Cocaine Deal: NDLEA Opens Case Against DCP Abba Kyari, Calls First Witness

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has opened its case against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, who is standing trial on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, obstruction and dealing in cocaine and other related offences before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

At the resumed trial on Monday, the NDLEA brought a Commander of Narcotics attached to its forensic unit, Mrs. Patricia Afolabi, to testify as its first witness.

Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Sunday Joseph, the witness, told the court that part of her job specification involves receiving and conducting forensic analysis on drug exhibits.

She told the court that she had, on February 7, 2022, received from the forensic liaison officer of the agency, Abubakar Aliyu, one sealed transparent evidence pack containing 24 dispensing packs each and added that each of the parks contained white substance measured at 0.5grams.

She said the package also contained a request form for analysis, adding, “From the analysis, I conducted, which I labelled exhibit A-X, I found out that 21 of the exhibits contained cocaine, while exhibits H to G were found to be negative.

“I then issued an analysis report of my findings, which I signed and sealed. I repacked them as exhibits in a large envelope and addressed them to Officer in Charge of the NDLEA in Abuja.

The court admitted all the exhibits in evidence without objection from the Defendants.

While cross-examining the witness, DCP Kyari’s lawyer, Dr Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN), asked the witness if it was true that every suspect in a drug deal must be present before analysis is conducted, a question the witness answered in the negative.

She said it was not customary that all suspects would be present when substances are also handed over for analysis.

The witness, who said she has over 30 years of experience, said: “I was not present when the drug was recovered. I was not present when NDLEA received it.”

She confirmed that NDLEA operatives are stationed in all entry points in Nigeria, including the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu.

Asked if she was aware if it was NDLEA that recovered the cocaine at the Airport in Enugu, the witness said she was not aware, stressing that, “I don’t know who recovered the substance. I did not come in contact with any of them.”

Meanwhile, the court adjourned the matter till Tuesday to enable counsel to the other Defendants to cross-examine the first prosecution witness.

Katie price declared bankrupt after blowing her £45m fortune, failing to pay debts

Former model and reality TV star, Katie Price, has been declared bankrupt in a hearing at the High Court on Tuesday.

She was told by the court that she had failed to stick to a plan to repay her debts.

According to Dailymail, Price is believed to have debts of £800,000 and has been failing to pay £12,000 per month to her creditors.

The 41-year-old who was once worth an estimated £45 million had been pursued by creditors and taxman after revealing she has spent her entire fortune.

The reality TV star, last year December was allowed to enter into an Individual Voluntary Arrangement with her creditors for a repayment plan.

The insolvency practitioner overseeing her IVA said she had failed to keep to the terms of the agreement.

Now that she’s been made bankrupt, the Official Receiver will take control of her financial affairs and property.

Missing child: Group knocks Ondo police over delay in investigation

Two weeks after a one-year-old boy, Gold Kolawole, got missing at a church in Akure, the Ondo State capital, a group has lamented the slow pace at which the police were investigating the matter.

Gold allegedly went missing during a church service on Sunday at the Sotitobire Praising Chapel and his whereabouts were still unknown. The mother of the missing boy, Mrs Modupe Kolawole, has called on the founder of the church, Prophet Alfa Babatunde, and the state police command to help her find the boy.

Although the police command initially said the matter was not officially reported at the station, the boy was later declared missing.

The human rights group, the Sunshine for Integrity and Justice, frowned at the way the police were handling the matter.

The coordinator of the group, Mr Odion Mathew, in a statement issued on Tuesday, alleged that the police command was being lackadaisical in its investigation into the matter.

The statement read, “It would be a thing of shame and ineptitude for the Ondo State Police Command not to have taken any serious step on the matter. A whole human being was missing, not an object and the police seem to have kept quiet about it, it is unfortunate.

“For over two weeks now, nobody has been arrested nor interrogated among the caregivers in the church, under whose care the boy was. How could a boy get missing among many children at the juvenile section of the church and the police is keeping quiet? This is not good enough for a country like Nigeria. We believe we are not in a jungle. So the police must act on this matter.

