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Monday, March 1, 2021
Cock kills owner during cockfight in India
The animal, which was equipped with a three-inch blade, fluttered in panic and slashed 45-year-old Thangulla Satish in his groin last week, authorities confirmed.
The incident occurred in Lothunur village of Telangana state, police Inspector B. Jeevan said today. Satish was injured while he prepared the rooster for a fight.
‘Satish was hit by the rooster’s knife in his groin and started bleeding heavily,’ Insp Jeevan said, adding he died on the way to a hospital.
The officer said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organising the cockfight.
If proven guilty, the organisers can be jailed for up to two years. Insp Jeevan said the rooster was brought to the police station before being taken to a local poultry farm.
‘We may need to produce it before the court,’ he added.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/cock-kills-owner-during-cockfight-in.html
Mum finds venomous snake in daughter's bedroom after mistaking it for shoelace
The woman, called Meg, turned the light on just to check what it was as she tidied up, and then realised it was actually the metre-long predator.
She told 2GB: ‘I thought it was a shoelace … I was actually going to pick it up and then I thought “oh I’d just turn the light on and see what it is”.’ In footage of her looking at the snake, her daughter can be heard saying ‘It’s okay, it’s so cute.’
They managed to catch the snake in a container and put it outside under a tree. Animal relocation specialist Darren Darch, from Fauna For the Future, told Daily Mail Australia: ‘When his neck goes into that ‘S’ pattern he’s getting ready to strike as he also does in this video.
They managed to catch the snake in a container and put it outside under a tree. Animal relocation specialist Darren Darch, from Fauna For the Future, told Daily Mail Australia: ‘When his neck goes into that ‘S’ pattern he’s getting ready to strike as he also does in this video.
‘At one point he drops down and seems to be looking for somewhere to hide but stands up again when someone talks.’
He said the family could have rolled up a wet towel and put it at the bottom of the door to the room to make sure it stayed there while they waited for a professional to come and remove it.
The snake is believed to have been a golden-crowned snake, which are not considered dangerous as they rarely bite and their venom is relatively mild.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/mum-finds-venomous-snake-in-daughters.html
Kunle Afolayan celebrates his brother Gabriel as he turns a year older
He wrote;
''Happy birthday Mr Subomi, Mr Gebu, Mr super star and bundle of talents.
I wish you many more years of inner peace and abundant blessings
Ire @gabbylucciii''
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/kunle-afolayan-celebrates-his-brother.html
Late monarch’s children file N50bn suit against Ogboni society for hijacking father’s corpse
The children Mrs Aderonke Egunjimi, Mrs Tiwalade Abass and Mrs Adeyemi Joseph in a fundamental Rights Human Rights application filed by their lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), accused members of the society of infringement of their rights to privacy and family life by allegedly hijacking the body of their late father Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon, thus depriving their late father a befitting burial.
The suit was filed against Chief Adeleke Adetola Dako, Chief Mojid Ogunmefun, Lekan Adekoko, Chief Ebenezar Ogunlala, Chief Fagbola, Adeniyi, Kazeem Adeleke, Taorid Jimoh, Abiodun Adeleke, Monsuru Eleku, Chief Safiriyu Adeleye, Jamiu Salawu, Chief Sodiq Osiyemi, Chief Eji Ademeji, Chief Adebisi Opanuga and Chief Ayo Olubukola who were sued jointly and severally as members and representatives of the unincorporated Osugbo Society of Ijebuland in Odogbolu Local Government.
Also joined as defendants in the suit are the Ijebu Ode Local Government, Ijebu East Local Government, Ijebu North Local Government, Ijebu North East Local Government, Ogun Waterside Local Government and Ijebu Traditional Council.
The applicants are asking the court for an order restraining Ijebu Traditional Council from giving any directions or orders to the first to 15th respondents contrary to the reliefs sought by the applicants, arguing that they were stripped of their dignity, rights to privacy and family life, rights to freedom of conscience thought and religion which led to untold hardships and trauma when the body of their late father was hijacked by the first to 15th respondents on January 24, 2021.
They are asking the court for a declaration that the act and conduct of the first to 15th respondents by forcefully removing the corpse of their late father from their custody and other family members constitute an infringement of the applicants’ constitutional and fundamental rights to dignity contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Constitution.
