Police issue CCTV pictures of THIRTY-FIVE people they want to question over violence at protests between Black Lives Matter supporters and 'pro-statue' counter-demonstrators in London

Clashes have broken out in the capital in recent weeks, where there have been demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and among people claiming to protect statues in the city. The Metropolitan Police said they are seeking people in relation to a number of violent public order offences which occurred during demonstrations between June 3 and 13. 

Commander Bas Javid said while the vast majority of people had protested peacefully, 'a small minority have attended with the sole purpose of attacking police officers, or violently confronting other protesters'. He said almost 230 arrests have been made so far, 128 of which related to Saturday's gathering which saw far-right demonstrators clash with officers near the Palace of Westminster and Trafalgar Square. Mr Javid appealed to the public for their help to identify people. Pictured: Individuals sought in connection with the investigation into clashes in central London.

Ajimobi Takes Over As APC National Chairman

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) last night settled for its deputy national chairman (South) and former Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, as the acting national chairman of the party.

The decision followed the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which affirmed the suspension of the party’s erstwhile national chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from the party.
Accordingly, the appellate court withdrew Oshiomhole’s rights and privileges as national chairman of the party, including his security details.
This is just as weeks of speculation over whether or not Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, will remain in the All Progressives Congress (APC) ended yesterday when he finally dumped the ruling party, saying he will
reveal his new party in the next few days.

Remove Magu - Malami Writes Buhari. Accuses EFCC Boss Of Money Diversion

Malami Writes President, Seeks Removal of Magu

*Accuses EFCC boss of diversion of recovered loot, insubordination
*Says Magu reckless, liability to anti-corruption war

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari the sacking of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu.

Malami, in a memorandum to the president, anchored his recommendation on several grounds “raging from diversion of recovered loot to insubordination and misconduct” by Magu, THISDAY has learnt.

Ajimobi Hasn’t Been Disconnected From Life Support But He's Gone- Fisayo Soyombo

Investigative Journalist, Fisayo Soyombo states in a tweet that former Oyo State Governor: Senator Abiola Ajimobi is "late" according to him, his sources within told him that the governor is on life support and the only reason he hasn't been pronounced dead is just because the plugs have not been pulled yet.

UPDATE: My source insists the late Governor is gone even though he still hasn’t been disconnected from life support.

Why I Dressed Like A Man To My Father’s Birthday Party’ - Bobrisky

Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju simply known as Bobrisky has finally broken silence after dressing as a man to his father’s house for his birthday party.

You would recall that Bobrisky was spotted in photos and videos making rounds on social media dressed in black jalabia, wearing no makeup, wig, long eyelashes, and fingernails at his father’s birthday celebration, and netizens trolled him to the fullest.

(Covid-19) Ex-Oyo Gov, Abiola Ajimobi Is Dead!

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(Covid-19) Ex-Oyo Gov, Abiola Ajimobi Is Dead!

Immediate past Oyo State governor, Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, who was reported to be in coma few days ago died today we can authoritatively report.

Senator Ajimobi, who was moved to a Lagos based highbrow hospital, First Cardiologist, after he was diagnosed of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic about 17 days ago, sources said, slipped into unconsciousness on June 8 while doctors have since been battling to revive him.

First Cardiologist was the hospital where the former chief of staff to President Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, was treated of coronavirus before he died.

Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist - less than 24 hours after latest protests through the city in wake of BLM movement

The governing body of Oxford University's Oriel College says it wants to remove the controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes. Recent Black Lives Matter protests had reignited the discussion on whether the Rhodes statue should be taken down - particularly in the wake of a monument to Edward Colston being toppled and dumped in the harbour in Bristol. Oriel board members met today to discuss the future of the monument, which is one of the dozens of targets appearing on a list of statues Black Lives Matter protesters want to see taken down for links to racism and colonialism. 

They said in a statement today they want to see the Rhodes statue removed. Critics argue Rhodes paved the way for the apartheid in southern Africa, and raise the issue with his time as leader of the Cape Colony, from 1890 to 1896, when the government restricted black Africans' rights by increasing the financial criteria people required in order to vote. Demonstrators have been marching through the streets of Oxford this week as senior administrators met to discuss the future of the Rhodes sculpture. The board has now decided they want to remove the statue, along with the King Edward Street Plaque. Oriel College opened its Rhodes Building in 1911 after receiving a £100,000 from the former student, who died in 1902. 

Dramatic Moment Protester' Leaps Out In Front Of Boris Johnson's Jaguar As He Leaves Parliament - Before A Following Security Vehicle Collides With The PM's Car

Boris Johnson's Jaguar car was involved in a crash outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster this afternoon following Prime Minister's Questions. A protester from a group of Kurdish demonstrators is said to have run towards the 55-year-old politician's car, before a security vehicle went into the rear of it. Photographs showed a huge dent in the rear of the Jaguar XJ Portfolio V8 LWB Auto, which costs upwards of £54,000 new, as it was driven back to 10 Downing Street.




A nearby CCTV camera captured the protester running into the road, stopping in front of a police motorbike in front of the Prime minister's vehicle and then being dragged away.

The lead car was forced to stop, with an escorting Range Rover running into the back of it in what appeared to be a minor collision. The vehicles then drove off, with a dent visible in the back of Mr Johnson's £54,000 car.

Ekiti State Student Dies In Boyfriend's Hostel In Osun Poly (Video+Photos)

A 21year-old, female student of the Federal University Of Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), identified as Faderera Oloyede was found in Boyfriend hostel in Osun state polytechnic, Iree.

The deceased was found dead in her boyfriend’s house at Koko area in Iree community, Boripe local government area, Osun State.

Information revealed that the boyfriend, named, Maliki Ayo who is a student of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.

US Supreme Court rules gay and lesbian people ARE protected from being fired for their sexuality by civil rights laws

President Donald Trump acknowledged a 'very powerful' decision by the U.S. Supreme court in a landmark case protecting the employment rights of gays and transgender people – saying Monday the government will 'live with' the decision.

'They’ve ruled and we’ll live with the decision,' Trump told reporters at the White House hours after the ruling.

He called it a 'very powerful decision actually,' without explicitly stating whether he agreed with the court's reasoning on a case where the majority cast aside the arguments put forward by his administration.

The High Court ruled Monday that civil rights law protects gay and lesbian people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.

Obaseki Resigns From APC

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Governor announced this on Tuesday. He said he will in days to come to announce the new political platform where he will be seeking his re-election soon. 

Viral Video: Manchester United Player, Angel Gomes Visits TB Joshua For Healing

An old video has started to go viral again on social media after it somehow emerged on Twitter.

In the video, Angel Gomes, a Manchester United player, can be seen receiving prayer of healing at TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN).

Naija News learnt that the video was shot back in 2017, and the player said his parent had been a fan of the pastor since he was really young.

He further narrated how various injuries prevented him from playing important tournaments and breakthrough moments.

Villa Shooting: Aisha’s trigger-happy aide was Gov. Yahaya’s CSO

The report has emerged that Mrs Aisha Buhari’s aide-de-camp, DSP Usman Shugaba was until recently the Chief Security Officer to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.

Shugaba is enmeshed in a shooting scandal inside the Villa trailing him alongside Mrs. Buhari and President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew and Personal Assistant and Private Secretary, Saibu Tunde Yusuf.

The DSP was arrested last Friday with five other security details of the first lady including her escort commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sheriff Kazeem.

Their sin was that the previous day they allegedly fired gunshots in a face-off with Yusuf that ensued while Mrs Buhari was trying to force her in-law to self-isolate for 14 days after returning from Lagos.

Usman Shugaba, Aisha Buhari's ADC Released, Reassigned To Force Headquarters

Aide De Camp to Mrs Aisha Buhari, Nigeria's First Lady, Usman Shugaba, has been released by the police authorities after being arrested and detained since last week alongside other security personnel attached to Mrs Buhari.

According to sources close to Aso Villa, Shugaba was released earlier on Monday and immediately reassigned to the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

A former ADC to Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, Shugaba is believed to know so many secrets of top aides in the Presidency including those of members of the 'cabal', a bunch of individuals with close links to the President and unparalleled influence.

Pastor Caught Planting Charm On Cousin's Land To Extort Money From Him (Photos)

Rev Paul Abam, head Pastor of Word Based Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Cross River State has been disgraced after allegedly being caught planting charm in his cousin's land, in a bid to extort money from him. 

A family source said the Pastor told his cousin that he needed money to uproot a charm someone planted in his land. He was however traced and caught redhanded with some fetish stuff at a shrine in Itigidi after a resident of the community saw him planting the said charm in the land. 

Aisha Buhari's ADC released after he was detained following his faceoff with President Buhari's nephew

Usman Shugaba, the Aide De Camp to the first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has been released by the police authorities after he was arrested and detained last week following his faceoff with the nephew of President Buhari, Sabiu Yusuf.

Sabiu Yusuf, who also serves as one of the President's Personal Assistant, was reported to have travelled from Lagos to Abuja on Monday, June 8 and drove straight to the villa where he resides but he was denied access by Shugaba and other aides of the first lady who insisted he goes into self-isolation at a different location since he was returning from Lagos which is the epicenter of COVID-19 in the country.

Boss Of ElizabethR lbidun Ighodalo Is Dead?

Boss Of ElizabethR lbidun Ighodalo Is Dead?

The shocking news making the rounds is about the death of Ibidun Ighodalo, the beautiful wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, who pastors The Trinity Church. Ibidun was reported to have died of cardiac arrest this morning around 2am..Calls to her husband when the news broke confirm the news as true, as he admitted that he was with her family at the moment.

