INEC: names of successful applicants released

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has



 released names of successful applicants to observe the 2019



 elections.

This was disclosed on its official website

.

The commission in a statement announced that they will “Observe



 the 2019 general elections holding on 16th February, 2019 and 2nd



 March, 2019.

House of Representatives 

The approval came after the adoption of the report by the adhoc



committee set up on the New Minimum Wage Bill presented to the



National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.

Passing the bill for the third reading on Tuesday, the lawmakers




unanimously approved the N30,000 recommendation by the




committee in consonance with the resolution by the tripartite






committee set up by the President.

Buhari had in the executive bill sought the approval of N27,000 as




against the N30,000 agreed by the stakeholders.

NJC to Onnoghen: you have seven days to respond to pettion against you

The National Judicial Council has given the suspended Chief



 Justice



 of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the acting CJN, Tanko



Muhammad, 

seven working days to respond to petitions against them.

The council gave the ultimatum at its emergency meeting held in



 Abuja on Tuesday. The two men did not attend the meeting.

A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Umar




 Abdullahi, presided over the meeting as the interim chairman
.

President Muhammadu Buhari had suspended Onnoghen on Friday 




based on an ex parte order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, 

Soldier Arrested In Bauchi Selling Stolen Phones

The Army’s Deputy Director of Media, Captain Sunday Akinkunmi, paraded a fake soldier who has been wearing military uniform to terrorize and rob people. Akinkunmi said the fake soldier is an indigene of Maiduguri, Borno State.
The 22-year-old was arrested

Woman Abandons Baby In A Refuse Dump

The baby who was neatly dressed, was put in a carton and left near a refuse dump along  Ikot Ekpene road, Akwa Ibom state.

A passerby, identified as Okon Isaac, who was on his way to a filling station along the area on Saturday, was said to have heard the cry of the baby and  reportedly traced the cry...

10 Million Naira Thief Arrested In Lagos

The 26-year-old woman Joy Amachi worked as a nanny with her employer before she was accused of stealing jewelries worth 10 million Naira from her employer.


The prosecutor, Inspector Philip Osijiale, told the Tinubu Magistrate's Court in Lagos  on Wednesday that  the accused connived with some others still at large to steal the property on Sept. 21, on Carlton Gate Estate, Lekki Lagos.

Angry Community Youths Lynch An Okada Rider

Francis Uroh, a native of Amasiri community, had on
Saturday conveyed a passenger to Ehugbo
community, a nearby town,  in
the Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi
State. When someone raised the
alarm that he had seen his stolen motorcycle, which
immediately prompted the youths of the area to
descend on Uroh, beating him to death.

According to the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Afikpo
North LGA, Chief

Man sustains Second Degree Burns As e-cigarette Explode

Amine Britel was outside his night club in Toulouse France on 29th October when the e-cigarette exploded. CCTV footage captured the moment when the cigarette caught fire and engulfed the victim in sparks and flames.

They Stole My Flat Screen Tv And Forced Me to Withdraw N90,000 For Them

Folashade Jayeoba, who is a mother of four was held
hostage alongside her children by  a three-man armed robbery gang who reportedly attacked her in her home in Akure.

It was gathered that the leader of the gang , a 23-year-old identified as Samuel Ayodele requested for the victims ATM card after the victim complained of having no cash at home where she was attacked and they led her to the ATM to withdraw N90,000.

Breaking: President Buhari Calls For The Support Of The Media,Local and Foreign Investors

President Buhari has challenged the Petroleum Ministry to maximize the potentials and opportunities in the Oil and Gas industries to stimulate the country's economy in spite of the current challenges. The president made the call at the public presentations of Seven Big Wings ( a four year strategy to grow Nigeria oil and gas) "The president declared that his administration has resolves to work with all stake holders to restore peace and safety in the Niger Delta region".  According to the president, the plan is for short and medium term strategy in

Embrace Peace: Niger Delta Youths Leader Charge Youths In The Region

The correlation of the Niger Delta Youths Leaders has appealed to youths in the Region to embrace peace and support the Federal Government in its beats to ensure lasting peace in the Niger Delta.
The leader of the correlation Comrade Emenibe made the appeal when the group visited the Defense headquarters in Abuja. He said the Niger Delta Youth leaders visit to the defense headquarters was to commend the military for its sustained efforts to subdue terrorism and other vices across the nation. He called on core Niger  Youths to

