Lady Slumps & Hospitalized After Boyfriend Refused To Propose To Her In Lagos

There was chaos in Ikotun on Tuesday afternoon as a lady, identified as Linda Majekodunmi slumped on Oja, Bus Stop, Ikotun Old Garage, after her boyfriend, Fabian failed to propose.

Eyewitness said the two young people have been head over heels in love with each other for a long time with marriage in view.

But it seem the guy had a change of mind as he refused proposing Linda.

The scene attracted onlookers as so many people found the scenario funny and pitiful.

Linda became scared and begged the guy to marry her, dragging his Jean trousers.

The guy who didn’t seem moved with her pleas tried to lose himself off her grip as she threatened to kill herself.

When Linda noticed her boyfriend was adamant, she slumped on the ground.

Passerbys managed to rush her to an undisclosed hospital while the man ran for safety.

Residents of Ikotun slammed her for acting in such a childish and irresponsible manner no matter how heartbroken she had felt earlier over a failed marriage plan.

Federal Government, in conjunction with Lagos State Government (LASG) ordered the stoppage of barge operations

The Lagos Marina is set to regain its beauty and serenity, with the planned stoppage of barge operations along the coastline, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso.

The federal government, in conjunction with Lagos State Government (LASG), yesterday ordered the stoppage of all such operations, which have desecrated the once beautiful and peaceful Marina coastline.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to revoke barge approvals granted some companies operating in Lagos.

The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who defied the early morning downpour to inspect activities around the Marina coastline, made the stop-work order during an unscheduled visit to the Marina.

They went around the coastline, seeing the long row of trucks and containers that have constituted health and security hazards on the Marina.

Amaechi and Sanwo-Olu kept on shaking their heads on seeing the devastation of the coastline that used to be the pride of the state, attracting crowds of visitors.
Amaechi and Sanwo-Olu found the “unwholesome” activities on the coastline “shocking” and “unacceptable.”

The minister spoke of an urgent need to sanitise the entire Marina coastline and restore its tranquility and beauty.

He ordered that trucks must immediately stop coming to Marina to load.

Amaechi said the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) did not grant anyone the permission to carry out barging operations, insisting that all such activities must stop immediately.

“The Federal Ministry of Transport has agreed with Lagos State Government to ensure that whoever is making use of Marina coastline should stop. We have agreed with Commissioner of Police to stop those using the roads and we have agreed with NPA to cancel all barge permits pending when each person will come back to NPA, NIWA and Lagos State Government to renew such approval,” he said.

Sanwo-Olu directed the Lagos State Commissioner of Police to arrest and prosecute anyone who flouts the order to stop unauthorised activities on the Marina.

He said the state government would do everything to bring sanity to the coastline.

“We are also talking to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing because we understand that some of the approvals were from the Federal Ministry of Works. So, we are also taking up that responsibility and we would do what we need to do,” the governor said.

Also at the inspection were the Managing Director of NPA, Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman, and representatives of NIWA, Ministries of Works and Waterfront as well as the Police.

Source: THISDAYLIVE.COM

United Kingdom To deploy observers in Edo and Ondo States to monitor the governorship elections

The United Kingdom yesterday said it would deploy observers in Edo and Ondo States to monitor the governorship elections, and threatened sanction, including a travel ban to the United Kingdom, against sponsors of violence in the two elections.

The UK said the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, had met with the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The decisions of the UK Government were contained in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the High Commission to Nigeria.

The statement said: “As a friend and partner of Nigeria, we are closely following the lead up to the off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states scheduled for September 19 and October 10, respectively.

“These elections are important, both as an essential element of effective governance within both states and an indicator of the strength of Nigeria’s democratic institutions.

“Our High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has held meetings with leaders of the two main political parties, the APC and PDP.

“The discussions focused on the need for the parties’ leaders to prevail on supporters to avoid violence before and after the elections and we welcome the Edo candidates’ signatures of the National Peace Committee and INEC convened a peace accord yesterday.

“We will be deploying observation missions to both the Edo and Ondo elections and supporting civil society led observation.

“The UK takes a strong stand against election-related violence and, just as we did in the general election in 2019, will continue to take action against individuals we identify as being responsible for violence during the elections.

“This could include restrictions on their eligibility to travel to the UK, restrictions on access to UK based assets or prosecution under international law.

