University of Ilorin: Lecturer involved in sexual harassment scandal says he was framed

Dr Muhammed Idiagbon, who recently submitted a letter of resignation following a sexual harassment scandal involving him and a female student, has said he was framed.

Idiagbon mentioned that he was lied against by some of his work colleagues who were not happy with his achievement at the institution.

He revealed this in a text message to Punch on Thursday, June 9, 2016, stating that he will give more details in a press conference.

“The allegation is harassment and not rape. It is a conspiracy; a set-up by my colleagues over my rise to stardom. I will address the media at the appropriate time.”

Rape: Residents protest sexual assault and killing of Ghanaian

The rape and killing of a Ghanaian named Grace Obinna, by a man called Badoo, has caused widespread protest in Oke Ota community in the Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Punch reports that Badoo has also committed the act with two other women in the Ilemeren, Abule, Oluwoye, Ibeshe Titun communities.

Badoo enter the victim’s room on Sunday, June 2, 2016, when her husband had gone out. This was his most recent attack according to reports.

Obinna was hit on the head with some weapons according to reports.

Hunger: School teacher steals 'Amala' in Ekiti

The effect of hunger and starvation facing workers in Ekiti State due to several months of unpaid salaries, has forced a secondary school teacher to resort to a shameful act of stealing a pot of steaming amala (a popular a Nigerian food made out of yam flour), The Nations reports.

The teacher, a staff of Ekiti Baptist High School, was caught after he sneaked into the kitchen of a neighbour at Odogede area in Igede Ekiti, the headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area in the state, on Sunday, June 5, where she stole the meal.

Cultism 3 people die in cult rivalry

Three people have been killed during a clash between rival cult groups, Maphite and Vikings in Calabar, Cross River State.

According to Punch Metro, Emmanuel Actor, a Viking, was murdered by a group from the Maphite fraternity over the control of ticket issuance to tricycle operators.

This happened on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, around 1 PM.

The killing of Actor was retaliation to the killing of a Maphite member, who had just murdered a Viking member.

He was removed from his tricycle and hacked to death by the rival gang.

Social Unrest: Residents flee neighbourhood over militant group

A social unrest has caused residents of the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State, to flee their homes after the killing of five people by militants in the area.

According to Punch, the militants also injured three other people, causing further panic in the neighbourhood.

Reports has it that the terror group unleashed mayhem, when their search for a man named‘Bashorun’, yielded no result.

The leader of the group ordered his followers to shoot everyone within reach as a result.

Fayose: ‘Ekiti Governor, Mimiko causing trouble in PDP,’ Chieftain says

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, ChiefMakanjuola Ogundipe has said that GovernorsOlusegun Mimiko and Ayo Fayose, of Ondo and Ekiti States respectively, are plunging the party into crisis.

Ogundipe, who is the PDP Vice-Chairman in the South-West, made the comment in a statement released on Sunday, May 15, 2016 after Mimiko and Fayose conducted a congress in the areaand elected new officials.

Niger Delta Militants threaten to Bomb state Governors

The Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF)has threatened to attack any Governor who sabotages their efforts.

This is coming after the Bakassi Strike Force (BSF) called on the Federal Government to reclaim the Bakassi Peninsula which it ceded to Cameroon.

JNDLF, according to Vanguard, has agreed to dialogue with the Federal Government.

Akpabio: ‘Stop saying Nigerians are criminals,’ Senator tells APC

Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop presenting Nigeria in a bad light.

Akpabio made the comment on Thursday, June 9, 2016, while also recalling the events of June 9, 2015, when Senator Bukola Saraki became Senate President against the wishes of the APC.

“You (Saraki ) were jittery and sweating on that day. If we had wanted to take over the Senate, the PDP would have done that. We had the chance to take all the positions but because we are not greedy, we decided to allow the APC take over,” Akpabio said according to Vanguard.

Olusegun Mimiko: We have facilities to treat Buhari in Ondo - Governor's aide says

Akin Akinbobola, the Special Adviser to Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, on political and mobilisation matters, has slammedPresident Buhari for travelling abroad to treat his ear disease.

Akinbobola said the hospitals in Ondo state have all the medical facilities needed to treat the President.

Saraki Senate President tells Buhari to involve non-APC members in government

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to look beyond the All Progressives Congress (APC) for solutions to Nigeria’s problems.

Saraki made the call on Thursday, June 9, 2016, while commemorating his first year in office and the one year anniversary of the 8th Senate.

