Department of State Services (DSS) confirmed on Friday night that Senator Dino Melaye has been moved from the Police Clinic in Area 1, Garki, Abuja to its medical facility in the city.
In a statement on Friday night the DSS denied that its men abducted Dino.
DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya, said the abduction story was far from the truth.
“The fact is that it was the Police that brought him to the DSS facility after obtaining a 14-day detention warrant with effect from 9th January, 2019. The aim of bringing him to the Service’s facility is to complement Police efforts in giving the Senator a deserved medical attention.
“Consequently, the Service, in line with medical ethics and spirit of inter-agency cooperation, accepted him. This clarification has become necessary in order to address the false allegation that hooded men suspected to be DSS operatives abducted the Senator from the Police hospital.
Melaye was arrested in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Kogi state in July. He surrendered to the police after a week of being holed up in his house in Abuja.
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, his wives and the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus on Friday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over the relegation of women to the kitchen or the bedroom which the President referred to as the ‘other room’.
They all spoke in Abuja at the Women Conferences with the theme “Call for Action.”
While Atiku promised to give women more than 35 percent in his government and would not be put in the other room, his wives said their husband, Atiku didn’t put them in the other room, but give them free hand and allowed them to do their businesses.
Atiku said: “We have no fear of handing over the country to you. In my three decades of politics, the most consistent voters in the Nigeria political process are women. I have practically seen it, if I stand as a candidate and I turn my back to look at the lines that are supporting me, the women lines are always three times that of the men.
“It is the reason why we said we are going to give you more than 35 percent, because your numbers and your pattern of voting justified that commitment.
“Therefore, between youth and women you have 70 percent of the government. This is to prepare you to take over governance, to take over this country and make it work again.
“So, this is your opportunity, your are not going to be put in the other room, I promise you because you have seen my wives here, they are not in the other room.”
Princess Rukayat Atiku Abubakar, the second wife of Atiku said that women have always been at the centre of events and called on them to reject the narrative that the place of women is in the kitchen.
Also speaking, Hajiya Titi Atiku Abubakar, his first wife said, “the candidate of today is a sellable candidate. As you can see, Atiku has not relegated us to the other room. He allows us to go wherever we want, he allows us to do our businesses, so we are not relegated to the other room.
“Atiku is an educationist, he wants to kick out hunger. Our children go to school but there is no jobs, Atiku is a creator of jobs.
“Atiku has about 26 children and all his children are involved in his businesses except one who is working for the government and that one is a technocrat. Go out there and propagate Atiku so that we can make Nigeria a place to live.”
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, says he believes the rulng party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the 2019 elections.
According to him, the APC is only waiting for INEC to announce results.
Mustapha said this on Thursday during the Gombe State APC governorship campaign rally at the Olusegun Obasanjo Stadium in Kaltungo, Gombe.
The SGF said, “We are only waiting for the announcement of the results. Just make sure you come out with your PVCs (Permanent Voter Cards) and cast your votes because the Peoples Democratic Party cannot deceive again.
“Today, the lies of PDP have finished because we are here in Kaltungo to uproot the roots of the PDP.
“In 2015, the PDP deceived you that our party, the APC was a Boko Haram party, they told you that if you voted for the APC, all of you would be islamised, there was nothing they didn't tell you.
“Today, if Buhari plays politics of religion, he wouldn't have appointed me the SGF because I am a Christian. If he were to be a religious politician, he wouldn't have taken (Yemi) Osinbajo, a pastor, and made him the Vice President.”
Mustapha said, “You people of Gombe South, come out and vote for the APC from the top down to the bottom.”
A middle aged man simply identified as Ifeanyi escaped being lynched by whiskers on Wednesday after allegedly being caught stealing ladies pants at a student residential quarters at Mgbakwu, Awka North area of Anambra State.
It was gathered that the suspect who hails from Umuneke in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State confessed that he had already stolen over 58 women pants before luck ran out on him as he was caught red-handed by a woman in the early hours of that Wednesday.
A witness to the melodrama told Orient Weekend that Ifeanyi had broken into the house around 2am and headed straight to the rope where some pants where hung and was harvesting the under wears when the unidentified woman who came out to urinate saw him and raised alarm.
“The woman raised an alarm and he was caught; his cloth tore as he was beating mercilessly by angry mob,” the source told our reporter at the popular Nkwo Mgbakwu market, where the suspect lay gasping for breath after intense beating from angry mob.
It was learnt that the suspect was once caught in the act at one white colour painted storey building where both students and non-students live at Amaezike village in Mgbakwu.
Ifeanyi had earlier confessed that he had been in the business of stealing ladies pants, washed and spread by the owners at their respective homes and that he usually sold them to a man known as Emeka Ofor at the rate of N500. “I steal them (pants) from women hostels. I used to sell them to Emeka Ofor, who also hails from Umuneke Udi LGA at the rate of N500 (five hundred naira) per piece,” he confessed.
The suspect claimed he dropped out of school at the Senior Secondary school 2 (SSII) because of mental health challenges, but however blamed his travails on devil and promised never to steal women pants anymore.
Stealing of ladies pants for money-making rituals, a development that has sent shockwaves in parts of Delta state have become a rampant criminal activity in recent times, forcing many ladies to adopt various mechanisms including going pantless to safeguard their future.
Reports indicate that pants won by ladies between 14 and 30 years of age are sold as high as N400,000 in some parts of Warri in Delta State.
Anita Joseph has cursed a 'friend' who asked her to try and reduce her hips and bum because they are too much. According to Anita, she will never do that, because people now pay millions to have her God given gift. She then went ahead to start cursing the person. She wrote;
“So some one said to me Today. Please Anita you need to reduce ur hips and bum
Excuse me reduce this hips and bum ? This body that people pay millions to have now?
And God gave me for free you say i shuld wat waka shege gi dere wicked evil persn are you maaad. Ezigbo kitikpa na Enwe ‘ro nne na Nna gba gi dere''.
Singer Orezi has denied burning the Nigerian currency. This week, the singer released a new single ''Born Broke Die Rich'' and the artwork used for the promotion of the single was a burning naira note. Orezi has now said it is nothing but artwork and he never burnt the Nigerian currency. Speaking to Saturday Beats, the singer that said he will be releasing more than enough songs this year said;
“I never burnt the N1,000 note like people thought, it was just graphics; an edited picture. I did not burn the Nigerian currency. If you look at the picture, you would see that the fire almost got to my eyes. If it were real, I would not have been able to withstand the heat. I cannot allow fire to burn my eyes because I want to take a picture. I replied some comments when people were criticising me because of the picture.
“I told them that it was an artistic paper and I did not burn the Nigerian currency. Why would I burn money to promote my music? A lot of my fans also tried to explain to those that were abusing me that it was an edited picture, but they would not listen. Some people went as far as saying that they would arrest me because it is against the law, but I did not burn the money. It is not everything that you can explain to people; sometimes you just have to keep quiet”.
Don Jazzy has reacted to Surviving R. Kelly documentary after watching it. Jazzy says it made him hate being called daddy and appealed to everyone not to call him that again. He also says being a genius doesn't give anyone an excuse to be that sick! So beautiful that Don Jazzy as a man also saw the truth. Every lady out there accusing him can't be wrong! Just how can!!
Senate President Bukola Saraki has raised the alarm, alleging threat to his safety and that of the members of his immediate family in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Addressing reporters in Abuja on Friday, Saraki fingered thugs allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the police as instigators.
Saraki, who is the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, described the alleged conspiracy against him by the thugs and the police as sinister, uncivilised and unfortunate.
He said: “I call you today to bring to your attention the sad development in my home state, Kwara State, and the role of the security agencies in giving cover to people who are unleashing violence on our people because they are surprised and cannot understand how and why the people continue to give massive and overwhelming support to the PDP across the state.
“Also Yesterday (Thursday), these same APC thugs shielded by policemen went to my family quarters in Agbaji in Ilorin and vandalized houses, shops and inflicted wounds with matchete on three people.
“All these destructions took place in the presence of policemen who came with them but watched without any care, as the APC thugs and supporters unleashed violence on our people.
“For me, personally, I believe the decision to attack people and properties in my family ancestral compound is a direct affront and attack on my person.
“And whatever signals these APC elements with support from the police believe they are sending is definitely sinister, uncivilized and unfortunate”.
He expressed regrets that the police have continued to show undisguised hostility toward him and his supporters in the state.
According to him, this latest round of violence was part of efforts to jeopardise and undermine his personal security and that of his immediate and larger family members.
Narrating his ordeals further, Saraki said:
“Three incidents will illustrate what I am saying to you. Yesterday, after the APC concluded their campaigns in Ilorin, some of their supporters and thugs moved around town and in areas like Adewole/Adeta, Ile Otan and Ubandawaki/Pakata where they saw our people gathered holding their weekly ward meetings.
“They disrupted the meetings by shouting their party slogan and when our people responded by mentioning our own slogan, they fired gunshots into their midst in Adewole/Adeta.
“They also inflicted matchete cuts on some of them. As a result of this attack, two people suffered bullet wounds”.
The former Kwara State Governor said reports of the attacks were filed in relevant police stations in Ilorin but expressed doubts that anything tangible and constructive would come out of the reports.
He stated further that as part of the plot, the police, under the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, had, on Thursday, commenced the transfer of Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) out of Kwara State.
Saraki called on Nigerians and the entire world to hold the IGP responsible if anything untoward happens to him and members of his family.
“While the police are free to take decisions on the deployment of their personnel, we found the postings in Kwara State strange and more than a mere coincidence.
“It should also be noted that IGP has posted three different Commissioners of Police to Kwara State in the last six months.
“In fact, the previous and current Commissioner of Police in the state got strict instructions from the IGP not to relate or engage with the Senate President,” Saraki added.
According to him, the usual practice has been that the Commissioner of Police personally ensures the security of the Senate President whenever he visits his home state.
He said all his predecessors were accorded that security cover whenever they visited their home states and that he also enjoyed it in his first year in office from 2015 to 2016.
Saraki expressed apprehensions over his personal safety as the ward to ward electioneering campaign is about to begin across the state.
According to him: “We need to make it clear to the entire world that now that ward to ward campaign is about to begin in the state and I am set to participate in that grassroots campaign, as I have always done, nobody is sure what instructions Mr. Idris has given to the police command in the state.
“Thus, the entire world should hold the IGP responsible if anything untoward happens to members of my family and myself.”
Deploring the role of the IGP in the entire plot, Saraki continued, “Do not forget that before now, this same IGP has tried several tricks to implicate me in some criminal charges.
“First, he arrested some cultists and was about to compel them to claim they worked for me. We exposed the trick early enough and the media also pointed out holes in his story. He quickly withdrew that.
“Later, he went on to the Offa robbery case and politicised the investigation in order to rope me. In the process of forcing suspects to implicate me, the principal suspect died in their custody.
“He has also not succeeded with that plot. Who knows what else he may have planned.
“Now, that full campaign is on, which requires my going round, I want the world to hold him personally responsible if anything happens to me.”
A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adekunle aka Seigo, has denied involvement in the violence which erupted at the governorship rally of the APC in Lagos.
The police in Lagos have declared Seigo wanted in connection with the APC rally violence which reportedly claimed three lives at Ikeja on Tuesday.
Three journalists also sustained gunshot injuries at the rally. But Seigo, who has since gone into hiding, wondered why police could declare him wanted without proper investigations of the actions which led to iolence at the rally.
The union leader, who spoke with journalists yesterday, denied being the person who masterminded the violent attack. Seigo said he was at the campaign ground with other members of the union to drum support for the APC gubernatorial candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, but was surprised when the fight broke out.
He, however, said that going by the faces of the people behind the attack on Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, the violence might not be unconnected with intractable leadership tussle within the two factions of the union in the state.
He, therefore, called on the state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, to remain impartial in the matter, just as he charged him to handle the investigation with utmost professionalism so that justice can be done in the matter.
Seigo said: “I don’t have anything to do with the clash at the rally. I went there like any other member of the union to show solidarity and give support to the governorship candidate. Police should investigate the matter properly before coming to conclusion. I was not involved in the clash.”
Masked security operatives reportedly stormed the Police Hospital, Area 1, where Dino Melaye was admitted and whisked him away yesterday. Hours later, the Senatorial was seen like this outside...
This is the DSS clinic said to be located somewhere in Lugbe area of Abuja.
This is terrible. An unspecified number of people have reportedly lost their lives in a fatal motor accident that occurred in a town located in Imo state.
It was learnt that two vehicles collided with each other after one of the drivers lost control at Okwudor junction, along Njaba road...
The number of causalities are yet to be determined as at the time of filing this report.
The Njaba road has claimed many lives following series of reoccurring accidents. Some time ago, over 20 people were killed in an automobile crash, at Njaba bridge.
The same road claimed the lives of seven family members after a fatal crash few months ago. Many in the area are attributing the accidents to "forces".
Fatima Timbo, a four-feet model, who has accepted herself the way she is, says dwarfism poses no challenge to her hence, she would not allow negativity to define her.
The 21 year old British model spoke to the BBC news recently about building her confidence as well as her work in inspiring others to feel comfortable in their own skin.
“I won’t be defined by my height,” she says.
Timbo said she would not allow negative comments get to her or stop her from promoting body positivity for people with dwarfism.
She says she can’t change the way she looks or what people say about her – but she has changed the way she looks at herself. Modelling boosted her confidence, and now she wants to inspire others to feel comfortable in their own skin.
Timbo who is also a finance trainee, revealed that after being bullied throughout high school, she learned to finally accept her condition and in 2017, she kick-started her modelling career.
She happens to be the only one suffering from the condition in her family. Dwarfism is a medical or genetic condition that causes someone to be considerably shorter than an average-sized man or woman.
The average height of an adult with dwarfism is 4 feet, but dwarfism could apply to an adult who is 4’10” or shorter. The term “short stature” is often preferred over “dwarfism” or “dwarf.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and representatives of traditional rulers from the South West geo-political zone of the country.
The president met with the monarchs on Friday. More pics...
The meeting took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Some say they couldn't get a car to rent for their big day, another group say the groom didn't have enough money for a car. But the important thing is that, the couple is happy.
The bride in particular was pictured smiling in excitement as people around them took pictures. The front of the bike carried a sign which read, 'Just Wedded'.
Whoopi Goldberg shared a family wedding invitation via Instagram on Friday. The actress and talk show host announced that her daughter's dog - Filmore Dean - is getting married to a fellow French Bulldog - Instagram star Izzy Hendrix.
'Heads up! There’s a wedding in the family!!! My granddog is getting hitched!! What has the world come to? Lol,' the 63-year-old hilariously captioned the snap.
The loved up couple have known each other for a few years but only recently have taken their relationship public.
Alex Martin-Dean's pup Filmore met Izzy (aka Izzy The Frenchie) after Izzy's owner Rick Hendrix worked with Whoopi for Hilary Clinton's campaign according to TMZ.
The website reported that the families came up with the marriage idea after 'hanging out over the holidays'.
A celebrity photographer - Timothy White - will be snapping the newlyweds as they chow down on a cake from legendary baker Juanita Lane of Dulce Desserts.
A young woman has made a miraculous recovery in hospital despite doctors failing to detect a heartbeat for 72 hours.
The unnamed patient was taken to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University in China's eastern Fujian Province.
Her husband carried the 26-year-old over his back for emergency treatment at 7.58pm on New Year's Dayas she had no heartbeat and was unconscious.
Medics said she suffered from ventricular fibrillation, which is when the heart quivers instead of pumping blood around the body.
She was eventually diagnosed with acute myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle.
The team of doctors performed chest compressions for 20 minutes before switching the young woman to life-support system ECMO - extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation - replacing her heart and lung functions with the device.
Doctor Yang Chengbin said: "ECMO is a substitute for the patient's cardiopulmonary functions, allowing us to maintain her blood supply following cardiac arrest."
Two hours later, however, she remained unconscious, her pupils dilated, and her vital signs failed to return.
By clinical standards, the woman was dead, but the doctors refused to give up.
Doctor Zhang Minwei explained: "I felt that her illness happened too suddenly. At 26 she was still in her prime, and she had no history of diseases.
"It was my opinion that we needed to create the conditions for even the slimmest chance of survival."
The patient was kept in hospital's Intensive Care Unit and various other instruments were used to regulate her bodily functions, including respiratory devices and renal replacement therapy.
The 'miracle', as it has been described, happened after 72 hours, when her heart restored partial function.
By January 7, it was beating on its own.
She is now in stable condition and is able to eat by herself. She remains in intensive care as medics continue renal therapy and help her restore full function of her limbs.
