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Confusion as Rivers student opens teargas canister in classroom

Many students were injured on Thursday at the Community Secondary School, Oroworukwo in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, when an unidentified student allegedly opened a teargas canister in the classroom. Some of the students, who were almost choked by the smoke from the canister, were seen in a video clip that has gone viral, jumping from the first floor of two storey building housing the secondary school It was learnt that the 17-year-old student in SS 2 got the teargas canister from the room of his late father who was a policeman. The teargas canister was said to have exploded and the sound sent students jumping down from the first floor, while those at the top floor were seen in the video running for safety. The incident, according to a source, happened in the morning and forced everybody out of the school premises for the entire day. It was gathered that several students sustained various degrees of injuries as they frantically tried to escape from the two-sto...
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No single person should constitute election petition tribunals – Jonathan

FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has said that no single person should have the power to appoint all the election petition tribunals. This is as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said that the problems of Nigeria were self-inflicted as they flowed from politicisation of everything and the promotion of pervasive injustice.Jonathan, who made this remark during a lecture/book presentation to mark the second term inauguration of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt on Monday, explained that allowing a single person to appoint election petition tribunals would erode the confidence in the system. “The judicial process where one person constitutes all the election tribunals to hear petitions is not right. It is difficult in a democracy for somebody to be extremely neutral.“In one way or the other, somebody close to you will be in one party or the other. The only way to be above is to make sure that one person does not have all the powers to constitute tribunals t...
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I don’t regret saying prostitutes have no dignity –Okon Lagos

Nollywood actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, was recently criticised heavily for a video he posted about some policemen who allegedly raped some prostitutes in Abuja. In the video, he described what the policemen did as similar to stealing. This evidently did not go down well with a lot of social media users, who accused him of justifying rape.Nollywood actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, was recently criticised heavily for a video he posted about some policemen who allegedly raped some prostitutes in Abuja. In the video, he described what the policemen did as similar to stealing. This evidently did not go down well with a lot of social media users, who accused him of justifying rape.He revealed that the grouse people had with him was largely because he likened rape to theft. “The issue people had with what I said was that I likened rape to theft and that I said prostitutes do not have dignity. My assertion was to clarify the fact that r...
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Seized $5.7m: Nobody complained I stole money, says Patience Jonathan

Wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Friday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to order the release of the $5.7m and N2.4bn seized from her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Her lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), urged Justice Mojisola Olatoregun to dismiss the application by the EFCC, praying that the money be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government. Adedipe argued that it was wrong for the EFCC to tag the money as proceeds of crime, when Patience had committed no crime and when nobody complained that their money was missing. The SAN said the funds were cash gifts which Patience received when her husband was in office. Adedipe said such gifts were normal, pointing out that even the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, was seeking to build a university. The lawyer contended that Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud, which EFCC relied upon to seize Patience’s funds, was only applicable to fraudsters. “It is not the law...
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U.S. sanctions on Huawei: Japanese companies succumb to pressure

Japanese companies have responded to pressure from U.S. sanctions on Huawei, with electronics company Panasonic planning to suspend the provision of some components to the Chinese technology giant. Panasonic said in a short statement on Thursday “that it should suspend transaction with Huawei and its 68 affiliates that were banned by the U.S. government.” Panasonic is now examining which products could be subject to U.S. sanctions. Japanese mobile operators have also put the sale of new Huawei devices on hold or do not want to accept new orders out of concern that Google could no longer provide services such as Android to the Chinese company. Tokyo’s stock market slumped on Thursday amid concerns over the impact of the Huawei sanctions on Japanese suppliers. The Nikkei index for 225 leading stocks lost 0.6 per cent of its value to reach 21,151.14 points. The U.S. last week placed Huawei on a blacklist of companies whose business relationships with U.S. partners are t...
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‘Thank you for not converting me to Islam’, Amaechi tells Buhari

File Photo: President Muhammadu Buhari shake hands with Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi on Wednesday jokingly thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for not converting him to Islam, saying he was misunderstood and criticised for associating with the president. He spoke when members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday expressed appreciation to the President for the opportunity he gave them to serve in his cabinet. At the valedictory session of the council, ministers in the cabinet took turns to narrate the lessons they learnt from the president as members of his cabinet. Amaechi narrated how he was almost chased out of Christ the King Catholic Church in 2014 for supporting the president, whom they alleged was trying to Islamise the country. “Mr President, let me thank you for not converting me to Islam. I say that specifically because in 2014 when I walked into Christ the King Catholic Church, I was...
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Wizkid, Tiwa Savage steals show at Patoranking’s album listening party (video)

Nigerian singers, Wizkid and Tiwa savage arrived  hand in hand and they were spotted closely at the listening party of Patoranking’s new album titled, Wilmer. The besties for a moment diverted attentions of some guests at the beginning of the event as people troop to have a glance at the duo and also to snap their pictures. Many other entertainers showed love and support for their fellow star, Patoranking, other Stars that attended the event are Yemi Alade, Phyno, Don Jazzy, Denrele Edun, D’banj, Omowumi and many others. Watch the video below. Instagram Video Patoranking  is gearing up to release his second studio album titled ”Wilmer”. The album is named after his daughter whom he composed a really long poem for. Of all the singles the singer has released since 2017, only ‘Confirm’ featuring Davido and the Fela-inspired ‘Lenge Lenge’ made the album, Wilmer. In the Instagram statement accompanying the announcement of the album, the singer wrote, “I’ve put ...
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