Man dies as bulletproof charm fails

A native medicine seller in Katsina State, Usman Saidu, has been remanded in the prison custody in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man, Aliyu Yahuza.
Yahuza, it was learnt, died after being shot with a dane gun.
The deceased was said to have drunk a ‘bullet-repelling’ concoction prepared by the native doctor, who assured him that he could not die from gunshot.

Death toll hits 25 in Nasarawa’s herdsmen, farmers’ crisis

No fewer than 25 persons have reportedly been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in some villages in the Awe, Keana and Doma Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State.
It was learnt that the suspected Fulani herdsmen had continued killing persons sighted on roads or on their farms.
Investigation revealed that the Keana LGA recorded the highest number of deaths, followed by the Awe LGA where the herdsmen reportedly lay siege to major roads to attack their victims despite several calls for calm by the government and prominent individuals in the state.
A journalist with the Daily Times, Mr. Augustine Kuza, who went to find out the situation on the ground in Kuduku in the Keana LGA of the state, narrowly escaped death.

Bollywood star evicted from Paris flat over unpaid rent

A French court has ordered that Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat be evicted from an apartment in a posh part of Paris for failing to keep up with the rent.
In a December 14 ruling seen by AFP on Tuesday, the court told Sherawat and her French husband Cyrille Auxenfans to pay 78,787 euros ($94,000) in rent owed and expenses, giving the green light for their furniture to be seized.

Ex-perm sec forfeits N664m, $137,680 to FG

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered a former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Clement Onubuogo, to forfeit to the Federal Government the sums of N664,475,246.6 and $137,680.11 found in his bank accounts.
Justice Saliu Saidu gave the forfeiture order in response to an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

‘Don’t blame hospital for journalist’s death’

The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Azeez Adeduntan, on Tuesday said the death of Fresh FM radio presenter, Femi Oluwajobi, should not be blamed on the inability of Adeoyo State Hospital to admit him for treatment when he was brought to the hospital.
Oluwajobi died after he was hit by a driver on the night of December 31, 2017, on his way to church for the  New Year’s Eve service. He was taken to the hospital, but was transferred to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead. Since his death, the public have castigated the state government for not funding the hospital.

PDP Supporters Request INEC To Issue Certificate of Return to Obiora Okonkwo

Scores of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters barricaded that entrance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Awka, demanding the commission to ignore its proposed rescheduled January 13th Anambra Central Senatorial rerun

They urged the commission to issue a certificate of return to their candidate, Obiora Okokwo who was recently declared winner by a federal high court in Abuja in the PDP 2014 senatorial primaries.  

Some supporters of the PDP in Anambra were seen on Monday morning carrying pla-cards, with different inscriptions, demanding justice be done on the part of their candidate.

They insist that INEC should not continue with the rescheduled election, owing to the fact that some matters are still pending in different courts around the country.

Anambra Central Rerun Reactions

Scores of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters barricaded that entrance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Awka, demanding the commission to ignore its proposed rescheduled January 13th Anambra Central Senatorial rerun

They urged the commission to issue a certificate of return to their candidate, Obiora Okokwo who was recently declared winner by a federal high court in Abuja in the PDP 2014 senatorial primaries.  

Some supporters of the PDP in Anambra were seen on Monday morning carrying pla-cards, with different inscriptions, demanding justice be done on the part of their candidate.

They insist that INEC should not continue with the rescheduled election, owing to the fact that some matters are still pending in different courts around the country.

Anambra Central Rerun Reactions

Scores of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters barricaded that entrance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Awka, demanding the commission to ignore its proposed rescheduled January 13th Anambra Central Senatorial rerun

They urged the commission to issue a certificate of return to their candidate, Obiora Okokwo who was recently declared winner by a federal high court in Abuja in the PDP 2014 senatorial primaries.  

Some supporters of the PDP in Anambra were seen on Monday morning carrying pla-cards, with different inscriptions, demanding justice be done on the part of their candidate.

They insist that INEC should not continue with the rescheduled election, owing to the fact that some matters are still pending in different courts around the country.

FG monetises N280m cars for Obasanjo, Gowon, Jonathan, others

The Federal Government approved N280.1m cash payments to former Presidents and Heads of State in 2017 to buy cars.
Out of the money, N40m had already been released, but final releases would tally at “100 per cent.”
There is an outstanding balance of N240.1m to be paid to the former leaders.
Vehicles worth N120m were also approved to be purchased for former Vice-Presidents in 2017.
The 2017 budget will still be in operation till May.
In the case of the former Presidents, the vehicles worth N280.1m, were to be purchased for them directly by the government.

Prime Witness ~ Change and Policy Challenges In Buhari's Nigeria,

 By Izu J. Okoye 

Recently, a trending analysis attributed to the Economist magazine, categorized President Muhammadu Buhari's  leadership and tenure as being " plagued with failures across every single sector in the economy, the like as has never been seen before."  This synoptic evaluation its veracity notwitwstanding, correlates with the extensive chronicle and exposé by Oseloka H.  Obaze in his just released  book, titled: 'Prime Witness – Change and Policy Challenges in Buhari’s Nigeria’ .