A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, refused an application by the police to formally arraign afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti, who was released from custody on Tuesday night, had been on remand for six days on the orders of the court. The police had on May 16 applied for remand of the musician over alleged assault on a police officer. On Wednesday, Mr Cyril Ejiofor, who led a police legal team to the court, applied to the court to allow arraignment of the singer. He said that the application was to formally bring charges against Kuti. Kuti’s counsel, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), however, opposed the application. He argued that the police refused to send the case file to Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice, as directed by the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun. He urged the court not to let the police to prosecute and investigate at the same time. Falana urged that the order given by the court should not be disregarded. “...
•Simon Odo, a.k.a Onu Uwa By IKECHUKWU ODU The popular Enugu’s native doctor, Simon Odo, a.k.a Onu Uwa, has explained that most men die untimely due to pressure from bad wives. While explaining why he married the 58th wife recently, Odo, who is also known as the ‘king of satan’ said he could not stomach insolence and unruly behaviours from women folks, adding that he marries new wife anytime he was let down by the attitude of his wives. He spoke during an exclusive interview with Vanguard at his country home, Aji, in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, yesterday, saying “I marry anytime any of my new wives insult me. I cannot stand a woman insulting me. “If there are 20 dead men in Nigeria for instance, only five of them died naturally. The other 15 were caused by heartbreaks and bad attitudes from their wives. That is why I marry anytime a woman insults me.” When asked how he provides for his extended family, he explained that God did not make mistak...
By ABDULLATEEF ALIYU, Lagos Cabo Verde Airlines which started operating to Nigeria with the launch of Lagos-Sal flight in December last year has suspended its flights following the outbreak of Covid-19. The suspension takes effect between March 16 and May 31st. The airline said it suspended the operation “due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation” which has caused many countries to impose a temporary ban on inbound travel from countries with large numbers of infections. In a statement, the airline said, “This situation has had a profound negative effect on the demand for passenger flights worldwide. “Considering both economic and environmental consequences it has become necessary for airlines to respond to the lower demand by reducing flight schedules. “Cabo Verde Airlines will provide a full refund to customers who purchased tickets for the cancelled flights,” the airline said in a statement. It had earlier suspended its flight to Washington DC a week ago citi...
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