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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Police rescue 55-year-old man chained to wood by relatives for 30 years in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police rescued the man held captive for about three decades on Thursday. The relatives allegedly locked up the 55-year-old man, whose name is yet to be known for having a psychiatric problem. The victim was tied to wood in a room with no window. Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the Kano Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, said the victim has been admitted into a medical facility in Rogo Local Government and already an investigation has been launched into the matter. During the week, the Police had rescued one Ahmed Aminu , who was imprisoned by father for seven years and another 30-year-old who was also incarcerated for 15 years by his parents.

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Kwara Governor’s aide, Sulaiman resigns

Prof. Wale Sulaiman, the Special Adviser to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State on Healthcare, has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. In his letter of resignation to the governor on Wednesday, Sulaiman said he left his position in order to focus on his private business and foundation. He said that one of his legacies was that he developed a road map for better healthcare in Kwara State in order to position it as one of the states in Nigeria with better healthcare. “My passion in life is to create opportunities where there are none, and to give hope to the underprivileged, using my skills, expertise, and professional network. “I had hoped that I could accomplish these goals as a public servant, but came to the realisation that I will be more effective and productive out of government.” Reacting to the resignation in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, governor AbdulRazaq thanked Sulaiman for helping the administration so much in the health sector and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Gunmen abduct three women in Kaduna

About 40 gunmen on Wednesday night struck at a community in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State where they abducted 3 ladies According to locals, they were armed with AK47 rifles, adding that the village, Damishi, had been under constant attack by gunmen who abduct people for ransom. A local, Abraham, said in an interview that the bandits came to abduct a Catholic priest in the community, but the clergyman was not at home. He said when the gunmen did not meet their target, they stormed a hotel in the community, where some residents normally go to sleep at night for fear of the bandits. He said those abducted included three women, two nursing mothers with their babies as well as a teenage girl. Abraham said, because of the incessant abductions in the community, people paid for rooms in the hotel and their families relocate there at night to sleep. He alleged that security personnel who came were overwhelmed by the bandits and had to turn back. Abraham said, other residents, including himself, had relocated their families to Kaduna metropolis due to the persistent abductions. According to him, many people in the community which is about six kilometers away from Kaduna city, no longer sleep in their homes. “Rarely a week passes without somebody being abducted by gunmen in our Damishi and neighbouring communities.” “Some of us were living in Kaduna metropolis, we bought land and built our houses here, but with the current security situation, I have moved my family to our family house in Kaduna pending when I get a place to rent”. “The community has been under siege by bandits for a long time despite the proximity to Kaduna metropolis.” “Many of us don’t leave in our houses because of fear of the kidnappers. “Three weeks ago, a pastor of the Baptist Church in the community was abducted. “The following week the leader of our community was abducted. Last week they came to a neighbouring village to abduct the community leader, unfortunately for them they did not meet the community leader who accompanied the vigilante for patrol that night. “His family had left the house, so when the kidnappers went to the house, they didn’t see anybody. “Because of the frequent abductions, some took their family to a hotel in the community. They paid for rooms for their families to be sleeping there in the night to avoid being abducted. ”The kidnappers came yesterday (Wednesday) night to abduct a reverend father, but they didn’t meet him when they came. “So they went to the hotel, the gunmen were many, about 30 of them or more. They always come in very large number, they carrying guns. “They knocked from room to room in the hotel and kidnapped many people, most of them children aged between 6 and 10. “After they left with them, they felt that the children were not moving fast enough for them to escape, so they released them and went with six women which include two nursing mothers and their babies.” He said many residents of the community are already searching for rented houses in Kaduna to relocate.

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Stop harassment of our members, IPOB warns FG

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Thursday, told the Federal Government to halt “the incessant harassment and arrest of its members and their families in South-East.” It also called on South-East and South-South governors, particularly Ebonyi State government, to prevail on the security agents in their states to release IPOB and their family members, particularly its Ebonyi State Coordinator, Mazi Igwe Ogbonnaya, without further delay. The pro-Biafra group said it is particularly upset by the alleged recent arrest of its Coordinator in Ebonyi State; and the intimidation of an innocent woman who recently put to bed in Oji River Council Area of Enugu State by security operatives in the guise of searching for Radio Biafra Station. In a statement by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful , the group told the government and her security operatives to stop testing its will. IPOB’s statement also alleged that the “Police, Army and DSS once again have started their normal house-to-house search of IPOB family members and those suspected to be IPOB supporters in Biafraland. “We, the global family of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, hereby demand immediate stoppage of the incessant harassment and arrest of IPOB family members in different parts of Biafraland. “We are particularly upset by the recent arrest of IPOB Coordinator in Ebonyi State, and the intimidation of an innocent woman in Oji River council of Enugu State, by the Nigerian security operatives under the guise of searching for Radio Biafra station. “This continued illegal abduction and kidnapping of innocent people without provocation while treating Boko Haram terrorists with kid gloves in our land must stop. “The Nigeria government and her security operatives should stop testing our will. “On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, the Nigeria Army and Police, in their usual Gestapo manner, akin to the Nazi era in Europe, abducted Mazi Igwe Ogbonnaya, our Ebonyi State IPOB Coordinator, for no crime other than being a Biafran. “This provocative hounding of our people has continued amid killings, maiming and raping of our women by rampaging herdsmen in our communities which the same security agencies have not only pampered but allowed to continue their heinous activities unabatedly. “It very sad to note that the security operative in Nigeria police, Army and DSS uniforms abducted Mazi Igwe Ogbonnaya from his home at Ugwulangwu Ohaozara council Ebonyi, in less than a week after burying his young wife. “Similarly, the Nigerian security operatives subjected an innocent woman that recently put to bed to torture by 4.30a.m., on August 16, at her husband’s house in Oji River, Enugu State, when the DSS, Police and Army forcefully broke into their compound. “The woman was beaten with her newborn baby, while anybody suspected to be member or supporter of IPOB was equally beaten up by the overzealous DSS and police personnel. “Today many IPOB members and Biafra agitators have continued to languish in various police detention facilities, yet terrorists masquerading as herdsmen are being granted state pardon with rehabilitation packages. “We, therefore, call on Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi and his counterparts in the South-East and South-South to release Biafra agitators arrested in their respective states before its too late. “We also call on the British High Commission, Amnesty International, British and United States Embassies in Abuja, UNDP and other countries’ high commissions and embassies in Nigeria to prevail on the Federal Government and South-East governors to release our people abducted illegally before it becomes too late.”

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Nigeria to get 2bn COVID-19 vaccine doses -FG

The Federal Government says it is working with global health and research organisations who are developing COVID- 19 vaccines. The Minister of Health , Dr . Osagie Ehanire , made this known in Abuja on Thursday during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID- 19 . He also said Nigeria was planning with the organisations for the allocation of 2 billion vaccine doses as soon as they are available . Ehanire said , “ Nigeria is also working with the World Health Organisation to finalise enrolment with the ACT – Access To COVID- 19 Tools Accelerator, a global mechanism tracking and sponsoring global organisations working on COVID- 19 vaccine development . “ We also have interest in the COVAX Facility , which is a Gavi – supported initiative to procure and assure equitable access to vaccines as soon as they are available , especially for lower – income countries . This will prioritise Nigeria for an allocation of a part of 2 billion vaccine doses that will be secured in a special plan to protect the interest of poorer countries.” According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , as of Wednesday night , the country has recorded over 50 ,000 COVID- 19 infections and about 1 ,000 associated fatalities .

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Ex-Super Eagles striker,Daniel Amokachi appointed as SA on sports

President Muhammad Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi , as a Special Assistant on Sports . This was announced in a press statement by the Media Office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development on Thursday. The statement was titled , ‘PMB appoints Amokachi Special Assistant , Sports ’, and signed by John Akanji, Special Adviser on media to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development , Sunday Dare. The statement noted that Amokachi ’s letter of appointment was issued on August 17 , 2020 , and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Boss Mustapha . The statement quoted the appointment letter as reading, “ I am pleased to inform you that Mohammadu Buhari , President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has approved your appointment as Special Assistant on Sports. The appointment takes effect from the 11 th of August, 2020 .” The former Everton of England player was earlier in the year named Nigeria ’s Football Ambassador . Amokachi , popularly known as Da Bull , began his career in Kaduna with Ranchers Bees Football club of Kaduna , played for Club Brugge of Belgium, Besiktas of Turkey, Everton of England and Colorado Rapids. He was voted the third – best player in Africa three times. He played in three World Cup finals , won two nations cup as both player and Assistant Coach , to Stephen Keshi , Austin Eguavoen , Samson Siasia , and Lars Largerback . He won Gold in the Football event of the Atlanta 1996 Olympics . He had coached the U – 23 National Team, served as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and coached Nasarrawa United .

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Conference: NBA withdraws invitation to el-Rufai

The Nigerian Bar Association has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor , Nasir el – Rufai , following protests from some lawyers . The NBA said this in a tweet on Thursday via its Twitter handle @ NigBarAssoc. The tweet read , “ The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor , H.E . Nasir El- Rufai, by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision communicated to the Governor .” A petition to stop the governor from attending the Annual General Conference which was started by a lawyer , Usani Odum , had garnered over 3 ,150 signatures on Change .Org as of 4 pm on Thursday. In a separate letter titled , ‘ Request to Withdraw the Offer of Platform at the 2020 Annual General Conference of the NBA to Mallam Nasir el – Rufai, ’ addressed to the Chairman , Technical Committee on Conference Planning , NBA , Prof . Koyinsola Ajayi , some lawyers said the governor must not be allowed to speak at the conference . The letter , which was signed by Silas Onu and Auta Nyada , listed 10 allegations against el – Rufai and his son, Bello, who is a Special Adviser to Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Uba Sani . They faulted the NBA for inviting el – Rufai, citing his alleged poor human rights record and his inability to stop the killings , particularly in southern Kaduna . The lawyers also referenced many controversial utterances of the governor , including a threat during the run- up to the general elections in 2019 that any foreigner that interfered in the poll would leave Nigeria in body bags . The NBA virtual conference , which holds from August 24 – 26 , 2020 , is expected to have Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo and the Attorney – General of the Federation , Abubakar Malami ( SAN ) , in attendance . Others expected to speak at the event include former Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State , Governor Wike of Rivers State and a former Minister of Education , Oby Ezekwesili . The theme of the conference is : ‘Am I a Nigerian – A Debate on National Identity , the Indigeneship – Citizenship Conundrum.

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

World Bank clears 35 states in Nigeria for US$1.5bn COVID-19 stimulus package

The World Bank has cleared 35 states for the US$1.5billion stimulus package for Nigeria’s states to cushion the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan is part of the World Bank’s package for immediate fiscal relief for Nigeria, following discussion between its Country Director and the Economic Sustainability Committee, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. This is contained in the report of the Ad-Hoc Committee of the National Economic Council, NEC, interfacing with Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 to ease the lockdown on the economy. The report was presented on Thursday at the virtual NEC meeting presided over by the Vice president, Prof. Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor of Nassarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, who briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, said that 22 states signed the Grant Agreement, GA, while 13 were yet to return signed GAs. According to him, the 22 states that signed GA were Ekiti, Gombe, Zamfara, Sokoto, Niger, Taraba, Oyo, Abia, Enugu, Plateau, Delta, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross-River, Imo, Yobe, Ondo, Osun, Nasarawa and Benue. 16 states get N1.6 billion for COVID-19 He said of the 22 states, the 16 states that had received N100,000,000 grant each, totaling N1.6billion. The states were Ekiti, Gmbe, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Oyo, Abia, Enugu, Zamfara, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross-River, Imo and Delta. The five states next on the list for the grant are Plateau, Yobe, Ondo, Benue, and Osun, while Nassarawa State is yet to communicate account details. Sule said the ad-hoc committee’s report also had the key highlights of the ongoing four weeks guidelines of the extended second 2nd Phase of the eased lockdown. He said the task force revealed that the extension was necessitated due to observed lack of compliance with the prescribed measure, dangers associated with community transmission, and the need to strengthen critical areas of the response strategy for effectiveness. Outstanding issues Sule said that the committee outlined some outstanding issues, including the resumption date for educational institutions, new protocols for Internally Displaced Persons, resumption of work by all categories of public and civil servants, and full reopening of contact sporting activities and recreational facilities. He said the Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, also briefed the Council of COVID-19 situation in the states. Security and policing Governor Sule also said that the NEC received a presentation from Chairman National Economic Council Ad- Hoc Committee on Security and Policing, set up at the 95th meeting of the Council on June 20, 2019. He said the committee, headed by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, met on Thursday the 4th of August to review the escalating security challenges in Nigeria. According to him, at the virtual meeting, there were briefings and presentations from the National Security Adviser, NSA, Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Chief of Defense Staff, and the Department of State Services (DSS). He said the meeting reviewed the escalating challenges in the country observed that insecurity could not be fully eradicated without addressing the high poverty rate and unemployment level in Nigeria. “Council resolved that the Chair of the NGF (Nigeria Governors’ Forum) with two other governors would be meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Finance Minister and the Inspector-General of Police to coordinate the proper utilization of the funding of community policing in the states. “The federal government has already approved N13 billion for this same purpose.” He said that the meeting also observed that the Office of the NSA has not been adequately funded in the last five years to enable it to carry out its mandate effectively. He said “State governments have been overwhelmed by insecurity expenditures and there is, therefore, the need by the Federal Government to inject more funds to augment expenses by the states, amongst others. “The meeting made several observations and came up with recommendations that would help the government tackle the issue of insecurity in the country.” He said the work of the Committee was ongoing with key stakeholders and would be meeting further as the need arises to update the Council on the progress being made to address insecurity and criminality in the country.

