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The Lagos State Head of Service, HoS, Olabowale Ademola, yesterday resumed work, barely 21 days after an Abuja High Court dismissed charges against her and the husband, Justice Adeniyi Ademola.  Mrs Ademola stepped down from office as HoS last year, to allow her challenge allegations levelled against her, the husband and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Joe Agi.  Mrs Ademola sought Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s  permission to return to work after she cleared her name from the charges levelled against her and others. In order not to create any vacuum, Ambode appointed Folashade Adesoye, to act during her absence. 

  EMBATTLED Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since October 14, 2015, yesterday, secured bail from the Federal High Court in Abuja.  Trial Justice, Binta Nyako, granted Kanu bail on stringent conditions and refused to okay the release of three other pro-Biafra agitators- Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi- who are facing trial alongside the IPOB leader. Nnamdi Kanu outside the court premises  The bail conditions 1.  Produce three sureties including a highly respected Jewish leader 2.  Produce a highly placed Igbo person  3.  Produce a respected person who resides and owns property in Abuja  4.  Each surety must deposit N100million 5.  Must not attend any rally or grant an interview  6. Must not be in a crowd exceeding 10 persons 7.  To surrender his Nigerian and British passports  8.  Must be available for tri...

Suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, David Babachir Lawal, was, yesterday, grilled by Presidential panel investigating the $43 million cash found in a luxury apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, and the N220 million meant for welfare of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in North-East. His appearance before the panel, led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, came barely 24 hours after Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, was grilled for over eight hours by the panel.  The SGF was quizzed on a day indications emerged that the House of Representatives may conduct an independent investigative hearing into the cash haul found in the Ikoyi apartment. Yemi Osinbajo Also, Senator Dino Melaye has said the Senate was not happy with the setting up of  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led presidential panel by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate allegations of misuse of funds meant for Internally Displaced Perso...

 A High Court in Osun sentenced four persons to death for conspiracy and armed robbery - The convicts were presented before the court on a four-count charge of armed robbery and conspiracy An Osun High Court has sentenced four persons to death on Tuesday, April 25. The convicts, Joseph Moses, 24, Samuel Job, 19, Gideon Ode, 25, and Daniel Abraham, 24, were presented before the court.  According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mrs Abdulrahman Temitope, the prosecutor, told the court that the convicts committed the offense on October 14, 2013, at about 8:00 pm along Kajola expressway in Osogbo.  Temitope said the convicts conspired among themselves to rob one Abubakar Rauf of his motorcycle with registration number BDG 896 QB.  She said, “The suspects conspired to attack the complainant with a knife and dangerous weapons collecting his motorcycle. “They injured the complainant and also carted away his Bajaj motorcycle to their house before they were apprehended,” ...

An 87-year-old Nigerian man has been blessed with a bouncing baby girl - The baby happens to be his first child of the old man who was married to his first wife for many years before she passed on. The woman did not bear him a child and this did not reduce his love for her.  After the death of the first wife, the 87-year-old man married a younger lady who bore him his first child. The new wife delivered a healthy and bouncing baby girl. 

Man breaks wife’s head with hammer after 20 years of marriage  .  In Akwa Ibom state, an engineer who reportedly a staff of Exxon Mobil Nigeria, has battered his wife of 20 years with a hammer, which gave her a deep cut on the head. NAIJ.com gathered that a Facebook user identified as Prince Abubakar Aphyz‎ has taken to the wall of the Due Process Advocates (DPA) to share some graphic photos and story of a housewife who was battered by her husband with a hammer in Akwa Ibom state.  Prince Abubakar Aphyz posted her pictures with the caption: Woman's head broken by her husband “This is Mrs Ntienseobot Anietimfon Ekere of 1, Udo Umoh close, Off Udo Ikpe street, Off Nwaniba road, Uyo. Akwa Ibom state. She was battered by her hubby (domestic violence). Her husband hit her head with hammer, and threw her out at an ungodly hour of the night. The man's name is Engr. Anietimfon Festus Ekere who works with Exon Mobil.  The worst part is they've been married for 20yr...

Goodluck Jonathan is expected to be questioned by the three-man panel investigating the recovered Ikoyi monies - The former president's name has been linked to it by the NIA - The CBN governor, Godwin EMefiele, would also be questioned  Former president, Goodluck Jonathan is expected to appear before the three-man committee headed by vice president, Yemi Osinbajo over his alleged involvement in the N13 billion recovered in Ikoyi apartment. A whistle-blower tip had led operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to Osborne towers in Ikoyi where $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 were recovered.  Reports filtered in a few days later that the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) claimed the EFCC operation has bungled a covert security operation and that the fund actually belonged to the agency. According to Ayo Oke who is the director general of the NIA, the fund was approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) during the administration of Goodluck ...

Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has paid a surprise visit to the Uduehi family, who recently gave birth to a set of quintuplets - The Edo state governor supported the family with N1 million and promised them additional support by covering the medical bills - The family who is based in Abuja have named their children Ainose, Esose, Osejade, Obehi and Omose  Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki has paid a surprise visit to the Uduehi family, who recently gave birth to a set of quintuplets at the National Hospital in Abuja. Uduehi, who hails from Ekpoma in Esan West local government area of Edo state, had earlier expressed surprise and joy at having five children at once revealing that they had only asked God for twins. A statement endorsed by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary, Mr. John Mayaki said: "Governor Obaseki, on hearing the news, immediately paid the family a visit through a representative.

More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan - The fight lasted for several hours near the city of Mazar-e Sharif in northern Balkh province - The insurgents targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base’s mosque, as well as others in a canteen More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base on Friday, April 21, the defence ministry has confirmed.  BBC reports that the fighting lasted for several hours near the city of Mazar-e Sharif in northern Balkh province. NAIJ.com gathered that the insurgents targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base's mosque and others in a canteen. Read more: 

 The veteran actor passed on in the early hours of today - He had reportedly been battling a heart/lung ailment After battling with a heart/lung linked ailment, popular Nigerian actor Olumide Bakare is dead. He died in the early hours of today April 22, 2017.  Popular for his fatherly roles in many Nollywood movies, Bakare had come out in 2016 to ask Nigerians for help to treat his ailment as he was spending close more than N30,000 daily . May the good Lord grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss, Amen.

  EFCC has again declared war against looters of public funds - The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu said that nobody could stop him from fighting corruption - He urged Nigerians to support the war against corruption  The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has again reiterated his stance on corruption, saying nobody can stop the anti-graft agency from fighting corruption. While speaking when he played host to a delegation of Ohanaeze and Arewa Youth parliaments in Abuja, on Wednesday April 19, Magu declared that he would not be deterred in his fight against treasury looters.  According to Magu, “I have always emphasised that we do not have the monopoly of knowledge to fight corruption as corruption is a crime against humanity as it affects everybody, so we need to effectively tackle corruption.” Read more:

President Buhari vows to remain slow but steady in doing his job - The President recalls that he has been called Baba go-slow but says he would always do his best for Nigerians - He made the statement on his verified personal Twitter handle Just hours after suspending the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) David Babachir Lawal and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Ayodele Oke, President Buhari has vowed to continue to tackle the country's challenges . In a brief tweet with the title: #ThrowbackThursday and a video attached, President Buhari recalled how he was called 'Baba go-slow'. l

  A magistrate court sitting in the Bayelsa has struck out a case against 44 members of IPOB - The Bayelsa state police command had charged the accused persons to court on three count charges bordering on conspiracy, beach of public peace and unlawful gathering   In delivering judgement, the court struck out the case against the detained IPOB members on the ground that it had a no case submission A magistrate court sitting in the Bayelsa state capital, Yenagoa, has set free about forty-four members of the Indigenous People ‎of Biafra (IPOB) from police detention. The Sun reports that the IPOB members were arrested in October 2016 by men of the Joint Military Task Force code named Operation Delta Safe during their meeting at Okaka area of the state capital and handed to the police authorities for prosecution.

 The Nigerian banking industry is one that has grown tremendously over the years; with so much improvement being made, one cannot help but notice how customer service has advanced as well, with a lot of banks going the extra mile to satisfy their customers. Today NAIJ.com brings you the top 5 banks in Nigeria that we think care a lot about their customers and make it a point of duty to satisfy them the best way they can.  #5 - Guaranty Trust Bank Plc GTBank is one of the most popular banks in Nigeria and this does not come as a surprise – they are an urbane, trendy bank with their customers at heart. The bank which started operations in 1991 has found a way to make banking so comfortable and convenient for account holders that if you have to ask a group of 10 people what banks they have accounts with, at least 2 would have a GTBank account!  #4 - Fidelity Bank Fidelity Bank which came into operation in 1988 strives to keep its customer service rating at 100% and they ...

  Former First Lady Patience Jonathan has been granted full access to her Skye bank account - The court had unfrozen Mrs Jonathan Skye Bank account some weeks after it was frozen following EFCC’s discovery that $5.9m in the account was fraudulently acquired The EFCC’s counsel, however told the court the commission’s decision to withdraw its application seeking to stay the execution of a court order which unfroze Mrs Jonathan’s account The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday April 25 withdrew its application seeking to stay the execution of a court order which unfroze the Skye Bank account of the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience with a balance of $5.9m.  The Punch reports that a counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos which on April 6 unfroze Patience’s account, stating that the commission had changed its mind about appealing the unfreezing order.  Oyedepo equally told the presiding judge, Just...

