tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68433626982794117662024-03-18T04:04:53.218+00:00AMAZING STORIES AROUND THE WORLDNews, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Education, Religion, Culture, Science, World, Motivation, Nature, Knowledge, Intelligence, Inspiration, Wisdom & Love SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.comBlogger21346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-83946761482890789442021-11-19T15:15:00.003+00:002021-11-19T15:15:34.078+00:00BREAKING NEWS: I’ll Consider The Request For Nnamdi Kanu’s Release – Buhari<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzSGYP_ms9nw0yPjqlfsjynagPvj-cc-MEWwW2UPxAqbvfN19bOB1Iu5M8aO8WHSJw8gJ5Bqu_LvQ49cvoxEjxsJFUWT1TAqbU7RBLC3SS9xnBkOJpGWAu3QJylbjLyZxbwfZpDkrMsgi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzSGYP_ms9nw0yPjqlfsjynagPvj-cc-MEWwW2UPxAqbvfN19bOB1Iu5M8aO8WHSJw8gJ5Bqu_LvQ49cvoxEjxsJFUWT1TAqbU7RBLC3SS9xnBkOJpGWAu3QJylbjLyZxbwfZpDkrMsgi/" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to consider what he called “heavy” request for an unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Kanu, who is currently standing trial for treason, is in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The President made the promise Friday while receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House, Abuja.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He said the unconditional release of Kanu runs contrary to the doctrine of separation of powers between the Executive and Judiciary.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Buhari told the 93-year-old statesman that: “You’ve made an extremely difficult demand on me as leader of this country. The implication of your request is very serious. In the last six years, since I became President, nobody would say I have confronted or interfered in the work of the Judiciary. God has spared you, and given you a clear head at this age, with very sharp memory. A lot of people half your age are confused already. But the demand you made is heavy. I will consider it.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The President, while emphasising his policy of non-interference with the Judiciary, said when Kanu jumped bail, got arrested and brought back to the country, “I said the best thing was to subject him to the system. Let him make his case in court, instead of giving very negative impressions of the country from outside. I feel it’s even a favour to give him that opportunity.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The President, in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, commiserated with Chief Amaechi, who recently buried his wife, praying that her soul would rest in peace.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The nonagenarian, who earlier described the situation in the South East as “painful and pathetic,” said businesses had collapsed, education was crumbling, and there was fear everywhere.</span></p><p><br /></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-1423443916571509202021-11-19T14:58:00.002+00:002021-11-19T14:58:33.887+00:00Aliko Dangote: My Mother Watched Helplessly As My Brother Died<p> <b><span style="font-family: arial;">Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has described how he felt watching his brother, Sani, breathes his last breath.</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-e9El5g39jJlaaf4hyphenhyphenO6or96DXmYrZK_ZUZe-uRgIxRwssj2l218HPahgCqSEDXL-lM9m_T0BTC_3GwcqIvje0vUpyes1cd7b5RoABBPXvt7bO_YwguQ29QmJr4hFMXkmW7PR2GhLsva2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-e9El5g39jJlaaf4hyphenhyphenO6or96DXmYrZK_ZUZe-uRgIxRwssj2l218HPahgCqSEDXL-lM9m_T0BTC_3GwcqIvje0vUpyes1cd7b5RoABBPXvt7bO_YwguQ29QmJr4hFMXkmW7PR2GhLsva2/w400-h240/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has broken his silence on the death of Sani, his younger brother.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The deceased, who was the Vice President of Dangote Groups, died in United States on Sunday.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Receiving the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Kano residence on Friday, Dangote said he, their mother and Sani’s children were by the deceased’s death-bed<a href="http://google.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #326891; margin: 0px;">.<span></span></a></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwjsa0iHj_gcxqau7nBIpb9p3eJNLVerOBl5H4RbDXYdxUGd_e2AU5Bs3bi7ZGBGJ9MM1vgLITlkA_gthXoAe1P55D3SUJDJYzRZeCllOWAEe4AoSTrYqO4yTXuf8gzaJhbu3mSk7teV0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwjsa0iHj_gcxqau7nBIpb9p3eJNLVerOBl5H4RbDXYdxUGd_e2AU5Bs3bi7ZGBGJ9MM1vgLITlkA_gthXoAe1P55D3SUJDJYzRZeCllOWAEe4AoSTrYqO4yTXuf8gzaJhbu3mSk7teV0/w400-h300/image.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He said it was more painful for them when the doctors told them his brother had about one hour more before his death.</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">“It was painful because he died in front of me, our mother and children,” he said.</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">He said he was personally broken seeing his brother’s life leaving his body through the machines in the hospital.</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">He thanked Tinubu for coming, saying he appreciates the brotherly relationship that has been established with the Tinubus for a long time.</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Dangote said the uncertainty that comes with death was more reasons why it is always good to do good.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“The way people have been coming is really overwhelming,” he added.</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“The visit will help us to reduce the pain especially for myself because we grew together.</span></p><div id="w2g-slot7-cnt" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“It was painful when they tell us he was going to die in few hours and we had to watch him take his last breath,” he said.</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="a-s-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212529; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"></span><span style="color: #212529;"></span></span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In his condolence message, Tinubu described the deceased as a Lagosian and great Nigerian</span></p><p class="pre-ads-el" data-add-marked="true" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Sani is a Lagosian and a great Nigerian. He is a brother and friend to all of us. It is a loss to all of us,” Tinubu said, praying the God will comfort all that he left behind.</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-44106923601014263892021-06-14T18:35:00.007+01:002021-06-14T18:35:56.932+01:00Bandits Kill 12 In Kuru, Jos. 5 Injured (Graphic Pictures) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bHlHwoP1-02lyGLAkCbPlJAWXHhLf_chcR0uU8pSFiN7nmJRtp8cyLdQYI41_0msASI-6G7WYXPZdt6F3qv5Mq8F5zv0yiAjKWK7a9hPtCb3vszibtx6I-QVpBwIn71QJ_C3P2j-wpdf/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bHlHwoP1-02lyGLAkCbPlJAWXHhLf_chcR0uU8pSFiN7nmJRtp8cyLdQYI41_0msASI-6G7WYXPZdt6F3qv5Mq8F5zv0yiAjKWK7a9hPtCb3vszibtx6I-QVpBwIn71QJ_C3P2j-wpdf/w355-h400/image.png" width="355" /></a></div><p></p><p>Gunmen on Sunday night killed 12 persons in Kuru village of Jos South Local Council of Plateau State.</p><p>The attack, which took place at about 10:30pm, also left five others seriously injured.</p><p>Chairman of Jos South Local Government, Hon Gideon Dandereng, confirmed the attack to journalists in Jos.</p><p>Dandereng condemned the unwarranted attack on peace-loving and hardworking citizens.</p><p>Read Also: Gunmen kill policeman, injure others in Akwa Ibom attack</p><p>He also called for calm and appealed to security operatives to go after the perpetrators</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Several calls to Plateau Police Command spokesman, ASP. Gabriel Ubah, were unanswered.</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-28211280626882046332021-06-14T18:26:00.001+01:002021-06-14T18:26:04.867+01:00Anambra Widow Refuses To Drink Water Used In Bathing Her Late Husband<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5ukpAh8cDNoNcRfei3aJmx4Zb0K-xVJn3KMNYgmISvSIP6xtDyD0o5qIeL5wXPNruZgY38tXRW62eUqbT_txT8LN8CIq3xGZl8-shCaF0z2e0-rtq3JS91jpa8GFUHXYdzi8OY9ftRDB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="412" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5ukpAh8cDNoNcRfei3aJmx4Zb0K-xVJn3KMNYgmISvSIP6xtDyD0o5qIeL5wXPNruZgY38tXRW62eUqbT_txT8LN8CIq3xGZl8-shCaF0z2e0-rtq3JS91jpa8GFUHXYdzi8OY9ftRDB/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> I Won’t Drink Water Used To Bath My Late Husband, Widow Cries Out</p><p>A 34-year-old widow, Mrs Chioma Asomugha from Ubahuekem in Ihiala area of Anambra, has raised alarm that her in-laws were forcing her to drink water used in bathing her late husband’s corpse.Chioma, the widow, confirmed the report in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Awka.</p><p>She alleged that the brothers of her late husband, Charles, said she must drink the water to prove that she was not responsible for her husband’s death, but that she would not do that.</p><p>Chioma said that she and her late husband lived peacefully in Ojo area of Lagos before his death.“I have four children with my late husband and we lived at Ajangbadi, Ojo area of Lagos before his demise.“The burial is fixed for Monday June 14, but since we came home for the burial, the relatives of my husband forced me out of my matrimonial home.“They insisted that before I will be allowed to come in that I will drink the water used in bathing my late husband’s corpse,” she claimed.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Chioma said she took the matter to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Awka as well as her Oraifite people with a view to resolving the matter.Mrs Laura Ugwuanyi, Coordinator of NHRC in Anambra, confirmed the report, describing it as obnoxious.She said efforts made to handle the matter did not yield positive results as the family members were not cooperating.Chief Gerald Nnabugwu, a community leader in the area, told NAN that the leadership of the community was looking into the matter.</p><p>Mr C-Don Adinuba, state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment also promised to intervene in the matter. When contacted, Mr. Okey Chukwu, President General of Ubahuekem community said he was in a meeting and promised to call back, but as at the time of this report, his phone was switched off.</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-10589952875314699412021-05-26T17:53:00.000+01:002021-05-26T17:53:09.055+01:00Mali's Coup Leader Assimi Goïta Seizes Power Again<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" class="placeholder" height="240" id="9b69e8ad53b53" src="https://www.blogger.com/img/transparent.gif" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; background-image: url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/i/materialiconsextended/insert_photo/v6/grey600-24dp/1x/baseline_insert_photo_grey600_24dp.png'); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; opacity: 0.6;" width="320" /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Assimi Goïta, who now serves as vice-president, said he was not consulted about a cabinet reshuffle</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mali's president and prime minister have been ousted by the officer who led last year's coup and became vice-president of an interim government.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Col Assimi Goïta says President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane failed in their duties and were seeking to sabotage the country's transition.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They were arrested hours after a government reshuffle which saw two senior army officers replaced.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Col Goïta says elections will still go ahead next year as planned.