“The perceived silence of the police on the matter and the experience in the past in this country is luring one to believe that there is an attempt to let the matter suffer a natural death. ”

The group called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to order a full investigation into the matter.

However, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Femi Joseph, denied being silent on the matter, saying the police were still investigating it.

He said, “We are not keeping quiet on the matter, the CP ( Commissioner of Police) has ordered the matter to be transferred to the CID ( Criminal Investigative Department) for proper investigation.”

Lady stabs lover to death with fork after she finds another lady with him

One Labake Olowokere has reportedly stabbed her lover, Seun Komolafe, to death with a fork after she caught him with another woman.

Labake, it was learnt, had visited the residence of Seun at Okeopo area of Ilesha around 8.00 p.m. on Monday to pick her cooking gas when she met another lady in the house.

After recovering from the initial shock, Labake was said to have picked a quarrel with Seun and the lady, whose name could not be immediately ascertained.

A fight followed and it was gathered that Labake picked a fork and stabbed Seun in the stomach, which led to his death.

Acting Police Public Relations Officer for Osun State Command, Mustafa Katayeyanjue, confirmed the incident and added that the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Ige, had directed an investigation into the matter.

He said, “At about 10.30 p.m. on Monday, one Adeyemi Ojo of Araromi Street reported to the police that one Labake Olowokere of Ido Ijesa, a lover of Seun Komolafe of Okeopo area of Ilesha stabbed him in the stomach with a fork and killed him on the spot.

“From preliminary findings, Labake went to the resident of his lover to pick her cooking gas. On getting to the house, she met another lady there, and a fight ensued.

“It was during the misunderstanding that she reportedly took a fork and stabbed Seun in the stomach. He died on the spot. The corpse of the deceased had been deposited at Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesha.”

BREAKING: Policemen allegedly beat man into a coma in Imo

Policemen attached to Anara Police Division in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State have reportedly beaten a young man into a coma.

The policemen had reportedly gone to arrest the yet-to-be-identified young man on Monday evening at St Innocent’s junction in Anara and started beating him when he tried to ask why they (policemen) were arresting him.

Our correspondent learnt that while the policemen were holding and beating the victim, other youths around fled out of fear.

On Tuesday, members of the community besieged the Anara Police Division at Anara junction in protest.

They demanded the prosecution of the policemen who manhandled the young man to the point, where he went into a coma.

Clutching placards, the protesting crowd decried the high level of police brutality and extortion in the community.

A youth leader in the community, Marcel Onuoha, said that the victim had been rushed to another hospital in Owerri after he was rejected by the first hospital.

Onuoha expressed fear over the health condition of the victim.

He called on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Ladodo, to fish out the policemen who brutalised the victim.

Our correspondent learnt that one policeman, popularly known as Blackly was allegedly responsible for the beating of the victim.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that the leadership of the police would handle the situation.

He promised that justice would be served even as he urged the protesting villagers not to take laws into their hands.

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Robbers have taken over Long Bridge, as commuters bemoan attacks

Commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have raised the alarm over the increased spate of attacks on the Long Bridge and the slow pace of work on the part of the contractor handling the Kara-Berger end of the road.

The road users lament that the robberies have increased in recent times due to the gridlock, which has become a permanent fixture of the road, as well as the apparent lack of security agencies within the vicinity of the Long Bridge.

Road users say that the robbers station themselves at OPIC bus stop and the middle of the Long Bridge, under which they disappear to, once they have carried out their nefarious activities.

Joseph Akinbo, who uses the road said that the suspected attackers resumed their evil deeds immediately the flood that had affected several parts of Ogun State receded. He went on to call on security agencies to provide security on the Long Bridge, in order to curb the activities of the attackers.

He said, “These boys have resumed their duties after the flood receded. I suggest to our security agents to move towards the Long bridge.”

Another road user said that he saw two bodies under the Long Bridge, as he was trekking towards Kara at around 9.00 a.m.

