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Mr. Ifeanyi Odedo, National President, Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International, on Monday in Abuja called for an urgent spiritual rebirth as Nigeria celebrates her Golden Jubilee.

Odedo made the call at a pre-convention news conference heralding the association’s convention and Nigeria’s Golden Jubilee. (more…)

A Human Rights Watch Study has revealed that Nigerian police corruption has led officers to regularly detain innocent people to extort cash, with some tortured or allegedly killed in the process

The report describes a deeply corrupt police force in Africa’s most populous nation, where extortion and bribery have become institutionalised and junior officers are forced to pay up the chain of command to their superiors. (more…)

The 20-year-old Yoon struck after just 17 minutes in the friendly match, a repeat of the 2010 World Cup group game which ended 2-2, eliminating Nigeria and sending South Korea into the round of 16.

Yoon was one of four players to make his South Korean debut under new coach Cho Kwang-rae and justified his inclusion when flicking the ball past a defender and smashing in a shot from just inside the area.

Peter Odemwingie headed an equalizer for Nigeria shortly after but four minutes before the break, Manchester United star Park Ji-sung slipped the ball through for Choi to fire the winning goal.

President Jonathan’s comment on Facebook

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Nnamdi Ndibe asked a question on what the Federal Government plans to do about the “Almajiri” issue in the North of Nigeria.

One thing we need to realize is that while it may appear to those unfamiliar with the Almajirinci system that these children are destitute beggars, the reality is that they are children entrusted to the care of …Islamic scholars for instruction in Islamic education.

The challenge before us is to ensure that the children are taught under humane conditions and there is no abuse within the system. (more…)

Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has asked the Lagos State Government to institute an independent panel of enquiry, and ensure the Commissioner of Police respects the rights of 24 people arrested over the disturbance that broke out in the Egbeda area of Lagos after police shot dead a commercial bus driver.

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A Nigerian couple just got quite a surprise: Angela Ihegboro gave birth to a white baby with blue eyes and curly blond hair, reports The Sun, a British tabloid.

“Actually, the first thing I did was look at her and say, ‘What the flip?’” says Ben Ihegboro, the baby’s father, who came to Britain with his wife five years ago and now lives in South London with their two other children. He says infidelity is out of the question. “My wife is true to me. Even if she hadn’t been, the baby still wouldn’t look like that.” (more…)

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has summoned the Interim board  and management of Savannah Bank of Nigeria (SBN) Plc to explain why it has  failed to recapitalise and commence operation.

This follows the expiration of the deadline given to it by the Central Bank of  Nigeria (CBN) after a Court of Appeal restored the bank’s operating licence. (more…)

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out the application filed by two directors of Daily Times Nigeria Limited , DSV Limited and Senator Ikechukwu Obiorah, challenging the order of the court earlier granted in favour of Mike Nwachukwu.

Justice Nyako had while ruling on the ex-parte motion brought by Nwachukwu, restrained the two directors and their agents from further taking steps in any manner injurious and prejudicial to the interest of the plaintiff and Daily Times including but not limited to taking any step or decision emanating from the purported extraordinary general meeting of the company which held on January 31/1/2010.

But soon after the order was granted, DSV and Obiorah approached the court with a notice seeking to set aside the interim order on the ground that it was obtained by positive misrepresentation and suppression of facts.

They argued that DSV and Obiorah who are 1st and 2nd respondents in the suit concealed facts from the court and thereby misled it into granting the ex-parte order wrongfully when there are two valid and subsisting judgments before two courts.
Justice Nyako stated that she has read several authorities and cannot find in any of them where an order was set aside because the party did not disclose the existence of the existing cases, adding that the call was a different type of remedy but certainly not discharge of an interim order.

She submitted that what may call for a second look was what the relief sought ex-parte were vis-à-vis the affidavit in support of the motion and the originating process, saying  without predetermining any other motions yet to be moved, the case was only calling for the interpretation/enforcement of the provision of Companies and Allied Matters (CAMA) as it related to calling of the meetings and removal or otherwise of directors.

The judge had also restrained the 1st and 2nd respondents and their agents from parading themselves as shareholders of Daily Times and exercising any power of control of shareholders of the company.

She also restrained the Corporate Affairs Commission (6th respondent) in the interim from carrying out, executing or exercising any of its statutory powers pursuant to the instructions or directives of the 1st and 2nd respondents in respect of the company pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

Nigeria’s Niger Delta area is rich in biodiversity but over the years there has been drastic depletion of these resources as a result of a combination of human induced factors, particularly oil and gas exploration. (more…)

The National Orientation Agency (NOA),  said it would need the support of international donor agencies in the efficient discharge of its assignment. NOA’s Lagos State director, Nasir Kaka, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that there was the need for international donor organisations to support the agency in the area of logistics. (more…)