The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of plotting to elongate President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said Buhari’s delay in signing the Electoral Act Amendment Bill was a plot by the APC to elongate Buhari’s tenure. In a statement, Ologunagba warned of the dangers of not signing the bill into law. According to Ologunagba, Buhari and the APC administration are “heightening apprehension across the country and orchestrating a constitutional impasse that can railroad our democracy into an emergency tenure elongation. “Widespread restiveness with consequential violence, bloodletting and attendant humanitarian crisis in the country that may affect the entire West Africa subregion, Europe, America and other parts of the world if not addressed.”            PDP National Publicity Secretary. Yesterday, the Presidency had said Buhari would sign the Electoral Act...

The couple lamenting the disfigure of their son. South African couple, Portia and Bellium Tjale have put their late son’s funeral event on hold after they discovered that his manhood is missing. Reports say the family claimed that their son’s body was mutilated and violated at the funeral parlour at Daveyrown. To this end, they refused to bury their disfigured son and have also taken possession of some properties at the funeral parlour in a bid to have the money they paid refunded. Speaking to Daily Sun, 39-year-old Portia said, “My son’s body was collected from home with every body part intact, but some parts are now missing. Why is that? “The same funeral parlour owner and his wife then even contacted me again to convince me not to come because I suspect they saw something was not right. My son deserves to be buried with dignity and not to be subjected to such disrespect” Portia’s husband, Bellium, (48) added: “My son suffered and the next thing he was disrespected. Mpho ...

A Federal High Court, in Abuja, has sentenced two former policemen, James Ejeh and Simeon Abraham, to death for armed robbery. They were arraigned on October 20, 2017, by the Police on two counts bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Peter Kekemeke, held that the prosecutor has proved his case by calling four witnesses and their evidence corroborated the prosecutor’s case beyond any reasonable doubt. Kekemeke held that the evidence before the court proved that, there was a robbery by the defendants and they were also armed. He added that there was an admission of guilt by the defendants and no evidence was stronger than their own admission. The prosecution counsel, Kufureabasi Ebong, had told the court that on January 17, 2017, at about 1:00 am, the defendants (police officers), were dressed in their uniforms as they robbed one Christe Maker of her personal belongings while coming from the Abuja airport. He added that the offence contravene...

The Unic Vilos Montessori School, Maza Maza has been sealed by the Lagos state government after a pupil was left with marks by a teacher from the school. Recall that we had reported how the teacher one Miss Joy Igile flogged the pupil, two-year-old, Cherish Ohamadike mercilessly. The toddler’s Uncle came on Twitter last week to demand justice for his niece who he alleged was flogged by her teacher after she failed to recite her alphabets. The toddler was left with cane marks all over her body after the beating. The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo,  said that the case is within the context of informal education because the victim is a toddler. According to her, since the school is located within an elementary school, the ministry ordered the closure after confirming the story. She also said that Unic Vilos Montessori School operates without approval, adding that the Lagos State Government is working to clamp down on such centres of learning. T...

By Afolabi Oyekunle. Veteran comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, was buried today in Lagos.  The actor died in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday. The burial was witnessed by many people including his colleagues in the industry. The news of his death drew reactions from prominent Nigerians including the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo who said, “Baba Suwe’s death had left a vacuum that would take some time to be filled in the entertainment industry. I pray that God will grant the late Babatunde Omidina eternal rest and grant the family, colleagues, and associates the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.” Reacting, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila implored the children and family of the deceased to find solace in how he used his God-given talent to influence the lives of others positively. Omidina’s popularity began after he featured in Iru Esin, produced by Olaiya Igwe in 1997. Other movies he starred in include Ar...

Adultery:  End our marriage, policeman begs court. A 45-year-old policeman has  told an Igando Customary Court to end his    14 year old marriage, accusing his wife Rashidat of being promiscuous.   Mr. Rafiu Ademola, on Thursday prayed the  Customary Court to end his 14-year-old marriage over his wife’s alleged cheating. “I saw messages of her adulterous acts on her WhatsApp chats with her lovers, she meets with them at different locations. “She told one of the men that she is a single mother and stays with her sister. “I transferred all the chats into my phone as evidence,” he said. The plaintiff said that his wife was lazy and hardly cooked for the family. According to him, Rashidat also lacks respect for his parents.  He told the court that he no longer loves his wife. “Please, end our marriage, I can no longer keep her under my roof,” he said. However, Rashidat denied all the allegations but consented to the dissolution of the marriage. “I was nev...

              The 3 Suspects 18-year-old Samson Odunayo, said he decided to go into robbery because he needed money for data subscription, so as to delve into internet fraud. He is one of the teenagers arrested for allegedly killing a motorcyclist in Ogun state. The suspects (Sodiq Awokoya,18, Samson Odunayo,18, and Jimoh Rilwan, 17,) were arrested on the 8th of October at tollgate area of Ogere where they had gone to sell the deceased motorcycle. Further investigation revealed that Samson Odunayo was the person who called the deceased to take him to somewhere in Iperu, unknown to the okada man that he had already informed Sodiq Awokoya to wait in a bush along Ona Eri area of Iperu with cutlass and other dangerous weapons. On getting to the point, Samson Odunayo ordered the deceased to stop because he has gotten to his destination. While the deceased was waiting to collect his money, Sodiq Awokoya came out with a cutlass and hacked him down...