Obj: ''Stop acting like a coward'' PDP tells President Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Buhari for hauling insults on respected leaders and elder statesmen, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for cautioning against his desperation for self-succession.

In a statement released by its national spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said in approving his media aide, Mallam Shehu Garba, to cast aspersions and insult on a former President, President Buhari is setting a very bad example to younger Nigerians by fouling our national values and heritage of our elders. Read the remaining part of the statement below

Nigerians were appalled that President Buhari, whose state of health has been accommodated by the nation, would turn around to make baseless and unsubstantiated negative assertions on the health of another leader.

Two boys, 14, and their pilot died in plane crash in Switzerland after pilot let one of the boys take the controls, investigation reveals

Back in 2017, two boys, 14, and their adult pilot died in a plane crash in Switzerland while a 17-year-old girl was seriously injured. Investigation has now revealed that the crash occurred after the pilot let one of the teens take the controls. 

Swiss investigators say the pilot picked a risky flight path in southeastern Switzerland then decided to hand the controls to one of the boys. This decision ultimately caused the crash that took their lives.

Universities That Pull Out Of Strike Will Regret Their Actions – ASUU - Education -

The President of the Association of Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi has on Monday evening said that institutions that pulled out of the ongoing strike and opened their doors to students will regret their action in future.

Ogunyemi made this known while speaking to The Punch correspondent, who asked on his view on the perceived disunity in the union’s ranks.

The Punch reports that since the commencement of the industrial action no fewer than 6 institutions who are members of the union had pulled out of the industrial action.

The President hinted that members that pulled out of the campaign were pressured to abandon the fight by their vice-chancellors, or governing councils.

Ogunyemi said, 

“Those universities perceived as pulling out are certainly not against what we are asking for. Our members are in institutions like the Obafemi Awolowo University, which decided to work against us and deliberately sabotaged our efforts to reposition the universities.

Obansanjo is an expired politician- Bola Tinubu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described Former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an expired politician seeking ways to make himself relevant. Tinubu said this at the APC rally in Borno state today while reacting to the damning letter Obasanjo wrote to President Buhari yesterday January 20th.

Speaking at the rally, Tinubu said no human being in his right senses should give ears to anything Obasanjo says

 “I can hear the other expired leaders like Obasanjo, ranting and lying. Don’t believe him, don’t trust him, he is expired'' he said

Obasanjo Featured On BBC, Slams Buhari Again, Nigerians React ,

Olusegun Obasanjo who reacted to a statement about him being ‘sick’ by Buhari, slammed the Nigerian President again who according to him is sick in the spirit, body and soul.

Obasanjo who stated that Buhari needs to rest and allow another person to take charge of the country in an interview with BBC Yoruba, said;

“Buhari is sick in the spirit, body and soul. Let’s beg him to go and rest. He has tried his best. Let give chance to another person.

“When people ask me that what if the next person is not suitable, I tell them that is the beauty of democracy.”

Watch the video here and see reactions below..

OMG!! Obasanjo ‘s attack on Trader Moni reflects either his ignorance or mischief- Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to the recent attack ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo launched on the Trader Moni initiative by the Buhari-led administration. Obasanjo in his explosive letter to President Buhari released yesterday January 20th, said the Trader Moni being championed by Osinbajo, has a sinister agenda. 

Read Osinbajo's response below

The statement purportedly attributed to former president Olusegun Obasanjo regarding Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, and the Federal Government's TraderMoni microcredit scheme if, indeed true and accurate, is most unfortunate, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande.

While responding to media inquiries regarding the former president’s comments over the weekend, Akande noted that “it is either that the former leader is ignorant of the true workings of Trader Moni and the role of the Vice President in its implementation or perhaps he is on a mischievous mission.”

According to Akande, the former President has demonstrated “a surprising but complete misunderstanding of the workings of the TraderMoni, that is if we assume there is no mischief intended. “

Photo: Yahoo boy pretending to be a woman, scams US citizen of $2300

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, today  arraigned Ajibade Wasiu Oladotun, pictured above, before Justice M.A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State on a three-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and possession of false document.

A statement from the antigraft agency says one of the counts reads:

“That you, Ajibade Wasiu Oladotun sometimes in the month of March 2017, at Ile-Ife in Osun State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did obtain by false pretence the sum of $2,300 (Two Thousand Three Hundred Dollars) from one Chris Odom who resides in the United States of America, under the pretence that you are a woman named Lola Parker, ready to marry him and that the money was to be part of the air ticket from KLM flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Seattle in the United States of America, which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) & (2) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006”.

Here's a full list of the fresh 9-charges slammed against Dino Melaye by the Police

Senator Dino Melaye has beem slammed with a nine-count charge that borders on lying and resisting arrest.

The new charges were filed after the senator fulfilled the bail conditions a high court in Abuja granted him on Friday. In the charge sheet, one Silas Omenka was named as a defendant in the suit filed by the police.

It is unclear who Omenka is and the role he played during the 8-day siege laid to the Abuja residence of the lawmaker. The siege ended on January 4 when Melaye surrendered to the police. The senator had been accused of culpable assault. The police alleged that in July, his supporters shot one Danjuma Saliu, an officer in Kogi state.

Below are the charges:

COUNT ONE

That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’ 45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National Assembly and Silas Omenka ‘m‘ 38 yrs of Opposite Deeper Life Church, Kabayi, Mararaba, Nasarawa State on or about the 28th December 2018 at about 1030hrs, at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja under the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire among yourself to commit an offence to wit: illegal obstruction of lawful arrest and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 97 of the Penal Code.

COUNT TWO

That you Senator Dino Melaye ‘m’ 45 yrs, representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Eight National Assembty on or about the 28‘“ December 2018 at about 1030hrs at No. 11 Sangha Street. Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja, under the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did intentionally offered resistance to your lawful arrest, when a team of Police detectives with a duly signed Warrant of Arrest got to your residence at No. 11 Sangha Street, Off Mississipi Maitama Abuja to effect your arrest for the offences of criminal conspiracy and attempted culpable homicide and illegal possession of prohibited firearms and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 172 of the Penal Code.