Court Grants Ex-OAU VC, Bursar Bail

The Judge presiding over the case of a former acting Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, Ile-Ife, Professor Anthony Elujoba, has granted the ex VC bail

The Justice David Oladimeji granted Elujoba bail on self-recognition and Mrs Ronke Akeredolu, the institution bursar was granted N50 million bail with two sureties.

The Judge on Tuesday reversed his order to remand the defendant at the Ilesha Prison following several hours of protest by the students and staff of the university.


Professor Elujoba and the bursar of the institution, Mrs Ronke Akeredolu were remanded in the EFCC custody, where they have been since last Wednesday.

Justice Oladimeji also ordered the ruling on the bail application earlier scheduled to hold next week Wednesday, July, 19, be brought forward to Friday, July 15th when their bail application is expected to be argued by their counsels .

Workers and students the University had protested on hearing that Prof. Anthony Elujoba, was ordered to be remanded in prison custody.

Photo Of the day featuring Lupita

such a cutie...lol

See what Wizkid is doing in this picture

Talented singer, Wizkid is steady on the grind day and night as he posted a picture a few hours ago with the caption: “Star boy! No days off! @izzlax !! Work!!*

She Said Yes: Jude Okoye Proposes To His Cute Girlfriend

Love is in the air in P'Square house as Peter and Paul Okoye’s elder brother and manager, Jude is engaged. He got engaged to his long time girlfriend, Ifeoma Michelle Umeokeke who won the MBGN Tourism 2012, on Thursday April 22, 2014, which is also his birthday. Congrats guys! Check out the photos below:

National Confab: The Call For Fiscal Federalism & Other Matters

Members of the National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government have all agreed that the SouthEast zone should be at par with others. The Southeast has five states; others zones have a minimum of six states. Jubilant Southeast delegates praised the magnanimity of the Committee.

The Committee also adopted a simplified procedure if states wish to merge. Members of the Committee were unanimous in supporting the creation of additional state for the SouthEast.

But Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange warned that the creation would lead to a deluge of demands from other parts of the country. This, in his view, may be difficult to manage at the critical stage.

He said the viability of additional states should be considered as only five could be said to be viable of the 36 states. He said fiscal federalism would put a stop to agitation for state creation.

Senator Ahmed Aruwa said the Southeast demand is legitimate as the request had been on for long. States, he said, should be created where necessary – in line with conditions spelt out in the Constitution.

Yinka Odumakin supporting the SouthEast demand, noted that frivolous demands for states would only cease when the injustice perpetrated by the government is addressed.

Senator Femi Okuromu argued that the merger of states was not the same as the creation of a new one that has stringent conditions stipulated in the extant laws. He suggested that a referendum within the affected states should be enough to give legal backing to the merger.

But Malam Sule Hamma argued that a merger would mean the constitution that gives recognition to 36 states would have been tinkered with, meaning that a constitutional amendment is taking place with such a merger.

According to the co-chairman of the committee, delegates decided that the process must be simplified for a merger of two or more states to occur and without prejudice to the federating unit, it must go through a referendum of 75 per cent of the people.

In addition, two-thirds majority of the states affected must pass the resolution. A simple majority at NASS.

“That is something that allows the West, if it wants to have a zonal government without prejudice to the states as the federating units. The implication is that each state would still get its dues from the centre as federating unit but they can come together as one, pool their resources to form a government for the progress and development of their people,” Okunronmu said.

Jonathan, Governors Give Marching Order: Rescue The 200 Girls

The enlarged security meeting convened by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday rose with a directive to the already over-stretched Nigeria military to do everything possible to rescue the schoolgirls abducted by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents last week in Chibok, Borno State.

But how exactly will the military go into the Sambisa Forest and rescue these girls from a Boko Haram that is in a sense fully armed? Anyway, anything is possible so lets keep hoping for the best.

On of those who spoke after the meeting was Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi. He said:

“We recognised that the issue of the moment is the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok. We resolved that the girls should be retrieved and protected by the military. The military assured us that they are doing everything to achieve this.

“We also touched on anti-poverty strategy, soft approach in addition to hard approach. We talked about the importance of ensuring capacity building of media organisations because of the sensitivity of the issue."

The meeting also flayed Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State over a memo he sent to his colleagues in the North, accusing the Federal Government of genocide against the region. All at the meeting, were thus urged to avoid inflammatory comments that could compound the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria.

The meeting was attended by all the state governors, heads of all military and paramilitary agencies. It also had the President of CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III.

Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau, said the meeting agreed that the Government should collaborate with state and local authorities as well as all Nigerians to see that the security challenges were curtailed.

“The conclusion is that Federal Government will do everything in its power in collaboration with states and local governments and everybody to see that we put it under control. Security is everybody’s business; it is not only the responsibility of the government. Every individual should be security conscious,” Gusau said.

Actress Stella Damasus & Daniel Ademinokan Play Sweet Love

Love is a beautiful thing, especially when you spend it with the one who truly care for you. As it stands now we can all see that Stella Damasus and Daniel Ademinokan are enjoying sweet love. In her reply to the message he sent to her for her birthday, Stella was so excited that she called him 'Oga at the Top'. lol!

Anyway, his message to her is a very romantic one. Check it out and their pix together below: