The Governing Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has dismissed Prof Richard Akindele for sexually harassing Ms Monica Osagie, a student of the university. The Council announced his dismissal at its meeting yesterday following the recommendation of the university Senate on June 20, 2018. The Senate had considered the report of the committee set up to investigate the ... Read More »
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Dud cheque: Police oppose Prophet Ayorinde’s N4m claim
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja will on Thursday hear the police’s application seeking the dismissal of N4million damages claim filed by Prophet Samson Ayorinde of the World Evangelism Church, Ojota, Lagos. The claimants – Ayorinde, Registered Trustees of World Evangelism Incorporated and Reverend Harold Chinoyerem – filed the suit marked D/6724MFHR/2018, before Justice A.A Adesanya through their ... Read More »
Saraki leads Senate delegation on visit to Russian parliament
Court sets December 17 for suit to wind up BBNaija sponsor Payporte
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday fixed December 17 for hearing a winding-up petition filed by Vacant Board Limited against sponsors of this year’s Big Brother Naija (BBN) show, Payporte Global System Limited. Justice Ayokunle Faji fixed the date for hearing after granting a motion by the respondent seeking to regularise its processes. At the hearing, Mr Yemi Fajuyitan ... Read More »
Buhari Meets Service Chiefs Again
He also met with the security chiefs on Tuesday, at the end of which Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Defence, urged EKiti, Benue and Taraba states to suspend the anti-grazing laws, saying this would further help in negotiating a safe route for herdsmen and their livestock. For the third time in four days, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday held a meeting ... Read More »
IGP wants court to quash Senate’s indicting resolution
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, wants Federal High Court in Abuja to quash the Senate’s May 9, 2018, declaring him an enemy of democracy and unfit to hold public office within and outside Nigeria. On Thursday, Idris commenced the process of suing the Senate and its President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, by obtaining the court’s leave, the order permitting ... Read More »
Offa robbery: Saraki writes Police
Senate President, Bukola Saraki says he has tendered his response to the Police on the Investigation into the Offa bank robbery incident. Saraki said on Thursday that his written response to the Police on the robbery incident was in compliance to the demand of the Police that he should put down his response in writing. The Police had earlier asked ... Read More »
Saraki Being Politically victimised? That’s Nonsensical!-Falana
“We were looking for a criminal and he was being sheltered by the IG — just like you are looking for the vehicle with which a bank was robbed and you find it in the state house. That is the level of impunity in our country. And some people are shouting ‘this is political victimisation’. Nonsensical! Human rights lawyer Mr. ... Read More »
Buhari orders gazetting of directive on Abiola, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the immediate gazetting of his directive declaring June 12 as Democracy Day in honor of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Abiola. The President had on Wednesday conferred national honours on Abiola and other heroes of democracy. According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant ... Read More »
June 12: Lagos speaker hails Buhari, says Tinubu laid foundation
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day has vindicated age-long agitations by some Nigerians for same.Obasa made the assertion in Lagos in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday.He praised President Muhammadu Buhari for the declaration on Wednesday. “This is because it was ... Read More »