Mr Woodberry hires top Chicago lawyer, Michael Nash

Add caption Alleged Nigerian fraudster, Olalekan Ponle, also known as Mr Woodberry, who was arrested alongside Hushpuppi, has hired the services of a top rated Chicago lawyer, Michael Nash to defend him in court. Woodberry, 29, who is currently being held in the United States, was arrested in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit. Mr Nash whose area of specialization...

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Abiodun: restoring glory of Gateway State

A commentator, Tunde Otegbeye, examines how Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun is restoring the glory of the Gateway State through infrastructural development. Typical of an average Nigerian politician, they toy with electoral promises upon their assumption of offices. They so soon forget the promises they commune with the electorates and choose to betray the trust repose in them. At the end of the day, they turn themselves into a ribaldry...

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Chelsea consolidate third place with Norwich win

Chelsea sit at third place in the English Premier League, following their 1-0 win over relegated Norwich City on Tuesday night. Oliver Giroud scored the only goal of the match deep into the end of first half to keep the Blues in the race for a place in next season’s UEFA Champions Leag...

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Keyamo gets Buhari’s approval on 774,000 public works jobs

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has directed Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo to proceed with the recruitment of 774,000 youths. They are to undertake public works across the 774 local government areas from where 1,000 each are to be hired. Each participant is to be paid N20,000 monthly for the three-month duration of the programme designed to begin in October. There is N520 billion in the 2020 budget to take care of...

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BREAKING: Nigeria records 463 new cases of COVID-19, total now 33,616

Nigeria on Tuesday night recorded 463 new cases of COVID-19 According to a tweet from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 33,616 The NCDC further revealed that 754 people have died from the virus, with 13,792 patients discharged. A state-by-state beak-down of  infected persons on Tuesday night is as follows: Lagos-128 Kwara-92 Enugu-39 Delta-33 Edo-29 Plateau-28 Kaduna-23 Oyo-15 Ogun-14 Osun-14 FCT-12 Ondo-9 Rivers-9 Abia-8 Bayelsa-5 Ekiti-3 Borno-2 Add...

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France records 243 new COVID-19 deaths

France reported another 243 coronavirus deaths on Friday, raising its total toll to 26,230, while the number of patients in intensive care continued to fall. While the country has been one of the hardest hit in Europe, it has seen the daily death rate steadily drop and is due to start emerging from a strict lockdown on Monday. In Friday’s daily update, France reported 93 fewer patients suffering from the coronavirus in intensive care, dropping...

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Biodun Olujimi sworn in as senator

Biodun Olujimi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday, took her oath of office to represent Ekiti South in the Senate. The swearing in was done by the Clerk of the Senate, Nelson Ayewoh, at the start of plenary. Her swearing in comes about week after the Court of Appeal in Kaduna declared her winner of the Ekiti South senatorial election held on February 23. She replaced the former Senate spokesperson, Adedayo Adeyeye. Mrs...

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APC has no governorship candidate in Bayelsa, court declares

The Federal High Court, Yenagoa, on Thursday declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not have a governorship candidate in the forthcoming election in Bayelsa State. This development is coming two days to the election. The court was presided over by Justice Jane Inyang. The court declaration, on Thursday, was part of its judgement in a case filed by Heineken Lokpobiri, one of the APC governorship aspirants. Mr Lokpobiri,...

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CJN leads Supreme Court panel on Atiku’s appeal

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammadu, is leading the seven-man panel scheduled to hear the appeals in respect of the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll. Justice Muhammad and other six members of the panel filed into the courtroom at about 9.09 a.m. on Wednesday set for the hearing. Other...

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How I rescued my family from poverty – Osimhen

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has narrated how his emergence as a professional footballer saved his family members from difficulties. The Nigerian striker, who plays for Lille in Ligue 1, said life was tough for his siblings after his mother’s death and father’s joblessness. According to him, his father lost his job three months after his mother died. To survive, Osimhen said his brother hawked sports newspapers, while sister sold...

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