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  • How Nigerian government caused my mother’s death – Nnamdi Kanu

    How Nigerian government caused my mother’s death – Nnamdi Kanu

    The mother of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu is dead.

    Kanu, who announced the mother’s death on Sunday, said she died August 30, 2019 in Germany after doctors battled unsuccessfully over a protracted illness she suffered.

    He kept mum on reasons behind the belated announcement and also on the burial arrangements.

    The Biafra leader linked federal government to the death, citing alleged soldiers’ invasion of his Umuahia, Abia State residence on September 2017.

    “Watching her children being hunted and killed by the federal government was the cause of her illness, and today we have lost her,” he said.

    He however pledged not to be deterred by the death in his struggle for the actualization of Biafra republic.

    “I had said before that I was ready to sacrifice anything for Biafra, and today I have sacrificed my mum. We will not be dettered, we shall continue to fight for the freedom of our people.”

  • DSS clears air on death of two personnel along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway

    The Department of State Service (DSS) on Friday September 27, 2019 lost two of its personnel in a fatal car crash.

    A statement by the Public Relations Officer,Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunaya, indicated that the incident occurred in the evening at Gidan Busa Katari, along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.

    “The team was heading to one of the States in the North-West zone for an operation when the Hilux vehicle in which they were travelling somersaulted. Two (2) persons died in the accident while another was injured. He is presently receiving required attention in a medical facility.

    “This clarification has become necessary in order to debunk fake news making the round that the gallant officers were attacked by bandits. The public is enjoined to disregard any contrary information,” the statement read.

  • JUST IN: Panic in Edo Court as man falls to death from 10th floor

    There was panic among staff of the Edo State High Court as a 65-year old man identified as Moses Airhiagbonkpa fell to his death.
    The incident disrupted activities at the court and staff left their offices to see the corpse.
    It was learnt that the deceased fell from the 10th floor of the High Court building.
    The body of the victim was discovered when staff saw blood dripping down the empty lift and his feet dangling.
    An official of the court who pleaded anonymity debunked the insinuation that the deceased was one of the workers engaged by the construction firm carrying out renovation of the court.
    The official explained that the deceased was at Court 10 at the last floor for a community case.
    He said the deceased went to urinate and didn’t asked for directions but went through a door he thought was the toilet and fell to his death.
    “We used to have a lift that has gone bad and this administration is fixing it. The company carrying out the renovation work removed the old lift and is still working on it.
    “We were told the man came to Court 10 and wanted to ease himself. He went to where the lift is and fell through.
    “The MD of the contractor said there was a ribbon indicating no passage but that I cannot say anything about.”
    A relative of the deceased who gave his name as Johnson Obanor, said they came from Ugiekhue community for a case.
    Johnson explained that they were inside the court room waiting for their lawyer to get a new date since the court was not sitting when late Moses went out to ease himself.
    According to him, “It was Moses that gave the Lawyer money. After we waited for him, we went down to our car and didn’t find him.
    “We called his line severely but he was not picking. Later we saw people moving somehow and we decided to follow them. They said a construction worker fell but we told them he came with us.”
    A nephew of the deceased, Osasu Isoken, said he went to check and there was no sign indicating that the place is a no go area
    “There is no sign that the place is bad if not my uncle would not have entered.”
    As at press time, efforts were being made to convey the corpse to the mortuary.
    Policemen were seen around questioning staff.

