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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

‘Shema shared N680m to security operatives for 2015 polls’

FORMER Aide-De-Campto former Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina State, Superintendent Sheu Kokoh, on Tuesday claimed that N680,285,000.00 was shared among officers as well as rank and files of security operatives in the state for logistics and allowances for the  2015 general elections.

Nurse drugs, rapes 19-year-old patient


27-year-old male nurse, Olugbenga Isaac, who allegedly drugged and raped a 19-year-old female patient, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ court in Lagos.

Isaac, a resident of Ajah area of Lagos, is being tried for rape.

Tinubu, Oyegun feud resurfaces after Edo poll



The quarrel between the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, assumed another dimension on Tuesday.
While Odigie-Oyegun took his case to President Muhammadu Buhari, some party youths protested Tinubu’s vituperative call on Odigie Oyegun to resign from office.

Alleged N25bn fraud: Court orders arrest of Gombe ex-gov, Goje



A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court.
The EFCC said in a Facebook post that Goje, who is being charged with an alleged N25bn fraud, might be arrested on Wednesday (today) if he failed to show up in court.

Woman electrocuted month to wedding, family blames fiancé



A 35-year-old woman, Loretta Ewere, has been electrocuted at her fiance’s home on Ajoke Kazeem Street in the Idimu area of Lagos State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ewere’s fiancé, Segun Tolani, was fixing an electrical fault when the incident happened.

Apps that teach you how to dress well



If you have ever stood before your cupboard, looking lost and wondering what to wear, you can get inspiration by simply reorganising your clothes according to the colour tones and accessories. In that case, the following apps are just what you need. They will help you put together great outfits, matching colours to accessories and even taking the weather into consideration.

I bought police uniform, ID card for N500 – Suspect



A National Diploma holder of a polytechnic in Delta State, Anene Odikose, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impersonation.
A police uniform, an identity card bearing his name and a Honda car were said to have been recovered from him by operatives attached to the Anti-Robbery Squad of the Agbado division.

FG puts up N7bn presidential jets for sale



The Presidency on Tuesday confirmed that newspaper advertisements for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000, were duly authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists.

FG puts up N7bn presidential jets for sale



The Presidency on Tuesday confirmed that newspaper advertisements for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000, were duly authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists.