Maritime activities at all ports in Nigeria have been grounded following the commencement of a nationwide strike by the Maritime Workers Union (MUN).
The union announced that members will commence on an indefinite strike over unpaid wages to dock workers from Wednesday, July 3rd.
The strike followed the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum issued to the federal government to compel the international oil companies to pay over one-year outstanding wages to dock workers, amongst other issues.
The union asked the Federal Ministry of Transportation to ensure that all outstanding wages are paid and all other related issues addressed within two weeks.
Mr Abdul-Waheed Adeyanju, the President-General of MWUN made this known in a statement issued in Lagos.
According to him, the leadership of the union has directed that members of the union shall withdraw services throughout the nation’s seaports effective from 06.00 hours on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.
Adeyanju said that the two-week notice issued on this subject lapsed on Friday, June 28, saying that there was no indication that the issue was being addressed.
He said that the union had given the International Oil Companies (IOCs) two weeks’ notice concerning the matter.
Dancer Kaffy is standing against the soapy dance, saying she has never seen a more disgusting immoral dance like it in the history of dance in Nigeria. Kaffy is now calling on dancers to stand against it and not go with the dance.
Recall we earlier told you Naira Marley just released a song called Soapy, and thought people a dancing step to it. The dance encourages masturbation and so does the song.
An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for migrants in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
There were casualties among the migrants, said an official who works in the department to combat illegal migration that runs the centre.
The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Twitter that it was “extremely concerned about … accounts of refugees and migrants deceased”.
No more details were immediately available. The nationalities of the affected migrants are not known yet.
According to the United Nations, more than 3,800 refugees and migrants remain in detention centres in Tripoli close to the areas where fighting is taking place.
Tajoura is home to several military camps of forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government which has been battling eastern forces trying to take Tripoli.
Senator Dino Melaye who is currently in the states has met with Rev. Jesse Jackson and other congressmen and women in Chicago where he is attending the Rainbow Coalition Convention.
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Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo from Adamawa state, who was caught in a viral video assaulting a woman and threatening to arrest another one, has told Channels TV that he would release an official statement on Wednesday (today).
He claimed the video in circulation has been edited and does not reflect what actually happened in May.
The assault, which was first reported by Premium Times, has sparked outrage with many Nigerians calling for his prosecution and urging the Senate to also discipline him.
“We will be releasing a statement maybe tomorrow afternoon(today Wednesday),” he said, adding that the incident happened before he became a Senator.
He claimed that the roughly 10-minute video was incomplete, and has left out the aspect of his sister, who was first assaulted at the shop.
“We will soon release an official statement to the viral video which happened before I became a senator where my younger sister was beaten to a pulp in a shop and I was called upon there where I had to call an ambulance and a police to come to the scene and it got out of hand I was also assaulted.”
“It is an old video, but we will soon release a statement to that effect.
“It was my sister that was at the store and she was assaulted; in fact, she fainted in the shop but they compressed the video and cut that part out of it.
“They took her out to resuscitate her. The one standing with a cap is a doctor, the doctor had to come to give her life. My sister is not in the video, it was completely cropped out of it.”
Senator Abbo said he would be demanding the release of the full recording.
“This is a political season and now I am now a politician, before I was not a politician but now the reality of the fact is that I am now a politician and politicians are not people who are liked, they exhume things of 20 years and they hang it on their neck now,” he said.
“As I said before we will release a robust response to everything, and we will also ask for the entire video to be released since they have the video. We will seat and discuss about the video. Just to be clear that video was taken long before now and it was released just as this point.”
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed the boat mishap, which happened on June 29, in the Lagos Lagoon saying it claimed 10 lives with 8 people still missing.
The Lagos Zonal Coordinator of NIWA, Mr Muhazu Zambo, however said three persons were rescued.
He also revealed 21 persons including men and women boarded the unmarked fibre boat W19 with 60HP engine.
Actress Omoni Oboli is the latest celebrity to weigh in the r-pe allegation levelled against COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo, by wife of singer Timi Dakolo. Omoni said she stands with Busola but that were some inconsistencies in her claims. In a lengthy post, she wrote;
‘I don’t know where to start concerning the story that’s still unfolding as I write.
The Bible warns us to “be quick to hear, be slow to speak, and be slow to wrath”, and going by my personal experience of seeing how quickly many took sides without first getting all the facts, weighing it against the character of all the parties involved, given our antecedents, and then drawing conclusions from evidence and an objective comparative analysis of the accounts, rather than from emotions, envy, the thrill of seeing strife, I have waited to digest the whole matter first.
What’s her motive for speaking out? Was it just to spite the pastor in question? Was it to destroy his reputation, or gain some financial advantage? Was it to build followership through the scandal that would surely come, not knowing that the pendulum could swing in either direction, for or against her?
What exactly would spur a wife of a reputable and beloved entertainer, a mother, a business woman, with a beautiful life, coveted by many, to come out to make this kind of accusation?
Given her antecedent of being a calm, ‘dramaless’ queen (unless Timi says otherwise), with no history of seeking attention or being overly dramatic (at least not publicly), how did she get to this point of going public at such a time as this simply to make ‘spurious’ accusations against a ‘man of god’, as some have said in a bid to sound ‘objective’? I listened to the story, and because I know her husband, and his personality, I restrained myself from trying to weigh in based on the emotions that came flooding in, but here’s the thing, there was some incoherency in some of the claims, not because I believe she lied about them, but in my opinion was born out of the truthfulness of the real account.
Why do I say that? Because unless you planned your own rape, the accounts are expected to sound incredible and spurious, and I suspect that’s why we don’t have so many convictions in many rape cases. Is there a manual, or rapist playbook that’s being distributed to all would-be rape victims (aka all women, and some boys and men) that I missed that gives point by point descriptions...’
The kidnapped father-in-law to President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide de camp (ADC), Musa Umar, has regained his freedom.
A security source within the Presidency who craved anonymity said Umar was rescued in Kano.
Umar who is said to be the Magajin Garin Daura was abducted in his Daura residence, Katsina North shortly after observing Maghrib prayer two months ago.
University of Jos (UNIJOS) staff have been ordered to complete relocation to the institution’s permanent site after operating from temporary site for 44 years.
Its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Sebastine Maimako, gave the order while taking over the newly constructed administrative/Senate Building from the contractor on Monday.
At a brief but colourful handing over ceremony held at the project site, Prof. Maimako said: “I hereby directed all administrative staff of the university to move to the permanent site immediately.”
The movement to the permanent site has been gradual and in phases since 2010 ,with the relocation of some of the faculties to the permanent site. The administrative and Senate sections, however, remained at the temporary site due to non-completion of the building for 10 years.
Member of the Ibiwe Society, identified as Chief Okoro Iduserem, has been stripped for parading himself as an Enogie (Duke) and using insignia of palace royalty in his car.
Chief Idusere also wore beads only worn by Enigies and top palace functionaries, which must have been presented to them by the Oba of Benin.
In a viral video, the palace Ewaise (diviners) and Secretary of the Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, were seen interrogating Chief Idusere. He agreed he was not an Enogie and was not given coral beads by the Oba.
Idusere was also accused of using the insignia to sell land, settle traditional dispute illegally and pass sensitive information around to people like Murphy Face, who is reputed to using the social media to denigrate the Benin Kingdom and its royalty.
Chief Idusere, who denied conniving with others to denigrate the palace using various social media platforms, agreed to swear any oath on any altar in the palace. He was heard explaining how he wanted to form the Benin Royal Army since the sect he belonged to is the last line of defence.
The imposter was later seen on his pants and swearing an oath after a cock was slaughtered.
It was gathered that Idusere would be arraigned today for violating the Edo State Chieftaincy and Traditional Rulers Laws.
An Electra Airways Boeing 737-400 has made a successful emergency landing at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport after one of its tires was blown out during takeoff in Cologne.
Staff at Ben Gurion were put on highest alert on Monday afternoon as the plane with 152 on board prepared to land. More than 100 ambulances were scrambled to the scene and all other flights were canceled or diverted.
After circling in a holding pattern to shed fuel, the 737 touched down at 4.25 PM local time, using engine braking to keep pressure off the tires.
No injuries were reported as passengers began disembarking on the tarmac. Prior to landing, the plane had been escorted into Israeli airspace by two F-16 fighter jets. The military pilots assessed the damage and reported one of the aircraft’s back left tires had been blown out.
Video footage shot from Ben Gurion shows the plane landing smoothly.
Video of the landing of Electra Airways LZ-EBA in Ben Gurion airport. All passengers and crews are well. Kudos to the pilots. by Israeli airports Authority pic.twitter.com/C3ghCGpqjx
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a seven-man committee to investigate the accounts and finances of the state’s 33 local governments (LGs) and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
The committee, which was given six weeks to submit its report, has the mandate to look into the council accounts from January 2018 to May 2019. It is to be chaired by retired Justice S. L. Popoola.
Also inaugurated alongside the committee at an event, which held at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office, were two separate visitation panels to Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa and another visitation panel to The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki.
Speaking at the inauguration, Makinde explained that the committee was not set up to go after the past administration, but a way of setting the stage for his government to take off and deliver dividends of democracy to Oyo State residents.
Pastor Omodele Fatoyinbo, wife of the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Pastor Abiodun Fatoyinbo on Monday said God will give her husband the grace to know what to do. She spoke at the commencement of the yearly special programme of the church tagged Seven Days of Glory.
Mrs. Fatoyinbo said this while delivery her sermon at the church auditorium in Guzape, Abuja as the lead pastor following the stepping aside of her husband over a rape accusation.
She said: “God will make us rich. His right hand sustains my destiny. God has made Modele and Biodun rich. He looks down to make you rich. I am telling someone today that God is going to enlarge you. You will enjoy grace, you will experience an expanded grace. Decree over someone tonight that in your house receive expansion.
“The work of my hand is expanding no matter the situation, from ocean to ocean. The grace to complete your assignment, the grace to know what to do, God will give our senior pastor.”
Despite protests that greeted the r-pe allegation against founder of the church, Biodun Fatoyinbo, hundreds of church members were present to grace the annual programme, which was low-key.
The atmosphere was calm unlike Sunday when protesters almost disrupted the service with various inscriptions.
The special programme COZA7DG usually attract several international pastors.
This year’s edition was meant to host Pastor John Hannah, Pastor Korede Komaiya and Prophet Gideon Danso before the rape accusation.
None of them attended due to the development.
Fatoyinbo stepped down on Monday morning following the outcries over the accusation.
A 17-year-old boy has been r-ped in a church graveyard in a ‘horrific ordeal’, police said. The teenager was walking through the town centre at around midnight when a stranger started talking to him.
The pair were then walking through the graveyard, on Church Road, when the victim was punched in the stomach by the culprit, before being raped. The boy went to hospital and officers attended on June 22. A police cordon was put in place at the scene while forensic officers investigated the area. It has since been lifted. The victim is now being supported by specially trained officers.
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape on the same day of the incident in the grounds of Eccles Parish Church in Eccles, Greater Manchester. He has since been released under investigation pending further enquiries. Greater Manchester Police are now searching for a man and woman who took the teenager to hospital.
A 57-year-old man, Khalil Babalola, who allegedly reneged on a promise to pay back a loan obtained to travel to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj in 2013, was on Monday arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo.
The defendant, who is facing two counts of stealing and obtaining unlawful credit, was said to have obtained a credit facility of N500,000 from the firm of one Shuaib Olatoye to fund the trip, but failed to pay back as agreed.
The police prosecutor, Kayode Adedeji, explained that the defendant committed the offences in April 2013 at the Ajegunle area of Osogbo.
Babalola pleaded not guilty to the charges and urged the court not to refer the matter to the High Court for trial.
Counsel for the defendant, Okobe Najite, pleaded with the magistrate to commit his client to bail, adding that he would provide credible sureties.
Ruling on the application, Magistrate O. A. Oloyade, granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000, with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till August 15 for mention.
A facebook user with the name, Stanley Ceeben has suggested that washing machines should be banned in Nigeria because, according to him, it's making women lazy.
He wrote;
‘I think washing machine be banned in Nigeria, it has made many women lazy.
Ever since washing machine was introduce and it became affordable, some women now feel washing their husband's cloths with their bare hands makes them a slave in their own husband's house’.
A tanker loaded with petroleum product yesterday exploded in Ahumbe village on the Alliade/ Makurdi Federal Highway in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State with several residents feared dead.
According to reports, the tanker was coming from the eastern part of the country and heading towards Makurdi when it fell while trying to avoid potholes at Ahumbe.
He explained that as soon as the tanker fell, the villagers raced to the scene to scoop fuel and in the process, the vehicle exploded and killed many of the residents.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, said, “The DPO in Aliade confirmed that a fuel tanker fell on the road and that the villagers ignored the warnings of the security men and in the process, there was an explosion; many people were injured and rushed to hospital in Aliade.”
When asked if there was any casualty, the PPRO said, “The DPO did not mention the death of anyone.”