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Trump’s Former Adviser, Bannon, Arrested, Charged With Fraud

A former political adviser of United States President, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, was on Thursday arrested for his role in an online fundraising scheme. The NBC reports that Bannon was charged with fraud by a Manhattan attorney for defrauding people of millions of dollars. In a statement by acting US Attorney, Audrey Strauss, Bannon was said to have capitalized on donors’ interest in building a border wall to raise millions of dollars later channelled to fund the “lavish lifestyle” of “We Build The Wall” founder and public face Brian Kolfage.

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Post Date : August 20, 2020

Cash Smuggling: Court Jails Two Lebanese, Forfeits Undeclared Sum of $ 890,000

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt zonal office on Thursday, August 20, 2020, secured the conviction of Chamseddine Waell Mohammed and Dina Jihad Khali who both pleaded guilty to separate one count charge of money laundering preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The offences run contrary to Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 2 (5) of the same Act. Both defendants were sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice I. M. Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The charges read::“That you Chamseddine Waell Mohammed on the 1st July, 2020 at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did fail to make a declaration of the sum of $220,000.00 (Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand US Dollars) hid in your Luggage on board a chartered flight with registration number 9HVFF to Lebanon and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as Amended) and punishable under section 2 (5) of the same Act”. “That you Dina Jihad Khali on the 1st July, 2020 at Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did fail to make a declaration to the Nigeria Custom Service as required by law cash transportation of the sum of $670,000.00 (Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand US Dollars) hid in your Luggage on board a chartered flight with registration number 9HVFF to Lebanon and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as Amended) and punishable under Section 2 (5) of the same Act The defendants pleaded guilty to the charges. While reviewing facts of the case, prosecuting counsel, Aso Larrys Peters tendered some documents, which included Letter of Invitation from Customs and statements of the defendants, as exhibits. Principal Detective Superintendent Macaulay Olayinka while being led in evidence by prosecution counsel, told the court that, the two convicts were arrested for attempting to smuggle a total sum of $890,000 USD( Eight Hundred and Ninety Thousand United States US Dollars) out of Nigeria, through the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. “The said amount was found inside their Luggage on board a chartered flight with registration number 9HVFF to Lebanon. “They were apprehended by the Nigeria Custom Service, Area One Command, Port Harcourt and handed over to the Port Harcourt Zonal office of the EFCC on August 12, 2020 for further investigation. “The Convicts, Khali with Passport Number LR152975 (Republic of Lebanon) was arrested with $670,000USD (Six Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars ) while Mohammed with Passport Number LR0356598 (Republic of Lebanon) had in his possession the sum of $220,000USD (Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars)”, he said. He further disclosed that the money recovered from the suspects had been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Rivers State Branch, for safe keeping by the arresting agency. In view of the reviewed facts, the prosecution prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendants as charged. However, counsel to the defendants, Paul Ejiga urged the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendants were first time offenders who have no previous criminal record. Justice Sani consequently convicted and sentenced the defendants to two years imprisonment with an option of fine of One Million Naira each. The undeclared amount was ordered forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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