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Fierce legal fireworks over the recent impeachment of Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, commenced Monday, in the State High Court, presided over by Justice Benjamin C. Iheka. A glimpse of what was in the offing reared its head when Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, announced his presence for the Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly and Imo State House of Assembly, while the State Attorney-General, AG, Mr. Milletus Nlemadim, SAN, remained for the Chief Judge. Madumere’s counsel, Prince Ken C. O. Njemanze, SAN, told the Court that the provisions of Section 188(5) of the Nigerian Constitution as amended remains central…

Nigeria, Germany, Norway, and the United Nations Monday converged on Berlin, Germany, to raise funds in excess of $1.56 billion for humanitarian assistance, civilian protection and crisis for Lake Chad region. The Berlin Conference, which continues Tuesday, is jointly organised by the three countries and the UN, is one of the 2018 largest pledging conferences the prevention and stabilisation of Lake Chad. The pledges at the conference would help provide humanitarian assistance for North East Nigeria and parts of Niger, Chad and Cameroon, ravaged by Boko Haram insurgents. It would also discuss the perspectives of civil society, their concerns and…

Some presidential aspirants, who had remained with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, since 2014 have warned the party’s hierarchy against giving preferential treatment to aspirants, who recently returned or defected to the PDP. Stressing the need for the leaders to reward loyalty, the old PDP aspirants contended that the main opposition party would have ceased to exist but for the loyalty of those, who refused to defect to other parties before the 2015 presidential elections that the PDP lost as a ruling a party. Senate President Bukola Saraki; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal;…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, Monday described the rule of law as an essential element in any democratic society. The CJN maintained that justice could not be effectively delivered when the supremacy of law was not respected. Justice Onnoghen spoke at a national workshop for Chief Registrars, Deputy Chief Registrars, Directors and Secretaries of the Judicial Service Commissions/Committee, held at the National Judicial Institute, NJI, in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari had in an address he presented at the opening ceremony of the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, declared that he…

With the exit of Lionel Messi for the first time in 12 years, FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player of the Year award is up for grabs by three outstanding football players who displayed their sparkling skills in 2017-18 campaigns. Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have made the final three for the coveted award. Ronaldo and Modric both helped Real Madrid to Champions League glory prior to the former’s move to Juventus, with Salah scoring an incredible 44 goals in all competitions for Liverpool FC. The date for the award is not yet fixed.

Reproduction is one of the reasons for marriage. And this can be achieved through fertility of married couples. In fact, diet and lifestyle changes can help boost fertility by up to 69 per cent. These are 17 natural ways to boost fertility and get pregnant faster. 1. Eat Foods That Are Rich in Antioxidants Antioxidants like folate and zinc may improve fertility for both men and women. Antioxidants deactivate the free radicals in your body, which can damage both sperm and egg cells. One study of young, adult men found that eating 75 grams of antioxidant-rich walnuts per day improved…

More than 20,000 primary school children have been forced out of school in Benue State since the beginning of 2018 as a result of the incursions of armed militant herdsmen in several communities. Of the number, 18,000 were taking refuge in various Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps established by the state government to cater for the needs of victims of the crisis. Rev. Philip Tachin, Chairman of Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, stated this at the weekend shortly after he led members of the board’s management team on an inspection of completed and ongoing primary school projects constructed…

Nigeria’s Dangote has emerged the most valuable brand among the top 50 brands in Nigeria for 2018 which were unveiled at the weekend in Lagos. This is coming barely three months after the brand was adjudged the most admired brand of African origin by consumers in a brand rating coordinated by South Africa based Brand Leadership in conjunction with Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Brand Nigeria, the Agency that coordinated the survey in Nigeria, in its report lauded the efforts of the handlers of the Dangote Brand because this is the first time a Nigerian brand would be achieving the feat…

A captain and no fewer than 70 men of the Nigerian Army have been arrested and detained by the military High Command for contravening the military rules of engagement. Two weeks ago, the men of the Nigerian Army were said to have carried out the mutiny at the Maiduguri Airport, an action seen as embarrassing. This is even as Amnesty International Sunday commended the Federal Government over the trial of suspected Boko Haram terrorists, describing the ongoing trial as ”good progress for the justice sector”. The captain (names withheld) led others who refused to be redeployed to Gamboru Ngala, a…

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, Sunday, warned that any attempt to remove the Acting Director General of the Department of State Security, DSS, Mr. Matthew Seiyefa, will attract dire consequences. This was as the National Directors of the DSS are meeting Monday to ratify the postings of the Acting Director of the agency, following opposition of a top official of the Presidency. The forum also called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call his official responsible for the present development to order over an alleged “obnoxious directive” given to the acting DG of the DSS. In a statement by…