No Plan To Sell Ajaokuta Steel, Osinbajo Assures Kogi Gov - Politics

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello yesterday met Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over speculations that the federal government is planning on selling Ajaokuta Steel.

Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Governor Bello said the Vice president assured him that there is no plan by the government to sell the steel company.

2019: Politicians Storing Weapons, Planning Post-Poll Violence - Security Chiefs - Politics -

NASS stands down Electoral Bill consideration


The National Security Council has raised security concerns over post-election violence and stockpiling of weapons by desperate politicians across the country ahead of the 2019 general elections. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday held a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd) and Service Chiefs to consider the threats posed by

First photo of the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi with his new bride, evangelist Naomi Oluwaseyi

As LIB reported last night, the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has remarried a beautiful lady in her 20s - prophetess/evangelist Naomi Oluwaseyi. Pictured is the Ooni welcoming her to the Palace.

PROPHETESS AND RITUALIST

More of the Ooni of Ife's wedding

Here are more photos from the wedding of the Oomi of Ife and his new wife, Evangelist Naomi. Her new name is Her Majesty, Olori Moronke Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi is The New Yeyeluwa Oodua. The Ooni's palace in a statement said necesary rites fully performed.

The release clause in Neymar's deal with PSG reveals he 'can move back to Barcelona for £190m' in 2020

Brazilian superstar footballer, Neymar can still make a sensation move back to Barcelona as it has been revealed he has a staggering Paris Saint-Germain release clause of £190million.

Nigerian pharmaceuticals executive who went on the run in May for illegal sale of codeine has been arrested by Lagos Police

Chukwunonye Madubuike, a former Nigerian pharmaceuticals executive who was implicated in a BBC investigation into the illegal sale of addictive opioids/codeine has been arrested.  

He was arrested and detained close to the border with Benin. He went on the run in May after he was filmed illegally selling codeine syrup to an undercover BBC reporter. Police said he told them he thought he was selling to a genuine businessman and regretted not checking his ID.

13-year-old allegedly raped by father and son for 4 years in Benue State dies after battle with Vesicovaginal fistula

A 13 year old girl identified as Ochanya who battled with Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and other health complications after years of alleged sexual abuse by a lecturer and his son, passed away in a private hospital in Otukpo, Benue State on Wednesday. 

 

The suspects, 51 year old Mr Andrew Ugbokolo, the Head of Department, Catering and Hotel Management at the Benue State Polytechnic and his son, Victor Inalegwu Ogboja, a final year student of Animal Production at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, are being accussed of consistently molested Ochanya since she was 9. They allegedly took turns on her every night.