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Former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, described the late Yeye Oodua of Ile-Ife, Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo as an extraordinary woman married to the most extraordinary man Nigeria had the privilege to have.  Abubakar said this at the public presentation of “In the radiance of the Sage: The life and times of HID Awolowo,” a biography written in honour of the late chairman of the African Newspapers Nigeria (ANN) Plc, publishers of the Tribune titles.  The book presentation, held at the Awolowo family compound in Ikenne, amid fanfare, with a live band welcoming guests to the venue with the best of Chief Ebenezer Obey’s numbers before the event formally took off.  Abubakar, who was the chief presenter on the well attended occasion, stated that Mama was created to help Chief Obafemi Awolowo actualise the vision God gave to him, adding that Mama was a natural partner, who was always beside her husband when it mattered most, including during his ...

There were indications on Wednesday that security agencies, including the police, were concluding arrangements to invite some former service chiefs, who were said to have been indicted by a committee, set up by President Muhammdu Buhari to probe arms procurement during the last administration. Investigations showed that indicted service chiefs would be charged, while those who were not affected by the probe panel’s report might serve as witnesses during the trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki(retd.), and others said to be the masterminds of the alleged scam. It was learnt that those, who might be invited, include ex-naval chiefs, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba, (2010-2013), and Vice Admiral Usman Jubril (2014-2015). In the Air Force, former officers that may be invited include Air Marshal Mohammmed Dikko (2010-2012); Air Marshal Alex Badeh (2012-2013), who later became the Chief of Defence Staff, and Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (2013-2015). The police could not ...

Two lawyers, Ezechukwu Obete and Gabriel Ebule, battled each other for the right to represent the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, when the Federal Government’s case against him came up before a Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Wednesday. Both lawyers flaunted different letters appointing them to defend the accused person.  Kanu was on October 19, 2015 arraigned on charges of criminal conspiracy, managing and belonging to an unlawful society as well as criminal intimidation, offences said to be contrary to sections 97 and 397 of the Penal Code. The accused was not present in court on Wednesday but a number of his supporters were seen in the court premises throughout the period the proceedings lasted. However, the dispute between the two lawyers over his legal representation made the presiding Chief Magistrate, Shuaibu Usman, to order the Department of State Services to produce him on Monday to enable him to identify his desired counsel. Prosecuting counsel...

No fewer than 15 mobile phone dealers and patrons were killed on Wednesday, while 20 others suffered varying degrees of injuries when two female suicide bombers blew up themselves at a market located at Farm Centre in Kano. The Kano State Police Command however put the casualty figure at five, which included the two female bombers. A couple of minutes after the explosion, angry residents gathered the fragmented remains of the female suicide bombers a few metres away from scene of the blast, piled used tyres on the pieces and set them ablaze. One of our correspondents, who visited the scene of the explosion a few hours after the blast, observed that some parts of human flesh still littered the environment, which had been cordoned off by security operatives. Pieces of cell phones could also be found in most parts of the market after the blast which occurred at about 3pm. A man, who claimed to be a brother to one of the victims, identified as Ibrahim, told one of our correspondents am...

A pan-Igbo group, The Igbo Conscience, says some former political office holders who served in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan were behind the Biafran revolt. The TIC said this was why the protests gained momentum immediately after Jonathan was defeated at the polls. The leader of the group, Mr. Monday Ubani, who is a former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, said this at a news conference in Lagos on Wednesday. Ubani noted that during Jonathan’s administration, many Igbo politicians were given juicy appointments. He, however, added that the appointments did not improve the standard of living of the people of the South-East. He said, “As recently as six months ago, the Igbo occupied and boasted of occupying prime positions in the country during the six years of President Jonathan’s rule. Why is it that immediately after the defeat of the past regime in March, the cries of Igbo marginalisation rose to high heavens with slanderous allega...

Paris attacks: Twitter reminds US Steve Jobs was son of Syrian migrant after states move to block refugees The Apple co-founder's  Steve Jobs’ children were not uber-geeks Jobs grew up with his adoptive parents in California. After a number of US states said they won't be accepting Syrian refugees due to security fears after the Paris attacks, Twitter users have re-shared the fact that the creator of the iPhone was the son of a Syrian migrant. Steve Jobs, the Apple founder who died in 2011 was the son of a Syrian man who moved to the US to study in the 1950s. Independent UK   A number of Republican governors from states including Texas, Alabama and Michigan moved to block Syrian refugees over claims some of the terrorists involved in attacks on Friday which killed 129 people entered Europe by disguising themselves as refugees. ADVERTISING Read more 'We're monitorin...

