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The Federal High Court in Abuja Thursday declined request by Chief Olisa Metuh, embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to be allowed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The trial Justice Okon Abang said he was not minded to direct the Deputy Chief Registrar of the court to release the International Passport that Metuh who is facing money laundering charges, surrendered as part of his bail conditions, to enable him to travel abroad. Abang held that Metuh failed to persuade the court that he was indeed suffering from a life-threatening ailment as he…

Oil prices rose Thursday to their highest since late 2014 as US crude inventories declined after sources told the Media top exporter Saudi Arabia is seeking to push oil prices higher. Brent crude oil futures rallied as high as 74.44 dollars a barrel, the strongest since November 27, 2014, the day that OPEC decided to pump as much as it could to defend market share. Brent futures were at 74.35 dollars per barrel at 0823 GMT, up 87 cents from their last close. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 71 cents to 69.18 dollars a barrel. WTI had…

The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom Command says its combined team has killed the notorious criminal, one Isaac, alias Stainless, who had been terrorising Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo local government areas. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, said this when he briefed newsmen in Uyo on the security situation of Ukanafun and Etim Ekpo LGA on Thursday. The CP said that after the death of a notorious criminal known as Akaninyene Jumbo alias Iso Akpafid, on January 15, 2018, Stainless assumed leadership and continued to terrorise the communities. He said that Isaac, alias Stainless, was killed by combined security…

Some prominent Nigerians, Thursday, held contrary views to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that many Nigerian youths  are just lazy. Buhari speaking at a panel discussion at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster, London on Wednesday said: “And then the economy. We have a very young population and our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. The 60 per cent of the population is below the age of 30. “A lot of them have not been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria has been an oil producing country and therefore they should sit and do nothing and get…

A total of 55 politicians, high-level public officials and leaders allegedly stole N1.354 trillion from 2006 to 2013 from the Nigeria’s treasury. The 112-page report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) revealed “The amount of money embezzled, misappropriated or stolen by public officials and leaders in the private from 2013 to 2017 has galloped beyond the contemplation of average Nigerians. “Evidence abound that judges, judicial officers, lawyers and military officers are participants in the frenzy of despoliation of national wealth.” The report launched Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos and entitled: “Letting the Big Fish Swim’ How Those Accused of…

Cancer is a disease caused by the growth of abnormal cells in the body and they harm human body in multiple ways. Yet, cancer is tamable and curable depending on the patient and early detection. There are more than 100 types of cancer. Some of the most seen types of cancer are breast, skin, ovarian, pancreatic, colon and prostate. Every type of cancer has its own symptoms and according to the studies, cancer is the second most common disease that causes death. The reason behind developing cancer are also multiple, they include smoking, drinking, alcohol, exposure to the sun, obesity,…

World prodigies are marvels. They seem to come from the Mars. And they possess extra-ordinary brains. And they perform unusual skills that ordinary folks sneer at. Yet, they are a generation apart from other people in Intelligent Quotient (IQ). And rare in number. Like comet, their works announce them and their larger-than-life image is not hidden. For example, Akrit Jaswal walked and talked by the time he was 10 months old. By two years, he had started reading and writing. He read Shakespeare in English by the time he was five. Akrit has an I.Q. of 146, the highest I.Q.…

The family of a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, David Agholor, has been thrown into mourning after the ex-police officer shot himself dead at his residence on Sharaton Estate, Olaogun, in the Ijoko area of Ogun State. Agholor, who was the Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Enugu State Police Command, reportedly shot himself in the head. Sources close to the deceased told PUNCH Metro that the family could not explain the reason for his action as he had no history of depression. Punch correspondent learnt that Agholor had called his eldest daughter last Thursday and handed over the keys…

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has suspended one of its lecturers, Mr Richard Akindele, of the department of Accounting over a sex-for-mark scandal involving him and a female student of the university. Read Press statement below: Press Statement The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has received and considered the interim report of the Committee set up to investigate the allegation of sexual harassment revealed in a recent audio recording. In the interim report submitted to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, Professor Richard I. Akindele, of the Department of Management and Accounting, is now established to be the lecturer in…

Unknown gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that the priest, identified as one Fr. Edwin Omorogbe, was kidnapped around Egba junction on his way to Benin, the state capital on Wednesday evening. The abductors were said to have taken Omorogbe to an unknown location as he was returning from Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state. Although the identity of the cleric could not be ascertained as of the time of filing the report, it was learnt that he was a priest of the Catholic…