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Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Sulaimon Yusuf Lasun, has raised the alarm over alleged threat to his life by unknown persons due to his interest in the 2018 election race in Osun State. The Speaker said he became more worrisome after the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who was already showing interest in the election before his death. The text of the press statement, titled: “The life of Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Lasun Yussff, is in danger,” reads in full: Preamble: Gentle men of the press, I welcome you all to this press conference. Thanks for honoring our invitation. Introduction: Following the election of Rt. Hon. Lasun Yussuff as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Abuja on June 9th 2015 and his subsequent intention to run for the governorship of Osun State in 2018, we have received a number of threats that have put his life in danger. While all these threats are public information, we are ho

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Wike  has alleged that the Nigeria Police Force is trying to take his life. Speaking at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Wike claim that the Police heirachy had plans to plant weapons and foreign currencies in his Asokoro residence in Abuja. In his words, “I had an interview where I said the IG of police is after my life. Yesterday (Friday), the IG approved that they should go my house in Abuja to raid the place. And that they would get the court order on Tuesday in Abuja. “First of all, I don’t stay in the lodge; I have never stayed in the lodge since I became governor. I live in my private house in Asokoro, Abuja. Now, what they have done in that order they want to get from the court is that they did not indicate who owns the house or who is living there. “Obviously, the court will be wary of searching a governor’s house because of immunity. But to beat that, they did not indicate that it is the house of the governor of Rivers State. I am not

With a record-breaking post-war record 90,000 fans at the national stadium, fans were treated to a breathtaking boxing match between JOSHUA VS KLISTCHKO. Joshua was knocked out in the sixth round but bounced back and in the 11th round, got his winning chance. With that, Anthony Joshua has become the unified heavyweight champion of the world by adding the WBA belt to his IBF title. See pictures after the cut.

The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, 2017 as a public holiday to commemorate the 2017 Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Friday by the Director, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido. He congratulated Nigerian workers for their resilience, hard work and commitment to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari despite current challenges. The minister urged them to continue to support the President “in his desire to fight corruption, ensure the security of lives and property, and stabilize the economy through the creation of jobs and diversification of the economy.” Dambazau further urged the workers to re-educate themselves to the service of the nation and to remain productive for the growth and development of the country, particularly now that the government is embarking on the implement

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to make his state of health public to Nigerians. Speaking to journalists in Lagos, Friday, Mr. Soyinka said the current speculations about the president’s health is “unnecessary.” “Why is the president hiding his state of health? He’s supposed to understand he’s public property, me I’m still private property, that’s why I’m not in Aso Rock,” said Mr. Soyinka, a professor of Comparative Literature. “Once you are in Aso Rock, or you occupy a similar position, you have a responsibility to come out frankly to your citizens. “Guarding your state of health like Donald Trump is guarding his tax returns is not what we expect from a Nigerian president. “Let him address the nation and stop all these speculations which creates unnecessary political manipulations among other things.” Details later… Source: Premiumtimesng

Actress and Special Adviser Mercy Johnson to Kogi State Governor visited the palace of the Ohinnnoyi of Ebiraland and showed respect by going on her kneels before him. She wrote' Visited the Palace of the Ohinoyi Of Ebiraland, Have no fear he said to me because "I Am With You".. More pics below...

Former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor was on Wednesday appointed as Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE). He was presented the honour by Prince Edward, the Grand the Duke of Kent, who is the longest serving Grand Master. - The United Grand Lodge of England is the governing body for most freemasons within the UK, with lodges in other Commonwealth countries outside the United Kingdom. The United Grand Lodge of England claims to be the oldest Grand Lodge in the world, by descent from the first Grand Lodge formed in London in 1717. It is Headquartered in Freemasons’ Hall, London and is known to have more than 200,000 members. President Kufuor is no stranger to such distinguished honors having previously been honored as a Knight Commander of the Order of Bath of the UK by Queen Elizabeth II and the highest award of the Order of the House of Orange by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, among other international honors. The lodge announced on its Fac

