They have killed love Very untimely as the dawn kills a yummy dream He has been killed by lovers And now ready to be eaten by vultures like holy a communion. He was killed with a sharp arrow A hot one that pierced his bone marrow What an untimely death for the innocent! What a doom for the one everyone seems to profess! “I love you” was on his lips As he positioned his lips for a ‘religious kiss’ Her heart was turned on And she fell in love with a man full of fun. Love was seen flying in the air And both chased him with open hands He was a man of beautiful words; A costly commodity every woman would purchase. Days tuned into months And she paid the love of her life a visit- not a sin I don’t know what happened between then But after she went home shading tears of regret. God is love And the giver of love But since He is immortal and can’t be killed They never killed love, but mere infatuation. Questions: What could have caused her crying? What ...

According to the PUNCH, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday redeemed his pledge of $ 10 , 000 per goal for the matches against Cameroon to the Super Eagles and also called on the three- time African champions to beat Zambia on Saturday. Governor Emmanuel had promised the players $ 10 , 000 per goal two days before their clash with Cameroon. The Super Eagles responded by thrashing their West African neighbours 4 - 0 in Uyo on the first day of September , before earning a 1 - 1 draw with the Lions in Yaounde three days later . On Wednesday , Gov Emmanuel asked the Super Eagles to grab a sixth FIFA World Cup appearance with a victory against visiting Zambians on Saturday. He said , “ I know you have the quality to overcome in this important match , but I don ’ t want you to underrate your opponents . I love the professionalism and dedication to the cause that you have shown since the beginning of this qualifying campaign . Those efforts have put Nigeria at the...

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has been disowned by PDP as he has made his interest public to contest for Presidency come 2019. This disclosure was made known by The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi in an interview in Kaduna. Makarfi also reacted to the speculation that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, may be given an automatic ticket to contest the same position on the platform of the PDP, if he finally decides to join the party before the 2019 general elections. “If Atiku decides to contest for President in 2019, no problem, but one thing is sure is that he will not be given an automatic ticket. Primaries have to be conducted, Markafi said. For Fayose he added: “He is on his own. What he is doing is not in compliance with the position of the party. The party’s position has not changed. The Convention has zoned the Presidency to the North, and the Chairmanship of the party to the South.” In another ...

According to The Guardian, Justice Rilwan Aikawa of Federal High Court in Lagos  will on Oct. 30 hear an application by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, seeking to be joined as defendant in money laundering suit. The former minister is seeking to be joined as defendant in a N500 million fraud charge slammed on Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dele Belgore. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had also joined in the charge, former Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Suleiman. In essence, Allison-Madueke wants the court to compel the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to bring her back to Nigeria from UK, where she has been since 2015, to put up her defence in the case. The EFCC had in a five-count amended charge, named former petroleum minister as culprit in the criminal trial of Belgore and Sulaiman over alleged N500 million fraud. She was, however, described as being “at large “. The anti-graft agency cla...

Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra (IPOB) has blown hot on the South East governors as he called them cowards for taking sides with the federal government on the proscription of IPOB Sahara Reporters reported that Barrister Ejiofor accused the southeast leaders of being egocentric and only concerned with securing their political positions instead of backing the cause championed by Nnamdi Kanu. He further claimed that the current crops of politicians in the region of the country would be swept out of office in the next general election in 2019. “Southeast governors have no power to say IPOB is a terrorist and that is very certain. I condemned it, and they’ve withdrawn it saying they never at any point say that. What they said is a political statement to obtain favour from the federal government.”  Barrister Ejiofor said. The lawyer added,  “Some of them are cowards and are saying that because they ...

According to a publication by Vanguard Newspaper, The Speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Mr. Acho Ihim, said that the ethnic and cultural differences in the country, would not pose any challenge to the unity of Nigeria. Ihim stated this through a release to newsmen, Wednesday, in Owerri, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Marcellus Ekwezuo. The speaker blamed the current situation in the country, to the “spate” of hate speeches among citizens. In his view, “Hate speech has a serious adverse mental effect in the health of its victims, who may suffer from lack of self confidence and a diminished self esteem, all of which are germane for improved productivity. “The seemingly innocuous but dreaded monster, hate speeches erode whatever good things that the unity and other progress a nation may have made if it is not properly checked.” He went further to say: “Not even our religious, ethnic or cultural divergence should be allowed by anyone to constitute a barrier for a un...

Justice prevailed as Prof. Benjamin Ogbunbodede, a former Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan  was sentenced to 40years imprisonment for corruptly enriching himself to the tune of N177 million. Zacheus Tejumola, a former Chief Accountant of the institute was also sentenced to 40 years imprisonment while Clement Adenose, another staff, bagged four years in jail. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday that lasted over two hours, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Ibadan convicted the trio based on the overwhelming evidence against them. The judge, however, said that he had no reason to convict them on count 13 due to want of evidence. “There is no ambiguity in the facts tendered by the prosecution that the three convicts conspired, converted and stole the hazard allowance of N177 million belonging to the staff of IAR&T. “Ogunbodede and Tejumola are therefore, sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each for ...