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  • National Theatre fire: 4 cows, 3 goats burnt at NCAC office Lagos

    National Theatre fire: 4 cows, 3 goats burnt at NCAC office Lagos

    No fewer than four cows, and three goats kept at the National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC), National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos, were killed in a fire outbreak on Saturday night.

    The Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mr Amodu Shakiru, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

    Shakiru said that the fire was caused by a gas cylinder explosion, which almost spread to the Artistes Village in Iganmu.

    “Property destroyed includes, four cows and three goats, suspected dead as resulted of the fire. Firemen moved in to stop the inferno and our men with others put the fire off completely.

    “The said property belongs to the National Council of Arts and Culture, located opposite Artistes Village. There is no human casualty involved,” he said.

  • Native doctor jailed for killing neighbour’s cow

    Native doctor jailed for killing neighbour’s cow

    An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, sentenced a 45-year-old native doctor, Micheal Oyewole, to 12 months imprisonment for killing his neighbour’s cow.

    The convict, who resides at Araromi Alakaloko Olomore area in Abeokuta, pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy, theft and willfully and unlawfully killing of a cow.

    However, Magistrate  O.O. Odumosu held that the prosecution, had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty of the offence.

    She sentenced  Oyewole, to 12 calender months imprisonment with an option of fine of N10,000 for the stealing and six months for willing and unlawfully killing the cow.

    The magistrate ordered that the convict can only exercise the option of payments of fine, only if he pays N400,000 to the complainant, being the cost of the cow he killed.

    She added that the sentence should run concurrently.

    Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel,  ASP Olakunle Shonibare told the court that the convict committed the offence on June 3, at about 11:00pm at Alakoloko Unique Estate Olomore area in Abeokuta.

    Shonibare, said  that the convict conspired with others at large and stole a cow valued N400,000 property of one Mr Hakeem Ominrinde.

    He said the offence contravened the provisions of sections 516, 383 and 450 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun 2006.

  • We drink water from same stream with cows – C/River traditional ruler

    We drink water from same stream with cows – C/River traditional ruler

    Mr. Linus Odey, Paramount Ruler of Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River, says his Akwarinyin- Abu community and 15 others drink water from the same stream with cows.

    He stated this when the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Sandy Onor campaign team met with him and 16 clan heads at Akwarinyin-Abu near Abuochiche in Bekwarra Local Government Area on Tuesday.

    The Monarch, who also bemoaned the state of the road that connected the communities, said it took three days for them to get the council headquarters during the rainy season.

    Odey pointed out that the communities lacked social amenities ranging from water, health facilities, and road that should enhance the living standard of humans.

    According to him, “any aspiration that does not change the life of the people is a wasted investment.

    “I am happy that you know that the road is one of our major problems, just so you know that it takes us three days to connect the local government headquarters during the rains.

    “No hospital, no road, no boreholes; no dividends of democracy in this community in the last seven years.”

    Earlier, the PDP governorship candidate had described the road as an “eyesore” that a responsible government ought to have taken care of for the benefit of inhabitants of the 16 communities.

    Onor promised that if voted into office, his administration would construct the raod within two years.

    “What we have seen of this road is nothing we can draw satisfaction from.

    “It is supposed to be a rural road but of course, it is nothing less of what the present administration has reduced this state to.

    “My government will not be known for making bogus promises; we can only promise what we can do and not we can’t do,” he stated.

  • Police arrest man for presenting stolen cow for father-in-law’s burial rites

    Police arrest man for presenting stolen cow for father-in-law’s burial rites

    The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested one Ikenna Ogbonna Ota, a native of Azuoto Okpoitumo community in Abakaliki Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly stealing and presenting a stolen cow for the burial rites of his late father-in-law.

    According to reports, Ota visited the family house of his in-laws on Friday, December 9, 2022, for the presentation of materials for the burial of their late father. He had come with a female cow he allegedly stole from his community to them for the ceremony. Unfortunately for him, the owner of the stolen native cow, Thomas Agbo, who came to sympathize with the family of the deceased, was able to identify the cow being presented by the son-in-law as his missing cow and raised an alarm.

    Agbo said he went for a routine check on the cow in the bush four days before the burial date of his neighbor’s father-in-law but could not see the cow where it was tied. He explained that he was surprised to see the stolen cow at Ebia Unuphu Community where he went to commiserate with the family of Okemini Oyibe. He said that he saw the cow being tied with some Fulani cows for a presentation for the rites.

