Minister blames street traders, beggars for insecurity in Abuja

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, has accused beggars, and street traders from neighboring states of fueling the insecurity in the nation’s capital.

The minister according to a statement issued by the Director of Information and Communication in the FCT, Muhammad Sule, stated this at a meeting with the FCT security committee on Friday.

The committee which is headed by Bello is expected to work with community leaders to build an effective vigilante network in the rural communities.

Represented at the meeting by the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramotu Tijani-Aliyu, the minister said the committee had concluded plans to launch resuscitated G-7 Security Joint Operation in September.

The statement read: “The Security Agencies in the FCT have upped their game and people who have no business being here are being sent away.

“Some of them come under different guises such as begging, street trading, among others. They usually come from neighbouring states and are causing security breaches here. That is why we have decided to send them out.”

The FCT has witnessed several attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and other criminals in recent weeks.

Culled from.ripplesnigeria.com

A Twitter user revealed how a man dumped his fiancée he was supposed to marry later this year after a Facebook post.

According to the user, @JojoNitq, the said man dumped his fiancée after she commented “Yes” on a Facebook post that asks if she can cheat on him for N1million.

The user asks whether the man’s action was right as she tweeted,

A man cancelled his wedding that was supposed to take place in December 2022 ….because the bride to be commented yes on Facebook that she can cheat on the husband for 1Million naira …someone that knows her screen shot it and showed the guy….was the man’s action right?

APC, PDP are part of Nigeria’s problem, I don’t see them as the solution – Obi

The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says the problems bedeviling the nation could turn the electorates against the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Obi stated this in an interview with Reuters while noting that he sees the parties as part of the problem, hence why he does not believe that they can be part of the solution.

According to the former Governor of Anambra state, he intends to harness Nigerians’ anger with the status quo to drive the ‘Obidient’ movement and clinch victory at the presidential polls.

He said; ”I believe that the two parties are part of the problem, I don’t see them being part of the solution. The system they’ve operated over the years, it has brought us to where we are.”

Obi expressed confidence that voters whose nation “on the brink” would rise above religious, ethnic and tribal loyalties that have the two major parties to dominate elections.

“What is important is that people trust. It is simple, you may not like me, but what I’m coming here to do will be different,” he added.

He also stated that he not afraid of stepping on toes of powerful persons who may pose a stumbling block to his plans to transform Nigeria.

“Maybe guys should stop dating broke girls” – Paul Okoye

Legendary Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, has stated that maybe guys should stop dating broke girls in reaction to a woman saying she will never date a broke guy.

Sharing a video on his Instagram in which a woman revealed that she is dating a rich man and she got a tattoo of his name on her tummy.

“Normally, I will never date a broke guy,” the lady is heard saying in the video.

Oro festival: Pastor arrested as church members allegedly stone traditional worshipper to death in Lagos

A clergyman and nine of his church members have been arrested for allegedly stoning a 25-year-old traditional worshipper, Agboola Akeem, to death during a clash in Lagos.

The clergyman, identified as Mercy Okoch of the Truth and The Spirit Prophetic Church in Lagos state, got into a fight with traditional worshippers on Tuesday, August 23 at about 6.30pm.

It was gathered that the traditional worshippers were celebrating their Oro festival while the church members were having a church service. The traditional worshippers allegedly invaded the church premises and asked them to stop their service.

The traditional worshippers and church members got into a shouting match, which turned into a brawl. In the process, one of the traditional worshippers was allegedly stoned to death. This caused a rage among the other traditional worshippers, who vowed to burn down the church.

Officers attached to the Oko Oba Police Division stormed the church premises following a distress call that the church, located at Number 2 Sanni Taiwo Lawal Street in Oko Oba, was about to be set ablaze.

The police were able to quell the tension and evacuated the body of the deceased and deposited it in the morgue. Nine churchgoers, including the pastor, are currently being held in police custody.

Woman arrested in Katsina for allegedly killing her boss inside office

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Ms Muhibat Taiwo Abdulsalam, a staff of the Federal Competitive Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Katsina branch, over alleged murder of her boss.

 

The suspect allegedly killed Julius Haruna, 57, the Northwest Zonal Coordinator of the commission in his office before accusing him of sexual harassment.

 

Spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the incident said the suspect had reportedly done a certain report for which she demanded N80,000.

 

The deceased directed the cashier to give N4,000 to Abdussalam, arguing that what she did was not up to the amount she demanded.