The urged the court to declare the conduct and practice of the first to 15th respondents unconstitutional, illegal, vexatious, barbaric, obnoxious, immoral and repugnant to the dictates of civil order as enshrined in the 1999 constitution and Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement Act) CAP A9 LFN 2004.
They are also asking the court to restrain the first to 15th respondents whether by themselves or their servants, representatives, agents, privies or any persons acting in their stead from continuing to keep, burying, conducting any rites or rituals or take any steps in respect to the corpse of late Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon.
Further, they asked for an order of mandatory injunction compelling the first to 15th respondents to return forthwith the corpse of their late father, Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon to their custody at the applicants’ Family House being at No 1, Alaye Aba Street, Aba Quarters, Aiyepe, Ogun State.
In an affidavit in support of Originating Motion on Notice deposed to by Alhaji Yisa Oloyede Sulaimon, a junior brother of the late monarch, he averred that traditionally, members of the Osugbo Society act as enforcers of the decisions of Obas in Ijebuland, adding that following the demise of Alaiyeluwa Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Suleimon, the Alaye-Aba of Aba, Aiyepe, the applicants together with the other members of his family commenced the process of according to the deceased a dignified burial and other rites in accordance with Islamic injunctions, the deceased being a practising Muslim in his lifetime.
He further stated that the late Oba Rauf Adebayo Raji-Sulaimon was a devoted and practising Muslim in his lifetime, performing pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina and who had several awards and recognitions by the several Muslim Societies because of his contributions to the Islamic faith, adding that on January 24, 2021, the family had already made arrangements such as digging the grave, setting up canopies for visitors and other funeral arrangements and concluded arrangement to bury their father according to Islamic rites when the defendant forcefully took his body away.
No date has been fixed for hearing of the application.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/late-monarchs-children-file-n50bn-suit.html
Policeman in coma after Bauchi gov’s convoy’s accident
Vanguard reports that in the Hilux Toyota van somersaulted twice after losing control for lack of good visibility which was caused as a result of dust on the road which is currently under construction.
Although the somersaulted vehicle was rescued by the combined effort of people in the convoy, one of the ten policemen involved in the accident was said to be unconscious and have been rushed to a nearby hospital in Bununu, the headquarters of Tafawa Balewa local government area, for medical treatment.
Governor Mohammed was on an inspection tour of projects awarded by his administration across the state and was at the Tafawa Balewa local government axis when the incident occurred.
No loss of life has been confirmed as of the time of filing this report.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/policeman-in-coma-after-bauchi-govs.html
Senator Umaru Argungu arraigned for N419m scam
Senator Argungu was arraigned by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one count charge of criminal misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N419, 744, 612. 30 (Four Hundred and Nineteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty-Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Twelve Naira, Thirty Kobo).
The former Senator who represented Kebbi North in the 6th Senate, was alleged to have diverted the said sum which was paid by the Sokoto State government as 40percent equity stake in Hijrah Investment Nigeria Limited, owners of Hijrah Textile Ltd.
The Sokoto state government had entered into an agreement with the former Senator to buy a 40% stake in his company Hijrah Investment Nigeria Limited in order to create jobs and boost the economy of the state.
However, investigations revealed several withdrawals and transfers from the said account to individuals not remotely connected to the objectives of turning around the company.
A visit to the company promises by investigators showed a company in a severe state of abandonment and dilapidation.
The charge reads: “That you Senator Umar Tafida while being the Chairman of Hijrah Textiles Company Limited and Hijrah Investment Nigeria Limited sometime between 2016 and 2017 at Sokoto within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice Sokoto State, being entrusted with the total sum of N419, 744, 612. 30 (Four Hundred and Nineteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Twelve Naira, Thirty Kobo) paid by the Sokoto State government, representing 40% investment of shareholding in your company to boost the economy of the state, dishonestly misappropriated the money in violation of the mode in which such trust was to be discharged and thereby committed Criminal Breach of Trust contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Law CAP 89, Laws of Northern Nigeria and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law”.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Based on his plea, the prosecution counsel, S.H. Sa’ad asked the Court for a date to commence trial while defence counsel, Ibrahim Abdullahi move a verbal motion for the bail of his client.
