Wike speaks on Obaseki leaving PDP again, APC’s plot against Jonathan


 
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 September 25, 2020



The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said his Edo state counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), after winning a second term in the governorship election held last Saturday.


Obaseki defeated Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls with a margin of 84,336 votes.


Four years ago, Obaseki had contested under the platform of the APC, while Ize-Iyamu ran under the PDP.

Wike, while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, insisted Obaseki has promised he will not dump the party again.


“It is impossible, but assuming it happens, so what? That is politics.


“There is nothing wrong if the governor (Obaseki) believes that PDP is no longer the party for him to actualise his vision and mission.


“But he (Obaseki) has consistently told us that there’s no way he will leave PDP. If he does, for example, the people of Edo State will not be happy and he is somebody I have that trust in.

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“The party clothed him and when it was raining gave him the umbrella,” he said.


Wike also claimed APC only exists, because strange bedfellows came together to conspire against former president, Goodluck Jonathan.


He said: “APC is not a political party. It’s people who came together to take power from PDP. That is the crisis they are having together.

“It’s a party of strange bedfellow that came together to conspire against the former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

Gospel singer, Joe Mettle addresses rumour of marrying his wife because of unplanned pregnancy







Popular Ghanaian gospel singer, Joe Mettle has addressed rumour of getting married to his wife because of unplanned pregnancy. 
 
Shortly after his marriage to Salomey Selassie Dzisah on 15th August 2020, there have been pockets of rumours suggesting that his wife got pregnant which made him hurriedly walk down the aisle with her. 
 
However in an interview with Zionfelix, Joe Mettle said the rumour is blatant falsehood and his lovely wife is not pregnant yet.
 
He said; 
 

Quote:“I don’t know where that is coming from but it is one of those things, You know me better if even there was any comment like that you won’t hear it from me. But they are the ones saying it but I don’t know. 


“You want me to say yes or no. Ok it’s not true, whatever story is out there is not true. Yes I hear it all but the beautiful thing about the ear is that it’s two, so when it enters at this side, it comes out at the other side“.

Quote:“I am the one who has my life out there, she’s a private person and it’s going be like that.


“She makes the decision if she wants to be out there or not. And it’s private and it has to be private, Family is private, family is not public. It’s the music, the music is public but the family is private."

Quote:Pop star Wizkid has featured his three sons – Bolu, Ayo and Zion – in his new video for single ‘Smile’ featuring H.E.R, Igbere TV reports.

The video was released at noon on Thursday.

Wizkid had his first son Boluwatife with a woman named Shola. Bolu clocked nine this year. The singer’s second son Ayo whom he had with Binta clocked four this year. His third son Zion will clock three in November.

Wizkid’s relationship with Zion’s mother Jada Pollock started on professional terms before the birth of the boy.

Meanwhile, Igbere TV reports that Wizkid, in a post on Instastories on Thursday appreciated singer Banky W and Tunde Demuren for transforming his life.

Banky and Tunde raised him to stardom after signing him to their record label Empire Mates Entertainment in 2009.

Wizkid born Ayo Balogun has since floated his own record label Starboy Entertainment.

While thanking the duo, he wrote “Thank you to these guys for changing my life @Bankyw @captdemuren. EME 4 ever.”

Wizkid will drop his album Made in Lagos in October

Watch the video here;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oseK1D6ru0

https://igberetvnews.com/1365803/wizkid-features-3-sons-new-music-video-dedicates-song/

Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Quote:The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday locked horns over the failure of the Federal Government to restructure the country since the return of democratic governance in 1999.

Firing the first salvo, the PDP, through Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, said despite riding to office in 2015 on the promise to restructure the country, the APC had failed to do so five years after, and had even rejected the report of the 2014 national conference which would have greatly helped in repositioning the country.

Speaking further, he said Nigerians should ask Pres­ident Muhammadu Buhari and the APC why it had failed to act on the Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led committee on True Federalism which has submitted its report to the National Working Commit­tee of the APC since January 2018.

Ologbondiyan said: “For us in the PDP, we did not, for one day, take the El-Rufai commit­tee on restructuring seriously. Part of the campaign that was made by the APC in 2015 was restructuring".

“They have not, by any ef­fort, come close to their own promise. In whatever way you look at the administration, it has manifestly failed".

“If you make promises, even if you can’t fulfil all, you can still walk around part of the promises and provide hope that even after you have left office, any office holder that is coming after you will be able to do part of what you have left behind. The reality is that this APC government is not prepared for restruc­turing.

“They cannot deal with it and they cannot fulfil any promise. In a tenure of eight years, we have had this gov­ernment for five years.

By next year, politics will be in full swing while gover­nance will take the backseat. So, what is left for them to do?”

Also reacting to the Sep­tember edition of the in-house monthly magazine of the APC, The Progressives, titled ‘Calm Down! Restructuring Has Begun’, Ologbondiyan said the APC should disclose to Nigerians in which area it had restructured the country.

He said: “When you talk about restructuring, it ap­pears to different people from different angles. There are those who be­lieve in the devolution of pow­er as restructuring. To these ones, to restruc­ture Nigeria, power must be taken from the centre and given to states and local gov­ernments.

“There are others who believe that the 36 states and FCT are not working and, as such, we must go back to regionalism; that is also re­structuring.

“There are those who be­lieve that a bicameral legis­lature is too expensive and that we should go back to a unicameral legislature; that is also restructuring".

“There are those who be­lieve that the states should be allowed to have their own police while there are others who believe that even the lo­cal councils should have their own police, it is still restruc­turing.

“There are those who be­lieve that traditional rulers should be given roles in the constitution in such a manner that they can look over their domains; it is also restructur­ing.

“There are those who also believe that each state should be allowed to manage its re­sources and return a percent­age of those resources to the centre, in order to enable the centre to run its affairs. That is also restructuring.

“So, there are various ways of restructuring that Nigerians have expectations. In all these angles of restruc­turing that I have explained, which one can you point to that the Buhari administra­tion has attempted to imple­ment? None!”

“So, as far as we are con­cerned in the PDP, we have seen the eight years of Pres­ident Buhari as a passer-by years. We do not know in con­crete terms what Nigerians will be able to point to after the eight years of his admin­istration.”

However, Yekini Nabena, deputy national publicity secretary of the APC, admon­ished the PDP to explain to Nigerians why it failed to re­structure Nigeria during its 16 years rule.

Accusing the PDP of still being bitter because of its de­feat in the 2019 presidential election, the party wondered why the PDP suddenly woke up to realise that Nigeria needed to be restructured but failed to do so while it was in power between 1999 and 2015.

“The PDP was in power for 16 years, why didn’t they restructure the country if they knew it was very im­portant to do so? That is the question Nigerians should ask them.

“The situation we have now is that those who have been defeated and forgotten are now seeking political rel­evance by making noise about restructuring.You have the pot of soup in your custody for 16 years but you refused to dish out the meal because it was to your benefit.

“I think the PDP is just be­ing hypocritical and they do not have the love of the coun­try at heart. After spending that hu­mongous amount of money to set up the 2014 national con­fab, why did they fail to imple­ment it? Who is fooling who?

“They should first answer that question before we pro­ceed to the next.”

https://www.independent.ng/apc-pdp-bicker-over-agitation-for-restructuring/

US 2020: Top Republicans dismiss Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses election to Joe Biden







Top Republicans have dismissed US President Donald Trump's stunning refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election to Joe Biden this November.
 
On Wednesday September 23, Trump refused to commit to providing a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, lending further fuel to concerns he may not relinquish his office should he lose in November, but many  Republicans on Capitol Hill, have now downplayed the remarks as merely rhetoric while others deflected questions about Trump's comments.
    
No American president has refused to transmit power since 1792 so
Trump's suggestion threatens a fundamental principle of American democracy.


"The President says crazy stuff. We've always had a peaceful transition of power. It's not going to change," said Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska.
 

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday insisted he is not concerned by the remarks.
"Let me be very clear to you: It'll be peaceful," McCarthy said, adding, "no questions, no qualms, no concerns, it's going to be peaceful."
 
The No. 2 Senate Republican, John Thune of South Dakota, told CNN.
"Republicans believe in the rule of law, we believe in the Constitution, and that's what dictates what happens (in) ... our election process and so yes," 
 
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (pictured below) weighed in on Thursday, although he didn't mention the president by name in a Thursday tweet.
 

 
"The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th. There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792," 
 
Mitt Romney of Utah, the only Senate Republican who voted to convict Trump during the President's impeachment trial, said:


"Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus. Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable," 
 
Sen. Susan Collins, said she is "confident that we will see it occur once again.", referring to a smooth transition of power.
"I don't know what his thinking was, but we have always had a controlled transition between administrations. And I'm certain that if there's a change in administrations, that we have the calmness as well. It's fundamental to our democracy," she said.
 
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, in a difficult reelection race in South Carolina, said: "It will happen," referring to an orderly transition. "I'm not worried about that. It's the least of my concerns."
Graham added: "If there's a court challenge to the election, it will be decided in court. And the loser of the challenge will accept the results."

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 


FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER.



UNDERSTANDING GOD’S TIMING


Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard... (Daniel 10:12).

We’re in a very special dispensation in God’s Kingdom. Through the knowledge of the Word, we’re guided by the Spirit to walk in accordance with His plan and timing.

For example, in Daniel 9, the Bible tells us that Daniel, while in exile with the children of Israel, understood God’s timing as he studied the writings of Jeremiah the Prophet. He found out they were meant to be in that captivity for seventy years and had almost exhausted their time in captivity. 

However, as nothing seemed to be changing, Daniel decided to seek the Lord in fasting and prayer to bring God’s programme into reality.

In the closing days of Jesus’ ministry in Israel, He wept over Jerusalem because they didn’t know the “time” of their visitation. The Lord whom they had been waiting for had come to them, but they didn’t know it. Many are like that today.


Make it your priority to be in sync with God’s will and timing for your life. Study the Scriptures avidly, and give time to prayer. We’re sent by God to enforce His will in the earth, using the Name of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.


But if you don’t know God’s will and timing, things will happen in the earth that are neither in your interest nor in the Lord’s interest. This is why you must pray in the Spirit for the nations, for the Church of God, and for ministers of the Gospel around the world. Pray as though the kingdom depended on you, for it does. Hallelujah!



PRAYER

Precious Father, thank you for seasons of the miraculous and manifestations of your works and blessings like never before, which will culminate in the rapture of the Church. I pray for the saints around the world who are facing severe persecutions and injustice, that they be strengthened to stand firm in all the will of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.



FURTHER STUDY

Daniel 9:2-4; 1 Peter 5:8-9; 1 Chronicles 12:32

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 2:11-22 & Isaiah 15-18

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Timothy 1:1-18 & Jeremiah 43









Affirmationtrain


PASTOR CHRIS PRAYS FOR YOU

I pray for you today, that the blessing of God’s Word will rest upon you and in your home. Health is yours. strength is yours, promotion is yours, protection is yours, Increase is yours, in the Name of Jesus. 


No weapon fashion against you shall prosper, and God will increase you from glory to glory, you will move from grace to grace, from strength to strength, and continually experience the victory of Christ in your life, in the mighty Name of Lord Jesus. 


I pray that He will cause you to increase, in every way, cause you to make progress in your life, in the Name of Jesus! May He continually reveal Himself to you, in a greater measure, may His purpose be fulfilled in you.I speak in the Name of Jesus, 

that the power of the Spirit of God will move you from where you are today to the next and higher level of success. I decree in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, 


that circumstances, men, materials, finances, will fall into place to cause you to move to the next and higher level of success. The grace of God is working in you, in the Name of the Lord Jesus. 


Doors are opening for you now, opportunities are opening for you now, in the Name of Jesus. I speak by the power of God, your name is coming up for opportunities now, your file is coming up in the Name of Jesus.


 They have to remember you in the right place now, in that place of opportunity they remember you now in the Name of Jesus.




God bless you

Two Nigerian men, one woman arrested in Vietnam drug bust




 



Anti-narcotics police in Ho Chi Minh City, on Thursday, September 24, arrested two Nigerian nationals and one Vietnamese woman for trafficking methamphetamine.
 
Ochie Paul Ejike, 51, and his 35-year-old Vietnamese wife and business partner Ly Moc Kiu, along with fellow Nigerian Chukwuemeka Confidence Onyiriuka were identified as "major figures" in a drug trafficking ring monitored by police for several months prior to the arrests.
 
Earlier, police had found Chukwuemeka often received shipments of clothing from Cambodia at an apartment in Binh Tan District, though without any clothes ever seen being sold.
 
Every week, Chukwuemeka had met Ochie and his partner at various secret locations.
After months of monitoring, police identified the three as part of a drug trafficking ring in the city.
 
Last week, Kiu was driving on Quang Trung Street in Go Vap District when she was stopped by police. Officers subsequently found three kilograms of meth hidden in tea packages inside her storage compartment.
 
Phung told investigators she used to sell clothes and that she was married to Ochie. After giving birth to two children, they switched to trading drugs, assisted by various Nigerian compatriots.
 
Each week, Kiu received five to seven kilograms of meth, which she delivered to her partners. She earned VND70 million per kg, investigators said. Police are expanding their investigation.
 
According to top police officers, Ho Chi Minh City, also commonly referred to to as Saigon, has been a transit hub for drugs trafficked from the Golden Triangle. From there, the drugs are taken to Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea and even Europe, Australia and Latin America.
 
Vietnam has some of the world’s toughest drug laws. Those convicted of possessing or smuggling more than 600 g of heroin or over 2.5 kg of methamphetamine face death.

 

Insecurity threatening the existence of Nigeria - Gbajabiamila







Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed fear of increased insecurity witnessed across the country. 

 
Gbajabiamila who stated that the existence of Nigeria is being threatened by insecurity while speaking at a two-day retreat in Abuja on Thursday September 24, added that citizens expect the government to fulfill its constitutional responsibility of protecting them.
 
He said; 
 

Quote:“These internal security challenges threaten the very existence of the Nigerian state because they undermine public faith in the government’s ability to fulfil its fundamental obligation to protect the lives and property of citizens,” he said.


“Across the three arms of government, we have a shared responsibility to take all necessary actions to meet these challenges head-on. This is what the people who elected us rightly expect.


“National security is generally understood to be the preserve of the executive arm of government. As a result, the general public and even the political class often do not know what the legislative role in national security is or ought to be.


“This knowledge gap presents an ongoing limitation on the policy-making and oversight role of the legislature as it pertains specifically to the challenges we face in the security sector.


“Workshops such as the one we have gathered here for today are an essential tool in reversing this gap.”

Quote:“Key followers of the house would notice that security has been a very important part of our work. It’s part of our legislative agenda. When I came in, I visited three key states affected by insecurity. 


“I went to Katsina, Borno and Zamfara. We now have in our process the means of alternative funding for the security agencies. I think we should have the roles of each security agencies clearly defined.


“It’s important that we understand the separation. Anything else relies on security. That’s why when this government came in, security was one of the legs.”

125 New COVID-19 Cases, 113 Discharged And 0 Deaths On September 24

Quote:125 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-37
Plateau-18
FCT-17
Ogun-15
Rivers-10
Benue-7
Kaduna-7
Anambra-5
Oyo-3
Cross River-2
Ondo-2
Edo-1
Imo-1

Quote:Highlights
On the 24th of September 2020, 125 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 57849 cases have been confirmed, 49098 cases have been discharged and 1102 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 125 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (37), Plateau (18), FCT (17), Ogun (15), Rivers (10), Benue (7), Kaduna (7), Anambra (5), Oyo (3), Cross River (2), Ondo (2), Edo (1), Imo (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

Quote:September 23 https://www.nairaland.com/6138927/covid-19-update-september-23-2020

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Erfahren Sie, was für Sie wichtig ist
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Welche Brautl?den passen am besten zu Ihnen?
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DSS agent killed in shoot-out with gunrunners in Plateau State







An officer of the Department of State Services in Plateau State, Barrister Muktar Modibbo, has been killed in a shoot-out with arms smugglers.
 
It was gathered that Modibbo, who also worked with the legal department of the security outfit, died after armed gunmen in a gunrunning ring opened fire at him and other officers during an operation.
 

 
A top security source within the DSS, who confirmed the incident on Thursday, told SaharaReporters that the incident occurred during a raid on the criminals' hideout in Shendam Local Government Area of the state.
 
According to reports, the gunrunners, who supply illicit weapons to criminals were initially traced to Qu’anpan Local Government Area by the secret police but the operation was aborted after it was discovered that intel had leaked to the gunrunners, who then swiftly changed location.
 
The security source said after receiving new intelligence that the arms smugglers were in Shendam, a team was constituted to burst their operation. 
 
The operation was, however, met with heavy shooting from the criminals, who were well equipped with sophisticated firearms and seemed to have had prior intel about the raid. The resulting gunfire led to the death of Modibbo,


“They (gunrunners) also took his weapon, a Galil Automatic Rifle, and a few other things,” the source added.

Dog mauled newborn baby to death 'while mum was in the toilet and dad was in garden'







A family's pet dog mauled a newborn baby to death while his mother was in the toilet and his father was in the garden with another child, a coroner heard.
 
Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes was 12 days old when his family's Chow Chow-cross is believed to have bitten him on September 13, 2020.
 
The child, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was still alive when mum Abigail Ellis frantically called for an ambulance, but died at the hospital.
 
Doncaster Coroner's Court heard Elon was "bleeding from his leg or his stomach".
 
Police are currently investigating his death and senior coroner Nicola Mundy adjourned the inquest until a later date.
 
Coroner's officer David Copley said: "At 3.04pm on Sunday, September 13, a call was made to South Yorkshire Ambulance by Abigail Ellis.
 
"She stated that her son, Elon, was breathing, but was really poorly.
 
"He was bleeding from his leg or his tummy, she thought that one of the dogs had bitten Elon.
 
"She had been on the toilet and her partner Stephen was outside with another child and came running in.
 
"Officers attended and Stephen Joynes identified Elon to police officers."
 
A police spokesperson said the baby had suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a dog.
 
They said the pet, called Teddy, was removed from the address and will remain in secure kennels until the force's inquiries have been completed.

We decide who visits the UK – British govt fires back at FG over visa ban


 
on
 September 24, 2020

 


The UK Government has said it is surprised by the federal government’s stance, that it would consider disrespectful to Nigeria’s sovereignty, for any outside authority to sit in judgment over the conduct of its citizens and apply punitive measures such as visa restriction, unilaterally.


The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, stated this while speaking at an orientation programme for people with disability seeking Chevening scholarship opportunities in the United Kingdom.

Laing made it clear the issue of visa restriction on perpetrators of electoral violence was the UK’s visa policy and they determine who travels to the country.
“It is our visa policy, the UK, and we can determine who comes to the UK. So, that is a non-sovereign right.
“And all we are saying is that in line with Nigerian policy, that those who commit violence or who incite violence, there may be an implication for that person when they apply for a visa in the UK.


“So, I think it is actually completely consistent with the Nigerian policy. This is our visa policy, but obviously, it is for Nigeria to determine how they deal with these perpetrators in Nigeria,” Laing said.
The United Kingdom has threatened to ban politicians who resort to electoral violence, ahead of the Ondo and Edo governorship elections.

Quote:We've Not Been Allowed To Leave For Six Months, Workers At Indomie Cry Out For Help

Workers at De United Foods Industries Limited, makers of Indomie noodles, have cried out for help over what they described as modern-day slavery and unfair labour practices meted out on them since March.

The workers said cooks, drivers, nannies, stewards and other groups working for the largely Asian staff of the company, had not been allowed to return home to see their families by the management of the company under the guise of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

The workers in a statement on Thursday said, “Ironically these bosses go out everyday including attending social functions while a few of them have even contracted the COVID-19 and infected the helpless domestic workers. The affected domestic workers are largely drawn from those living with their bosses around Ikoyi and Victoria Island parts of Lagos.

“The Federation of Informal Workers Organisations of Nigeria, a network of working people under informal employment in Nigeria, was alerted about this development almost two months ago during which time efforts were made to reach out to the management of DUFIL to review its inhuman policy without any response or acknowledgement of the effort.”

They called on the Nigerian Government, investors and the international community to intervene in ensuring that they were released to leave the confines of their bosses homes where they had been denied access to public holidays, weekends.

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2020/09/24/weve-not-been-allowed-leave-six-months-workers-indomie-cry-out-help

Man allegedly beats stepson, 7, to death with stick while mum does nothing to stop him







A man who allegedly beat his stepson to death with a stick could be jailed for life, along with the boy’s mother, who is accused of not intervening.
 
Tony Essobti Badre, 25, is accused of beating his partner’s son, Giuseppe D. to death with a stick on January 27th, 2019, in Italy.
 
He is also accused of badly beating the boy’s three-year-old sister, Noemi, leaving her with a bloodied face.
 
The victim’s mother, Valentina Casa, could also face a life sentence for failing to intervene in the attack on her son.
 
Casa stands accused of leaving her dying son unattended for a long period of time, before calling the emergency services. Casa also allegedly defended her partner and attempted to cover up for him after the incident.
 
Her partner, Badre, has been charged with voluntary murder, attempted murder of the victim’s younger sister, and mistreatment of the family aggravated by cruelty.
 

 
Requests from prosecutors Paola Izzo and Paolo Sozio to see both defendants imprisoned for life were presented at the Court Of Naples.
 
The defendants attended the hearing through videoconference calls from prison, according to La Republicca.
 
During the hearing, the defendants were shown intercepted recordings of Tony Badre speaking of the incident.
 
He said: “I don’t know what got into me that day, but I punched him so many times, then took a bat.
“I didn’t understand anything anymore."
 
The case continues.
 

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Quote:Man Arrested For Attempting To Rape 10-Year-Old Girl In Uncompleted Building (Photo)

A man identified as Ahmed Garba has been arrested by the police in Bauchi for attempting to rape his neighbour's 10-year-old daughter in an uncompleted building.

According to IgbereTV reports, the incident happened on Tuesday, September 22, at Bununu in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was said to have lured the girl into the building and removed her dress, attempting to rape her. The suspect confessed to the crime.

Spokesman of the command, DSP Mohammad Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said that the suspect was arrested after the victim's father reported the incident to the police.

The statement reads:

"On 22/09/2020 at about 1800hrs one Abdullahi Mohammed ‘m’ of Bununu Tafawa Balewa L.G.A reported at Bununu Police Station that on the same date at about 1700hrs one Ahmed Garba ‘m’ attached to Habibu Engineering company took his daughter one Safiya (not real name) ‘f’ aged 10yrs of the same address into an uncompleted building located at Bununu market square where he removed her cloths attempting to have sexual intercourse with her," the statement reads.

"On receipt of the report, a team of detectives was drafted to the scene. The victim was taken to General Hospital Bununu for medical examination. The suspect was arrested and confessed to the crime. Investigation is ongoing after which suspect will be charge to court for prosecution."

https://igberetvnews.com/1365701/man-arrested-attempting-rape-10-year-old-girl-uncompleted-building-photo/

Quote:By Ogochukwu Isioma, Umuahia

Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Thursday, empowered members of his Abia North Constituency of Abia State with motorcycles and sewing machines.

Igbere TV reports that the distribution exercise, which is second phase of the OUK’s empowerment scheme, kicked off at Isukwuato Local Government Area of the State.

Our correspondent, covering the ceremony, witnessed Senator Orji Kalu, a former Governor of Abia, hand over several empowerment kits to his constituents.

As at the time of filing this report, the OUK empowerment programme was still on, with a live broadcast on the Senator's Facebook page, Orji Uzor Kalu.

Senator Orji Kalu had in August distributed over 400 motorcycles, 150 generators and several sewing machines to his constituents, in the first phase of the empowerment exercise.

The former governor told Igbere TV that the gesture was part of efforts to fulfill his campaign promises of providing an improved living standard to the people.

He had pledged to distribute more additional items to other constituents that didn’t benefit, saying he has concluded plans to also rebuild Aro-Ikpa road in the next few months.

According to Kalu, the idea behind the empowerment was to support the mobility of the youths and give them motivations in their farming activities.

The senator said such motivations will reduce the rate of unemployment and over-dependence among youths, hoping that such motivations will encourage productivity.

https://igberetvnews.com/1365777/phase-ii-sen-orji-kalu-distributes-sewing-machines-motorcycles-constituents-photos/

26-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Anambra (photo)







The police in Anambra state have arrested 26-year-old Stanley Okpara pictured above for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on Wednesday, September 24.
 
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Mohammed Haruna, states that the suspect who resides at NO.14 Edeh road Okpoko, allegedly lured the ten-year-old girl inside his shop when she went to supply him waterproof bags and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
 
He said the police were alerted and they took the victim to the hospital for medical Examination where penetration and laceration of her hymen was confirmed by the medical doctor.
 
The spokesperson added that the case would be transferred to the State criminal investigation department for discreet investigation as directed by the Commissioner of Police CP John B.Abang after which the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.
 

Human Satan' slices off nose and gets horns implanted onto his head in extreme body modification (Photos)









A body modification fan who wants to look like a “sinister” creature has unveiled his latest transformation.
 
Michel Faro do Prado, 44, a tattoo artist from Brazil has been undergoing a series of procedures to achieve his "sinister creature" look. He has now taken his transformation to another level by shaping his teeth into arches, removing his nose, and implanting two horns onto his head. 
 
Michel's wife, who specialises in body modifications reportedly helped him to achieve his new look.

She claims he's "only the third person in the world" to have completely removed their nose.
 
He previously said: "I have been a tattoo artist for 25 years, most of my tattoos I get from artists and professionals who I have paid.
 
"I focus on blackwork and brutal tattoos, which are types of tattoos where you ink a large part of your body.

"But my wife specialises in the area of modifications and the idea is for me to become her masterpiece when it comes to tattooing."
 
According to Michel, he has a high pain tolerance and will keep enduring more discomfort to achieve his desired look.
 
He added: "Actually I have a good resistance to pain, I don't think anything is so painful.
 
"I suffer a lot more in the post-procedures than at the time.The truth is there are changes that without anaesthesia would be almost impossible to be done, I would love not to feel any pain.
 
"But if I have to feel pain, to achieve what I want, for sure I will face it."
 
 
 

25 killed, 3,500 houses destroyed in Bauchi flood







About 25 people have been killed in the flooding incidents across Bauchi state in 2020.
 
Deputy Governor Baba Tela revealed this while receiving officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the government house on behalf of Governor Bala Mohammed. 
 
He said; 
 

Quote:“Areas that have not seen water or flood for the last five years or so are now impassable with a lot of water there. 
“We have over 3,500 houses and over 2,200 farmlands destroyed. And you know in this part of the country, we depend on farming. So when you have over 2,000 farms destroyed, that will give you an indication of what is to come – lack of food as time goes on.


“The issue of flooding has been a reoccurring decimal not only in the state but across the country. In Bauchi State, about 15 local government areas have been affected by flooding, which is because of the unusual rainfall earlier predicted by NEMA.


“We have also lost about 25 lives and that is quite substantial; it is okay to lose something you can replace, but you can’t replace lives. We also have those who were injured, about 20 people.


“On the money lost as well as the farmlands and houses that have been destroyed this year, it’s almost N950 million, which does not include the infrastructure that the government has to replace as some roads have been washed away.”

Quote:“I will like to mention that through NEMA, we have received various types of food items, totalling 220 trailers as relief materials."

Quote:Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Galadima has granted an order of interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, their officers, affiliates, and privies from embarking on any strike or stoppage of work in whatsoever form described on 28th September 2020 or any other subsequent date pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

The Court also granted an order of interim injunction restraining the Unions, their officers, affiliates, privies or howsoever described from disrupting, restraining, picketing or preventing the workers or its affiliates or ordinary Nigerians from accessing their offices to carry out their legitimate duties on the 28th September 2020 or any other subsequent date pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

Justice Galadima made the order sequel to an ex-parte application filed by the Incorported Trustees of Peace and Unity Ambassadors Association through their counsel, Sunusi Musa Esq.

The Court also granted an order compelling the Inspector General of Police and the Director General Department of State Services to provide protection for the claimants and other Nigerian worker engaged in their legitimate duties from any form of harassment, intimidation and bullying by the officers, agents or privies of the Unions pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

https://nicnadr.gov.ng/news/1000/just-in-industrial-court-restrains-nlc-tuc-from-embarking-on-planned-september-strike

3 killed in fresh attack by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno







An attack launched by Boko Haram insurgents at Mandaragraw, a community in Biu Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno Wednesday night has left 3 people dead. 
 
Eyewitnesses who confirmed the attack in the remote community which is about 30 kilometres to Biu town and over 150 kilometres to Maiduguri, the State capital told The Sun that the insurgents came on motorcycles and opened fire on defenseless civilians in their houses, forcing residents to flee into the bushes.
 
Auwal Umar, a Biu resident said;
 

Quote:"The attack occurred in the night. Three people were killed and about seven injured."

Boko Haram Commander and his family surrender to troops in Borno







The Defence Headquarters says a high profile Boko Haram Commander has surrendered to Nigerian troops during clearance operations in their enclaves in Borno.
 
The operations took place between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23.
 
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while giving a weekly update on the operation of Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday, September 24, in Abuja.
 
Enenche said the unnamed commander surrendered with his four wives.
 
He said the success was as a result of a sustained offensive by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole through air and ground operations on terrorists’ enclaves at different locations in Borno, Yobe, Taraba and Adamawa.
 
According to him, the operations also led to the arrest of one Boko Haram fighter at Kamuya in Biu Local Government Area of (LGA) of Borno, while nine other criminals were arrested in Wukari LGA of Taraba.
 
"Caches of arms and ammunition, as well as equipment and motorcycles, were also recovered.
 
"Meanwhile, troops repelled BHT/ISWAP attacks on civilians and own troops at Wajiroko in Damboa LGA of Borno on Sept. 17 and Sept. 20.
 
"The troops neutralised several of the terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition," he said.
 
In the North West, Enenche disclosed that the troops of Operations Hadarin Daji and Sahel Sanity had continued to dominate the general area leading to killing of seven bandits and rescue of kidnapped victims during the week.
 
He said the troops on Sept. 17, rescued eight kidnapped victims from suspected bandits at Fankama and Sabon Layi area of Faskari LGA of Katsina State. The coordinator explained that the troops got information that bandits dressed in military camouflage were sighted with kidnapped victims and engaged the bandits forcing them to abandon the victims.
 
He also disclosed that troops of Operation Sahel Sanity while on patrol at Chabas, responded to a distress call and rescued a truck driver with 11 women and children who were on their way to Batsari Market but were kidnapped by suspected bandits along Shimfida – Gurbi Road.
 
According to him, troops deployed at Dansadau arrested a suspected bandit on a motorcycle on his way to Dandalla village in Dansadau, Maru LGA of Zamfara with one Pump Action rifle and three live cartridges carefully concealed in a bag.
 
"Similarly, the Air Component of Operation Thunder Strike killed several bandits at their meeting venue in airstrikes executed at Kwaimbana forest area of Kaduna State.
 
"Also, two gunrunners were arrested in possession of 1,620 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition in Kudaru Hill along Kaduna-Jos Road in Lere LGA of Kaduna State.
 
"Preliminary investigation revealed that the ammunition was to be delivered to one bandit leader, at a location in Dansadau LGA of Zamfara.
 
Equally, on Sept. 18, troops of Forward Operations Base Burukusuma patrol team killed seven armed bandits at Magira village of Zamfara.
 
"On Sept. 19, troops, in conjunction with vigilantes arrested two bandits in possession of N1.3 million at Baworaje village in Talata Mafara LGA of Zamfara," he said.
 