  • Pregnant woman burnt to death, eight others injured in Ibadan auto crash

    A middle-aged pregnant woman was on Tuesday burnt to death in a ghastly motor accident which occurred along Omi Adio, Ibadan, axis of the Ibadan-Abeokuta expressway, leaving several others with varying decree of burn injuries.
    About eight people were said to have sustained severe injuries when they were trapped in the liteace commercial bus coming from Apata to Omi Adio, along the one-lane expressway.
    The ill-fated commercial bus, according to eyewitness account developed mechanical problem when its shaft pulled off, causing the driver to lose control and ran into a ditch after somersaulting several times.
    However, the confused passengers numbering about ten were in the process of finding their way out of the wrecked bus when it went up in flames, and trapped the occupants.
    As dozens of sympathisers struggled to rescue the victims, the pregnant woman who was said to seat in the front became unconscious and was unable to escape from the inferno which also caught other passengers in the bus.
    A team of officers from the Apata , Ibadan unit of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), and police officers from the traffic section of the Omi Adio, Ibadan Divisional Police Station were seen assisting sympathisers to evacuate the victims of the accident from the deep valley where the bus pugged.
    As at the time of filing this report, the wreckage of the commercial bus was yet to be retrieved from the deep valley, in thick smokes as the bus is still burning.
    The injured, with burns, have been rushed to a nearby medical facility, Alaafia hospital, Apata where they were receiving medical attention , while the deceased pregnant woman was said to have deposits at the Adeoyo state hospital morgue , Ring road, Ibadan.
    A police source from Omi Adio Police Station, Ibadan attributed the accident to over speeding and lack of maintenance culture among commercial vehicles by operators.
    It will be recalled that last week Thursday a similar accident occurred on the same area when the front shaft of a commercial bus went off, while the vehicle was on a high speed, and ran into a deep valley on the Ibadan- Abeokuta expressway.

  • Insecurity: Stop playing politics with Olakunrin's death, Presidency warns Buhari's critics

    The Presidency on Monday night said some influential figures in Nigeria appears to be playing politics with the tragedy that befell the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti whose 58-year-old daughter was gruesomely murdered on Friday.
    The Senior Special Adviser on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu in a strong statement issued Monday night said: “Times of tragedy like these are not the time for politics. It reveals only disrespect for the departed and her family. And we hope that those who stand in positions of influence recognise and understand this”.
    Although the statement did not identify those who have been exploiting the tragedy to hit the Buhari administration, in the last 72 hours some critical remarks have been credited to former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Wole Soyinka, Pastor Tunde Bakare, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and a host social media commentators, with sympathy for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
    On Monday, Obasanjo penned another letter in his series to President Buhari, using the tragedy as anchor and warning that the nation is at the precipice, “dangerously reaching a tipping point where it may no longer be possible to hold danger at bay”.
    In the statement issued by the presidency on Monday night, government made a pointed appeal to the critics and appealed for national unity.
    “It is incumbent on all leaders across the country to consider their language and its potential consequences. Insecurity is an issue that Nigeria must face together as one nation – united”.
    The statement noted public concerns on the unfortunate attack and recalled the concern of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
    “The President has already issued a statement expressing his heartfelt condolences to the family of Mrs Funke Olakunri and followed up with a telephone call.
    “The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has in addition, paid a visit to the grieving family in Akure, Ondo State.
    “Her death is a tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family”, it said.

  • Buhari condoles Fasoranti over daughter’s death

    President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin.
    The deceased was reportedly shot on Friday on the Kajola-Ore road in Ondo State by those the police described as armed robbers.
    In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday night, the president prayed that God would comfort Fasoranti and give him the fortitude to bear the grievous loss.
    He also directed security agencies to swing into action and bring the hoodlums to justice in the shortest possible time.

  • People didn't see the beauty in my talent- Skiibii

    Many music pundits are still in shock as to how Abbey Elias a.k.a Skiibii became a household name. The carefree diminutive singer was in the news on August 14th 2015 when he reportedly slumped and died.
    A picture of him sprawled out on the floor of what was reportedly his living room quickly went viral. Skiibii’s manager at the time, Soso Soberekon, confirmed the death to the media; he even posted a mournful picture of a candle on Instagram, which he later deleted.
    Hours later after tributes had poured in for him on social media, everyone realized the ‘Sensima’ crooner had just pulled a publicity stunt.
    In a recent interview on Cool FM, the former Five Star Music singer said most people didn’t see the beauty in his talent. He hinted that as the reason for faking his death.
    According to him: “I was ready for this, for everything. What I feel is that people don’t know what I’m capable of. They don’t see the beauty in my talent. More” bangers” coming. Na dem say na hit, me I no know say na hit sef. I saw this coming. That’s how stars do, you have to believe. You need to believe you are a don because you know what you have”.
     

