February 14, 2019

2019 Polls: NIS Orders closure of borders from Friday Noon

February 14, 2019 11:52 am

Ahead of Saturday’s general election, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered the closure of all borders by Friday, 12pm.

In a statement issued by the service public relations officer, Sunday James, and signed by the Comptroller General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede, the borders will be opened by Sunday, 12 noon.

It stated that:”The federal government of Nigeria has directed that the nation’s land borders be closed from 12noon of Friday the 15th February, 2019 to 12noon of Sunday the 17th February, 2019.

“This is to secure and control movements across the borders within the period of the elections. The …

Paul Manafort’s lies

February 14, 2019 11:24 am

Paul Manafort’s in trouble again. A federal judge said he “intentionally” lied to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, the FBI and a grand jury. So, the judge pulled Manafort’s plea deal.

That means Mueller doesn’t have to lobby for a reduced sentence for Manafort, as he’d agreed to. Lawyers for Manafort, the chairman for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, said he did not intentionally lie.

Manafort faces two sentencings, the first scheduled for March 13. One of the things the judge said Manafort lied about was his interactions with a Russian associate during and after the campaign. Which brings …

The Origin, and Essence of Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2019 11:04 am

During the third century, an oppressive Roman Emperor called Emperor Claudius II had made it a capital punishment (death) to worship and serve Christ.

He had decreed the Romans to serve and worship his gods, and deprived the young Roman soldiers of getting married.
But an elderly Christian had stood his ground for his faith and had insisted on serving Jesus Christ and preaching the love of God to the young soldiers. This was considered treason against the government.

He was arrested, sentenced to death and jailed. In the last weeks of his life in the prison, the jailer (prison …

Border security bill

February 14, 2019 10:37 am

If everything goes according to plan today, a bipartisan border security and spending package bill will be voted on by the House and Senate and then be on President Trump’s desk by tonight.

The President says he’ll sign it (and avert another partial government shutdown), but he’s changed his mind at the last minute in the past in these situations, so nothing is really certain until he puts pen to paper.

The bill includes $1.375 billion for barriers and fencing on parts of the US-Mexico border, far short of the $5.7 billion Trump originally sought for a wall. …

Okorocha, Son-in-Law to deploy cultists as polling agents

February 14, 2019 3:45 am

By Gladys Onwuzuruike

Governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, concluded arrangements with a dreaded cult group known as Black Axe Confraternity, to unleash mayhem on the people of the state in the forthcoming elections to ensure that he wins his Senatorial election by hook or crook.

According to our impeccable source, the meeting held at the Entraco office, Owerri, where Okorocha’s son-in-law, Mr. Uche Nwosu pledged to arm the cultists and give them cover with legitimate security agents.

He was alleged to have promised to arm them with more than enough ammunition, saying that they have enough in their arsenal, some of …

Stop being a slave to the Fulani, IPOB replies Asari

February 14, 2019 3:15 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra through its Deputy Leader, Mazi Alphonsus Uche Okafor-Mefor has responded to Asari Dokubo for calling the Igbos cowards, and accusing their Supreme Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu of working for the enemy – Nigeria’s Government.

IPOB said Asari and his people were serving the Hausa-Fulani Oligarch commonly referred to as the, “Fulanis,” and “Gambaris” of Nigeria as “oil pipeline security contractor,” when they ought to control the rich resources of Niger Delta.

Earlier, Alhaji Asari Dokubo made a video, and registered his disappointment and disagreement with Nnamdi Kanu for asking IPOB to boycott the forth coming …

Elections: Incite violence, face severe penalties, UK warns

February 14, 2019 1:21 am

Moves to save guard Nigeria’s democracy has been stepped up with stern warning coming from Britain to politicians in Nigeria through the office of the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing.

The warning stipulates that any politician who pushes for violence in the forthcoming general elections on Saturday 16th, 2019 should be ready to have their visas banned and assets in the UK confiscated.

This was made known at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the Election Situation Room of the Civil Society set up by a coalition of civil society organisations to …

Court grants Iwu ₦1billion bail, still in prison custody

Police prosecute two fake lawyers in Lagos

February 14, 2019 12:37 am

The Police, yesterday, arraigned two fake lawyers, Taiwo Alatise and Abiodun Olatoye, in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

The Police charged Alatise, 53, and Olatoye, 67, with six counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing, obtaining under false pretences, forgery and being in possession of false documents. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Insp. Kehinde Omisakin, the prosecutor told the court that the defendants committed the offences on January 16, at Ilupeju, Lagos.

She told the court that Alatise and Olatoye obtained N880,000 from Lamidi Adenuga and Abidemi Mustapha under the pretext that they would rent a three …

Ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal, others secure ₦50 million bail

February 14, 2019 12:05 am

ABUJA—Barely 24 hours after he was remanded in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, secured bail from an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, yesterday.

The court, in a ruling by trial Justice Jude Okeke, granted the ex-SGF, who is facing trial over alleged complicity in a N272 million contract fraud, bail to the tune of N50 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Okeke handed the same bail condition to Lawal’s three alleged accomplices in the fraud, Hamidu David Lawal, Sulaiman Abubakar and Apeh …