The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.
“187 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-42 Taraba-29 Edo-17 Abia-13 Rivers-11 Kaduna-10 Katsina-9 Oyo-9 Kwara-7 Plateau-7 Ondo-5 Bayelsa-4 Cross River-4 Ogun-4 Osun-4 Akwa Ibom-3 Borno-3 Nasarawa-3.”
The command, in a release by its spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a distress call from Itamerin Comprehensive High School, Ago-Iwoye that the suspect came to the school premises and started shooting sporadically simply because his younger brother who is a student of the school was beaten.
Upon the distress call, the DPO Ago-Iwoye, CSP Paul Omiwole led his patrol team to the school but before their arrival, the suspect has taken to his heel. He was subsequently traced to his hideout at Imosan Street, Oru-Ijebu where he was eventually apprehended.
On interrogation, he confessed being a leading member of Eiye confraternity. He confessed further that he was the one who killed one Awokale Olusegun a.k.a Lala on the 27th of February 2020 over a supremacy battle following which he was declared wanted by the police.
He also confessed being responsible for the death of one “Babasco” and one Dapo at Ijebu-Igbo in 2015 during a clash between his group and Aye cult group. Further investigation revealed that the suspect was the brain behind a series of violent cult related clashes in Ago-Iwoye, Awa-Ijebu, Oru-Ijebu, Ilaponu and Ijebu-Igbo in the recent past.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.
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He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television.
Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating about his health.
Opposition politicians said last week that he had contracted Covid-19, but this has not been confirmed.
Magufuli was one of Africa's most prominent coronavirus sceptics, and called for prayers and herbal-infused steam therapy to counter the virus.
"It is with deep regret that I inform you that today... we lost our brave leader, the president of the Republic of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli," Vice-President Hassan said in the announcement.
She said there would be 14 days of national mourning and flags would fly at half mast.
According to Tanzania's constitution, Ms Hassan will be sworn in as the new president and should serve the remainder of Magufuli's five-year team which he began last year.
Dawisu shared photos of him leaving the country writing; ''Japa..... Goodbye Naija! Alhamdulilah!''
The photos has however generated a lot of reactions with many insinuating this is what the government is forcing youths who speak up to do.
Recall Dawisu was sacked shortly after asking President Buhari to sit up and stop the continuous kidnapping of school children. He was also picked up by DSS too.
Speaking during a visit to the Lagos NDLEA command on Tuesday, Marwa said the state accounts for 30 percent of the total number of drug abusers in the country.
In his remarks on Tuesday, the former military governor of Lagos ordered operatives of the agency to wipe out drug cartels in the state.
“In the country, an estimate of 15 million people belong to one or more aspects of illicit drug dealing. This means about 4.5 million people in Lagos state are into illicit drugs,” NAN quoted him as saying.
The NDLEA chairman said there are about one million patent medicine stores in the country, but noted that such facilities have aided the sale of illicit drugs.
“Out of the figure, only 58,000 patent medicine outlets are registered, while about one million others remain unregistered. This has really enhanced sales of illicit drugs in the state,” he said.
He said there are factors to consider before the agitation for self-determination of the Yoruba nation can be pursued.
Akanbi told SaharaReporters in an interview on Wednesday while reacting to a publication that quoted him as saying whoever from Yorubaland that does not vote for Bola Tinubu in 2023 is a bastard.
He said, “About endorsing Tinubu, I’m not a politician, so I don’t endorse people to vie for political seats. All I was trying to say was that Yoruba people should unite to vote for our own people if the opportunity presents itself. If you look at me very well, I have always wanted the unity of the Yoruba people.”
Reacting to the rising agitation for the self-determination of the Oduduwa nation, he argued that Yoruba will think of resources to sustain them among other issues before venturing into the process. He stated that only Lagos State has the capacity to be financially independent.
“Have you thought about the allocation of the civil servants? Have you thought about how to generate revenue to pay them? Have you thought about how to be financially independent? For instance, in Osun State, about N2 billion is needed to pay civil servants, have you considered that?
“Then, you will think of other states. We have six states in the South-West, it seems only Lagos State has the capacity. This agitation for self-determination calls for wisdom and consideration.”
The clash was said to have started on Tuesday night on Ikosi Road, with the factions using guns, cutlasses and bottles without caution.
This is happening barely 48 hours after the state government signed into law, the 21-year jail term for cultists, members of unlawful society.
It was gathered that the violence was a result of control of territory and revenue generation from the Ketu fruit market.
The Nation reports that the battle for control of the territory between members of the Aiye and Eiye cult groups has over the years led to deadly clashes in the Ketu and Ikorodu areas of the state.
According to residents, Wednesday’s violence commenced around 6:25 am at Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) park, Ketu Bus Stop as passengers waiting to board buses to work were attacked by armed hoodlums.
The thugs were said to have robbed innocent bystanders including students at knife-point, while others went about setting people’s properties ablaze.
Residents who took to social media to raise alarm about the outbreak of violence lamented that the chaotic situation continued for several hours in front of the Local Government secretariat without intervention from law enforcement agencies.
Mr Ayorinde Cardoso, Zonal Operations Controller, DPR, Lagos, confirmed the development after an inspection visit to eight filling stations located in Ikorodu Road, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and Ikeja areas of the state.
“The sealed stations were under-dispensing and there are sanctions. They will have to, first of all, pay their sanctions and they will rectify their pumps to the acceptable standard.
“Then we will come back and re-evaluate the pumps before they can be allowed to reopen,” Cardoso said.
He said the intensification of routine surveillance by the DPR in Lagos was aimed at monitoring product price, quality, availability, pump efficiency as well as water ingress in some tanks.
Cardoso said the petrol stations inspected were selling fuel between N162 to N165 per litre which was the approved price band by the government.
“Routine surveillance is continuous and we are not the only one doing it. We have several teams going round in different places,” he said.
Cardoso advised members of the public against panic buying ahead of the forthcoming Easter season, noting that there was product sufficiency in Lagos State.
The Presiding Judge, Justice E.G Omukoro in his ruling in the suit numbered SHC/4C/2016 with a one-count charge of murder brought against the accused by the State Ministry of Justice, declared that the charge becomes manslaughter due to the inability of the prosecution to prove the intent to commit murder.
In his ruling, after considering the defendant’s plea of allocutus, Justice Omukoro declared that the court is mindful of the youthful age of the defendant who could be redeemed and make amends by way of atonement for his action, ordered that “the defendant be detained at the Okaka Correctional Centre in Yenagoa or elsewhere as the Governor may determine for a period of 10 years at the pleasure of the State.”
It would be recalled that in 2016, the accused who was aged 16 years, was arrested for raping to death the five years old girl and flinging her lifeless body into an abandoned fish pond close to his residence.
A private legal practitioner, Deme Pamosoo Esq, who acted as the counsel to the victim’s parents ensured that the victim’s body was recovered, an autopsy conducted by the Police and a watertight case file, presented to the State Ministry of Justice for the Director of Public Prosecution recommendation for trial.
Reacting to the development, the Acting Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ebimietei Ottah, described the ruling as a victory to the victims of rape, defilement and violence against women in the state, “it is a sound warning to the general public that it is no longer business as usual in Bayelsa state. Once you are brought before the law, the law will take its course and catch up with you.”
“It has been a worrisome practice in Bayelsa State and more worrisome are the issue of negotiation with culprits by parents of victims of defilement or rape. It can no longer be tolerated or swept under the carpet as settlement. We call on parents, teachers, neighbours and guardians to be vigilant and speak out against cases of rape, defilement and violence against women in the state.”
The 32-year-old who mentored Lil Kesh in his music career posted the young rapper’s picture on Instagram with the caption,
“Happy birthday to my YAGI bobo, love you crazy broski''.
Lil Kesh during his debut into the music space was signed into Olamide’s YBNL Nation record label. The young music star released several hit singles under his boss like Shoki, Lyrically, Nkan Be among others.
The consulate announced this in a tweet on its verified Twitter handle.
It said it is prioritising the processing of the pending cases and gradually restoring routine visa operations in accordance with Covid-19 safety immigration protocols.
President Joe Biden on his first day in office reversed the travel restriction imposed on certain categories of Nigerian visa applicants.
The Consulate dispelled media reports that all those denied visas on or after January 20, 2020, can re-apply.
It noted that the announcement only has to do with certain immigrant visa cases and does not apply to tourists, business, students and other nonimmigrant visas.
“Nonimmigrant visa applicants who were previously refused and would like to apply again will need to submit a new visa application (DS-160) and pay a new visa application processing fee,” the statement read.
Chude revealed in the interview that he has been struggling secretly with mental illness and Tourette’s Syndrome.
“I feel like my body is not my own,” Jideonwo said in the interview.
The interview was held to mark Jideonwo’s 36th birthday which held on 16 March.
He opened up about his struggle with depression in law school, being diagnosed with high blood pressure as a teenager and living with mental illness.
Recalling the first time he was diagnosed with mental illness, he said, “A doctor in the UK diagnosed me with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and he said to me, ‘So Chude tell me, how long have you *been living with OCD?’ He took it for granted that whatever country I was coming from, I had already been diagnosed with OCD”.
Chude had also been living with a neurological disorder called Tourette’s Syndrome – diagnosed by a different doctor in 2016, who described it as “OCD that has acquired physical and emotional expression”.
“The first physical sign of Tourettes is movement disorders and the second is vocal tics which I used to experience very badly”, said Chude.
“I remember telling the doctor that I don’t feel comfortable in my own body, and that I feel like my body is not my own”, he continued.
When asked to give a word of encouragement to people dealing with Tourette’s or any other medical challenge, Chude said, “Imagine me spending years of my life twitching and doctors are telling me that it’s nothing. Like if it’s nothing, then that means there’s nothing I can do, so am I condemned?”
“My advice is: If you feel it, then it’s valid, you no dey craze and even if you dey craze, it’s still valid. If it doesn’t feel right then it probably isn’t right because you’re the one in your body”.
“Even till now, my mother’s voice is still in my head. She makes it difficult for me to cut myself unnecessary slack. To be honest without my mother – if my mother had left me at the time when she wanted to leave the marriage, I don’t know what would have become of me,” Chude said.
Chude further divulged several interesting details about his past, ranging from multiple surgeries to the first time he experienced depression as a Nigerian law school student and the strained relationship he had with his father.
Even as he shared his story with the rest of the world, Chude acknowledged that he “shouldn’t be here today with all these adverse experiences” he had faced.
However, he hopes that by sharing his story, more people will be inspired to stay strong and keep fighting, no matter what.
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Biden added that he will “pay” for interfering in the 2020 presidential election in an ABC News interview that aired Wednesday.
His pre-taped remarks aired after the U.S. intelligence community’s first assessment of foreign interference in the campaign.
The report said Putin likely authorized influence operations aimed at promoting then-President Donald Trump and discrediting Biden’s candidacy.
“He will pay a price,” Biden said in response to the findings.
Biden told ABC News that he had a “long chat” with Putin and that “the price he will pay you will see shortly”.
Biden said he had warned Putin of potential consequences to election meddling when the two spoke following his inauguration in January.
“We had a long talk, he and I, when we — I know him relatively well. And the conversation started off, I said, ‘I know you and you know me. If I establish this [interference] occurred, then be prepared.”
Asked whether he thinks the Russian president is a “killer,” Biden replied: “I do.”
He noted that there are still areas in which Moscow and Washington can find common ground despite the two powers’ chilled relations.
“There are places where it’s in our mutual interest to work together,” he said. “That’s why I renewed the [New] START agreement. That occurred while he’s doing this.”
Biden also described his March 2011 meeting with Putin, who was then Russia’s prime minister, saying: “President Bush had said I looked in his eyes and saw his soul. I said look in your eyes, and I don’t think you have a soul. He looked back and he said, ‘We understand each other’.”
The U.S. intelligence report’s findings are likely to be followed by the Biden administration’s announcement of new sanctions as soon as next week, CNN and Reuters reported, citing unnamed officials.
Biden did not elaborate on the possible Russian sanctions during the ABC News interview.
Biden’s comments drew immediate condemnation from the speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin, who called them an “attack on Russia” and “hysteria due to weakness.”
According to the commission, Ojerinde was arrested on 15th March 2021, in Abuja, for allegedly committing multiple frauds while heading JAMB and the National Examination Council (NECO).
He has been detained by the Commission for questioning over allegations of multiple identities, abuse of office, money laundering, tax evasion and making false statements to public officials.
The former JAMB boss is also being questioned by the Commission for allegedly awarding fraudulent contracts to shell companies that cannot be traced.