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But he ignored pleas from the UN chief, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), the EU and the US that the president and prime minister be released without any preconditions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The two men have been held at a military camp outside the capital, Bamako, since they were arrested on Monday evening.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">What caused the crisis?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Col Goïta says he was not consulted about the cabinet reshuffle, in which he says he should have been named vice-president.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After last year's coup, the junta leader had sought to lead the interim government, which is overseeing an 18-month transition to civilian rule. However, the regional body Ecowas, which mediated the transition deal, insisted on a civilian leader.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yet Col Goïta clearly remains the real power broker in the unstable West African nation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">His removal of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta as president last year was generally celebrated. It followed weeks of anti-government protests over rising insecurity, alleged corruption and a failing economy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But the slow pace of change over the last nine months has been causing tensions. An ongoing strike by the main union is in its second week and threatens to cripple the economy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The interim government agreed to appoint a new, more broadly based cabinet in the face of these problems and the threat of renewed protests.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Col Goïta is not the only person to be upset by the reshuffle - the opposition group behind the protests last year, M5 RFP, was also infuriated that it was not rewarded with any ministerial positions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A delegation from Ecowas is expected in Bamako. Last year, Ecowas threatened sanctions unless a caretaker government under civilian leadership took over from the military.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now that Col Goïta has effectively torn up that agreement by taking charge, it is not clear what the repercussions will be.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But France, the former colonial power, has threatened EU sanctions against the perpetrators, with President Emmanuel Macron describing it as a "coup within a coup", Reuters news agency reports.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Col Goïta has asked people to go about their business as usual and promises the military is committed to the transitional deal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A leading member of Mali's M5 RFP group, which had been critical of the prime minister, says it has been asked to put forward a candidate for the next prime minister.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Soya Djigue told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme that the removal of the interim leaders was inevitable after they failed to consult the military about changes in the government, and failed to resolve the ongoing strike.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Until recently M5 RFP had threatened to go back to the streets at the beginning of June because of the growing discontent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Why is Mali so unstable?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It is difficult to enact reforms quickly - and the vast landlocked country is poor, with large areas underdeveloped.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A previous coup in 2012 led to militant Islamists exploiting the chaos and seizing the north of the country.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">French troops helped regain territory, but attacks continue as the insurgents have capitalised on the persistent political instability in the region.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This has all led to public confidence waning over the army leaders' ability to tackle the Islamist insurgency that has spilled into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger.</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-78197487723833467102021-05-26T17:37:00.003+01:002021-05-26T17:39:05.693+01:00Lizzy Anjorin Curses Toyin Abraham, Her Son & Husband. Toyin Reacts (Video)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EpJ8sF7-LNHvaVAMU98x58q-l_hWH9oRc8YbPW7F9Kwa_l2GW2OhvEJs2tFDek6cdWte5oU8jztf34p26QNrtxx3eO1jOI7PQYvXo5UsdSvkGRuVxPY6xyFpmycxl_2qCe8vmoROjQwq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EpJ8sF7-LNHvaVAMU98x58q-l_hWH9oRc8YbPW7F9Kwa_l2GW2OhvEJs2tFDek6cdWte5oU8jztf34p26QNrtxx3eO1jOI7PQYvXo5UsdSvkGRuVxPY6xyFpmycxl_2qCe8vmoROjQwq/w400-h225/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham says she has only met fellow actress Lizzy Anjorin twice in her life, Igbere TV reports.</span></p><div class="narrow" style="margin: 0px auto 0px 0px; max-width: 976px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The 38-year old stated this during an Instagram Live session with actress Iyabo Ojo on Tuesday.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Toyin and Lizzy have been at daggers drawn since 2019 when a blog reported that the latter was held and searched for drug peddling during her hajj trip to Saudi Arabia.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Lizzy Anjorin subsequently accused Toyin Abraham of leaking the story to blogs.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Things got worse when Toyin gave birth to her son Ire in September 2019, with Lizzy claiming the actress was delivered of the child by an alternative medical practitioner.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The two shielded their swords after the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) threatened to suspend them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Old wounds were recently reopened when Lizzy had an interview with social media influencer Esabod, in which she rained curses on Toyin her husband Kolawole Ajeyemi, and their son Ire.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Responding in the session with Iyabo, Toyin said</b></span><blockquote style="border-radius: 10px; border: 1px solid rgb(198, 204, 190); margin: 1px; padding: 4px 6px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: courier;">“What is my own with Lizzy. I have seen Lizzy just twice in my life. The first time was at Regina Chukwu’s job and the second time was at Wasilat Coded’s premiere. I do not know about her movement and God is my witness. I have only seen her twice.<br /><br />“I do not know about her movement. I am speaking up now, let the whole world hear. I am speaking up because of my son. The last one they did, I could not talk because I just gave birth; but now, I have to talk and speak up for my son. They cannot lay curses on my son. Besides, if I do not stand up for my son, who will stand up for my son?<br /><br />“Since the day they have been cursing me and peddling rumours about me, I never said a word; but today, it was too much and I need to stand up for my son. I have never spoken to any blogger and the only one I spoke to was Instablog and we did an advert with them. I have never spoken to a blogger to run anyone down.”</span></span></blockquote><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dCYRr8-ILRM" style="height: 280px; max-width: 92%; width: 420px;"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">She also called on Lizzy to stop cursing her son, vowing to do all she can to protect the boy.</span></div><p class="s" style="color: #555518; font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; margin: 4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><b id="lpt102087207"></b><b id="shb102087207"></b></p><p style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; margin: 4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><img class="attachmentimage img" height="225" src="https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/13600014_118676302lizzycollage_jpeg0d20436aef7db03bb369c55f4ca1d24c" style="margin: 0px; max-width: 976px; padding: 0px;" width="400" /></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-47248516376599112252021-05-26T17:32:00.004+01:002021-05-26T17:32:30.275+01:00UK Company's 'Yoruba' Trademark Sparks Outcry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49gMMGj92qSWmljCFAnOzqVzp_NbR1bvBOTxQnwsL29TAm8c_4mdyljwrOxvDDmmJtKhcgqctpsFpBGkc86-eVye1m92B1JayxIMiw8tqrw6qMTI704EynbQDj1yVmTEwzVAIi8H34ym2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49gMMGj92qSWmljCFAnOzqVzp_NbR1bvBOTxQnwsL29TAm8c_4mdyljwrOxvDDmmJtKhcgqctpsFpBGkc86-eVye1m92B1JayxIMiw8tqrw6qMTI704EynbQDj1yVmTEwzVAIi8H34ym2/w400-h400/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Nigerians on Twitter have criticized a British clothing retailer for trademarking the word “Yoruba”. grin</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Timbuktu Global, which is based in northwest England, filed papers to trademark “Yoruba” with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office in 2015.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But this only came to light when on Sunday, Gbemisola Isimi, the owner of a cultural organization in London, said she was challenged by the company after trying to trademark the phrase “Yoruba Stars”.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">That’s the name of the programme she runs to teach parents, children, and toddlers the Yoruba language.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"I thought it was strange it was allowed to happen. I explained to them that Yoruba is not just a word, it’s the people, the religion, a language of over 50 million people all over the world, not just in Nigeria,” she told the BBC.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ms. Isimi said Timbuktu Global first opposed her use of the word before later proposing she purchases the trademark off them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“I feel this is the height of cultural appropriation,” she wrote on Twitter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“I told them I do not think Africans or the global media for that matter would take kindly to a company with roots in the north of England attempting to claim sole ownership of a birth right belonging to the people of another continent.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The tweet has since been retweeted thousands of times and has led to the hashtag #YorubaIsNotForSale.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“How can a language/heritage of a tribe in Nigeria be trademarked in England?”, one person wrote.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"I need to go get a trademark on the following words: British, White, America, Poland, Netherlands, England, London, Windsor, China, Italy, and so on. Yoruba is the name of people, language, land, and country before colonialism,” said another person on Twitter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Another pointed out that the name of the company, Timbuktu, refers to a real city in Mali, but its website said “Timbuktu is a fictional location” that “literally means ‘the middle of nowhere,’ a location that has intrigued mankind for centuries, whether it’s to discover something new or simply escape every day.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In response to Ms. Isimi’s tweets, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office said their decisions are based on existing laws and that the public can challenge the validity of a trademark.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It appears that Timbuktu Global has since closed down its Twitter and Instagram accounts and has shut down its website.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They have also emailed Ms. Isimi to say they have filed an application to surrender their “Yoruba” trademark registration.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A representative of Timbuktu Global told the BBC “the matter has been concluded”.</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-12954538284134854532021-05-20T13:49:00.003+01:002021-05-20T13:49:27.108+01:00Ogun: 4th Wife Stabs Her Husband To Death For Impregnating Another Woman<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSG-urK-Vv3OmkrIxADVC1z64CC73mCmB5AXM2Gh1hd5DfElMPqFEDIBeJIcJ5-_FEmsU0a-kKeSm2PTWfhaLGMYgVgSwr4e8FmjY9APu5EK4IhSozu_SVk0CXhJj-SNdwC2XCTl_YrXa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSG-urK-Vv3OmkrIxADVC1z64CC73mCmB5AXM2Gh1hd5DfElMPqFEDIBeJIcJ5-_FEmsU0a-kKeSm2PTWfhaLGMYgVgSwr4e8FmjY9APu5EK4IhSozu_SVk0CXhJj-SNdwC2XCTl_YrXa/w400-h288/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A 47-year-old woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen has allegedly stabbed her husband to death for impregnating another woman, DAILY POST reports.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The suspect, our correspondent gathered, was the fourth wife of the 51-year-old deceased husband. The duo were co-butchers at an abattoir in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The woman was arrested following a distress call received by the DPO of Obalende divisional headquarters, Ijebu-Ode.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Ogun State Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi told DAILY POST that Olanshile saw the woman recently impregnated by her husband at the abattoir, and started questioning the woman on why she had an affair with her husband.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This, Oyeyemi said, led to a hot argument between her and the deceased.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the course of the melee, Oyeyemi said, “the suspect picked a knife, stabbed the deceased at the back joint of his left leg, thereby, cutting one of his veins.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He said “the man was quickly rushed to a nearby hospital for first aid, and later transferred to Ijebu-Ode General Hospital where he eventually gave up the ghost due to excessive bleeding.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The suspect, who ran away after stabbing her husband, was later arrested as the DPO of Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami, and his men trailed her to a hideout at Mobalufon area of Ijebu-Ode.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“On interrogation, the suspect, who happened to be the fourth wife of the deceased, claimed that it was her husband who first slapped her simply because she asked his new wife her mission at her market stand.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“The corpse of the deceased has been released to the family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites after the autopsy had been conducted on it,” Oyeyemi stated, adding that the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state CIID.</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-33088505012878523452021-05-20T13:46:00.000+01:002021-05-20T13:46:52.177+01:00Ogun state governor's aide, Abidemi Rufai, arrested in the US for $350, 000 COVID19 unemployment benefit fraud<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>A Nigerian man identified as Abidemi Rufai, has been arrested in the United States of America in connection with a $350, 000 COVID19 unemployment benefits fraud. Rufai is one of the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state.</p><p>According to a statement released by the United States Department of Justice, Abidemi Rufai, was arrested at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last Friday, May 14, by federal agents as he allegedly attempted to leave the country. He appeared in a US Federal court on Saturday, May 15, on charges that he used the identities of more than 100 Washington residents to steal more than $350,000 in unemployment benefits from the Washington State Employment Security Department during the COVID-19 pandemic last year.</p><p>“Since the first fraud reports to our office in April 2020, we have worked diligently with a federal law enforcement team to track down the criminals who stole funds designated for pandemic relief. This is the first, but will not be the last, significant arrest in our ongoing investigation of ESD fraud.”Tessa Gorman, acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington said</p><p>The United States Department of Justice in its statement said the criminal complaint alleges that Rufai used the stolen identities of more than 100 Washington residents to file fraudulent claims with ESD for pandemic-related unemployment benefits and was able to collect the proceeds using the accounts of his relatives in New York and Jamaica.</p><p>''Rufai also filed fraudulent unemployment claims in Hawaii, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, and Pennsylvania. Rufai used variations of a single e-mail address in a manner intended to evade automatic detection by fraud systems. By using this practice, Rufai made it appear that each claim was connected with a different email account. </p><p>Rufai caused the fraud proceeds to be paid out to online payment accounts such as ‘Green Dot’ accounts, or wired to bank accounts controlled by “money mules.” </p><p>Some of the proceeds were then mailed to the Jamaica, New York address of Rufai’s relative. Law enforcement determined more than $288,000 was deposited into an American bank account controlled by Rufai between March and August 2020.'' the statement in part read</p><p>Investigators said Rufai used small variations in email addresses in a Gmail account, which made it appear like he was multiple people, to slip through fraud detection at ESD. He primarily uses the address Sandytangy5@gmail.com but would scatter periods in variations like san.dyta.ngy58@gmail.com and sa.ndyt.a.ngy58@gmail.com. Investigators said Gmail addresses do not recognize periods, so anything sent to the different addresses went straight to Rufai’s inbox.</p><p>In January, a federal judge issued a warrant to Gmail, allowing investigators to search his Gmail account. Rufai however let down his guard by linking his Nigerian phone number to the account</p><p>Commenting on his arrest, Donald Voiret, Special Agent in Charge FBI Seattle, said</p><p>''Greed is a powerful motivator. Unfortunately, the greed alleged to this defendant affects all taxpayers. The FBI and our partners will not stand idly by while individuals attempt to defraud programs meant to assist American workers and families suffering the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.” </p><p>Wire fraud is punishable by up to thirty years in prison when it relates to benefits paid in connection with a presidentially declared disaster or emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Rufai made his initial appearance on Saturday, May 15 in New York. He is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday, May 19.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p> </p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-50635472695880034072021-05-18T19:08:00.002+01:002021-05-18T19:08:27.177+01:00Check Out This Breathtaking Makeup Transformation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1-5REJF7otX5JmSvlPLAu5WPQeW46WnUoXA5BIKARLhEbFSrZfjf0zOwZHHvdWz2rO0aj0BNpxhVkm62U41WV1Ae3y9XCRCudUuUQjuERnC_IE22MlFzOILmNxSMc6tRi1muROfTf4cD/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="800" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1-5REJF7otX5JmSvlPLAu5WPQeW46WnUoXA5BIKARLhEbFSrZfjf0zOwZHHvdWz2rO0aj0BNpxhVkm62U41WV1Ae3y9XCRCudUuUQjuERnC_IE22MlFzOILmNxSMc6tRi1muROfTf4cD/w400-h223/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Could this be the same woman on the left? The transformation is really breathtaking.</span></p><div class="glamt-6" id="glamt-560211907" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some makeup artists are really good at what they do, to give their clients that total makeover looks that’s not just beautiful but mindblowing as well endearing. And this photo proves it.</span></p><div class="glamt-7" id="glamt-113704671" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This makeup transformation will indeed leave you speechless.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="glamt-8" id="glamt-821658107" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-54151 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-attachment-id="54151" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="m1" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m1.png?fit=228%2C452&ssl=1" data-lazy-loaded="1" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m1.png?fit=228%2C365&ssl=1" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m1.png?fit=228%2C452&ssl=1" data-orig-size="228,452" data-permalink="https://www.glamtush.com/photos-check-breathtaking-makeup-transformation/m1/" data-recalc-dims="1" height="452" loading="eager" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m1.png?resize=228%2C452&ssl=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" width="228" /></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: "Open Sans", serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Makeup Transformation" class="size-full wp-image-54150 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" data-attachment-id="54150" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="m2" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m2.png?fit=234%2C443&ssl=1" data-lazy-loaded="1" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m2.png?fit=234%2C365&ssl=1" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m2.png?fit=234%2C443&ssl=1" data-orig-size="234,443" data-permalink="https://www.glamtush.com/photos-check-breathtaking-makeup-transformation/m2/" data-recalc-dims="1" height="443" loading="eager" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.glamtush.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/m2.png?resize=234%2C443&ssl=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;" width="234" /></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-77968769272188377272021-05-18T18:50:00.000+01:002021-05-18T18:50:09.338+01:002 Brothers Spent 31 Years On Death Row For Rape & Murder; Get ₦31Billion In US<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3_DcF7qZIhqWmefnvIViSw5KdF35dWpLZqHxatnBy2auHnSRu_6ocp2b_NEDjb4QfCBrJf95WsbtmbKc9vjWfTsNen5xMjuRn_tDEBU0NIOHVKPWHEReQ3z6YMTCw0rkNA4j0ZAeU-Pm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="634" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3_DcF7qZIhqWmefnvIViSw5KdF35dWpLZqHxatnBy2auHnSRu_6ocp2b_NEDjb4QfCBrJf95WsbtmbKc9vjWfTsNen5xMjuRn_tDEBU0NIOHVKPWHEReQ3z6YMTCw0rkNA4j0ZAeU-Pm/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">* A jury decided Mr Henry McCollum and Mr Leon Brown should receive $31 million each in compensatory damages, $1 million for every year spent in prison.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">* The jury also awarded them $13 million in punitive damages.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Two half brothers wrongfully sent to death row have been awarded $75 million in damages after spending decades behind bars for the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1976 school photo of Henry McCollum.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-cvSnVgA5IQ1mwJMi1x7Hz_pB9skQptkDxT0JiMD9yiqOn05z_1m8Hy-kllfOqp-QcdkLCiMD8NndYM0o77NqeSrOPBTtgUinHlE2DKZFoAxjblzg_nowNQJ0EO8_hiquPvn6fAYjV3T/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="634" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-cvSnVgA5IQ1mwJMi1x7Hz_pB9skQptkDxT0JiMD9yiqOn05z_1m8Hy-kllfOqp-QcdkLCiMD8NndYM0o77NqeSrOPBTtgUinHlE2DKZFoAxjblzg_nowNQJ0EO8_hiquPvn6fAYjV3T/" width="311" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Attorneys for the men have said they were scared teenagers who had low IQs when they were questioned by police and coerced into confessing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">McCollum was then 19, and Brown was 15. Both were convicted and sentenced to death.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In a June 10, 1987 photo, Leon Brown sits in the day room of his Death Row cell block in Raleigh, NC's Central Prison.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmhumC1pnpMH4uOjsIMWiat3g3wHpYLljJQhygo49i_hzsb0N0rzhi8kCufrREZbXUWJAmF5_1sJyYiggOB_i37hPUofpkcOncPvJQkD8gmAyE5QAuBZFbwMssIV1RrfpuHZv7M-XkU-0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="634" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmhumC1pnpMH4uOjsIMWiat3g3wHpYLljJQhygo49i_hzsb0N0rzhi8kCufrREZbXUWJAmF5_1sJyYiggOB_i37hPUofpkcOncPvJQkD8gmAyE5QAuBZFbwMssIV1RrfpuHZv7M-XkU-0/" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-39967826082461412162021-05-18T18:43:00.000+01:002021-05-18T18:43:00.360+01:00Total Ban On Okada In Lagos Takes Effect In Two Months <p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTf6J8T_MFUMls5HD132D5vtTtxfs5kskyI0oYudJEjkRhTxw4r7PDrvsPAJ7JlLnhkfhuKldp7ethyphenhyphenFwgUxms6aG6ovrcvU6Nl_YN80MEkcOzm_t7W2ks49jNK0JJBtFZ6fV2wFTYvue/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="660" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTf6J8T_MFUMls5HD132D5vtTtxfs5kskyI0oYudJEjkRhTxw4r7PDrvsPAJ7JlLnhkfhuKldp7ethyphenhyphenFwgUxms6aG6ovrcvU6Nl_YN80MEkcOzm_t7W2ks49jNK0JJBtFZ6fV2wFTYvue/w400-h221/image.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday revealed that the total ban on commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada will take effect in two months.</span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Speaking at the launch of 500 First and Last Mile Buses (FLM) meant to be deployed to inner roads in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said this had become important because motorcycles are being used for criminal activities.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Sanwo-Olu also said Okada riders contribute to fatal accidents in the state.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7irobQXrzpsH7dgw_FFwWCq31C38jI5lPCFmBYPf_KluRZQTNlJZloH3xMcIMX7pgiKqJWL_vACVC96mbPesoTzJxskpIg6VCVGKjQ3VqTUMAkHdj-FrhrSbv26OMQGC3Phy9lFcEbsR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7irobQXrzpsH7dgw_FFwWCq31C38jI5lPCFmBYPf_KluRZQTNlJZloH3xMcIMX7pgiKqJWL_vACVC96mbPesoTzJxskpIg6VCVGKjQ3VqTUMAkHdj-FrhrSbv26OMQGC3Phy9lFcEbsR/w300-h400/image.png" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The governor also warned those driving against traffic to desist as repeated offenders would not only lose their vehicle, they would contend with a three-year jail term, while first offenders will face a one-year jail term.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Open Sans, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Ubuntu, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><div>Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor, has declared that the ban on commercial motorcycle and tricycle popularly called Okada and Keke Napep in the state would not be reversed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sanwo-Olu explained that the ban was due to security and safety reasons, hence it will not be reversed.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Governor spoke yesterday while launching eight locally manufactured speed boats of the state ferry services, Lagferry, in Badore Ferry Terminal, Ajah.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Let me tell you about the ban which we just enforced. We will sustain the ban on Okada and tricycles, mainly because of security and safety reasons.</div><div><br /></div><div>“The security and safety of citizens are paramount to any government. As a responsible government, we will not fold our arms and allow any security breach in the state.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczvZX789p6o3uAZ3zJmyhlLDT3lODHyqRbsYX8r01JjBTT5XdHQaCLKJ8V78lhQLqHaXVIaLjs4POUktASY49UdUY0rg6II8lgc58JVPG2LIXnifzvOiNjcyk2OyLQw-9-8rtkAq2mlpe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1024" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczvZX789p6o3uAZ3zJmyhlLDT3lODHyqRbsYX8r01JjBTT5XdHQaCLKJ8V78lhQLqHaXVIaLjs4POUktASY49UdUY0rg6II8lgc58JVPG2LIXnifzvOiNjcyk2OyLQw-9-8rtkAq2mlpe/w640-h504/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>“We will continue to ensure the safety of our people on all fronts. There have been reports of serious security breaches and safety concerns in areas where these operators ply. We had to respond to these concerns because of life and safety matters to this government,” says the governor.</div><div><br /></div><div>It had been reported that the State Government recently placed a ban on the operation of Okada and Keke Napep in some local government areas and local council development areas in the state.</div><div><br /></div><div>The ban took effect from February 1 and was disclosed in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho.</div></span></div>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-80359038891395993392021-05-18T18:34:00.005+01:002021-05-18T18:34:29.806+01:00‘There Is No Greater Love’ — Naomi Campbell Welcomes Her First Child At Age 50<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjixW_2kI3DuilQhaQ_387mAAFed5VVMijCNLjESrGf8NzJZ32st4RZBafEUR7X6uJVB7FEOjZ5Ru9vZczAVP5W72Z5mBCDVuViRX737YfRL4JC-D57vVfdXMo65EnO5uw_Cgk5j_C497/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjixW_2kI3DuilQhaQ_387mAAFed5VVMijCNLjESrGf8NzJZ32st4RZBafEUR7X6uJVB7FEOjZ5Ru9vZczAVP5W72Z5mBCDVuViRX737YfRL4JC-D57vVfdXMo65EnO5uw_Cgk5j_C497/w400-h225/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">American supermodel, Naomi Campbell, has welcomed her first child – a baby girl — at the age of 50.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Describing the joy she felt as a mother, the superstar said, “a beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The legendary American model took to her Instagram account to announce to her 10.4 million followers that a bundle of joy has been added to her family.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In May 2017, Campbell told Evening Standard magazine that she had thought about becoming a mother but wasn’t in a rush to make it happen at a specific time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“I think about having children all the time,” she said at the time. “But now, with the way science is, I think I can do it when I want.”</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneSwVzuq5q5NN6iSmxFSjegnf8zRLOWtUvxhj-t_j6KiFkNMwMZOFI3tKNcMQzLU4Ne6DJ6JA9W4rrl6T5yq-Il8itM_qEwepYJRwoOLxxnapN37wdmlkrbT3dDxgoxpz_ABem0a7JUcZ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneSwVzuq5q5NN6iSmxFSjegnf8zRLOWtUvxhj-t_j6KiFkNMwMZOFI3tKNcMQzLU4Ne6DJ6JA9W4rrl6T5yq-Il8itM_qEwepYJRwoOLxxnapN37wdmlkrbT3dDxgoxpz_ABem0a7JUcZ/w240-h400/image.png" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-63234837823542346412021-05-18T16:55:00.001+01:002021-05-18T16:55:48.184+01:00Gov Abiodun Suspends Aide, Abidemi Rufai Over Alleged $350,000 Fraud In US<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LAZzjgc-kgcFVEVRYnTGYG-bJ76_ENQA2EagvpGoJhuqnu6b62lGTL6m6ZP2_CJB4Rswq_jmELl7UmH0YDOe8Y-UPOOWJhzyxieI6cDIRqwIu-2WGd_PO4tCO7jBeRy-dohHk0s21mSZ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1280" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LAZzjgc-kgcFVEVRYnTGYG-bJ76_ENQA2EagvpGoJhuqnu6b62lGTL6m6ZP2_CJB4Rswq_jmELl7UmH0YDOe8Y-UPOOWJhzyxieI6cDIRqwIu-2WGd_PO4tCO7jBeRy-dohHk0s21mSZ/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has ordered the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, over his involvement in wire fraud in the United States of America.</p><p>The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, confirmed this to DAILY POST in a telephone interview on Tuesday.</p><p>Somorin confirmed that Rufai is an appointee of the Ogun State Government, saying Abiodun cannot be held responsible for his conduct.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>“I can confirm that he (Abidemi Rufai) is a political appointee of Gov Abiodun and we are disturbed by the news. His suspension has been ordered. That I can confirm to you.</p><p>“The governor cannot be held responsible for his conduct. He has been suspended to answer charges. He is presumed innocent. He should face the law and answer the charges against him,” Somorin said.</p><p>Rufai was arrested on Friday at JFK Airport in New York for allegedly stealing over $350,000 through wire fraud in Washington.</p><p>We gathered that the fund was from the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD).</p><p>The government of Washington had set aside the funds as unemployment benefits for residents during the COVID-19 lockdown.</p><p>The 42-year-old Abidemi Rufai, who disguised as Sandy Tang, 42, to perpetrate fraud, was said to have made his initial appearance on Saturday May 15, 2021 in New York.</p><p></p><p>He is scheduled for a detention hearing on Wednesday, x</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-37640681807088688282021-05-10T13:58:00.003+01:002021-05-10T13:59:19.810+01:00Bill Gates And Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 Meeting Reason For His Divorce<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lyQ7QOHFxX9z-_FP51ac9QTXqHBdB_ScJCKeVdzb9kJFyL8IVAhASc0tmDJ8g2ZHlNI-eVu40kTp3ysVjS_VnTfdg512PKFQQMJ1YwLjhWEqlTjIQJdj3pZf9tc5U8BdGTEnIpro4dNc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1440" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lyQ7QOHFxX9z-_FP51ac9QTXqHBdB_ScJCKeVdzb9kJFyL8IVAhASc0tmDJ8g2ZHlNI-eVu40kTp3ysVjS_VnTfdg512PKFQQMJ1YwLjhWEqlTjIQJdj3pZf9tc5U8BdGTEnIpro4dNc/w400-h253/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Melinda French Gates began working with divorce lawyers well over a year before her split with Bill Gates was announced last week, partly over concerns about her husband’s dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Wall Street Journal.</p><p>The 56-year-old spoke with attorneys from several firms as early as October 2019, saying the marriage was “irretrievably broken,” the Journal reported Sunday, citing documents and people familiar with the matter. Her unease about her ex-husband’s ties to Epstein dates back to at least 2013, the paper said.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ4BSOAlhp-isXkvWLfYgrxQgRE14hddoYsr8Mow0XpicdAZug-VFX3pgtkhze5Lm2n62UMsKn5tpRcEmFknUXIXL5HvS9NK1mma8DuXHkbn2Ygk7HED7vcuMpowQHDHyaaI5CyYZQDgi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="765" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ4BSOAlhp-isXkvWLfYgrxQgRE14hddoYsr8Mow0XpicdAZug-VFX3pgtkhze5Lm2n62UMsKn5tpRcEmFknUXIXL5HvS9NK1mma8DuXHkbn2Ygk7HED7vcuMpowQHDHyaaI5CyYZQDgi/w400-h210/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The New York Times reported in October 2019 that the billionaire had met with Epstein several times, and once stayed late at his New York townhouse. A spokeswoman for Microsoft Corp. co-founder said at the time that the meetings had centered on philanthropy. Epstein had died in jail two months prior while awaiting trial on federal charges related to sex trafficking.</p><p>The divorce was negotiated during the pandemic, involving legal teams working with a mediator to divide their fortune, which the Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs at $145 billion.</p><p>Days before he died in a New York jail, Epstein named a little-known biotech venture capitalist named Boris Nikolic as backup executor of his will. Nikolic had worked as a science adviser to Bill Gates and more recently funded more than a dozen firms in gene editing and other health technologies.</p><p>In an emailed statement at the time, Nikolic told Bloomberg that Epstein had not consulted him about the will and that he had no intention to fulfill the duties.</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-42511637564353267182021-05-07T19:28:00.002+01:002021-05-07T19:28:38.911+01:00 23-Year-Old Drug Trafficker, Okoguale With lItaly-Bound Heroin Intercepted At Abuja Airport, NDLEA Nabs Trafficker <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWHneUv99lSCNjCtI9Hvg6caDWw2gUh_J0HudBdnpTWM4yAemYGtCe2eOCAGhPsGbOORuN0stOs-EBrjj9cfH6JiSaKzcmyfSvU31Nn2LnzXBEEAxk-LJhf-Qj5VWooxmSJLMdLMJAkIB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWHneUv99lSCNjCtI9Hvg6caDWw2gUh_J0HudBdnpTWM4yAemYGtCe2eOCAGhPsGbOORuN0stOs-EBrjj9cfH6JiSaKzcmyfSvU31Nn2LnzXBEEAxk-LJhf-Qj5VWooxmSJLMdLMJAkIB/w267-h400/image.png" width="267" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>A 23-year-old drug trafficker, Okoguale Douglas has excreted 59 wraps of heroin weighing 781.2 grammes following his arrest at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while trying to board a Milan, Italy bound flight.</p><p>Douglas, who hails from Uromi in Esan North-East Local Government area of Edo state, was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforeement Agency NDLEA, during an outward clearance of Ethiopian airline flight number 910 at</p><p>the boarding gate of the airport enroute Abuja-Addis Ababa- Milan (Italy) after being scanned, which proved positive for ingestion.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Under interrogation, he claimed he has been residing in Italy since 2011 after entering the country via Libya with one of his uncles. He said he works as a restaurant attendant in Italy where he earns 900 Euro per month and also works as a painter on his free days and gets about 400 Euro upon completion of any work. He also confessed he was promised 2000 Euro if he successfully delivers the drug to Milan, Italy.</p><p>He said he came to Nigeria on April 4, 2021 for the burial of his late father in Esan, Edo state and after spending so much during the burial, he ran out of money, a situation that made him to ask for financial support from one of his Nigerian friends resident in Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>He further claimed that his friend then told him he would send him money on the ground that he will collect a consignment for him from one other friend of his in Nigeria. To facilitate that, he promised to send him a number to call.</p><p>He said contrary to the initial arrangement, he claimed he was called by a man on Thursday April 29, 2021 and asked him to come down to Abuja where he was picked by two other unknown men from Utako area and lodged in a hotel which</p><p>he claimed he doesn t know the address.</p><p>The suspect also claimed that the two men brought the wrapped drug to him in a hotel on Friday night after which he swallowed the 59 pellets early on Saturday May 1", 2021 and was promised 2000 Euro on successful delivery to Milan, Italy.</p><p>Commander, NAIA Command of the Agency, Kabir Sani Tsakuwa said efforts still ongoing to unravel other suspects connected to the crime.</p><p>Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa commended the officers and officers of the airport command for their resilience and charged them as well as their counterparts across the country to remain</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-71518232449395570112021-05-07T19:13:00.003+01:002021-05-07T19:13:51.207+01:00Former Women Affairs Minister, Aisha Jummai Alhassan, Is Dead<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN-Jc21qlGzHuQzRx6hLNapQAXGhGpm9UbtcrkWwKwv4sDSaUK-h-UeTxCbQW9YJUxT54K_FdwPsP31bws5u25T5QAC0H-9kyu1rI5Ch5-YxsN0OzJASgU-O_PnpNlS1Ou19oxyrwkwaq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN-Jc21qlGzHuQzRx6hLNapQAXGhGpm9UbtcrkWwKwv4sDSaUK-h-UeTxCbQW9YJUxT54K_FdwPsP31bws5u25T5QAC0H-9kyu1rI5Ch5-YxsN0OzJASgU-O_PnpNlS1Ou19oxyrwkwaq/w355-h400/image.png" width="355" /></a></div><p></p><p>A former Minister of Women Affairs during the first tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, is dead.</p><p>Popularly called ‘Mama Taraba’, Jummai Alhassan was a member of the 7th Senate having been elected on the platform of the PDP. She later dumped the party for APC and was the governorship candidate of the party in the 2015 elections in Taraba State.</p><p>She died in a Cairo hospital, Egypt.</p><p></p><p><br /></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-17747048809998418892021-04-29T19:58:00.001+01:002021-04-29T19:58:44.287+01:00Assassins Kill Rasak Jikoji A Month After Chieftaincy Case Victory (Photos)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZWFIai7b8TysOo2u9xPbEbBrdiR3MVXayJERvJz6B5TKGJsx41oid4kGwrSMtecrUQ_nBMV-E4JL9hEDes1mANhLCv2SBWL3wHDrYqeR2mdXGq2T-fG0fC7xnn4LrdqrGhG9IKPdYLGp/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="750" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZWFIai7b8TysOo2u9xPbEbBrdiR3MVXayJERvJz6B5TKGJsx41oid4kGwrSMtecrUQ_nBMV-E4JL9hEDes1mANhLCv2SBWL3wHDrYqeR2mdXGq2T-fG0fC7xnn4LrdqrGhG9IKPdYLGp/w400-h224/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: arial;">A Lagos-based socialite and contender for the Badore chieftaincy stool, Chief Rasak Jikoji, has been assassinated.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">PUNCH Metro gathered that Rasaki had a month ago celebrated a court ruling in his favour on the chieftaincy stool.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He was said to be with his personal assistant on Sunday, April 25, 2021, when he was attacked and shot dead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our correspondent gathered that the assailants also smashed his skull open with a big stone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The 60-year-old was rushed to the Lagos Island General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and the matter was reported at the Langbasa Police Station.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The victim’s aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the attack happened around 3pm at the deceased’s house on Jikoji Court, Unity Estate, Badore.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He stated that the late socialite had invited him the previous day, adding that on getting to the house, he observed that Rasak was having a meeting with some persons.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The aide said Rasak later led his guests to a piece of land in the community.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The aide stated, “He joined them in their car, while I drove his car behind them. About 15 minutes later, he came down from their car and entered his car. He said we should return home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“As we were approaching the gate, he wound up the glass. I was about to park when I saw two men coming towards the passenger’s side. One of them covered his face and the other had a gun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“I believe I heard one of them say, ‘It is you that wants to become Baale’. They tried to shoot twice, but the gun did not go off. They came in front of the car and tried to shoot again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“I put the car in reverse and tried to speed off. The road was not good and in our attempt to flee, the car ran into a ditch. Chief asked me to run out. I opened the door before they got to us. As we were running, they caught up with him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“The second guy, who was chasing me, later went back. I looked behind and saw that chief had already engaged the other man who had the pistol. I believe that the gun fell at a point. But the guy, who went back, picked a stone and smashed it on his head. The other guy picked up the pistol and shot him.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The aide said the suspects later escaped in a tricycle that he had earlier noticed on the premises without suspecting anything.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He added that upon his return to the scene, he saw Rasak in a pool of his own blood and raised the alarm, as his wife and other residents rushed him to the general hospital, where he was pronounced dead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The victim’s wife, Tofunmi, claimed that Rasak wrote a petition to the police at the Zone 2 Command over some suspicious movements around him prior to the incident.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While urging the police to get to the root of the murder, she said her husband had several enemies, who might want him dead.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">She stated, “Some people came to visit us because they wanted to buy a piece of land and he took them to the site. They did not like the land. About 15 to 20 minutes later, my husband was returning home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“Some people said they sighted strange faces around the vicinity. As he was coming, he was attacked. They shot him and used a rock to break his head to be sure that he died. I was in the kitchen when I was called, and I ran out and saw his dead body in the middle of the road. We need justice.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A family member, who asked not to be identified, said Rasak was involved in a struggle for the chieftaincy stool of Badore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">PUNCH Metro learnt that the former occupant of the stool, Saliu Muraino Jikoji, died in June 2020 and the family nominated Rasak as his successor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However, some community elders reportedly backed another candidate, whose name was forwarded to the local government secretariat.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The dispute was later taken to court.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Justice Idowu Alakija of the Lagos State High Court in March ordered that the parties should maintain the status quo, a ruling that the deceased celebrated as part victory.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The substantive suit was adjourned till May.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our correspondent was told that the deceased’s five children were based abroad.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">His lawyer, Olanrewaju Aiyedun, described the killing as “callous, criminal, satanic and vile.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Aiyedun stated, “I have absolute trust and unflagging confidence in the professional competence and impervious integrity of the police to unmask the murderers and bring the marauding and cannibalistic agents of untimely death to justice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“The assailants riled and taunted him that he wanted to become baale before they snuffed life out of him. So, those who paid for his murder are not far-fetched.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“He was shot at a very close range and they smashed his head with a heavy stone just to ensure that he was dead and to satisfy their paymasters. They have murdered sleep and they will not also sleep.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who confirmed the incident, said the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He stated, “The two persons, who assassinated him, were in a tricycle. They accosted him while in the vehicle and fired him in the chest with what appeared to be an English pistol. He ran out, but they went after him and used a stone to break his head to ensure he died.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">“The driver said before they killed him, they said, ‘So, you want to be baale, it is only someone who is alive that can become baale’. It was not a case of robbery. He was a direct target. We are working round the clock and closing in on his killers.”