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 Igbo-Must-Go threats: Ohanaeze condemns ethnic profiling, commends Obasanjo, Sanwo-Olu, others …Urges security agencies to arrest, prosecute perpetrators The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has strongly condemned the recent “Igbo-Must-Go” threats and ethnic profiling against Igbos in Lagos State. The group praised former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Afenifere for their stance on the issue. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Ogbonnia, on Sunday, the group expressed alarm over the orchestrated hate speech and inflammatory rhetoric targeting Igbos. “Ohanaeze Ndigbo notes with grave concern the reckless, provocative, divisive, instigative, and inflammatory dispositions towards the Igbos in Lagos State,” Ogbonnia said. The group condemned the “#IgboMustGo” hashtag and threats from some individuals aiming to forcibly relocate Igbos from Lagos and other South-West states. “We are alarmed by the audacity of those behind this...

 Cholera kills 22 people in Sudan: Health minister Sudan reported 354 cholera cases on Sunday, with 22 deaths amid a raging conflict in the country. "Cholera has killed 22 people, while 354 cases were reported," Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said following a meeting with the deputy leader of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, Anadolu Agency reported. The minister said efforts were underway to ensure the availability of safe drinking water, combat disease vectors, and engage with the international community to secure cholera vaccines. He called on local authorities in the Sudanese provinces to enhance their efforts to combat epidemics. Sudan has fallen into conflict since April 2023 amid fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. According to UN figures, more than 18,800 people have died in the conflict, around ten million have been displaced and over 25 million are in need of humanitarian aid.

 BRIDE TAKES BIKE TO HER WEDDING VENUE AFTER HER DRIVER REFUSED PICKING HER CALLS In a surprising turn of events, a bride is trending online after taking a bike to her wedding venue after her designated driver failed to pick up her calls.  The unusual scene was captured on video and quickly went viral on social media, sparking a wave of reactions. According to a TikTok user who shared the video, the bride was left with no other option when her driver, who was supposed to transport her to the wedding venue, became unreachable. Determined not to miss her own wedding, she opted for a bike, commonly known as "okada," to ensure she arrived on time.

  PRESS RELEASE NNPC Ltd is not owing $6.8bn The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has been drawn to a media report that the company is indebted to international oil traders to the tune of $6.8bn and that it has not remitted revenues to the Federation Account since January, among other allegations.   Consequently, the following clarifications have become necessary: 1. That NNPC Ltd. does not owe the sum of $6.8bn to any international trader(s). In the oil trading business, transactions are carried out on credit, and so it is normal to owe at one point or the other. But NNPC Ltd., through its subsidiary, NNPC Trading, has many open trade credit lines from several traders. The company is paying its obligations of related invoices on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis.  2. It is not correct to say that NNPC Ltd. has not remitted any money to the Federation Account since January. NNPC Ltd. and all its subsidiaries remit their ta...

 Sudan government agrees to send delegation to Cairo Sudan's army-aligned government has said it would send a delegation to Cairo to discuss implementing a previous humanitarian deal, despite boycotting ongoing talks in Switzerland seeking to end the army's 16-month war with paramilitaries. The United States is currently brokering ceasefire talks in an undisclosed location in Switzerland, which the army's adversaries the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are attending, but the army has shunned. Sudan's ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council said in a statement that the delegation in Cairo would discuss "the government's vision for implementing the Jeddah Agreement", which was negotiated last year in a bid to protect civilians, AFP reported. Though fighting has continued unabated, the warring parties had agreed in May 2023 during talks in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah to respect humanitarian principles and allow in badly needed aid. The decision came "bas...

 French Cinema Icon Alain Delon Passes Away at 88 The French cinema world is currently mourning the loss of Alain Delon, a legendary actor known for his profound influence on the industry. Delon passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children - Anthony, Anouchka, and Alain-Fabien, as well as his beloved dog, Loubo. The actor had been living in relative seclusion after suffering a stroke in 2019, which left him weakened. In a statement, his family expressed their deep sorrow and requested privacy during this difficult time. Alain Delon's career includes numerous accolades, including an honorary Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. 

 CAF Introduces $50,000 Grants for Clubs in Preliminary Rounds of Continental Competitions The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a financial boost for clubs participating in the preliminary stages of its interclub competitions.  For the first time, each club competing in the early rounds of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup will receive a $50,000 grant. The initiative is part of CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe's commitment to enhancing club competitions and providing increased financial support.  Traditionally, only clubs reaching the group stages received financial rewards, but this new policy marks a significant shift. Victoria United and Fovu de Baham will each receive $50,000 ($29.8 million FCFA) from CAF to prepare for their African Cup clash. 

 Hamza Abubakar from Bauchi State Nigeria 🇳🇬 has invented a solar stove cooker that uses sunlight ¹. This innovative cooker is expected to reduce expenses on kerosene and gas, and it's a great example of using renewable energy sources. The solar stove cooker is a significant invention, especially for those who struggle to access conventional cooking fuel sources. More photos below. 

 A young Georgia deputy loses his life to an ambush while responding to a domestic disturbance.  Paulding County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Cunningham lost his life last night in the line of duty. The 30-year-old deputy was responding to a home around 6:15 p.m. Saturday evening. As soon as Cunningham and another deputy exited their vehicle they were ambushed as a man in the home opened fire. Multiple agencies then descended on the residence and an hours-long stand off ensued. Finally SWAT breached the home around 4 hours later and discovered the assailant deceased by his own hand. The woman involved in the initial disturbance also suffered from a gunshot wound. Her current condition is critical but stable.  Deputy Cunningham was rushed to the Wellstar Paulding Medical Center where he passed away from his injuries in the emergency room. Deputy Cunningham had been with the Paulding County Sheriff's office since 2020 and his death is the first death in the line of duty in the ...

 Ohio mother lands behind bars after a video goes viral showing her disturbing interaction with her baby. 21-year-old Haley Ryan from Montgomery County, Ohio, has been booked into jail with formal charges pending. The arrest comes after a video began making rounds on social media. This prompted numerous calls to the Montgomery County Sheriff's office, some from as far away as Texas. All of the callers were demanding justice for the baby seen in the video. According to reports, the video shows Ryan leaning over a crib before shrieking at the baby inside of the crib. After this it appears Ryan is striking the baby inside of the crib multiple times. She then storms away and the person recording (presumably the father) is seen going to check on the baby before the video ends. The child is less than 1-year-old and the incident occurred inside of the father's apartment in Harrison Township. Police say it is still a very active investigation and the father could face charges for failu...

 Hurricane Ernesto knocks out power in Bermuda but major damage avoided. The storm -- which over the past week has caused major power outages and flooding in Puerto Rico and Bermuda -- looks set to pass the Canadian coast on its way into the northern Atlantic by the middle of the coming week. Ernesto is the fifth named storm and the third hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season. It made landfall in Bermuda early on Saturday, dumping 7 to 9 inches of rain and flooding parts of the island. The British Overseas Territory avoided major damage, and Ernesto is now some 200 miles northeast of Bermuda. As of Sunday morning, Ernesto had winds of 70 mph and was moving slowly -- heading north-northeast at only 9 mph -- though it is predicted to pick up speed in the course of the day. Increased speed may see Ernesto again cross the 74 mph sustained winds threshold to return to Category 1 hurricane status. PHOTO: This photo provided by the National Park Service on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, in Rod...

 Malawi opposition endorses ex-leader Mutharika to run in 2025 Malawi's main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year's presidential election, Reuters reported. Mutharika, 84, who was president from 2014 to 2020, said in his acceptance speech he and his party would fix the economy, whose growth has been anaemic and plagued by foreign currency shortages that led to lack of fuel and medicines. He will face President Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party, who will be seeking a second term at the election scheduled for September 16, 2025. "We come from a background of winning from the opposition. We will do the same next year. We are coming to fix the economy," Mutharika told his party's national convention in Blantyre. Mutharika, a former law professor, oversaw infrastructure improvements and a slowdown in inflation during his tenure, but critics accused him of corrupt...

Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Prime Minister.  Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra talks to reporters after receiving a royal letter of endorsement for the post at the Pheu Thai party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18, 2024.  👉 Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, vowed to boost the kingdom's sluggish economy as she formally took office on Sunday.  Paetongtarn, at 37 the kingdom's youngest-ever PM, comes to power after a court sacked the previous premier and disbanded the main opposition party, throwing Thailand's ever-febrile political scene into a new round of turmoil.  She is the third Shinawatra to be prime minister but will hope to avoid the fate of her father and aunt Yingluck, both of whom were thrown out of power in military coups.  Paetongtarn accepted King Maha Vajiralongkorn's official written command to form a government in a cerem...

 SANWO-OLU OPENS LAST RED LINE FLYOVER IN MUSHIN •‘We’ve fulfilled our pledge’ — Governor   Mushin Flyover — the last of the five overpasses built along the Red Line corridor — is now open to traffic. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, formally commissioned the infrastructure, bringing a new commuting experience to the axis. The project, undertaken by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), has brought traffic relief to motorists and commuters connecting Agege Motor Road from Onipanu, just as it solved congestion and delays associated with railway level crossing at Ogunmokun axis. The overpass also eliminated pedestrian and vehicular interference on the rail tracks, eradicating the risk of accidents and collisions between trains and vehicles. A euphoric crowd of residents thronged the short ceremony where the Governor, his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and members of the State’s cabinet gathered to inaugurate the project. Before the Mushin Flyove...

 NEW ENGAGEMENT CHANNELS RECORD HIGH FEEDBACK - LASG  The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Political, Legislative and Civic Engagement, Dr. Tajudeen Abiodun Afolabi has revealed that the recently launched new engagement channels by the present administration, aimed at enhancing communication between the State Government and Residents, are recording a significant volume of feedback from Lagosians. Dr. Afolabi disclosed this recently during an interview session with the crew of “Eko n Sanjo”, an Indigenous programme on Traffic Radio 96.1fm, in his Office at the Secretariat, Alausa-Ikeja. The Special Adviser said that this Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration remains committed to fostering an open dialogue with the public towards building a more responsive and accountable government. He added that the feedback received so far will be instrumental in shaping the state government ongoing policy decisions.  Dr. Afolabi recalled that after the recent protest,...

 A mother and her five children have lost their lives after eating Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy in Karkari village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State.    The incident occurred at late Malam Abdulkarin house, on Thursday, August 15.   A neighbour, Garba Muhammad told Daily Trust that due to economic hardship and hunger, the widow who was the one catering for her five children used an expired cassava flour to prepare the food.   “Eating the food led to the d£ath of the six members of the family, including the mother," the source said.    Those who lost their lives include Alhakatu Abdulkarim and her five children; Bashir, Firdausi, Hafsat, Usman and Jamilu.   The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident on Saturday, August 17, said six members of the family who ate the food were rushed to Gwarzo General Hospital where they were confirmed d£ad by doctors   Kiyawa added that inve...

 Collaboration: Customs, FRSC Stage 5km Walk to Promote Work-Life Balance The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday, 17 August 2024, co-led officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) alongside the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), with the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Muhammad, in a 5km walk tagged “Work-Life Balance” aimed at strengthening collaboration between the two agencies. Shortly after co-leading the 5km “Work-Life Balance” event with Corps Marshal Shehu Muhammad, which started at the FRSC Headquarters around 6 am, officers and men of the two agencies traversed Herbert Macaulay Way to the Wuse Market traffic light and returned to the FRSC Headquarters via Maputo Street. CGC Adeniyi expressed a solid determination to enhance inter-agency collaboration between the NCS and the FRSC, particularly in curbing smuggled vehicles on Nigerian roads. He reiterated that the essence of the walk was to strengthen the existing relationship among...

 "Everybody in Nigeria is rich. When I went there for my collaboration with Odumodublvck, everyone was just wearing Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and other expensive clothes everywhere. I even got some of them at half of the normal price in the US." Nasty C  "The last time I went to Nigeria was amazing. They even gave me a Nigerian name, EBUKA, cuz they told me that I look like an Igbo man. I even told Odumodublvck that I've been to Nigeria so many times but the time that I collaborated him was so far my favorite trip to Nigeria. The love Nigerians showed me the last time I went to Nigeria was just outta this world and I had a lot of fun. I didn't even wanna leave Nigeria again cuz my song with Odumodublvck is one of my biggest songs this year. I saw some of my idols, people that I've been listening to for over 10-years now like Wande Coal, Phyno, Oxlade and they even embraced me. To this day, I have never washed the clothes I wore the day they embraced me. Nig...

 “Defamation is when you say something about someone that is not true .  The Biggest mistake Prophet Jeremiah made was suing VDM for Defamation “ Barrister Liborous  Is he selling Miracle water ? Yes  Is the miracle water working ? No  Are the products NafDac approved ? No .   So how is someone stating Facts becomes defamation?  He has taken down the items from his website but the proves are there . He will have to provide all evidence in Court .  Nigerians are going through a lot already . You have several cars and mansions but you still collect 2k from the people struggling . Who ever advised you made a terrible mistake . You will learn “. Barrister Liborous

 Like he did Chinese firm, Amosun also cancelled my Ogun contract – Pat Utomi An academic and opposition politician, Pat Utomi, has narrated how he suffered to pay back millions of naira in loans after ex-Ogun governor Ibikunle Amosun allegedly cancelled a contract Mr Utomi had with the state government. Mr Utomi was reacting to Mr Amosun’s admission that a contract he cancelled while he was Ogun governor has now led Nigeria to an embarrassing situation in which the country’s presidential jets are being seized in Europe. Amosun said he cancelled the contract with the Chinese firm in 2016 after the Ogun government discovered that the firm’s claims were false. The Chinese firm Zhongfu International Investment FXE recently secured a French court order to seize three Nigerian presidential jets over its business dispute with the Ogun government. “The Chinese were not the only victims. One prominent Ogun indigene allegedly committed suicide with similar Amosun action. I too was a victim,...

  World's heaviest man alive loses 542kg. Here's how he went from 610kg to 63kg The world’s heaviest man who used to be lifted with a crane has now lost an unbelievable amount of weight after he got an offer from the Saudi King. Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, a young man from Saudi Arabia, used to weigh 610 kilograms. He was once known as the heaviest man alive. However, he has undergone a major transformation and shed an astonishing 542 kilograms, thanks to an intervention by Saudi Arabia’s former King Abdullah. It all began in 2013 when Shaari was bedridden for more than three years and had a weight of 610 kilograms. According to reports, he was not only the heaviest person alive, but also the second-heaviest person to have ever lived. His health was so severe that Shaari was completely dependent on the support of his family and friends for his basic needs. As he reached out for some help, this caught the attention of King Abdullah, who then decided to help Shaari with a comprehen...

 Dozens injured in Germany after ferris wheel catches fire at music festival At least 30 people have been injured at a music festival near Leipzig, Germany after a ferris wheel suddenly caught fire. Two of the 30 injured people are in a serious condition, according to Germany's Red Cross. Four people suffered burns and one was inured in a fall while smoke inhalation affected 18 people, AFP reported citing police sources. The fire started in one gondola and spread to a second on Saturday night, police said. Four people suffered burns and one suffered injuries from a fall. Others, including first responders and at least four police officers, were to be examined in the hospital for possible smoke inhalation. The incident took place at the Highfield festival at Störmthaler Lake near Leipzig. Police are investigating the cause of the fire. As of Sunday morning, police were still unable to provide concrete information about the condition of those injured. The exact number of casualties h...

 FOUR SUSPECTS BUSTED IN AN ATTEMPTED CIT ROBBERY, THREE AK-47 RIFLES, A PISTOL, DOZENS OF AMMUNITION AND STOLEN CAR CONFISCATED According to a report, the success of this operation was made possible by the proactive efforts of Crime Intelligence, which provided crucial information about the suspects' plans. This information enabled a joint team to Spring into action and strategically position themselves along the R545 Road, heading to Ogies. Upon spotting the suspects attempting to carry out the robbery in a white Mercedes-Benz Sedan, of which they failed, the members were able to intervene and prevented the attack on the security cash truck. The suspects then fled the scene in several other vehicles including a blue BMW 330i Sedan and charcoal Kia SUV. A high speed chase ensued, with law enforcement agencies successfully stopping the suspects in the Vosman Policing area. During the arrest, the suspects were found in position of three AK-47 rifles with six (06) magazines as well a...