“The UK will continue to provide support and engagement as we move towards these elections. We urge INEC, the Police and all other agencies involved to work together to deliver free, fair and credible elections.”

Source: THISDAYLIVE.COM

Africa Initiative for Governance announces the recipients of the 2020/2021 round of its scholarships

Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), a not-for-profit organisation founded to inspire the transformation of Africa’s public sector, has announced the recipients of the 2020/2021 round of its scholarships for young, outstanding West Africans with a passion for public service.

In a statement issued yesterday by the organisation in Lagos, Founder and Chairman of AIG, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede said, “AIG has a vision of a public sector in Africa that is effective, values-driven, service-oriented and results-focused.”

He said, “To support the attainment of this vision, we are proud to invest in the development of a critical mass of transformation champions who can lead this transformation process.”

In her comments, the Chief Executive Officer of AIG, Ms. Chienye Ogwo said, “The AIG Scholarships selection process is particularly rigorous and, each year, progressively attracts exceptional talent with potential for great achievement. We are pleased to announce this new cohort of five women and one man, and honoured to support their commitment to public service.”

The statement noted that AIG has awarded at least five scholarships to talented West Africans from all academic backgrounds to pursue the Master of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford every year, since 2017.

AIG had signed a partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford in June 2016 based on a shared vision of improving the world through good governance and public leadership. AIG also awards the AIG Fellowships at the School, to outstanding senior public service officials from West Africa. To date, 25 men and women have benefited from AIG Scholarships and Fellowships.

The AIG scholars, usually people who are passionate about the public sector, are expected to return to their home country upon graduation and apply their learning experience as change agents in their country’s public sector. For the fourth round, the fully funded scholarships were awarded to Adejoke Are, Murjanatu Mohammed Audu, Uchechukwu Nwokediuko, Chioma Oparadike, Folasade Osho and Victoria Udom.

Commenting on the award, one of the 2020 AIG Scholars and a first-class graduate of Law from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, Murjanatu Mohammed Audu said, “I am beyond grateful for the opportunity that AIG has given me. I have a passion for public service and believe in my ability to lead transformations in the public sector.

The AIG Scholarship provides me with a platform to build my capacity and contribute to the emergence of an effective and efficient public service in Nigeria.”

Another 2020 AIG Scholar and first class Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduate of Covenant University in Nigeria, Uchechukwu Nwokediuko said, “I believe the public sector is a platform through which I can make impact at scale. One of the things I hope to gain at the Blavatnik School of Government is a refreshed way of thinking on how to deliver positive change through governance, especially in uncertain and difficult times.”

AIG also announced the opening of the application window for the 2021/2022 AIG Scholarships. The application window will close on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

Source: THISDAYLIVE.COM

Grammy winner Cardi B files for divorce from rapper husband Offset

Cardi B filed for divorce from husband Offset in Fulton County, Georgia, on Tuesday.

A hearing for their divorce, which is contested, is set for Nov. 4, 2020, at 10 a.m. EST. The “WAP” rapper, 27, and Migos member, 28, share a daughter, 2-year-old Kulture.

The estranged couple married in a secret ceremony on Sept. 20, 2017. She didn’t confirm their nuptials until nearly a year later when she was pregnant with her baby girl.

Their relationship has been tumultuous from the start. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper publicly called out Offset for cheating on her while they were married, but she ultimately decided to stay with him.

Source: Vanguard 

6 out of 10 kidnapped FRSC officers still in custody of bandits in Nasarawa

Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Bola Longe,  yesterday, said  that six out of 10 officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) that were attacked and kidnapped by bandits were still held by their abductors.

Longe said the police had succesfully rescued  four of the FRSC personnel that were abducted.

The CP who briefed newsmen after  state security council meeting in Lafia, revealed that men of the command, with effort of combined security operatives have launched an  onslaughts action against the bandits.

On Monday, two officers of the FRSC were confirmed killed, while six were injured and ten others kidnapped, after gunmen attacked two buses conveying 26 officials through Nasarawa State.

Sources revealed that the convoy of the FRSC officers was headed to the Corps’ Academy in Udi, Enugu State when bandits attacked them along Udege junction situated between Adoka community, along Mararaban-Udege in Nasarawa State.