“We are confident that one year after, the President must by now have better clarity on the capacity of his appointees. The Senate would not hesitate to hold any appointee accountable for the work he has accepted to do,” he said according to Vanguard.

Biafra: Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of killing at least 17 unarmed separatists

Amnesty International said on Friday thatNigeria's army last month killed at least 17 unarmed members of a group calling for secession from Africa's most populous nation, but the military dismissed the allegations as unfounded.

An army spokesman said Amnesty's accusations, the latest in a series of allegations of impropriety levelled against Nigeria's military in the last year, revealed a bias that undermined its credibility.

Can't Stop Laughing at this Picture!!!

VP inaugurates school feeding programme

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday inaugurated the Federal Government’s national Home-Grown School Feeding programme.

The event, which was held inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was also witnessed by state governors including  Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo); Rauf Aregbesola (Osun); Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna); and Kashim Shettima (Borno).

The programme, which will benefit about 5.5 million primary school pupils in the first year of its operation is part of the N500bn social investment plans of the present administration.

According to an overview of the scheme presented at the inauguration, the plan runs till 2020 and forms the cornerstone of the nationwide Home-Grown School Feeding programme which when fully realised will provide a meal a day to over 24 million primary schoolchildren.

EFCC recovers N1b from ex-ministers, INEC chiefs …

Over N1billion cash illegally deployed in the 2015 election has been refunded.

The cash came from  some former ministers, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and coordinators of some election observer groups, The Nation learnt yesterday.

More than N2billion has been frozen in many accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC).

The cash is part of the N23.29billion allegedly pumped into the failed bid to get former President Goodluck Jonathan re-elected by bribing INEC officials. It allegedly came from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

There are also refund pledges running into billions of naira, a source said.

Work resumes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway next week –Fashola …… PUNCH

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says contractors will resume work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway next week.

Fashola, who spoke at the inaugural Buharimeter Town Hall meeting in Abuja on Thursday, said contractors had abandoned several projects because the last administration owed them money.

The former governor of Lagos State said even though the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had yet to release funds to the contractors, they were willing to return to site because they trusted the integrity of the new government.

Fashola stated, “In 2014, we spent N45bn on roads for the whole country and we spent N18bn on roads in 2015. Now, the fallout of meetings with our contractors generally is that they have not been paid for three years but budgets were made for the last three years.

“We have been having meetings with some contractors on the basis of our credibility, our collective integrity, saying to them go back to site.

Dozens of lawsuits accuse Trump of not paying his bills, reports claim ……. FOX

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been sued at least 60 times by individuals and businesses who accuse him of failing to pay for work done at his various properties, according to two published reports.

USA Today also reported, citing data from the Department of Labor, that two of Trump’s now-defunct businesses were cited 24 times beginning in 2005 for failing to pay overtime or minimum wage. The cases were settled when the companies — the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City and Trump Mortgage LLC — agreed to pay back wages.

The paper also reported that more than 200 liens have been filed against Trump or his businesses by contractors and employees dating back to the 1980s. The claimants include curtain makers, chandelier shops, cabinet makers and even Trump’s lawyers who represented him in prior cases.

Trump told USA Today that he only withheld payment from contractors if he wasn’t pleased with their work.

Obama endorses Clinton for president, on heels of Sanders meeting ………. FOX

President Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him in the White House Thursday, saying she has the “courage” for the job and vowing to hit the campaign trail for her soon — in a video message posted just moments after meeting with her primary rival Bernie Sanders.

“I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” the president said, in the video posted on Clinton’s campaign site. “In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.”

The president made clear he would no longer stand on the sidelines, even as Vermont Sen. Sanders vows to stick out the race at least through the final primary in Washington, D.C., next Tuesday.

The Clinton campaign separately announced that she and Obama would campaign together June 15 in Green Bay. Clinton tweeted that she’s “fired up.”

Fox News Poll: Majority thinks Clinton is lying about emails ……. FOX

American voters think Hillary Clinton put national security at risk by mishandling classified emails — and that she’s lying about it.

By a 60-27 percent margin, they think she’s lying about how her emails were handled while she was secretary of state, according to the latest Fox News national poll of registered voters.

And by 57-32 percent, voters say U.S. safety was at risk because of Clinton’s mishandling of national secrets.

“Clinton’s explanations are clearly not cutting it with voters,” says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts the Fox News Poll along with Democratic pollster Chris Anderson.

