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Friday, April 2, 2021
Actress Uche Jombo shows off her hour glass figure
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No going back on call for Yoruba nation — Gani Adams
Gani Adams, in an interview with BBC Yoruba, also said the Oduduwa Republic is not negotiable because he also wants its creation.
“Whatever they want is what I also want. But we are supposed to ask where our kings, leaders and politicians are going because I also want the Oduduwa nation,” Gani Adams said.
“There are many activists around the world who say they want the Oduduwa Republic. Never will I be the enemy of the Yorubas, and we do our virtual meetings and it is obvious that our people want the independence of the Oduduwa nation.”
Gani Adams also addressed the security threats bedevilling the South-West region, describing such as unfortunate.
“It is the fault of security chiefs who have failed in their responsibilities to protect citizens, that is why people are agitating for the creation of Oduduwa nation but if the security forces join hands together with the citizens, we will be assured of strong security.”
He said although insecurity problems affect all the states in the country, it has been worse in some regions in the past six months.
Gani Adams said he has started working together with different groups and there are plans to protect the people of the South-West region against kidnappers and bandits.
According to him, the meeting has started yielding good results.
“We have written letters to all the Obas in Yorubaland, and I signed the letters alongside members of the Oodua Peoples Congress and security guards to report any issue of insecurity,” he said.
He said the security threat in Nigeria is very pronounced for all to see, adding that security operatives in Nigeria should be asked if they are ready to protect Nigerians.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/no-going-back-on-call-for-yoruba-nation.html
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by one month as database exceeds 51m
The Government also revealed that National Identity Number database has exceeded 51 million records.
This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and Mr Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission.
According to the statement, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami, chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage on Thursday where the decision was reached.
The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, including the EVC/CEO of NCC, DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), among other stakeholders of the ministry and telecom industry.
The approval was given to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021 after request for extension was endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Based on the updates of the NIN-registration process, over 51 million people have been assigned NINs. There are many people, who have enrolled and are in the process of being assigned NINs. With each individual having an average of 3 to 4 SIMs, the total number of SIMs tied to NINs would be close to the total number of registered SIMs in the country.
“The current number of monthly enrolments has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. There has also been a remarkable increase in the number of enrolment centres across the country with about 3,800 centres available for enrolments. There are also many more new centres in the pipeline,” the statement disclosed.
The Minister thanked Nigerians for being patienct and for complying with the government’s directive on the NIN-SIM registration exercise.
Pantami said that the government was committed to taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of Nigerians with regard to issues related to NIN and SIM registration.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/fg-extends-nin-sim-linkage-by-one-month.html
Easter: 3,372 police personnel deployed in Edo
A statement by SP Kontongs Bello, the command’s Public Relations Officer, in Benin, said the deployed personnel comprised the conventional police, Police Mobile Force (PMF), Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD), State Intelligence Bureau (SIB), and State Traffic Division.
It added that the personnel were to be complemented by other sister agencies in the state to be on standby at religious centres and recreation/event centres across the state to ensure peaceful and hitch-free Easter celebration.
The deployment, the statement noted, would forestall the activities of armed robbers, kidnappers, jobless/dissident youths, as well as, street urchins.
The deployment, the statement added, was in line with its constitutional mandate to maintain law and order, and also ensure a hitch-free Easter celebration in the state.
The command’s image maker further said the Commissioner of Police in Edo, CP Phillip Ogbadu, wished all Christians in the state a happy Easter celebration and encouraged them to be COVID-19 compliant.
He also said in the light of the celebration, the command had put in place adequate security measures in ensuring the security of lives and property of all in the state.
“Police command in Edo wishes to felicitate with our Christian faithful in the state during this period of Easter, a feast commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which commences on Friday, April 2 to Monday, April 5.
The command also advised members of the public to call control room numbers: 08077773721 and 08037646272 in case of any emergency.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/easter-3372-police-personnel-deployed.html
How my father’s death broke me – Omotola Jalade reveals
Speaking on her relationship with her father up till his last moments with the founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo, the actress and Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, shared some of their fondest memories.
Omotola also discussed a period that changed the nature of their father-daughter relationship and caused a strain to their bond.
“When I was about nine years old, I was shipped to Command Secondary School in Kaduna. By that time, they had just given birth to my younger brother. I was a child and I did not take it well at all. I even remember when he was leaving and we both were crying. It really affected me – I thought the reason was because he now had other kids, and I was no longer important to him.”