He said, “We need security on that bridge because the kind of evil acts that are going on under that bridge is uncalled for.

“Due to the way those commercial bus drivers were increasing their price, I decided to trek to Kara, when I got to the middle of Long Bridge what I saw can’t be told. I two dead bodies under the bridge.”

He also called on the police to look into the issue of security on the road.

An eyewitness said that robbers came from under the Long Bridge to smash people’s cars and cart away their valuables. He said, “I was an eyewitness, robbers smashed people cars and robbed them of their valuables. They came from under the bridge in the middle of the Long Bridge. After robbing, they jump back under the Long Bridge. Security agencies need to comb the axis and flush them out, otherwise, it will continue.”

Another road user blamed the slow pace of work for the hardship experienced by users of the road.

He said, “Julius Berger has become so sloppy, ineptitude and incompetent that if I have my way, they will not get any contract in this country anymore. People have observed that they started behaving this way since their “OIL FOR CONTRACT AGREEMENT” with the federal government was terminated. Go to the Ibadan end of the expressway and see what RCC has done there. The road was handed over to the two construction companies at the same time. I fail to understand why Julius Berger still remains on that road despite all its incompetencies. It should be sacked and the road handed over to RCC or any other company that has shown competence.

“Trucks would break down on the narrow outlet that thousands of vehicles pass through to go their way and for a whole day, the broken-down truck would be left there, thereby creating several kilometres of total traffic lockdown. Then armed robbers would come in and begin to rob the hapless travellers. In a sane society, there would be permanent heavy duty tow vehicles standing by to remove any obstruction instantly as it occurs and there would be a permanent deployment of security personnel across the length of the gridlock to protect the people. But that will not happen here.

“Nobody cares! When those that should care come that way they come with their sirens and security guards which clear the way for them. The rest of you could sleep or die in the gridlock for all they care. I sympathise with all of you currently locked down in that terrible traffic.”

$1m scam: EFCC arrests Kirikiri prison controller, doctor for procuring medical report

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Deputy Controller of Kirikiri maximum correctional centre, Emmanuel Oluwaniyi and Hemeson Edwin, also a DC, for allegedly procuring an exaggerated medical report for a suspected cyber scammer, Olusegun Aroke.

Aroke, who is serving a 24-year jail term was allegedly given a referral for treatment outside the facility during which he pulled a $1 million scam.

The convict is one of two Malaysia-based Nigerian undergraduate fraudsters arrested by the EFCC in 2012 at the 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos following a tip-off.

According to the EFCC, preliminary investigation revealed that the convict, against established standard practice, had access to the internet and mobile phone in the Correctional Centre.

The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday explained that Oluwaniyi and his accomplice, Edwin, who was in charge of the clinic in the correctional centre, were arrested on Monday by operatives of the commission.

The suspects were said to have given useful information about their alleged involvement in the crime.

Aroke, also known as H.Money, had masterminded a mega scam to the tune of over $1 million.

He committed the alleged crime from prison, using a network of accomplices.

Aroke, who hails from Okene in Kogi State, had claimed to be a student of Computer Science at the Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia.

However, investigations by the commission revealed Aroke as the arrowhead of an internet fraud scheme that traversed two continents.

When the convict was arrested, a search conducted by EFCC operatives on his apartment led to the recovery of several items such as laptops, iPad, travel documents, cheque books, flash drives, internet modem, and three exotic cars – a Mercedes Benz SUV, One 4Matic Mercedes Benz and a Range Rover Sport SUV.

He was eventually convicted by Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on two counts of obtaining money by false pretence, cheque cloning, wire transfer and forgery.

He was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on each of the two counts.

Person Who Needs My Breast Isn't Complaining, Tiwa Savage Slams Body Shamer 

Tells troll to wire dollars so she could do a boob job 

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has given a savage response to an Instagram user who made a comment about her body on the Social media platform.

A few minutes ago, the singer who recently got signed an exclusive global recording agreement with Universal Music Group, an international record label had taken to her official Instagram handle to post a picture of herself.

The picture which she captioned: “Growing up didn’t see many chocolate superstars to look up to ... we changing that narrative now” saw her fans taking to the comment section to express their love for the picture.

However, the comment of an Instagram user with the name, Mr. Ibraa, caught the attention of Tiwa Savage.

Mr Ibraa had said: “Haa…Dis one don flat ooo…” under the picture.

Tiwa Savage wasted no time replying him saying: “Sorry boo, had to breastfeed my beautiful son but if you wire me small dollars I fit go doctor add implants o until then the person sucking it ain’t complaining.”

Tiwa Savage had a great run in 2018 as she made history as the first female to win the Best African Act at the MTV European Music Awards and also became the first African female to sell out at London’s Indigo.

Although 2019 has been a silent year for her as she has yet to release an official single.

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2019: APC has lost goodwill since 2015 -Tinubu
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15 FEB 2018
By Omeiza Ajayi & Dirisu Yakubu
ABUJA— For the first time since the 2015 general elections, national leader of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has met with the party’s national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, in a move widely seen as the beginning of his new task as presidential negotiator into the crises bedeviling the party.


APC—From left: Party National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni; National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie Oyegun, during a consultative meeting among NWC members of the party at the party secretariat, Abuja, yesterday. Photo: Gbemiga Olamikan.
Speaking with journalists after the meeting, which lasted nearly four hours, Tinubu, said though the party remained the hope of Nigerians, it had lost tremendous goodwill since the 2015 elections.

The APC leader spoke on a day Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said the advice he gave Nigeria’s ex-Presidents to quit politics and join the retirees’ club should also be heeded by President Muhammadu Buhari in the interest of the nation.


Tinubu, who was recently appointed by President Buhari to reconcile warring parties within the party, said he was visiting the national secretariat as part of consultations on how to carry out his assignment.

He said: “Since we won the elections, the expectations were very high and the goodwill was extremely high. But where are we today?


‘’The solution is to seek opinion and advice on the various complex issues around some states or if there is any national one, to reconcile, move the party in a cohesive manner, reposition it and build confidence among ourselves.”

Though he declined comments on whether he was among the foremost aggrieved stakeholders of the party, having last year called for the sack of Chief Odigie-Oyegun, Tinubu said challenges faced by the government and the President were enormous.

He said: “It is only because people are not paying attention to the various statistics that are available. We have never governed before, but we won the confidence of Nigerians to govern.

“We have a creed to really serve the country, change and reform the country. It is not easy to have those changes implemented like instant curfew. We have to grow and face challenges. I sympathize with us and we should equally look at ourselves.”

Tinubu’s visit to Oyegun

Welcoming Tinubu to the APC national secretariat, national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said the assignment given to him (Tinubu) by the President was significant to heal the wounds where necessary.

“Your visit is very significant, in view of your Presidential assignment which I will describe as a peace ambassador, to heal wounds where the party has wounds and bring everybody together behind one single objective, which is the APC being in good condition to be a fighting political force, such that in 2019, the election will become virtually a runaway victory for the party.

“There is no question at all that we have major issues with the National Assembly, major issues in Kano, Kogi, Benue states with the current challenges that we are facing.

“So, we truly welcome your appointment and I want to say that we will give you all the assistance that you will possibly need to make your assignment a most successful one.”

Tinubu’s counsel on retirees’ club, good for Buhari — PDP

Meanwhile, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the advice by APC national leader, Tinubu, that Nigeria’s ex-Presidents should quit politics and join the retirees’ club should be heeded by President Buhari in the interest of the nation.

The party said Tinubu’s position completely vindicated the positions of former Presidents, including Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, PDP as well as majority of Nigerians, who believe President Buhari should not seek re-election in 2019, having failed woefully in governance and nation building.

The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, yesterday, said the former Lagos State governor had invariably weighed Buhari and found him unfit to remain in office beyond 2019.

The statement read: “Every discerning Nigerian has discovered the fact that Tinubu is subtly passing a critical message to President Buhari and his supporters that he should not contest the 2019 election and that Nigerians have already moved on even without them.”