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The three OPC members identified as Awodele Adedigba, 45; Dauda Kazeem , 38, and Hassan Ramon, 33 were involved in the recent arrest of alleged Ibarapa kidnap kingpin, Abdullahi Wakili.
The Police leveled three counts conspiracy, murder and arson against the suspects.
The prosecution counsel, Insp Opeyemi Olagunju told the court that the suspects on March 7, at about 8 a.m. at Kajola village, Ayete, allegedly caused the death of a 45-year-old woman.
He said that Awodele, Dauda and Hassan allegedly set fire to the house of Wakili, causing damage of N5 million.
The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of sections 316, 324, 443 and 516 of the Criminal Code of Oyo State 2000.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Olaide Hamzat, who did not take the plea of the suspects, for want in jurisdiction, ordered that they be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility, Oyo town.
Hamzat ordered the police to return the case file to the office of the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
He adjourned the matter until April 21, for mention.
The OPC members were arrested after they arrested Wakili alleged to be mastermind of series of attacks, killings and kidnappings cases in Ibarapa area of Oyo State.
The Police claimed the OPC members set ablaze a house and a woman ablaze in the course of the of arrest the alleged kidnap kingpin.
“The three of them are presently in the custody of the Police. The Commissioner of Police has directed that Wakili (due to his frail appearance and state of health), be moved to the hospital, while others are being interrogated. Others being interrogated are the OPC members, involved in arson and murder.
But they were later released on health grounds, according to the Public Relations Officer of the State Police command, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi.
It's the first time that a court has ruled on the constitutionality of same-s.e.x marriage in Japan, the only Group of Seven (G7) country that has not recognized either same-s.e.x civil unions or same-s.e.x marriage.
The case began in 2019, when three couples in Hokkaido prefecture filed a lawsuit claiming 1 million yen (about $9,160) in damages each for the psychological harm caused by the government not allowing same-s.e.x marriage.
Japan does not recognize same-s.e.x unions nationwide, although some parts of the country issue "partnership certificates" that grant some rights benefiting heterosexual couples to same-s.e.x couples.
Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido ruled Wednesday the government's lack of recognition for same-sex marriage was in breach of a section of the constitution that requires equal laws for everyone.
But the court dismissed the couples' claims for damages.
The three couples were among a number across Japan that are suing the government, arguing that the current law on same-s.e.x marriage was in breach of their constitutional rights, and they should be afforded the same legal rights and privileges as heterosexual couples.
Wednesday's ruling is the first verdict in those ongoing cases.
"Today's ruling recognized that we actually exist," said a plaintiff known by the pseudonym Takashi. "I want a society where sexual minorities have hope and a choice in their future."
Kanae Doi, Japan director for non-profit Human Rights Watch (HRW), said the ruling alone would not legalize same-s.e.x marriage in the country -- that would need a Supreme Court ruling, which could take several years.
Alternatively, Japan's legislature, the Diet, could pass a law making same-s.e.x marriage legal, although there is almost no appetite among the ruling party to do so, she said.
But Wednesday's "landmark" ruling was still significant as it was a step towards legalizing same-s.e.x marriage, she said.
Takeharu Kato, the plaintiffs' lawyer, said he was also moved by the verdict. "I never expected the court would rule this clearly," he said in a news conference, adding that the plaintiffs are now considering taking the case to a higher court.
The club’s Media Officer, Quozeem Oladapo, made this known in a statement Tuesday night, describing the accident as “mild”.
He noted that the accident occurred while the players were returning to Ado-Ekiti from Ikere-Ekiti after their evening training session.
While stating that there were no casualties, Oladapo said, “But some of them were with varying degrees of injury.”
Oladapo said the team had recently travelled to Lagos and Ilorin for two away matches.
“After traveling to Lagos on March 8 for the midweek clash with Vandrezzer FC on Wednesday, the team returned to Ado-Ekiti on Thursday night.
“The team also embarked on the journey to Ilorin on Friday morning for the Saturday clash with Osun United.
“The vehicle returned to Ado-Ekiti on Sunday after Saturday’s Nigeria National League (NNL) match without any fault or hiccup,” he said.
It was revealed that the deceased collapsed in the bathroom and died on Sunday, March 14.
Facebook user, Emmanuel Chidiebere also revealed the deceased lost his father seven months ago.
May God rest his soul.
