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Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the invitation extended to him by the Nigerian Police Force to appear for questioning today as vague and ambiguous. The ex-Minister who is a frontline critic of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, noted that whereas he was summoned to appear at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, with respect to allegations that bordered on conspiracy, criminal defamation, inciting publication, injurious falsehood and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, he said Police failed to mention the name of the complainant In a letter he wrote to the Inspector General of Police…

The Lagos State Police Command, Monday, stormed a hotel and arrested 57 persons suspected to be involved in homosexual activities in the Egbeda area of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi, confirmed the arrest to newsmen during a news conference. He said that the suspects were picked up on Sunday at 2 a.m. while they were performing gay initiation rites for newly recruited members. “Intelligence gathered revealed that some youths will be initiated into a Gay/Homosexual Club between 1 a.m and 2 a.m. at Kelly Ann Hotel/Events Centre, located at No. 3-7, Adenrele St., Egbeda,…

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has released the 2018 ranking of the 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in Nigeria with Abia still topping the chart. In the ranking chart, Anambra and Edo States trail second and third positions while Akwa Ibom State slumps to 17th position in the country. Below is the 2018 WAEC ranking of the 36 States: • Abia   –   1st • Anambra – 2nd • Edo – 3rd • Rivers – 4th • Imo – 5th • Lagos – 6th • Bayelsa – 7th • Delta – 8th  Enugu – 9th  Ebonyi –…

The Federal Government is worried by the minor slump in its Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of this year. However, the government is excited by the positive growth in the non-oil sector of the economy. A report released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, indicated that the economy had continued to register positive growth in certain sectors, despite the prevailing security challenges, with the non-oil sector growing by 2.05 percent during the period. In response to the development, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, expressed delight over the positive signs in…

President Muhammadu Buhari is fit, sprightly and not lifeless as alleged by the American President, Buhari Media Organisation stated. President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, after meeting with his Nigerian counterpart, Buhari, at the White House in April, described his visitor as lifeless, according to Financial Times. Trump had hosted Mr Buhari on April 30 in Washington as the two leaders discussed issues including “fighting terrorism” and other threats to peace and security. The revelation by Financial Times came against the backdrop of current visit of Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta’s to the White House in Washington. Kenyatta arrived there…

Alleged killers of the slain Kaduna reverend collected N500,000 ransom before they released the abducted wife. Naija News reports that Talatu Akuchi was abducted on Monday after the gunmen invaded their home and killed Hosea Akuchi, her husband, who was in charge of Nasara Baptist Church, Kaduna. The clergyman was shot dead while struggling with the gunmen in an attempt to resist being abducted. The kidnappers had initially demanded N5 million as ransom but sources said after much pleading, they collected N500,000. A family source said Talatu who was released on Saturday night after six days in captivity, was traumatised.…

Two Chilean tourists facing the death penalty in Malaysia for allegedly murdering a man in a hotel are innocent and acted in self-defence, their lawyer said Monday. Felipe Osiadacz and Fernando Candia are on trial over the killing of a Malaysian in the lobby of the Kuala Lumpur hotel in August last year, less than 24 hours after they arrived in the country on holiday. The young men have pleaded not guilty. Malaysia has a mandatory death penalty for murder, and if convicted the pair will be hanged. “It was all an accident. A person went into the hotel and…

President Muhammadu Buhari said Sunday that his administration would continue to place the nation’s security and national interest above the rule of law. Buhari, who made the declaration while flagging off the 2018 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja, said his government adopted the stance on the basis of subsisting decisions of the Supreme Court. He maintained that individual rights of alleged offenders would not be spared when national security and public interest were threatened. President Buhari’s took the position, despite heightened pressure for release of Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, the former National Security Adviser,…

Ahead of the 2019 elections, All Progressives Congress, APC has, asked Nigerians to resist desperate politicians and their political parties bent on deploying illegal, undemocratic and sinister means, including violence, to manipulate elections. “Our call comes against the backdrop of the recent seizure of a Nigerian-bound ship detained in South Africa for carrying arms and explosives. Nigerians will also recall recent arms seizures by the Nigeria Customs Service,” the party said in a statement by its acting spokesman, Yekini Nabena. According to the party, this is a red-flag security agencies must note and be alert to as political…

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel beat title rival Lewis Hamilton in the Belgian Grand Prix to cut his lead to 17 points. Vettel passed Hamilton on the first lap just in time before a safety car was deployed following a multi-car crash at the first corner, and dominated thereafter. Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg and Charles Leclerc were uninjured after the German rammed Alonso’s McLaren and launched it over Leclerc’s Sauber. Hulkenberg received a 10-place grid penalty at the next race for the incident. Alonso related it to the first-lap crash at this race in 2012, in which Lotus driver Romain Grosjean was…