</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-64138301787823894972021-04-13T20:52:00.002+01:002021-04-13T20:52:31.412+01:00Olushola Popoola Denied Visa By Canada Because He Was A Member Of SARS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Wd5SXjOEd9bUSaiQvLXSsfL_so1SNUFdVteNKvRBiiJcX-XKVPCUmDXMjK4l7E9tNC_-znQBb3ZBdDXcrtyAdmXV0lwTcfUwd_IUr-mlL3Z3KCXkr7XqGWz8YuZsLjxTpDLX-7JTifIW/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="675" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Wd5SXjOEd9bUSaiQvLXSsfL_so1SNUFdVteNKvRBiiJcX-XKVPCUmDXMjK4l7E9tNC_-znQBb3ZBdDXcrtyAdmXV0lwTcfUwd_IUr-mlL3Z3KCXkr7XqGWz8YuZsLjxTpDLX-7JTifIW/w400-h269/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Case name Popoola v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)</p><p>Court (s) Database Federal Court Decisions</p><p>Date 2021-04-08</p><p>Neutral citation 2021 FC 305</p><p>File numbers IMM-6692-19</p><p>Date: 20210408</p><p><br /></p><p>Docket: IMM-6692-19</p><p><br /></p><p>Citation: 2021 FC 305</p><p><br /></p><p>Ottawa, Ontario, April 8, 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>PRESENT: Mr. Justice Sébastien Grammond</p><p><br /></p><p>BETWEEN:</p><p><br /></p><p>OLUSHOLA WAZZI POPOOLA</p><p><br /></p><p>Applicant</p><p><br /></p><p>and</p><p><br /></p><p>THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS</p><p><br /></p><p>Respondent</p><p><br /></p><p>JUDGMENT AND REASONS</p><p>[1] Mr. Popoola is a citizen of Nigeria and a former member of the Nigerian Police Force. He was found to be inadmissible to Canada because there are reasonable grounds to believe that he engaged in crimes against humanity while serving as a police officer in Nigeria. He now seeks judicial review of his determination of inadmissibility. I am dismissing his application, because the decision-maker reasonably assessed the relevant factors for deciding whether Mr. Popoola made a knowing and significant contribution to the crimes committed by the Nigerian Police Force.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>[2] Mr. Popoola completed his training and became a member of the Nigerian Police Force in 2002. From 2002 to 2005, he was a member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad [SARS] in Abuja. He was then transferred to the anti-robbery unit (not to be confused with the SARS) in Lagos until 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he returned to the SARS, this time in Lagos.</p><p>[3] In 2011, following the death of his father, Mr. Popoola resigned from the Nigeria Police Force. According to his testimony, however, the Force never formally accepted his resignation and he had to continue reporting to work. From 2011, he was affected to Iju as an ordinary police officer. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2015 and he left the Force the same year.</p><p>[4] In 2016, he left Nigeria for the United States. He then came to Canada, where he claimed refugee status. His claim was suspended while his case was referred to the Immigration Division [ID] of the Immigration and Refugee Board for a determination of his inadmissibility.</p><p><br /></p><p>[5] On October 15, 2019, the ID found Mr. Popoola inadmissible pursuant to section 35(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [the Act]. The ID reviewed the documentary evidence and found that the Nigerian Police Force, and the SARS in particular, have committed crimes against humanity from 2002 to 2015. This is because mistreatment and torture of police detainees is endemic in Nigeria, for a number of reasons including corruption and impunity. Extrajudicial killings are frequent. The SARS, in particular, is singled out in the documentary evidence as one of the most brutal units of the Force.</p><p>[6] The main part of the ID’s decision is devoted to the issue of whether Mr. Popoola made a knowing and significant contribution to the SARS’s criminal activity. A finding that Mr. Popoola engaged in crimes against humanity does not require proof that he personally tortured detainees — which he denies. Rather, his contribution to the organization’s crimes must be assessed according to the test laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada in Ezokola v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 SCC 40, [2013] 2 SCR 678 [Ezokola]. In this regard, the ID considered that Mr. Popoola voluntarily joined the Nigerian Police Force; that he spent five years with the SARS, a unit known for being especially brutal; that he admitted knowing about the prevalence of torture and mistreatment of detainees in the organization, although he tried to minimize its scope in his testimony; and that he resigned for personal reasons, not because he learned of human rights abuses. As to his contribution to the organization’s crimes, the ID concluded as follows:</p><p>Since Mr. Popoola reasonably knew that when he was a member of the SARS the suspects he handed over to the criminal investigation department would be subject to human rights violations, the tribunal finds this to be a significant contribution to the criminal purpose of the organization since he had the knowledge of what could befall the individual subject to investigation.</p><p>[7] This application for judicial review focuses on one question only: whether the ID properly applied the Ezokola test to Mr. Popoola’s situation. This Court reviews the ID’s decision on a standard of reasonableness. When performing such review, the Court does not reweigh the relevant factors; this is the ID’s role. To succeed, an applicant must show that the decision-maker made a significant error in the treatment of the evidence. It is not enough for an applicant to reiterate arguments rejected by the decision-maker.</p><p>[8] Mr. Popoola, however, is merely asking this Court to give more weight to factors favouring him and to prefer his testimony to the documentary evidence. Thus, he insists on the fact that he intended to leave the force in 2011, but that his resignation was never accepted and that, given Nigeria’s specific context, this meant that he has to continue reporting to work. He emphasizes his relatively low rank in the organization. He argues that he spent most of his time with the Force in units other than the SARS, and that his five years with the SARS is a relatively short time. Lastly, he asserts that his contribution to the organization’s crimes was not significant.</p><p>[9] These arguments were made before the ID. The ID rejected them and provided adequate justification. Before me, Mr. Popoola does not point to any serious mistake that would render the ID’s decision unreasonable. Moreover, according to section 33 of the Act, the ID was only required to find “reasonable grounds to believe” that Mr. Popoola contributed to crimes against humanity. In my view, the ID reasonably applied the Ezokola test to Mr. Popoola’s situation.</p><p>[10] Lastly, Mr. Popoola argues that the ID breached procedural fairness by rejecting his testimony without providing adequate reasons. Inadequacy of reasons, however, is now integrated to substantive review: Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board), 2011 SCC 62 at paragraphs 21-22, [2011] 3 SCR 708. It is not considered a matter of procedural fairness. As I mentioned above, the ID’s reasons for preferring the documentary evidence to certain aspects of Mr. Popoola’s testimony were adequate. Mr. Popoola also invokes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières v Larocque, [1993] 1 SCR 471. That case involved a situation where an arbitrator refused to hear relevant evidence. This is quite different from the present case, where the ID heard Mr. Popoola’s testimony, weighed it, and gave more weight to documentary evidence with respect to certain issues. This is not a breach of procedural fairness.</p><p>[11] For these reasons, Mr. Popoola’s application for judicial review will be dismissed.</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-90812541467695072502021-04-13T11:35:00.009+01:002021-04-13T11:35:51.533+01:00Two Arrested In Rivers With Substandard Ponmo From Madagascar<p> The Rivers State Government has intercepted a truckload of suspected substandard animal hide, popularly called ponmo, in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of the state, even as two persons accompanying the truck were arrested.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDlSmZjYbPVNXDz2SnQ1IensfTi0SeglX-h2K3Ro9hPg5OgXruMOnUtFmQ2uaQlp_PcD0gJXDaxdXCDXtvqUwysOz2S-hIv9NTl_ZsFsd02Gif7tP0cfgmAcG_3G0TZ5jd_h40lxcI48O/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="640" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDlSmZjYbPVNXDz2SnQ1IensfTi0SeglX-h2K3Ro9hPg5OgXruMOnUtFmQ2uaQlp_PcD0gJXDaxdXCDXtvqUwysOz2S-hIv9NTl_ZsFsd02Gif7tP0cfgmAcG_3G0TZ5jd_h40lxcI48O/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Fred Kpakol, who confirmed the incident while speaking to journalists on Port-Harcourt, said the import papers showed that the seized product came into the country from Madagascar.</p><p>Kpakol said the containerized truck, which conveyed the product, came through the Onne Port, adding that it was seized and taken to the police area command in Eleme for further investigation.</p><p>The commissioner explained that the arrest followed a tip-off and the ministry quickly swung into action with the help of the police, adding that the state police command would conduct a full-scale investigation into the incident.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Kpakol stated, “We got a tip-off that some canda meat that was imported found its way into the state. We went in and found out that it had come in from the Onne Port.</p><p>“It’s was a container full of canda meat. We were able to intercept it and took it to the area command. When it was opened, it was discovered that it was adulterated and stinking.</p><p>“From the import paper, we found out that it came in from Madagascar.”</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-28468541631369017312021-04-13T11:22:00.000+01:002021-04-13T11:22:00.644+01:005 Friends Burnt To Death In Motor Accident Buried Amidst Tears (Photos)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJpjDrFkM08KN-CbrzVLvwqFTFCm85m_qzU-ZwYk0dIDdSfjbxVKm1Fiex0Q19W7eVpzHMLCRam1nTI4YCsODhJlVnNHMS_ChRverTgI8v1AjwR0bBu6lexgxPFsfUC_uqBXPv2KG4Dwr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="526" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJpjDrFkM08KN-CbrzVLvwqFTFCm85m_qzU-ZwYk0dIDdSfjbxVKm1Fiex0Q19W7eVpzHMLCRam1nTI4YCsODhJlVnNHMS_ChRverTgI8v1AjwR0bBu6lexgxPFsfUC_uqBXPv2KG4Dwr/w400-h344/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p><p>The remains of the five friends burnt to death in a ghastly car accident were laid to rest on Sunday, April 11 in Adamawa State, IgbereTV reports.</p><p>The accident occurred on Friday, April 9, while the men were reportedly heading to Kaduna state for their friend's engagement ceremony.</p><p>The men have been identified as Mwaniya Japhet Gajere, Samson Eric Gandapa, Isaac Dauda Shingu (Ajebo), Hyelakidati Samuel Hananiya (World Best) and Jackson Lumanyi (Lumex).</p><p>Friends, colleagues and family members have continued to mourn.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmehS5Wv8w26-DcCZkUHSQdMhR7J1vjItd1XlqvFa91niRM8eVY0-OSXoEAPe6H4nTtK8UGpvQW-TeLL8_xAgOSb_q8reWgJxINXx8BiJj95hApKWJgbAWmWFYTLx9koIsvNnmtxOK4PUi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="677" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmehS5Wv8w26-DcCZkUHSQdMhR7J1vjItd1XlqvFa91niRM8eVY0-OSXoEAPe6H4nTtK8UGpvQW-TeLL8_xAgOSb_q8reWgJxINXx8BiJj95hApKWJgbAWmWFYTLx9koIsvNnmtxOK4PUi/w282-h400/image.png" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULRy8t_una6MRPNKW4LFGHuew_TEtpaUucUATgmuHQHoLeWj9Ta9nLqK5y0keeWKkVDmiu2fe_Mvqzo-2Wl5ivvv-8oxDY9xdpDJM3adsx8lYkICKbYvx-TxUQiOsM7L1cJVfN1hHj2Ub/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULRy8t_una6MRPNKW4LFGHuew_TEtpaUucUATgmuHQHoLeWj9Ta9nLqK5y0keeWKkVDmiu2fe_Mvqzo-2Wl5ivvv-8oxDY9xdpDJM3adsx8lYkICKbYvx-TxUQiOsM7L1cJVfN1hHj2Ub/w400-h240/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><b>Yohanna Nachafiya wrote on Facebook;</b></p><p>"We are never ready to say goodbye forever even though we know it is a part of life that we all most follow one day at a time. Today our heart is heavy and broken into a million pieces for loosing someone so special, kind, loving and caring. Ajebo...</p><p>It hurts so much because there's nothing we can do or say that can bring you back to us. There are not many people in the world like you and today, the earth mourn the loss of a brother and a friend.</p><p>You were and still an inspiration to many, you had a heart that radiated love and warmth, and you spread happiness wherever you were. You have touched the hearts of many who owe you a lifetime of gratitude. On the sands of time, you have left your footprints with glory.