“Even Tinubu knows that President Buhari, for obvious reasons, is the most qualified of all our elder statesmen to join the retiree’s club and save the nation the agony of more years of misrule characterized by untold economic hardship, heavy bloodletting and general indignation.

“The supporters of President Buhari should therefore accept the reality by reading the handwriting on the wall and heed wise counsel from well- meaning Nigerians. In any case, the APC is already on a death throe, having led the worst government in the history of our nation and will end up as the first party in government at the centre that will be rejected by Nigerians at a second attempt.”

Procrastination

Procrastination
Procrastination is a disease that so many people are not aware of.
What is procrastination?
Is postponing what you’re to suppose do till tomorrow it could also mean delaying what calls for urgency till tomorrow.

Procrastination is a habit which gradually develops into character and in doing this you lose so many things because life itself is calls for urgency that is why God himself said under heaven there’s time for everything.

Causes of Procrastination:

Personal convenience: when you feel relax and comfortable where you are makes you a victim before you know it
Laziness:
Family pressure
Discouragement
Environmental
Social distraction
Effect of procrastination
Loss of opportunity
Lack of focus and determination 
Loss of valuable customer
Lack of trust from valuable clients

Solution to procrastination

Discipline yourself
Determination
Focus on your day to day activities
Use reminder mechanism
Avoid activities or event that consume your time and focus
Be committed to what you desire
Always remember time is not enough

Procrastination

Procrastination

 Procrastination is a disease that so many people are not aware of.

What is procrastination?

tomorrow never comes

 Is postponing what you’re to suppose do till tomorrow it could also mean delaying what calls for urgency till tomorrow. Procrastination is a habit which gradually develops into character and in doing this you lose so many things because life itself is calls for urgency that is why God himself said under heaven there’s time for everything. 

Causes of Procrastination: 

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Personal convenience: when you feel relax and comfortable where you are makes you a victim before you know it

Laziness:

Family pressure

Discouragement

Environmental

Social distraction

Effect of procrastination

Loss of opportunity

Lack of focus and determination  

Loss of valuable customer

Lack of trust from valuable clients

Solution to procrastination

Discipline yourself

Determination

Focus on your day to day activities

Use reminder mechanism

Avoid activities or event that consume your time and focus

Be committed to what you desire

Always remember time is not enough

Nigeria: Shettima Holds Emergency Security Meeting Over Borno Blasts

Maiduguri — Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday summoned officials of all markets, motor parks, shopping complexes, football fields and other places of public gatherings in Maiduguri, for an emergency security meeting scheduled for today with heads of security agencies and the civilian JTF.

The meeting, which is expected to take place at the Government House in Maiduguri, was in response to the twin suicide attacks at the Maiduguri Monday market yesterday morning which resulted in the death of one and 18 others sustaining injuries.

Governor Shettima visited the scene of the suicide attacks around the market and was at the accident and emergency ward of the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital where he met each of the survivors out of which three were undergoing emergency surgery at the hospital theater.

The suicide attacks were carried out by two suspected female suicide bombers in two close spots, both outside the Monday Market Maiduguri before 10:00am, said the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damien Chukwu who received Shettima at the scene. The CP said one person died with 18 persons injured.

"Tomorrow, we will be having an emergency security meeting involving management of all the markets, motor parks, shopping centers, football fields and other attack prone areas and the we will invite the Civilian JTF and of course our security officials so that we cross pollinate ideas and come up with some new measures that will strengthen our existing security structure around markets," Shettima said.

The Boko Haram insurgents had repeatedly targeted the Maiduguri Monday market using persons who conceal bombs and pretend to be buyers, targeting traders and customers before blowing themselves up.

Maiduguri — Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday summoned officials of all markets, motor parks, shopping complexes, football fields and other places of public gatherings in Maiduguri, for an emergency security meeting scheduled for today with heads of security agencies and the civilian JTF.