In North Central, the Coordinator disclosed the Troops of Operation Safe Haven between Sept. 17 and Sept. 20, raided suspected Sara-Suka criminals’ hideouts at Jenta Adamu, Rikkos, and Gangare Yan-Doya area of Jos North LGA of Plateau.
 
He said the raids led to arrest of 14 suspects while 12 knives, 4 daggers, 4 mobile phones, two swords, assorted charms, a large quantity of substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa, among other illicit drugs were recovered.
 
Enenche added that troops also raided another suspected drug peddlers’ hideout within Barkin Ladi LGA where a drug dealer was arrested with a large quantity of substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa.
 
According to him, all the arrested suspects and recovered exhibits have been handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for further action.
 
Enenche further disclosed that the Headquarters Operation Safe Haven on Sept. 17, inaugurated the Rim Primary Healthcare Centre renovated by the Defence Headquarters in Riyom LGA of Plateau as part of it’s Civil-Military Cooperation.
 
He added that the DHQ medical team in conjunction with Operation Safe Haven medical team conducted a 2-day medical outreach in Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon-Kataf LGA of Kaduna State.

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Breaking!

CHRIST EMBASSY TO BUILD WORLD CLASS MEGA HOSPITAL

Ground Breaking Ceremony Kicks off Construction of LoveWorld Medical Center by Trauma Care International Foundation

Multi-specialty hospital to provide quality community healthcare, catering to trauma and emergency victims.

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, the Trauma Care International Foundation (TCIF) kicked off the construction of a world class multi-specialty hospital; the LoveWorld Medical Center. The special ground breaking ceremony which took place at the LoveWorld Crusade Grounds, Aseese, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Southwest, Nigeria, was well attended. The foundation embarked on this project in recognition of the need for adequate in-facility care for trauma and emergency victims, strategically siting the hospital along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway — the busiest interstate route in Nigeria — which is used by over 250,000 passenger car units on a daily basis.

Trauma injuries are among the top 10 leading causes of death globally, and they are usually associated with significant morbidities and subsequent disabilities in many of those affected. The Trauma Care International Foundation (TCIF); a member agency of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International has through the years focused on improving trauma management and emergency response services in Nigeria. TCIF has achieved this through its numerous initiatives which promote enhanced pre-hospital care and first responder education, its voluntary blood donation programs and community based health projects.

Dignitaries led by the Chairman of the occasion, the highly esteemed Rev. Tom Amenkhienan, officially flag off the construction of the medical center.

Studies have shown that on the average, 12 people die every day from traumatic accidents in Lagos State. This explains the need for such a facility which will cater to the health needs of those in surrounding communities while providing a point of care to victims of trauma and emergencies along the expressway and across Lagos and Ogun States.

While delivering his speech, the Chairman of the auspicious event, the highly esteemed Rev. Tom Amenkhienan, (Member of the CEC), expressed profound gratitude to the man of God, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome for the vision of the multi-specialty hospital. He said it is a laudable gesture as it will contribute significantly to the care of critically ill patients, and mark a new beginning in trauma and emergency care in Nigeria.

In her address at the special ceremony, the Chairman of the Trauma Care International Foundation, Dr. Deola Phillips, heralded the hospital as the LoveWorld Nation and the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International's significant contribution to nation building, and as part of a strategic plan to ensure definite improvements in the state of trauma care and emergency response in Nigeria.

Eminent dignitaries that graced this occasion
were some members of the Central Executive Council of the Loveworld Nation, members of the TCIF Board, the representative of the Ogun State
Commissioner for Health, Dr Kudus, Dr Adelakun,
Director Ogun State Ambulance and
Emergency Services ably representing the
Permanent Secretary Ogun State Ministry of
Health, the Baale of Aseese and executives of the Community Development Council, media
practitioners and other distinguished guests.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2193216094155583&id=444807728996437

BREAKING: Ekiti APC Suspends Tinubu’s In-Law, Osinbajo’s Political Adviser, 9 Others


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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Thursday, suspended Presidential Adviser, Senator Babafemi Ojudu; son-in-law to Senator Bola Tinubu, Oyetunde Ojo; former governorship aspirant, Dr Wole Oluyede; Ayo Ajibade; and Femi Adeleye.

Also suspended were Chief Akin Akomolafe; Bamigboye Adegoroye; Olusoga Owoeye; Dele Afolabi; Toyin Oluwasola and Bunmi Ogunleye.


According to the State Publicity Secretary, Ade Ajayi, “The suspension is based on the recommendation of the investigative/disciplinary committee inaugurated by the SEC to investigate the disobedience of certain party members to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of 25th of June 2020, which directed members of the party not to institute any court action and to withdraw existing cases in court.”


More details soon.

Police seize 324,000 used condoms as they bust factory repackaging them and selling back to the public (photos)








Authorities in Vietnam have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being recycled to be sold again to be the public.
 
Police confiscated the unlabeled rubber contraceptives during a raid at a warehouse located at DX12, Hoa Nhut Quarter, Tan Vinh Hiep Ward, Binh Duong Province, located in southern Vietnam over the weekend. 
 

 
Officials said workers at the warehouse were tasked with washing, drying, and reshaping the condoms with wooden dildos before being put up for sale.
 

 
Local reports said they were being supplied to hotels and market stalls near the warehouse. 
 
It was also discovered that thousands of repackaged condoms had already been sent out to the unsuspecting public.
 

 
Pham Thi Thanh Ngoc, 33, the owner of the warehouse, was arrested during the raid and has admitted that she receives used condoms once a month from an unknown person. She allegedly cleaned, dried, and sorted the condoms before selling them again to the public as if they were new, according to local news site VN Explorer.
 
A government official said: 'Condoms are classified as medical items, so we will take a look at the several laws that the owner has broken.'  
 
See more photos below. 
 


 

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We will drag Buhari to court over railways to Niger Republic – Rights group

 
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 September 24, 2020



Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has described the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari government to build railways from Kano to Niger Republic with borrowed Chinese money as fraudulent and against Nigeria’s security interests.
HURIWA also threatened to sue President Muhammadu Buhari in order to stop the multibillion Naira project.


A Statement by HURIWA, signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko and made available to DAILY POST on Thursday strongly condemned the approval of about $1.96 billion contract of the proposed project.

The human rights group described the planned project as a misplaced priority and a grave threat to national security, insisting that it is fraudulent to borrow from China and build for Niger Republic and then tax Nigerians to pay back.


The Federal Government had yesterday approved a $1,959,744,723.71 contract for a rail line that would link Nigeria to Niger Republic.


The railways will connect at least seven cities in Nigeria and one city in Niger Republic and is expected to start from Kano and pass through Dambatta, Kazaure, Daura, Mashi, Katsina, Jibia and terminate in Maradi, Niger Republic.

HURIWA said that the project is another proof of misplacement of priority by the Buhari regime.
However, the rights group described the project as a ticking time bomb and a grave threat to National security, adding that when completed, it will ease the influx of illegal aliens into Nigeria.


“We are worried that this project when completed will be express entry for killer herdsmen and terrorists from Niger. We see it also as a plot to flood Nigeria with illegal aliens for purposes of undermining the 2023 polls,” the group said.

“Therefore, we condemn this venture as wasteful because of the danger of being used to import weapons that will set Nigeria ablaze. Whereas there are no such rail lines linking Lagos to Enugu and Port Harcourt or Maiduguri to Enugu, President Buhari is investing almost $2bn to build railways for terrorists and bandits to flood into Nigeria and destabilize the country. Is this government just for the North?

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“In any event, the bottom line is that security everywhere in Nigeria, particularly across the north, appears to be rapidly deteriorating, resulting to popular discontent. Hence, this rail project is ill-timed and a wasteful effort.

“Beyond the security aspect, Let us even look at it from the point of view of the economy. What is the economic benefit of this project to Nigeria? The Nigerian economy, as it is today, is not in a state to contain this kind of wasteful spending.


“Generally, illegal immigration in Nigeria is a serious problem and the border has become quite porous. According to authorities, people from Niger are the biggest group of illegal immigrants, and the problems with illegal influx migrants are seen in the dangers faced by the host or receiving country, which are social, economic, political and security.

“A rapid influx of illegal immigrants has led to crisis of identification and an increase in the crime rates in Nigeria. It is alleged that among the illegal migrants, there are militants, who enter the nation to carry out terrorist activities.


“Terrorism has become a global trend, and it is thought that the current government of Muhammadu Buhari would seek out practical ways to strengthen our porous borders, instead, it is creating easy and accessible means of illegal arms trafficking and immigrants.”

BREAKING: Explosion Rocks Iju, Lagos …See Photos
BREAKING NEWS
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A loud explosion shook the Ajuwon, in Iju area of Lagos shortly before 3:30 this afternoon as thick smoke bellowed into the sky.


Ajuwon is a community between Lagos and Ogun State border.


The residents are currently in distress after a gas explosion rocked the area.

WazobiaReporters learnt that the accident happened at Cele Bus Stop, along Grailand, Ajuwon.
Iju is located between Agege and Ojodu Berger and is a thickly populated area in the Ikeja Local Government Area.

Eyewitness 
told WazobiaReporters that the explosion was from a gas plant located around Iju Hills and close to Grailland.
As at the time of filing this report, rescue operation has commenced.

However, a plank market and an event centre are completely burnt to ruins.

Quote:Sleek, a musician, was shot dead by alleged Anti Kidnapping operatives in Elelenwo area of Port Harcourt on Saturday, sparking a wave of protests two days after by angry youths demanding justice for the slain musician.

Sources narrated that Daniel, 20 and his friend, simply identified as Reuben, were waiting outside a hotel for a rental car to convey them to a destination when men of the Police Anti-Robbery Unit confronted them.

The source further said, “They were unarmed, nothing incriminating about them, but out of sheer fear of being arrested, the duo took to their heels. Following a chase that ensued, a riot policeman at De Topic Supermarket shot the musician.

Elder sister to the victim, Maureen Ikeagwuchi, said, “The way they were parading with his body bleeding all over, instead of taking him to the hospital is inhuman. I want them to face the law. We want justice.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/09/again-wike-calls-for-outright-dissolution-of-sars-as-police-kill-ph-musician/

Gov Abiodun’s whereabouts raises concern in Ogun as PDP demands explanation

 
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 September 24, 2020



The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Governor Dapo Abiodun to explain where he is and what he is doing there, DAILY POST reports.


The PDP said it condemned in strong terms, “his absence from duty.”


In the past few days, Ogun indigenes have been asking to know the whereabouts of Gov Abiodun across different social media platforms.