However, the Police CP yesterday said “with the combined efforts of the security agencies, particularly the police and military, we carried out an onslaught against the bandits.

“We modified the aggression and we checkmated their wicked  antics and put them in panicking situation and they ran into different direction.

“On the basis of that, some of the victims of the kidnappers were able to escape and in the process, the security agencies were able to rescue four  of them out of the 10 that were kidnapped . Only 6 are with the kidnappers, but we are really monitoring the situation and our personnel are advancing against the bandits and by the grace of God, we will rescue them alive in the hands of the kidnappers” the revealed.

Nigerian man makes history becomes first Black councillor in Germany

Dr. John Emeka Akude, a Nigerian political scientist has made history after been the first black man to be elected member of Cologne’s City Council in Germany.

This makes him the first Councillor of African origin in Cologne, Germany’s 4th biggest city with about 1 million inhabitants.

On Sunday 13 September, millions of voters went to the polls in towns and cities across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, to vote for Lord Mayors, Mayors, Councillors and the Integration Councils.

Many candidates of African origin participated in the elections. Results are now coming in. Dr John Emeka Akude, a Nigerian-born political scientist, was elected member of the Cologne City Council (Stadtrat).

Reacting to Akude’s victory, Rahab Njeri, the only other African-origin candidate who took part in the election in Cologne said though she was not elected all African-descendant inhabitants of the city were winners with the victory of the Nigerian-born politician. Both ran on the platform of Klima Freunde (Friends of the Climate).

Other results that have been released show that several African candidates won elections into the Integration Council (Integrationsrat) in their cities and towns, including Kevin Uguru in Essen, Pastor Lumbu in Dortmund and Elizabeth Kaneza in Aachen.

Angry husband sets wife and daughter on fire after argument (photos)

A South African lady identified as @Misst_Thembs on twitter took to the platform to share a story about how her husband poured petrol and set her on fire. The woman who narrowly escaped death described her story to be an unforgettable one because it almost took her life.

According to the lady, she got into an argument with her husband and he decided to pour petrol on their daughter and herself and locked them inside the room to burn into ashes. She mentioned that their daughter did not make it out alive but she managed to survive.

Read all she wrote below;

“We had an argument, the next thing he decided to play God with our lives He dosed us with petrol fought with him so he cant ignite the match but he over powered me Boom..he left us there in the locked bedroom to die Unfortunately my daughter didn’t make it..

He intentionally planned to kill us . We never kept petrol in the house …He went and bought it all the way to the garage and back He could have changed his mind but..but naaaah he continued with his plan Unfortunately for him I survived”

See before and after picture of the woman below;

Lagos businessman dies in Train accident while attempting to save son in SUV

A Lagos trader who deals with shoes, Christopher Ngobidi, has been crushed to death by a train around the Nigerian Army Shopping Arena, Oshodi, Lagos State.

According to reports, Christopher Ngobidi was waiting for the gate of the shopping mall to open when he saw the approaching train which had earlier collided with a white Ford Ecoline 250 bus with number plate, GGE 972 GE, at the PWD area.

The train, while pulling the Ford vehicle, got to the Army Shopping Arena, where Ngobidi parked his Toyota Highlander on the rail tracks.

On seeing the train approach,Ngobidi raced to the vehicle to rescue his son,  who was sleeping in the vehicle, but was crushed to death by the train.

A witness, Hezekiah Adekanmi, said, “The man parked on the rail track while he was waiting for the Arena gate to be opened. While the train was coming with a bus that it had earlier hit, it started honking. But the man, who was not in the car, remembered that his son was inside the vehicle and he ran to rescue him.

“Before he could come out of the vehicle, they were hit by the train and pushed inside a gutter. The man died immediately, while his son was injured. The train still dragged the bus to the Oshodi under bridge before it stopped.”

One of the shop owners around Ngobidi’s shop, Efechukwu Udeh, who described the deceased as a nice man, lamented that he would be sorely missed.

He said, “Christopher (Ngobidi) was my neighbour in this market and he was nice to everybody.

“The man attempted to rescue his son who was sleeping inside the vehicle when the train crushed him, while his son was injured. The boy is unconscious at the hospital. Christopher’s wife called me this morning to ask after the husband, but I had to lie to her that he had not got to the market yet because I don’t know what to tell her.”