The meeting, which is expected to take place at the Government House in Maiduguri, was in response to the twin suicide attacks at the Maiduguri Monday market yesterday morning which resulted in the death of one and 18 others sustaining injuries.

Governor Shettima visited the scene of the suicide attacks around the market and was at the accident and emergency ward of the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital where he met each of the survivors out of which three were undergoing emergency surgery at the hospital theater.

The suicide attacks were carried out by two suspected female suicide bombers in two close spots, both outside the Monday Market Maiduguri before 10:00am, said the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damien Chukwu who received Shettima at the scene. The CP said one person died with 18 persons injured.

"Tomorrow, we will be having an emergency security meeting involving management of all the markets, motor parks, shopping centers, football fields and other attack prone areas and the we will invite the Civilian JTF and of course our security officials so that we cross pollinate ideas and come up with some new measures that will strengthen our existing security structure around markets," Shettima said.

The Boko Haram insurgents had repeatedly targeted the Maiduguri Monday market using persons who conceal bombs and pretend to be buyers, targeting traders and customers before blowing themselves up.

 

Nigeria: Two Chinese Arrested for Operating Fake Embassy in Lagos

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Lagos — Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, weekend arrested two Chinese for operating a fake embassy in Lagos.

The team led by RRS Commander, ACP Olatunji Disu, also arrested two Nigerian collaborators.

The operatives clamped down on the fake embassy after many members of the public were swindled of huge sums of money. The fake embassy is situated inside a hotel, Golden Point and Suite, on Duduyemi Street in Ejigbo.

Those arrested were identified as 47-year-old Liu Honyang and 49-year-old, Sun Xinai (both Chinese) and their Nigerian collaborators: 47-year-old Oriyomi Olawale and 25-year-old Desmond Chinedu.

After the arrest, some of their victims showed up at the RRS's headquarters, recounting how they were duped respectively, hence their deportation from Trinidad and Tobago.

One of the victims, Adekunle Adefuye, said, "I met these people through one of their agents, Dorcas Slyver. She is a daughter to my brother's pastor in Abeokuta. I told her my intentions to travel to United States of America. Then she told me to come to Lagos that she could procure the American visa for me.

"On getting to Lagos, she took me to these Chinese where I was told that I should go to Trinidad and Tobago. They persuaded me to go to Trinidad and Tobago, that it was easier to secure employment with at least 3,000 dollars as salary.

"Initially, I insisted that I preferred America. But they brainwashed me into agreeing to go to Trinidad and Tobago. It was at this point I was told that I would pay N1.3 million for the whole process, including visa processing and flight fare. The payment was made in instalment. N376,000 for Visa, ticket N850,000, accommodation N39,000 and Visa Fee N33,000, which I obliged and paid all the monies into Dorcas' GTB Accounts: 0130671906."

He revealed that he and another person were rounded up immediately they got to Trinidad and Tobago by the country's immigration officers for coming into the country with fake visas and then deported back to Nigeria after a 48-hour detention.

2017 budget’ll end Nigeria’s economic woes – Buhari

ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari last night expressed optimism that the proposed 2017 budget would not end the current economic recession facing Nigeria but would also shoot the country into economic prosperity. President Muhammadu Buhari presides over October 12 ,2016 Federal Executive Council meeting. He also enjoined Nigerians not to be deterred by the reality of the “temporary challenges” but should be strengthened by them. The encouragement were the highlights of the president’s address to Nigerians on the occasion of 2016 Eid-el-maulud celebrations today. Meanwhile, the president who wished Nigerians especially muslims a happy Eid-el-maulud celebration is billed to lay the budget estimates before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The address read in full: “Dear Compatriots, again the calendar of life has brought us into another period of celebration, and deep reflection. Celebration, because we are marking the birth of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him), and deep reflection, because it is another opportunity of pausing, taking a deep breath and reflecting on the current realities before us. “First of all, I wish all Muslims a happy and memorable celebration of the birth of the great Prophet, through whose teachings, particularly on peaceful living, tolerance, sobriety, generosity, sacrifice and honesty, and wisdom, the nation has gained immensely in building a harmonious and prosperous society. “The universal truths of the Prophet’s values remain unchanged. “Against all odds, we have used these pillars of strength in securing a just and fair society, and our efforts are beginning to yield dividends in curbing terrorism, corruption and other crimes that devalue our humanity. “The reality of the temporary challenges should not undermine our hope, reverse our collective will to succeed, or divide us; rather it should remind us of why we need to stay together, fight together and succeed together. “As we look forward to 2017 with hope and huge expectations, let me assure you that with collective dedication and hard work, we will overcome the mountain of economic difficulties, and return our country to the path of prosperity.”

