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Davido reacts as court nullifies his uncle, Senator Adeleke’s Nomination

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Davido has reacted as a high court which sat in Abuja, nullified his uncle, Ademola Adeleke’s nomination as PDP’s Governorship candidate in the last Osun election. Recall that, Justice Musa of the Abuja High Court who delivered judgement on the case on Tuesday, nullified Adeleke’s nomination on the grounds that he offended section 177 of the 1999 constitution as amended. The section stipulated that candidates for the position of governor must be educated up to secondary school level. While the court’s findings showed that Adeleke entered secondary school in 1976, there was no record to show that he actually graduated as his name was no longer seen in the school’s register from 1980. The High Court Judge further stated that the result Adeleke attached to his form CF001 which he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was fake, as it was found to be different from the one presented to the court by the principal of Ede Muslim High School, Ede in Osun State
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A 77-year-old female retiree was among the 1,008 students of the Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, who were awarded first degree on Tuesday at the institution’s 2017/2018 Convocation Ceremonies. The convocation was the university’s 50th. The retiree, who refused to mention her name to journalists, said that the achievement was her dream come true. “I studied guidance and counselling and I am most grateful to God Almighty who made me to see this day. “ I will not like my name to be mentioned because I know where I am coming from and what I am protecting. “I am a retired officer. I have worked in a lot of countries around the world and also in Nigeria, where I finally retired,’’ she told journalists. She added that she went for the degree programme because she did not want to sit at home after retirement. “You know when you retire like that, you will not want to stay at home and be dying slowly, she said. Over 300 students benefits from Red cross society in Enu

Facts To Know About Kolade Johnson Who Was Killed By 'SARS' Operatives In Lagos

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Kolade Johnson Bellow are facts you need to know about him: 1. Kolade is a lover of sports, and he likes analyzing matches with friends.  2. He has a wife and a son.  3. He is the only son of his family.  4. He was shot dead by FSARS on Sunday at Onipetesi, Mangoro bus stop, Lagos state.  5. Those who allegedly killed him include; Ogunyemi Olalekan (an inspector), Godwin Orji (a sergeant), and Ojiawuna Samuel ( a corporal).  6. Kolade is 36 years old.  7. He is a graduate of University of Benin.  Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/facts-to-know-about-kolade-johnson-who.html

Davido, Mark Zuckerberg, Nike Okundaye share space at Lagos art expo

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Portraitures of popular Nigerian music act Davido, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg and female Nigerian artist Nike Okundaye, topped the list of works on display at the ” O’Sagacity art exhibition underway at the National Museum, Lagos. Zuckerberg-Davido-Okundaye The artist/exhibitor, Sunday Olaniyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that each of these people inspired his works, adding that he appreciated them for their contributions to the entertainment industry. Olaniyi said that the portraitures of the celebrities would be handed over to them immediately after the exhibition. According to him, 50 art works were on display, including bead portraitures, beads, paintings, mixed media, aluminium foil and sculpture. “I have some of my works exhibited as: Tough time never last; Moderation; Nose can’t smell the good and bad people; Mind your business; Back to sender “Also, Davido (OBO); Mark Zuckerberg; Chief Nike Okundaye; Fingers are not equal; Springforth; Tol

Rotimi Amaechi Is A Lizard- Reno Omokri Mocks

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Reno Omokri has likened Rotimi Amaechi to the Lizard of Ubima after the latter lost his LGA to Wike in the ongoing rerun Rivers State election. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/rotimi-amaechi-is-lizard-reno-omokri.html

Osun: Court Nullifies Adeleke's Nomination As PDP's Gov Candidate

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INEC had declared the APC and its candidate, Adegboyega Oyetola, as the winner of the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Bwari, Abuja, on Tuesday nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. Delivering a judgment in a suit challenging Adeleke’s qualification to contest for the office of a governor, Justice Othman Musa held that the plaintiffs were able to prove that Adeleke did not possess the minimum qualification of being educated up to the secondary school level as stipulated under Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution, to be eligible to contest governorship poll. The judge said though he found from the evidence placed before the court that Adeleke was admitted into Muslim High School, Ede, Osun State in 1976, there was no record showing that he graduated from the school, as his nam

“My son was not killed by stray bullet, the officers deliberately shot at him” – Kolade Johnson’s father insists

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Alhaji Remi Lukman, the foster Father of football fan, Kolade Johnson, who was killed by SARS officers in Lagos on Sunday March 31st, says contrary to media reports, his son was not killed by police stray bullets but was deliberately shot and killed by trigger-happy cops. According to Lukman, stray bullets couldn’t have penetrated his body twice. Speaking in an interview with The Nation, Lukman claimed the family has video evidence to prove the deceased and his friends were aimed at by the policemen that raided the football viewing center where they had gone to watch a match. “We have been hearing that it was a stray bullet but I must tell you that a stray but cannot penetrate twice. If he had not directed the gun at them two bullets will not touch him. He was the hope of the family and a gentle boy and as I am talking to you, I have gone beyond this level and I’m just trying to set everything in motion to prove it was not stray bullets at all.” he said Describing how the