52 year-old woman bathes grand-kids with pepper, chain them naked for eating without permission

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January 10, 2020

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani.

Operatives of EFCC on Thursday reportedly invaded the Abuja residence of Senator Shehu Sani over alleged extortion.

It was gathered that the EFCC officials stormed the apartment in Wuse, Abuja at about 3:30 pm on Wednesday to look for incriminating evidence against the former Kaduna senator.

This is following arrest of Sani last week for alleged extortion of $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors.

The government critic, who represented Kaduna central senatorial district between 2015 and 2019, allegedly collected money from Sani Dauda, owner of ASD Motors, promising to pass it on to Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the anti-graft agency.

Reacting, in a post on its official Twitter page, SERAP called on EFCC to charge Sani with a recognizable criminal offence rather than prolonging his detention.

The group noted that the continued detention of Sani without charge was against the principle of being innocent until proven guilty.

SERAP, therefore, urged the anti-graft agency to release Sani on bail pending investigation.

The post reads: “EFCC should immediately release activist Shehu Sani detained on allegations of extortion or charge him with a recognizable criminal offence.

“By prolonging his detention without charge or trial, Mr Sani is being treated like a convicted criminal, in violation of national and international law.

“The continued detention of Mr Sani without charge is against the principle of being innocent until proven guilty.

“Nigeria is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 9 of the ICCPR states that “anyone who is arrested shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power.”

“There are similar provisions in the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended).

“The EFCC should promptly investigate any allegations against Mr Sani and release him on bail pending the conclusion of any such investigation.

Lionel Messi & Joao Felix separated after HEATED face-off in Spanish Super Cup Semi-Final

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January 10, 2020

Atletico Madrid came from behind in Saudi Arabia to score a huge victory over Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final.

Alvaro Morata and Angel Correa scored in the final 10 minutes of the game to knock the cup holders out of the tournament. The intensity of the clash, however, saw Lionel Messi and Atletico youngster Joao Felix enter into a heated face-off.

Joao Felix entered the contest on Thursday night (Friday IST) with a string of poor performances under his belt. The 20-year-old not only struggled once again but also got into several arguments during the game.

First of all, why does Jordi Alba stay touching people on their face when he is upset? Second of all, this 19 year old just stood up to both of them and was about that action. I just became an even bigger fan of Joao Felix. https://t.co/tGfAxHC5rv

— Caleb (@5calebnorris) January 9, 2020

The Portuguese forward first got into a clash with Jordi Alba in the first half. Footage from the incident shows, the Spanish left-back poking Felix before slapping his hand away. While Felix did not react then, he let the frustration boil over in the dying minutes of the first half.

In a separate incident, the footage shows Joao Felix and Lionel Messi exchange some heated words. The duo clearly appeared agitated and had to be separated by their teammates. Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique and Alvaro Morata had to intervene to separate the duo.

The clash subsequently escalated when Suarez further engaged with Felix. Joao Felix and his teammate Stefan Savic were booked for the incident.

Looks like Joao Felix has been hanging out with Diego Costa a bit much 😡

(via @ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/hqte0zwy1x

— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) January 9, 2020

Coming back to the game, Barcelona produced another poor defensive display against Atletico Madrid. Despite falling behind early in the second half, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann scored in what appeared to be a hard-fought victory for the Catalan side. However, Diego Simeone’s side fought back to win the game and knock Barcelona out.

Borno spends N515m to take political thugs off streets

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January 10, 2020

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara, on Thursday said N515m was spent on getting political thugs off the streets of Maiduguri metropolis.

The governor’s revelation came even as the United Nations Development Programme said it was buying into the state government’s “cash for sanitation initiative,” a programme which pays each political thug N30,000 monthly for six months after signing a bond not to be involved in political thuggery again.

Umara had in July 2019 launched a “cash for sanitation” programme through which 2,862 registered members of political thuggery groups were being paid N30,000 between July and December (six months) to abandon thuggery and clean the streets.

When the payment ended in December, the state government subsequently ordered the arrest and prosecution of anyone caught involved in political thuggery.

Speaking at the re-launch of the scheme on Thursday, Umara said the 2,862 youths were drawn from the 15 wards in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and six wards of Jere.

The governor said N515m was spent in making the monthly payments to the youth and that payments were made directly into individual’s accounts.

He said this was done in addition to getting the youth to acquire vocational skills so that they could become productive.

Meanwhile, the UNDP’s Representative in Borno, Yoshiaki Noguchi, while expressing the interest of the UN agency in the programme said the payment of N30,000 would be extended to the participants in the scheme for another three months.

Senator Ben Uwajumogu Set For Burial February 21

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January 10, 2020

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The remains of the late Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu of Imo North will be buried on Friday, February 21.

A statement by Nnadozie Uwajumogu, on behalf of the family, said the date was chosen after due consultations and in line with the custom and tradition of Umuihi in the Ihitte/Uboma Local Government Area of Imo State.

The statement noted that Acho Obioma had been chosen as the chairman of the funeral rites’ planning committee.

Uwajumogu had collapsed and died in Abuja on December 18, after attending Senate plenary the previous day.

The statement read, “In line with the tradition of his community, the family, extended family, in-laws and close friends met many times to consider a suitable date for the burial of Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu.

“After due consultations, the family wishes to announce that the burial will hold on Friday, February 21, 2020 at his country home, Umuihi, Ihitte Uboma LGA, Imo State.

“Additionally, a broad based burial committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Acho Obioma and charged with the planning, preparation and execution of the burial.

Presidency attacks PDP for ‘speaking’ for Buhari, APC

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January 10, 2020

The Presidency on Thursday requested the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to cease talking for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on its affairs with the All Progressives Congress.

It suggested the PDP to give attention to find out how to handle what the Presidency known as the occasion’s “grim future” as an alternative of concentrating on Buhari and the APC.

“As the Peoples Democratic Party, the nation’s primary opposition occasion grapples with deeply troubling questions on its terminal decline and future in nationwide politics, Nigerians have to be shocked studying an announcement issued by them, assuming the position of spokesmen for President Muhammadu Buhari.

“What business do they have talking about alleged love lost between President Buhari and the APC? What do they know? Who sent them?”, the Presidency stated in an announcement by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Garba Shehu.

It claimed that the PDP was an “obstacle” to governance, urging the occasion to give attention to rebuilding its picture.

“Today, the PDP represents the one greatest impediment to good governance and alter that the nation wants and the individuals are yearnings for.

“Both self-respect and sound political judgment demand that the occasion takes an introspective take a look at itself after two successive defeats in nationwide elections, asking what went mistaken and find out how to repair its battered picture.

“They need to go back to the people, in towns and villages, to know what the people want and what the country needs. Instead of doing that, they are taking roles for themselves that are not mandated by law, morality or political gamesmanship,” the Presidency stated.

But, it praised the APC, boasting that it regarded good because the occasion of the long run.

“As for the APC, the geographical growth of the occasion is nothing in need of an affidavit to the rosy future that lies forward.

“The party has come to stay, and the President and the country will ensure that this is achieved,” the Presidency added.

The Presidency was reacting to current criticisms of the President and his occasion by the PDP following Buhari’s New Year’s letter to Nigerians, saying that he would step down in 2023.

Buhari had additionally stated he had no real interest in grooming a successor however that Nigerians ought to make that call by a democratic course of.

In an announcement by the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the occasion had acknowledged that the President merely stated the plain, noting that his regime had not added any worth to the nation since 2015.

Miyetti Allah Bans Night Grazing Nationwide

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January 10, 2020

The conflict of pursuits between herders and crop farmers could quickly grow to be a factor of the previous, because the umbrella organisation of Fulani cattle herders has banned its members from grazing at night.

According to Channels TV, this determination was taken on Wednesday on the annual normal assembly of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, as a measure to curb incessant clashes with farmers.

National secretary of the affiliation, Baba Uthman, after the assembly instructed journalists that the choice would grow to be an instruction that might be communicated to each member of the group, together with these on the grassroots.

“This is a decision that has been taken by the highest decision-making body of the association. As it is taken here, it will go down the ladder down to our members at the grassroots. They will be informed and sensitised concerning it,” Uthman stated.

MACBAN additionally introduced {that a} ban had been positioned on grazing by minors and hawking of milk by teenage women, which, in keeping with the group, are the causes of cultural abuse that poses risks to the underage kids.

Tension As Petrol Tanker Falls In Abia Community (Photos)

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January 9, 2020

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The Transition Committee Chairman, Ohafia LGA, Hon. Fred Eke Idika averted what might have been a hearth catastrophe in Ebem Ohafia, Abia state petrol tanker crammed with gasoline failed.

The incidence occurred on the early hours on Thursday ninth, January 2020 when a 40 ft tanker crammed with Petrol was making an attempt to enter its offloading bay– UddyKing Fuel Station alongside Prof. Eni Njoku Road however the head of the tanker hooked off from its base, leaving the tank to fall to the other aspect of the street.

ABN TV discovered that the correct and immediate intervention of the Local Government Chairman and the villagers was a tonic that helped to avert the approaching risks. In the absence of the Fire Service males from Umuahia, the Chairman consequently employed the providers of over 20 water tank drivers who responded to the event and challenges posed by the would have been inferno.

According to reviews, He had earlier invited the police, Road security males, troopers who helped to regulate the site visitors in addition to ensuring that the scoopers of the liquid gasoline product had been out of sight on the scene.

He monitored the scene because the train lasted. The entry and exit route had been made simpler with the roads he had simply graded on assumption of workplace.

Meanwhile, the CEO of UDDYKING FILLING STATION, Capt. Price Uduma Ezera has conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to the Transition Committee Chairman, Ohafia LGA, Hon. Fred Eke Idika for his immediate response in averting what would have resulted to an inferno by partaking the providers of the Ohafia Water Tankers Association, Security Agencies, Ebem Vigilant Group, Villagers,

According to Capt. Uduma Ezera, this can be a clear affirmation that the Foundation of UDDYKING is constructed on Jesus and Jesus Alone is the Sole Partner.

Ondo APC Ward Chairman Released After 3 Days By Kidnappers

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January 9, 2020

The All Progressives Congress ward chairman in Ondo State, Mr James Ajulo, who was kidnapped by gunmen final Sunday, has been launched.

Ajulo, who’s the celebration chairman in Ward 13, Akungba Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state was kidnapped in entrance of his residence, situated at Ibaka space of Akungba.

The bandits took him away in his personal car.

Just a few days after the kidnapping, the abductors contacted his household and demanded a ransom of N10million.

However, it was gathered that he was launched on Wednesday night, in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, three days after.

One of the buddies of the sufferer, Mr Tolu Babaleye, who confirmed the event, mentioned the hoodlums set the sufferer free after accumulating a ransom of N2.5million.

Babaleye mentioned, “Ajulo James has been released by his abductors in Ado Ekiti after payment of N2.5million. We thank God for (his) coming back to us unhurt. We are also grateful to everyone that showed concern about this ugly situation that is already living with us.”

BREAKING: Arochukwu LG Chairman Mazi Okoro Is Dead

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January 9, 2020