4 Women Arrested For Producing Fake Police Uniform

The Lagos State Police Command  recovered uniforms with different ranks,
badges, belts, boots, cardigans, caps and force
numbers from suspects, who run a factory were police
uniforms and accessories are illegally manufactured
and sold inside the Police

Ebonyi State:Governor, David Umahi,Increase Workers Salaries By 5%

The governor also announced the recall of workers of
Ebonyi State College of Education and 37 staff of
Ebonyi State Environmental Protection Agency
(EBSEPA) who were sacked following the proscription
of the law that created the agency.
“Let me also announce the release of your promotions
immediately,” Umahi told the elated workers of the
state.
The governor also said his administration has

Ebonyi State: 32 Inmates Set Free And 14 Sentnced To Life Imprisonment

The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has
pardoned 32 prison inmates and commuted the death
sentences handed down to 14 inmates to life
imprisonment.
The inmates are drawn from the prisons in Ebonyi and
Enugu states.
The governor made these declarations at the Abakaliki
Township Stadium during the celebration of the 56
independence anniversary celebration of the country
and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the....

Veteran Nollywood Actor Loose Battle To Liver Disease

Martins Njubuigbo popularly
known as Elder Maya died on Saturday 1st October after a long battle with liver disease.

The sad news was shared by a fellow actor Yomi Fabiyi he wrote:
“RIP Elder Mayah. You were a veteran and a hard
working one at that. Journey well papa.

...

Bizzare! Crowd Watch As Maggots Drop From Woman's Vagina

Residents of Olakula, Idiroko in Ipokia Local
Government Area of Ogun State were witnesses to a
jaw dropping spectacle as maggots dropped from the
v**ina of a woman identified as Iya Toheeb.

The woman lamented “This is what my beauty has
done to me o,”

Spectators increased in their numbers as the woman
who was seated in a car with the assistance of family
members and sympathizers. Some residents believed
that....

Thousands Of People Looses Millions Of Money To MMM

Thousands of people, among them civil servants and
vendors, have lost thousands of dollars to fraudulent
online pyramid scheme MMM Global Zimbabwe after it
collapsed recently.
The social financial network, which relied on an
accelerating number of new members to pay off the old,
abruptly terminated

Senate To FCT Residents: Kill Any Cow Found In Abuja City

The Senate, through its Committee on FCT, Monday, asked residents of Abuja metropolis  to, henceforth, slaughter cows found in the city centre.
The directive was handed down to the Minister of
Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Mohammed Bello, on 27th September by
Chairman of the committee, Senator Dino Melaye, (APC, Kogi West), when he appeared before the committee,

Melaye, who gave the order in a speech read at the

session ordered the FCT Minister to go beyond the ban by facilitating the slaughtering order issued the senate committee. As  it was very disappointing, annoying and embarrassing that despite the ban placed on cattle grazing in FCT by FCTA authority, some stubborn herdsmen were still moving cows along and across highways within the metropolis. 

Man Throws His 3Year-Old Brother Into The River And Watch Him Drown

25-year-old man, Ogobuchi Ogbonna, has reportedly
killed his three-year-old stepbrother, Wisdom Ogbonna, at
Ndebor Nchoko village, Igbeagu community in Izzi Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State. Ogobuchi allegedly tied
Wisdom to a big stone and threw him inside the stream in
the area.
The incident occurred on Sunday whil

NTA Office Attacked By Gunmen And They Burndown Building In Onitsha

Mr Chris Nwigwe who is the Acting Manager of the Station, told
newsmen in Onisha that the incident occurred at about 1.40am on Wednesday "when some armed men tried to attack the staff on duty but only succeeded in burning down the Star Times building.”

According to an eye witness  an Improvised Explosive
Device was planted at the security post of the station,
while tyres were set around the premises to set the
station ablaze.  “There was a gun duel between the
armed men and policemen who are manning the office.
“They managed to burn down the Star Times office
while the fire was later put out with the help of people
around.

This incident has