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Post Date : February 6, 2021

Obiano Shuts Nnewi Spare Parts Market Over Non-Compliance With COVID-19 Protocols

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has ordered for the closure of the Agbaedo Nnewi New Motor Spare Parts Market for one week over non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols. The order was contained in a statement signed by the state commissioner for trade and commerce, Mr Uchenna Okafor, and made available to newsmen in Awka on Saturday. According to the statement, Obiano ordered the closure of the market for one week, following “the disregard for the COVID-19 safety protocols by both traders and customers in the market. Obiano also directed the officials of the market to appear before the commissioner for health, Dr Vincent Okpala, for retraining and recertification, within the period of the closure. Part of the release read, “Following the non-compliance to the COVID-19 safety protocols by the Agbaedo new motor spare parts market, Nnewi, His Excellency the executive governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has ordered for the closure of the market.” Anambra State has recently been posting high COVID-19 positive cases. The governor has, as a result of this, imposed a nine hours curfew on the state, which begins on Monday.

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

Man found with 86 wraps of cocaine — NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted suspected drug trafficker Oluchukwu Onu who excreted 86 wraps of cocaine. The agency said in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday that Onu was intercepted at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Head of Public Affairs of the agency, Deputy Commander of Narcotics, Mr Jonah Achema, confirmed the report. Achema said that Onu, 39, was arrested during the outward clearance of India bound Ethiopian airline en route Abuja-Addis Ababa-New Delhi. ‘”Onu was intercepted at the boarding gate screening and referred for scanning where he proved positive for ingestion. “He excreted 86 wraps of substances which tested positive of cocaine and weighed 1.527 kilogrammes. “Onu, a Lagos based building materials dealer, said he was promised N1.5 million if he successful delivered the drugs to the recipient in New Delhi, India, ” he said. The statement quoted the suspect as sayings that he decided to undertake the journey so that he could use the money to support his business. The Commander, NDLEA, Airport Command, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa, said that investigation would be conducted to dismantle Onu’s drug trafficking network. “This arrest is spectacular in that it is about the highest number of wraps to be swallowed or ingested by an individual. “We have also discovered that this is the first case of anyone moving cocaine from here to India. “We will explore and exploit all angles in ensuring that this particular drug chain is disrupted and dismantled, ” he said.(NAN)

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

Seek support from US, Israel to end insecurity, CAN advises Buhari

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help from Israel , the United States , and other countries to sustain the fight against insurgency , banditry , kidnapping, and other crimes in the country . The organisation said the decision became necessary because Buhari ’ s regime had been overwhelmed by the continuous security challenges in Nigeria . The President of CAN , Dr . Samson Ayokunle, represented by the Assistant General Secretary of CAN , Apostle Biodun Sanyaolu , stated this in Abuja during the inauguration of a new national chairman of its Youth Wing ( YOWICAN) , Belusochukwu Enwere. The event was attended by dignitaries, including the Chairman of CAN in Imo State , Dr. Divine Eches , and Senior lecturer in the Department of Astronomy, Alvan Ikokwu College of Education , Owerri , Maximus Enwere . “ Today , to the glory of God , I am fulfilled . We thank the church in Nigeria and the CAN President for giving us the opportunity for a transparent process that produced the YOWICAN leadership . I also thanked the people of Imo State for their support and prayers in making sure that we get to Abuja and bring back victory for the church . I ran for this position some years ago and was disqualified after I had won and told me to pray for the elders . Today , the rest is history ” , Eches said . Enwere said , “ I promise to serve in a Christ- like manner . I promise to unify the church as a whole and to carry the youths along . I promise to carry out the responsibilities and tasks being given to us by our father . ” Ayokunke said that CAN was seriously worried because of the persecution of Christians who were affected by the security challenges in Nigeria . He said , “ It is very obvious that Nigeria needs assistance. I ’ m not President Muhammadu Buhari, but I ’ m sure that he will be worried as well . He should be willing to seek help from anywhere because insecurity has reached a worrying point where nobody is safe. “ We need help , let me use the opportunity to tell the President to reach out to Israel , the United States , and other countries that could be of help to Nigeria , the problem of insecurity is becoming overwhelming . “ The insecurity , banditry, and kidnapping are against the human race . We are seriously worried at CAN because we are affected by the security challenges in Nigeria . The insecurity , banditry, and kidnapping are against the human race . “ The President and leadership of CAN have spoken several times against the security challenges and it does appear that it is too overwhelming to the present government . We will continue to pray for the government because there is lack of security everywhere, from Adamawa to Lagos , Sokoto to Enugu, the highway is not safe. “ Even when you ’ re in your house, you ’ re not safe. We are seriously worried, the onus is on the government to protect the people . And the first assignment of the government is to protect everybody , including the government officials because they too are not safe . “ The governors are not safe , you know what happened in Katsina, the home state of the President . I ’ m sure the President too will be worried as much as we are . ”

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

PDP should stop defaming former Service Chiefs, Presidency warns

The Presidency wishes to dismiss the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) attack over the widely praised nomination of the former heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Military Intelligence to the Senate for confirmation as non-career ambassadors. Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s senior special assistant on media a d publicity said this in a statement on his Facebook page. Garba said, “This transition is normal in decent democratic societies. “But the newspapers and online media are full of pages of laughable criticisms of the President and former Service Chiefs by the party, the latest of which was the false claim that they were nominated as ambassadors so as to shield them from trial by the International Criminal Court, ICC. “How on earth can decent people run down hardworking professionals who have put in their best to defend their country? How can you run down your country and equate that with normal political dialogue and opposition? “What is baffling about this false and baseless assertion is that this is coming, not from Boko Haram terrorists who the military kept largely in check and confined to a known section of the country, Sambisa, but from a so-called leading opposition party that fraudulently kept power for 16 years and is nursing the hope of one day returning to office as an elected government. “What is more, under these corrupt politicians the insurgency conquered large swathes of territory-18 Local Government Areas. “Pray, if a political party, in a blind search for power can spurn the interest of the nation, embrace the language of hate campaign against the country’s military as enunciated by the terrorists, as the PDP does, what will be left for the Boko Haram to do? PDP is doing Boko Haram’s work! Speaking further, “We live in an evidence-based era for arguments. If the PDP has evidence of rights abuse against the military in the war against terrorists, wouldn’t it be beneficial to the nation that they publish such evidence instead of levying grave accusations without proves? And to ask, in whose interest are they making these accusations that lack any depth? “To add, we don’t think the ICC, which these childish calls are being made needs to be lectured on democratic values and human rights by the PDP. Who are they, and what is their record in office to lecture anyone? Zaki Biam and Odi where thousands of citizens were on record, the genocide operation comes to mind. Did they report themselves to the ICC? According Garba, “PDP’s attacks on the ambassadorial nominations should be seen in the context of the opposition party’s track record as a university of liars, whose modus operandi is to propagate lies. “The President is rewarding hard work and exceptional sacrifice by a set of military leaders who gave their best to the nation and will be remembered, sooner than later, for their contributions to the security and survival of Nigeria as one nation. They should be allowed to move to the next level. “This is so that their examples will help to inspire others if given the opportunity to serve, ” he concluded.

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

Imo CP visits injured officers after attack by hoodlums

Evacuates injured officers for proper medical attention Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri The commissioner of police in Imo state CP Nasiru Mohammed has visited injured officers at police division headquarters in Obowo after attacks by hoodlums on Friday night Recall that on the 5th February, 2021, at about 6:30 pm large number of hoodlums whose number cannot be ascertained yet, attacked the Divisional Police hqrs, Obowo, but was engaged and successfully repelled by the operatives of the Division. Sadly two Police officers lost their lives in the process, and three others sustained various degree of injuries. According to the PPRO, Orlando Ikeokwu said the Commissioner of Police, Imo state CP Nasiru Mohammed ordered the Commands quick intervention team (QUIT) and other tactical teams to jointly commence investigation into the incident with a view to arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act. Also the CP visited the station for “on the spot assessment and evaluation” of the incident. The CP also used the opportunity to visit the injured officers and immediately evacuated the officers from the local Clinic to Owerri, for proper medical attention and treatment. The CP was accompanied by the commands medical Officer, Commander QUIT, as well other tactical Commanders of the command. Photos Bellow:

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

Imo north: Confusion as appeal Court affirms Ibezim’s disqualification as APC candidate