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Nnamdi Kanu was granted bail on health grounds by the court on Tuesday, April 25. The IPOB leader is also expected to provide three sureties one of who must be a serving senator, a jewish religious leader and highly respected person and must own a land in anywhere in Abuja. Nnamdi Kanu in court on Tuesday, April 25. The bail bond was set at N100 million for each surety.   As part of his bail conditions, Kanu was ordered never to grant any press interview pending the outcome of his trial. The court also ordered that he will not be in a gathering of more than 10 persons. The judge on the matter Justice Binta Nyako said Kanu's bail will be revoked if any of the orders are flouted. However, the other accused persons were denied bail. According to the judge, treasonable felony - the charges against them is a serious offence against the stat...

Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has called on the federal government to scrap its policy of multiple exchange rates - The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that was the only way to get the country out of economic challenges - Soludo lauded the steps taken by the CBN in the last few weeks to restructure the foreign exchange market Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has called on the federal government to scrap its policy of multiple exchange rates. Soludo said that was the only way to get the country out of the biting economic challenges and get back on the path of growth. According to him, policy makers must step aside the current multiple exchange rates’ regime and reduce the wide spread between the official and parallel market exchange rates of the naira to a maximum of three to five per cent, The Punch reports.   Soludo lauded the steps taken by the CBN in the last few weeks to restructure the foreign...

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has identified injustice as the main problem confronting the country. The Sultan who is the president of Jama’at Nasril Islam(JNI) made the disclosure on Tuesday, January 17, in Ilorin, Kwara state, at the opening of a two day international conference on “ Security And Peaceful Co-existence In Nigeria , The Sun reports. The Sarkin Muslim noted that there were other numerous problems confronting the country. He also admitted that there is palpable tension among Christians and Muslims. He said:  “We have been having problems in Nigeria because of impunity. The small percentage of criminals in our midst should, however, not be used to label all of us.” The Sultan, however, said with proper understanding, Nigerian can overcome its problems. The monarch said such problems shouldn’t have arisen, giving the fact that over 90 percent of Nigerians are Muslims and Christians and they have a guide. “God did not make a mistake when...

The Nigerian police has said that it is wrong for any police officer to request for citizens’ phone. The police said officers have no right to search mobile phones of citizens whenever on routine stop and search on Nigerian road. The Lagos state police spokesperson Dolapo Badmus in video said phones are private belonging and citizens deserve a right to their privacy. Badmus said:  “Your phone is private; it's your private property because people do a lot of private stuffs on their mobile phones so it's wrong." "Police officers have no right to do that except there is a reasonable ground to do so,"  Badmus said.

2017   From the section Europe Share Image copyright Is it possible to think of an odder couple than Angela Merkel and Donald Trump? German politicians and civil servants are desperately trying to build and forge ties with Team Trump. It doesn't appear to be going terribly well. The US president-elect has condemned Angela Merkel's decision to let in 890,000 migrants as a "catastrophic mistake" and dismissed the European Union as "basically a vehicle for Germany". He has also threatened German car-maker BMW with a 35% tariff if it builds a plant in Mexico. His remarks have provoked dismay, but not surprise, in Berlin. And it's still not clear when Chancellor Merkel will meet the new president..

m the section Image copyright AFP Image caption Mishi Mboko says sex can be used to encourage reluctant men to register as voters A Kenyan MP has asked women to withhold sex from their husbands until they register as voters for the 8 August elections. Mishi Mboko, the women's representative for the coastal city of Mombasa, says it was the best strategy to shore up opposition votes. "Women, this is the strategy you should adopt. It is the best. Deny them sex until they show you their voter's card," she said. The registrations ends on 17 February. Ms Mboko said sex was a powerful weapon and would encourage reluctant men to rush to register as voters in the exercise that began on Monday. She said her husband would not be affected by the boycott as he had already registered, the  Standard newspaper reports .

Theresa May has said the UK "cannot possibly" remain within the European single market, as staying in it would mean "not leaving the EU at all". But the prime minister promised to push for the "freest possible trade" with European countries and to sign new deals with others around the world. She also announced Parliament would get to vote on the final deal agreed between the UK and the EU. But Labour warned of "enormous dangers" in the prime minister's plans. Source: BBC

The real reasons for the sack of former Executive Secretary of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRCN, Mr. Jim Obazee, emerged yesterday, with Presidency sources disclosing that he was removed for procedural breaches. Source: Vanguard Newspaper

Gambia’s Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Environment have resigned from President Yahya Jammeh’s government, according to report on Tuesday. They all resigned as regional forces prepare to oust the veteran leader unless he steps down by Thursday. Source: Vanguard Newspaper

The new year looks promising for Nigeria and other oil producing countries as oil prices hit 18-month high yesterday, the first trading day of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non-OPEC members to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, January 1, 2017, will drain a global supply glut. Benchmark Brent crude jumped more than 2.0 percent to a high of $58.37, up $1.55 a barrel and its highest since July 2015, while United States’ light crude oil hit rose to $55.24, up $1.52 a barrel, also its highest since July 2015