PRINCE DEJI ADEYANJU,CONVENER OF CONCERNED NIGERIANS Members of pro-democracy groups, Concerned Nigerians and OurMumuDonDo Movement, on Saturday, visited the family of Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, the 10-year old boy shot dead by security agents during the forceful eviction of traders from the demolition scene of Ekwe Uku Market, Owerri. The eviction and demotion were ordered by Mr. Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo State. In a statement issued after the visit, members of the two groups said Somtochukwu's killing is a symptom of how the country's political leaders use state apparatus and resources to oppress the poor, relieve them of their belongings and kill them when they resist. Our Mumu Don Do members in Owerri The statement was jointly signed by Messrs. Charles Oputa, Convener, OurMumuDonDo Movement; Deji Adeyanju, Convener, Concerned Nigerians; Adebayo Raphael, Publicity Secretary, OurMumuDonDo Movement; and Professor Chidi Odinka...
A dog walker was attacked by a man who held a knife to her throat and attempted to rape her. The victim, aged in her 30s, was walking her two dogs on waste land, near to Bedford Avenue, in Walkden, when she was approached by a man just before 7pm last night (Sunday). The man asked her for the time, but then grabbed the woman and pulled her into some trees. He then threatened the victim with a knife and ordered her to hand over her jewellery. Police said the attacker then tried to rape the woman, but she managed to fight him off and fled from the scene. Greater Manchester Police are now appealing for any witnesses or anyone with further information to come forward. The attacker is described as white, of stocky build and aged in his mid 30. He was wearing a black baseball cap, black tracksuit and was wearing white Nike trainers with a white tick on them. Det Insp Ben Cottam, from GMP’s Salford borough, said: “The victim has been extremely brave and we continue to suppor...
The family of Asta, wife of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has reacted to comments by Senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial district, Hamman Misau.Senator Misau had on Wednesday on the floor of the Senate alleged that the IGP married Asta secretly in Kaduna after allegedly impregnating her. But the family said that their daughter got married to the IGP publicly at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna.Nasiru Baba Saleh, a member of the family, told Daily Trust that Misau lied against their daughter and that he must prove the allegations in court. “We are seriously angry, because this is a girl that grew up in a responsible way. She got a very good upbringing, and we married her out peacefully”, he said. “We see no reason why this man will come publicly inside the chamber of the Senate to say the man impregnated her before he married her. “What is his proof? This issue has gone viral on the social media. Both the...
The wild-child niece of former Veep Joe Biden stole more than $100,000 in a credit card scam — and quietly cut a plea deal in Manhattan court that spares her any jail time, The Post has learned. Using a borrowed credit card, the blonde Caroline Biden set up an unauthorized customer account at Bigelow Pharmacy on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village, and racked up the six-figure bill over the course of a year, according to a criminal complaint that does not name the victim card owner. As part of a plea deal before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kevin McGrath, Biden, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge of grand larceny and another of petit larceny and agreed to make restitution of $110,810.04. If she pays everything back and keeps her nose clean, she can return to court and enter a substitute plea to a lower, misdemeanor charge of petit larceny and be sentenced to two years probation. But she'll stay out of jail even if she fails to live up to the plea deal, instead getting sentenced on t...
Senate President Bukola Saraki, says Nigerians deserve to know the owner of the $50 million found in an apartment in Ikoyi by EFCC operatives on April 12th. In an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Saraki faulted the antigraft agency for not revealing the identity of the owner of the money after 7 days of discovery. He described the current situation as a circus which must stop. “I believe this is something simple that the organisation (EFCC) should manage even before the speculation started coming out. The circus has to come to end as to whether it belongs to individuals, companies, agencies or a state government. We however believe they will sort it out and eventually tell Nigerians who owns the money. Nigerians deserve to know. The circus must stop. I believe progress will be made faster if the process is transparent. Those are ways to strengthen institutions. When the process is transparent up to the...
SO SAD: Heavily Pregnant Woman and Another Passenger Burnt to Death In Lagos Danfo Accident An over speeding danfo driver has claimed the lives of a pregnant woman and another who were burnt to death. The sad incident has left a pregnant woman and another woman burnt to death in a ghastly motor accident in Maryland area of Lagos. According to PM News, the accident occurred around 2:55pm on Friday when a commercial bus, popularly known as ‘danfo’ on top speed lost control after hitting an unknown jeep at Cane Villiage, Maryland, fell on its side and caught fire. It was gathered that the danfo bus with the registration number KTU 479 XQ, was coming from Yaba when the accident occurred. The accident caused serious gridlock in the axis as motorists groaned after waiting for hours in the gridlock and scotching sun. General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu said the agency received a distress call regarding a commercial bus that acciden...
Man slain as daughter drops him off at work: 'This is the last place you'd expect'(old but still saddening) Edward Wright sipped his coffee and wondered why someone would be shot to death on this block of warehouses in Back of the Yards where he works. "This is ridiculous," Wright said as he stood with others waiting for the crime scene to clear so they could get to work early Thursday. "This is the last place you'd expect." FROM OUR PARTNERS: Relatives say Elijah Murphy, 38, was being dropped off by his daughter at his warehouse job in the 4200 block of South Racine Avenue around 4:45 a.m. when two masked men got out of a car and opened fire. Murphy was hit in the chest and the head and was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m. on the scene, according to the medical examiner. Police said a dark-colored SUV was seen speeding from the area. No one was in custody. Relatives on the scene s...
According to a Facebook user, Ifere Paul who is a staff at the presidential Aso Rock villa, Abuja: The police in Calabar, Cross River State capital has released a man they arrested previously with a gun and live ammunition. According to reports from concern citizens, the young man seen in this picture was paraded with the gun, was released after police collected monies from his relatives as bail.It is sad that criminal elements like this are arrested and released to freely roam the streets, kidnapping, robbing, and sexually molesting their weaker victims at gun points.(timeofgist)
Magufuli claimed the neighbouring country was not a feeding ground for Kenyan livestock - This was after 1035 cows from Kenya were impounded in Mwanga, Tanzania weeks ago President John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania has vowed to take stern action against Kenya pastoralists who trespass into Tanzania in search of pastures for their livestock. Addressing residents of Kagera province on Monday, November 6, Magufuli said Tanzania is not a grazing field for cattle from neighbouring countries. He ordered that cattle from neighbouring countries found in Tanzania be impounded and steps takes according to Tanzanian laws. Magufuli has warned Kenyan pastoralists from trespassing into Tanzania Photo: Clouds FM "Tanzania sio shamba la kuchungia mifugo wa nchi jirani, ndio maana tumeamua kukamata mifugo na kuchukua hatua kwa mujibu wa sheria. Na hata huko nchi jirani wakishika mifugo kutoka Tanzania wachukue hatua za kisheria za nchi hizo (Tanzania is not a grazing field for livestock from neighbo...
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