CASES THAT WILL SHAPE THE JUDICIARY IN 2017 BY IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI

FOR many pundits within the justice sector of the Nigerian economy, 2017 may be a very busy year for the Judiciary. Aside anticipation that many fresh suits will be lodged, with various levels of courts for adjudication,  the Federal Government will through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, commence full-blown trial of many high-profile persons, including top judicial officers accused of complicity in sundry acts of corruption.

Among top judicial officers caught-up in the anti-graft web are two Justices of the Supreme Court- Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta. The duo were among seven superior court Jurists that were arrested between October 7 and 8, 2016, after a ‘sting operation’, the Department of State Service, DSS, conducted at their homes. Others arrested after the midnight raid were Justices Adeniyi Ademola and Muazu Pindiga of the Abuja and Gombe divisions of the Federal High Court, the former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice I. A. Umezulike, the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, Justice Mohammed Tsamiya and a Judge of the Kano State High Court, Justice Kabiru Auta. 

30-YEAR-OLD MAN ALLEGEDLY RAPED 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN DELTA

A thirty-year-old man simply identified as Nnamdi a.k.a, Nna has allegedly raped a five-year-old girl (name withheld) in Sedco, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State.

The incident occurred at Okrogbolor Estate in Sedco on the 26 December, 2016.

In a chat with DAILY POST, grandmother of the five-year-old girl simply identified as Mama Aghogho stated that Nnamdi went into her two room apartment in the pretence of warming his soup.

LAGOS LAWMAKER URGES NASS, PASS 2017 BUDGET BEFORE END OF JANUARY

A lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Jude Idimogu, on Thursday, urged the National Assembly to conclude work on the 2017 budget and pass it before the end of January.

Idimogu, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency II at the Assembly, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

According to him, such development has become imperative in the light of the current hardship facing many Nigerians as a result of the economic recession.

“I want to call on the Senate and the House of Representatives that have before them the Appropriation Bill for 2017 to hasten the passage as soon as they resume from recess.

“It should be passed before the end of January.

MMM CALLS FOR MASS PUBLICITY AHEAD OF EXPECTED JANUARY 13 RESUMPTION

Popular money-doubling scheme, MMM, has called on its participants whose accounts were frozen to begin online publicity for the scheme ahead of its resumption date.

The scheme which has over 3 million Nigerians in its books placed a one-month ban on all withdrawals on December 13, 2016.

IN THE SPIRIT OF THE NEW YEAR: THE FORMER DEPUTY GOVERNOR OMISORE, BRINGS JOY TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS, ORPHANAGE HOMES ON NEW YEAR DAY IN OSUN STATE

In line with his annual social intervention cause which started about 10 years ago, former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator IyiolaOmisore (Phd) FNSE, CON, early morning of January 1st, 2017, brought unspeakable joy to hundreds of in-patients at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ife, and the children and care givers at the Covenant Orphanage & Welfare Centre in Moro village, Osun State.

Senator Omisore arrived the administrative block of the teaching hospital at exact 9:00am and was received by the top management and staff of the hospital led by the Chief Medical Director, Professor Victor Adetiloye. 

Osun state government sets up panel to investigate cause of death of NYSC member, Ifedolapo Oladepo

The Osun state government has constituted a high powered panel that will investigate the remote causes of the death of former NYSC member, Ifedolapo Oladepo, who died at the Kano NYSC orientation camp in November last year.

The panel which is been supervised by the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola's office of Human Resources, Establishments and Capacity development, had its first hearing yesterday. Ifedolapo is from Osun state. Authorities of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, where Dolapo graduated from with a first class degree in Transport Management, made a presentation at the panel.

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‘I WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU BEFORE I DIE’ – AILING SOCCER STAR, JOE KADENGE TELLS PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA (VIDEO)

Retired Kenyan football star and coach, Joe Kadenge, who has been battling with several ailments for years, is requesting to meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta before he dies.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, the former Maragoli United and Abaluhya FC star who also managed Kenyan national team in 2000, sent an emotional message to Kenya's president and other ex Presidents.

WHAT A TRAGEDY: FIRE OUTBREAK AT TIMBER MARKET IN NNEWI, ANAMBRA STATE (PHOTO)

The Timber market in Nnewi, Anambra state was razed by a fire incident, which started in the early hours of today. 

Government fire fighters reportedly did not arrive on time and according to a Facebook user who shared the photos, it took the intervention of FC Ifeanyi Ubah stadium water tankers and fire rescue team to curtail the incident. More photos from the scene after the cut.

NO CASE OF POLIO DISEASE IN CROSS RIVERS STATE- FG SAYS

The Federal government has said that there is no case of polio virus disease in Cross Rivers state as investigations carried out so far, have shown that the suspected case is actually untrue.

There have been speculations that the disease has surfaced in the state after a toddler  at Ekpene-Eki community of Odukpani local government area of Cross Rivers state was noticed with a deformed leg presumed to be a characteristic of the viral disease

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVES N4.6 BILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

The Federal Executive Council FEC, yesterday approved a N4.6 billion contract for the purchase of fire fighting equipment. Speaking to statehouse correspondents after the meeting, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazzau, said the last time fire fighting equipment were bought in Nigeria by the government was in 1996.

PHOTOS: YOUNG WOMAN AND HER FIANCÉ DOUSED WITH ACID BY VINDICTIVE EX TWO MONTHS TO THEIR WEDDING

Sa Sokha had dreams of being an Apsara dancer, and her March wedding was all planned out. But the 18-year-old now wonders if that future is possible after a cruel acid attack left half of her face badly burned. 