The Head of Public Affairs of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, confirmed the report saying “Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a white bus, with number plate GGE 972 GE, veered onto the rail tracks while crossing the railway line at the PWD inward Oshodi and subsequently collided with a scheduled commuter train.

“The bus was dragged along by the train for a stretch of the journey before managing to come to a complete halt at the Oshodi under bridge.

“It was also gathered that while the train was pulling the bus, it crashed into a stationary Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle, with the number plate FST 763 FL. The driver of the SUV lost his life during the incident, while his son, who was with him in the SUV was taken to One Life private hospital, opposite the Arena, Bolade, Oshodi.”

A 50 years old woman docked for N2.4m American visa fraud

A 50 years old Yoruba woman, Folashade Odujole on Monday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state after she was charged with American visa fraud, a crime she allegedly committed two years ago.

Odujole whose address was not stated in court, is facing a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence and fraud.

The prosecuting officer, Insp. E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that Odujole committed the offences sometime in July 2018 at Adalemo area, Sango-Ota.

Adaraloye said that defendant collected N2.4 million from the complainant, Micheal Opaleye, to assist him to procure America visa, which she did not carry out.

“The defendant converted the money to personal use instead of fulfilling the agreement between them,” he said.

Adaraloye said that the offences contravened Sections 419 and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 38, Law of Federation 2004.

Odujole pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Adeyemi, admitted Odujole to bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

Adeyemi said that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to Ogun Government.

The case was adjourned till 30 September for hearing.

MKO Abiola’s Children Freed After 13 Days In Detention

The police has released two sons of Moshood Abiola, Kassim and Aliyu after being detained for 13 days.

They were arrested and detained over a robbery incident that took place at MKO’s residence on September 2.

The police had detained the duo at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Ikeja as against the position of the law that forbids detention of suspects for more than 48 hours.

Information gathered revealed that the step-mum said they were arrested owing to their unruly acts to the police officers during interrogation.

The duo approached a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for the enforcement of their fundamental rights and demanded N100 million as compensation.

Their counsel, Mike Ozekhome, who spoke with Premium Times, on Tuesday confirmed the release of the duo.

He said their bail was secured around 3:00 p.m.

Further report revealed that the first daughter of late businessman, Lola Abiola-Edewor, signed an undertaking with the police seeking the release on bail of her two brothers and their internal staff.

In his reaction, the learned silk expressed his excitement. He also warned that powerful people should know that power is ephemeral.

“Where are the Idi-Amins of this world? Where are the emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassas of the Central African Republic of this world? Where are the oppressors and suppressors of this world? Let everyone know that power is ephemeral.”

When asked about the continuation of the fundamental human rights suit, Mr Ozekhome said he awaits further instruction from Olive Abiola, the Cameroonian mother of the duo, who lives in Zimbabwe.

Pastor Emmanuel Iren clears air on finding his wife sexy during prayer

Pastor Emmanuel Iren who is the lead pastor of Celebration Church International in Lagos, has cleared the air on the statement he made few days back.

The cleric started a convo when he revealed on social media that he find his wife sexy whenever she prays and can’t wait for her to come discuss with him after the prayer.

While some social media users wished to get married soon so as to have such experience, some were quick to question why he would have such thought during prayer.

In a new post on his Twitter, Pastor Emmanuel Iren has now spoken more on the statement, stating that he wasn’t referring to fervent prayer.

See what he wrote below;

Hey fellas,
It’s been few days since this tweet of mine went viral (on instablog, Tundeednut and a few other platforms).
After going through some of the reactions, I decided to talk about it a little.

First, I’m encouraged that majority of the responses were “God when” responses.
“How’s that’s encouraging?” you ask. Well the fact that my marriage could stir people to want to get married as opposed to the popular dreadful narrative about marriage is humbling.

Make no mistake. My marriage is far from perfect. But my wife and I are committed to trusting God and loving each other. To know that people find our sincere attempt at that encouraging is humbling.

Other folks were bothered by the idea of a man admiring his wife whilst she prayed. Someone even implied that I won’t “make heaven” because of that.

Maybe their imagination of the tweet was an exaggeration of what actually happened. Or it’s a theological problem. Let’s discuss.

You see, not all prayers are the same in fervency, duration or even importance. Jesus often left his disciples to pray on mountains but also some times prayed in-between conversations with the same disciples Luke 10:19-22, John 12:26-28.

Some prayers are so sacred that no form of interaction with anyone is welcome. But sometimes, we worship and pray whilst we do other things e.g chores.
If you thought my wife was in an utterly FERVENT mood of prayer and I winked at her, you are wrong. I wouldn’t do that

Nonetheless, even if I did, the argument might be made that doing so would have been distracting, but not that it would have been sinful.

My full thoughts on this will have to be a conversation for another day.

Let me add that a tweet about a man admiring his praying wife isn’t the problem of the media space today. I could argue that it’s the solution!

In a world full of shallow portrayal of sex, a man admiring HIS WIFE is a helpful narrative.

In a world where the physical attributes of a woman is almost portrayed to be all there is to attraction, I find my praying woman attractive.

By all means, get yourself a beautiful woman like I did. But in all, a woman who loves the lord is “a treasure”.

Btw, by “sexy” I meant attractive, which isn’t an entirely strange usage of the word today. Come on. No one truly “goes off” on a praying woman.

The tweet was more on attraction than on sex.

Whilst it might have seemed like I couldn’t wait for my wife to finish praying so we could have sex, I didn’t mean that literally at all, neither has any such thing ever happened
That being said, let me reiterate that beyond physical beauty there’s a lot more to desire in a woman

– intelligent conversations
– a kind heart
– AND the fear of God

That’s the main point

I pray that you have the home of your dreams, being example of a good marriage and pleasing God whilst you’re at it. Amen

Nigerian lesbian movie dares censors board, set for release

The filmmakers are planning a surprise online release to catch the regulators off-guard. Nigerian lesbian movie “Ife” produced by Pamela Adie and directed by Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim is set for release despite a stern warning from Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) that the film (which means “love” in Yoruba language violates the country’s strict laws on homosexuality.

But according to a report by the BBC, the filmmakers have decided to get the film across to the Nigerian audience. To get around, the statement says the filmmakers are planning a surprise online release to catch the regulators off-guard.

According to the Censors Board boss, Adebayo Thomas, both the producer and the director, and indeed all involved in the film could be risking jail terms of 14 years sentence for promoting homosexuality in a country where same-sex relationships are forbidden.

BBC in the report says the filmmakers are planning a private screening in Lagos at the end of the month for which they feel they do not need the nod of the regulators to go ahead. It was also reported that the film is being billed for international premiere in Canada in October of this year.

“If a lesbian woman does appear in a standard Nollywood movie they are often portrayed as being possessed, influenced by bad friends or forced into homosexuality and always needing “saving”, she told the BBC.

“You rarely see stories about LGBT people, especially about queer women that speak to the realities of our lives. “Ife was made to bridge the gap and to get the conversation going in Nigeria.”

“Ife” is a story about two women, played by Uzoamaka Aniunoh and Cindy Amadi falling in love as they spend three days together. They “then have their love tested by the realities of being in a same-sex relationship in a country like Nigeria”, according to the publicity for the film.

“Before now, we have been told one-sided stories. What we are doing with this film is normalising the queer experience, we are normalising the LGBT romance. It will begin to erase that shame that LBQ [lesbian, bisexual and queer] women face,” Adie told the BBC.

The lesbian, gay, bis*xual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Africa is becoming increasingly vocal and visible, thanks to the internet providing a space for films, talk shows and websites.

But that has not stopped filmmakers from getting into trouble with authorities. The head of the NFVCB said there was no space for Ife or other homosexual movies in Nigeria, citing the law.

“There’s a standing law that prohibits homosexuality, either in practice or in a movie or even in a theatre or on stage. If it’s content from Nigeria, it has to be censored,” Mr Thomas told the BBC.

He said that whatever the platform was, “as long as it’s Nigerian content and it’s telling a Nigerian story, then we have a right to it”.

But there is no plan for large-scale screenings of Ife in Nigerian cinemas or selling the DVD, as the producers want to make it available online as pay-on-demand.

But even that will get them into trouble with the regulators.

“If it did not pass through NFVCB and it is released, the filmmakers will be prosecuted according to the law,” Mr Thomas said. As long as it’s Nigerian content, we will pull it down because we have collaborations with Google, YouTube and other key players.”

But that has not deterred the producers and Adie says her team will continue as planned, as they believe they have done nothing wrong and do not plan to seek permission for an online release.