Uyo church building collapse: Governor Udom Emmanuel orders arrest of contractors, engineers

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has ordered the immediate arrest of the contractors and engineers, that constructed the Reigners Bible Church, which collapsed in Uyo on Saturday.

The Governor and his Deputy were attending the ordination service of Bishop Akan Weeks, when the building came down. He, however, escaped death.

One of Emmanuel’s personal assistants on media, Mr. Aniekeme Finbarr, told CNN’s Becky Anderson, that his principal gave the order on Sunday.

“They should be made to answer certain questions so that the state would be able to get to the root cause of the matter,” the Governor was quoted as saying.

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has also called for a probe into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.

In a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, he commiserated with the people of Akwa Ibom.

Saraki also called for “urgent and thorough investigation to determine both the remote and immediate causes of the building collapse.

“I believe that such an investigation, if sincerely done, will help us to guard against unnecessary waste of lives, injuries and damage to property in the future. My heart goes out to all the victims, the Christian community in Akwa Ibom State and the entire people of the state.”

Pastor Resurrects 3-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Confirmed Dead By Doctors

The news of a South African pastor, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, bringing a dead boy back to life is making the rounds on the social media.

The boy, believed to be 3 years old was said to have been confirmed dead by a doctor.

The father of the ‘dead’ boy stormed the altar with him, raising his hands and shaking him without response

He walked round the church with the boy during a service at the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church in Pretoria.

He was seen falling to the floor with his lifeless son as church workers supported him.

The congregation held their hands out towards the boy and prayed.

Bushiri was seen spraying an ointment they called ‘anointing oil Lion of Judah’ on the boy, who later regained consciousness.

The doctor who reportedly confirmed him dead said, “This child was unresponsive, no heartbeat, but with the administration of the Lion of Judah, this baby is back to life.”

 

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Boko Haram leader warns Trump ‘war has just begun’

November 14, 2016

    

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The leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram has reacted to the election of Donald Trump to the White House with a warning that “the war has just begun” against the West.

“Do not be overwhelmed by people like Donald Trump and the global coalition fighting our brethren in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and everywhere,” Abubakar Shekau said in an audio message posted on YouTube late Sunday.

“We remain steadfast on our faith and we will not stop,” he said in the hour-long message. “To us, the war has just begun.”

Boko Haram is waging a seven-year-old uprising against the Nigerian state that has claimed more than 20,000 lives, with the insurgency spilling over the West African nation’s borders into neighbouring states.

Boko Haram, which last year pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, has been in the grip of a power struggle since late last year.

The IS high command said in August that Shekau had been replaced as leader by Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the 22-year-old son of Boko Haram’s founder Mohammed Yusuf.

Shekau claims he is still in charge, however, as rival factions vie for control.

During a visit to Nigeria in August, US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated the government for reclaiming swathes of territory and releasing thousands of hostages from Boko Haram, while warning against the use of excessive force to fight extremists

I won’t collect salary – Trump

November 14, 2016

US President-elect Donald Trump / AFP PHOTO / MOLLY RILEY

Republican billionaire Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday he would forgo the $400,000 salary that comes with the US president’s job.

“I’m not going to take the salary. I’m not taking it,” he told CBS’s “60 minutes,” confirming a promise he made in a campaign video in September.

