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...
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...
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the South African capital Pretoria for protests urging President Jacob Zuma to step down. Wednesday's march to Union Buildings, the official seat of government, was organised by a coalition of opposition parties following nationwide rallies against Zuma last week. The president's recent dismissal of finance minister Pravin Gordhan stoked public anger over government corruption scandals, record unemployment and slowing economic growth. South Africa's President Zuma faces pressure to step down The march was led by the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, along with the Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller opposition parties. Al Jazeera's Fahmida Miller, reporting from Pretoria, said the opposition parties show unprecedented unity in coming together for the protests. "Last week's protests were organised by the civil society and religous groups. But now we have at least seven political parties who...
Emeka Ojukwu Jr., a legal practitioner and son of Igbo leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has said that the only thing he holds against Nnamdi Kanu's agitation for the actualization of Biafra, is "their methodology". Speaking to Punch, Ojukwu Jr., admitted that the agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Kanu and The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), was "valid". He however warned against hate speech, which could lead to "bad consequences". "The agitation of IPOB and MASSOB is a valid agitation. The only thing I hold against them is their methodology. But for somebody to fight for self-determination I do not see anything wrong in that. It is like a marriage; there are times the situation will be rosy and pleasant, there are times there will be some upheavals. "So, we must give room for those things. No one should say those boys shouldn't talk. They are allowed to talk. But what...
Where Needs Are Met A daily devotion for October 16th From your friends at RayStedman.org Read: Psalm 23:2-3a He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul (Psalm 23:2-3a). In this psalm David enumerates the ways in which the Good Shepherd meets our needs. The first thing He does is to meet the needs of the inner person, the basic needs that we have for nourishment within. The basic needs of a flock of sheep are grass and water. Here is the very picturesque scene of sheep bedded down in grassy meadows, having eaten their fill and now totally satisfied, and then being led by still waters. Sheep are afraid of running water; they will drink only from a quiet pool. A good shepherd, particularly in a semi-arid region such as Palestine, knows where the watering holes are. He knows where the grassy meadows are. And so he leads the sheep into places where they can rest and feed and where they can drink. The picture is one of...
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...
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)
•Myeshia Johnson says Mr Trump said her husband "knew what he signed up for." The pregnant widow of a fallen United States soldier has contradicted President Donald Trump's account of his phone call about her husband's death, saying what he told her "made me cry even worse". Key points: •Ms Johnson says she was angry at his tone and that he forgot her husbands name •Mr Trump responds on Twitter that he did not forget the name and said it without hesitation •John McCain says "we should not be fighting about an American who lost his life" Myeshia Johnson told the American ABC's Good Morning America program that a group of people listened to Mr Trump's call on speaker phone as they drove to receive Sergeant La David Johnson's body. "The President said that he [Sergeant Johnson] knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyway," Ms Johnson said. "And it made me cry because I was very angry at the tone of his voice and how he s...
It is the end of the road for the notorious leader of a dreaded cult group, Gani Elese as he was shot dead by security operatives during a gun duel in Owo area of Ondo state. According to Vanguard, no fewer than five other members of the group who escaped reportedly sustained gun injuries during the shoot out. The deceased was said to have being responsible for series of murder cases in the town. He was said to have run other cult groups out of the town and claimed supremacy over other minor cult groups. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the news of the death of Gani in the gun battle made the people of the ancient town to heave a sign of relief. The deceased and his gang have reportedly been terrorizing the people of the town in recent times. He was said to have been killed after Police detectives acting on tip off stormed his hideout located at Jugbere camp, a farm settlement close to the state forest reserve area. Reports had it that detectives from the anti-robbery team from the ...
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