24-YEAR-OLD YOUNG LADY WINS ELECTIONS FOR A SEAT IN KENYAN PARLIAMENT (PHOTOS)

24-year-old Cynthia Jepkosgei Muge is the newly elected MCA of Kilibwoni ward, Nandi County, Kenya.

Muge ran as an independent candidate because she could not afford the cost of her party’s nomination form.

She shocked many in the Jubilee Party stronghold after she emerged victorious with 8760 votes defeating her closest competitor Wilson Kiptanui of Jubilee who garnered 8354 votes.

Gunmen strike in Anambra, kill worshippers in Church

Gunmen on Sunday stormed the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra.

An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the gunmen went into the church during the 5:45 a.m. mass and identified a particular man and shot him.

He said that they later went on rampage and shot at the remaining worshippers numbering over 100.

Usain Bolt dethroned in last competitive race

Drugs cheat America’s Gatlin is new 100 meters champion

This was supposed to be his last competitive race.

At 30 years, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt wanted to leave the stage with a loud ovation as the greatest 100 and 200 metres runner ever at the London World Athletics Championships.

It turned out to be a disastrous outing.

Fayemi didn’t embezzle Ekiti SUBEB funds – Panel

A report of a five-man panel set up by Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, to investigate the withdrawal of N852 million 2012 UBEC/SUBEB state counterpart fund has revealed that former Governor Kayode Fayemi did not embezzle the cash as alleged by his successor.

The panel in its report dated December 3, 2015 revealed that the cash was withdrawn from the account of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) by Access Bank, Ado-Ekiti Branch, because “the last administration did not perfect the loan agreements with its failure to approve the agreed interest rate and providing Irrevocable Standing Payment Order (ISPO) for the loan.”

Gunmen abduct Ikeja council clerk, demand N20m

Gunmen on Wednesday morning kidnapped the Ikeja Local Government Clerk, Shamsideen Abiodun Omotayo.

Omotayo was whisked away at Imota, Ikorodu, while on his way to work, spokesman for the local council secretariat, Bello Onilegbale said.

EFCC launches probe

Vice-Chancellors of some Federal universities collected over N480, 000 as furniture allowance monthly, National Universities Commission (NUC) chief  Abubakar Rasheed has said.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing financial irregularities levelled against some of the Vice Chancellors and Bursars of federal universities.

Prof. Rasheed broke the news at a workshop on economic recovery and growth for bursars of Federal universities yesterday in Abuja.

He accused some of the VCs of financial irregularities, flouting financial regulations and non-compliance with university regulations, especially extant federal circulars emanating from government agencies.

FG makes NIN mandatory for passport issuance from 2018

The Federal Government Tuesday said that with effect from January 2018, Nigerians seeking for International Passport must be holders of the electronic National Identity Card which has the National Identity Number (NIN).

This was disclosed by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Mohammed Babadede while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting of the National Identity Management Harmonization committee at the State House, Abuja.

The Federal Government in 2014 had ordered all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and security organizations involved in all forms of biometric data capture of Nigerians to complete their registrations and handover to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).