    “Ikenna Ogbonna Ota is my neighbour. I knew his father-in-law was dead and the burial was slated for 9th of December. Days before the ceremony, one of my cows went missing. All efforts by my children to find it were not successful until I coincidentally saw it being presented at Ebia Unuhu by IKenna for the burial rites of his father-in-law,” he said

    When interrogated, the suspect claimed that he did not steal the cow. He alleged that he bought it at the sum of N110,000 (One hundred and ten thousand naira only) from a man known as ‘Mr. No Time’ at Azu-Ebonyi, Amachi Unuphu, a neighboring village to Azuoto Okpuitumo.

    The police say that the suspect would be charged to court after the investigation.

  • Ban on Fulani cow meat stands in South-East – IPOB replies Northern Coalition

    Ban on Fulani cow meat stands in South-East – IPOB replies Northern Coalition

    The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has reacted to the threat by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) that the North will stop engagement of commercial activities and transporting of North-made products to the South East of Nigeria.

    The CNG this last week had reacted to IPOB statement that there shall be no slaughtering of cows in the region.

    In a statement released by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said there were enough evidence that some herdsmen had sex with their cows, noting that it is an abomination in Igboland to eat beef from such animals.

    It also stated that the ban on cows from herders would prevent raping of their women and other evil deeds perpetrated by the herders.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that IPOB had issued a statement banning the consumption of Fulani cow meat in the South East from April 2022.

  • IPOB has declared war after Fulani cow ban – Arewa Forum

    IPOB has declared war after Fulani cow ban – Arewa Forum

    The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that it is a declaration of war for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to ban the singing of the National Anthem and the transportation of livestock to the south-east.

    Emmanuel Yawe, the National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, was commenting on the plan by the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria to ban the movement of foodstuffs from the north to the south-east.

    The ACF noted that the order by IPOB was unnecessary as Nigeria was not at war, enjoining all well-meaning Nigerians to call the Biafra agitators to order.

    Yawe observed that it would be difficult for the forum to appeal to the union this time around.

    He described as justifiable the fear and concerns of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff & Cattle Dealers of Nigeria following the threat by the IPOB.

    According to him, “We have appealed to this union in the past when their members were attacked and some killed and their property destroyed due to no fault of theirs.”

    Yawe explained that at that time, they mounted a blockade and stopped the supply of foodstuffs to the East, saying that prices skyrocketed and there was an outcry and due to appeals by the ACF, they lifted the blockade.

    “The concerns of the union and their fears are justified. Somebody should call IPOB to order. We are still one country and not at war. Their pronouncements amount to an open declaration of war,” he said.

  • Panic as fleeing cow kills three-month old baby in Delta

    Panic as fleeing cow kills three-month old baby in Delta

    Emman Ovuakporie

    There was panic on Monday at the Ebrumede community in the Effurun area of Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State after a fleeing cow reportedly killed a three-month-old baby.


    It was gathered that the cow was being escorted by two herdsmen to a buyer when it strayed off the DSC Expressway by Ebrumede Magistrate Court near the DSC Roundabout to attack the victim.

    The incident occurred about at 11 am on Monday leading to the death of the baby.

  • Cow escapes from abattoir, remains on the loose one month after

    Cow escapes from abattoir, remains on the loose one month after

    More than a month after escaping while being unloaded at a slaughterhouse, a cow weighing 725.7478kg is still roaming the streets of Johnston, about 10 miles west of Providence in the American State of Rhode Island.

    Police said Wednesday in a Facebook post that although they’ve been keeping loose track of its whereabouts, they can’t chase it, so their goal is to keep it contained to wooded areas where it can’t endanger drivers or itself, TODAY has reported.

    The medium reports that on February 4, after the animal first bolted when a wholesaler lost control of it outside Rhode Island Beef & Veal in Johnston, a startled Uber driver reported seeing it hoofing its way through an intersection as he was waiting for a traffic light to change.

    It later was sighted in Providence, where local authorities contacted the Department of Environmental Management and animal control. Neither agency had the resources to capture and transport the animal, according to a police report.

    Authorities are urging anyone who sees it to alert police and not attempt to corral it themselves.” Stay clear of the steer,” they posted. “Please leave the capture to professionals.”