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Buhari asks Senate to approve 47 ambassadors ……. PUNCH

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent to the Senate 47 names of Nigerians to be screened and confirmed as career diplomats.

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who read the letter containing their names on the floor at plenary in Abuja, explained that their Curricula Vitae were attached to the document.

Buhari, in the letter personally signed by him and dated June 6, 2016, requested the Senate, to approve the list at the shortest possible time.

The President said his decision was in accordance with Section 171 (1) (c) subsection 4 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

Emails in Clinton probe dealt with planned drone strikes: WSJ

Emails between U.S. diplomats in Islamabad and State Department officials in Washington about whether to challenge specific U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan are at the center of a criminal probe involving Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The 2011 and 2012 emails were sent via the “low side” -government slang for a computer system for unclassified matters – as part of a secret arrangement that gave the State Department more of a voice in whether a CIA drone strike went ahead, according to congressional and law enforcement officials briefed on the FBI probe, the Journal said.

Some of the emails were then forwarded by Clinton’s aides to her personal email account, which routed them to a server she kept at her home in suburban New York when she was secretary of state, the officials said, according to the newspaper.

Clinton tells Trump: ‘Delete your account,’ fueling Twitter war …….. REUTERS

The U.S. presidential election battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has barely begun but their Twitter war is on.

After receiving President Barack Obama’s endorsement on Thursday to succeed him in the White House, Clinton, who this week clinched the Democratic nomination for the Nov. 8 election, tweeted she was honored to have his support and “fired up and ready to go.”

Trump, who has made extensive use of Twitter during his insurgent Republican presidential campaign, took the opportunity to tweet back: “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama—but nobody else does!”

Clinton’s account quickly responded: “Delete your account,” in a tweet to her 6.7 million Twitter followers.

Clinton tells Trump: ‘Delete your account,’ fueling Twitter war …….. REUTERS

The U.S. presidential election battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has barely begun but their Twitter war is on.

After receiving President Barack Obama’s endorsement on Thursday to succeed him in the White House, Clinton, who this week clinched the Democratic nomination for the Nov. 8 election, tweeted she was honored to have his support and “fired up and ready to go.”

Trump, who has made extensive use of Twitter during his insurgent Republican presidential campaign, took the opportunity to tweet back: “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama—but nobody else does!”

Clinton’s account quickly responded: “Delete your account,” in a tweet to her 6.7 million Twitter followers.

Bernie Sanders-style, grassroots effort a likely model, say Trump donors ……. REUTERS

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is likely to launch a small donor fundraising effort akin to the grassroots one that powered another insurgent presidential contender, Democrat Bernie Sanders, according to two top donors who attended the first official meeting of Trump’s national finance team.

The Trump finance machine kickoff took place at New York City’s Four Seasons Hotel amid growing concerns about the Republican presidential candidate’s lack of a campaign infrastructure heading into a Nov. 8 election battle against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

“The pitch to this group in the room was a traditional pitch, but the backroom discussion was, because of this being a populist movement, there’s going to be significant outreach to, you know, those who give $1, $2, $20,” said Trump Texas fundraising co-chairman Gaylord Hughey. “There’s a huge opportunity there.”

This brought tears to my eyes:

This brought tears to my eyes:

Is it this bad?

Please read:

"Some days ago in Ilesha, the hometown of Governor Aregbesola, a mother of six exchanged one of her children; the most senior, for a basket of Garri in the most tragic manner.

She travelled a long distance from her home to another part of the town to buy garri and after turning the product into her own bucket, she pretended she left the money at home.

She pleaded with the garri seller to allow her rush home to bring the money. She left with her garri to bring the money but left her daughter behind, maybe as collateral.

WHAT ARE YOUR BIRTH RIGHTS?

WHAT ARE YOUR BIRTH RIGHTS?
1st of all, DON’T SELL YOUR PRIESTHOOD , we have
been set apart wholly for God’s service and use. It
means to be set-apart from sin unto God. who have
trusted Christ as “holy ones,” as “those who have been
set-apart for His special use” (1 Corinthians 1:2;
6:9-11). Otherwise, according to verse Heb 12:14, we
would never be able to see him! The moment we put our
trust in Christ, God made us holy in His eyes. verse 14
says, “Make every effort…to be holy.” In other words,
you ARE set apart for God’s special use. Now, learn to
behave like it.