The concerns about Abiodun’s whereabouts became more pronounced during the recent workers’ strike, when the Chairman of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Bankole, described him as an ‘absentee governor’.

Bankole said, “We cannot afford to have an absentee governor. Ogun State is too civilized to have an absentee governor. Governance is a serious business. If our governor is not ready, let him pack his bags and go.”


Ogun PDP said it observed that the last time Gov Abiodun was sighted in public was on Saturday, September 5, 2020, when he joined other governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State to campaign for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s reelection.

Before then, he was in Abeokuta on September 2 to inspect the ongoing Panseke-Adigbe road construction.


On September 3, Abiodun was at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, where he said he presented to President Buhari, “a photo documentary detailing the achievements of our Administration in 52 weeks in Ogun State.”


It was observed that the Deputy Governor, Mrs Naimot Salako-Oyedele, and other top government functionaries have been standing in for Gov Abiodun for the past three weeks or thereabouts.

Our correspondent reports that when the projects and contracts review committee submitted its report on September 8, Abiodun was not physically present at the occasion. He joined the event virtually through zoom.


The Deputy Governor received the report on his behalf.
Same day, Abiodun, on his Facebook page said, “my Deputy, Her Excellency, @noimot.oyedele received a team from the Federal Government/IFAD-Assisted Value Chain Development Programme on my behalf.”


On September 11, the Ogun State Task Force on Human Trafficking was inaugurated. Representatives of NAPTIP were in the Governor’s office. Gov Abiodun said he was represented by his Deputy.



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Reacting, in an interview with DAILY POST, the Ogun PDP Publicity Secretary, Akinloye Bankole, said the party is “very worried at the levity with which the Governor is handling the issues of productive governance for the people.”


According to him, “it is very sad that Gov Abiodun has shamefully added the audacity of ‘absenteeism’ to his horrible status of executive insensitivity.”


“In clear terms, PDP rejects and condemns in strong terms, his absence from duty,” Bankole said.

“We, therefore, demand detailed explanation of his whereabouts. The Governor has a responsibility to the people. So, he should tell us where he is and exactly what he’s doing there,” the PDP sought to know.
DAILY POST contacted two spokespersons of the Governor for clarifications on his whereabouts.


The Special Adviser on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan and the Chief Press Secretary to Abiodun, Kunle Somorin, did not answer phone calls made to them.

However, Kunle Somorin, replying to a text, said the Governor is in Abeokuta.


He was asked, “Sir, Ogun indigenes and the PDP said they’re worried about the whereabouts of Gov Abiodun since Sept 5. They seek to know, where is the Governor?”


Replying, Somorin tersely said, “Abeokuta, sir.”
He confirmed that the Governor was in Ondo on September 5; saying, however, that it was not true that Gov. Abiodun has not been in his office since then.

Also, Remmy Hazzan replied to the text, saying, “5th of September? He still hosted UNILEVER on Monday 21st September, 2020, and presided over the state weekly EXCO meeting this week, Tuesday, 22nd September, 2020. Your 5th September timeline seemingly smacks mischief.”


Reports have it that the Tuesday weekly State Executive Council meeting was held virtually through an online platform.

Three Nigerians arrested for entering India via Bangladesh without documents







Three Nigerian nationals have been apprehended from Karimg alt='Three Nigerians arrested for entering India via Bangladesh without documents' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'anj district in Assam, India for allegedly entering the country without valid documents.
 
According to local report, during routine checking, Karimg alt='Three Nigerians arrested for entering India via Bangladesh without documents' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'anj district police stopped a vehicle coming from Tripura side on National Highway 8 along the Assam-Tripura border on Wednesday evening, September 23,
 
They detained three Nigerians from the vehicle after they failed to produce their passports and valid documents.
 

 
The Nigerians were identified as Nnamdi Bernard Nwali, Prince Paul and Eze Collins. During interrogation, they claimed that they entered India from Bangladesh via Tripura.
 
A police official of Karimg alt='Three Nigerians arrested for entering India via Bangladesh without documents' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'anj district said that the foreigners were on their way to Manipur from Tripura.
“As per their statement, they came from Nigeria to Delhi before the Covid-19 lockdown and reached Agartala in Tripura during the lockdown relaxation period . They have been staying in Tripura for the past few months. During checking, they failed to produce any valid documents,” the police official said.
 

 
Karimg alt='Three Nigerians arrested for entering India via Bangladesh without documents' class='img-responsive text-center' style='margin: auto;'anj Police has registered a case against the three Nigerian nationals under relevant sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946 along with Section 6 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950.
 

Quote:Mr Ilawole appreciated the governor for giving him the opportunity to serve the state in the capacity of a commissioner in the intervention agency.

Another top government official working with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has resigned his appointment to join the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), ahead of the October 10 Ondo governorship election.

The official is Bisi Ilawole., a Commissioner with the Ondo State Oil Producing Commission (OSOPADEC). He resigned his appointment with the State government on Tuesday.

In his resignation letter addressed to Mr Akeredolu, he appreciated the governor for giving him the opportunity to serve the state in the capacity of a Commissioner in the intervention agency.

“Sir, it is my profound gratitude for the rare privilege given to me under your administration to serve as a commissioner representing the good people of Ilaje Oil Producing Communities,” part of his letter reads.

After his resignation, he resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the ZLP, with his supporters.

Moreso, a two-time Chairman of Irele Local Government, Nicholas Akinbiola and Daisi Onetufo, a chieftain of APC, also defected to ZLP.

In addition, a former chairman of Ileoluji/Okeigbo and lawmaker representing the constituency, Folagbade Gbemibade dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for ZLP.

Speaking after he received them at the ZLP Secretariat, the state chairman, Joseph Akinlaja, said the interest of the folks would be considered.

Last week, PREMIUM TIMES reported that a senior aide of Mr Akeredolu, Andrew Ogunsakin. resigned his appointment from the government, and threw his weight behind deputy Agboola Ajayi, ahead of the state governorship election.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/416583-just-in-akeredolus-commissioner-others-defect-to-zlp.html

A lady identified as Salamatou has been arrested for allegedly killing her two children in cold blood, cut their bodies and cooked them, NaijaCover Reports.

It was gathered that the children aged 2 years and 6 months old were said to have been missing for hours and this led to the search of them by the family members, NaijaCover Reports.

This caused the police to search the house of the woman, after which her husband discovered a pot and a bucket that contained the prepared children. Police say they are currently investigating the incident, after which Salamatou will be charged to court.

According to reports Gathered By NAIJACOVER, The unfortunate incident occurred on Monday, September 14, 2020, at around 11 a.m. local time in Badjengo — commune of Pitoa — Department of Bénoué.

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The Board of Regents, Covenant University, Ota, has appointed Prof. Akan Williams as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Institution.

Mr Attat Emmanuel, Information Officer of the Institution, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ota.

“The appointment of Williams was approved on Tuesday, following the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aaron Atayero.

“Williams was born on Feb. 16, 1970, in Calabar, Cross River State, he is a native of Itoko, Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom.

“He is a Fellow of Chemical Society of Nigeria; a former Chairman, Ogun Chapter, Chemical Society of Nigeria; Member, Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria; Member, Royal Society of Chemistry and a member American Chemical Society among others,” he said.

https://www.newsclickng.com/covenant-university-appoints-acting-vice-chancellor/

Zamfara killings: Arewa groups petition President Buhari


 
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 September 24, 2020

The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has called on President Muhammad Buhari to take proactive action over the blood letting in Zamfara and other parts of the North.


The Coalition of Northern Groups, through its spokesman, Suleiman Abdul-Azeez, while presenting the petition to the Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Magarya, expressed dismay at the ugly security scenario in the State despite the several measures being taken by the government.


The groups noted that the situation in Zamfara was becoming worse due to the activities of some selfish and heartless individuals whom they described as the enemies of the people.


The groups called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that all those figured to be supporting or collaborating with bandits in Zamfara State are arrested and prosecuted no matter how big or influential, stressing that they are the greatest threat to peace and tranquility in the country.


The CNG spokesperson noted that the disturbing reports of bandits and internal collaborators is creating a fearful society, noting that there is the need by relevant authorities to take drastic measures to nib it in the bud.


The groups explained, “We are here to condemn what happened in the State recently when some politicians attacked the State’s police command to rescue some of their members arrested by the police. We condemn their action and want appropriate lawful action taken.”

The Coalition said that Zamfara State has for long faced problems with armed groups stealing cattle, kidnapping for ransom and attacking communities.
More recently, the groups noted that there has been a growth in informal mining activity in the mineral-rich region that has attracted people from outside the State, thereby, further fuelling instability in the State.


Responding, the Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, reiterated the commitments to promote security in the State.


He said that the State government is aware that despite the peace achieved, some elements are trying to disabuse the efforts of government towards ensuring peace.

Edo election: I’ve realized my mistakes, please return to APC – Ize-Iyamu begs Obaseki


 
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 September 24, 2020

 


Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last governorship election, in Edo State, has appealed to the winner of the election, Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to the APC.


Ize-Iyamu said this in a television broadcast on Wednesday night.


“We are going to talk to everybody. We are going to bring everybody back. I want to salute my brother, the governor. I would like to appeal to him to return to the party. In every family, we have a disagreement,” he said.

The APC candidate said he does not want the governor, whom he described as his senior brother, to make the same mistake he, (Ize-Iyamu) made.


“I made that mistake before and I have come to realise that it was a grievous error and I will not want him as a senior brother to make the same mistake.


“I will like to appeal to him to set aside his anger and come back. In APC, he is recognised as a leader and it would be difficult for him to be recognised as a leader in the new party he is going to.


“Certainly, we are ready to work with him and all well-meaning Edo people. We believe it is time to bring peace back to Edo State,” he added.


Obaseki defeated Ize-Iyamu in the Saturday governorship election, according to the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.


The Governor dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, after he was disqualified from contesting the primaries over alleged certificate issues.


He decamped to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, where he was received and given the ticket to run in the governorship election.

Ize-Iyamu was the standard bearer of the APC and was backed by the former National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole

CP Odumosu orders trial of police officer pictured extorting money from a motorcyclist in Aguda







The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered the immediate orderly room trial of a police officer pictured extorting money from a motorcyclist in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos.
 
Inspector Joseph Dike, attached to Aguda Division of Lagos State, went viral after he was captured extorting a motorcyclist at Pako Pin-Down Point, Aguda, where he was posted on Stop and Search duty on 22nd September 2020.
 
On Wednesday, September 23, Just one day after the incident, the police chief ordered a trial. 
 

