A local government worker in Benue State, Aondona Yaga, has burned himself to death over unpaid allowances of three years and his inability to pay his enormous debt, according to sources.
Yaga was until his death, a casual staff member at the Gwer Local Government secretariat in Aliade, a local media in the state confirmed.
According to his grandmother, the young man had been facing problems because he was not paid his allowance for almost three years.
He eventually fell sick and could not find money to treat himself. Frustrated, he decided to end his life.
On Wednesday morning, he entered his thatched room and set it on fire.
Another source added that the deceased had consistently complained to friends about the non-payment of his accumulated salary arrears.
He was said to have attributed his inability to pay his debts and perform his financial obligation for the upkeep of his family on the non-payment of his salary.
Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he has no case to answer over allegations he laundered N2 billion, stolen from the pension fund.
Anayo Adibe, lawyer to Maina made his client’s intention known after he cross examined the ninth prosecution witness (PW9), Rouqquaya Ibrahim, an EFCC investigator.
Justice Okon Abang adjourned the matter until Friday Dec. 10 for counsel to defendant, Adobe, to address the court orally and for the prosecution counsel, Abdullah, to respond to the no-case submission.
The EFF arraigned Maina before Justice Abang, on 25 Oct 2019, alongside his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd.
He pleaded not guilty to the 12 count charge..
On Tuesday, the ninth prosecution witness (PW9), Rouqayyah Ibrahim, a detective with the EFCC, continued her testimony, revealing how Maina, received diverted funds in dollars even while he was a fugitive in Dubai.
She also revealed how Maina operated portfolio companies with N3 billion turnover, without engaging in any business.
“We discovered that some of the funds, of which over 90 per cent were cash payment and deposits into the accounts were withdrawn in cash and laundered by the defendant.
“Some of these funds were converted to dollars and handed over to the defendant even while he had absconded to Dubai”, the witness said.
A 19-year-old girl, Jemila Ibraheem, was on Wednesday remanded in police custody in Lagos State, for the alleged murder of her ex-lover’s girlfriend.
The teenager, who is an upcoming actress and resides in the Satellite Town area of Lagos, was charged with one count of murder.
The court, however, did not take her plea.
The Magistrate, P.E. Nwaka ordered that the defendant be kept at the Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, pending advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.
Nwaka adjourned the case until January 4, 2021, for mention.
Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 18 at Ekoba Street in Monkey Village, Satelite Town, Lagos.
According to him, the defendant went to her ex-lover’s house and saw that the deceased, who was the new girlfriend and had stayed overnight.
Nurudeen told the court that in a fit of rage, the defendant poured fuel all over the house and used a lighter to set the house on fire, with the deceased inside it.
He further stated that the deceased was rescued from the fire with the help of some neighbours but later died at the hospital as a result of the burns she sustained.
Nurudeen noted that the alleged offence contravenes Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.
Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set tongues wagging playing hosts to all kinds of August visitors at his famous Bourdillon home in Ikoyi.
When he is not at home receiving visitors, he is also on the road, contact-touching.
Some busybodies swore that the spate of visits and visitors is all about 2023.
Tinubu is yet to announce any interest in the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, but the train of visitors to Bourdillon is making people jump to conclusions.
His latest visitor on Tuesday was Rashidi Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State, who was in PDP, Accord Party, African Democratic Congress and now Zenith Labour Party.
Tinubu and Ladoja served in the Senate between 1992 and 1993.
They were also members of the Social Democratic Party and joined NADECO in the turbulent days of 1993 June 12 struggle.
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has refused to give up on Donald Trump after being defeated by Joe Biden in just concluded United States of America election.
Femi, an ardent supporter of Trump, disclosed that the state of Texas filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the election procedures in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on the grounds that they violated the Constitution.
He seized the opportunity to pray for his friend ‘Trump’, calling on God to grant the state of Texas victory in the said case.
Kayode who made his prayer public via his facebook handle, insisted that Trump would be sworn in as the 46th US President on Jan 20, 2021.
Read the full statement below:
“The State of Texas filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court shortly before midnight on Monday challenging the election procedures in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on the grounds that they violate the Constitution.
This is a game-changer! “O God of heaven grant the state of Texas victory and let your name be glorified. Grant them victory and let your son Donald Trump win the day. “Let us not be ashamed. Let the Hosts of Heaven rejoice and let the citadels of hell be shattered and torn apart with tears of defeat and failure.
“I have said it before and I will say it again: Trump will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America on January 20th 2021. “Mockers may mock and haters may hate but the word of the Lord shall stand. The Lord has said it and so it shall be.
A woman was electrocuted after suffering a massive electric shock when her charging iPhone fell in her bath.
Olesya Semenova, 24, was found by her flatmate at their home in Russian city Arkhangelsk.
'I screamed, shook her, but she was pale, did not breathe and showed no signs of life,' distraught friend named Daria, an estate agent, told the emergency operator.
'I was really scared. When I touched her, I got an electric shock.
'There was a smartphone in the water, it was charging.'
Paramedics confirmed that Ms Semenova - who worked in a clothes shop - had died in the bath and that her iPhone 8 had fallen into the water when plugged into the mains.
A selfie video from a year ago shows her in her bath.
The Russian emergencies ministry issued a warning after the tragedy, the latest of a number of such fatalities in the country.
'The tragedy once again reminds us that water and an electrical appliance connected to the mains are incompatible.
'The same applies to any mobile device.
'If you drown a smartphone, the worst thing is its failure.
'But when it is connected to the network, we see what the consequences are.'
An 18 year-old girl (names withheld), has narrated how she was gang r.a.p.e.d by three suspected Yahoo boys in Ilese, Ogun State.
The victim claimed the incident which has been incidented with Ilese Divisional Headquarters, Ijebu-Ode, occurred last weekend on her way to Its-Ale area of Ilese-Ijebu.
Unfortunately, she was accosted by three young men who rode in a Lexus ES 350 car and blocked her.
She said they forcefully dragged her to Rasanwa area where they took turn to rape her at gun point. The victim who managed to put herself together said she quickly incidented the report with the Police waiting for the next line of action.
The suspects are Tunde Sadiq Taiwo, 22, Dam I lol a Adesina 20 and Adegoke Amos 21. On the strength of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Ilese Division, SO Yakubu Bala, mobilized his detectives and stormed their hideout where one of the suspects was arrested. The arrested one led the Police to his colleagues afterwhich they were subsequently arrested.
Confirming the incident, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi said on interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime claiming to have believed that the Police are no longer working, hence crimes can be perpetrated at anytime but were surprised when Police came after them.
He said the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigations and prosecution.
Mariah Carey's Christmas classic All I Want for Christmas Is You has finally hit the number one spot in the UK charts, 28 years after its release.
The festive song, which was released in 1994, has only ever reached number two in the Official Charts Company, UK Top 40, despite its huge popularity.
But now, the 50-year-old superstar has made history as her iconic tune hits the top spot on the rival chart The Official Big Top 40 – Global radio's chart show across their Capital and Heart networks.
The song has only hit number six in Global’s rankings in previous years but thanks to a huge push from fans, Mariah is sitting firmly at the top.
Fans of the singing sensation have been campaigning for her festive track to hit the big time.
Mega fan Jeffrey Ingold was the face of the push, taking to Twitter to encourage music lovers to stream her song.
“No one deserves a UK #1 more than @MariahCarey and so I went on national television to talk about this historic moment & my festive queen!” he tweeted earlier this week, sharing a clip of him on Channel Five news.
“I can’t even put into words how exciting it is,” he could be heard saying in the video.
“I know how much it will mean to Mariah. She cares so much about her music and she loves Christmas.
“That’s what makes me love Christmas and this song captures the spirit of Christmas for so many people.”
Niger Police Command has arrested two suspected ritualists after they were caught in possession of a human eye, they wanted to use to prepare charms.
They claimed they got the eye from a dead man.
One of the men, was arrested at Daza village, Munya Local Government Area, by policemen attached to Gwada Division.
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna on Tuesday.
Abiodun said on Dec.1, at about 1800 hours, based on credible information received, the police first arrested one Buhari Ibrahim, who was in possession of the human eye.
During interrogation, the suspect claimed to be a herbalist and that one Bitrus Imoh of Geneko village Kotonkarfe Local Government Area of Kogi State, gave him the human eye in order to prepare a charm for him.
The spokesman said that Bitrus was later arrested on Dec.7.
He claimed to have removed the human eye from the corpse of his late brother who died early this year.
The police spokesman said the suspects would be charged to court, after further investigation.
Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Fatai Ismai, 23, aka small, a notorious armed robber who has been terrorising residents of Langbasa Area, Ajah, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Fatia was arrested by the police, with the help of some community members, when he went to attack a supermarket at Folarin Bus Stop, Ajah Area on 29th November, 2020.
A statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said the suspect, who confirmed to be a cultist, was arrested by the police command in 2017 for a similar offence and charged to court.
“He was arrested with one locally made pistol, with some cartridges, which he claimed was procured from a man (name withheld) who is presently at large,” he said.
In the same vein, the command has arrested nine arsonists who set ablaze Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Secretariat on 20th October, 2020 during the recent violent EndSARS protest in Lagos State.
The suspects included Abdulganiyu Habeeb, 30; Adetunji Senyi, 27; Ahmed Animashahun, 28; Alowonle Lawal, 28; Taiwo Nuah, 19 and four others.
Against speculations, the sacked former national chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed the possibility of leading the party again even if the party’s NEC decides in his favour on Tuesday.
“That chapter of my political life is closed. Even if another NEC decision or a court order reverses the dissolution, with utmost humility I will decline to return as APC chairman,” he said.
Mr Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling party was dissolved almost six months ago amidst the crisis rocking the party.
The decision, taken at the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting attended by President Muhammadu in June, ushered an interim committee tasked to organise a convention where the party’s new executives will emerge in the next six months.
However, rather than announce a date for the party’s convention, Mala-Buni-led committee has called for another NEC meeting, which critics have predicted is planned to give an extension of tenure for the caretaker committee.
Mr Buhari is expected to participate in the virtual NEC meeting slated for Tuesday.
After months of staying off the radar, Mr Oshiomhole on Tuesday lashed at his c
ritics who he said were linking him to the lawsuits filed by some members of the dissolved NWC against the party despite Mr Buhari’s warning.
“In reporting the legal action taken by a member of the dissolved National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), some attributions have been made to the effect that plaintiff is an “ally of Oshiomhole” or an “associate of Oshiomhole”. The court documents are clear on who is the plaintiff,” he said.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the 21-member NWC under my leadership largely worked cohesively and harmoniously. The only exceptions were those of the three members used by forces desperate to take control of the party. They contrived a crisis and abused the judicial process to undermine the constitution and integrity of the party.
“The majority of 18 members worked as a team and not as allies or loyalists of anybody,” he said in a statement on Monday.
Mr Oshiomhole said he had long accepted his dismissal as the party chair and should not be held responsible for the actions of others based on his affiliation with them.
He expressed his gratitude for the support he has enjoyed from Mr Buhari and said he was ready to continue to work with his administration.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, said his regime will deal decisively with “any act of hooliganism hiding behind peaceful protests.”
He said although his regime believed in the rights of citizens to embark on peaceful protests, such must be done responsibly.
Buhari stated these while virtually declaring open the Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference 2020 from the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
At a time when there are reports of possible repeat of the recent #EndSARS protests, Buhari regretted the violence that trailed the last protests.
He said, “Let me also mention the EndSARS protest which was recently hijacked by hoodlums which resulted in loss of lives and property in many situations across the country.
“I want to reiterate our government’s commitment to the rights of citizens to embark on peaceful protests.
“However, this must be done responsibly in accordance with the laws of the land.
“I also want to state that any act of hooliganism hiding behind the peaceful protests, will be highly dealt with decisively to ensure the peace and stability of our nation.
“On this note, I commend the Nigeria Army for their efforts to swiftly restore law and order in many states during the last scale of criminality that ensued in the wake of the EndSARS protests.”
Denrele Edun has said he doesn't mind being a baby daddy for life as he counts down to turning 40.
The Tv host in an interview with the Newtelegraph,said he is tired of searching for the right woman.
He says they keep telling him she is around the corner and he has searched everywhere, yet can't find her.
He then said for truth, he wouldn't mind to be a baby daddy and he would just collect his child and ask the lady to go and enjoy her life, as he would love to take care of the child by himself alone.
He also boasted he knows he would be one of the best dads in the world.
He told the paper; “One kid is okay for me. Nigeria is expensive. Having children in Nigeria is extremely expensive. I drop cap for you all that have three. I will focus my energy on one child, maximum two children. I am not saying that children are not the best gift from God but they are expensive. I will want the best for my kids because I always want the best for my friends’ kids.”
“If possible, I’ll just want to be a baby daddy. I’ll just tell the lady to give me the baby and go and enjoy herself. I will take it from there. I don’t mind being a baby daddy. I will be one of the best father figures in the world. The child will not remember he or she has a mother.”
When asked if the woman was already there, the entertainer replied; ”I am not even searching anymore because this searching is too much. They keep saying that your life partner is around the corner. I have gone to that corner and there is nobody there. I am tired they should come out of the corner. I am not searching anymore. I am single and not ready to mingle. I just pray to God to let it happen.”
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has intervened in the family crisis of a Channels Television Reporter, Pius Angbo, and his wife, Ifeanyinwa Angbo.
The social media has been agog in the last 24 hours following a video showing Ifeanyinwa crying to the public for help over alleged repeated assaults by her husband.
The woman in the two minutes and 13 seconds' video revealed that she had never known peace in six years of her marriage, adding that she gave birth to a baby through Cesarean Section only four weeks ago.
She said her husband assaulted her after she advised him to desist from spending recklessly on other women and save the money to take care of his children.
Ortom's Senior Special Assistant on New Media,Jimin Geoffrey, shared details of the reconciliation on Facebook on Monday. Angbo's associates on Facebook reshared the post.
Meeting the couple at the Government House on Monday, Governor Ortom counselled them always to settle their differences amicably and shun the temptation of engaging in violence.
He stated that as a young couple with great potential, there was a need for them to foster a strong union to serve as models to others.
The statement claimed that Angbo, in a reaction, said he had apologised to his wife over the assault, stressing that he also sought the forgiveness of the entire women folk and would make amends going forward.
On her part, Ifeanyinwa reportedly said she had accepted her husband's apology and forgiven him, saying they needed prayers to grow stronger in love and nurture their kids to maturity.
The trending video has generated comments from concerned Nigerians who called for the arrest and prosecution of the reporter, but that is definitely not happening.
A devastated man took his own life eight days after his beloved mother died.
Wayne Sant, from Bucknall in Stoke-on-Trent, was found unresponsive in his bathroom and pronounced dead a short time later.
An inquest heard the 41-year-old had been depressed after his mother died and had taken a number of drugs which had caused his death, reports Stoke on Trent Live.
Wayne's father, David Sant, said Wayne’s mother Brenda had passed away on January 20.
He said in a statement: “During the eight days since his mother’s death Wayne had not been coping and had been depressed.
"He made a comment that he didn’t know how he was going to cope without his mum.”
On January 29, Mr Sant went out leaving Wayne – who lived with him – at home. When he returned, Wayne was in the bathroom.
Mr Sant said: “The door was closed. I spoke to him because it was time for me to take him to the chemist. He said, ‘I’m sorry, Dad’. I understood that to mean he was sorry that he wasn’t ready in time.
“About five minutes later I heard a thud. I went to the bathroom but I couldn’t open the door.”
Mr Sant forced his way in to find Wayne lying on the floor. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, but he could not be resuscitated.
Tests revealed he had a number of drugs in his system. The cause of death was recorded as mixed drug toxicity.
The inquest heard Wayne had been a long-term drug user. He was receiving assistance from drug abuse services and was on a prescription for methadone.
Two days before he died, he had told his GP he was having trouble sleeping since the death of his mum. He denied having suicidal thoughts and was prescribed a sleeping pill.
Recording a conclusion of suicide, area coroner Emma Serrano said she believed Wayne deliberately took an overdose.
She said: “I am satisfied Wayne Sant intended to take his own life. His mum had died eight days previously and he was not coping well.
"He had expressed a view that he did not know how he would cope without her.
“He had taken himself to the bathroom and locked the door, not wanting to be found, and did so while his father wasn’t at the address.
"The quantity of substances he had taken tips the balance for me.”
