Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, compensated 48 bereaved families of Zabarmari farmers killed by Boko Haram last Saturday with twenty-eight million, eight hundred thousand.
They received N600,000 each and bags of food items from a committee assigned by Zulum.
The fund came from combined support of N20million by the Northern Governors Forum, and N5million by the North-East Development Commission (NEDC).
A committee chaired by Borno Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Saina Buba, undertook the distribution in Zabarmari.
The team includes House of Representatives and Borno House of Assembly members for Jere constituency, two Special Advisers and Chairman-elect, Jere Local Government Area.
Zabarmari, where the victims lived, is located at Jere, in central part of the state.
A total of 13,000 bags of rice, maize and beans; 1,300 cans of vegetable oil; 2116 cartons of seasoning cubes; 1083 tomato, and 650 sachets of salt were donated to the families by Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday said it has discovered another baby factory home in Mowe town of Obafemi-Owode local government area of the state.
The command’s public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement, adding that the discovery of the home located at Lagos Street, Adesan in the town, followed a complaint from concerned residents of the area.
He said the residents had informed the police at Mowe divisional headquarters that a particular building in their area was strongly suspected to be a baby making factory, as most of the women seen there were always with pregnancy and whenever they delivered, they hardly see them with babies.
Mr Oyeyemi said the complainants stated further that from their observation, the babies are being sold.
The DPO Mowe division, Marvis Jayeola, led his men to the area where a man, who is suspected to be working for the operator of the home, was arrested with four women and four children.
He said one of the women is heavily pregnant while another is said to have just delivered a baby, which has been sold.
He also added that preliminary investigation revealed that the home is linked to a woman, Florence Ogbonna, who had earlier been arrested for a similar offence with her case pending in court.
The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has ordered a manhunt for Mrs Ogbonna, and also ordered the case be transfered to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has denied ordering or giving permission to a suit filed by the police challenging the constitutionality of the judicial panels set up by various state governments to investigate police brutality.
Mr Adamu has, therefore, queried the legal officer of the police over the filing of the suit, an official said Thursday.
The police made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Frank Mba, on Thursday evening.
Several media organizations had reported that the police filled a suit at the Federal High Court, seeking to disband the panel’s nationwide.
According to a report by The Cable newspaper, the suit with file number FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020, sought to quash the panels across all states.
The panels were constituted nationwide to look into allegations of human rights abuses by the defunct police squad, SARS.
The constitution of the panels was one of the major concessions granted by the government to #EndSARS protesters in October.
Many state governments have since set up the panels and hearing has since begun.
Mr Mba in his statement said Mr Adamu has since launched an investigation into the origin of the suit.
He said the police chief has also vowed to sanction whosoever is behind the suit.
“The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has directed immediate investigations into a suit purportedly challenging the legality of the States’ Judicial Panel of Inquiry, investigating allegations by citizens against officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),” he said.
“The IGP, who gave the order on the heels of trending reports in the media, today 3rd December, 2020, expressed the disapproval of the Force Management Team on the matter and ordered investigations into the alleged role of the Force Legal Section including its Head.
“Meanwhile, the Force Legal Officer has been queried and may face further sanctions if found guilty of dereliction of duty.
“The IGP reiterates the commitment of the Force to fulfilling all its obligations with regards to the disbandment of the defunct SARS, the ongoing Judicial Panels and all other police reforms,” he said,
Newly married Senator Elisha Abbo, who became really famous after ''assaulting'' a woman at an Abuja s.e.x toy shop has allegedly assaulted another Nigerian -- this time a male.
In a video making the rounds on social media, he is allegedly seen angrily scolding a young man before exiting his car to slap the man repeatedly,
The incident is believed to have happened at Mubi, Adamawa state.
Sharing the video on Twitter, @Jacfelixchidama wrote: "S*xtoy Senator, Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North involved in physical assault for a second time on video."