This is not the first time an LGBTQ-themed movie has fallen foul of regulators on the continent.

“Stories of Our Lives”, a collection of five short films based on stories of LGBTQ life in Kenya was banned in 2014 for being “contrary to national norms”.

This was also the fate of Rafiki, Kenya’s first film about a lesbian relationship, which went on to be the East African nation’s first film to premiere at the Cannes film festival and also receive an Oscar nomination.

“Inxeba/The Wound”, a South African film about a relationship between two men in the context of the Xhosa initiation ritual was also banned from mainstream South African cinemas in 2018.

Despite the set-backs, some in the LGBTQ community in Africa say they are gradually gaining confidence and acceptance and link it to the increased visibility in films and literature which are encouraging greater tolerance among younger generations.

RCCG investigates pastor accused of sexual assault by former basketball player

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is investigating the pastor who was accused of sexual assault by a former basketball player.

RCCG investigates pastor accused of sexual assault by former basketballer lailasnews

The former basketball player identified as Beatrice Wealth had taken to social media to claim that she was sexually abused by the church’s Director of Sport, Pastor Paul Bankole, in his office in 2016.

Wealth, who represented the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, in basketball competitions, said she was only 20 years old at the time.

Funso Odesola, an Assistant General Overseer in RCCG, replied to the former basketball player’s tweet, writing:

“Our attention has been drawn to your tweet on sexual harassment by Pastor Paul Bankole during your visit to his office at the Redemption Camp.

“We would like to have a physical meeting with you at your earliest convenience in order to further investigate these allegations to forestall a reoccurrence.

“Please accept our utmost apology for whatever you might have passed through as a result of this act.”

Police arrest 20 suspected rapists in Bauchi State

The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested 20 suspected rapists in the state, its spokesman, Mr Ahmed Wakili, said in a statement on Tuesday in Bauchi

He said that the suspects were arrested during an investigation into reported cases across the 20 Local Government Areas of the state.

Wakili revealed that the cases were recorded between August and September.

According to him, most of the suspects confessed to the crime.

“Most of the suspects confessed to the crime. The investigation is in progress after which they will be charged to court,” he said.

He urged members of the public to support the Police and other security agencies toward ridding the state of criminal elements by promptly reporting any incident for necessary action.

The spokesman also advised commercial tricycle riders to be conscious of the calibre of people they carried as passengers.

He urged them to desist from, and avoid taking passengers to suspicious and isolated areas.

Source: News Agency Of Nigeria

Gunmen kill 1, abduct ex-US soldier, another in Ekiti State

The Police in Ekiti on Tuesday confirmed the killing of one person and abduction of a retired U.S army officer, Maj. Jide Ijadare, and one other by unknown gunmen.

The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO) in the state, Mr. Sunday Abutu who confirmed the incident, said it happened in Ijan Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government area of the state.

“We can confirm to you that a retired U.S. soldier and one other were kidnapped around 2:00p.m today (Tuesday).

“One person was also killed during the attack at a factory in Ijan Ekiti where the two persons were kidnapped.

“The Police Commissioner has drafted policemen to the place and we are combing the bushes where they escaped into.

“The police is working with local hunters to ensure that these kidnappers are arrested and prosecuted,” the PPRO said.

The incident came barely 24 hours after the the Director, General Administration in the state Local Government Service Commission, Mr David Jejelowo, was reportedly killed in his house by yet to be identified persons.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) gathered that Ijadare, a native of Ijan Ekiti, was kidnapped in his palm oil producing factory located on Ijan-Ise-Ekiti road.

The suspected kidnappers, said to be seven in number, had invaded the factory where they shot dead one person in a bid to kidnap the retired army officer and the other victim.

NAN learnt that the gunmen stormed the factory, shot sporadically and killing one person, before dragging Maj. Ijadare and the other staff member into the car and zooming off.

Source: News Agency

Lagos State Assembly passes LAHA Service Commission (Amendment) 2020

The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has passed the state’s Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) 2020 through a voice vote.

The Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who disclosed this during the plenary on Tuesday, said that the office of the Clerk had sent the bill to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his assent.

Obasa said that the bill was unanimously passed by all members present at the plenary after the third reading.

He said, “The bill is an amendment to the Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission Law of 2015.