While in school at Kaduna, her world was shattered by the news of her father’s death, at a time when she was beginning to anticipate returning home to spend more time with him.
“I think everything I have been, positively or negatively, was solely because of my father’s death. It affected me so much; I did not even know how much at the time. I did not even mourn my dad.
At the age of 12, I was becoming a little lady, and I was excited to spend time with my father. That was when I got called out of school because I needed to be home. I knew someone had died because of how everyone in school was tiptoeing around me.
The only thing I kept saying at the airport was, ‘I just hope it is not my dad’,” she added.
“For some callous reason, I was okay with it being anyone but him. When I got home, I was greeted by a crowd. As I walked into the house, I was thinking about which of my family members had died. I saw my brothers, then I saw my mum, and, at that moment, I froze because I knew it was my dad that had died.
“I’m not sure if it was the guilt of wishing death on someone else, and not him, or because I was too young to process it or because I was still angry with him for shipping me off, but I was numb and emotionless, and it has affected me to this day.
“It was like something died in me,” she concluded.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/how-my-fathers-death-broke-me-omotola.html
Singer Dotman and his girlfriend welcome baby boy [photos]
Dotman shared a photo of his girlfriend and son on social media to announce the good news.
Big congrats to them!
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/singer-dotman-and-his-girlfriend.html
“Finally getting married to my best friend” - Iyabo Ojo’s 20-year-old daughter, Priscilla announces her engagement
She made the announcement on her instagram page while announcing her engagement.
Though she didn't reveal her man, she showed off her ring writing;
“Finally getting married to my best friend.”
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/finally-getting-married-to-my-best.html
I find myself always praying for Chioma - Wizkid's first babymama Shola Ogudu says
She made the revelation on her twitter page yesterday evening saying it's weird, but she loves her.
She also used the opportunity to openly pray for her.
Full tweet below...
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/i-find-myself-always-praying-for-chioma.html
U.S. report inaccurate, soldiers killed at least 10 protesters in Lekki - Amnesty Int’l
The U.S., in its ‘2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria,’ said Amnesty International’s report on the shooting at Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos, where soldiers reportedly opened live rounds on protesters, was uncorroborated, a statement that effectively knocking the rights group’s position that at least 10 civilians were shot dead by Nigerian troops deployed against protesters in the upscale Lagos neighbourhood on October 20, 2020.
The U.S. report also stated that soldiers were only sent to the protest ground to enforce a curfew and they shot into the air, a position that pro-government commentators said discredited widespread reports, including a live stream of the attack on Instagram, of how soldiers opened live rounds and left a trail of deaths and injuries.
“On October 20, members of the security forces enforced curfew by firing shots into the air to disperse protesters, who had gathered at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos to protest abusive practices by the Nigerian Police Force’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),” the U.S. report said. “Accurate information on fatalities resulting from the shooting was not available at year’s end. Amnesty International reported 10 persons died during the event, but the government disputed Amnesty’s report, and no other organisation was able to verify the claim.”
The report has since generated controversy, with pro-government agents gleefully parroting it to puncture the heap of evidence that suggests soldiers’ deadly force.
Many sources, including those from security sources, told Peoples Gazette that casualties were recorded on the night of the attack after soldiers fired at protesters who were sitting on the ground, singing the national anthem and waving the Nigerian flag.
A Nigerian celebrity, DJ Switch, also recorded a live Instagram session during the melee, showing gory scenes and saying seven persons had died before her device went off.
She later asserted that casualty figures rose to 15 in a later update on the incident.
Amnesty International’s Nigeria maintains that the testimonies of witnesses at the Lekki Toll Gate affirmed that soldiers fired live rounds at demonstrators as against claims of firing blank bullets in the air.
Amnesty Nigeria chief Osai Ojigho told Peoples Gazette on Thursday that “Amnesty International stands by its initial findings that in October we released based on the information that we’re able to independently verify as at that time and we’ve continued to encourage the state government and the federal government to do justice by the people.
“Amnesty International had asked for independent and transparent investigations into what really happened at the Lekki Toll Gate and we still haven’t seen that and that is what is really worrisome especially because a lot of people will not be able to move on until justice is served.”
Contrary to U.S.’ claims that no other organisation confirmed Amnesty’s findings, Ms Ojigho said her organisation carried out its investigation after the incident while also considering other credible reports.
“Amnesty International stands by its initial findings that in October we released based on the information that we’re able to independently verify as at that time and we’ve continued to encourage the state government and the federal government to do justice by the people.