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Saturday, upheld the disqualification of Sir Chuwuma Ibezim as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Senatorial by-election that held in Imo North on December 5, 2020. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-man panel of Justices, affirmed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remove Ibezim’s name from the list of candidates for the by-election, after it found him guilty of submitting falsified documents. The high court judgement followed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1229/2020, which was filed against Ibezim by Asomugha Elebeke. Trial Justice Inyang Ekwo had in the judgement he delivered on December 4, 2020, barely 24 hours to the by-election, disqualified Ibezim for allegedly making false statements/declarations in the affidavit and documents he tendered to both the APC and INEC. The court held that evidence before it showed that Ibezim presented falsified and uncertified photocopies of his West African Examination Council, WAEC, certificate. Cited as 2nd and 3rd Defendants in the matter were the APC and INEC. Specifically, Justice Ekwo found that the WASC certificate that was submitted by the 1st Defendant bore two different and irreconcilable names, Ibezim Chukwuma Frank and Ibezim Francis Chukwuma. The court held that Ibezim was “not qualified/ eligible for nomination to contest the Imo North Senatorial By-Election, having made false declarations in the affidavit and certificates he submitted to INEC for the purpose of contesting the IMO North Senatorial by-election, and the irreconcilable conflicts in his names”. It, therefore, barred INEC from accepting him as the candidate of the APC for the senatorial by-election Dissatisfied with the verdict, Ibezim took the case before the appellate court where he lost on Saturday. The appellate court, in its lead judgement that was read by Justice Stephen Adah, said it found no reason to interfere with the verdict of the trial court which is described as “unassailable”. Consequently, it dismissed Ibezim’s appeal for want of merit, though it declined to award any cost against him. The Supreme Court had on Friday, also dismissed an appeal Senator Ifeanyi Araraume filed to challenge a Court of Appeal judgement that sacked him as the authentic candidate of the APC in the same Imo North Senatorial by-election. The apex court, in two separate unanimous decisions by a five-man panel of Justices led by Justice Amina Augie, declined to set-aside the verdict of the Court of Appeal in Owerri, which had earlier declared Frank Ibezim as the candidate of the APC for the poll. It held that the appellate court was right to nullify the judgement of the Federal High Court in Owerri, which had recognised Ararume as APC’s senatorial candidate. It will be recalled that INEC had at the end of the Imo North Senatorial by-election, returned the APC as the winner. The electoral body based its decision not to return any candidate for the party on the fact that there were many court decisions, for and against the two main contenders for the APC ticket- Ararume and Ibezim.

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

EXTRA: Kano Approves N245 Million For Mass Wedding

The Kano State Executive Council has approved N245 million for the conduct of mass wedding statewide. In 2019 the state government had married off 1,500 couples drawn across the 44 local government areas of the state. A statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammed Garbq and made available to newsmen disclosed this on Saturday. The council also approved the release of N274.2 million to Kano Pillars FC to facilitate the smooth conduct of the 2020/2021 National Professional Football League season. According to the statement, the Kano State Executive Council has also approved the release of N29. 3million for the 2020/2021 vaccination exercise in pastoral communities, which was suspended for three years because of the prevailing health risks and economic losses affecting some communities in the state. The Commissioner further disclosed that the Council has approved over N1.2 billion for the completion of the rehabilitation of Ahmadu Bello Way, and N212.9 million for the reconstruction of Dangote Female Hostel at Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil.

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

[BREAKING] #EndSARS: Lagos panel approves reopening of Lekki tollgate

The judicial panel established by the Lagos State government to investigate the October 2020 Lekki shooting incident has approved the reopening of the Lekki tollgate . The nine – man panel returned the control of the tollgate to the Lekki Concession Company, the operators, on Saturday , according to TheCable. LCC had earlier prayed the panel to allow it to take over the plaza for repair and insurance claims since December 2020. Details later

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Post Date : February 6, 2021

Obasanjo: It is sad that Nigerians are not preparing for the kingdom of God

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said developments and happenings in the country at the moment do not show that the people are preparing for the Kingdom of God. This is just as it has been revealed how his intervention helped to preserve the tomb of the Founder of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, St. Moses Orimolade, in Ojokoro area of Lagos during the construction of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Obasanjo, who was the Guest of Honour during the dedication of the St. Moses Orimolade Holy Land, the Cenotaph of C&S Founder, on Saturday, noted that most people were acting as if everything starts and ends on Earth. “The situation we have in the country today does not show we are preparing for the kingdom of God but we have to be prepared. There is always a day of reckoning. Christianity was brought to us and many of our people made great contributions and they are unsung heroes now. Missionaries came but we have our own missionaries and leaders and Moses Orimolade was one of them. “It is because of the church that you and I have the assurance of salvation. Our own church leaders who paid their own prize also helped in spreading the gospel and we pray their efforts are not in vain,” he said. Commenting on the statement by the Master of Ceremonies earlier that it was his intervention that prevented the tomb of Orimolade from been removed and the church there not pulled down as military Head of State, Obasanjo said there was no reason the nation’s heroes should not be celebrated or acknowledged. “When I was told the road work would affect the tomb of Baba Orimolade and even the church set up there in his memory, I agreed that the road is bent to accommodate the preservation of the tomb and the church. “If I had insisted that the road should not be bent or the contractor insisted and I agreed, the body of Orimolade would have been exhumed and the church may not be here The action I took in the past, I don’t know it would result in what we are witnessing today and this edifice we are dedicating being here,” he said. In his sermon, Rev Dr Ademuyiwa Ajayi, whose sermon was titled ” Come and See, urged Christians to use every opportunity to evangelise for the Lord. He urged them not to be discouraged by their situations as God could use them for glorious things. The building was donated to the church by Rev. Mother Esther Ajayi.

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