</p><p>It's a privilege to have known you and was an honor to have shared this world with you. Thank you for your friendship.</p><p></p><p>Rest in peace dearest friends and brothers."</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0U3tOZlG84EEae0b8fQVNKLEevTCoVMOGd-CCD0W6yyGkDValeI8jVGoR__s2lyvm98h9kfMA9WVm4aYithC2Kv_g5AeVNLOjH6BXWZC3rHuS8VZpUFb2u-vAJHSNfGWGa3YwMmPFbZe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0U3tOZlG84EEae0b8fQVNKLEevTCoVMOGd-CCD0W6yyGkDValeI8jVGoR__s2lyvm98h9kfMA9WVm4aYithC2Kv_g5AeVNLOjH6BXWZC3rHuS8VZpUFb2u-vAJHSNfGWGa3YwMmPFbZe/w400-h300/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MewAgo1mNjzT6E25lXfdYuHLVVxcbfGBQl46ggrIgoX92abMiZSdkFhgJ0aoHljbBUgoiVLtN94WnuTR-8oLKMLi_xYbu7g776Vrh7kSJvQn4VsNCKf8yOLMQ1fEqyP-k8km8DtY_8Ec/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MewAgo1mNjzT6E25lXfdYuHLVVxcbfGBQl46ggrIgoX92abMiZSdkFhgJ0aoHljbBUgoiVLtN94WnuTR-8oLKMLi_xYbu7g776Vrh7kSJvQn4VsNCKf8yOLMQ1fEqyP-k8km8DtY_8Ec/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLm2ihA5pXotRonz1Jnwm88LAO-6YL-O2tx7YQ8GEtP3aEty3vxJ6sJXAW-P-hR3t2_1PerjTQMx3O1wrovRYQ8Tm274dHuTFH2ZwEaAJThNLMt5RMyFIvt76ak5zVEUASFe7eVMxlyRR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLm2ihA5pXotRonz1Jnwm88LAO-6YL-O2tx7YQ8GEtP3aEty3vxJ6sJXAW-P-hR3t2_1PerjTQMx3O1wrovRYQ8Tm274dHuTFH2ZwEaAJThNLMt5RMyFIvt76ak5zVEUASFe7eVMxlyRR/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9qQs-Ee6o3XJH5nZHThTl19uFj3FdDD1tE1XBZGTF1saN_absyeskcqbfeOvUdHka-GYVx_2w6aQANPZ6osA2fTNG0a9t5SNeS53h7r7Gh7h78Rn8NHKn6WURYZyVcORyywJsuQMLzFy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9qQs-Ee6o3XJH5nZHThTl19uFj3FdDD1tE1XBZGTF1saN_absyeskcqbfeOvUdHka-GYVx_2w6aQANPZ6osA2fTNG0a9t5SNeS53h7r7Gh7h78Rn8NHKn6WURYZyVcORyywJsuQMLzFy/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yaAmCRVSCuf0aEf9n7yCh-HUxheU6qKjve_gNEK22wCdpcsBbbzuXSeLq82J6bR279PdTviRlMTN8AFXnhzI6siW3j2X1fWGcVUnI8V26nOeKO2MNCKk9FhExL6wOUrYBETOrLOAlSh-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="720" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yaAmCRVSCuf0aEf9n7yCh-HUxheU6qKjve_gNEK22wCdpcsBbbzuXSeLq82J6bR279PdTviRlMTN8AFXnhzI6siW3j2X1fWGcVUnI8V26nOeKO2MNCKk9FhExL6wOUrYBETOrLOAlSh-/w400-h306/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-54875311420278811942021-03-26T13:52:00.001+00:002021-03-26T13:52:24.603+00:00Trains Collide In Southern Egypt, 32 Dead, 66 Wounded <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVjqYf9wFIDg0sVLAzDvRaToovY3iEdKNj3WW7oTvcSP-llhqIi_uiMavzEIJJY8MhEiG5HgrK6oah0LSOvuMhMBGlOrt22XvN6jLy9hQRaIcJpiaCBJI29F_vdgPhsXFKISOEsbpoCtd/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVjqYf9wFIDg0sVLAzDvRaToovY3iEdKNj3WW7oTvcSP-llhqIi_uiMavzEIJJY8MhEiG5HgrK6oah0LSOvuMhMBGlOrt22XvN6jLy9hQRaIcJpiaCBJI29F_vdgPhsXFKISOEsbpoCtd/w400-h225/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Two trains collided Friday in southern Egypt on Friday, causing three passenger cars to flip over, killing 32 people and leaving 66 injured, health authorities said.</p><p>Dozens of ambulance vehicles were rushed to the scene of the crash, which took place in the southern province of Sohag, said a statement by Egypt’s heath ministry.</p><p>Local media displayed videos from the scene showing flipped wagons with passengers trapped inside and surrounded by rubble. Some victims seemed unconscious, while others could be seen bleeding. Bystanders carried bodies, laying them out on the ground near the site of the accident.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Egypt’s railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and poor management. Official figures show that 1,793 train accidents took place in 2017 across the country.</p><p>In 2018, a passenger train derailed near the southern city of Aswan, injuring at least six people and prompting authorities to fire the chief of the country’s railways.</p><p>In the same year, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the government lacks about 250 billion Egyptian pounds, or $14.1 billion, to overhaul the run-down rail system. El-Sissi spoke a day after a passenger train collided with a cargo train, killing at least 12 people, including a child.</p><p>A year earlier, two passenger trains collided just outside the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, killing 43 people. In 2016, at least 51 people were killed when two commuter trains collided near Cairo.</p><p>Egypt’s deadliest train crash took place in 2002, when over 300 people were killed when fire erupted in speeding train traveling from Cairo to southern Egypt.</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/egypt-cairo-accidents-b05234c044b3276257af6ccee48b65b3?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter" style="background-color: #f6f6ec; color: #181870; cursor: 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/><p></p><p>As the 2023 politicking begins to gather momentum, the crack between the camps of President Muhammadu Buhari and that of a national leader of...</p><p>As the 2023 politicking begins to gather momentum, the crack between the camps of President Muhammadu Buhari and that of a national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has widened, Daily Trust reports.</p><p>But while some sources admitted there are issues between the two strongmen, a university lecturer with a good understanding of Nigerian political schemings, said the purported rift was tactically created to push Tinubu aside and pave way for another candidate to clinch the presidency.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Our correspondents report that the last time the two leaders met was on January 7, 2020, when Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, visited the State House, Abuja.</p><p>Daily Trust could not establish the last time the president and the former governor spoke through phone, but multiple sources said all is not well between the duo.</p><p>After three attempts for the presidency, Buhari aligned with Tinubu and others to form the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013, leading to his victory.</p><p>Daily Trust reports that soon after Buhari took over, Tinubu was not seen around the presidency until 2018 when the politicking for the 2019 general elections commenced.</p><p>Another lull by Tinubu</p><p>Since the commencement of President Buhari’s second term, the former Lagos State governor has only visited the president on few occasions even as, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the president has been hosting top members of the party.</p><p>On Friday, he received three APC governors, Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa) and Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) who is the national caretaker committee chairman of the ruling party.</p><p>On Monday, he met with former Governor Gbenga Daniel and ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Tuesday, the president met with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though Asiwaju is reportedly out of the country, his “distance from the Villa” is being interpreted in many quarters as a manifestation of a rift between his camp and that of President Buhari with the 2023 presidential election as the bone of contention.</p><p><br /></p><p>During his last visit on January 7, 2020, Tinubu described President Buhari as a man of character and courage who will never accept the offer of a third term in office.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before then, they have held a similar closed-door meeting on November 2, 2018. But Tinubu declined to comment on the outcome of the parley.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tinubu had earlier on October 31, 2018, met with President Buhari and dismissed the call for the resignation of the then national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.</p><p><br /></p><p>How governors weakened Tinubu’s influence</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the spirited efforts by Tinubu to save Oshiomhole, a key figure in his camp, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the APC sacked him.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sacking of Oshiomhole, with the blessing of Buhari, weakened the camp of Tinubu as the party machinery has been taken over by governors.</p><p><br /></p><p>After the sack of Oshiomhole, Governor Buni was made the chairman of the caretaker committee of the party.</p><p><br /></p><p>Twice, the tenure of the committee has been extended and there are reports that the national convention of the party, scheduled for June this year, might be extended to pave way for the continuation of the caretaker committee.</p><p><br /></p><p>The claims by Jigawa State governor and chairman of the party’s Strategy and Contact Committee, Badaru Abubakar, on Tuesday that the convention would not be shifted was received with a pinch of salt by party stakeholders.</p><p><br /></p><p>Daily Trust reports that the party’s machinery is being controlled by the governors, especially the trio of Buni, Badaru and Bagudu, with the support of the presidency.</p><p><br /></p><p>In October last year during the #EndSARS protest, Tinubu was in the eye of the storm as he was accused of being one of the sponsors of the protest; an allegation those in support of Tinubu described as lies, insisting that he was among those that suffered serious losses during the protest and therefore could not have been a sponsor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking during a Channels TV programme, Tinubu said some people lied to the presidency that he was behind the protests.</p><p><br /></p><p>‘Buhari under pressure not to support Tinubu’</p><p><br /></p><p>A member of the first family said there are efforts to convince the president to support a candidate that would protect his (Buhari’s) interest when he exits the presidency in 2023.</p><p>“We believe that Tinubu will not protect Buhari’s interest after his tenure, hence the need to look elsewhere.</p><p>“We are working hard to convince the president to support a candidate that would protect his interest after his tenure,” the source, who sought not to be named, said.</p><p>Similarly, a cabinet member, said: “The president is not interested in Tinubu’s candidature because he is not convinced that Asiwaju is the right person to succeed him.”</p><p>Daily Trust reports however that Tinubu has not formally declared his intention to contest for the presidency but different groups are openly campaigning for him.</p><p>Ambode, Omisore, others to ‘tame’ Tinubu</p><p>As part of measures to whittle down the influence of Tinubu in the South-West, the ruling APC has continued to bring in people who are perceived to be opposed to the former Lagos State governor.</p><p><br /></p><p>A former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, whose second term bid in 2019 Tinubu worked against, was yesterday named as a member of the contact and strategy committee of the party.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside Ambode, the party has harvested top shots in the South-West political zone, including a former deputy governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore; a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, and former Speaker Bankole, among others.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are reports that they were cajoled by the APC towards demystifying Tinubu ahead of 2023.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why crack will persist – APC chieftains</p><p><br /></p><p>Talking about the relationship between Buhari and Tinubu, a source in the presidency said: “President Buhari has never had a cordial relationship with Asiwaju.</p><p><br /></p><p>“He just believes that the former governor of Lagos State should be used to achieve his ambition. After the 2015 elections, you will recall that Asiwaju was abandoned.</p><p><br /></p><p>“He was brought close again before the 2019 elections. So, there is no need to worry about their relationship. It is the same scenario that is playing out,” he said.</p><p><br /></p><p>A ranking APC lawmaker also told Daily Trust that the president was not happy with happenings in the South-West even as he accused Tinubu of doing nothing visible to quench the rising agitations in the region.