“There have been other reports by other organisations and also shared on social media attesting to the fact that different people who were located at the Lekki Toll Gate at the time of the incident were reportedly killed.
“CNN carried the report about a young man that died and when the younger brother called the phone number and people picked the call and they claimed that ‘this is not your brother, your brother is dead,” Ms Ojigho said.
Speaking further, she said “there are still a lot of unclaimed bodies in many of the Lagos state hospitals and it raised the question ‘who are those people?’ ‘Would they be allowed to be investigated?’
“Check whether these are people who suffered gunshots for example how long they have been there in order to rightly pinpoint the time they were in.
“If you look at the Amnesty report, we were able to use satellite imagery and information which were picked through verified accounts to show the movement of officers to the Lekki Toll Gate,” she said while adding that “the issue now really is not about government just giving a blatant denial but about how they need to carry out investigation without any fear.
Ms Ojigho said until justice is served in the Lekki killings, Nigerian authorities will continue to carry out grievous human rights abuses.
She noted that although the issues on #EndSARS are ongoing, the U.S. report “is meant to show an unbiased assessment of the current state of affairs with the country.”
The rights advocate expressed confidence that the truth will soon be uncovered as Nigeria moves closer to the six months’ anniversary of the shooting.
“Right now, people are still careful to be publicly identified and this is what has been used by many that they haven’t seen anyone come forward on what really happened,” she said.
Mrs Ojigho, however, said that the U.S. “could have taken more time before evaluating the situation,” even though she was not in a position to determine the activities of the country’s diplomatic officials.
Ms Ojigho said Amnesty will wait also for additional facts from the Lagos judicial panel and the medical facilities where the wounded were taken.
“We’ll retain our call that everything must be open, transparent, and families have the right to know the truth,” she said. “The system needs to work for the people and not only for the government of those who are in the office.”
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/us-report-inaccurate-soldiers-killed-at.html
Bodija traders cry to Makinde, says Customs stole our money, carted away rice in six trucks
Hundreds of traders took to the streets to protest against what they called the Customs’ invasion of their shops.
The traders accused the agency’s operatives of breaking into their shops at midnight to seize bags of rice. The NCS, it was gathered, raided the market around 1.00 a.m., breaking into shops and warehouses, carting away bags of rice in six trucks.
The placards-carrying rice traders called on the NCS to return the rice and money forcibly taken from their shops as they marched from the market to the state secretariat.
One of the affected traders, Olayemi Oladunni, of Block 1, shop 406, said 100 bags of rice and N2 million cash were taken from her shop.
Also, R O Mosope and E A Iyadunni, with shops were situated at Alao-Akala Shopping Complex, described the NCS operatives’ action as unacceptable.
Addressing the protesters in front of the secretariat at Agodi, Sunday Odukoya, the Executive Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security Matters, urged the traders to be patient, saying efforts were ongoing to speak with the NCS.
Mr Odukoya appealed to the protesters to desist from taking the law into their own hands.
The protest led to traffic congestion for hours as vehicular and human movements were affected.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/bodija-traders-cry-to-makinde-says.html
Lagos shuts 430 centres, clubs for violating Covid-19 protocols
Director-General (DG) of the commission, Lanre Mojola disclosed this at a news conference in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
He said the commission was saddled with the responsibility of developing safety guidelines for the State’s reopening of economic activities post Covid-19 lockdown.
“The Commission was involved in the enforcement of Covid-19 Protocol and this led to the sealing of 30 event centres and 400 clubs across the State,” Mojola disclosed.
He added that the commission issued Provisional Safety Compliance Certificates for 90 days and Safety Compliance Certificates thereafter if compliance status was maintained.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/lagos-shuts-430-centres-clubs-for.html
FG orders GoTv, Startimes to migrate to FreeTV platform
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, said the directive was in line with the Digital Switch Over (DSO) process.
DSO is the process of transiting from analog to digital terrestrial broadcasting and the country has set April 29 for the resumption of the roll-out of the second phase in the remaining 31 states.
The first phase of the rollout had covered the Federal Capital Territory and the five states of Plateau, Kaduna, Kwara, Osun and Enugu.
According to the minister, the laws of the land recognises a single frequency network that is being operated by two licensed signal distributors – Integrated Television Services (ITS) and Pinnacle Communications.
He said the two PayTv – Startimes and GoTv – which are currently carrying their respective signals, are in the negation of the law and must migrate to any of the licensed signal distributors of their choice.