Another twitter user, @OlalekanOR shared the video and wrote:
"This is the second time Elisha Abbo popularly known as intimacy gadget Senator would be caught on camera harassing people. A man of his repute has no business in the senate."
Sextoy Senator, Ishaku Abbo representing Adamawa North involved in physical assault for a second time on video. pic.twitter.com/F5iXsyBn36
A Russian YouTuber was arrested following a sickening live broadcast in which his pregnant girlfriend died after he was paid to subject her to cruel abuse.
Egged on by his online audience, Stas Reeflay allegedly forced Valentina Grigoryeva out on a balcony in sub-zero weather wearing only her underwear.
Reeflay, 30, was paid $1,000 (£800) by a viewer to inflict the abuse on her during his live stream, according to a report by Baza media.
Valentina, 28 - who was in the early stages of pregnancy - died of hypothermia at his rented house in Ivanovka village, near Moscow.
Her shocking death has led to calls in Russia for an urgent ban on online "reality violence", which appears unrestricted on YouTube and can be watched by children.
Reeflay - real name Stanislav Reshetnikov - kept the YouTube camera rolling even as he realised Valentina was “half dead”.
In footage too disturbing to show, he can be seen carrying her back inside and attempting to revive her.
He is heard saying: “Valya, are you alive? My bunny, what’s up with you?
“Valya, Valya, damn, you look like you are dead.
“Bunny, come on… tell me something. I'm worrying. Damn... I'm not feel her heartbeat.”
He then tells his viewers: “Guys... No pulse... She’s pale. She is not breathing.”
The horrific broadcast continued to his tens of thousands of followers even after he called an ambulance.
He is heard saying: "Wake up, Valya, I love you, wake up.”
And the camera was still live when paramedics arrived and pronounced her dead.
The broadcast continued for two hours after she had died, it is believed.
Reeflay makes money from online "donations" from his Russian and international audience.
In a previous broadcast he had showered Valentina with pepper spray.
A friend of the dead woman said his live streaming had been “full of cruelty” towards her.
Reshetnikov was held by police who attended the scene, and was interrogated over the broadcast and his girlfriend's death.
He faces up to two years in prison if forensic experts prove she died of hypothermia, say reports citing law enforcement.
“Information will also be checked about possible unlawful actions against the deceased by the young man in whose house the body was found,” said the Russian Investigative Committee.
Recall the ex-pension boss was bundled back to Nigeria today from Niger Republic after trying to flee from the long arm of the law?
Well Melaye shared a video of him landing at the airport with an official holding tight to his hands. Melaye welcomed him why also rejoicing with Ndume who had spent days behind bars after Maina jumped bail.
''Welcome back maina. Sen. Ndume i hail oooo'', Melaye wrote.
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the claim by Boko Haram terrorists that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno was retaliation for the arrest of one of them.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said this while giving an update on the operations of the armed forces between November 26 and December 2 on Thursday in Abuja.
The terrorist group had on Tuesday released a video claiming that the terrorists carried out the massacre in retaliation for the arrest of one of them by the farmers.
They also claimed that the farmers had also given information on their movement in the area to the military.
Enenche said the claim was the practice of the sect with the sole motive of instigating fear in the minds of the people to discourage them from cooperating with the security agencies.
He said that the information received by the military from one of the survivors revealed that the farmers were called for a meeting with the terrorists on the sad day before they were slaughtered.
“The truth is that whenever they are losing ground as a result of the military activities, this is what they resort to.
“It is a fallacy because we killed one of them and that the farmers gave information about them, but the likelihood is wickedness.
“They want to use that to instill fear in the minds of the people because they have seen the governor trying to make sure that people return to their homes,” he said.
Nollywood actresses and fighting are like 5 and 6. Especially when they get very close, the next news to expect is a fight,
SO apparently, Nkechi Blessing and her mentor, Toyin Abraham have been at loggerheads for a while now. Their fans noticed, we noticed, but the two have kept mum and tried to hide the fight...