</p><p><br /></p><p>“I can bet you the president will not come out openly to support him (Tinubu) to become president even though the former Lagos State governor believes that this is payback time considering the huge investment he made in Buhari and the APC.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Also, the president has had reservations about Tinubu’s personality because he sees him like any other politician in the country. But he became suspicious of him when Tinubu started claiming the title of a national leader of the party after the 2015 elections.</p><p><br /></p><p>“As you know, the national leader of a ruling party should be the president. You know, the former Lagos governor is arrogant and the president is stubborn, the two cannot go together,” he said.</p><p><br /></p><p>‘Crack between Buhari, Asiwaju hearsay’</p><p><br /></p><p>But an influential member of the party close to both President Buhari and Tinubu said there was no crack between the two personalities.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a phone interview, he said: “You know when an election is approaching people will want to fuel crisis and all sorts of theories will be in the media.</p><p><br /></p><p>“To me, this is normal in the political setting of the country. With or without Buhari, Tinubu’s influence in the South-West cannot be wished away.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Asked why Tinubu has not visited the villa in the last 14 months, he said: “My friend, he is abroad.</p><p><br /></p><p>“There are a lot of things that are not meant for public consumption. If Tinubu is going to contest, he will not be doing so against Buhari. So, what is the area of conflict?</p><p><br /></p><p>“Two, the time is not ripe for the president to show or endorse any of the aspirants; the real politics has not started. Tinubu has been away for about a month.”</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tinubu’s supporters explore options</span></b></p><p>In the South-West, especially Lagos, where the agitation for Tinubu’s presidency has been rife, his numerous disciples are said to be keenly watching the unfolding scenarios and exploring other options ahead of the election.</p><p>Many of them believe the alleged move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to open a fresh investigation against him was the product of a rift between him and the president.</p><p>But his loyalists say they were unperturbed by the seeming gang-up, describing the purported probe as a “campaign of calumny against the national leader of the APC.”</p><p>Speaking with our correspondent, the founder of Tinubu 2023 Non-Negotiable, Kunle Okunola, insisted that the recent move to probe the assets declaration of Asiwaju by the EFCC was politically motivated.</p><p>He vowed that all forms of scheming against him would fail.</p><p>According to him, the 2023 presidency of Tinubu is not about him or Buhari, saying Asiwaju remained the choice of Nigerians of all divides.</p><p>He said: “I don’t want the politics of bickering and speculation that there is a problem between Asiwaju and Mr President as if Nigeria belongs to Mr President or one person. Nigeria is not for Asiwaju, neither for Mr President.</p><p>“Nigeria belongs to all of us and any good person who wants the best for this nation would do the needful at the right time</p><p>“We saw the same thing when Buhari came. Despite the speculation that he had no certificate, nobody was able to investigate him. So, the same thing would happen to Asiwaju.</p><p>“We are less concerned, we are moving on with our vision,” he said. The spokesman of the APC in Lagos, Seye Oladejo, agreed with Okunola and stressed that the sponsored attacks against Tinubu cannot stop him.</p><p>He said, “The rift remains in the realm of rumour-mongering and idle speculation.</p><p>“However, the history of this dispensation will be incomplete without the leadership role of Tinubu in the unprecedented dislodgement of the then ruling PDP by a galvanized opposition.</p><p>“The cabal should continue to live in self-deceit until the appointed time.”</p><p>Presidency being manipulated to diminish Tinubu – Don</p><p>Dissecting the situation, an Associate Professor of Political Sociology, University of Abuja, Dr Abubakar Umar Kari, said the presidency is being manipulated to diminish Tinubu.</p><p>In an interview, Kari said: “There may not be any real crack between the two leaders as par deteriorating personal relationship or political differences.</p><p>“I am not aware of any incident, issue, disagreement or bone of contention indicating a parting of ways between the two.</p><p>“By nature, Buhari is very aloof, does not openly socialise, nor is he given to display of amity. This is why some people accuse him of not caring about others.</p><p>“For the same reason, some people believe Buhari is selfish and is not concerned about anyone, particularly now that he is not looking for anything from anybody.</p><p>“I am one of those who think PMB will not play any significant role in the 2023 politicking.</p><p>“This indifferent attitude is bad news for Tinubu who would expect Buhari to support him if just to return the favour he did to him in 2014/15.</p><p>“Buhari’s nonchalance is what is fuelling the speculation that there is a crack between the two.”</p><p>According to Prof. Kari, there are some powerful individuals, close to the president who have been invoking his name to pursue and achieve their political goals.</p><p>“Most of them are implacably opposed to Tinubu and his presidential ambition. They are the ones creating and propagating the impression that all is not well between Tinubu and the president. They are deftly using and manipulating the presidency and the party machinery to diminish Tinubu’s influence and support base.</p><p>“This will continue and intensify going into 2023, even as Buhari’s characteristic indifference will also likely worsen, notwithstanding the adverse consequences of same to Tinubu and many others in the APC, including the party itself.”</p><p>Buhari, Tinubu relationship cordial, productive – Media aide</p><p>Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, told Daily Trust the relationship between President Buhari and Tinubu is a good and productive one.</p><p>“The insinuation of a cold war between them is the stuff of idle gossip by people who profit from causing controversy where there is none.</p><p>“Asiwaju Tinubu is a loyal man and devoted patriot who stands committed, in any capacity he can, to supporting President Buhari realise his policy objectives for the benefit of all Nigerians.</p><p>“It is a testament to the quality of the relationship between them that President Buhari has so kindly agreed to chair the 12th annual colloquium marking Asiwaju‘s birthday on Monday.</p><p>“We expect the colloquium to be a productive and enlightening event where important issues are discussed and serious recommendations made. This is the type of interaction that will help Nigeria achieve its better self,” he said.</p><p>Presidency mum</p><p>Efforts to get the reaction from the presidency were not successful as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, did not reply to a text message sent to him after phone calls.</p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-22667423401906931862021-03-24T17:52:00.003+00:002021-03-24T17:53:49.631+00:00Tinubu Announces N50m Donation For Victims Of Katsina Market Fire<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" class="placeholder" height="240" id="2fd15f044c173" src="https://www.blogger.com/img/transparent.gif" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; background-image: url('https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/i/materialiconsextended/insert_photo/v6/grey600-24dp/1x/baseline_insert_photo_grey600_24dp.png'); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; opacity: 0.6;" width="320" /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu have announced a donation of the sum of N50million to victims of the Katsina Central Market Fire.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He also paid a visit to the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tinubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the Katsina State government.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">He was received by the State Governor, Aminu Masari, and other top Government officials in the State.</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843362698279411766.post-11953135688706972322021-03-24T17:49:00.000+00:002021-03-24T17:49:11.873+00:00American Idol: Funke Lagoke Faints On Stage During Judgement (Video) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjJrgevqMH08xaLtpxq63xFWm2EcXo8_nDAD1t-vXUkOmDOJffBNIs2VbvSLWYzCjktHuLFylDoOKeGMeEc-MHILTKBQibntPCGhy81UTSPvyXnQcc23jAy2g4YXz0QKUYEazsn6LWu6I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjJrgevqMH08xaLtpxq63xFWm2EcXo8_nDAD1t-vXUkOmDOJffBNIs2VbvSLWYzCjktHuLFylDoOKeGMeEc-MHILTKBQibntPCGhy81UTSPvyXnQcc23jAy2g4YXz0QKUYEazsn6LWu6I/w272-h400/image.png" width="272" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">American Idol contestant, Funke Lagoke was rushed to the hospital after she fainted and fell flat on her face after her performance with fellow singer Ronda Felton on Monday night's episode, IgbereTV reports.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The terrifying incident happened while she was receiving feedback from the judges after her performance with her fellow contestant and duet partner.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The pair performed ‘Tell Him’, a song written and recorded by Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: #f6f6ec; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T5nIrmPaDxI" style="background-color: #f6f6ec; font-size: 14.6667px; height: 280px; max-width: 92%; width: 420px;"></iframe><br style="background-color: #f6f6ec; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><a 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The problem is ... ” Richie said before Lagoke fainted, landing with an alarming thud.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Richie, Panelist Luke Bryan medical staff immediately ran onto the stage to help staff members attend to Lagoke before she was rushed to the hospital.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The show later revealed that Lagoke had been "treated for dehydration and released from the hospital."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="background-color: #f6f6ec; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube" frameborder="0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LUvM1O7REeU" style="background-color: #f6f6ec; font-size: 14.6667px; height: 280px; max-width: 92%; width: 420px;"></iframe><br style="background-color: #f6f6ec; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUvM1O7REeU" style="background-color: #f6f6ec; color: #181870; cursor: 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"I want you to know, congratulations, okay? I know that was traumatic, okay? But we're here for you. We're family, okay?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite the happy news, Felton still looked worried over her duet partner, saying: "She's gotta get some stitches."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Katy Perry then added, "But she's gonna come back tomorrow and she's gonna be singing for showstopper."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">"I'm just worried about her health more than anything. I feel like that's the number one important thing right now," Felton said in a confessional. "I just want her to know that I love her, that I care about her. I want her to be okay."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Funke, whose name is Funmike Lagoke, is a former Miss Nigeria USA winner. She competed in the beauty pageant back in 2019 and won the title.</span></p>SESAN OLASUPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135657230643213933noreply@blogger.com0