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http://ift.tt/2qDUFTX Late Isiaka Adeleke • Insists Police Must Get Autopsy Report Before Family The Coroner inquest into the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke sitting in Osogbo was yesterday told that the nurse who treated the former governor of Osun State was economical with the truth about the quantity of drugs and how they were administered on the deceased before his death. Besides, the Police stated that it is the normal and standard practice that when Form B and C are served on pathologists, the report of the autopsy is to be submitted to the Police and not family members, as it is in the present case of late senator. At the resumed Coroner hearing, the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police held that the essence of submitting the report to the Police, upon a request for autopsy, is to enable the Police, when necessary, pursue criminal prosecution; hence the duplication and submission of such ‎to the state Ministry of Justice for legal advice. The Coroner also heard ...

http://ift.tt/2osshBc Wike said the hunting and hounding of a small band of targeted Judges to prison in Gestapo style, even before allegations against them were investigated, is a pointer that the country was sliding into dictatorship. Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has warned of an emerging civilian dictatorship in the country that is increasingly becoming intolerant of political opposition. Wike said the hunting and hounding of a small band of targeted Judges to prison in Gestapo style, even before allegations against them were investigated, is a pointer that the country was sliding into dictatorship. The governor made this assertion while handing over a new Federal High Court Complex built by the State Government to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Mohammed Auta, in Port Harcourt, yesterday. He said the ‘persecution’ of Judges was more of a political witch-hunt than practical strategy to browbeat the judiciary into submission. To this ...

http://ift.tt/2rBIB34 University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has engaged 50 hunters to curtail incessant Boko Haram suicide attacks on the institution’s premises and environs. The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has engaged 50 hunters to curtail incessant Boko Haram suicide attacks on the institution’s premises and environs. This comes as three suicide bombers were confirmed dead in the early hours of yesterday while attempting to enter some locations in the institution. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Damian Chukwu, speaking through the Command spokesman, Mr. Victor Isuku, in a statement in Maiduguri, said: “On May 18, 2017, about 11.50pm, three male suicide bombers with Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) strapped to their bodies, gained entry into the premises of university. “In an attempt to enter the female hostels, they were intercepted by security operatives. One of the bombers hurriedly detonated his IED vest, killing himself instantly. “The other two bombers de...

http://ift.tt/2odQsSd President Muhammadu Buhari Cautions Fani Kayode Over Utterances Arewa youths in the 19 Northern States of Nigeria have said that, if the health challenges facing President Muhammadu Buhari eventually precludes him from contesting the 2019 election for a second term in office, nothing would stop the North from producing the President. The officials of the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) after a meeting in Kaduna yesterday, said, “It has come to our notice that some individuals are preparing to cause chaos in the country using the state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari as a launching pad.” The National President of AYF, Alhaji Gambo Ibrahim Gujungu in a statement after the meeting of the group pointed out that the insinuations, body language and utterances of some politicians of recent, especially since President Buhari started experiencing some health challenges, has left much to be desired, saying, “we want to point out the person of Femi Fani Kayod...

http://ift.tt/2oUQTSn Delta Police Commissioner, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim Pastor For Allegedly Raping Housewife At Prayer Session Police detectives in Enerhen, near Warri in Delta State have arrested a 26-year-old Keke rider (name withheld) during a routine stop and search operation and recovered two AK 47 guns in a bag in his tricycle. Also, officers at the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Asaba, have arrested the General Overseer of a Pentecostal church (name withheld) for allegedly raping a housewife and duping members of his church to the tune of N160, 000. Head of Enerhen Police Division, Hassan Galadima, who confirmed the arrest of the Keke rider to journalists yesterday in Asaba, while reacting to allegations of Police complicity in Warri and its environs, said the division has intensified efforts to cleanse the areas of all criminal activities to enable residents sleep with their two eyes closed. Galadima disclosed that Police detectives also arrested a 23-y...

