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Ahmad Gumi, Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, says there is no difference between politicians and prostitutes. According to Leadership, Gumi made the statement while responding to questions from an audience after delivering a paper at a programme organised by the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna. A member of the audience dominated by seminarians and Catholic priests had reportedly asked if Islamic clerics have influence over Muslims who are politicians. While responding, Gumi reportedly said politicians often behave like prostitutes, hence they jump from one political party to another. “Most politicians lack ideology and that is why they jump from one political party to another and there is no difference between them and the prostitutes,” he reportedly said. While presenting his paper titled “preaching and conscience formation of society in Islam”, Gumi asked Nigerians to be firm in their moral and religious beliefs at a time when insecurity on the rise. “Islam comin...

The Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, has identified why his counterpart from Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has not dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC. Bagudu disclosed that Okorocha was still a member of the APC because he respects the party and President Muhammadu Buhari. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the governor said though Okorocha may have been aggrieved with his travails in the party, he remained a member of APC. Bagudu stated that despite Okorocha’s anger with the party, he was still the Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum. “Chief Rochas Okorocha has enormous regards to President Muhammadu Buhari. He respects his party to the extent that he has not left his party and he still believes in his party. “He was not happy maybe about some things that have happened to him or he perceived has happened to him and I think he has been very careful to draw the distinction,” he stated. This is coming at a time Okorocha accused the APC National...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it would release the results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Saturday. Is-haq Oloyede, the board’s registrar, disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the board will meet and consider the details available to be announced to the general public. “We are releasing our results tomorrow, we are having a meeting today to consider what to put out,” he said. The 2019 UTME was held from April 11 to April 18 with over 1.8 million registered candidates. Since then, the board is yet to release the results. JAMB explained that it would first screen the entire candidates’ results to weed out those who were involved in any form of malpractice during the examination. Meanwhile, the registrar has paraded a staff of the board, who allegedly collected N25, 000 from a 2018 admission seeker. He said the suspect was reported to the JAMB management after he could not meet...

Three Kano princes have rejected an offer for appointment as Emir of Bichi, one of the four new emirates created Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on May 8 amid his face-off with the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. It was reported that the governor had a meeting with Wamban Kano, Aminu Bayero; Chiroman Kano, Nasiru Bayero and district heads of Rano, Gaya and Karaye at the Government House on Thursday night. The offer to serve as Emir of Bichi was first made to Chiroman Kano Nasiru Bayero, who rejected outrightly. The governor then pushed the offer to Chiroma’s elder brother, Aminu Bayero, who also turned it down. Ganduje’s third option was Galadiman Kano, Abbas Sanusi, the father of the state chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Abbas. “When the offer was made to Galadima, he contacted Emir Sanusi, notifying him about the decision. “The emir told him the choice is now left for the Dabo clan to be parties to the desecration of their heritage or be parties to th...

The second legs of the Europa League semi-final fixtures, were played on Thursday night. Arsenal defeated Valencia 7-3 on aggregate to book their place against London rivals, Chelsea in the final in Baku on May 29. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted a hat-trick, while Alexandre Lacazette scored one to put the Gunners in control. Below are the current highest goal scorers, chasing the Golden Boot in the Europe second top-flight league: 10 goals: Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Luka Jovic (Frankfurt) 8 goals: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Munas Dabbur (RB Salzburg), Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla) 5 goals: Sebastien Haller (Frankfurt), Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Fredrik Gulbrandsen (RB Salzburg), 4 goals: Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Pedro (Chelsea), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Ismaila Sarr (Rennes), Takumi Minamino (RB Salzburg), Filip Kostic (Frankfurt), Emilio Jose Zelaya (Apollon Limassol), Patrick Cutrone (AC Milan)...

- Christian Jacob, who formerly represented Enyimba, was shot dead by armed robbers - The former football star was said to have been shot in front of his house in Aba two days ago - Police have however commenced investigation on the matter after depositing the body at an undisclosed mortuary Former Enyimba international star Christian Jacob has reportedly been shot by suspected armed robbers on Wednesday, May 8. The former player was said to have been killed outside of his house on Umuola road, Ogbor Hill, Aba. According to Daily Trust, the police spokesperson in the state Geoffrey Ogbonna confirmed the death of the ex-player to News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday, May 9. The publication quoting NAN further stated had been away for a while before resurfacing in Aba some days ago where he met his untimely death. A source claims the information making rounds in social media that the deceased was killed by armed robbers was not true. Adding that he was killed by suspec...

Former Real Madrid star, Ronaldo de Lima has reacted to the humiliating exit suffered by Lionel Messi and Barcelona in the Champions League semi final on Tuesday. For the second season in a row, Barcelona suffered a historic collapse in the second leg of a Champions League fixture when they lost 4-0 to Liverpool at Ansfield. Ronaldo, who also played for Barcelona, spoke to Marca about the loss and the performance of Lionel Messi. He said, “Barcelona has a great team.” despite the loss. “They have the best player in the world, Messi, and the other day I heard that the loss was the fault of Valverde, Coutinho but never Messi’s fault. “Instead, when they win it’s the Barcelona of Messi that wins. It’s a tremendous injustice for all of the players and the staff. “The game? Liverpool’s intensity wasn’t a surprise for Barcelona, but they were missing a little luck. The first leg was a great game from Barcelona with an extraordinary performance by Messi, but in the second leg Liverp...

The Lagos State Police Command has discovered and exhumed four decomposing bodies from a septic tank in Ikorodu area of the metropolis. According to the police, the bodies are those of Bureau De Change operators who were allegedly murdered by suspected fraudsters who swindled them of huge amount of money. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Bala Elkana said: “On March 4 , the police command received a complaint from Ikorodu area that some unidentified persons approached Alhaji Yakubu Musa and Alhaji Hassan Umaru, operators of a bureau de change at Benson area of Ikorodu and informed them that they had a relation who returned from overseas and needed to sell $10,000. “They initially requested that payment would be made in a bank in Ikorodu, but on getting to the bank, the suspects moved the operators to an unknown destination and started demanding ransom from their friends and relatives. “Despite paying N1. 6 million as ransom, their abductors refused to rele...

Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reiterated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no powers to investigate the financial transactions of the State without vacating the Court judgment secured by the administration of former Governor Peter Odili. He said that before EFCC could investigate the Rivers State Government, it must first vacate the Federal High Court judgment that declared that it could not investigate the financial transactions of the Rivers State Government,when former EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu was Chairman. He spoke on Thursday during a Courtesy Visit by the Group Managing Director Designate of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu. He said: “EFCC has no powers to look into our financial transactions. You cannot be giving our financial transactions to the EFCC, because that is illegal. “Unless the EFCC sets aside the judgment, they have no powers to look into our financial transactions. Not that we are afraid, but due process must ...