“The law is to give legal backing and operational modules to the new financial autonomy granted State Legislatures and Judiciary in the Section 121(3) of the 4th Alteration of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“The autonomy was granted by President Muhammadu Buhari after issuing an Executive Order on May 22, for its immediate implementation.”

Obasa noted that the newly amended law, which is now waiting for Governor Sanwo-Olu’s assent, consists of 12 amendments and seven new sections.

According to him, among the new amendments is Section 4, which deals with the tenure of the Chairman and members of the commission.

Obasa said according to the amended Section 4, the chairman and members of the commission shall hold office for a term of five years and may be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of five years only.

The speaker said that Section 21 deals with the tenure of the Clerk of the House, which states inter alia.

He said, “The Clerk shall hold office for a period of four years and may be eligible for re-appointment for a further term of four years only.”

“Section 22 creates five Deputy Clerk positions. They are as listed Deputy Clerk (Legislative Matters), Deputy Clerk (Legislative Drafting and Legal Services).

“Others are: Deputy Clerk (Publication), Deputy Clerk (Administration and Human Resources) and Deputy Clerk (Finance and Accounts).”

Obasa said that among the newly created sections were Sections 24 and 29 which deal with fund of the commission and payment of salaries, pensions, other remuneration and allowances payable to members and staff of the assembly respectively.

He noted that the two items were now domiciled in the budget of the House of Assembly.

Source: News Agency Of Nigeria 

Abducted UNIABUJA Student Regains Freedom

A few days after a gun battle between officers of the Nigeria Police Force, members of a vigilante group and gang of kidnappers, an undergraduate student of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) who was taken away alongside others by the kidnappers has regained her freedom.

The young lady whose name is revealed as Mary Judith Eze was abducted by the unknown gunmen on September 9 in a raid at the Tunga Maje area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.

According to claims by residents, the yet to be identified armed men invaded Tungar Maje, a community in the Gwagwalada Local Government Area in FCT and abducted about 12 persons. Naija News gathered that the gunmen after the exchange of gunfire with the security operatives dropped 7 out of the 12 initially kidnapped persons at gunpoint.

However, reports reaching at this time confirmed that Judith alongside other abductees were released in the early hours of today Tuesday, September 15.

Reports, although noted that the kidnappers had earlier demanded N20m as a ransom fee, it was, however, unclear if that amount was paid before the undergraduate was freed.

Nigerian’s veteran actor Kanayo O Kanayo Called To Nigerian Bar

Kanayo O. Kanayo, one of Nigerian’s veteran actor has been called to the Nigerian Bar today.

The 58-year-old actor was called to bar exactly five years after he took everyone by surprise when he enrolled for a Law degree at the University of Abuja.

In 2018 he graduated and went to the Nigerian Law School where he passed the examinations in July 2020.

He shared a photo of himself after his call to the bar and wrote

”To God be all the Glory. You can now address me as Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, Esq, MFR ( Barrister And Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria)” 

Young Mechanic Crushed To Death By A Truck Few Weeks To His Freedom

In what could be described as a tragedy, a young mechanic has reportedly died in Lagos State after a chassis frame of a 20-foot containerised truck fell on him while working under the heavy-duty truck.

According to reports, the incident happened just a few weeks for the apprentice to secure freedom from his Boss.

The horrible occurrence was said to have happened on Monday, September 14 at beside the Chivita Teashop at the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. It was reported that the young auto mechanic was working under a loaded twin 20-foot containerised truck around 8 pm on Monday when the jack that held the truck up slipped and the chassis frame fell and crushed him to death.

A reporter with The PUNCH who visited the scene of the incident on Tuesday, September reported that he observed the bloodied scene under the truck, while the whole area was deserted. Speaking to newsmen on the incident, an eyewitness who gave his name as Bashiru Simeon, revealed that the deceased had been working on the truck for the past five days before his sudden death.

“The boy came from Ibadan to work on the truck and while he was working on it with one other person yesterday (Monday), they used a small jack to raise the chassis of the truck up,” Simeon revealed.

He explained further that “the other person working on the other side was hitting the truck, while the deceased was working on the trunk. As the other person was hitting the truck, the jack slipped and the chassis frame fell on the apprentice’s head and he died on the spot. The rescue team had to use a forklift to lift the truck before they could remove his corpse.”

