The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Federal Government to release Mr Omoyele Sowore and 26 other protesters arrested on account of the #RevolutionNow protest on Monday.
The body stated that Sowore only exercised within the room of his civic rights.
NLC General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson in a statement on Wednesday said the right to peaceful protests, assembly and association are fully guaranteed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under sections 39 and 40.
According to him, the NLC view the violent attack on the peaceful protesters by security forces as a total violation of their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the constitution.
“Besides, peaceful protests against perceived anti-people government policies is one of the critical fundamental rights that expands the entrenchment and growth of democracy.
“Sowore and other protesters were not carrying arms against the state and we, therefore, demand their immediate release unconditionally.”
Days after stripping herself, Toyin Lawani's PA has now also stripped. While praising him, the business woman asked, can your PA ever???? See link to full photo here
The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday gave seven conditions to the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, known as Shi’ite, Shiekh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, for their travel to India for medical treatment.
A Kaduna State High Court presided over by Justice Darius Khobo on Monday permitted the IMN leader and wife to travel to India for treatment following injuries they sustained during the IMN’s clash with the Nigerian Army on December 15, 2015.
The state government, which on Tuesday said it would appeal the ruling, however, said on Wednesday that it would not seek a stay of execution because it believed that people should have access to medical treatment.
According to the statement, the conditions to be met before the Shi’ite leader and his wife could travel included the confirmation of “his appointment with the hospital by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; an undertaking by the defendants to produce two prominent and reliable persons as sureties, one being a first-class chief/emir of national repute and the other a prominent person within Kaduna State, who shall undertake to produce the defendants whenever they are needed.”
The statement added, “The Federal Government of Nigeria shall obtain from the Government of India an irrevocable guarantee that it will not entertain any application by the defendants/applicants or any third party seeking asylum under any guise.”
Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested the Chairman of Rice Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, RIFAN, Gummi Local Government Chapter, Ibrahim Rijiya for alleged involvement in the diversion of three trailer loads of 1,800 bags of fertilizer, and a truck-load of farming herbicide belonging to rice farmers in Gummi.
Also arrested were the Council Storekeeper, Aminu Musa and Abdullahi Bashir.
Rijiya, who is also the District Head of Rijiya Gummi, Gummi LGA, Zamfara State, is also alleged to have diverted three trailers loaded with fertilizer and other supplies for their local farmers, and later sold each bag at the sum of N3,000 including other farm materials.
The EFCC had received a petition from representatives of seven different groups of rice farmers, alleging that sometimes in July 2018, the Federal Government approved and disbursed 12 trucks of fertilizer and herbicides, on loan to 83 cooperative groups in Gummi and that no member of the association fully collected all the items as approved by the government.
All efforts made by the Gummi Chapter of RIFAN to get the items back, proved abortive.
Investigation revealed that Rijiya conspired with Musa to divert and sell the three trailers of fertilizer and a truck load of herbicide to Bashir at the cost of N17.1 million and shared the money among themselves.
The suspects confessed to their roles in the crime, while the three trailers of the fertilizer have been recovered from them. Efforts are in top-gear to recover the diverted herbicide.
The police yesterday accused the Nigerian Army of killing three of it's men and a civilian in Taraba State, to free a notorious kidnap Kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu. The Nigerian Army have now released a statement saying, they opened fire because they thought they were kidnappers. In the statement yesterday, the police had said, the policemen identified themselves but the soldiers still opened fire and freed the man.
Read the full statement by Army spokesman, Colonel Sagir Musa below...
“The attention of the Army Headquarters has been drawn to the Press Release by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, on the unfortunate incident that occurred on the 6th of August 2019 in which troops of 93 Battalion Nigerian Army Takum pursued and exchanged fire with some suspected Kidnappers who indeed turned out to be an Intelligence Response Team from the Police Force Headquarters Abuja on a covert assignment from Abuja resulting in the death and injury of some members of the Team.
“On the 6th of August 2019, the said Nigerian Army troops, while responding to a distressed call to rescue a kidnapped victim exchanged fire with the suspected kidnappers along Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State.
“The suspected kidnappers numbering about ten (10) and driving in a white bus with Reg No LAGOS MUS 564 EU refused to stop when they were halted by troops at three consecutive check points.
“The flagrant refusal of the suspected kidnappers to stop at the three checkpoints prompted a hot pursuit of the fleeing suspects by the troops.
“It was in this process that the suspected kidnappers who were obviously armed opened fire at the troops sporadically thus prompting them to return fire.
“In the resultant fire fight, four (4) suspects were shot and died on the spot while four (4) others sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds and 2 others reportedly missing.
“It was only after this avoidable outcome that one of the wounded suspects disclosed the fact that they were indeed Policemen dispatched from Nigerian Police, Force Headquarters, Abuja for a covert assignment.
“However, following inquiries from a Police Station officer who was asked by the commander of the Army troops whether he was aware of any Nigerian Police team being dispatched to operate in the LGA, the Divisional Police Officer of Ibi Police Division responded that he was not informed about any operation by the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters thus lending credence to the distressed call from members of the community that the suspects who turned out to be Policemen on a covert mission were rather suspected kidnappers.