News emerging this morning reveals that the mother of current head coach of Nigeria's U-23 football team, Samson Siasia has been kidnapped. According to reports, gunmen stormed the family residence of the Siasia's in the early hours of Tuesday morning at Odoni community of Sagama Local Council Area of Bayelsa State and forcefully whisked away Siasia's mother on a motorcycle. Bayelsa State Police Command spokesperson, ASP Ansinim Butswat, has confirmed the incident saying that the matter has been reported, but details were still sketchy. Speaking to the media on the incident, a distraught Siasia has expressed his confusion at the occurrence of the event. Siasia said: "Right now I am confused, from the story I got, three men on motorbike stormed my parents' house in my village Odoni in Bayelsa State, shot sporadically into the air before taking my old mother away on a bike. "What do they expect from me? I don't have money, I am right now on national duty...

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls. (AFP photo) PARIS: The deadly attacks across Paris last week that claimed 129 lives were planned and organised from Syria, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday. "The attack was organised, conceived, and planned from Syria," CNN quoted Valls as saying in a radio interview. The prime minister said more than 150 raids were conducted on militant targets in different areas of France earlier in the day. "We are making use of the legal framework of the state of emergency to question people who are part of the radical jihadi movement... and all those who advocate hate of the republic," he said. At least nine people have been arrested so far. Five of the detainees were identified over the weekend, and on Monday another two were named by the Paris prosecutor as Ahmad al-Mohammad and Samy Amimour, a BBC report said. Al-Mohammad is the name on a Syrian passport found with the remains of one of the attackers, though the ma...

Long before she bounded onto the music scene with Hot Right Now, Rita Ora had all but signed up to sing for Great Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009. And lucky for us, her audition for the BBC show Eurovision: Your Country Needs You!, is still on YouTube so you can see a young Ora perform. In the video, stunning pop star-ready Rita, then 18, performs Oleta Adams’ hit Get Here and quite clearly impressed the judges, including music supremo Andrew Lloyd Webber. The video then cuts to Rita nervously waiting outside the audition room as the judges deliberated. BBC/YouTube But while Rita was offered the chance to sing for Great Britain in the contest, she quit the competition and now says she’s glad she didn’t say yes. ‘Right from the start I was, like, “What am I doing here?” I did my song and walked out. No-one knew what to do. They started looking for me, calling my agent,’ Rita has since recalled. And then seemingly taking a veiled dig at Sugababe...

Drew University, in New Jersey, has rescinded an honorary degree given to  Bill Cosby . The university said in a statement yesterday that its board rescinded the degree because of Cosby's admissions in sworn testimony that he engaged in conduct toward women that violates the school's values and standards. Cosby has been facing allegations of sexual molestation from many women across America in recent months. So what happens when a school rescinds your degree? Do they come to your house and take it off the wall? - Daily News

HOWARD GENSLER,  DAILY NEWS TATTLE COLUMNIST POSTED:  Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 3:01 AM image: http://media.philly.com/designimages/partnerIcon-DailyNews-2014.jpg Charlie Sheen  was scheduled to chat with  Matt Lauer  on the "Today" show this morning to tell the world he's HIV-positive. Sheen reportedly has known for a while, according to  People  magazine - the  National Enquirer  reported the news first and claims Sheen has known for four years. In Touch  says it's two years. Hollywood crisis manager  Howard Bragman  told  People  that Sheen "is getting treatment, and a lot of people in his life know about it." "The ['Today'] interview could open up a lot of sympathy for him," Bragman said, "but he has to be concerned about a fear of litigation from former sexual partners. You don't take that lightly. "I feel very sorry for his pain," Bragman added. "And I hope it's used a...

Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Dimeji Bankole, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has a lot of issues to deal with and that the government should be given time to articulate its plans. Speaking last Wednesday evening at a networking event organised by young Nigerians who studied abroad and who considered it necessary to come back home to contribute their quota towards nation building, the youngest speaker of the House of Representative in Nigerian history also noted that the expectations of Nigerians from the government are high. “Every sector in Nigeria has issues and Buhari’s government, just like every other government before it, has to settle those issues. His administration has to look at areas where they will get quick gains for Nigeria while also taking into consideration the long and short term implications of its policy implementation. ...