 
A statement signed by the Lagos State Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi stated that "the Commissioner of Police has also ordered the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command to circulate a strong-worded signal, warning all police personnel in the command to desist from corrupt practices, extortion, misuse of power, improper dressing, harassment to members of the public by using sticks or horse whip, violation of human rights and drunkenness on duty, as such will attract severe reprimand or punishment according to the provisions of the Police Act and Regulations and other extant laws of Nigeria."
 
Adejobi added in the statement that "the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, in addition, warned senior police officers of the command to caution their men and ensure that his directives with a view to stopping these unprofessional and unethical conducts are strictly complied with."
 
The Police boss went on to assure the general public of his determination to have" that required and people-oriented policing system in Lagos State."
 

Leader of robbery syndicate operating in military uniform along Benin-Lagos expressway lies to wife he was injured in accident after fleeing gun battle with police







The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a seven-man armed robbery gang operating in military uniform along the Benin-Ore-Lagos  expressway.
 
The suspects, Ikechukwu Alore, Ifeanyi Emmanuel, Chibueze Kingsley, Obiora Michael, Elias John and Vincent Magnus, were fished out from their different hideouts within and outside Ogun State by operatives of the Special Anti – Robbery Squads (SARS).
 
Parading the suspects at the Command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, September 23, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, said the suspected leader of the seven-man robbery syndicate, Obiora Michael, was traced to his residence in Ajangbadi area of Lagos State on September 17, 2020, where his wife was treating him of the bullet wounds he sustained during a gun duel with the SARS operatives.
 
“He had lied to his wife that he sustained the injuries in a road accident,” the CP said.
 
According to the police boss, they were rounded up following a confessional statement extracted from one of the members of the gang who later died from gunshot injuries. (pictured below)
 
Items recovered from the robbery gang included three sets of military camouflage, a military vest, a nose mask in army camouflage, a military head-warmer and camouflage bag as well as an imitation gun, wrapped in cello tapes.
 

 

Quote:Man Arrested For Raping 9-Year-Old Girl At Knife Point Inside Her Mother's Bedroom (Photo)

IgbereTV reports that a young man identified as Samana Shua'ibu, age 20, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl after threatening to stab her with a knife in Dini Village, Toro local Government Area of the state.

Confirming the news in a statement on Wednesday, September 23, Spokesman of the command, DSP Mohammad Wakil, said that the suspect sneaked into the bedroom of the victim's mother throgh the window, threatened to stab the minor before raping her.

The statement reads:

"On 16th/09/2020 at about 0900hrs one Mohammed Sani alias Kawu Sani ‘m’ of Dini Village via Rahama ward Toro LGA Bauchi came to Toro Police Station and reported that on 15th/09/2020 at about 0130hrs one Samana Shua'ibu 'm' aged 20yrs of the same address trespassed into his house where he entered his wife’s room through the window and met his daughter by name Hadiza (not real name) 'f' aged 9yrs sleeping," the statement reads.

"He threatened her with a knife not to shout or he kill her and forcefully had unlawful canal knowledge of her without her consent. On receipt of the report, A team of Policemen WAS drafted to the scene. The victim was taken to General Hospital Toro for medical treatment, while the suspect escaped to unknown destination,"

"Consequently, residents revealed that his family prevented the community to arrest the suspect as at the time of the incident. After preliminary investigation the suspect was arrested and confessed to the crime. Investigation is in progress after which suspect will be charge to court for prosecution."

https://igberetvnews.com/1365699/man-arrested-raping-9-year-old-girl-knife-point-inside-mothers-bedrooom-photo/

We want our own country – Yoruba leader, Akintoye tells Buhari


 September 24, 2020




The leader of Yoruba ethnic group, Professor Banji Akintoye has said that Yoruba ethnic group is in dire need of its own country out of the present Nigeria.
Akintoye said that over 55 million people of Yoruba extraction, will get their freedom without breaking the law of the country or shedding blood.


The renowned historian made these declarations during the celebration of Kiriji war held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Wednesday.

DAILY POST gathered that Kiriji war happened in Yoruba land many decades ago.


Present at the celebration included Otun Olubadan, High Chief Lekan Balogun who represented the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Otunba Deji Osibogun, Wale Alabi, Comrade Olu Omotosho, Opeoluwa Elisha Ademoyegun and Iyanda Wasiu.


Akintoye while insisting that nothing would stop the liberation of Yoruba from its enemies, awakened the youths, who he said, were very important in the fight for struggle.

He said, “We have been saying we will have a Yoruba nation of our own. Yoruba World Congress is committed to helping Yoruba nation to secure its position in the comity of nations.


“They do say I don’t compromise. It is not every time. But once we say, we will take a common stance, I don’t know how to betray. We will get Yoruba nation free without violence, we will not break the laws of Nigeria. If there is anyone who wants to be violent, we will tell them, no.

“If you are violent and there are dead bodies on the streets, you are circumventing our purpose. We are telling the world that we want our own country. We have the rights to demand for our rights. When we launched Amotekun, was there any arrest, violence? If you want to stage a rally, do so. It’s your rights but no violence.


“I have passion for the youths. If you don’t have people who can take after you, no matter the amount of wealth you have it’s nothing. These youths are important. We elders can only guide and lead you. We can write letters but it is you who will do it. It must succeed. Anybody saying contrary, I’m not part of that idea.


“In the past of 30 and 40 years ago, the youths have not been the same again. I graduated from the University College Ibadan in the morning and by evening my wife and I were employed. I can’t do the things I’m doing now if I don’t have the youths around me.


“We are hurting our future in a very vicious way. Yoruba are 55 million, 74 percent are 40 years and. Step forward and. They have the authority of the land to say you can’t do it. Go back home. No violence. Go to market places, mechanic workshop, farmers on their way to the farms. If you can do this, getting our resolve done will not be difficult.”

“We don’t force our will on people. Explain to those organizations who don’t understand what you want. Yoruba will not suffer. We are the most populous in Africa. We want to take our own country and begin to build it. Nothing more,” he concluded.


In his own contribution, the leader of Movement for Oduduwa Republic, Architect Akin George explained how they had mobilised other people in Yorubaland.
“We went to Okemesi where the Kiriji war started. We saw the king. From there, we went to Imesi Ile and Igbajo. At Igbajo, we noticed disunity between Imesi Ile and Oke Imesi, between Igbajo and Ibadan people there.

“We reconciled them. We can’t fight the enemies if home front is divided. We may have misunderstanding but should not lead to quarrel,” he revealed.

EFCC: Confront me at Buhari’s panel if I collected bribe – Ibrahim Magu to Nigerians


 
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Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied collecting bribe from anybody.


Magu dared anyone with evidence of his collecting bribe to publicly confront him before the Presidential panel investigating his activities as head of the EFCC.
He was reacting to an allegation that he allowed a suspect, Hima Aboubakar, a Nigerien National, to escape justice.


Speaking yesterday, the suspended EFCC Czar said anybody with evidence of him collecting bribe should “come out publicly to confront him before the Justice Ayo Salami panel”.

Magu had opened his defense to the allegations of ‘Alleged Abuse of Office and Mismanagement of Federal Government Recovered Assets and Finances’ brought against him by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

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The suspended EFCC boss was represented by two of his lawyers, Wahab Shittu and Tosin Ojaomo.
Magu is currently being probed for alleged mismanagement and insubordination while in office.

Quote:Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the construction of the section two of the Ohafia-Arochukwu road in Abia North Senatorial zone of Abia State. 

Igbere TV had previously reported how the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved the sum of N12 billion for the construction of the said road project. Kalu represents the affected district.

In a statement personally signed by Kalu representing the Abia North district and made available to Igbere TV, he expressed sincere appreciation to President Buhari for what he referred to as a great favour to the people of his constituency. 

He said getting the road approved has increased his fulfillment as a representative of the people, adding that it would breath life into the economy and livelihood of Ohafia and Arochukwu. 

He commended the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan; Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Acting Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Works, Engr AbubakarAliyu; Chairman Senate Committee on Works, Senator Adamu Aliero; Managing Director Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) Mr Uche Orji; Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Interior, Barr. Georgina Ehuriah for their relentless efforts and for working hand in hand with him to capture the road in the appropriation process. 

The former Abia governor also expressed appreciation to the Abia  All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that the stakeholders worked as a team and their team work has given them victory.

In no order of hierarchy,  Kalu specifically thanked Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives and member representing Isuikwuato /Umunneochi federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Nkeiru Onyejiocha; Minister of state for Mines and steel, Dr Uche Ogah; Member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Rt Hon. Uko Nkole; Member representing Bende Federal Constituency and spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu for their commitment and assistance in facilitating the road approval.

He said: “I, on behalf of the good people of Abia  North Senatorial zone and Abia state, do express sincere appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari, for this great favour to the people of Abia North. I am deeply excited because the completion of the road would improve the quality of life of our constituents, by easing the stress they currently face commuting the road especially Arochukwu road.”

The Senate Chief Whip believes that the road, being strong economic artery of his senatorial zone, would improve the hardship facing the commuting public when completed.

https://igberetvnews.com/1365717/sen-kalu-lauds-buhari-fashola-lawan-n12b-ohafia-arochukwu-road/

Traders trapped under loads of farm produce as truck crashes in Abeokuta




 



Several passengers were trapped under loads of farm produce after a truck conveying them to their destination crashed in Ogun State.
 
According to an eyewitness, the incident happened near NNPC under bridge in Abeokuta, the state capital on Wednesday morning, September 23.
 
Men of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency rescued the trapped victims and evacuated the perishable goods from the main roads.
 
Details later...
 

 

Prophetess accused of s3xually molesting a female congregant







A 29-year-old Prophetess from Gweru, Zimbabwe has been arrested over an alleged sexual molestation of a female congregant. 
 
Prophetess Juliet Masakanire who is said to be the founder of Pray Deliverance and Testimony Ministries International, was also accused of bribing the congregant with US$16 and making several EcoCash transactions to buy her silence. 
 
The alleged sexual molestation victim alleged that the Prophetess sucked her breasts while putting her fingers in her private part on three different occasions. She also revealed that they stayed together and shared the same bed.
 
The victim said; 
 

Quote:“She used to give me money every time she abused me. She gave me US$10, US$6, R50 and transferred varying amounts to my account via EcoCash. She said I should do what she wanted if I entertained any thoughts of getting married."

Quote:“I was giving her money for groceries and other things since we stayed together. She is framing me because they want to destroy me and my church."

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Jilted taxi driver commits suicide after killing girlfriend who dumped him







An investigation into the death of a 45-year-old taxi driver identified as Emmanuel Kwakye and his alleged girlfriend Georgina Lamisi Awuni Sayel has been initiated by the police in Cape Coast. 
 
