were voided. A demand for a recount was turned down by the chairman of the election and Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, saying there was no need for a recount since he had announced the results. Mr Adeleke only defected to the party from the All Progressives Congress only last year when he sought the south west senatorial seat occupied by his late brother, Isiaka Adeleke.

Senate President: no juicy offers We’ll leave APC, says Baraje The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got yesterday a reply to its threat to boycott next year’s elections. You are being hunted by your past, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole told the main opposition party. The PDP fired back, saying APC was jittery over coalition between PDP and 38 others. Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara and others are believed to be on their way to the PDP, but the APC is urging them to stay. Also yesterday, Reformed APC chief Kawu Baraje said the group had decided to leave APC. Oshiomhole said the PDP was being haunted by its past treatment of electoral contests as a do-or-die affair, adding that the APC will not be intimidated by any threat of the PDP or any other party as it was committed to the sustenance of democracy and the sanctity of one man, one vote. The APC Chairman, who spoke when he received the report of the O...

Cab driver lying on the ground. File copy Gunmen have shot dead 11 taxi drivers returning to Johannesburg from the funeral of a colleague in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a police spokesman said on Sunday. Minibus taxis are the most popular form of transport in South Africa and violence is common by rival groups vying for dominance on profitable routes, reports say. The drivers, who were members of the Gauteng taxi association, were in a minibus driving along the R74 when unknown gunmen launched an ambush and opened fire. “There was a shooting at about 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) last night. The vehicle was ambushed. There were 11 fatalities and four were seriously injured and are in hospital,” Kwa-Zulu Natal spokesman Jay Naicker said. “We understand they were from the Gauteng taxi association. There has been a lot of taxi violence in the area but we are still investigating who the perpetrators were.”

A 19-year-old boy, Junior Omo Shaba, has killed his girlfriend and dumped her corpse by a roadside along Siluko road in the outskirts of Benin, Edo State. The deceased, Matilda Odiri, 18, was said to have been stabbed to death inside the room of her boyfriend at 2, Akugbe Street, Off Sikuko road, Ogida, last Saturday. She was said to have gone to the boy’s house where she was expected to pass the night. An allegation of infidelity levelled by the suspect against the visitor, was said to have degenerated into a fierce argument. In a counter-accusation, the girl was said to have also expressed resentment over her boyfriend’s returning home late as he was already seeing another girl. In a fit of anger, he allegedly stabbed her with a knife in her right breast. Shaba was said to have fled to Aduwawa area of the Edo state, to evade arrest, but his furious father gave him up. He was arrested that same day by policemen. The Edo State Police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor said the...

Omoba Niyi Aborishade, who is a political leader and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Apapa local government area (Apapa Iganmu and Apapa LG), has died. According to reports gathered, the politician was killed yesterday, Saturday 21st of July, 2018, around Epe, on his way back from a reconciliation meeting, which was organized by Lagos State PDP party leaders. His corpse were said to have been deposited at the mortuary as a police investigation to apprehend his killers has begun.

It was reported that the Imo state government embarked on massive demolition of a kidnapper’s dens and houses in Mgbidi area of the state. According to reports, one of the destroyed dens – housed an APC chieftain who was abducted and murdered in cold blood by the suspected kidnappers. The Mgbidi residents were shocked when security operatives numbering more than 45 with Hilux vehicles and heavy machines stormed the communities to destroy the houses of kidnappers said to be kingpins in the crime industry. The families of the suspects were said to have been evacuated by the time the bulldozers reached the location. The APC chieftain was kidnapped and killed in Mgbidi by Ikenna Nwosu ( a.k.a Eze ego CEO Wisdom hotels Mgbidi) said to be the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Mgbidi. Vitus Ibeabuchi (a.k.a Bebeto who is declared wanted), Eze Ezechukwu (a.k.a. Sepia) and Chidi Anya ( a.k.a. Bia rie) and others after receiving about 30 million ra...

Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola The power minister, Babatunde Fashola, has defended his directives to electricity regulators to ensure electricity distributors are more responsive to customers’ yearnings. In a statement he personally signed, sent to PREMIUM TIMES by his aides, Mr Fashola also criticised an official who wrote defending the electricity distributors (DISCOS). PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Fashola has repeatedly warned the electricity distributors to improve their services or leave the business. Many Nigerians have complained about the actions of the DISCOS especially the non-provision of pre-paid meters, and the use of estimated billings. Mr Fashola criticised Sunday Oduntan, who he siad wrote defending the DISCOS and presented “himself as Executive Director, Research and Advocacy of the Association of Electricity Distributors (ANED). “If ANED is not a licensee, who is ANED ? An NGO? If so, they should listen to consume...

Nigerian Football Supporters Club (Photo Credit: The Guardian) A nursing mother and 154 out of 230 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 FIFA World Cup arrived the country on Friday night. The stranded football fans came through Ethiopian Airline flight number ET-ALP that arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at about 9.12 p.m on July 20. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who was at the airport to monitor their arrival, lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s effort to ensure their safe return. He said the president had directed that Nigerians, who were stranded in Russia after the 2018 World Cup tournament, should be evacuated immediately. According to him, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been monitoring the process of the evacuation, which is under the coordination of the Mission of Nigeria in Moscow. He said 155 stranded Nigerians had been cleared to board an Ethiopian Airline flight to Abuja. “The aircraft departed ...

Senator Dino Melaye (APC – Kogi West) PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/DINO MELAYE The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of sponsoring the destruction of Dino Melaye’s constituency projects. Some unidentified persons were reported to have burnt down a block of four classrooms Melaye donated to the Government Girls’ Secondary School in Sarki Noma, Lokoja, the state capital. “All fingers point to hoodlums sponsored by the sinking All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State,” which has been “threatening the lawmaker since his failed recall bid in April, as well as his declared return to the PDP,” PDP spokesman Kola Ologbodiyan said in a statement. He added: “The people of Kogi state are not in any way fooled by the statement from the APC-led Kogi state government, wherein it merely condemned the arson without taking any concrete step to produce those behind the dastardly act. “It is indeed rep...

Profiling 2019 Female Aspirants: Why political space dwindles for Nigerian women During the precolonial era, women, traditionally, were allowed to participate in government and hold major roles in markets in parts of South-eastern Nigeria dominated by Igbos. Indirect rule system was rife there. Women also had the privilege of participating in political movements due to the fact that they were married to ‘elites’. The British saw these practices as “a manifestation of chaos and disorder”. While they considered the political institutions headed by Igbo men, the British ignored those of the women, effectively shutting them out from political power. The British believed that this patriarchal and masculine order would establish a moral order but they met a brick wall. In November and December 1929, a series of protests, riots and demonstrations took place in Igbo and Ibibio-speaking areas of South-eastern Nigeria. “The women’s war of 1929: Gender an...

Several people are feared dead in a fatal train Train-Bus accident on old Abeokuta road, Agege, Lagos. This is according to a tweet by the Lagos road traffic management agency, Lastma. Emergency agencies however have arrived on the scene for recovery and evacuation. The accident has cause heavy traffic around Iju, Agege and old Abeokuta road. Breaking:  Fatal Train – Bus accident on Old Abeokuta Road by Odejobi junction INW Pen Cinema.  @lagostraffic961 — LASTMA (@followlastma)  July 20, 2018 [10:24am]  #lastmareports The scene of the Fatal Train – Bus accident has been fully recovered. Thanks to all emergency agencies for swiftly responding to this. Our officers are currently flushing the heavy traffic trail it has left behind. Thank you Lagos for your patience. — LASTMA (@followlastma)  July 20, 2018

Ngolo Kante is happy to remain at Chelsea. (AMA/Getty Images) N’Golo Kante has told Chelsea’s board that he will not force a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer and will let the club decide his future, according to reports in France. The 27-year-old has cemented his reputation as one of the world’s best defensive midfielders after his impressive performances at the heart of France’s midfield during the World Cup. Kante, who was signed from Leicester City for £32 million two years ago, is now wanted by Paris Saint-Germain and the French champions have made him their priority target for the summer. But according to  Le10 Sport , the France international does not want to go against Chelsea and will let the club decide whether to accept an offer from PSG. Chelsea, meanwhile, are ready to reject all bids from PSG and are working on a new contract for Kante and discussions are due to take place shortly. Kante played a key role in France’s...

Uganda police force has named and shamed a woman accused of stealing household property, three weeks into a marriage. Uganda police force has named and shamed a woman accused of stealing household property, three weeks into a marriage. Patrick Kusemererwa, a clothes vendor fell victim to a cunning Hasifah Mudondo 22 whom he met at a restaurant and took home for a wife. Like any scheming thief, Hasifah stayed with Kusemererwa for the past 3 weeks working out a plan to rob him clean. As fate would have it, on Thursday July 19th, the suspect convinced her three weeks husband to give her transportation money to go check on her sick mother in Bududa. The man gave her money and left for work. But as soon as he left, the suspect packed every household item she could land on including clothes, woofers, a bicycle, among others. She however met Kusemererwa on his way back from work. The suspect was running away with items on a boda boda. “He immediately reported a case to Old Kampala...

Some African migrants have taken to their hustling spirits with them abroad after not being able to secure meaningful jobs in Europe. A video currently trending online - shows some African men roasting corns on the streets of Paris, France capital city, in a bid to make ends meet. According to Obiwest Utchaychukwu who posted the video, the men were spotted hustling at the busy area of Chateau Rouge Barbe and one corn is sold for 50 cent (around N200). Some online users have reacted to the viral video with some saying this is better than carrying drugs or engaging in illegal business while others have argued that this is embarrassing due to the fact that they can also roast the corn in their respective countries, hence no need to travel abroad for greener pastures. The Château Rouge area of Paris is regarded as an “African neighbourhood” with various activities going on there.

Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido has posted a powerful message to celebrate the birthday of Afropop star, Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid. Davido, who is currently in Paris ahead of the Afro Punk concert, shared the message on his Twitter handle @iam_davido, as Wizkid turned 28 on Monday. He wrote, “Happy birthday brother!! @wizkidayo keep soaring! God keep you safe! Your children go see you live long. Amen Gbefun!” The ‘Assurance’ crooner also took to his Instagram page @davidooficial to share a video of himself dancing to Wizkid’s hit song ‘Soco’. He captioned it, “Happy birthday @wizkidayo!!! Keep soaring my G.” Davido’s celebration of Wizkid birthday has further shown that they have both buried the hatchet. The duo had a long-standing rift which ended in December 2017. The supremacy war ended when they both appeared and performed in each other’s shows. Meanwhile, fans of the two artists have expressed ...

The wedding pictures of TV figure and businessman, Jim Iyke is what his fans have been longing to see over the past one decade but it appears they might wait much longer.   Jim Iyke and Roseline Meurer Jim Iyke, 41, looks good in his wedding pictures with controversial actress, Roseline Meurer. His fans have been admiring the photos wishing they were real. The pictures were taken on the set of a new movie. Both parties, forming a mixture of dark and light skin look together as they wore big smiles to make it real. Jim Iyke reportedly has kids with a white lady while Roseline Meurer who has made a career out of posting sultry contents on social media was linked with Tonto Dikeh's estranged husband, Oladunni Olakunle Churchill. See more photos:

Over 100 Nigerians who went to Russia to watch the world cup and had intentions of staying back to puyrsue a better life in Moscow, are currently stranded and are seeking ways of coming back home. The stranded Nigerians have for some days now camped in front of the Nigerian Embassy, waiting for help to be relocated back home. Narrating their ordeal to AFP, two brothers said they were approached by fellow Nigerians and told that, should their dreams of soccer stardom not work out once they get to Russia, they would easily find other well-paying jobs in Russia. They paid $300 each for fan’s passport of the World Cup (Fan ID) and round-trip tickets which they used to travel to Russia. The FAN IDs, which the Russian government issued for foreigners traveling to attend the FIFA World Cup, contains personal data and functions as a visa substitute during the tournament. However, upon arriving Moscow, the brothers realized that they had been scammed. Speaking, one of them said ...

A suspected internet fraudster who allegedly killed his girlfriend and used her for money ritual couldn’t hold back tears after being remanded in prison. Adeyemi Alao, alleged to be a yahoo-boy broke down in tears after being remanded in prison for allegedly killing his girlfriend for money ritual. The suspect was arraigned before Akure Magistrates Court in Ondo, state capital on Monday and was ordered to be remanded in prison. The girlfriend, Adenike Khadijat Oluboyo was found dead in his house. Adeyemi was accused of killing Khadijat, the daughter a former deputy governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo. Khadijat, a 400-level student of the Department of Educational Management, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, was said to be Adeyemi’s girlfriend. Adeyemi and two other accomplices, who were said to be at large, allegedly killed Khadijat in Adeyemi’s room. After killing the ex-deputy governor’s daughter, Adeyemi allegedly bur...

Former Real Madrid manager Zidane is currently out of work after quitting the Bernabeu at the end of last season. Zinedine Zidane has agreed a sensational return to Juventus – to work as a director. Former Real Madrid manager Zidane is currently out of work after quitting the Bernabeu at the end of last season. But he has agreed to join Juve’s technical staff and will work alongside Fabio Paratici as a director. That is according to Spanish outlet Libertad Digital, who claim radio station El Primer Palo will divulge more details of the deal tonight. Zidane’s supposed appointment at Juve comes just days after Cristiano Ronaldo signed for the club. The manager and Ronaldo were part of the Real Madrid side that won a third consecutive Champions League crown in May. The French manager was appointed Real boss in January 2016 and oversaw a period of European dominance at the Bernabeu. Zidane quit in May, citing fatigue, and was replaced by Julen Lopetegui. Zidane m...

two schools affected burnt, Melaye’s constituency HOODLUMS suspected to be political thugs on Wednesday burnt a block of classrooms built by the senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, as part of his constituency project in Sarkin Noma, Lokoja. Apart from the Government Girls Secondary School that was raised by the arsonists, another school, located in Lokongoma area of the state capital was also vandalised. The thugs had on Tuesday issued a statement warning the senator against coming for the inauguration of the schools, threatening that there would be violence if Melaye insists on coming. However residents of the areas where the two schools that were billed for inauguration on Wednesday woke up to meet completely raised and vandalised schools.

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has reacted to the departure of his greatest rival, Cristiano Ronaldo from the Spanish La Liga. Ronaldo’s 100 million euro move from Real Madrid to Juventus was announced last week while he was unveiled at the Alianz Turin yesterday. He told reporters at the press conference that he joined the Old Ladies because he was different from other players. Ronaldo said he wants to show that he was “different” from other players of his age who move to China or Qatar for mega-money deals. The Portugal superstar also spoke on his  rivalry with Messi after completing his move to the Italian champions.  Asked about his rivalry with Messi, Ronaldo replied, “I do not see other players as rivals, that’s not who I am. “It was a good challenge with Messi. All of you liked it and it was interesting. “But I never saw it as a rivalry. You always want to give it your all for your team.” Speaking on Ronaldo...

A video footage currently trending online shows the moment a man burnt himself alive in his car after a heated quarrel. In the video, the unidentified man who appeared visibly angry and agitated can be heard shouting as he walked to his car after being offended. On reaching his vehicle, he poured some gallons of fuel both outside and inside as he continued shouting angrily. A woman who was filming him while displaying his anger probably thought the man would not carry out his threat even when he poured fuel on/in his car. The man later entered his car and set himself on fire. The person who was filming him had to stop immediately the car exploded. The reason for the argument which prompted the man to kill himself in such a gruesome manner is yet to be determined. See more photos below:-

For a president who has travelled the globe for a year telling audiences that "France is back" under his leadership, the country's World Cup victory couldn't come at a better time for Emmanuel Macron as he confronts growing challenges on multiple fronts. The 4-2 defeat of Croatia in Moscow on Sunday by the young French team starring Kylian Mbappe was celebrated by 40-year-old Macron in person, who jumped and pumped his fists with each goal. He even broke out a "dab" in the changing room -- a type of celebration imported from American football players and rappers -- as the jubilant squad savoured its success afterwards. Beyond the sporting triumph, it will also be cheered in the presidential palace for reinforcing a narrative Macron has promoted abroad since his election: of a young, dynamic France with a more prominent global role. "This victory will improve France's image for several years, and almost automatically that of its leader,...