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Post Date : July 18, 2021

BREAKING: Obiano’s aides resign, pledge loyalty to Umeoji

Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Awka Senior Aides to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state have resigned their job ahead of the November 6 governorship election, Crimefacts.news reports. Crimefacts.news gathered that loyalists of the Governor have pledged support to the governorship candidate of  All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)Hon Chukwuma Umeoji. The Senior Special Assistant  (SSA) to the Governor on legal matters Mr Chika Ekwenugo and his counter part for works Nwachukwu Okpaloka confirmed their resignation at the weekend to Crimefacts.news, insisting that their decision to dump the Governor was long overdue . The duo who were until last week Friday loyal members of governor Obiano camp were reported to have since joined the campaign train of the authentic governorship candidate of the ruling APGA in the state Hon Umeoji. Bar Ekwenugo in chart with newsman in Abuja however commended the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)for not succumbing to pressure to drop Umeoji on Friday.   He described the emergency of Umeoji as the party flagbearer  in the November 6 election as a major political victory for the good people of Anambra state . Ekwenugo also appealed to the Governor and other stakeholders to join hands to deliver the party’s candidate in order to fast track real development in the state and consolidate ongoing one . Sources have revealed to Crimefacts.news that more serving Aides to Governor Obiano have perfected plans to pitch tent with the party’s flagbearer for the November 6 governorship election in the state  . ” Over 90 serving Aides to Governor Obiano were alleged to have secretly pledged their locality to Hon Umeoji, because they believe that his emergency is the best thing that have happened to APGA in the state, the source said. Already over 12 members of the state House of Assembly including Hon Timothy  Ifedioranma (representing Njikoka 1),the chief Whip Ezeudu, awka North Reps etc have joined Umeoji’s campaign ,describing his emergency as APGA governorship candidste as victory for democracy and good people of Anambra state. Crimefacts.news had reported how the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) excluded the former CBN gov, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo on Friday.

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

Oyo: Customs officers raided our communities — not gunmen

The Oyo government says officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) — not gunmen — raided Igangan, Ayete and Igbo-Ora communities, three agrarian areas in Ibarapa area of the state. Three people reportedly lost their lives during the raid on the communities on Friday. In a statement on Saturday, Taiwo Adisa, chief press secretary to Seyi Makinde, Oyo governor, said political and traditional rulers of the affected towns described the raid “as unnecessary and not well thought out”. Adisa said the leaders stated this when Sunday Odukoya, aide to the governor on security matters, visited the affected areas. “The raid left so much turmoil in our communities as the Customs men came, shooting sporadically. Many of our people ran helter-skelter,” Jimoh Olajide Titiloye, the Olu of Igbo Ora, was quoted as saying. “We want it stated loud and clear that our communities, Igbo Ora, Igangan and Ayete are not border towns. Why should Customs turn the communities to theatres of bloodshed and war? “We want customs to regulate their operations. It will be better if the authorities restrict them to border towns to end unwarranted attacks on innocent communities.” On his part, Adeoye Adedoyin, chairman of Ibarapa north LGA, was quoted to have said the “regrettable” incident has threatened the peace of the area. “We have received the cooperation of state and non-state actors in our efforts aimed at boosting security,” Adedoyin said. “The hunters, Amotekun and other security agencies have been cooperating fully, but we were shocked to hear reports of sporadic gunshots and commotion that ensued after a raid by men of Customs Service.”

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

Imo Police Investigate 2 Women Trying To Sell Infant For N400k In Viral Post

Two women who attempted to sell off a nine-month-old infant for N400,000 have come under investigation, police in Imo say. It came after two women—one young Mfon and another older women Esther—surfaced on social media, carrying an infant suspected to have been stolen from Akwa Ibom and brought to Imo. The women were caught by ABC Motor Park along Mbaise Road in Owerri, while bargaining to sell the infant for N400,000. Imo police spokesperson Mike Abatam said the command was aware of the trending story and was investigating. “The command wishes to inform the good people of Imo State that, we are already on top of the situation. And the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Abutu Yaro, has already inaugurated a high powered investigation team directing them to commenced forensic investigation into the viral Post to unravel how the two women came about the little baby, trace and location the real parents of the child, where the baby was stolen and for what purpose,” he said in a statement. “The command is assuring the good people of the state that, as soon as the investigation is concluded, the outcome will be made public for all and sundry to know the real facts surrounding the viral post,” the statement added.

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

We Have Capacity For Electronic Transmission In Remote Areas – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday suggested it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results earlier in the week. The House was thrown into disarray on Thursday as members debated section 52(2) of the electoral amendment act bill, which deals with electronic transmission. Also on Thursday, APC Senators forced through a version of the bill at the Senate that constrained INEC to seek permission from the Nigerian Communications Commission and the National Assembly before employing electronic voting in any part of the country. According to the lawmakers opposed to sacrosanct electronic transmission of results, some parts of the country do not have the required network coverage. An Executive Commissioner at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Adeleke Adewolu, told lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Friday that only 50 percent of the country has the 3G coverage required for transmission. But speaking on Channels Television breakfast show on Saturday, INEC’s National Chairman and Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye said the Commission’s position was clear. “We have uploaded results from very remote areas, even from areas where you have to use human carriers to access,” he said. “So, we have made our own position very clear, that we have the capacity and we have the will to deepen the use of technology in the electoral process. “But our powers are given by the constitution and the law, and we will continue to remain within the ambit and confines of the power granted to the commission by the constitution and the law.”

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

7 Killed, 19 On Admission In Enugu Market Cholera Outbreak

Health authorities in Enugu have confirmed an outbreak of cholera at the popular New Artisan Market, where seven people have died and 19 hospitalised. Enugu health commissioner Dr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi, said a rapid response team, upon receiving reports of the incident conducted an immediate investigation and found patients “presented with sudden onset of passage of loose stool and vomiting.” Obi further explained that “the ill persons identified within the area were immediately and safely evacuated to the state teaching hospital and are receiving treatment, while health education on safe and hygienic practices were given to the inhabitants of the market”. “Further tests carried out by the State Ministry of Health at the Teaching Hospital revealed that all the persons were suffering from Cholera. “Samples were collected for further confirmatory tests of this finding. “Surveillance, contact tracing and risk assessment have commenced at the market and its environs, while the Enugu State Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Centre for Cholera outbreak response will be activated “. Dr. Obi, who on behalf of the Enugu State Government, prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and commiserated with those who lost their loved ones, advised “the general public to keep safe as the situation is under control and the Enugu State Ministry of Health will keep the public informed on future developments”. Cholera is an infection caused by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Risk factors include poor sanitation and contaminated drinking water. “The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhoea that lasts a few days. Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. Symptoms range from none to mild to severe. “Diarrhoea can be so severe that it leads within hours to severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and even death. Symptoms start two hours to five days after exposure. “It is prevented by improvements in sanitation, use of clean water, hand washing and vaccines. Treatment involves replacement of lost body fluids orally or intravenously, zinc supplementation and antibiotics.”

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

Anambra poll: My exclusion from INEC list temporary -Ozigbo

A candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Anambra State November 6 governorship poll, Valentine Ozigbo, has described the exclusion of the party from the list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the election as temporary. He stated this on Saturday while assuring the people of the state that he was still in the governorship race. INEC had excluded PDP in a list released two days ago about the governorship poll in the state, citing court order as reason for doing so. While Ozigbo emerged the candidate of the party in a primary election conducted by the mainstream of the PDP on 26 June, a faction of the party elected Dr Ugochukwu Uba as its candidate for the poll thereby necessitate litigation about the exercise. A statement by Ozigbo media adviser, Aziza Uko, on Saturday noted that INEC reliance on a court order in not publishing his name as a candidate in the race was “a matter of procedure and temporary”. The statement maintained that the PDP had mobilised men and resources to ensure that the order was vacated to enable INEC to update its records with the name of Ozigbo as the gubernatorial candidate for the state as was earlier forwarded to the electoral body by the PDP. The statement read in part, “It is on record that the Peoples Democratic Party had the most credible party primary ahead of the November 6 Anambra State governorship election. Read Also “Most of the aspirants, present at the primary venue on June 26, 2021, spontaneously congratulated Ozigbo once he was declared the winner. They went on to formally publish their congratulations to him as the elected candidate of the party. “The development, in which aspirants congratulate the elected candidate, is novel in Anambra party politics. It attests to the acceptability of the candidacy of Valentine Ozigbo and the transparency of the process from which he emerged. “We acknowledge that Mr Ozigbo is still reaching out in dialogue to few aspirants who feel aggrieved. At the end of the process, the PDP will emerge as one family under one big umbrella that accommodates everyone. “We confirm that the PDP has forwarded only the name of Mr Valentine Ozigbo as its candidate for the 2021 Governorship Election to INEC. We also confirm that he had submitted his credentials to INEC and that all the procedural necessities that should follow before INEC’s publication of the list of candidates had been completed. “Mr Valentine Ozigbo appreciates the interests of his teeming supporters and Ndi Anambra as a whole over the current situation. He calls on them to keep faith with the process as all is under control.” “The issues will be resolved in no time and open the space for a one-of-a-kind campaign on issues that were top on the minds of Ndi Anambra with regards to their yearnings for transformational leadership that will usher in a new era of peace and progress to the State.”

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

Jigawa LG Boss Gives Sex Workers 30 Days To Leave Or Get Married

Gwaram council area of Jigawa is ramping its fight against commercial sex workers with an ultimatum for them to vacate in 30 days or be ready to be married off. Sex workers not indigenous to the area will be repatriated to their states. Sex workers not indigenous to the area will be repatriated to their states. Abba Kyari: Why I attended Obi Cubana’s mum burial Bandits leader, Turji, sacks villages over father’s arrest Those indigenous to the area who are ready to give up their business of sex work should be ready to be married. They are to present names of their suitors before the 30-day deadline. The Chairman of Gwaram, Zaharadden Abubakar, said the “council is ready to take care of the wedding responsibilities of indigenous sex workers that are ready to give up the trade.” At a meeting with a delegation of Sara community, a popular weekly market in the local government, Abubakar ordered all the commercial sex workers operating in the area to present names of their clients to the local government authority before expiration of the dateline. While he disclosed that the council had mobilised the police ahead of the repatriation of non-indigenous sex workers to their states of origin, Abubakar said the “council is ready to take care of the wedding responsibilities of indigenous sex workers that are ready to give up the trade. He also directed the immediate closure of all clubs and beer parlour in the local government area. Abubakar said the move was aimed at tackling immorality in the local government.

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

Imo police arrest notorious robber

A 42-year-old man who allegedly specialised in trailing and robbing bank customers who made large withdrawals has been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command. The suspect, John Ayenu, who was arrested during the week, while carrying out his nefarious activity in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the State, belongs to a three-man gang terrorizing Irrua, Uromi, Ubiaja and other communities in Edo Central. It was gathered that the suspect and two others now at large, always stationed themselves at the premises of banks, with one of them stationed inside the banking hall, pretending to be genuine customer carrying out banking transaction. Nemesis however caught up with the suspect, when, they met their match in a serving policeman in mufti, who just withdrew a large sum of money. Upon coming out of the banking hall, the victim put the money under the seat of his car and drove off, unaware that he was being trailed. Ayenu and his other gang members followed their victim from the bank to Uromi-Irrua Road, where they intercepted and attacked him. The victim however resisted them, raised the alarm, which attracted attention of residents and members of vigilante in the area, who gave them a hot chase. The suspect was arrested at the scene while his gang members escaped on their motorcycle. Ayenu who confessed to the crime, explained that they came all the way from Imo State to carry out robbery operations in Edo. “I am from Imo State. We came to Edo to monitor people withdrawing money from the bank. We usually break into the car to collect the money and run away. “I could not run far because l fell when they were pursuing me as my two other members escaped with the Motorcycle we used. I have a wife and two children in Imo, and l stay in the hotel anytime l come to Edo state. “I never knew the man is a policeman. He refused to give us the money, and he started fighting us and shouting for people to come,” he said. The State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Bello Kontongs, was not available for reaction to the report.

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

EXTRA: American pom star commits suicide

Dahlia Sky, a US porn star, who had been living in her car, allegedly died after she shot herself in the head, Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Dahlia, 31, was found dead in the vehicle on June 30. Sky, who would have celebrated her 32nd birthday next month, had been diagnosed with breast cancer and was suffering from depression at the time of her death, the Sun reported. Sky’s body was found in the vehicle in the San Fernando Valley’s Devonshire area, Los Angeles Police Department detective Dave Peteque told AVN. Police are awaiting autopsy results from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, the coroner added. Sky began adult entertainment work in 2010 under the name Bailey Blue. She changed it in 2014 following a cease-and-desist from a clothing company of the same name, according to AVN — and proceeded to accrue more than 600 credits, as well as various industry awards. She was open about her battle with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and depression on social media.

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Post Date : July 17, 2021

BREAKING: FG To Take Possession Of Looted Benin Bronzes When Returned, Says Lai

The Federal Government says, in line with operative conventions and laws, it will take possession of the 1,130 looted Benin bronzes being expected from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos at a news conference on the efforts by the federal government to repatriate looted smuggled artefacts from around the world. Mohammed was reacting to the controversy that had trailed who will take the possession of the expected artefact between the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II and Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki. While the Oba wanted the artefacts stolen from Benin Palace in 1987 to be returned to a museum to be built within the Palace premises, the governor showed preference for a private trust to take custody and manage the artefacts, The Minister however said the federal government was the entity recognised by international law as the authority in control of antiquities originating from the country. “The Federal Government is aware of the widely-reported controversy when on who will take possession of the Benin Bronzes when they are returned from Germany. “Let me state clearly here that, in line with international best practice and the operative Conventions and laws, the return of the artefacts is being negotiated bilaterally between the national governments of Nigeria and Germany. “Nigeria is the entity recognised by international law as the authority in control of antiquities originating from Nigeria. “The relevant international Conventions treat heritage properties as properties belonging to the nation and not to individuals or subnational groups,’’ he said. The minister cited the 1970 UNESCO Convention, in its Article 1 which defines cultural property as property specifically designated by that nation. He said the provision allows individual nations to determine what it regards as its cultural property. He, however noted that the provision notwithstanding, his ministry had been working over the past years to repatriate looted artefacts in partnership with traditional institutions and state governments “What we are saying in essence is that the federal government will take possession of these antiquities, because it is its duty to do so, in line with the extant laws. “We have always exercised this right in cognisance of that culture that produced the art works. “That is why the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Commission for Museums and Monuments have always involved both the Edo State government and the Royal Benin Palace in discussions and negotiations that have now resulted in the impending return of these antiquities,’’ he said. The minister said the federal government was not just involved in the repatriation of Benin artefacts. He said his ministry was also working on repatriating Ife Bronzes and Terracotta, Nok Terracotta, Owo Terracotta, the arts of the Benue River Valley, the Igbo Ukwu and the arts of Bida, Igala, Jukun etc. Mohammed commended the Government of Germany for taking the lead in the global efforts to repatriate all artefacts that were looted from Nigeria and from the African continent. “As I said during the meeting in Berlin, we see Germany as a leader in the efforts to take practical steps to repatriate our stolen artefacts, and we hope Germany will sustain that lead. He also applauded the development that the repatriation of the artefacts would be the beginning of a new vista of stronger relations and cultural diplomacy between Nigeria and Germany. He disclosed that there would be archaeological training for Nigerians among other benefits accruing from the ongoing talks. “The Nigerian side and the German side agreed to Nigeria’s proposal to use the repatriated artefacts and other works of art to inspire Nigeria’s Creative Industry towards realising its high potential. “For this and other purposes, it was agreed that the Germans will facilitate the establishment of an academy in Nigeria,’’ he said. The minister equally thanked Gov. Godwin Obaseki for his commitment as well as the Oba for sending the Benin Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Ezelekhae Ewuare, to be a part of the Nigerian delegation to Berlin. (NAN)

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