http://ift.tt/2rBOjBF Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State Oyo State Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, yesterday inaugurated a seven-man judicial commission of enquiry on the review of the existing Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration. The commission, which was constituted on April 8, was inaugurated at the Governor’s Office. Retired Justice Akintunde Boade was named chairman while members include Chief John Ajibola, Mr. Joseph Oladele and Mr. Paul Ayoola. Others are Mr. Ogunniyi Ogunjinmi, Mr. Wasiu Gbadegesin and Mr. Adegbaye Abiodun. Ajimobi urged the commission to review the existing requirement/qualification for ascendancy to the Olubadan throne and the selection process of Olubadan from Otun and Balogun lines. He charged them to look into the possibilities of having more beaded crown obas in Ibadan, considering the present size and population. He also urged the commission to submit its report within four weeks from the day of inauguration. The governor, who said the commission was not set up t...

http://ift.tt/2qDF1YE Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Ade Ipaye, receiving the Appropriations Bill from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang at the State House, Abuja…yesterday Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday received this year’s Appropriation Bill passed last week by the National Assembly. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, presented the document to Osinbajo in a closed-door session at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking with newsmen after the presentation, Enang said the Acting President would assent to it after the laid down procedure may have been concluded. Apparently reacting to earlier speculations over who would sign the budget, the presidential aide clarified that the Acting President has the power to assent to it and assured that Osinbajo would assent to it when the processes are completed. This is contrary to his ea...

http://ift.tt/2rC34op Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left); his wife, Bolanle (3rd left); Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Adebowale Akinsanya (right); retired Justice George Oguntade (2nd right); Chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Abiodun Tobun (right); and Oloja of Epe Kingdom, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun (left) during the commissioning of the newly reconstructed and upgraded Strategic Arterial/Inner Roads in Epe…yesterday Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the massive infrastructure and physical renewal efforts by his administration are geared towards making Epe the industrial hub and world-class destination for tourists. Speaking at the commissioning of the first phase of the construction of network of roads in Epe, Ambode said that at the inception of his administration he promised to address infrastructural deficit across the state especially in rural areas. Also, he stopped over in Ogudu to co...

http://ift.tt/2p7XdFD < Previous 1 of 10 Next > Moringa plant Bitter leaf. Scent leaf Bitter kola (Garcinia kola). PHOTO CREDIT: google.com/search *Moringa, bitter kola, bitter leaf, scent leaf, zobo top list As part of efforts to improve, harmonise and standardise traditional medicine practice in Africa, the African Regional Standard Organisation (ARSO), an intergovernmental body formed by the African Union (AU), may soon adopt ten medicinal plants from Nigeria. The plants also captured in Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa include: Moringa oleifera, bitter kola (Garcinia kola), bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), cashew (Anarcadium occidentale), scent leaf (Ocimum gratissimum), African bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis), yellow yam (Dioscorea bulbifera), Prunus africana for prostate cancer, baobab (Adansonia digitata), and Hibiscus sabdariffa (zobo). Standardisation is the process of implementing and developing technical standa...

http://ift.tt/2pzWh05 DESIGNER BABIES…Scientists have alerted to improvements in genetics, which are causing designer babies to near ‘100 per cent efficiency’ in trials using mice. They said synthetic human Deoxy Nucleic Acid (DNA)/genetic material will be grown in the lab in as little as five years • To create synthetic human genetic material in just five years • Carry out head transplant on rat to create bizarre two-headed rodent in practice run for controversial human experiment • Biovac, PATH to develop novel vaccine against newborn infection Scientists have alerted to improvements in genetics, which are causing designer babies to near ‘100 per cent efficiency’ in trials using mice. They said synthetic human Deoxy Nucleic Acid (DNA)/genetic material will be grown in the lab in as little as five years. Last year, more than 100 scientists attended a secretive meeting to discuss an ambitious project to recreate the six billion ‘letters’ that make up humans’ unique genetic code...

http://ift.tt/2p8bwtA Omotosho, aged 58 and the senior pastor of the Jesus Dominion International Ministry, based in Durban. PHOTO: HuffingtonPost Embattled South African-based Nigerian pastor, Revd. Timothy Omotosho, who was last month charged with human trafficking for allegedly molesting more than 30 girls, has written to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, alleging inhumane treatment meted out to him by the South African government. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Guardian and signed by his lawyer, Samson Newton, Omotosho said he has been denied basic comfort in custody while being subjected to torture and psychological punishments. Excerpts of the letter read: “They made him sleep on the bare floor without a mattress with the cold temperature. Attempts made by the family to give him a blanket just to give him the barest comfort were refused by the prison officials. He has also been denied access to his lawyers and vi...