Jubilation! Court frees man who named his Dog Buhari in Ogun

The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Sango-Ota in Ogun State on
Tuesday dismissed charges filed against a resident of a community for naming his dog ‘Buhari.

The magistrate, O.O. Adebo, said the
prosecution failed to substantiate its case
against Joachim Iroko, thereby striking out all charges against him.

Mr. Joachim Iroko, 41, was arrested in August 2016 for
causing a breach of peace after he was
reported by his neighbour.

Haliru Umar, Iroko neighbour
from Sokoto State, said Mr. Iroko harboured
sinister motives when he gave his name the
same name as President Muhammadu Buhari.

The magistrate said the prosecution team failed to
provide witnesses since December 2016 when the case started, and,
at some point, stopped appearing for hearing in the court.

Meanwhile, there was jubilation in the court premises when Iroko was discharged and acquitted.

Senate passes Peace Corps bill

The Nigerian Senate finally passed a bill to
make the Nigerian Peace Corps a para-military
agency on Tuesday.

The conference report on
the bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps,
after it was so advised by its committee on
judiciary, human rights and legal matters was adopted by the Senate.

The Senate and the House of
Representatives had separately passed the bill
last year, despite the much controversy and the opposition by the Federal government agencies.

After the passage of the bill by the Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to sign the bill into law.

PHOTOS: Postponed South-West Governors meeting holds in Abeokuta today

The postponed meeting of the South west governors is currently holding in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. The meeting which supposed to hold on April 24th, 2017 was postponed due to the death of the Director general of Development agenda of Western Nigeria, DAWN Commission, Dr. Dipo Famakinwa. The theme of the today's meeting is “Integrating
For A Prosperous Future”.  The governors of Ogun,
Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Lagos and Ondo are already in
attendance at Mitros Gateway Annex in Abeokuta.

APC names El-Rufai, Aregbesola, Osunbor, 6 Others as restructuring committee

The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted 9-man committee to articulate the party's position on restructuring

The party announced the constitution of the committee in a Press release signed by National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi
at its 5th regular joint APC National Working Committee (NWC)-APC Governors meeting which held on Wednesday 19th July, 2017.

The members of the committee member appointed were;
1. Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-rufai (Chairman)
2. Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
3. Governor of Kano, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
4. Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong
5. Governor of Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun
6. Former Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor
7. APC National Organising Secretary, Sen. Osita Izunaso
8. APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi
9. Senator Olubunmi Adetunmbi (Secretary)

YOU ARE THE MASTER OF POLITICAL GAME

“When you touch the pendulum, the politics will move and when you decide to stop it, you will again touch it and the politics will stop.”

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje told National Leader of APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Tinubu paid him condolence visit over the death of Danmasanin Kano, Dr Yusuf Maitama Sule.
in Kano State.

Supreme court removes Sheriff, comfirms Markarfi as PDP Chairman

The Supreme Court has removed the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as People Democratic Party Chairman, the court also  declared former Kaduna
State governor, Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic
chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

A five-member panel of
justices presided by the Chief Justice of
Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen,
held  May 22 reserved judgment on the party dispute.