“I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year,” he added

AMERICAN HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR SAYS TRUMP

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move aggressively on a conservative agenda in filling Supreme Court vacancies, cracking down on immigration and cutting taxes, but also sought to reassure worried Americans they have nothing to fear from his presidency.

Setting aside the strident tone of his campaign, the 70-year-old assumed a gentler manner in his first television interview since his shock election, saying he was “saddened” by reports of harassment of Muslims and Hispanics, and telling the perpetrators: “Stop It.”

The interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,” which was taped Friday and aired in full Sunday, offered Trump an opportunity to reintroduce himself after an ugly, name-calling campaign and surprise victory that sparked protests in cities across the United States.

“I just don’t think they know me,” the billionaire real estate mogul said at one point, of the thousands of protesters who have massed in streets below his Trump Tower headquarters with signs that read “Not our president.”

Told that many Americans are scared of his presidency, Trump said: “Don’t be afraid. We are going to bring our country back.”

– Conservative agenda –

Millions were expected to tune in to Trump’s interview for clues on how the billionaire will govern, and how far he intends to convert his slogans into policy.

Trump earlier Sunday named anti-establishment firebrand Steve Bannon his top strategist and senior Republican Reince Priebus his White House chief of staff, blending pragmatism with a rabble-rousing edge in the first appointments of his new administration.

On the issues, however, Trump made it clear he intends to aggressively push a right-wing agenda, pledging to name justices to the Supreme Court who are against abortion and for gun rights.

“The judges will be pro-life,” Trump told CBS. “In terms of the whole gun situation,” he added, “they’re going to be very pro-Second Amendment.”

He will have an immediate opportunity to fill a vacancy on the court left by the death of arch conservative justice Antonin Scalia. President Barack Obama’s attempt to fill the seat was blocked by the Republican-controlled Senate.

On immigration, Trump reaffirmed his signature campaign pledge to build a wall on the border with Mexico, although he conceded parts of it may be just a fence.

And he said as many as three million undocumented immigrants with criminal records would be deported or incarcerated.

“What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers,” he said.

“We have a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate,” he said.

– Conciliatory notes –

He left the door open, however, on the fate of the millions of other immigrants in the country illegally.

“After the border is secured and after everything gets normalized, we’re going to make a determination on the people that you’re talking about who are terrific people,” he said.

Immigration, he said, was one of three top legislative priorities he has discussed with House Speaker Paul Ryan, the others being action to undo Obama’s signature health care reform and a bill to cut taxes and simplify the tax code.

Trump had previously indicated he would keep some aspects of Obamacare, including a ban on insurance companies denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.

There were other conciliatory notes as well.

He signaled that he would not seek to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.

“It’s law. It was settled in the Supreme Court. I mean it’s done,” Trump said when asked if he supports marriage equality. “And I’m — I’m fine with that,” he added.

He also confirmed he would forgo the $400,000 salary that comes with the office of US president.

“I’m not going to take the salary. I’m not taking it,” he said. “I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year,” he added.

– Conspiracy-mongering –

The choice of Bannon and Priebus as Trump’s first high-level appointments suggest he intends for his new administration to preserve the populist edge that won him the White House, tempered by political pragmatism.

Priebus, head of the Republican National Committee, is a seasoned political operative with close ties to Ryan, the House speaker.

But Bannon, the campaign chairman in the final months of the Trump campaign, is CEO of the right-wing, conspiracy-mongering Breitbart News website known for withering attacks on the Republican elite.

It has railed against everything from women who seek abortions to Muslim immigrants, and once told females facing internet harassment to “go back to bridge tournaments, or wellness workshops, or swapping apple crumble recipes” and stop “screwing up the internet for men.”

In the “60 Minutes” interview, Trump made no promises to tone down his own rhetoric as president.

“I don’t want to be just a little nice monotone character,” he said.

Trump was joined by his wife and adult children including Ivanka who was named to Trump’s transition team but rules out joining his administration.

“There’re a lot of things that I feel deeply, strongly about,” she said, naming wage equality, childcare and more opportunities for women. “But not in a formal administrative capacity.”

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