Kwakye’s lifeless body was found hanging on a tree at Bronyibima M.A. Basic school on Tuesday, September 22, while Sayel was also found dead in his room, a development that fueled suspicion of him committing suicide after killing his girlfriend of three years who ended their relationship. 
 
The bodies were discovered after Kwakye's friend filed a missing person complaint with the University of Cape Coast's police station, Ghana. 
 
It was gathered that a deep stab wound was found on Lamisi's left rib with her bra and dress stained with blood. Further checks in the room revealed a kitchen knife with a bloodstain on it.
 

 
Insiders alleged that Kwakye and Lamisi dated for three years and he allegedly sponsored her tertiary education at the Ola College of Education in Cape Coast. Upon completing her tertiary education, Lamisi ended their relationship and left Kwakye heartbroken. 
 
It is speculated that the jilted man killed his girlfriend out of vengeance as all effort to get her back was futile. Their bodies have been deposited at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Mortuary.
 
 
 

Quote:The Federal Government has put up for sale a jet in the Presidential fleet, Hawker 4000 aircraft with registration number, 5N-FGX/: RC 066.

The business-size jet which entered into service in December 2011, has capacity for nine passengers and three crew.
Findings indicate that only 73 Hawker 4000 aircraft were manufactured by Hawker Beechcraft between 2001 and 2013 and they were sold for $22.91 million each as of 2012.

The FG in a published advert on Wednesday disclosed that the aircraft with a range of 3,190-nautical mile had flown for 1,768 hours.

It said the aircraft could be inspected at the Presidential Air Fleet’s hangar located at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Interested buyers were requested to submit their closed bid to the Chairman, Committee for Sale of Aircraft, Office of the National Security Adviser, care of Special Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

In an advertisement published in some national dailies on Wednesday, prospective buyers were directed to submit a refundable bank draft for $50,000 to the committee with the bid.

It also said that all the bids should be quoted in United States dollars.

The notice read, “Please note that all bids must be submitted within one week of this publication. Background check is required as a pre-qualification for the bid. Prospective bidders who want to inspect the aircraft will be granted access within one week from this advertisement.”

The Presidency had similarly in 2016 put up for sale two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000, in line with the directive of the President, President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), that aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet should be reduced to cut down on waste.

The government also said some aircraft in the fleet would be handed over to the Nigeria Air Force for its operations. It could not be confirmed if this had been done.

According to the Presidency, the PAF has 10 aircraft and they include Boeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-800 or AirForce One), one Gulfstream 550, one Gulfstream V (Gulfstream 500), two Falcons 7X, one Hawker Sidley 4000, two AgustaWestland AW 139 helicopters and two AgustaWestland AW 101 helicopters.

Reports said each of the two Falcon 7X jets was purchased in 2010 for $51.1m, while the Gulfstream 550 costs $53.3m.

The Senior Special Assistant, (Media and Publicity) to the President, Garba Shehu, had yet to r

espond to inquiries on the number of presidential aircraft sold so far, as of the time of filing this report.

https://punchng.com/fg-puts-nine-year-old-presidential-jet-on-sale/

Pregnant woman jumps into water to rescue husband from shark attack in Florida







A man is fortunate to be alive though badly injured after his pregnant wife jumped into water to rescue him when a shark attacked him in Florida.
 
Andrew Eddy, 30, was snorkeling on a private boat at Sombrero Key Light, Florida, on Sunday, September 20, when he was bitten on the shoulder by a shark “almost immediately” upon entering the water, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
 
Eddy’s wife, Margot Dukes Eddy, 29, saw the shark’s dorsal fin and then saw the water fill with blood. She leaped in immediately and dragged her husband to safety.
 
The couple was on the boat with Dukes Eddy’s parents, her sister and her sister’s boyfriend, most of whom were already in the water when the attack occurred, an incident report written by Deputy Christopher Aguanno said.
 
Eddy, who lives in Atlanta, was taken from the water to Sombrero Beach around 10:30 a.m., and airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, the sheriff’s office’s statement said.
 
His injuries were described as "severe" though his condition has not been released. 
 
The sheriff’s office said that witnesses reported seeing a bull shark in the area and that the one that attacked Eddy was between 8 and 10 feet long. No one else was injured in the attack.

Ondo deputy governor, Ajayi accuses APC of attacking campaign office







Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi who has been having rounds of faceoff with his boss Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of mobilising thugs to attack his campaign office in Akure.
 
In a statement released by the Director-General of his campaign organisation, Kola Ademujimi and a security personnel attached to his campaign secretariat, Mr. Gbenga Adeyoriju, the APC was accused of being out to cause mayhem before the October 10 governorship election.
 
Adeyoriju alleged that five thugs came at night in an APC branded vehicle, shot into the air and destroyed the billboard and other valuables on the premises. 
 
He further stated that the thugs used the butt of their guns to destroy the billboard in front of the campaign office and threatened to kill him and his colleague if they made any attempt to stop them.
 
Ademujimi who also alleged that the APC thugs attacked ZLP members at Idanre during the governor’s campaign in the area on Tuesday September 22, said the attacks on campaign offices of opposition candidates were becoming worrisome.
 
Ademujimi said; 
 

Quote: “Akeredolu ‘s thugs are threatening the lives and property of members of ZLP and those of other parties in parts of the state.


“They destroyed chairs, tables and inflicted injuries on our supporters at their ward meeting in Ile-Oluji yesterday.


“They also destroyed Ajayi’s  billboards at our campaign office in Akure. They destroyed our flags and posters at Idanre during Akeredolu’s/APC ‘s campaign tour of Idanre yesterday.


“They attacked leaders of another party during their local government meeting in Owo yesterday. I think they are out to cause mayhem even before the October 10 governorship election.”

Female workers allegedly stripped naked on ex-minister, Kenneth Gbagi’s order, demand N1bn as compensation







The four former staff of Signatious Hotel in Warri, Delta State, who were allegedly stripped naked naked on the order of the owner of the hotel who is a former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, have written a letter to him demanding N1bn compensation and a public apology from him.
 
In a letter drafted by their counsel, Kunle Edun and dated September 23, the four employees namely Mr Victor Ephraim, Gloria Oguzie, Mrs. Precious Achibong, Roselyn Okiemute Diaghwarhe, said they were stripped naked on the orders of the ex-minister because of the tips a guest who lodged at the hotel for four days gave to them on his departure on August 20, 2020.
 
The letter is titled, ‘Trial by ordeal, torture, stripping naked and bestial conduct of Signatious Hotel and yourself in an organised show of shame and animalism: Notice of intention to seek full legal redress’. It reads in part

Quote:“That after the guest’s stay, he gave our clients the sum of N105, 000 as tips for the good time that he had at the hotel.
This again, is not unusual in the hospitality business. That the hotel did not lose any money neither was any alleged to have been stolen.


You told our clients menacingly that they are not entitled to tips, as all tips belong to you. As a matter of fact, you categorically stated that they were not supposed to have monies in their accounts as long as they were working for you.”

Quote:''The threatening presence of the armed policemen who willingly did your bidding, you directed your son of 15 years old (a minor) Master Egba Gbagi, to film and take photos of our clients’ nakedness” and then “summoned the other staff of the hotel to see the nakedness of our clients”the letter read

30-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping 5-year-old girl in Jigawa (photos)







Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Jigawa State Command have arrested 30-year-old Habibu Muhammad, of Unguwar Gabas village in Yankwashi Local Government area in the state for allegedly raping a five (5) year old girl.
 
A statement released by the command's spokesperson, Adamu Shehu, says the case was reported at the Yankwashi Divisional office by the father of the victim who accused the suspect of taking his five-year-old girl to his house and raped her.

Quote:''Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed that on Friday, 18th September 2020, at about 1530hrs, he invited the young girl into his house with the intention of sending her on an errand and later on changed his mind to take advantage of her.


According to the victim's mother, it was when her daughter was complaining of pain in her private area that she decided to have a look at the place, and then questioned the girl on how she sustains bruises at the area. The little girl started crying saying the person would kill her if she mentioned his name.'' the statement read

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES 

THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER



YOUR MOMENT TO SHINE


Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid (Matthew 5:14).


This present world is a world in spiritual darkness. It was the same in the days of Jesus. Recall at His arrest, He said, “…this is your moment, the time when the power of darkness reigns” (Luke 22:53 NLT). 


After Jesus ascended to heaven, the world remained in darkness. But you’re the solution to that darkness. We read in our opening verse that you’re the light of the world. You have to shine ever more brightly in these last days, through the power of the Holy Spirit.


Our world isn’t for the devil; it’s for the Lord. He put us here to run this world with His light and righteousness from the realm of the Spirit. As you walk in faith, putting the Word to work and insisting on your divine rights and heritage in Christ, you’re making your light shine.


It doesn’t matter the darkness in the world—the sickness, disease, poverty and insecurity ravaging this world—you’ve been empowered to rule and reign in Christ, through the Word. Others would see you and understand who a true Christian is; they’d see the glory and excellence of Christ in you.
Isaiah 60:1-2 says, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.


 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.” This is your moment to shine as the light in a dark world by walking in righteousness, prosperity, health, soundness of mind and body as guaranteed in the Word of God.



PRAYER

I’m the light of the world, a city set on a hill to bring illumination to my world. The glory and righteousness of Christ are manifested in and through me; I walk in prosperity and blessings, soundness of mind and body, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.


FURTHER STUDY


Isaiah 60:1-3; John 9:5; Philippians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:5


1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Ephesians 1:15-2:1-10 & Isaiah 13-14


2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Timothy 6:17-21 & Jeremiah 42









#TALKINGSESSION 24TH SEPTEMBER.


KINDLY SAY THIS WORDS OUT LOUD



Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the life of splendour, grace, prosperity, and greatness You’ve brought me into.


 I am established in Your righteousness, planted in the house of the Lord; therefore, I flourish like the palm tree, with grace and glory! I bring forth fruit in season, and out of season, because I am like a tree planted by the waters, ever in blossom. 


I walk day after day by the light of God’s Word. I am not moved by the natural circumstances that exist in the world. God’s Word is the light by which I operate in my job, finances, family and everything that concerns me. 


I am aware of God’s bountiful provisions for me, and I am enjoying them, because I see by the greater light of His Word.


 I am excelling and making progress on every side, and my faith is prevailing over circumstances,as I walk in the fullness of Your blessings. 



I am an offspring of the Word; a joint heir with Christ, therefore, the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places, for I have a goodly heritage. 


I am conscious of my glorious heritage in Christ, and through meditation on the Word, and fellowship with the Spirit, I get to know more and enjoy my inheritance in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!





God bless you

Quote:A former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has finally broken silence following his party's defeat at the September 19 Edo Governorship election.

Igbere TV had reported how the APC candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu lost to incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the keenly contested election.

Oshiomhole, a former Governor of Edo State, had thrown his weight behind Ize-Iyamu, a former Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Edo State Government, in the guber polls.

On Wednesday, Oshiomhole, while at the gym at his private residence, in Benin City, said he did not break down as being alleged in some quarters, following the loss suffered by his party.

While thanking the good people of Edo State for their support towards his party, the APC former national chairman said, "in life you win some, and lose some ... but life goes on".

He said no matter the outcome of any election, the people must have faith in the country, and strengthen her democracy, adding that he has no plans of leaving Nigeria as he has only the Nigerian passport.

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A lady has taken to popular micro-blogging platform to show off her two husband’s as she gushed over them.

According to the lady identified as Brisbane, in her social media post used the mathematical Greater Than sign (>>>> to indicate that marrying two men is greater then marrying one man.

She shared photos of herself and the two men in her life who looked very happy and satisfied with the polyamorous relationship.

Captioning the images, Brisbane wrote ;

Quote:Marrying 2 men>>>> marrying 1

https://mobile.twitter.com/brisbanebee/status/1307528853133418496

111 New COVID-19 Cases, 149 Discharged And 2 Deaths On September 22

Quote:111 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-31
Gombe-18
Kaduna-18
FCT-15
Rivers-14
Imo-3
Kwara-3
Oyo-3
Bayelsa-2
Ogun-2
Edo-1
Osun-1

Quote:Highlights
On the 23rd of September 2020, 111 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 57724 cases have been confirmed, 48985 cases have been discharged and 1102 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 111 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos (31), Gombe (18), Kaduna (18), FCT (15), Rivers (14), Imo (3), Kwara (3), Oyo (3), Bayelsa (2), Ogun (2), Edo (1), Osun (1)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

Quote:September 22 https://www.nairaland.com/6136700/covid-19-update-september-22-2020

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Il y a de nombreux avantages à se marier à l'h?tel de ville. Nous recevons beaucoup de couples de l'extérieur de New York qui se marient à l'h?tel de ville parce que sa simplicité signifie qu'ils peuvent facilement combiner leur mariage avec une lune de miel passionnante dans la Big Apple. Nous avons même photographié quelques fugues effrontées à l'h?tel de ville!

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Finalmente fa caldo a New York e siamo così entusiasti di iniziare la stagione delle fughe. New York è stupenda tutto l'anno, ma è qualcosa di molto magico nella città in primavera. La fioritura dei ciliegi fa vibrare la città di colori vivaci e non possiamo immaginare uno scenario migliore per la cerimonia. Quindi, ecco le nostre 5 migliori posizioni a New York, puoi fuggire adesso!
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Roosevelt Island è un'isola stretta nell'East River di New York City. Si trova tra l'isola di Manhattan a ovest e il distretto di Queens, a Long Island, a est. La più grande attrazione di trasporto di Roosevelt Island è il Roosevelt Island Tram. Per il prezzo di una strisciata MetroCard, puoi salire a 250 piedi sopra l'East River ed essere trasportato tra Roosevelt Island e Manhattan in soli quattro minuti! Puoi avere una cerimonia al Four Freedoms Park, che ha una vista mozzafiato su Manhattan e Long Island City e coperto dalla splendida vegetazione. Fuga perfetta dalla frenetica città.

Giardino sul tetto
Questo luogo unico è l'ideale per le fughe primaverili. Situato su un tetto, il giardino si affaccia sulla 5th avenue e sulla Cattedrale di St. Paul. La serenità di questo posto è incredibile, considerando Galajurken Maastricht la sua posizione trafficata. Il giardino può essere utilizzato fino a mezzogiorno e può ospitare fino a 25 persone in piedi. Quindi, se stai cercando un posto che si distingue da solo, questa gemma nascosta sarà perfetta per una cerimonia romantica e privata.

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Famoso giardino pubblico nel Bronx nord-occidentale lungo il fiume Hudson, con giardini fioriti, casa alpina, serre e centro culturale. Questo posto è magnifico per gli elementi primaverili, i verdi e lo scenario di questo posto sembrano fantastici nelle foto. Inoltre, non è mai affollato, quindi la maggior parte delle volte avrai l'intero parco per te. Puoi organizzare una cerimonia all'interno della Wave Hill House, che era la residenza di Mark Twain e Theodore Roosevelt. Luogo ideale per una piccola cerimonia intima.

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Questo posto è perfetto per un anno intorno alle cerimonie. Il giardino presenta fiori e piante menzionati nelle poesie e nelle opere teatrali di Shakespeare ed è progettato per assomigliare alla nativa campagna inglese di Bard. Il giardino situato sul lato ovest tra la 79a e l'80a strada a pochi passi dal Castello del Belvedere a Central Park. Posto perfetto per un micro matrimonio ed è a pochi passi dai bei ristoranti sul lato ovest, dove puoi festeggiare dopo.

Elizabeth Street Garden
Questo posto è un vero posto "speakeasy" nella categoria giardini. Situato nel cuore del quartiere più alla moda, questo giardino è conosciuto solo dalla gente del posto e non attira mai i turisti. Il giardino è lungo un acro ed è pieno di sculture uniche. Questo è un posto assolutamente incredibile ed è perfetto per una fuga d'amore www.missydress.uk.com chic.

Quote:About one year after grabbing the headlines for being President Muhammadu Buhari’s potential bride, Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has tied the nuptial knots with Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in a secret ceremony in Abuja.

The extremely private event, which took place last Friday, was the culmination of a love affair between the two public figures that dates back to more than a year ago, it was confirmed.

However, in an attempt to get at the First Lady, members of the cabal around Buhari approached her parents in a bid to have her marry the President.

But with that episode now firmly behind them, Farouq and Abubakar proceeded to cement their relationship last Friday in the private ceremony.

The minister, who clocks 46 on November 5, has never been married and has no children.

The Chief of Air Staff, who is from Bauchi State, on the other hand, has 10 children from two wives – one of whom he has since divorced.

The two have kept their marriage a secret just the same way their relationship escaped public radar.

Farouq was appointed minister by President Buhari in 2019 while Abubakar, who is among service chiefs Nigerians have asked the Commander-In-Chief to fire for their poor tackling of insecurity in the country, has been in office since July 2015.

SaharaReporters reliably gathered that the marriage was delayed till last Friday after the controversy that followed the rumoured affair between Farouq and Buhari in October 2019 where it was alleged that the President was set to take her for a wife.

Sadique Abubakar and Sadiya Farouq
The news set the entire media space on fire, leaving many disappointed at the end when the purported wedding never became a reality.

Perhaps to fully banish the ghost of that rumour and keep it several radius away from her husband, it was reliably gathered that Farouq and Abubakar’s wedding was facilitated by the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, apparently in a self-saving move.

Although, it was rumoured that she dated and was planning to marry Buhari last year, Farouq, who had been around the President since she was a teenager, has never dated the retired military general.

http://saharareporters.com/2020/09/23/one-year-after-being-rumoured-be-president-buhari%E2%80%99s-mistress-humanitarian-affairs

Quote:The Federal Government on Wednesday approved $1,959,744,723.71 for the construction of a rail line that will link Nigeria to Niger Republic.

The approval was given at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, told State House correspondents at the end of the meeting that the sum approved for the development of the proposed rail line linking Kano-Dutse-Katsina-Jibia and to Maradi in Niger Republic is inclusive of Value Added Tax.

Amaechi said apart from that, the council also approved the award of a contract worth N3.049 bilion for the design, manufacture, supply, testing, and commissioning of one railway crane for the purposes of clearing rail tracks in situations of accidents.

Quote:The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the award of contract for the development of the proposed Kano-Katsina-Jibia to Maradi rail line in Niger Republic and to Dutse, the capital of Jigawa, for a total cost of $1,959,744,723.71, inclusive of 7.5% VAT.

The rail project is expected to serve as a major booster for the transportation of petroleum product from the Refinery and Petrochemical company in Maradi in Niger Republic which is already sending some refined petroleum product to Nigeria.

The Ministry of Transportation also got approvals for rather award of contract for the design, manufacture, supply, testing and commissioning of one railway crane of 150 ton capacity for emergency and recovery of rolling stocks.

This is to sort out the situations of accident on rail track at the total cost of N3,049,544,000.

The Council also approved the N12.088b for the Section two of the Ohafia to Arochukwu road.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola while briefing after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, disclosed that the section comprises Umuahia/Bende/Ohafia road in Abia State

The contract was approved for construction at N12.088 billion comprising a distance of 45 kilometers to complement Section One which was previously awarded in 2018.

“ That section is the section from Bende/Arochukwu to Ohafia which was 19.27 kilometers. So with this award now, the entire length of the road is now under contract with the same contractor and we hope for expeditious execution.”

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said FEC also approved the procurement of 1,800 units of laptop computers for training school and computer-based test examinations at three Nigeria Customs Service training schools in Gwagwalada, Lagos and Kano for a sum of N351,540,000, with a completion period of six weeks.

Mohammed who briefed on behalf of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed said the Ministry also got another approval for N197,843,100 for the expansion of the Nigeria Customs Service’s cash management’s software in compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). This is also going to enhance the efficiency of the Department of Customs.

Finally, on behalf of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, a memo was presented today asking for approval for the augmentation of the contract for the construction of Petroleum Technology Development Fund corporate headquarters office in Abuja, for the sum of N3,773,784,399.48, therefore raising the initial approval for the contract to about N14 billion.

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs also got additional approval of N745.2 million, as part of the procurement of Field Forensic Auditors for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission

This brings to the total number of field forensic auditors to 16 in addition to the earlier approved Lead Forensic Auditors, messrs Olumiluwa Bashir and Co.

“These people are now going to be charge of the nine states of the Niger Delta which has been divided into 16 lots. As I stated earlier, lots one is Ernst and Young for the headquarters. They will be undertaking the 19 years of audit and also bring out the organigram for restructuring of the NDDC for better performance in future.

Council also considered and approved the need to attach investigative security agencies, the relevant ones to each of the team to ensure transparency and also to be sure that whatever comes out is acceptable to not just in Nigeria but to the international community.

On his part, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said, the Ministry got approval for the award of contract for the procurement of 52 number operational Green Maria vehicle to facilitate effective operation in the Correctional Service as well as ease of movement of awaiting trial inmate from the Custodial centres 247 of them in all to about 5022 courts in Nigeria.

“This is to compliment what we have already acquired between 2016 and 2019 of about 451 Operational Green Maria vehicles. The objective is to ensure that the delay associated with trial of inmate” he said

https://businessday.ng/news/article/fg-approves-1-9bn-kano-maradi-rail-in-niger-republic/amp/