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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...