Former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan on Tuesday appealed the forfeiture of her N12.2billion to the Federal Government. She is praying the Court of Appeal in Lagos to set aside the judgment of Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos. Mrs. Jonathan, through her counsel Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), said the judge…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose for alleged money laundering, even as the court granted his application to travel to South Africa for medical treatment. The trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, also ordered the release of Fayose’s international passport and that the passport be returned…
Indications emerged on Monday that embattled Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) founder, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, may have been forced by his spiritual father to step down over the rape allegation against him. Fatoyinbo announced his stepping aside from pastoral duties in the church, a move that followed Sunday’s cancellation of the church’s Seven Days of…
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state has said he will remain resolute in ensuring that no one takes land belonging to Ekiti indigenes. He spoke at a condolence visit to Orin-Ekiti where indigenes Ilori, a 65-year-old hunter, was shot dead during the weekend. He said, “Nobody is coming to take our land in Ekiti; the…
The Anglican Bishop of Diocese of Niger West, Anglican Communion, Anambra State, Rt. Rev. Johnson Ekwe, has alleged that some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s actions were unfair to Igbo ethnic nationality. He accused the Buhari government of embarking on deliberate policies to suppress the Igbo and “doing everything possible to make Ndigbo vulnerable and…
Singer Timi Dakolo has thanked Nigerians for supporting him and his family for their support since his wife, Busola Dakolo granted an interview, alleging that she was raped Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, when she was a teenager. He took to Instagram account on Sunday to share his appreciation. In his note,…
Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has officially joined Turkish club Trabzonspor after ending his six month deal with English Championship side Middlesbrough. The Nigeria captain who is on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt signed a two-year deal with the Turkish club and would now team up with fellow compatriots,…
A day after protesters demanded the pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo’s resignation, the embattled COZA Pastor has on Monday said he is taking “leave of absence” from the church. According to Pastor Fatoyinbo on his Instagram page, “I have decided to take a leave of absence from the pulpit of the church,”…
An Indian woman and her daughter were beaten and hacked to death in eastern India for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said on Saturday. The killings took place in Jharkhand state’s West Singhbhum district on Thursday, senior police officer Anand Mohan Singh said. The 56-year-old woman, Malti Devi, was attacked by her neighbour, also a distant…
An ex-convict, Abel Opayemi, was on Friday sentenced to six months imprisonment without option of fine for stealing jean trousers worth N3,000. The 24-year-old man, who appeared before an Osun State Magistrates court sitting in Modakeke, Osun State, on Friday, was found guilty of the two counts bothering on theft brought against him. Addressing the…