Justice Mohammed granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50 million (Fifty Million Naira) and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must reside and have property within the jurisdiction of the Court. The judge further ruled that the defendant’s international passport be deposited with the Court.
The case has been adjourned till March 18, 2021 for the commencement of trial.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/senator-umaru-argungu-arraigned-for.html
Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Swiss newspaper apology over ‘grandmother’ remark
“It is important & timely that they’ve apologised,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in a tweet. The development economist took over as the new WTO chief on Monday after a long, high-powered career serving as minister of finance and foreign affairs in her native Nigeria and 25 years at the World Bank.
But when several Swiss newspapers announced her appointment last month, they decided the most noteworthy thing to mention about the new WTO chief was as a matriarch.
“This grandmother will become the boss of the WTO,” read the headline of the article published by the Aargauer Zeitung and several other papers on February 9.
After a number of women heads of UN agencies and more than 120 ambassadors in Geneva last week signed a petition calling out the headline as racist and sexist, the paper apologised. “This headline was inappropriate and unsuitable…
We apologise for this editorial mistake,” the paper’s foreign editor-in-chief Samuel Schumacher said in a statement on Friday. In her tweet, Ngozi welcomed the apology and said she was “thankful to all my sisters, UN Women Leaders and the 124 Ambassadors in Geneva who signed the petition on calling out the racist & sexist remarks in this newspaper.”
“We need to call out this behaviour when it happens,” she insisted, decrying “the stereotypes women face when they take on leadership positions. She said the headline debacle reflected the problems raised in a book she co-authored with former Australian prime minister Julie Gillard called “Women and Leadership.”
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/okonjo-iweala-welcomes-swiss-newspaper.html
Police raids Barcelona, arrests CEO Oscar Grau, Ex-President Bartomeu, others
Barcelona’s former president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and his right-hand man, Jaume Masferrer, were also arrested.
They were arrested on suspicion of “unfair administration, corruption between individuals and money laundering” after paying money in instalments to avoid internal financial controls.
This is coming amid the continued investigation into ‘BarcaGate’, in which Barcelona’s officials were accused of launching a smear campaign against the current (Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique) and former players (Pep Guardiola and others) who were critical of the Catalan club and Bartomeu.
Recall that Bartomeu and his board of directors resigned last year in controversy.
Local authorities from Mossos d’Esquadra entered Barcelona’s stadium as the Blaugrana’s finance, legal and compliance departments are investigated.
The ‘BarcaGate; scandal, which has been investigated for almost 12 months, has long been denied by Bartomeu.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/police-raids-barcelona-arrests-ceo.html
I won’t take Covid-19 vaccine unless God reveals to me –Ghanaian Gospel singer
The Oxford / Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine previously arrived in the country on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Kotoka International Airport.
Expressing her opinion on the subject on Onua TV when they asked if she would receive the vaccine or not, to the astonishment of the host, she said no unless God reveals it to her.
Ghana became the first least developed country to receive 600,000 doses of the vaccine from one of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturers, the Serum Institute of India.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/i-wont-take-covid-19-vaccine-unless-god.html
Actor Sunkanmi Omobolanle celebrates 40th birthday today
And to celebrate his special day, he shared new photos of himself to the delight of his fans.
Captioning the photos, he wrote;
''Nothing but joy 🤩 #alhamdulillah #hallelujah #eriwoyà #birthdayboy #forever21 #evolve #celebration #grateful #king #bornday #vampire #life #begins #now #march #1st #birthdaybehavior #nasty #highway #nostress #blessed #places #og #daddysdaddy #😂 #newjourney #newbeginnings #happynewyear to me 🥂''
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/actor-sunkanmi-omobolanle-celebrates.html
Ghanaian president takes Covid19 vaccine on live television
Richer countries have surged ahead with inoculating their population, but many poorer countries are still awaiting their first vaccine doses.
"It is important that I set the example that this vaccine is safe by being the first to have it, so that everybody in Ghana can feel comfortable about taking this vaccine," the 76-year old president said before receiving a shot of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in a live broadcast.
The first lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo also received a shot, one day before the rest of the 600,000 doses are deployed across the country.
Ghana's food and drug authority last month authorised the Indian-made vaccine and Russia's Sputnik V, as the government aims to target 20 of its 30 million population by year's end.