“We have directed National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to ask Gotv and Startimes to go to either Pinnacle of ITS.
“They cannot carry their signals and that is the only way the licensed signal distributors can survive,’’ he said.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/fg-orders-gotv-startimes-to-migrate-to.html
Raymond Dokpesi acquitted of money laundering charges
Dokpesi, his company, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, were arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and breach of public trust.
He was alleged to have received N2.1 billion from the office of the national security adviser (ONSA) between October 2014 and March 2015, during the tenure of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser, for services not rendered.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had called 13 witnesses in the course of the trial.
On November 21, 2018, John Tsoho, trial judge, had struck out Dokpesi’s no-case submission and ordered him to open his defence.
Aggrieved, Dokpesi approached the court of appeal seeking to upturn the trial court’s decision.
Delivering judgment in the appeal on Thursday, Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu, justice of the appellate court in Abuja, held that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against the appellants.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/raymond-dokpesi-acquitted-of-money.html
Nigerian PhD student Najeebat Sule shot dead in US, no clue on gunman
No arrest has been made as the gunman remains at large.
Najeebat, a runner-up in Miss Nigeria International pageant in 2019, was shot by a lone gunman while sitting in her car, almost in front of her family’s home.
She was 24 and had just earned a Masters degree in public health at West Chester University.
She was pursuing a doctorate, reports said.
Reports said she was killed shortly before 6pm on March 12, just steps away from her residence in the 8800 block of Frankford Avenue.
Nearly three weeks later, police have not found a motive and have made no arrests, leaving Sule’s family and friends searching for answers.
Her parents are now also in hiding out of fear for their lives.
‘I can’t think of anything that would make anyone want to kill her,’ Sule’s close friend Habibat Magaji, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Magaji was among the last people to have seen Sule alive before she was gunned down.
The two women had spent the night before at Magaji’s home, eating snacks and watching Netflix together.
Less than 24 hours later, Sule was sitting in her gray Toyota Corolla, exchanging text messages with Magaji, when an unidentified man walked up to the vehicle with a gun drawn and shot her several times.
Sule’s father, Adewale Sule, heard the gunfire and emerged from the house just in time to see the suspect fire the last of the shots at his daughter.
‘I saw the guy shooting my daughter. He shot the last round and I pursued him,’ said the father. ‘He ran back to his car.’
Najeet was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.
Her mother, Tawakalitu Sule, said she last heard from Najeet less than two hours before the shooting, when her daughter asked her when she was going to be home.
‘All of my children have been crying every day because of their big sister. They really miss her. I miss my daughter,’ she said.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nigerian-phd-student-najeebat-sule-shot.html
Missing Air Force Alpha jet found, fate of pilots unknown
The location of the crash is approx 30Kms outskirt from the city of Maiduguri.
PR Nigeria reported that the fighter jet was seen flying around Goni Kurmiri and Njimia villages after attacking terrorist locations at the Sambisa axis.
There was no word yet on the fate of the pilot and co-pilot, whether they ejected safely or have been captured by insurgency fighters.
The plane was reported to have lost contact with the radar on Wednesday evening, according to Air Force spokesman, Commodore Edward Gabkwet.
He said the plane lost contact with radar in Borno State, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops.
“The mission was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East.
“The loss of radar contact occurred at about 5:08 p.m. on 31 March 2021.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/missing-air-force-alpha-jet-found-fate.html
Ogun will strike if you abuse your uniform – Wole Soyinka to Amotekun operatives
The playwright did not mince words when he said that Ogun, the god of iron, will strike any operative who abuses his uniform while discharging his duties.
Soyinka said, “Amotekun, we are watching you. If you abuse your uniform, before Ogun strikes you, we would have dealt with you.”
The Ogun State Amotekun Corps was inaugurated Thursday by Governor Dapo Abiodun, who also decorated the Professor as the Super Marshall of the security outfit in the state.
Addressing the gathering, Soyinka expressed dissatisfaction that the police had not been able to give him a feedback on those who he claimed invaded his residence and carted away very sensitive materials, adding that he had since resorted to what he termed ‘do it yourself’.
He warned the police and other security agents not to engage in any competition with the Amotekun corps in Ogun, saying “this is not a replacement for you, you’re too jealous of your uniform.”
He urged them to welcome the new security network into their ranks and allow its operatives to complement their efforts in securing the state.
