$1.69m fraud: Ajudua’s case transferred to another judge

Things took another dimention on tuesday at Lagos High Court, Ikeja as Fred Ajudua's case was reassigned  to another judge,Justice Kudirat Jose, who took over his case file on Tuesday.  Fred Ajudua accused  of $1.69 million fraud

 In addition, Ajudua’s rearraignment did not take place as the counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Wemimo Ogunde (SAN) was absent in court.

No, Ross Douthat, Restricting Abortion Won’t Shore Up Marriage

Ross Douthat thinks that liberals are showing bad faith by refusing to concede that restricting abortion would shore up the two-parent family. In his latest column, he writes: When liberals claim social conservatives don’t have any policy ideas for marriage promotion, then, they’re somewhat self-deceived. A sustained conservative shift on abortion policy and marriage law probably would, over the long term, increase the rate at which couples take vows and stay together, and improve the life prospects of their children.

Falcao not giving up on World Cup dream

The Monaco attacker appears optimistic of making Colombia's World Cup squad, regardless of his knee injury Colombia international Radamel Falcao refuses to give up hope of making it to the 2014 World Cup after undergoing knee surgery at the weekend.

 The Monaco attacker had surgery to address a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, an injury he picked up on Wednesday in the Ligue 1 club's 3-0 Coupe de France victory over Chasselay, and is widely expected to miss this summer's tournament as a result. 

Eagles Arrive Bloemfontein, Start Training For Ghana

The Super Eagles of Nigeria arrived Bloemfontein, venue of their semi-final clash against the Black Stars of Ghana on Sunday night to the warm embrace of Nigerians and residents of the city.

First to call for enquiries about the team’s welfare was National Women’s teams coordinator, Aisha Falode, who is here on CAF assignment.

 The Nigerian team was split into two on the trip to Bloemfontein, with the first team made up of officials, arriving the city by 7pm, while the other half of players and coaches came into town at about 9:30pm.

BREAKING News: Former NANS President, Segun Okeowo, is dead

Ex-president of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, Segun Okeowo, is dead. Okeowo was the one who led nationwide students protest against the Olusegun Obasanjo-led military government in the late 1970s during the famous ‘Ali Must Go’ era.

He died at about 6.30 a.m. on Tuesday at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, at the age of 73.

Kolade Segun-Okeowo, confirmed the death saying he was rushed to the hospital following a heart related ailment. more later.....

Election Timetable Is Template For Rigging – Gov Kwankwaso

Criticism has continued to trail the timetable for the 2015 general elections released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Opposition governor of Kano State Rabiu Kwankwaso has set the tone of the aversion of his colleagues to the timetable, describing it as a template by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Presidency to rig the 2015 election with the connivance of INEC.

 INEC had, in a statement issued last Friday, disclosed that the presidential/National Assembly as well as governorship/state assembly elections will hold on February 14 and 28, 2015, respectively.

N50m Properties lost as Fire guts warehouse in Omu-Aran

About N50m Properties on Monday lost in a fire incident that gutted a warehouse in Omu-Aran, Kwara State Nigeria. The source explained that, the warehouse at Aperan Way and behind a filling station, was stocked with foam and building materials. It caught fire at about 4.15p.m. and raged for more than three hours before the arrival of fire fighters from Ilorin. 

According to the report no life was lost in the incident. Mallam Mustapha Ibrahim, Assistant Chief Fire Superintendent, who led the team of firemen, said that he received a distress call at about 5.30p.m. and immediately headed to Omu-Aran.

Obama to Raise Minimum Wage Under Federal Contractors

nytimes.com President Obama plans to sign an executive order requiring that janitors, construction workers and others working for federal contractors be paid at least $10.10 an hour, using his own power to enact a more limited version of a policy that he has yet to push through Congress.

 The order, which Mr. Obama will highlight in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night, is meant to underscore an increasing willingness by the president to bypass Congress if lawmakers continue to resist his agenda, aides said.

AAU Lecturers Ask For Removal Of Mimiko Over ASUU Assaults

Adekunle Ajasin University Akunga Akoko (AAUA) chapter lecturers are threatening to boycott their academic activities Tuesday, and demanding the Vice Chancellor step down, following an attack earlier this morning on the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), Dr. Busuyi Mekusi and members of sister unions.

 Dr. Mekusi was beaten and sustained injuries along with union members during a fight provoked by school security, Sheriff Security Outfit.

Emenike injured in Turkey

Emmanuel Emenike, the Nigeria international striker suffered injury when in action for Fenerbahce against Konyaspor on Monday night, MTNFootball.com reports.

Emenike suffered a partial tear on his right thigh muscle and was substituted in the 80th minute by Mehmet Topuz in a game his side won 2-1.

A scan will be carried out on the AFCON 2013 top scorer on Tuesday to ascertain the level of the injury.

Emenike was dogged by long-term injuries last year. First, an hamstring at the Nations Cup and then a knee injury that required surgery in Italy.

US folk singer Pete Seeger dies @ 94 - The Nation

United States folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, whose songs included Turn! Turn! Turn! and If I Had A Hammer, has died at the age of 94.

He died at a New York hospital after a short illness, his grandson said.

The BBC reports that Seeger gained fame in The Weavers, formed in 1948, and continued to perform in his own right in a career spanning six decades.

Renowned for his protest songs, Seeger was blacklisted by the US government in the 1950s for his leftist stance.

El-Rufai released by DSS after 15hrs

Department of State Services, (DSS)released former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Malam Nasir el-Rufai, who on Tuesday willing surrendered to the DSS regained his freedom,After being questioned for close to fifteen hours. El-Rufai, the current Interim Deputy National Secretary of the nation’s leading opposition party, All Progressives Congress, APC, was driven on Tuesday by Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to the national headquarters of the security outfit at about 9.15a.m. in an ash-coloured Mercedes Sports Utility Vehicle was released at about midnight on Monday to go home.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday strongly condemned the harassment of its Deputy National Secretary, Malam Nasir El-Rufai by the Department of State Security (DSS), describing the storming of his residence in Abuja by armed DSS operatives on Friday, without producing any arrest warrant as a shameful overkill.

Goodluck Jonathan visits Adamawa today

The number one citizen of Nigeria,President Goodluck Jonathan is to pay a one-day visit to Adamawa State today.

Jonathan is expected to commission a number of projects undertaken by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, under the then Chief of Air Staff, CAS, now Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Marshal Alex Badeh.

Among the projects to be commissioned are the NAF Comprehensive Secondary School located in the state capital and the Terminal Building of the Yola International Airport.

Security has been beefed up in the state which had been under emergency rule since May last year, even as the streets of Yola are now wearing a new look, owing to the visit.

Military authorities in the state have advised residents to keep off the streets the president is expected to ply during the visit between 7am to 2pm today. vanguardngr.com