Report has it now that Nnamdi Kanu has met his Bail conditions granted by the Federal High Court, Abuja. The bail condition was perfected by a Jewish High Chief Priest, Immanuu-El Shalom and a Chartered Accountant residing in Abuja, Tochukwu Uchendu and also at the presence of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Chairman, South East Senate caucus and former Deputy Governor of Abia State. “Producing three sureties and two of whom must be; (a) highly respected and recognized Jewish leader and (b) highly placed Igbo person such as a Senator. The third surety must be resident in Abuja with a landed property in the same Abuja. Above all, the three sureties must deposit one hundred million naira (N100million) each. “Barred from attending any rally and granting any form of interview. “Must not be in a crowd exceeding 10 persons. “Must surrender his British and Nigerian passports even when these passports are still in the custody of the DSS. “Must sign an undertaking to avail himself for t

THE Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has released a new short code, 2442, for stopping unsolicited SMS, as the commission reiterated that it remains committed to availing telecom consumers with valuable information on their right to quality service. This resolve was made known by the executive vice chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbata, represented by deputy director consumer affairs, Alhaji Ismail Adedligba, at the 84th edition of NCC’s outreach programme themed: Information and Education as a Catalyst for Consumer Protection, in Abuja. “This forum is aimed at creating an atmosphere of interaction between the regulator, consumer and telecom operators to deliberate on issues regarding telecom services, in our bid to ensure consumers enjoy uncompromised service. In NCC the consumer is king; therefore, the consumer must be accorded the right to be heard, as well as the right to safety. Our aim is to create awareness on quality service by using the code 2442 and 622

Furthering its goal to empower people all over the world to stay connected, Facebook is launching a new app called Messenger Lite to people in Nigeria, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and 146 other countries. Messenger Lite is a standalone version of Messenger for Android. It is a slimmed down version of Messenger that offers the core features of Messenger for markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones. With Messenger Lite, people are able to quickly and easily send text, photos and links to anyone using Messenger or Messenger Lite. More than 1 billion people around the world use Messenger every month from a range of mobile devices on networks of various speeds and reliability. With Messenger Lite, more people can stay in contact, regardless of network conditions or storage limitations on their Android devices. Messenger Lite was built to give people a great Messenger experience, no matter what technology they use or have acce

30-year-old Jair Nilton Cardoso was detained after he showed up on April 10  with a sign held up against an office window that read, "Will you marry me?". He was kicked out but he laer showed up 2 days later outside another building where Malia works. The reason for his arrest was because he has a sketchy history with the White House. He has been take to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

News reaching us now has it that a police officer and an attacker was killed in Paris while another police officer was seriously injured. It has not been confirmed if the unidentified man was the attacker or a bystander. The Champs-Elysées, which is one of the famous streets in the world is now empty as people have been warned to avoid the area for the time being. French police tweeted, "Police intervention underway in the area of the #ChampsElysees avoid the sector and follow the instructions of the police forces." CNN's Paris bureau is witnessing a large police operation in the area. The shooting comes three days before French general elections and Paris was already in a state of heightened alert.

After spending seventy years together, this couple died less than five minute apart. Wilf Russell, aged 93, died on March 29 at 6:50 a.m. Amazingly, his 91-year old wife, Vera, passed away just a few minutes later, at 6:54 a.m. The couple were childhood sweethearts. They got engaged when they were just 16 and 18 and were married on Sept. 5, 1945. They had a family and lived together until Wilf, a veteran of World War Two, was diagnosed with dementia last year and moved into a care home in Wigston, Leicestershire. After he stopped recognizing her during visits, Vera’s health declined as well, according to the couple’s granddaughter, Stephanie Welch. Vera was admitted to a hospital in January, just three miles from where Wilf was. She died not having been told of her husband’s death a few minutes prior. Welch says her grandmother’s final words were about Wilf, "The last thing she said to me was: 'We're a right pair, aren't we?'” She believes Vera stayed put u