Oh Kashamu! You might not like him. But Kashamu sure has a God that answers him, hehehe. From one ‘trouble’ to another, his God always settles him. So the long battle of who will rep PDP Ogun state for the March 2, 2019 governorship election seem to have finally being settled now! No more drama!
For months, Buruji Kashamu and a member of House of Representatives, Oladipupo Adebutu, had been battling who will carry the party’s flag.
But yesterday all that came to an end, as INEC released its list with Kashamu emerging PDP’s candidate.
Few hours before the release, both Kashamu and Oladipupo Adebutu, had embarked on a ward-to-ward tour to woo voters.
As soon as the news filtered into town that INEC had pasted Kashamu’s name, some loyalists of Kashamu went into jubilation.
However, members of the party loyal to Adebutu expressed shock.
A media aide to Adebutu, Afolabi Orekoya, said, “Kashamu should not be happy. We know once the judgements are delivered, everything will be sorted out and INEC will do the needful.”
Sean Paul has joined the list of individuals who have wished Davido, nothing but success. The dancehall singer tool to social media to narrate how Davido watched him on stage as a youth and how he couldn’t be more proud of his achievements now. Sean, who Nigerian women were crazy about his songs years ago, wrote;
“RR!!! BLESS UP USELF G @davidoofficialMAN SEH HIM WATCH ME ON STAGE IN NIGERIA WHEN HE WAS A YUTE!!! GREATNESS!!! AMAZING 2 SEE HOW U DOIN BRO PROUD OF U!!! BLESSINGS!!! #madpeopletingdeyshouldkno RRR!!!”
Baba Tee’s second marriage has crashed after three years. His now ex-wife, Dupe Odulate revealed this on her page hours ago as she begs followers to let her enjoy her day. It’s Dupe’s birthday and her followers have been wondering why her husband won’t wish her a happy birthday. Dupe then burst the bubbles saying she and baba tee are no more. You will recall that in 2015, their love affair which was later turned into a marriage gained limelight, when baba tee’s ex-wife, Yetunde Bustline accused Dupe of being the brain behind her marriage crash with baba tee.
Baba tee defended Dupe and said she was all she wanted and he was long done with Yetunde. Yetinde also went on to claim Baba tee gave out some of her properties to his new catch, a story she denied. Let us refresh your memory, here’s a LINK to a post on Baba tee, Yetunde, Dupe and their messy love story.
A prosecution witness, Inspector Idowu Haruna, scheduled to testify in the trial of a suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, was yesterday reported to be involved in an accident.
State prosecuting counsel Adebayo Haroun, who disclosed this before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offence Court, explained that the development was the reason the police officer was absent in court.
The development stalled proceedings in the charges preferred against Evans and three other members of his gang for allegedly shooting the Young Shall Grow Motors (YSG), Chairman, Chief Obianuju Vincent and killing of two of his escorts, before Justice Taiwo.
Evans and three co-defendants, Joseph Ikenna Emeka, 29, Chiemeka Arinze, 39, and Udeme Frank Upong, 43, are facing a seven-count charge of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to kidnap and selling of firearms.
Although details of the accident were not stated, Haroun told the court that the witness sent an SMS informing him of his current predicament.
“My lord, our first prosecution witness is not present in court today. He is not in court because he had a slight accident.
“He sent me an SMS saying he was involved in an accident and therefore cannot make it for today’s proceedings. We craved the indulgence of the court to grant another date for trial.”
At the last proceeding, Inspector Haruna had told the court that Evans shot Chief Obianuju in his right arm while attempting to kidnap him. He said his driver, Peter Nweke and an escort, Chijoke Ngozi, were shot dead during a gun duel between the police escorts and the gang.
Three of the kidnappers were also shot dead by Inspector Solomon Igwe, while the rest fled.
In a related development, the defence team of the suspected kidnap kingpin, led by Olanrewaju Ajanaku, failed to serve copies of their final written address on the prosecution for the trial-within-trial on the admissibility of the alleged ‘confessional statement’ of Evans.
The development stalled proceedings in another charge against Evans and Victor Aduba, a dismissed officer of the Army, before same court.
Haroun had complained that a copy of the final written address by Mr. Emmanuel Ochai, counsel to Aduba, was also served on his team late yesterday.
He said that of Evans, the first defendant, had not been served on them.
Evans and Aduba are facing a four-count charge of kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms.
They were alleged to have kidnapped Mr. Sylvanus Ahamonu, holding him hostage for nine weeks and collecting $420,000 ransom from his family.
The defence had claimed in the on-going trial-within-trial that their alleged confessional statements were obtained by coercion by members of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Intelligence Response Team.
Justice Taiwo adjourned the two cases till February 6.
The Lindo Wing maternity ward has told its staff to avoid taking holiday in April, prompting speculation that the first child of Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex will be born at the London hospital.
The six-months-pregnant Duchess revealed on a visit to Birkenhead last month that her baby is due in April or May.
Prince Harry, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's three children were all born at the maternity unit at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington.
The instructions to staff at the hospital suggest that Meghan, 37, will follow suit, the Daily Telegraph reported.
A source told the newspaper: ''Staff at the Lindo Wing have been asked not to take holiday in April.
'Everyone thinks it's got something to do with the royal baby but no one is confirming anything.'
Last month Meghan stopped in Birkenhead to chat to royal fan Kim Thompson, who said later: 'She said she is six months pregnant and due at the end of April, beginning of May.'
Artist Vladimir Kush is suing Ariana Grande and a production company she worked with for copyright infringement over a series of shots in her video for God Is a Woman he says was lifted from one of his paintings.
Kush is asking a court to issue an injunction to take the clip offline, which has racked up more than 197 million YouTube views since its July 13, 2018 debut.
In the video, a silhouette of the Boca Raton, Florida native, 25, is seen dancing where a candle wick would be, with vivid, cloudy skies in the background.
Kush said that around 2000, he produced a pair of paintings titled The Candle and The Candle 2, of which Grande and the production team at Freenjoy, Inc explicitly lifted the concepts to fit into the music video, he claims.
Among the common elements in Kush's art and the outtakes of Grande's clip include the concepts, composition and background.
In a description of the painting on his website, Kush described the concepts applied in the work.
'In the painting a woman holds the torch of the spiritual light dispersing the dark night of ignorance,' he explained. 'Inspired by spiritual passion she turns herself to the invisible forces of cosmos controlling the elements on Earth.
'She prays to save and protect her home and her family, and the fertility of the earth… Generations come and go, but the lamp of life is passed from hand to hand like a baton is being passed from runner to runner.'
Kush told the court that Freenjoy, Inc has a history of plagiarism, pointing to their past work on Kendrick Lamar's 2018 video for All the Stars, his Grammy-nominated track from the Black Panther soundtrack.
One Olasunkanmi Yekini, was on Thursday, arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for the alleged theft of three pants belonging to a lady.
The 19-year-old herbalist’s son, it was gathered, allegedly stole the pants and a Tecno mobile phone in Osogbo.
Punch Metro gathered that one of the stolen pants had a blood-stained sanitary pad.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Muslim Jafani, said Olasunkanmi broke into the room of one Folashade Ganiyu at No.12 Ibokun Road, Oja Oba, Osogbo, on January 28, 2019, around 10am.
The accused was said to have stolen the pants and a Tecno phone valued at N5,050, an offence the prosecutor said was contrary to and punishable under the Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.
Jafani said police operatives in a patrol van rescued the accused as a mob had descended on him.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the two counts of on theft and breach of peace.
Olasunkanmi pleaded for mercy, saying his mother was dead and that his herbalist father would not come to his rescue.
Magistrate R. A. Olayemi, in her ruling, promised to give the case accelerated hearing.
She ordered that the accused be remanded in the Ilesha Prison and adjourned the matter till February 4, 2019, for hearing.
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he gave a loan of N300million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from privatisation proceeds to commence activities when the anti-graft agency was set up.
He also said one of the ways to tackle corruption is to reduce the personal relationship between individuals in the public and private sectors.
He stated this on Wednesday night when he featured on ‘The Candidates’, a presidential town hall co-production between Daria Media and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), with support from the MacArthur Foundation and anchored by Kadaria Ahmed.
Speaking on how he hopes to fight corruption, Atiku stressed that he would embrace prevention measures as well as punitive measures.
His words: “There is need for us to go by the adage of the English saying, which states ‘Prevention is better than cure’. We can keep it going side by side — punitive measures and prevention measures — and my point is that we should be able to introduce technology in our public service and even in the private sector, so the relationship with the members of the public and private is not personal.
“I made an example of the United Arab Emirates, whose citizens are not as educated as Nigerians, and hereby introduced technology amongst the public sector. They have virtually eliminated corruption. I want to automate the public sector and make sure the contact that brings about corruption is eliminated. When you eliminated that, you would have reduced corruption to the barest minimum.”
On the activities of the EFCC as well as ensuring that corrupt public officials are not shielded from being prosecuted, even if they were his friends, he continued: “My quarrel with the judicial system is that there is too much delay, if we can shuttle the delay so that justice is being set out immediately, the better for us.
“Looking at the legislature and the procedure in dealing with the judiciary, you know that the cases we initiated during our administration are still in court. Where is the justice there? We set up the EFCC. I, in particular, brought the piece of drafting regulation from Brazil, and it was based on that draft, legislation was crafted. When it was eventually passed by the National Assembly, the EFCC did not even have the money in the budget to start the operation. I borrowed them N300million from the privatisation proceeds and I said ‘you better get to work’.
“The following year when there was budgetary allocation; they repaid the money. So I believe the period that it takes, most of the convictions that you are hearing today were cases from our administration.”
Emmanuel Rowland, a young Nigerian man has taken to social media to reveal his heartbreak after finding out his parents hid his twin brother from him since childbirth.
According to Emmanuel Rowland, he thought he was the only child of his parents before he was shocked to find out last year that he had a twin brother which was given to his father after birth (his parents are separated).
He just reunited with his other half after 21 years. His story;
"Have been in tears have been in pains my mummy..y. do you have to hide my twin from me. 2016 one of my aunty said Emmanuel u have a twin just like a joke I took it, I didn’t ask 4dat.
"Since 1997, I grew up with no siblings no sister no brother, she doesn’t even knw how hard it was 4 me growing alone mum y….meanwhile I had 1 hidden from me chai. Nigerians are wicked oh GOD.
"Last year 2018 August 8 I received a call from dad, tho we ain’t close so we don’t communicate due to mummy and daddy issues.
"We spoke 4 an hour explaining things to me how dey got separate and how she took me and gave my brother to dad. this so sad that have lived without a broda not jst a brother a twin, my twin. I wish they were in my shoes, dey 4 knw say it wasn’t easy.
"I needed someone to be dere 4 me, stand by me, laf with me and joke/cry with me, BT thanks to GOD I went to Cali, we did the introduction And now we the best twin bro in the world."
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted on its earlier decision to bar the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from fielding candidates for state and federal elections in Zamfara state.
The commission stated this in a statement by Festus Okoye, one of its National Commissioners and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee.
The statement reads: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today, 30th January 2019 and among other things approved the final list of candidates for the Governorship State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections scheduled to hold on 2nd March 2019. On the whole, there are 1, 066 candidates for the Governorship elections, 14, 583 for the State Assembly elections and 806 for the FCT Area Council elections broken down into 105 Chairmanship candidates and 701 Councillorship candidates.
“The Commission reviewed the situation concerning the All Progressives Congress (APC) fielding candidates for the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Zamfara State. Commission noted that there are two court judgements on the matter one from a State High Court in Gusau and the other from a Federal High Court in Abuja.
"The former judgement clearly said that the APC conducted primaries in Zamfara State, contrary to the position of the Commission. On the other hand, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the party did not conduct valid primaries and therefore is ineligible to field candidates for the elections.
"The Commission would like to reaffirm its commitment to obeying all court judgements, even when it disagrees with them. However, these are clearly two contradictory judgements delivered by two courts of coordinate jurisdiction on the same day.
“Consequently, the Commission has decided to maintain its original position that the party in question did not conduct primaries and therefore, in line with Section 87 of the Electoral Act 20l0 (as amended), is not eligible to field candidates for the National Assembly, Governorship and State Assembly elections in Zamfara State.
“Commission also reviewed various aspects of its preparedness for the 20l9 general elections and expressed satisfaction with the overall preparations for the elections. A meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners will take place next week to further review the state of preparedness of each State”, INEC stated.
The Police Command in Nasarawa state says it had commenced investigation into the alleged killing of a woman by her son over a misunderstanding.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Samaila Usman, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state stated this while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Lafia.
”Our men on patrol received a distress call on January 30, at 10:00 hours that a mob was beating one Michael Habila of Tudun Gwandara in Lafia.
”They rescued him from the mob and later discovered that he had allegedly stabbed his mother due to misunderstanding.
”She was rushed to the hospital where she later died as confirmed by the doctor,” he said.
The PPRO who said that the suspect is currently in custody assured the public that the police would get to the root of the matter.
He said the suspect would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state said from the information he received, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accepted the list of APC candidates from Zamfara state.
Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Yari claimed that
the electoral body has complied with the state’s High Court order asking the INEC to accept the APC’s candidates and barring the national secretariat from substituting the names of the candidates that won the primaries conducted on the 7th of October 2018.
He said the order was served to the national secretariat adding that INEC and the party has complied with the court order. He said the APC would fully participate in the forth coming general elections.
“As of today (Thursday), from the information we received, the Independent National Electoral Commission has accepted our candidates as ordered by the court.
“It was really a serious legal battle and and I think it is over now with the acceptance of our candidates and we are grateful to the party stalwarts for the fact that despite the crisis no member of the party defected because they believed in the struggle and they have understood that it is the test of time,” he added.
He said vigorous electioneering campaign would commence on Monday as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari who will be visiting the state on campaign tour leaves the state on Sunday.
He said they know that some of the defendants might appeal the case and if they did that they would follow the case up to whatever level of jurisdiction urging the party faithfuls to remain calm as they would emerged victorious at the polls.
“There is no court order directing the party or INEC to do one thing or the other apart from the one issued by the states’ high court and we are highly grateful for that,” he said.
A 35-year old woman, Dorathy Sunday of Izzi, Ebonyi State has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command for stealing a five days old twin baby boy at the maternity ward of the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra state.
The command Public Relation Officer, PPRO, SP Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed the arrest in a press released at police headquarters Awka, said at about 5:50 pm, on Wednesday 30th January 2019, Police detectives attached to Central Police Station (CPS) Nnewi arrested one Dorathy Sunday ‘f’ aged 35 years of Izzi of Ebonyi State for stealing a baby.
According to Mohammed, the suspect sneaked into the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi and stole a five days old twin baby boy at the maternity ward of the hospital when the mother of the baby, one Mmadu Happiness Miracle ‘f” Aged 22 years of Uruagu, Nnewi went to the hospital compound to wash her clothes.
However, Luck ran out of the suspect when Nurses at the hospital gate saw her in a suspicious manner and raised an alarm which led to her arrest.
Meanwhile, the stolen baby was recovered in good condition and the case is under investigation after which the suspect would be charged to court.
A Nigerian adult, Hon Adeyemi Adebayo has taken to Facebook to speak about his regrets in life. According to Adeyemi, he is an adult and yet to have a kid or wife. Adeyemi termed that as is biggest regret, saying at 23 he had the opportunity to marry the love of his wife, but he let her go because he wasn’t a millionaire yet. He also recounted how he promised to make billions before he gets married, but assured the younger generation it was all a waste of time. He however puts the compulsory age of marriage to 22-30. Adeyemi’s touching story below…
DEAR YOUNG GUYS AT 22 TO 30
Don't make our mistakes. Marry now with the little u have.. Don't wait to be a millionaire, Have kids early so u can grow with them. At my age I don't have kids yet. Greatest regret mhen. Grow with ur kids and succeed with your wife Dem nor dey make money finish" you might still not succeed at your target year.So start your life early. With consistency you will grow When I was 22 I was talking about making billions before I marry. Many years later. Billion no come. No kid no wife.
I had an opportunity to marry the love of my life when I was 23.. Graduation year. But I was like Wetin I go give her eat right She's married now She had two kids now. All grown. The guy that married her was still schooling Then..But the worked on their success together. I failed, So Pls If u can feed your self.. You can feed your wife.. You have to believe it.. Marry early. Don't wait. Don't make our mistakes, I see my childhood friends play with their kids.. Most of them are not doing as well as me.. But they are happier.. Trust me it isn't money
But Rather ur happiness depends entirely on your wisdom.You can be poor and comfortable.With a well planned life they are happier.. Trust me it isn't money What was my problem.. Build mansion, buy Rolls Royce, marry Sharon stone type Was never Still don't have those things I dreamed of.. And of course the years I wasted, I can never have them neverrrr.
I truly meant it when I said my next girlfriend is getting pregnant once I pay I bride price ..... Means I'm getting her down I can't be 60yrs old and my kids will still be in their 20's..What am I supposed to be.Their grand father?
Pls young men.. Take my advice seriously. Let your 1naira speak for you... Settle down early.. God can change ur life in a blink With a good wife by your side. You will succeed.. No matter the devil or demon.. Start your life early.. Stay blessed
Lagos NURTW chieftain MC Olumo yesterday, Thursday, January 31st spoke about his near death experience during a thanksgiving ceremony at his Ejigbo residence. While thanking all that came to celebrate with him, the light skinned man narrated what actually happened and his huge save.
“I want to give thanks to God for saving my life, because only I, knew what hit me at that moment. Immediately it happened, I felt light and I started feeling thirsty, just like someone who had been shot and loosing blood. I knew if I had taken any liquid at that time, I would have died.
But what came to my mind was the 7-7 water I got from Mecca. I have seen and experience how Alfas make use of the Holy water and how it works. While I was being rushed to the hospital, all I could do was to request that my people try as much as possible to get me the 7-7 water.
I took the water and became a bit alive after some days. Some other Islamic rites was also carried out immediately and the Imams, Pastors, and Traditionalists rose up to the occasion.
It was the third day, that I regain consciousness and felt life within me.”, he narrated.
Oluomo took time to thank all his family members, religious leaders, music and movie artistes and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu particularly for all the supports, prayers and love. He called for calmness in the state and advised the people to look only unto God for all things.
The event was attended by personalities from all walks of life. Some of the guests include Imam Muyideen Bello, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Ronke Oshodi Oke, Nike Pella, Fausat Balogun, Saoti Arewa, Oyiboyi and many more..
The Christian Association Nigeria has admonished President Muhammadu Buhari to keep his promises of free, fair and credible 2019 elections in order to prevent violence and bloodshed.
The Christian body in a communique issued at the end of its first quarter meeting of 2019 in Abuja on Thursday, also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Police and other security agents not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to rig the polls.
It noted that the resurgence of insecurity in the North-East portends danger for the forthcoming general elections if efforts at curtailing it was not stepped up.
The communiqué signed by CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, read in part, “We commend President Muhammadu Buhari for the continuous reassurance that all will be done by the government to make the forthcoming general elections free, fair and credible.
“We at the same time implore Mr. President to make sure that all these promises are transformed into reality through concrete efforts that would prevent violence and other electoral malpractices.”
The Association observed that the efforts of the government in providing security was not yielding the needed results, pointing out that wanton killings have continued, especially in some states in the northern part of the country.
“Boko Haram appeared to have resurrected again decimating communities in Borno and Yobe States in particular, and not sparing soldiers. This resurgence of insecurity in the North-East portends danger for the forthcoming general elections if efforts at curtailing it are not increased. Many voters might be disenfranchised from voting,” the CAN warned.
Pandemonium broke out on Thursday as members of the campaign team of the All Progressives Congress Governorship candidate in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, was attacked in Abeokuta.
Abiodun was on a campaign tour to Abeokuta North Local government when a group of suspected thugs attacked them with guns at Mokola junction.
It was gathered that trouble started, when the campaign teams of Abiodun and that of a member of House of Representatives candidate of the Allied People Movement, Mikky Kassim, met at Elega junction in Ward 4 of Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the State.
A source told Punch that the campaign trains ran into each other at the junction, leading to heavy traffic.
It was further gathered that Kassim reportedly alighted from his vehicle to control the traffic but tension built up when the supporters of APC sighted him and assumed that he was at the place to attack Abiodun and his supporters.
The police, however, salvaged the situation as they fired into the air to disperse the thugs.
The Punch gathered that despite the efforts by Policemen to avert the clash between the supporters of the two parties as they used dangerous weapons, including matchetes to fight one another.
They attacked each other at various wards in the local government such as Ago-Oko, Elega among others.
Scores of supporters from both groups sustained various degrees of injury while many properties were vandalised.
As at the last count, no fewer than 12 persons sustained injury.