Also in his words, Abiodun warned that Amotekun should operate within the ambit of the law that established it and should not be involved in unhealthy rivalry with other security agencies.
“The inauguration of Amotekun in Ogun State is not to create unnecessary competition with other security agencies in Ogun,” Abiodun stressed.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/ogun-will-strike-if-you-abuse-your.html
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Nigerian immigration officers arranging marriages for Chinese, Egyptians to obtain resident permits
He warned Nigerians against contracting fake marriages with foreigners.
Mr Babandede, who handed the warning at a briefing with journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, said doing so constituted a punishable offence because it deprived the federal government of expected revenue from tax and payment for resident permits.
According to him, the warning became necessary because the service noticed that in 2020, the number of foreigners who got resident permits in Nigeria had tripled in number.
Mr Babandede disclosed that the NIS arrested a Chinese and several Egyptians who used fake marriages to secure resident permits.
“Last year, if you look at our annual report, we noticed an increase in persons who got resident permits, because of marriage, which suggests the possibility of fake marriages to avoid payment for resident permits and tax is there.
“We are going to be very serious in investigating that and we have already started,” said Mr Babandede.
He added, “I am glad to say that at the moment, we have a Chinese citizen whom we have arrested, who presented himself as a visa agent.
“We have also arrested many Egyptians who have arranged marriages with compromised officers, who are also facing disciplinary actions.
“So, fake marriage will be thoroughly investigated and we will have a special unit to investigate marriages, and we will know how to do it.
“So, we want Nigerians, both male and female, to avoid contractual marriages, because it is an offence under the act, and an attempt to deny paying revenue to government.”
The NIS boss stated that renewals of resident permits must be accompanied by evidence of tax payment, adding that the service is collaborating with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to ensure that non-resident migrants and persons staying for less than 183 days in the country and earn income in Nigeria pay their taxes.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nigerian-immigration-officers-arranging.html
Nigerian beauty queen PhD student, 24, shot dead outside her home in the US
Najeebat Sule, 24, who was known to her loved ones as Najee, was killed shortly before 6pm on March 12, just steps away from her residence in the 8800 block of Frankford Avenue.
Nearly three weeks later, police have not found a motive and have made no arrests, leaving Sule's family and friends searching for answers.
'I can’t think of anything that would make anyone want to kill her,' Sule's close friend Habibat Magaji, told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Magaji was among the last people to have seen Sule alive before she was gunned down.
The two women had spent the night before at Magaji's home, eating snacks and watching Netflix together.
Less than 24 hours later, Sule was sitting in her gray Toyota Corolla, exchanging text messages with Magaji, when an unidentified man walked up to the vehicle with a gun drawn and shot her several times.
Sule's father, Adewale Sule, heard the gunfire and emerged from the house just in time to see the suspect fire the last of the shots at his daughter.
'I saw the guy shooting my daughter. He shot the last round and I pursued him,' said the father. 'He ran back to his car.'
Najeet was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.
Her mother, Tawakalitu Sule, said she last heard from Najeet less than two hours before the shooting, when her daughter asked her when she was going to be home.
'All of my children have been crying every day because of their big sister. They really miss her. I miss my daughter,' she said.
Najeet is survived by her parents and two sisters.
'She was very talented, smart and funny,' one of her siblings told 6abc.
The family are currently staying at an undisclosed location over unspecified concerns for their safety.
Sule and her family immigrated to Philadelphia from Nigeria in the early 2000s.
Sule had only recently earned a Master’s degree in public health from West Chester University and was pursuing a doctorate.
In 2019, she was crowned a second runner-up at the Miss Nigeria International pageant.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/nigerian-beauty-queen-phd-student-24.html
'‘What used to work, does not work anymore’' – Chioma breaks silence
In a story on her insta-page, Chioma broke her silence writing;
“Dear Satan, What used to work doesn’t work anymore”
Many believe it is an address to the situation of things between her and Davido, especially now that a lot of people want her to speak up about Davido's relationship with American model, Mya.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/what-used-to-work-does-not-work-anymore.html
At last! Mr Macaroni changes his famous agbada [photo]
The social media comedian announced this now on his twitter page, saying it is time for change.
Changing his DP to start with, he wrote;
''Finally decided to change my Agbada''
This immediately attracted over 100 comments.
So henceforth, prepare to see another colour of agbada in his skits.
source https://www.ladunliadinews.com/2021/04/at-last-mr-macaroni-changes-his-famous.html
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