Well, Nkechi who is younger in everything -- age, career and wealth, felt she would have no choice than to apologise to her big 'mummy;. Though she claims she is still on drip [recall she had collapsed during a shoot], she says she can;t wait to apologise to Toyin in person, but then first this -- an open apology from her hospital bed.
She wrote; “I was going to write a page full of epistle.. But let me finish my last drip and come say them to you face to face ..In d main time ..Mummy mi Edakun Ejebure.. I miss you plenty @toyin_abraham”
Toyin then took to her comment section to reply to the actress and wrote;
The Oba was part of the 14th annual town hall meeting on security which held today in Lagos.
This makes it like his first public appearance since some hoodlums entered his palace and destroyed it during the hijacked EndSARS protests and even stole his staff of office.
The White Cap Chiefs were also there. More photos below...
Football legend, Kanu Nwankwo is finally speaking out after Nigerians woke up to the call of ex-footballer, Osaze Odemwingie calling out his wife for sliding into his DM.
Kanu laughed saying people like negative things and then mocked the assumption that his wife was trying to woo Osaze. He shared a video of himself and wife, Amara kissing and teasing the world that all is fine between them. And Kanu made it point clear that he STANDS BY HIS WIFE.
Watch the video below and what Kanu wrote as the caption...
“Hahahhhahha  unfortunately the world loves negative things without finding out the truth. Honestly If we can all channel this energy towards positive things and support for charities the world will be a better place.
I don’t understand this talk that my wife is wooing who?.  Who is wooing who???
Osaze, I am still going to choose family over everything else. My reaching out to you over a situation you passed through, or you reaching me can never be taken out of context as a Family. You got this one completely wrong my dear brother. ONE LOVE”
This is so shameful. Here are photos of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), AbdulRashid Maina, who was this week arrested in Niger Republic being extradited back to Nigeria to face his court cases/
Maina is a facing a 12-count money laundering charge brought against him and a firm by EFCC, amounting to a tune of about N2 billion.
Better elders! Following the reported rift between Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bola Tinubu is meeting with the duo at the country home of Chief Bisi Akande.
The meeting, which Vanguard gathered was at the request of Chief Bisi Akande was still ongoing as at 3:05 pm behind closed doors.
It was gathered that there is still deadlock between the Governor and his predecessor as non of the two his compromising their position.
A source told Vanguard that if they were able to reach compromise, journalists may be brief otherwise there would not be any press briefing.
Officials of the Kogi State Internal Revenue have been allegedly attacked by Staff of Dangote Cement Factory in Obajana while trying to effect a court order against the cement company over tax default.
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen Wednesday night.
Fanwo in the statement said the Kogi State Government recently secured a court order against the Cement Factory over issues of tax evasion.
The Commissioner who warned that the State Government will not accept lawlessness from the Management of Dangote Cement factory added that the management of Dangote cement factory had appealed to the State Government to settle out of court.
He, however, stated that the Chairman of the Interim Management Committee of the Service, Mukadam Asiwaju Idris had claimed the Cement Factory Management is not committed to the agreement.
Fanwo stated that the action of the Management to attack people executing a lawful order shows they are not prepared to act in a civil manner.
His words, “Vehicles belonging to the KGIRS were attacked by staff of the company in an uncivil manner. We want to make it clear that such conduct will not be acceptable.
“As a business organisation, the Cement Company should know that tax is compulsory and they have no reason not to pay their taxes.
“The Kogi State Government is analysing reports from the incident and will take decisive steps as no one is above the laws of the land.
“As a Government, we have been a good host to Dangote Cement and many other businesses in the State. The Company may need to do more to justify the billions realized there on monthly basis. It is the duty of the State Government to protect the people”.
Carlos Ferro Viera who is a close friend of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has claimed that his pal has another two children who are living with their mother in Spain.
Viera lived in Cuba with the 1986 World Cup winner after he moved to the Caribbean island in February 2000.
According to the report on Mirror, Viera claimed that Diego Maradona dated during his stay and had two children even though re refused to reveal their names.