“This incident is indeed quite unfortunate and could have been avoided through proper coordination and liaison as the Nigerian Police Force are partners in the fight against crimes such as kidnapping amongst myriads of other internal security threats confronting our nation of which the Nigerian Police is the lead Agency.
“In order to avert future occurrences of this nature, the Army Headquarters and the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian Police have agreed to constitute a Joint investigation Panel to be headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department, DIG Mike Ogbizi, to jointly investigate and report on the true circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident.
“Therefore, until the Joint Investigation Panel concludes and submits its report, it will be premature to officially conclude and speak on the real circumstances that caused this unfortunate but very avoidable unfortunate incident.”
The Ogun State House of Assembly has banned commercial motorcyclists popularly known as ‘Okada’ in the state from carrying more than one passenger at a time.
This was contained in a resolution which the lawmakers passed yesterday during plenary.
The lawmakers, through their resolution, called on the state government to urgently check the excesses of okada riders to stem rising cases of road crashes.
The resolution also seeks to ensure okada riders comply strictly to road traffic laws and regulations, towards curbing overloading and reckless driving to protect commuters and other road users.
A farmer reportedly proposed to his girlfriend by putting an engagement ring on a cow's udder - but the romantic gesture has been labelled 'creepy' by some.
A photo of the 'magical moment' has been shared by a woman from Singapore on the prolific Facebook group, That's it I'm Ring Shaming.
It has been inundated with comments from confused and shocked social media users - some also repulsed.
One mocked: "This is UDDERLY terrible. Sorry had to go for it. But really this is gross.
"The ring is a mess of clusters and the band is too thick. Like the person thought how can I made this ring bigger without spending any more money."
The picture shows the whopper of a rock sparkling around the cow's udder.
The original poster commented: "Shaming the ring and the whole photoshoot.
"The person is a farmer. Still doesn't excuse his bad taste. And is this considered a nipple ring? Also, the band is thicker than the center stone.
"If my eyeballs are forced to suffer through this nonsense I'm dragging everyone down with me."
One replied: "This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life ever and I’ve watched friends six times."
Another added: "He’s really trying to milk the proposal."
And a third commented: "Who would think this is a good idea?"
Akin Alabi has shared photos of him giving out one of his campaign buses to a man known as Ade CSO, who campaigned vigorously for him during the last election that took him to the house. He shared the photos on social media and even APC handle had to retweet saying they are proud of him. More photos below…
Oyo state Students at the Nigerian Law School were effusive in their praise for Gov. Seyi Makinde after he approved N60 million as bursary to the 120 indigenes in the School.
Makinde announced the approval on Tuesday evening, when a delegation of the students visited him in Ibadan.The governor approved N500,000 as bursary for each of the 120 students.
Makinde said that his decision was aimed at encouraging the students and assisting them to achieve greatness in their academic pursuit.
He urged them to ensure that they come back home to contribute their quota towards the development of the state after their studies.
According to the governor, Oyo state by the gesture of the bursary made an investment on the Law School students and would love them to also pay back to the state.
He advised the students not to be carried away by the allure of Lagos and other cities after their studies.
The tennis champion launched her own clothing line called Serena.
And Serena Williams spoke out about the importance of speaking out in Essence magazine.
The 37-year-old star said in the September issue: 'Freedom means standing up and not being afraid to say, "I'm here" or "Hear my voice" or "This isn't want I agreed to" or "This isn't fair and that isn't right."'
Adding: 'I've done it my whole career. It's knowing where I've come from, knowing my history, in particular, the sport that I'm in.'
Serena continued: 'When I first started, there weren't a lot of people who looked like me. So it was really important to always help other people feel as if this is something they could also be a part of...'
In her interview, she told Essence she spoke about the importance to be inclusive with her new fashion line: 'We have an extended size, and we call it great because I don't like the word 'plus.'
This is so hilarious and this dude is so savage! According to him, he asked a girl out 14 months ago, she said NO. He didn’t push further and didn;t know girl was tripping. She took out time to look for him on social media… only for her to tell him, she admired him, but he never pushed harder and told him he needs the vibe on his next girl! So hilarious! The convo Segun shared below….
Toke Makinwa has hinted her followers on twitter that she could also be a babymmaa. The media personality who had earlier hinted she will soon be upgrading her single status to married, asked her followers what they want from her first -- kids or a man?
''Which one do you guys want from me first? Kids or a man????'', she asked minutes ago on twitter, hinting she could have kids out of wedlock.
Police have granted singer Tekno bail after he was interrogated yesterday for several hours at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti Yaba over a video showing him in a transparent truck dancing seductively with scantily dressed women along the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge last week.
According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) SCIID, Mrs. Yetunde Longe, he was granted bail on health grounds.
She said: “Yes, we invited him for questioning, but we did not detain him because of his health. He was advised to report to the police whenever he was needed. Investigation is still ongoing.”