    In a statement to the medium, a Farm Sanctuary spokesperson said that many times when a farm animal is found roaming the streets, the animal has “likely escaped a traumatic situation propelled by their strong desire to live.”

    “They are likely exhausted, hungry, and afraid,” the spokesperson said.

    “They may also be severely distrustful of people since they have likely come from the animal agriculture industry, which treats animals like unfeeling commodities instead of the emotional beings they are.

    “Chances are these courageous animals have been wandering with no access to shelter or food for days, weeks, or even months,” Farm Sanctuary added.

     

  • Lockdown: Wike arrests 14 persons hidden inside two trailers conveying cattle into Port Harcourt

    Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike on Thursday effected the arrests of 14 Persons hidden in two trailers conveying cattle from Adamawa State to Port Harcourt.
    Governor Wike said that the trailers were intercepted following intelligence from well meaning Nigerians who some them making their way into Port Harcourt.
    They were arrested at Rumuigbo in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
    Governor Wike ordered the prosecution of the 14 persons by the Mobile Court constituted by the administration under the Executive Order 6 signed for the declaration of the lockdown.
    He also directed the State Ministry of Health to conduct tests on the 14 persons to ascertain their coronavirus status.
    He said: “This fight has nothing to do with individuals. The law must take its course. You are aware of what is happening and then some people want to illegally smuggle persons into the state.
    “The Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor are under lockdown and the law must be obeyed. The trailers and the cows will be auctioned tomorrow. “
    Governor Wike said that the arrest of the trailers has vindicated him.
    He said that the security agencies have failed the people of Rivers State as they collect money and allow defaulters to slip through the border.
    “You heard them saying that they gave money to the security agencies before they were allowed to cross the border.
    “The owner of the cattle in the phone interview said they have fallen short of the law,” he said.
    Governor Wike said that people must be alive to eat cow, hence the lockdown to protect the lives of Rivers people.
    He decried the level of desperation to smuggle people into Rivers State. He said that the State Government will remain vigilant, despite the challenges it is facing.
    One of the defaulters, Ahmed Aliyu said that they were contracted from Adamawa State to bring cattle to one Alhaji at the new slaughter in Oyigbo. He said that he thought that the lockdown will start by 10pm.
    He informed that the moved into the state after they bribed security personnel with N1500.
  • DSS officer shoots man while aiming runaway Christmas cow

    DSS officer shoots man while aiming runaway Christmas cow

    A middle-aged man has been reportedly shot dead by a personnel of the Department of State Services in Alor, Idemili South local government area of Anambra state.

    The victim, Onyeocha Umuokwu, a domestic staff to one Engr Emeka Eze was allegedly killed by the officer attached to a VIP’s house in the area in attempt to fire a cow running away from the house.

    A source close to the family who claimed the suspect was a police on duty at the scene, described the act as painful.

    “Onyeocha Umuokwu was shot by a police officer at Engineer Eze’s house on 25th December 2019, in Alor.

    “A cow cut the rope they tied it, and started running. A police officer on duty aimed to shoot the cow, but mistakenly shot and killed Onyeocha Umuokwu, so painful,” the source said.

    Reacting, Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed refuted the report alleging that the act was committed by a policeman.

    Describing the report as misleading, Mohammed said it was orchestrated by mischief makers targeted at portraying the police in bad light.

    He said, “The attention of the Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a misleading report being circulated that one Onyeocha Umuokwu was allegedly shot by a police officer at Engineer Eze’s house on the 25/12/2019 in Alor Community, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State.

    “The report probably orchestrated by mischief makers who want to portray the police in bad light is totally misleading.

    “In order to clear ambiguity and to set the record straight, on the 25/12/2019 at the residence of one Engr Emeka Eze of Umuokwu village Alor, a DSS personnel whose identity is yet unknown attached to a VIP allegedly fired gunshot at a cow in a bid to stop it from escaping but the bullet missed target and allegedly hit one Nnaemaka Nnabuenyi (a domestic staff of the said Engineer) popularly known as Onyeocha and the victim died on the spot. The incident was not reported to police.

    “Following the incident, police detectives led by DPO Nnobi Division visited the scene but neither the Engineer nor the victim’s relative are willing to provide any useful information that will aid police investigation.

    “However, corpse was taken to the mortuary for autopsy and case is under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.”