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Boko Haram at its peak declared a Boko Haram state in North-east Nigeria, bombed UN and Police Headquarters in Nigeria, abducted Chibok girls and thousands of children and women, following their running over several major administrative districts that included major towns and villages in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. The final chapter of Boko Haram started on with the capture of the last known stronghold of the group in Sambisa forest. Boko Haram WAS a true terror – killed and maimed tens of thousands of Nigerians(some of which were recorded), quickly overtaking ISIS with exploits that ISIS envied. Saturday 24th of December, 2016 The Final Fall No fewer than 4,200 officers of the Nigerian Army, Air Force and other special forces took part in the operation to uproot the Boko Haram terrorists from their Sambisa Forest, a 60,000square-kilometre forest equivalent to the combined size of several states and more than 15 times larger than Lagos state alone. President Muhammadu Buhari on Satur...

Language & Culture The Ekiti is a sub-group of the Yoruba , and indeed their ancestors migrated from Ile-Ife, the spiritual home of all Yoruba . The local dialect is spoken with slight variations in the different communities, but this does not prevent Ekiti indigenes from understanding each other. Christianity, Islam and traditional religions are all practiced. The people of Ekiti are culturally homogenous and speak a special dialect of Yoruba language known as Ekiti. The dialect however varies across locations, e.g. Otun people (in Moba land) speak a dialect close to that of the Igbominas in Kwara and Osun States; the Oke-Ako, Irele and Omu-Oke people speak a dialect similar to that spoken by the Ijumus in Kogi State. The people of Efon Alaaye also speak a similar dialect to that of the Ijesas of Osun State. Although slight (and in very few locations, somewhat wide) variations exist in the local dialects, the Ekiti people understand each other and communicate pretty well. Poli...

Wealth compressed into the convenient form of gold brings one disadvantage. Unless well hidden or protected, it is easily stolen. In early civilizations a temple is considered the safest refuge; it is a solid building, constantly attended, with a sacred character which itself may deter thieves. In Egypt and Mesopotamia gold is deposited in temples for safe-keeping. But it lies idle there, while others in the trading community or in government have desperate need of it. In Babylon at the time of Hammurabi, in the 18th century BC, there are records of loans made by the priests of the temple. The concept of banking has arrived. Banking activities in Greece are more varied and sophisticated than in any previous society. Private entrepreneurs, as well as temples and public bodies, now undertake financial transactions. They take deposits, make loans, change money from one currency to another and test coins for weight and purity. They even engage in book transactions. Moneylenders can be ...

Otun Ekiti is the Headquarter of Moba Local Government Area in Ekiti State. It is located to the North of Ekiti State. It is a nodal town which shares boundary with Kwara State to the North and Osun State to the West. History Of Otun Ekiti Tradition has it that the Oore emerged from the Okun Moba (Moba Sea) in the present coastal area of Lagos with a Calabash containing water in his hand, beads around his neck and a beaded crown on his head. It is also a fact of history that the people of Otun under the leadership of Oore have settled in different places at different times, including Moba near Mushin in Lagos and passing through Ile-Ife before they finally settled at their present location. Some of the places they passed through after Ile-Ife included Akure, Oke Olodun, and Ipole before moving to the present site over 400 years ago. The movement from Ipole (about six kilometers away) to settle at the present site was due to scarcity of water. Water supply was so problematic at Ipole...

Nigeria got a lifeline on Monday as the African Development Bank (AfDB) said it would support the country with the sum of $1 billion to help it address the N2.2 trillion deficit in the 2016 budget. AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina, who disclosed this to State House correspondents after meeting with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and the Economic Management Team (EMT) at the State House, Abuja, said the facility would attract a 1.2 per cent interest. This is Adesina’s first official visit to his country of origin since he became president of the bank last year. He said that between 2016 and 2017 the bank would provide the sum of $4.1 billion to Nigeria to fund power, infrastructure, agriculture and the private sector and the Small and Medium size Enterprises financing and lending scheme. Adesina said the bank’s lending portfolio in Nigeria would grow to a total of $10 billion by 2019. Disagreeing with those saying Nigeria is in a debt crisis, the AfDB president said Nig...

The presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 elections is the main cause of the current crisis tearing the party apart, its embattled National Chairman Senator Ali Modu Sheriff said yesterday. Sheriff, who bared his mind in an interview with African Independent Television (AIT), accused Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and a former Deputy National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, of plotting to hand the party’s ticket to a prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said: “Wike and Secondus are working to give the party ticket in 2019 to a man in APC, a man that is not even bold enough to leave the APC and join us. He was in the PDP before. He was a founding father of the PDP. “I don’t have to mention him. Secondus himself told me that he and Wike always meet this man to strategise plans on 2019. I told him that it is wrong. If the man is bold enough, let him come and join us now. “They accused me ...

The senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his predecessor, David Mark, and other prominent Nigerians may soon be in trouble as the Presidency has ordered the investigation of present and past Nigerian officials named in the Panama Papers scandal. The chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Sam Saba, confirmed the directive to PREMIUM TIMES. This newspaper had published leaked papers from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonsecca, which were obtained by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The 2.6 TB files, involving 214,488 entities, exposed incredible secrets of the underworld economy, where a network of banks, law firms and other middlemen utilize shell companies, sometimes to hide illegal wealth. PREMIUM TIMES identified at least 110 Nigerians and companies operating offshore shell companies in tax havens. Mr. Saba said the Presidency forwarded names of some persons mentioned in the Panama Papers, to the agency for investigation. more

The LMC has slammed Lagos based club Ikorodu United with heavy fines after previously announcing the team had been charged for failure to restrict unauthorized persons from restricted areas during their NPFL matchday 30 game vs 3SC. The club also got charged for disturbances caused by its supporters during & after the NPFL game vs 3SC was discontinued. As a result, Ikorodu Utd were fined N750,000 for failing to restrict unauthorized persons from restricted areas during the game vs 3SC. Ikorodu Utd was also fined N750,000 for failing to provide adequate crowd control during & after the 3SC game. The LMC also stated that Ikorodu Utd were in breach of NPFL framework & rules for failing to provide adequate crowd control during its game vs 3SC. The Lagos based club further breached NPFL rules with its supporters throwing objects onto the pitch leading to the discontinuing of the game vs 3SC. For objects thrown onto the pitch by its supporters & causing the discontinuan...

Governor Ayo Fayose yesterday failed in his bid to stop the anti-graft agencies from probing Ekiti State’s finances and bank accounts. An Ado Ekiti High Court declined to grant an ex parte order sought by his administration to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating the government’s financial records. Justice Cornelius Akintayo ordered that EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Service (DSS) be put on notice before the case can be heard. The judge adjourned the suit till Tuesday and ordered all parties to appear before him for the hearing of the motion on notice. The suit was filed by Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi, to stop the impending investigation of the accounts of the government by the EFCC. Another relief sought by the plaintiffs was an order stopping the arrest of the Commissioner for Finance, Accountant Gen...

Principal Officers in the House of Representatives on Thursday said the removal of a former chairman of House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, was done in the best interest of Nigeria. The lawmakers, which include Speaker Yakubu Dogara and Minority Leader Femi Gbajabiamila, took “full responsibility” for the dismissal of Mr. Jibrin from his post. “The decision to relieve the erstwhile Appropriation Chairman of his position was a collective decision of the leadership in response to unrelenting pressures from the overwhelming majority of Honorable Members who were irked by the former Chairman’s gross abuse of the budget process,” the lawmakers said. The 10 lawmakers who signed the statement included, Mr. Dogara, his deputy, Lasun Yusuf, Mr. Gbajabiamila, Deputy Majority Leader, Buba Jibril, House Whip, Ado Doguwa and Deputy Chief Whip, Pally Iriase. Others included: Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, Minority Whip, Yakubu Barde, Deputy Minority Lead...

Looking remarkably unlined for his claimed 120 years, an Indian monk who says he is the oldest man to have ever lived puts his longevity down to no sex or spices, and daily yoga. Hindu monk Swami Sivananda was born on August 8, 1896, according to his passport. If true, his life would have spanned three centuries, but despite his apparent age he remains strong enough to perform yoga for hours at a time. He is now applying to Guinness World Records to verify his claim. It currently lists Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who died in June 2013 aged 116 years and 54 days, as the oldest man to have ever lived. India’s passport authorities confirmed Sivananda’s age from a temple register, the only record many Indians even decades younger have of their date of birth. However it would be extremely difficult to independently verify his age. Sivananda was featured by local media earlier this summer, with the Times of India noting he looked 50 years younger than his apparent age but ...

7The Nigerian Army has handed one of the three persons it declared wanted, Aisha Wakil, a lawyer, to the Department of State Security (DSS) after interrogation at a military facility for about four hours. the self proclaimed friend of the Boko Haram terrorist group who said she had access to its members and was willing to facilitate a negotiation with the group with regards to the fate of the abducted Chibok girls, wrote a statement after the interrogation before she was transferred to DSS on Wednesday. Recall that AishaWakil was declared wanted along with a Dubai-based Nigerian journalist, Ahmad Salkida and Ahmed Bolori over claims that they were privy to videos being released by Boko Haram and had knowledge of whereabouts of missing Chibok girls. It was not clear why Wakil who voluntarily submitted herself to the Army authorities was handed over to the DSS but a source hinted that it was for further investigation as she could prove useful in getting to the root of the Chibok girls ...

Lagos State Government will deploy 13,000 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras statewide to strengthen security and safety of the citizens. This, it said will promote ease of doing business. Commissioner for Information, Steve Ayorinde, said at a press briefing yesterday that it has become important for the state to work in that direction especially as it gravitates towards a 24-hour economy. Ayorinde stated that mounting the CCTV cameras would be supported with the erection of 6, 000 streetlights to complement the existing 35,000 in the state.He also disclosed that the third flyover bridge to be constructed by the Akinwunmi Ambode administration had been given approval by the governor and would be constructed at Pen Cinema area, Agege. Works Commissioner Ganiyu Johnson, who was in attendance, however, would not disclose the commencement date for constructing the 700-metres bridge and the cost.He said that though the governor had approved it there were still other details of the...

Pastor Adeboye, who evidently was reacting to reactions that trailed his warnings to the youths of the church at RCCG 64th annual convention also said that his words are not for everyone. Pastor Adeboye wrote on his face book page on Wednesday ''Everything I said about marriage I meant it. That is for everybody. Just like living holy and making sure you make heaven.'' Adeboye, worried about various reports of arranged marriages among brethren  warned that ''no RCCG pastor should be seen to be involved in arranging marriages among brethren in the church. Pastor Adeboye who had earlier counselled the youths of the church on marriage, further warned saying “don’t ever marry outside the church and you have no reason to marry outside RCCG. “Don’t marry a girl simply because she can sing! “In the choir there are some people that can sing but they are fallen angels! Marry a prayer warrior! If a girl cannot pray for one hour, don’t marry her. ...

After several months of waiting nigerians can now breathe a sigh of relief President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2016 controversial budget into law. The budget signing which took place at a ceremony held inside the executive office of the President at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja had in attendance, the VP Yemi Osibajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Reps, Yakubu Dogara as well as some ministers and aides of the president. Presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina confirmed the budget signing The budget signing ends months of bickering between the executive branch and the legislative arm of the Nigerian government. Also, notable is the inclusion of the Lagos-Calabar coastal rail project that was initially removed by members of the “Appropriation Committee” at the National Assembly.speaking at the signing it gives me great pleasure today to sign the first full-year budget of this administration into law. I thank the leadership of the National Assemb...

PRESIDENCY DISSOCIATES ITSELF FROM # ISTANDWITHBUHARI GROUP The Presidency formally dissociates itself from the #Istandwithbuhari advocacy group and demands that the group should immediately stop claiming any alliance with the Buhari Administration. The Presidency also demands that the persons behind the controversial #Istandwithbuhari group should stop using President Muhammadu Buhari's name and that of his wife, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari to promote themselves and their activities. Among other reasons, we have found it necessary to distance the Presidency from the #Istandwithbuhari group because its premature and ostentatious celebration of the present administration's achievements is totally inconsistent with President Buhari's philosophy of service with humility. While the present administration has indeed recorded significant successes in its priority areas of improving security across the nation, ending the Boko Haram insurgency, curbing official corr...

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor for the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Angela Freeman Miri has formally assumed office. The woman who succeeds Prof. Abdulmumuni Hassan Rafindadi, resumed February 25th, shortly after which the inauguration of the university council took place in Abuja, on the 1st of March, with Prof. Nimi Briggs as FUL’s Chairman of council/Pro-Chancellor. The amazon, formerly of the University of Jos visited the palace of the Maigari of Lokoja on Monday, March 7. Miri was former two-time commissioner in Plateau State. Prof. Briggs, the chairman of council was to later embark on a tour of both the institution’s permanent and mini sites, in Felele and Adankole, when he visited FUL for the first time, while the first council meeting is to begin on Thursday.

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor for the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Angela Freeman Miri has formally assumed office. The woman who succeeds Prof. Abdulmumuni Hassan Rafindadi, resumed February 25th, shortly after which the inauguration of the university council took place in Abuja, on the 1st of March, with Prof. Nimi Briggs as FUL’s Chairman of council/Pro-Chancellor. The amazon, formerly of the University of Jos visited the palace of the Maigari of Lokoja on Monday, March 7. Miri was former two-time commissioner in Plateau State. Prof. Briggs, the chairman of council was to later embark on a tour of both the institution’s permanent and mini sites, in Felele and Adankole, when he visited FUL for the first time, while the first council meeting is to begin on Thursday.

PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INDICTS OVER 300 ONSA CONTRACTORS, RECOVERS OVER N7 BILLION, ASKS FOR THE REFUND OF N41 BILLION, RECOMMENDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF CONTRACTS VALUED AT OVER N75 BILLION A committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has indicted more than 300 companies and prominent citizens including serving and retired officers of the armed forces. Over N7 Billion has been recovered so far from the indicted companies and individuals. Another N41 Billion is to be refunded by the indicted companies while further investigation by the EFCC has been ordered to determine whether another N75 Billion should be recovered from some of the companies for unexecuted or partially executed contracts. The committee further established that one of the indicted companies, Societe D'Equipment International was overpaid to the tune of 7.9 Million Euros and $7.09 Million. The committee which is different fr...

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to direct Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend the computer based 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test. The decision of the House was sequel to the adoption the prayers of a motion brought under matters of urgent public importance by a member, Hon. Oghene Egoh (PDP-Lagos). The lawmaker while moving the motion said there was need for JAMB to revert to the paper examination until the board was ready to conduct a hitch-free Computer Based Test (CBT). According to him, over a million candidates who sat for the computer based UTME recorded various degrees of technical hitches. The technical hitches, he said, jeopardised the candidates’ chances of gaining admission into the universities. His words: “Already serious admission problem is rocking the nation because already JAMB receives huge allocation from Federal Government every year. “Yet they charge cand...

The DSS operatives had reportedly invaded the State House of Assembly complex in Ado Ekiti, whisking away four of the 26 members to its Abuja office. The lawmakers accused the DSS of acting on the orders from above. However, briefing newsmen at the National Assembly complex, the Chairman, Ekiti House Committee on Information, Honorable Gboyega Aribisogan, said the call for the President to direct the release of the detained legislators has become imperative because the DSS would not embark on such action without presidential approval. Aribisogan said: “Like we have maintained, plotters of evil against the government of Ayodele Fayose and by extension the people of Ekiti State will not get our support. “We, members of the State House of Assembly are prepared to spend the rest of our tenure in DSS cell, instead of plotting against our leader and mentor, Governor Ayodele Fayose.” Speaking further, he said: “Gone are those days in Nigeria when impeach...

I feel fortunate, blessed and eternally grateful for having had the honour to Play,Captain & Coach this great Nation of ours,Nigeria Due to Contract violations ,lack of Support,Unpaid wages,Benefits to my players,Asst.Coaches & myself, I resign as Super Eagles Chief Coach.oliseh revealed this via is twitter handle @SundayOOliseh

LEADERS of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have expressed commitment to a"stable oil market" and a "rebound of oil price." At a bilateral meeting between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh hosted by the ruler King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz, the two leaders accepted the fact that their two economies are tied to oil and that all cannot be well with both countries when then the world oil market is unstable. They therefore committed themselves to doing all that is possible to stabilize the market and rebound the oil price. The two leaders who engaged in extensive discussions on regional and global issues also agreed that terrorism posed a common threat to their states and would require close cooperation to prevail over the threats. President Muhammadu Buhari who was making his first pronouncement on the invitation to join the coalition of Islamic states against terror spearheaded by the Saudis congratulated the Kingdom on its formation. "Even i...

R ecently, Mr. Femi Falana SAN had called on the federal government to investigate the illegal use of armed soldiers and the criminal diversion of N4.8 billion for the Ekiti state governorship election of June 21, 2014 for the 'victory' of Mr. Ayo Fayose, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election. The call by the respected Senior Advocate of Nigeria was based on the report of a Nigerian army panel which has recommended the trial of the soldiers who were involved in the manipulation of the election; the investigation by the EFCC of a former minister of defence who collected the sum of N4.8 billion for the election; and the corroboration of the allegations of massive electoral fraud by the secretary of the Ekiti state PDP, Dr. Tope K. Aluko. Governor Fayose has characteristically and carelessly accused Mr Falana of inconsistency because he had last year said the election was free and fair. Like Mr Falana, many of also believed at the time ...