Evang. Eliot Ugochukwu-Uko, the founder of the Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, has said the arrest and continuous detention of Omoyele Sowore “is bad news for the political health and image of Nigeria.”
In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, Ugochukwu-Uko, who is also the Deputy Secretary, Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), said the clampdown on the demonstrators “makes it difficult for the government to continue pretending it respects the democratic rights of her citizens.”
He added that “The international community could not have forgotten the leaders of the OCCUPY NIGERIA demonstration that shot down Lagos and Abuja, 7 years ago.
“The world also noted that President Goodluck Jonathan did not accuse the demonstrators of plotting to overthrow his Government.
“The world therefore wonders how and why the people who organized several high profile demonstrations against Jonathan’s government 7,6 and 5 years ago, have suddenly become intolerant of opposition voices today,simply because they are now in government and therefore at the receiving end today.
“It is truly surprising, how government believes that clampdown and intimidation will ultimately resolve Nigeria’s governance, political, and structural issues that has only increased the number of disgruntled and disappointed populace in recent time.
“This clampdown tactics deepened the secessionist agitations, popularised the Shite movement and created allies for them all over Nigeria today. This same clampdown tactics deployed once again, in a bid to avoid the necessary, unavoidable and inevitable conversation towards a new constitution and a new structure,will only turn the leaders and organizers of this demonstration,heroes and celebrities.”
He demanded that “government should release Sowore and his colleagues and engage them without further delay.
“The tension in the land today demands truthfulness on the part of government and eminent leaders of Nigeria.
“Are there still intelligible reasons and excuses why the whole country should continue to pretend we can still drag on the way we are going today?
“Frightening broad day killings of priests and kidnapping of citizens simultaneously going on all over the country, demonstrators being shot and manhandled in videos trending in social media, political, ethnic and religious divisions getting deeper by the day. Add these to the unemployment, hunger and frustration in the land, it becomes incomprehensible how any sensible leader could still continue to pretend that all is well.
“Nigeria is clearly at crossroads, eminent elders and leaders from the six geopolitical zones should as a matter of urgency, raise a committee of prominent, capable and patriotic leaders to begin the inevitable process to reinvent, reconcile,rejuvenate and recreate our country through the adoption at a referendum, a new people’s constitution, that would enshrine true federalism and devolution of power in our national life once again.
“The game of trying to avoid the truth and pretending that this military constitution will make Nigeria great by and by has become offensive.”
A Ugandan court on Tuesday charged pop star turned leading opposition figure Bobi Wine with "annoying" President Yoweri Museveni, his lawyer told AFP.
The singer, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, appeared in court on a prior treason charge after he and other opposition politicians allegedly stoned Museveni's convoy during a campaign rally in August last year.
"He was charged with annoying the president" in relation to the same case, his lawyer Asuman Basalirwa told AFP.
Wine, who entered parliament in 2017, has emerged as a leading critic of Museveni -- who has been in power for over three decades and has faced multiple detentions while authorities have frustrated his efforts to perform.
He announced last month that he would take on Museveni in 2021 national elections.
Khloe Kardashian and her mini-me daughter True were twinning in their leopard print looks on social media Tuesday, The mom of one who is not into a relationship now shared the snaps to her followers who run into millions. Two more pics…
A couple locked in a passionate embrace tragically fell to their deaths after a night out in Peru.
Maybeth Espinoz and Hector Vidal had been on their way home from a nightclub in Cusco last Saturday when they tragically plunged 50ft off the Bethlehem Bridge.
The horrific moment was caught on CCTV.
Maybeth and Hector had stopped on the bridge to kiss after leaving a nearby nightclub just after 1am, according to local media.
Disturbing footage shows the couple leaning against a railing on the bridge, while hugging and kissing each other.
Maybeth, 34, proceeds to sit on top of the metal railing and wrap her legs around Hector, 36.
However she appears to lose her balance and begins to fall backwards, taking Hector with her.
The couple desperately tried to cling to the barrier but were unable to stop themselves from falling off the bridge.
Maybeth was killed outright, while Hector sustained a fractured skull and later died in hospital.
According to Panamerica, the couple were mountaineers who had moved to the Cusco region to work as tour guides.
Their bodies have since been transferred to Ancash in northern Peru.
The Department of State Service has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order to allow it keep Sahara Reporters publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, for 90 days.
Sowore, was arrested on Saturday by operatives of the DSS ahead of the Monday’s #RevolutionNow protest, which he had spearheaded.
DSS’ lawyer, G.O. Abadua, appeared before Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Tuesday to move the agency’s ex parte application for detention of the activist for 90 days.
After moving the application, marked FHC/ABJ/915/19, the judge adjourned ruling till Thursday.
He said the adjournment would afford him the time to watch the video evidence attached to the application by the security agency.
Recall Media Room Hub gave her a total makeover while she covered their lastest magazine for her 55th birthday? They didn't only do that, they also had her on video, where she was drained to a no holds barred interview. In this short clip, Kemi who turned 55 yesterday revealed she was s*xually molested at 8, her s*x drive is high and she loves it from the back 😀Watch...