He reiterated, “It was five days they had been working on the truck before the young man died yesterday (Monday) and I heard that he was about to secure his freedom next month.”

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, the agency’s fire unit and the Nigeria Police Force have already visited the scene.

On his part, while giving further explanations on the occurrence, the Head, Public Affairs, LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, said, “On arrival, the body of a male adult mechanic was found on the floor in a pool of his own blood.

“Further investigation revealed that the mechanic was working under a jacked-up twin 20-foot loaded containerised truck and the jack suddenly slipped and the chassis frame member by the turntable hit him and he fell and died almost immediately.”

Okunbor added that the corpse was handed over to policemen from the Ajao Estate Police Division.

NCC Arrests Man For Hacking DSTV, Watching Channels Free Without Subscription

The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested a man Aliu Olalekan for allegedly hacking into DStv system in order to watch the channels free of charge.

Director of NCC Lagos office Matthew Ojo told newsmen on Tuesday that the suspect used to watch DStv channels free without subscription on his Android phone via an app which he downloaded on Google Play Store.

“This suspect distributed the know-how to his Telegram followers and on his blog with the aim of gaining more followers and viewership on his blog and makes more money through Google ad-sense,” he said.

“The operation was based on surveillance which had earlier been carried out by the Multichoice team and verified by a copyright inspector.”

Mr Ojo added that the arrest was made in collaboration with a team of copyright inspectors led by the head of enforcement department Charles Amudipe.

Others included a team from Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DStv, led by Umar Ibrahim and policemen from Lagos command headquarters, Ikeja.

Ojo said the joint team conducted an anti-piracy operation at the premises of the culprit in Amukoko, Lagos.

According to him, the suspect was contacted on phone by a member of the operation team on the guise of patronage.

Source: IGBERE TV

International travelers who are positive are arriving Nigeria with fake COVID-19 negative test results- PTF raises alarm

The Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 has raised an alarm that some International travelers who are COVID-19 positive, are coming into the country with fake COVID-19 PCR negative results.

Recall that the Federal government announced that one of the protocols to be obeyed as the international airspace reopens is for all inbound passengers to undergo a COVID0-19 test 72 hours before arriving Nigeria and that the result must be negative. 

However, the National Co-Ordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, today said fraudulent activities have been noticed in some of the test results presented on arrival. According to Sani, some travellers arrived in the country with negative COVID-19 test results but were later discovered to be COVID-19 positive. He stated this when he and other members of the taskforce appeared before the Joint Senate Committee on Health and Aviation on the testing procedures following the reopening of the International airspace.

When we started the evacuation flights, the arrangement then was that people coming into the country will need to have a negative COVID-19 PCR result, with the test validity put at the time in seven days.

There were indications from some specific countries where we had up to 40% of the passengers in the single flight coming in with a negative COVID-19 PCR result and subsequently being tested and found positive''he said

Sani said the test results presented by inbound travellers can no longer be trusted. He said 13 countries have been identified to have travelers with fake COVID-19 test results and the Federal government has written to the embassies to correct this anomaly. 

Youths On Rampage As SARS Officials Chase Three Suspected ‘Yahoo Boys’ To Death In Osogbo

Some youths have gone on rampage in Osogbo, capital of Osun State over alleged killing of three suspected internet fraudsters by police operatives.

The Nation reports that a vehicle belonging to the JTF had chased a Toyota Corolla car with four occupants along East bypass, Osogbo which led to an accident around 5:10pm in the evening.

An eyewitness stated that while trying to escape from the JTF vehicle, the driver of the car skidded off Oba Adesoji Aderemi East-West Bypass expressway, Osogbo into a ditch, hitting an electric pole.

Three of the passengers were said to have died in the accident and others severely injured.

In protest of the alleging killing, several amount of youths, mounted bikes and started attacking commuters as well as traffic officers with dangerous weapons.

The protesters dumped a corpse believed to be that of the deceased in front of Osun Government House, Oke Fia, and destroyed a motorcycle.

Also, the protesters, who were mostly youths, also targeted police operatives and attacked many bystanders around Oke Fia, Alekuwodo, and Ilobu road.

They waylaid a patrol vehicle of Joint Task Force along Alekuwodo area and destroyed it, while many traffic wardens met on duty were beaten up.