Last Wednesday, Ghana was the first country to receive vaccines from Covax, led by Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/ghanaian-president-takes-covid19.html
Slain journalist, Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee demands punishment for Saudi prince
"This will not only bring the justice we have been seeking.... but it could also prevent similar acts recurring," Hatice Cengiz said in a statement.
It comes after a US intelligence report found that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved Khashoggi's murder.
Saudi Arabia has rejected the report.
Crown Prince Mohammed, who is effectively the kingdom's ruler, has denied any role in the murder.
Khashoggi was killed while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 2018 and his body was dismembered.
The 59-year-old journalist had once been an adviser to the Saudi government and close to the royal family, but he fell out of favour and went into self-imposed exile in the US in 2017.
From there, he wrote a monthly column in the Washington Post in which he criticised the policies of Prince Mohammed.
In his first column for the newspaper, Khashoggi said he feared being arrested in an apparent crackdown on dissent overseen by the prince.
"It is essential that the crown prince, who ordered the brutal murder of a blameless and innocent person, should be punished without delay," Ms Cengiz said on Monday.
"If the crown prince is not punished, it will forever... endanger us all and be a stain on our humanity," she added.
Ms Cengiz, a Turkish academic researcher, made a plea that world leaders distance themselves from the crown prince and impose punishments such as sanctions on Saudi Arabia.
"Starting with the Biden Administration, it is vital for all world leaders to ask themselves if they are prepared to shake hands with [Prince Mohammed]," she said.
"I urge everyone to put their hands on their hearts and campaign to punish the crown prince," Ms Cengiz added.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/slain-journalist-jamal-khashoggis.html
Okorocha visits Governor Wike twice in one month
In the first visit, the former governor who is now a Senator was in Rivers State to commission a project.
But this time, his visit to the South-South State is to commiserate with Governor Wike over the demise of his uncle.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, was joined by several political leaders over the weekend for the funeral of his late uncle, Chief Charles Aleruchi Ihunwo Wike.
The late Chief Ihunwo Wike who passed on at the age of 87, was until his demise, the Eze Epara Kwurume Chukwuokahia Obasinwo IV of Rumuepirikom Clan in Apara kingdom of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Present at the funeral ceremony were former Governors of Rivers State, Dr Peter Odili and Sir Celestine Omehia; former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus.
Other dignitaries in attendance included former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Austin Opara; Senator Sam Anyanwu; South-South zonal chairman of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih; Chairman of the PDP in Rivers State, Ambassador Desmond Akawor; Chairman of Rivers Elders Council, High Chief Ferdinand Alabraba; Senator Barry Mpigi and several others.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/okorocha-visits-governor-wike-twice-in.html
Korede Bello gets emotional over missing his birthday because he was born on February 29
The singer was born on February 29th and the date occurs once in every four years,
And this year, it was missing. Getting emotional, the singer took to Instagram to ask people to watch his new video, hence he would cry in his next post.
“Today was supposed to be 29th but …Please goan watch our new video o so I don’t cry in my next post 🥺 #RealMan”, he wrote.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/korede-bello-gets-emotional-over.html
Buhari wasn’t arrested for asking Jonathan to resign - Falana reacts to Salihu Tanko Yakasai arrest
Salihu was arrested and subsequently sacked after he called for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation over insecurity.
In a statement on Sunday, Falana said Salihu is being held incommunicado in an undisclosed detention facility for merely exercising his freedom of expression enshrined in Section 39 of the Constitution,1999.
Falana recalled that between 2013 and 2014, leaders of the APC, including Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Tinibu, Malam Nasir El-Rufai and Alhaji Lai Mohammed repeatedly asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to resign.
He said they were never subjected to any form of intimidation for exercising their freedom of expression at the material time.
The senior lawyer, who is the Interim Chairman of the Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), wondered why Salihu would be arrested after many civil society, chieftains of the APC and both chambers of the National Assembly have called for Buhari’s resignation or impeachment over insecurity.
“The decision of the founding fathers of the present Constitution which guarantees freedom of speech, which must include freedom to criticise, should be praised and any attempt to derogate from it except as provided by the constitution must be resisted,” he said.