More details will be released as things unfold. Ibidunni Ighodalo successfully ran her events company, Elizabeth R, as well as her foundation, Ibidun Ighodalo Foundation, a foundation designed to “bring joy to the hearts of couples through their fertility journey”.

FG Commends Netflix, Mo Abudu Partnership

The Federal Government has stated that the collaboration between Nigerian filmmaker, Mo Abudu, and American streaming giant, Netflix, is a big boost for the creative industry in the country.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement saying the partnership for on-screen adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s “Death and The King’s Horseman” and Lola Shoneyin’s “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives” came at the exact time the industry needed to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.

Another student, Grace Oshiagwu allegedly raped, murdered in Ibadan

A 21-year old girl has been raped and murdered in a church mission building in Ibadan.

According to the latest report, another student identified as Grace Oshiagwu was allegedly raped and murdered in a church mission building located at Idi-Ori, Sasa-Ojoo in the same Akinyele LGA, Ibadan, Oyo State, where the two previous incidents happened over the last two weeks.

The reports disclosed that Oshiagwu, a National Diploma student of Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, was macheted to death on Saturday by yet-to-be-identified persons.

BBNaija Khafi’s Younger Brother Shot Dead By Unknown Men In London

Ex-BBNaija contestant, Khafi Kareem has lost her younger brother to the cold hands of death in West London.

The 20-year-old man identified as Alexander Kareem as disclosed by the police was said to have been shot dead in West London.

Alexander Kareem, 20, was gunned down close to his family home in Shepherd’s Bush, West London.

His older sister Khafi Kareem, 29, was in mourning last night with relatives following the fatal shooting of her younger brother

Alexander was killed after suffering gunshot wounds to his chest and abdomen on Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush at 12.40 am on Monday.

Nigerian Lady Who Has Bilateral Breast Abscess After Plastic Surgery Allegedly Performed By A Nigerian Doctor Cries Out (Videos)

A Nigerian lady who identified herself simply as “Vick” has cried out in a viral video following the challenges she’s been facing after a breast surgery controversial Nigerian doctor, Dr Anu Fella allegedly performed on her.

Vick said her she suffered complications shortly after the surgery she paid N1.6m for. After making a complaint about having a “reddish sign” on her left breast, the plastic surgery patient said she was placed on an injection which continued for 4 weeks.

Hushpuppi To Be Extradited To Nigeria — Interpol

Plans are underway by the International Police (INTERPOL) Nigeria to extradite Instagram celebrity Raymond Igbalodely a.k.a. Hushpuppi from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Nigeria to face alleged multiple fraud charges, The Nation learnt on Friday.

The INTERPOL is also on the trail of other accomplices in the alleged fraud who are resident in Nigeria to bring them to justice.

Commissioner of Police (CP) INTERPOL, Garba Umar disclosed these to The Nation yesterday while confirming the arrest of Igbalodely whose real name is said to be Ramoni Igbalode.

Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-born economist and international development expert. She sits on the Boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the African Risk Capacity (ARC).

Previously, Okonjo-Iweala spent a 25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist, scaling the ranks to the Number 2 position of Managing Director, Operations (2007-2011). She also served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria (2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan respectively.

Why Tinubu Rescued Oshiomhole, But Turned His Back On Obaseki

Godwin Obaseki, the embattled governor of Edo state, had his moment not too long ago and almost brought down Adam Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives (APC).

Mr Obaseki, other APC governors, and some ministers from the South-South had put in all their political might in a plot to remove Mr Oshiomhole before the commencement of the party governorship primaries.

And, of course, that appeared to be the safest route for Mr Obaseki to easily pick the APC ticket to run for a second term as Edo governor after a once-promising relationship between him and Mr Oshiomhole became horribly sour.

Back home in his Edo State where he had served before as governor, Mr Oshiomhole had been suspended by the local chapters of the APC and thoroughly discredited in the state, obviously through the prompting of Governor Obaseki.

Time was ticking against Mr Oshiomhole.

Cracks in PDP Over Obaseki's Planned Defection To The Party

The planned defection of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is already upsetting the order in the opposition party with leaders taking divergent positions on the alleged plot to concede the party’s governorship ticket to him.

While several PDP governors and leaders are for the concession, a few others are resisting the offer on the grounds that it would not help party discipline.

Some old members are said to be angry at what they see as preferential treatment for Obaseki in the race for the governorship ticket.

Edo 2020: Six Reasons Governor Obaseki Obaseki Was Disqualified

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Panel which screened the governorship aspirants on the platform of the party in Edo State has premised its disqualification of Governor Godwin Obaseki on six grounds, The Nation gathered on Friday night.

The decision may have drawn the curtain on the governor’s aspiration on the platform of the party even as Obaseki himself vowed moments after the announcement of his disqualification that he would not appeal the panel’s decision.

The grounds for disqualification, as sighted from the committee’s report by The Nation last night, are: