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Suspected Ballot Snatcher Shot Dead In Kebbi State April 15, 2023      A suspected ballot box snatcher has been shot dead by soldiers on patrol at Bajida polling unit 001, Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi South. The yet-to-be-identified man was reportedly shot dead while he was attempting to snatch a ballot box from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the ongoing supplementary elections in the state. According to eyewitnesses in the area, the deceased was a member of the proscribed Yansakai, a local volunteer vigilante group. He was said to have intruded into the polling unit claiming to be a security agent. He was alleged to have attempted to snatch a gun from a soldier at the polling unit when he was shot. “He and his group rushed to the polling unit trying to snatch the ballot box as INEC officials were moving the ballot box to the collation centre. “Efforts to stop him by people at the polling unit failed and as he struggled to collect the g

Most Southeasterners Have Lost Faith In Governance – Okonjo-iweala April 15, 2023      The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said many Nigerians, especially those from the South-East, have lost hope in governance. She charged the Abia State governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, to run a clean and transparent government. Okonjo-Iweala said the incoming government should focus on “disruptive strategies rather than traditional operational systems”. She gave the charge in a speech she presented virtually at the inauguration of the 100-member 2023 Abia Transition Council held in Aba, Abia’s economic hub. She said, “I told the governor-elect that everything we will do would depend on this governance. Nigerians, especially from that side of the South-East, have lost faith in governance. “They no longer believe the government can provide anything for them. They provide for themselves boreholes, electricity and every other thing for themselves. Although that

Voting Disrupted In Rivers Polling Unit, INEC Officials ‘Flee’ With Result Sheet, BVAS, Others 15 April 2023 Saturday’s supplementary polls were disrupted at Ward 4, Polling Unit 5 of Sogho in the Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the disruption followed a disagreement between the party agents of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to reports obtained by newsmen, the voting process was going on smoothly until the disagreement occurred. However, in the heat of the disagreement, the ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) abruptly left the scene and took with them the result sheets, BVAS machines, ballot boxes, and ballot papers. In their haste, they, however, left the voting cubicle behind. One of the voters who was quoted in a report by Channels Television alleged that the votes were neither counted nor the result sheets signed before the INEC officials left.  

Sowore Raises Alarm Over Tinubu’s Health April 15, 2023      The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyole Sowore, on Saturday, raised an alarm over the whereabouts and health status of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Sowore said Tinubu was not seen in Mecca performing the hajj which was contrary to claims by his aides. He also wondered why Tinubu’s location and health status have been kept hidden from the public. Tweeting, Sowore wrote: “Tinubu @officialABAT wasn’t seen anywhere in Mecca (some of his handlers claimed he briefly traveled there). “But he was never with @mbuhari and his tightly control apparitions in France are largely controlled but unverifiable sightings. “What’s Tinubu’s real health condition? Why is everything hidden since his selection and departure to France where he seems to be on an Island?” One more photo below. 

MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY RAPED 2 YEAR OLD BABY HAS BEEN REMANDED IN PRISON CUSTODY BY COURT  Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka has remanded one Joseph Egwuatu, a 35 year old man who allegedly raped a 2 year old baby in Anambra West Local Government Area. Joseph who hails from Nzam in Anambra West LGA was arraigned before the Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court in Awka on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 on a two count charge bothering on rape.  Though the charge was read to him but he didn't not take a plea. Speaking immediately after the court session, Joseph who gave his side of the story denied the allegation noting that he only opted to help babysit the child when she was asked by one of the relative to do so upon running an errand. According to him, he stepped aside to get a few things done in the house when he heard the baby crying and decided to go check on her but to his shock saw her in pool of her own blood with lots of tear in

Anambra Man Narrates His Traumatic Experience With Unknown Gunmen On His Birthday Read 👇👇 "The Traumatic Experience I and my family had with the UNKNOWN GUNMEN yesterday being My Birthday was a Sad one but Yet Victorious. I woke up feeling so different Yesterday even though it was my Birthday. I rushed to Church and prayed for life and supernatural protection 🙏 I was on my way with my family driving back to base from IMO STATE just a celebrate my BIRTHDAY in grandstyle. I saw A car following me and bike men struggling to overtake me but ofcourse it didn’t occur to me to take caution so I got over it 😠  So I got to a very terrible bad road along ihiala axis Anambra state and applied brakes then immediately one bike overtakes me and came down with Ak47 pointing at me to come down or he shoots and render Me lifeless 😳 The other people surrounded the car while I came out with my hands up. The one pointing gun at me entered the driver’s seat to drive off but saw my family and the

WOMEN TITLE-TAKING IN IGBOLAND Title-taking in Igboland in the past was reserved for elderly, married, and wealthy women who have distinguished themselves in life but nowadays, young women who have achieved success in life and brought good names to the town or community. Age is no longer a criterion for title-taking. The recent conferment of the Odeluwa (The one who writes for the world) on the renowned literary icon, Chimamanda Adichie is a testament that title-taking in Igboland is not for elderly people alone.There are a lot of titles women take in Igboland. Nne Mmanwu, Iyom, and Otu Odu are coveted titles for women in Igboland .  Iyom The Iyom title is a title conferred to women of proven integrity, and nobility in character and behaviour.It is similar to the Igbo Ozo title for men. Iyom is the highest title a woman can belong in societies where it is conferred. Admission into the highly coveted society of ndi Iyom requires the approval of the husband, and (sometimes) the kinsmen.

Supplementary Election: INEC Officials Finally Arrive Anambra, Thugs Arrested, As One Vote Goes for 10,000 Live updates from the venues of the ongoing supplementary election for the Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State, show that the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who are to conduct and officiate the election, have just arrived centres with the voting materials, after long hours of wait by the electorates. Visits to the various polling units across the Ogbaru area revealed that some of the registered voters who had exhausted their patience had gone home, while some who went home earlier had returned the second time, before the arrival of the electoral officials, who just drove into the venues just few minutes ago, including the Iyiowa Odekpe ward, where the officials arrived at about 10:27am, against the 8.am scheduled time for commencement of the exercise. A concerned citizen in the Kala area of the Constituency, Paschal Candle, also told thi

18 Lawyers To Prosecute Electoral Offenders - EFCC, INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have appointed 18 lawyers including two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to prosecute electoral offenders. The 18 lawyers – all legal officers of both INEC and the EFCC – will prosecute electoral offences relating to financial crimes arising from the 2023 general elections.  

Nigerian dies after falling from hotel window in Turkey 15 April 2023  Nigerian-born Italian up-and-coming volleyball star, Julia Ituma, has died after a suspected fall from a hotel room window in Turkey,  following her team, Novara’s, defeat to Turkish side Eczacibas in the Champions League semi-final. Turkish police said 18-year-old Ituma was staying on the sixth floor of a hotel in Istanbul. The body of the Italian-born athlete of Nigerian origin was discovered at 5:30 am local time in front of the hotel, Turkish daily Daily Sabah reported. Her club announced, “With deep sorrow and emotion the untimely death of Italian volleyball player Julia Ituma.” “The tragedy occurred in the early hours of the day and the specifics of the incident are being investigated by the Turkish police,” the Italian club added. “We are all dismayed by this tragedy which affects not only the volleyball world but all of Italian sport,” Italian Volleyball Federation President Giuseppe Manfredi said in a state

Tunisian footballer dies after setting self ablaze 15 April 2023   Tunisian football player Nizar Issaoui, 35, has died from burns suffered after setting himself alight earlier this week as a protest against "police injustice", his family said on Friday. Clashes erupted between police and angry protesters in Haffouz, the hometown of Issaoui. Police fired gas to disperse the protesters who had gathered in front of the police headquarters, witnesses told Reuters. Issaoui, a former player for top-flight side US Monastir and a father of four published a video on Facebook in which he said the reason for his protest was being falsely accused of terrorism in Haffouz, Kairouan, central Tunisia. The striker, who was a free agent and playing in the amateur leagues before his death, suffered third-degree burns and doctors weren't able to save his life, his brother Ryad told reporters. The interior ministry was not immediately available for comment. Local media said that Issaoui deci

MAJOR GENERAL AKINJOBI ASSUMES COMMAND AS THE 40TH GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 1 DIVISION The newly appointed General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army and Force Commander Operation Whirl Punch  Maj Gen OT Akinjobi assumed command on Friday 14 April 2023, as the 40th General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army.  In his Maiden remarks, Gen Akinjobi commended his predecessor, describing him as a qualified Infantry General, a seasoned fighter and one who has made the Nigerian Army proud in various theatres of operations across the country. In his words  "I am very proud of you, indeed the Nigerian Army is proud of you,”  He said as General Lagbaja reports to Army Headquarters as the Chief of Operations, the Division will be counting on him for numerous support. Earlier in his remarks, the immediate past General Officer Commanding Maj Gen TA Lagbaja described the new GOC as a seasoned senior officer who fully understands the 1 Division Area of Responsibility and count

 Romans 14:8 - For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's.  For More than 20 years, my sister Adenike Adewunmi Adebisi waited on the Lord for a baby. The Lord did it but unfortunately took them both this morning( 13/04/2023) She complained of Shortness of breath, and she died before she was rushed to the hospital.   She was planning of having her 50th Birthday with the naming later this year. 💔💔 Please pray for us because this  pain is unbearable. Good Night  to my wonderful and Amazing sister.. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 ( Signed , Adejoke Adewunmi Toba). Watch below and one more photo 

Hakimi: Marry your mother, if you can’t trust your wife —Peter Okoye Popular Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, popularly referred to as Mr. P, has weighed in on the divorce saga of PSG defender Achraf Hakimi. Reports broke out on Friday that the World Cup semi-finalist had left his wife, Hiba Abouk, who in the process of the divorce demanded more than half of the PSG star’s belongings. Abouk later did they learn that the Moroccan had zero belongings and had put all his property, clothes, house, cars, jewelry, and so on under his mother’s name. Reacting to this, Okoye, in a series of tweets, questioned why most men are rejoicing because of the footballer’s story. He further advised that if you can’t trust your wife, don’t marry her. The singer also noted that they should remember their mother is also someone’s wife. He wrote, #JustMyOwnViewAndOpinion I don’t understand why most men are rejoicing over this Hakimi story? Like I don’t get it🤷🏾‍♂️ The truth is bitter but needs to be told. If y

Your Wife Is More Important To You Than Your Mother — Nigerian Businessman, Brian Dennis Tells Men  He wrote: “Your girlfriend is not your family. Your fiancé is not your family.  But you see that woman that you carried your family people to go and pay her dowry, that woman that you said wedding vows to in the presence of family and friends, she has become your first family.  The moment you marry a woman, she’s your first family and although you may not like to hear it, she becomes more important to you than your mother, the same way your mother was more important to your father than your grandmother.  This is why the woman you decide marry is the most important decision you’ll ever make as an adult male because if you get it wrong, you’ll spend a long time regretting it.  We take our time when we want to buy a car to make sure we get the best. When we want to buy a house, we spend months checking different properties, the environments they’re in, traffic factors and the neighborhood b

Almajiri found dead in Jigawa, with gorged eye 15 April 2023  Police in Jigawa recovered the corpse of a 16-year old “Almajiri” in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state on Friday. Assailants had gorged one of his eyes before the police arrived. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, stated on Friday that the Islamic knowledge teacher of the deceased, Malam Muhammad Mustafa, reported the matter to the police. “The complainant reported that one of his students, aged 16, went to a nearby bush to fetch firewood at about 8 a.m. on Friday, but did not return home. “The student was later found in a pool of his own blood with one of his eyes removed,” he stated. Shiisu added that the boy was taken to Dutse General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor. He stated also that a manhunt had started for the assailants.   

IYC inaugurates surveillance security committee to curb herdsmen incessant Attacks 15 April 2023  The Central Zone of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), as parts of efforts to checkmate the activities of errant herdsmen in Bayelsa State, has inaugurated a surveillance and security committee to protect farmland, communities and indigenes of the state. The surveillance and security committee comprises youth presidents and clan chairmen of communities across the local government areas of the state. Inaugurating the committee yesterday at Ijaw House, Yenagoa, the Chairman of IYC Central Zone, Mr. Clever Inodu, lamented the nefarious activities of some herdsmen who flagrantly flout the state anti-open grazing law by brazenly carrying out open grazing. He opined that there had been killings of their parents and indigenes on their farmlands hence the IYC had resolved to take charge of the communities and farmlands as youth leaders to forestall future occurrences. According to him, “We are gathere

Igbo lawyers warn against attack on Peter Obi 15 April 2023  Igbo Lawyers Association (ILA) on Friday issued a firm warning to some people it referred to as unscrupulous politicians, asking them to desist from their move to demonize the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi. The Coordinator of ILA, Barr. Victor Onweremmadu said that the Association has been watching carefully the attacks on Obi since he decided to approach the Presidential Election Tribunal to retrieve a mandate he believed was stolen from him. Onweremmadu said that it is disheartening that all efforts made by ILA to convince young Igbos that the “One Nigeria Project” is feasible and possible are currently being ruined by the efforts of some ethnic jingoist and religious bigot who now using Obi’s decision to reclaim his mandate to demonstrate hidden hatred for Ndigbo. “Igbo lawyers have taken a stand on the issue of Peter Obi. We’ve equally extended our warning to those unscrupulous politicians

Fact check: Will Hakimi get half of wife’s net worth April 15, 2023      Reports from many internet-based news outlets suggested that Moroccan footballer, Achraf Hakimi will receive half of his ex-wife, Hiba Abouk’s net worth as a divorce settlement. Recall that news broke on social media that the PSG star’s ex-wife, Abouk failed to acquire half of his €70 million fortune as Hakimi reportedly has nothing in his name. The reports postulated that the Morocco international put all his assets in his mother, Mrs Fatima’s name. Fresh reports have emerged insinuating that the 24-year-old stands a chance of getting half of his 36-year-old wife’s properties. The actress filed for divorce sometime in March 2023 after French Prosecutor accused the PSG full-back of rape. She had reportedly demanded half of the footballer’s fortune in the divorce suit but was shocked to find out that Hakimi has nothing in his name. READ ALSO Serena Williams wins again, upsets No.2 seed Kontaveit Emerging reports

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