On Monday, January 2, she and her fiancé, Welder Kea Samnang, 22, fell prey to a vindictive attack, allegedly carried out by Samnang’s former lover, Pach Chansereiroth, 25.

Heng Chakrya, a plastic surgeon at Preah Kossamak Hospital, said Sokha sustained severe acid burns to the right side of her face and injuries to her back and chest. Samnag was being treated for serious injuries to his head, back and chest.

ARMED ROBBERS ATTACK AND SHOOT TO DEATH YOUNG MAN GOING TO BANK WITH N120,000

A bank customer identified as Raymond Agada has been shot dead by armed robbers around the Swali market area, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

It was gathered that the robbers also stole N120,000 from the victim before killing him.
Agada was said to be on his way to deposit the money in an undisclosed commercial bank in Yenagoa when the hoodlums rounded him up and attacked him.

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'70% OF IGBOS DON’T LISTEN TO RADIO OR READ NEWSPAPERS' - IMO STATE GOVERNMENT SAYS

Obinna Nshirim, the Imo state Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Public Utilities, has said ”70 percent of Ndigbo do not listen to news, they do not read newspaper.”

He stated this while speaking on the state government owned radio station, Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, Owerri. That he “discovered” this during the Yuletide season.

AFRIMA host, Adeboyin Okesina celebrates birthday, launches studio and video blog

Media-Preneur and talented television host, Adeboyin Okesina celebrates her birthday today with the launch of her studio and her anticipated online video platform- The Blog and The Brand.

The Blog and The Brand is an independent online video blog where brands (both existing and intending ) are reviewed every week based on products, places and people. It also is the first in Nigeria and promises to cut across borders.

Adeboyin was AFRIMA Music Village host November 2015. Prior to that, she hosted Felabration 2014/2015 as a live stream host, Nigerian Idol, The Next Titan season 3, Nigeria Top 50 brands, City 
People Social Media Awards maiden edition, President, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim), amongst others.

NYSC MEMBER WHO SURVIVED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT SHARES BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS (GRAPHIC)

A female corps member, Ezinne Okorie who survived a tragic accident on her way to NYSC orientation camp took to Facebook to thank God for sparing her life.

See more photos after the cut...

YOUNGEST NIGERIAN SPEAKER CELEBRATES 34TH BIRTHDAY (PHOTOS)

Nigeria's 'youngest' speaker from Katsina State, RT Honourable Aliyu Sabi’u Muduru earlier this week celebrated his 34th birthday in grand style at his residence in Katsina State.

More after the cut....

WOMAN GETS HER EAR BITTEN AND SWALLOWED BY HUSBAND'S LOVER DURING A FIGHT IN KENYA (PHOTO)

A Kenyan woman has been arrested by the police for biting off the ear lobe of her lover’s wife, Grace Washeko, and swallowing a piece of the ear during a fight.

Star reports that the unnamed woman from the Voi, attacked her rival during a fight over the man on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, and in the process, bit off Washeko’s ear.

The victim, a mother of one, who is now in a hospital, narrated that the woman who is her husband’s mistress visited her at her workplace and engaged her in a fight over her husband, bit off her ear lobe and swallowed it.

MAN MUST SURVIVE: NIGERIAN GRADUATE DEPORTED FROM SOUTH AFRICA RESORTS TO SELLING 'MAMA PUT' (PHOTOS)

A Nigerian graduate who was reportedly deported from South Africa has resorted to 'mama put' in Anambra state instead of waiting for a white colour job.

The photos have gone viral after Facebook user, Timothy Motivator Ofoegbu, shared them. Read what he wrote after the cut....

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Photos: Men allegedly arrested for stealing at Shoprite, Festac town

According to Nigerian male barbie doll, Bobriskyy who shared the photos on his snapchat, the men were arrested at shoprite, Festac town, Lagos State for stealing. More photos after the cut.

PHOTOS: BABCOCK UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE ALLEGEDLY COMMITS SUICIDE

Unokyur Verishima, a Babcock Universityan undergraduate allegedly committed suicide recently. Husband of actress Foluke Daramola, Olukayode Salako, who runs a school where the deceased passed out from, shared the sad story online. He wrote;

PHOTO: CONVICTED NIGERIAN ESCAPES FROM INDIAN PRISON HOURS

A 35-year-old Nigerian convict, who has completed his 3-year term escaped from the Anti-Narcotics Cell’s custody, on Monday, January 2, just hours before his deportation.

John Okoro, who was arrested in 2014 in a narcotic case was released from prison on December 31, and brought to the Azad Maidan lock up in preparation for his deportation to Nigeria.

He had asked for permission to step out of the detention room on the first floor of the agency around 2 am, saying he wanted to use the toilet, and then jumped from the balcony. He crashed through the asbestos roof and fled on foot.

GAMBIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT, ADAMA BARROW, REBUKE REPORTS OF HIS ASSASSINATION, SAYS HE IS "ALIVE AND WELL"

SAGETONY SAYS HAPPY NEW YEAR

If It didn’t Bring you Joy,

Just Leave it Behind.

Let’s Ring in the New Year

With Good Things in Mind.

Let Every Bad Memory Go

That Brought Heartache and Pain.

And let’s Turn a New Leaf

With the Smell of New Rain.

Let’s Forget Past Mistakes

Making Amends for This Year.

Sending You These Greetings

To Bring You Hope and Cheer.

Happy New Year!