  • Man hacks father to death to save marriage

    Man hacks father to death to save marriage

    A 25-year-old Zimbabwean man Lonias Jojo has allegedly axed his 72-year-old father and dumped the body in a disused mine shaft to save his marriage which his dead father was against.
    Jojo allegedly hatched a plan to kill his father, Luke Robert Jojo with his 18-year-old wife, Brenda Dube of Village 4 Greenspan, Chief Bvute in Mberengwa last week Thursday.
    Reports say the dead man did not like his daughter in law and always insisted that his son should divorce her.
    Midlands Provincial Spokesperson, Inspector Goko confirmed the incident.
    “On July 4 around 2 p.m., Brenda came home drunk and had a misunderstanding with Luke who then instructed his son, Lonias to chase his wife away because he did not like her.
    “This angered Lonias who took an axe from his bedroom and struck his father twice on the head. Luke died on the spot,” he said.
    Insp. Goko said the couple allegedly dumped Luke’s body in a mine shaft.
    “Lonias and his wife Brenda allegedly ferried the deceased’s body in a wheelbarrow and threw it in a disused mine shaft about 400 meters away from their home,” he said.
    He said Lonias allegedly reported his father missing.

  • 4 escape death as tanker overturns on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said that four persons sustained various degrees of injury when a tanker overturned at Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
    Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commandant of FRSC, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident happened at about 6.50 a.m.
    Oladele explained that the tanker which was burnt beyond recognition was heading from Lagos to Ibadan when it lost control due to dangerous driving and excessive speeding.
    He said that four persons sustained various degrees of injury in the accident that involved another vehicle, a Mitsubishi car with registration number DKA 653 ZP.
    “The victims who had parts of their bodies burnt, were rescued and taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention,’’ he said.
    Oladele remarked that the FRSC officers and personnel of other sister agencies had already cleared the obstruction, to ease free flow of traffic on the expressway.
    The FRSC boss, however, advised motorists to drive cautiously and adhere to all traffic rules and regulation that prohibit overtaking at diversion points and construction zones, to avoid crashes.

  • Murder: Court sentences three to death in Delta

    Murder: Court sentences three to death in Delta

    Three convicted armed robbers have been sentenced to death by a Delta State High Court, sitting in Issele-Uku, over robbery and murder of a farmer, Mr. Felix Uzor Biose.
    Biose was reportedly killed on his farmland on June 9, 2014, by the convicts; Luka Sunday, Danjuma Kaika and Luka Agu.
    Details of the Court’s decision on the convicts were contained in a statement by the Head of Protocol/PR Department, High Court of Justice, Asaba, Mr Agbaragu, Timothy on Wednesday.
    According to the statement, the convicts were arraigned before the court presided over by Justice Celestina Ogisi, on February 18, 2016, a four count charge, bordering on conspiracy, murder and armed robbery. They had earlier pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
    “According to the prosecution and confessional statements of the First and Second Accused persons, the deceased who hailed from Onicha-Ugbo in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, was murdered on the 9th of June, 2014 in his farmland.
    “The Accused persons hit the deceased with wood all over his body, including head and neck, and when they found him dead they dumped his corpse in a shallow well in his farmland. They thereafter stole his KIA car,” the statement reads.
    The prosecution called six witnesses and tendered fifteen exhibits to prove its case, while the accused persons testified and called no witness.
    Justice Ogisi, while delivering judgement on the case, dismissed the submissions of the defence counsel, urging it to discharge and acquit the accused persons, who sought to retract their extra-judicial confessional statements to the Police.
    The trial contended that such denial was an attempt to throw dust into the eyes of the court. The court further held their statements were direct, positive and have been properly proven.
    It added: “While pronouncing verdict of guilty on the 1st and 2nd accused persons on all four counts, the Court convicted the 3rd Accused person on count 1 and 11 (conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery).
    “By virtue of section 6 (b) of the Robbery and Firearms ( Special Provisions ) Act under which the Accused persons are charged, it is immaterial whether the offender is found guilty as a principal offender or as a participant, as an aider or abettor or a person who has procured the commission of the offence, he is convicted and punished as a principal offender.”
    The judge, therefore, held that the prosecutions have proven the offence of conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery against the three accused persons beyond reasonable doubt.