Family Alleges Foul Play In EFCC Suspect’s Death

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Family members of former Chief Protocol Officer to the Minister of State for Defence, Mr Desmond Nunugwo, have visited the Ministry of Justice to demand for justice over his death.

According to the deceased’s family, he died on June 9, 2016, after he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for his alleged role in a 91 million Naira fraud.

Mr Malami had called for an independent inquiry into how he allegedly died in the EFCC custody.

Lawyer to the late Nunugwo, Paul Edeh, who led the wife of the deceased, Mrs Susan Nunugwo and other family members to the Ministry of Justice for an update in the matter, alleged foul play in his death.

They expressed confidence in the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, in ensuring they get justice.

However, they frowned at the attitude of the anti-graft commission and security agencies towards the matter.

Late Nunugwo, according to EFCC, was arrested for fraudulently obtaining 91 million Naira from an acquaintance after he allegedly tricked her into believing that he had high net worth business associates in Dubai, who were to buy NICON Insurance and convinced her of their disposition to help her stock fish business.

Army Insists Boko Haram Leader Is Dead

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Major General Lucky Irabor has dismissed doubts over claims that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau is dead.

He insisted that the individual originally identified as Shekau has indeed been killed.

He said this during a tour of Adamawa State as part of the formations under his command.

“I can confirm to you that the original Shekau was killed, the second Shekau was killed, and the man presenting himself as Shekau, I can also confirm to you that few days ago, he was wounded. We are yet to confirm whether he is dead or not”.

He further said that the Army does not make statements that are not based on facts.

The General, who is also the commander of the ‘Operation Lafiya dole’, said the Nigerian troops fighting insurgency in the northeast, will continue the military operations until the last terrorist is taken out.

He also mentioned that there had been division amongst the Boko Haram as a result of the constant pressure put on them by the Army.

According to him, “They released videos to prove that they are still active, but that’s just a facade”

Buhari Assures Nigerians of Change Despite Recession

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The President, Muhammadu Buhari ‎says his administration is not oblivious of the difficult times Nigerians are presently going through.

He however assures that in line with the promises made to Nigerians, his government is determined to ensure that change becomes a reality.

President Buhari made this known in Osogbo, after commissioning the 3000 capacity Osogbo Government High School along Iwo road and some other projects completed by the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, as part of the celebration of the states 25th anniversary.

Accompanying the President on the visit were the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, as well as his Oyo and Borno States counterparts, Governors Abiola Ajimobi and Kashim Shettima.

Security has been beefed up at the Osogbo Government High School, site of one of the projects commissioned, as policemen from the Bomb Squadron Unit as well as men of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps were seen with sniffer dogs combing the area

PDP Criticises APC-led FG Over Recession

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Nigeria’s top opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has taken a swipe at the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration over the nation’s economy, which has formally gone into recession.

In a statement, the PDP accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of destroying the economy, adding that Nigeria is in its worst economic state in 29 years.

The party adds that the situation is worsened by the fact that every sphere of the Nigerian socio-political space is negatively affected, owing to the implementation of  the “administration’s archaic and incoherent economic policies”.

Joel Wilson: Movie Scoring Goes Beyond Music, It’s an Art

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Music Producer, Joel Wilson is probably responsible for the production of some of Nigeria’s favorite music, as he has received production credits from big name artists within Nigeria and beyond.

The Producer has worked with several musical acts such as: Timi Dakolo, Praise, Onos, Glowreeyah Braimah and even South-African Singer Lulu Dikana.

Raised in a highly musical family, according to Wilson, he always had music around him.

His father was an Anglican choir director while his mom sang in the choir too. His siblings either went into singing, instrumentation or dancing.

Joel’s musical production skills were self-taught; as he developed himself on the job. His first professional work was in South-Africa, when he worked on the album of sonorous singer Lulu Dikana who unfortunately is now late.

Apart from music making, the producer also finds himself creating movie scores, an art he considers almost inevitable. His movie honors include Juliet Audu’s ‘Not Just Married’’

Sharing more on his music production career he said, “music scoring is very similar to film making; however, they are two different worlds”.

“As a movie score person, you are actually a film maker too. You have to know all the timings, bars and frames and know also how to sync”.

According to him, this, however, goes beyond music creation and transcends into art and film. But he says one can be a fantastic movie score person and not be a great music producer.

Solar Eclipse Hits Nigeria

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The much awaited partial Solar Eclipse also known as the annular eclipse finally occurred on Thursday September 1, 2016 as predicted.

The eclipse was captured in Lagos at about 8.35am though it was expected to have been seen in the city as at 7:14 am with a peak at 8:26 am.

At about the same time, viewers in the nation’s capital Abuja, gathered at the National Space Research and Development Agency to view the sight.

The annular eclipse was obstructed by a cloudy sky for much of the time, which made it difficult to clearly see the rare occurrence by viewers in some parts of the country.

Other cities in the country where the eclipse was viewed include Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Sokoto, Anyigba in Kogi State, Kano, Osogbo, Benin City.

UNILAG Dean Dismisses Protest Against Student’s Rustication

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Some students who have been rusticated from the University of Lagos, (UNILAG), have carried out a peaceful demonstration, over what they termed an alleged violation of their rights by the school’s authority.

Acting Dean at the students’ affairs division, Dr Karo Ogbinaka, however dismissed the issue of victimization as alleged by the students.

The protest which took place on Wednesday, resulted from the suspension of members of the students’ union and the rustication of a student from the environmental sciences department, identified as Adeyeye Olorunfemi, who criticized the management of the institution.

In his open letter to the management which he shared on facebook, Olorunfemi called out members of the management board, bluntly accusing them of being irresponsible, insensitive and irresponsive to the welfare of the students.

The students claim they are being punished for merely protesting against poor living conditions on campus.

They described the punishment meted on members of the Students Union as unjust, meanwhile the acting Dean has dismissed the issue.

He said beyond the issue of the protest, the rusticated students had other charges levied against them which they had refused to acknowledge.

This has made the students agitated about the plight of their fellow students, as it appears that only the school’s highest decision making body, can change the fortunes of the affected students.