PDP crisis: Ali Modu Sheriff’s victory in court a victory for Buhari – Fani-Kayode

PDP crisis: Ali Modu Sheriff’s victory in court a victory for Buhari – Fani-Kayode
Ali Modu Sheriff is PDP authentic National Chairman – Appeal Court
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Why Presidency is not planning special reception for Buhari’s return – Femi Adesina
Why PDP leaders are against me – Sheriff
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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the Friday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, which recognized Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the legitimate Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
A three-man panel of judges in a unanimous decision agreed that the former Borno State Governor is the authentic National Chairman of the party.
The former Aviation Minister, who has often been critical of Modu Sheriff’s struggle to be the party’s National Chairman, mocked the judgment, calling it a victory for President Muhammadu Buhari.
Via his twitter handle, @realFFK, wrote, “The decision by the Court of Appeal in PH to recognise Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the Nat. Chairman of the PDP is a victory for @MBuhari.”

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Jungle justice: Armed robbers burnt to ashes in calabar

CALABAR— Two unidentified arrested armed robbers were burnt
to death yesterday by residents of Nyong Edem Street off White
House, Calabar, as operatives of the state Police Command were
able to arrest five members of the notorious robbers terrorising the
residents of Calabar South.
Splensizy gathered that about 20 suspected armed robbers, in
broad daylight yesterday, invaded Ephraim by White House Street
in Calabar South to rob shop owners.
Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz
Inuwa, said at around 1.30p.m., we received a distress call that a
group of armed robbers was at Ephraim by White House carrying
out robbery operation in that area.
“Our men from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, swung
into action and during the process engaged the SARS team in a
gun battle.
“From investigation, the armed robbers were about 20 in number;
our men were able to arrest five of them, while others fled with
several bullet wounds.
“Before our men got there, concerned residents in that area had
already burnt two of the suspected armed robbers.”
Presenting the five arrested suspects to newsmen in Calabar later
yesterday, ASP Irene Ugbo, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, said the command has zero tolerance for crime,
and that any criminal caught in the act would not be spared.
According ti him, “you can see the bullet wounds on their bodies;
we will provide first aid for them to get some relief. This will
help us to get more information that would lead to the arrest of
those at large.”
Recovered
Recovered from those arrested were five cartridges and four
locally-made pistols and charms.
The PPRO, who thanked members of the public for their timely
and useful information that led to the arrest of some members of
the robbery gang, also urged them to always call the command
when they come across such incidents.

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Why I can’t return home now, by Buhari

•Says doctors have to okay his release
•Wife, Aisha, urges Nigerians to sustain prayer tempo for president
Only the doctors currently attending to President Muhammadu Buhari in the United Kingdom have the last say on when he can return to Nigeria, according to an update on his vacation yesterday.
The doctors, Buhari said in his February 5 letter to the Senate seeking an extension of his vacation, must be “satisfied that certain factors are ruled out” before he can be let back home.
Online newspaper, Premium Times, published the letter in full yesterday for the first time.
Simultaneously, Wife of the President Aisha Buhari thanked Nigerians for their prayers for the President and asked them to sustain the tempo.
She spoke on her arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from the lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
The President’s letter reads: “Further to my letter dated 18th January 2017 in which I notified the Distinguished Senate of taking part of my annual leave.
“During my leave, I took the opportunity to have routine check-ups and consult my long standing doctors in London.
“In the course of the routine examinations, certain test result indicated the need for a course of medications and further appointments have been scheduled for next week.
“I am therefore notifying the Distinguished Senate that I am extending my leave until the doctors are satisfied that certain factors are ruled out. In the circumstances, the vice president will continue to act on my behalf.
“Please accept, Distinguished Senate President, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
The medical status of the President remains a top secret.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said last week that only the President can divulge his medical details to whoever he wants.
But he said he had spoken with him and he was doing well.
Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara also confirmed during the week that Buhari spoke with them separately by phone from UK.
They said there was no cause for anxiety on his state of health.
National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Interim Chairman of the party, Chief Adebisi Akande last week visited him in London.
Mrs. Buhari whose plane touched down at 3.15pm said: “I want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians for the goodwill and support for my husband and Nigeria in general.”
She asked for more.
She said she used the opportunity of the lesser hajj to pray for Nigeria and her leaders.
“We should not relent in prayers and good deed,” she said.
On hand  at the airport to welcome her back home  were  the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs Pauline Tallen ; wives of the service chiefs – Mrs Omobolanle Olonishakin, Mrs Ummu Kulthum Buratai, Mrs Theresa Ibok Ibas, , Mrs Hafsat Sadiq and Mrs Asma’u Idris.
Also at the airport were the wives of Kebbi State Governor, Mrs Zainab Bagudu and that of Kogi State, Mrs Rashidat Bello.

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A woman tell court she aborted three pregnancies in four years - see what court did

A caterer, Ayodele Oluwakemi, on Friday prayed an Agege
Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her four-year-old
marriage because her husband forced her to terminate three
pregnancies.
She said that there was also no love lost between her and her
husband, Famurewa Oladimeji.
Oluwakemi, 28, residing at No. 5, Adekanbi Taylor Close,
Okeira in Ogba, Lagos, also stated that her husband was
irresponsible and did not care for her and their three-year-old
daughter.
The petitioner also told court that her husband abandoned her
and the daughter.
She said, “My husband lies a lot. Initially, when I met him,
he lied that he was working, which I found out later was all
lies.
“Whenever I ask him for money, he keeps giving me excuses
and refuses to drop money.
“Later, I became pregnant for him and my husband forced me
to abort it, saying he was not ready financially.”
Oluwakemi disclosed that she had aborted three pregnancies
on the insistence of the respondent, whom she described as
highly irresponsible and lazy.
She said, “He never had an apartment of his own and kept
collecting money from me until I insisted he got a proper job
or business.’’
The petitioner said that when she conceived of their only
child, her father refused her husband’s marriage proposal, until
he got an apartment of his own.
She said, “Whenever I call him, he always told me that he
will call me back, which he never did.”
She begged court to terminate the marriage, saying that she
wanted to move on with her life and also wanted the
respondent to be responsible for the upkeep of their child.
Oladimeji, 34, a businessman, however denied the allegations
but said that he no longer loved Oluwakemi, pleading with
court to dissolve the marriage.
He alleged that when Oluwakemi took in for him, her father
threatened to kill him.
He said, “I accepted to take up responsibility when my wife
became pregnant. My family and I went with the marriage
proposal but her father refused to attend to us.’’
Oladimeji said that he felt his wife’s father refused his proposal
because he didn’t have a good job.
He said, “My wife’s parents do not accord me the proper
respect as their daughter’s husband. They disregard me and
call me all sorts of names.’’
He said that his father-in-law had prevented him from seeing
his child.
He said, “My father in-law threatened me to stay away from
my wife and also stopped me from seeing my child.’’
The President of the court, Mr Phillips Williams, admonished
the estranged couple and scolded the petitioner for terminating
three pregnancies.
Williams adjourned the case till February 28 for hearing.
(NAN)

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