Interestingly, Carlos Ferro Viera was reported to have identified the name of the mother as Laura Cibilla.
She was a waitress then and the only woman who lost a paternity suit against Maradona after he agreed to take a DNA test 10 years ago to prove he was not the father of her son.
The test is said to have come back negative but Carlos is insisting the woman had another two children for the football legend.
Although, Laura is said to be living in Spain, but her actual location is not known according to the report.
Before his death last week Wednesday, Diego Maradona reportedly claimed that he is the father of only five children.
Maradona played 91 games for Argentina and his last international match was against the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the 1994 World Cup in USA.
Great men! Leaders by example!! The trio of former United States presidents, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, have promised to volunteer themselves to get their Covid-19 vaccines in the public to boost the public trust on the vaccine.
According to the report in the CNN, the three respected former presidents said this would help in the awareness campaign on the vaccines, its safety and effectiveness to tackle the Covid-19 infection.
To that effect, Bush, the 43rd president of the US, was reported to have met with Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx - director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the White House coronavirus response coordinator respectively.
Obama, speaking on Thursday, December 3, said he trusted Fauci's effort in the production of the effective coronavirus vaccine, saying he would definitely take it on camera to boost the public faith.
He said: "People like Anthony Fauci, who I know, and I've worked with, I trust completely. So, if Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe and can vaccinate, you know, immunize you from getting Covid, absolutely, I'm going to take it.
"I promise you that when it's been made for people who are less at risk, I will be taking it."
Governor Sule of Nasarawa state and his new wife have welcomed a set of twins
The Governor has since named the twins after two prominent political figures in Nigeria.
He named one after President Buhari and the other after former governor Al-Makura
During the naming ceremony which took place on Tuesday, December 1, at the palace of the governor’s father in Gudi, Akwanga, the Governor explained why he named his twins after the political figures. He revealed he did because of the respect he has for the two leaders.
Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said he never had a quarrel with the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams to warrant reconciliation.
Reports on Wednesday suggested that Obasanjo finally reconciled with Adams at the residence of Chief Ayo Adebanjo in Lagos.
But Obasanjo, in a statement issued by Kehinde Akinyemi, his Special Assistant on Media, said his attention had been drawn to some publications reporting an acclaimed reconciliation between Adams and himself at the residence of Chief Ayo Adebanjo in Lagos on Wednesday.
”It is true that I paid a personal visit to Chief Ayo Adebanjo at his residence in Lekki Phase 1 on December 2, 2020 and I met Gani Adams there.
”I have no quarrel with Gani Adams, but for his past way of life which was not in accord with my standards and principles.
”I have in the past, both in government and out of government, refused to grant Gani’s request to visit me,” he said.
According to Obasanjo, “If at all anybody feels I have a quarrel with him or her that needs reconciliation, such reconciliation will, no doubt, take place in my residence in Abeokuta only.”
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared Monday 7th of December, a public holiday to facilitate the conduct of general elections.
“The declaration of Dec. 7 as a public holiday is to ensure strict observance of COVID-19 safety protocols on election day and enable registered voters to exercise their franchise,” said a release from the president.
The president also cancelled the annual Farmers’ Day for this year, which falls on Friday, “since it will not be expedient to observe the holiday on Friday and another one on Monday.”
Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina has been extradited back to Nigeria from Niger Republic.
Maina, who is facing 12-count of money laundering to the tune of N2 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
He jumped bail forcing the trial judge, Justice Abang Okon to issue an arrest warrant against him.Maina was arrested on Monday by the Nigerian authority after he fled the country to seek refuse in Niger Republic.
He was arrested by a combined team of the Nigerian Police Force, International Criminal Police Organisation National Central Bureau, Abuja, in collaboration with their Nigerien counterparts.
It was gathered that Maina has been brought to Abuja by the Nigerian Police and detained pending his arraignment in court.
He will also be handed over to the EFCC after interrogation by the police.