“Those in public office should not be intolerant of criticism in respect of their office so as to ensure that they are accountable to the people. They should not be made to feel that they live in an ivory tower and therefore belong to a different class. They must develop thick skins and where possible, plug their ears with wool if they feel too sensitive or irascible.
“In view of the foregoing, we demand for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Tanko-Yankasai from illegal custody. However, if the State Security Service has evidence that the political detainee has committed any criminal offence known to law he should be transferred to the Police for proper investigation and possible prosecution without any delay.”
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that the former aide of Kano governor is in its custody.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/buhari-wasnt-arrested-for-asking.html
Nigerians will be shocked to know those behind abduction of school girls – Governor Matawalle
Matawalle stated this on Sunday, when 17 Emirs in the State paid him a sympathy visit.
The Jangebe attack took place almost two weeks after bandits kidnapped 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State.
Before the attack in Kagara, bandits also took away passengers of the state transport service bus in Kundu village, also in Niger State.
Matawalle said “I want to inform you that there are many revelations in relation to the abduction of these students.
“Many people will be surprised to hear those people behind the abduction of these innocent children.
“They are not comfortable with the progress I am getting as a result of my peace initiative and they want to do all they can to sabotage my efforts”.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/nigerians-will-be-shocked-to-know-those.html
Oprah Interview: Piers Morgan compares Meghan and Harry to dictator Kim Jong-Un
The GMB presenter, 55, also went on to hit out at the pair "only wanting positive media coverage" and went on to compare them to dictators Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin.
Today on Good Morning Britain, a clip of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex speaking to Oprah was aired, with Harry saying that he feared "history was repeating itself" prior to them leaving the UK.
Responding to the clip, Susanna Reid remarked: "It's quite remarkable, isn't it!"
Piers quickly went onto blast Harry for hitting out at the media coverage turning "toxic".
"They only want positive media coverage," Piers fumed, before comparing them to Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin, leaving Susanna stunned.
Referencing Prince Harry's interview with James Corden last month, he continued: "Does it get any more embarrassing than this - being on an open top bus while banging on about press coverage?"
"They're dishing out left, right and centre," Piers said of the couple speaking about their experience in the royal family. "The whole thing is utterly ridiculous."
During the interview with Oprah, Prince Harry appeared to reference his mum, Princess Diana, saying: "I'm just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side.
"Because I can't imagine what it must have been like for her (Diana), going through this process by herself all those years ago.
"It's been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we had each other."
Reacting to his comments, Piers fumed: "There is no comparison between the media attention Meghan got to Diana."
He added: "The hypocrisy is off the charts - 'Please leave us alone, but let us do open top bus interviews'."
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/piers-morgan-compares-meghan-harry-to.html
Tiger Woods breaks his silence five days after car crash
Tiger Woods has spoken out following the Feb. 23 car crash that left him with serious injuries.
In his first public statement since the accident, the professional golfer thanked his fans for their support as he begins on the road to recovery.
"It is hard to explain how touching today was when I turned on the tv and saw all the red shirts," Tiger tweeted. "To every golfer and every fan, you are truly helping me get through this tough time."
At the WGC-Workday Championship on Sunday, Feb. 28, several golfers, including Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed, played in red shirts and black pants, an homage to Tiger's signature uniform on the green.
According to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, the crash occurred just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday Feb, 23 in Rancho Palos Verdes, a city located in southwest Los Angeles. Tiger, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, is said to have been driving at a "relatively greater speed than normal" down a hill when he hit the center median, crossed into the opposing lane of traffic and landed in nearby brush. The 2021 Genesis Tiger he was driving sustained "several rollovers," police said.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/tiger-woods-breaks-his-silence-five.html
Trump says he won’t form new party, vows to unite Republicans
In his first major speech since he left the White House last month, Trump said the GOP is “going to unite and be stronger than ever before”.
“I am not starting a new party. That was fake news,” he told the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday afternoon.
“We will be united and strong like never before. We will save and strengthen America and we will fight the onslaught of radicalism, socialism and indeed, it all leads to communism,” said Trump, who spent much of his speech hitting out at US President Joe Biden.
Trump repeated his false claims the November presidential election was stolen from him and also hinted at another possible presidential run.
“They just lost the White House,” Trump said. “But who knows, who knows, I may even decide to beat them for a third time.”
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/03/trump-says-he-wont-form-new-party-vows.html
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