 

According to the police investigation, an argument ensued between the suspect and the deceased in his office in the presence of the cashier who later left the two in fierce argument.

He added that the lady allegedly manhandled the deceased, tore his clothes and took his nude picture. She reportedly rushed to the GRA police station, where she reported him for alleged sexual harassment.

 

"Our investigations also revealed that the suspect, Ms Muhibat, had fought four previous directors who were there before the deceased,” Isah said, adding that investigation into the matter was ongoing.

 

After her report at the police station, some police officers were said to have followed her to the directors office only to meet him lifeless on the floor, with bruises on his body.

 

It was further gathered that Julius Haruna had reported Ms Muhibat severally to the Head Office for acts of insubordination.

 

The elder brother of the deceased, Aegidius Haruna, in a statement said "they quarrelled over money approved for her in the office because she needed extra which he refused to oblige. I think that is how the problem started." 

 

"We are shocked by his death. Our family members sent me here to seek justice for his death,” Aegidius said. 

 

He added that the suspect who is currently detained at the GRA Police station would be moved in due course to the state CID for further investigation. 

Okada man becomes international model after being scouted by fashion designer

A motorcycle rider aka Okada man, has been transformed after a talent hunter took a chance with him and used him as a model.

The fashion designer shared a video which showed the transition of the okada rider to becoming a dapper model that works with international agencies.

Taking to his TikTok account, @alber_noir, showed photos of when he met the bike rider and invited him to the studio.

The following part of the clip showed when the designer was measuring the bike rider and he subsequently transitioned into a professional model.

He then styled him, and as fate would have it, he became a picture perfect model who eventually started being on the cover of publications.

According to the caption in the video, all the man had when he was working as an okada rider was just hope.

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Being an olosho is better than being a graduate in Nigeria — Prophet Solomon Adelana

 Popular Nigerian Prophet, Oba Solomoni, has averred that being a commercial sex worker pays more than being a University Graduate in Nigeria these days.

He said this in his recent live video where he bemoaned the situation of things in the country.

According to the controversial prophet, the value of going to school is hardly noticed because the jobs that come out of being a graduate don’t pay enough and when a graduate eventually retires, it’s not guaranteed that he/she will get pension.

In his words ;

When I think about Nigeria, I cry, especially for you graduates, I cry everyday.

You wake up everyday and suffer to go to school, they get a Job and they get owed salaries, they live like that until they retire and when they retire they have no pension.

Why then did they go to school?

The way it is, Olosho (prostitute) is better than a Graduate in Nigeria.

I cry for graduates.

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Politician takes back water tank he donated to community after losing election

An aspirant contesting for a political position in Kenya has stirred controversy after taking back a goodwill donation.

According to reports, the politician identified as Henry Muthee Munyi, donated a water tank to Karurina community with the hopes that they will vote for him.

Unfortunately, he was defeated by his opponent defeated in the election and this angered him so much that he went back to Karurina, Embu to remove the water tank.

A photo shared on Twitter by RoadAlertsKE showed the spot where the tank was originally mounted now looking empty after being dismantled.

”An aspirant has taken back a water tank he had donated to the public in Karurina, Embu after losing. 😂 😂 ”, the tweet read.

It generated mixed reactions from Kenyans as some supported him while others described the act as pettiness.

@juniormyles9; I would take it back any time. See, when donating the tank, am sure those villagers promised him/her that ground. That means they lied, hence I would lie that I donated the tank.

@_victorodoyo; So what happens if he wants to run again in 2027? The villagers will never forget

@Amsoblest; This is my level of pettiness 🤣🤣🤣 Yes!! Take it all- take everything you’d given your ex mkikosana. Matter of fact, let the voters refund his money too 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

@TerryWangui7; This reminds me of the time when JJ Kamotho was running for a post in Murang’a . He had put up so many electrical poles with the promise of bringing electricity once he gets elected. People from Murang’a never elected him n so he sent some people to go n get his poles back.

@WaNduta8; But then, Moi took back KPLC posts from Kinangop, when his KANU man lost the elections. Bribing voters seems to be the norm in Ghenyan politics. Which invariably leads to poor Quality Leadership.

@Gilbertmwanga; Yes, public should stop this conmanship. They celebrate ua parties and tell u how u are winning before opening of voting only to give u an embarrassing count

@LewisMuuo; It means the public were not in need of it.if it were me i could have done the same,why help someone who doesn’t need the help.

@MaxwellOloo; Supported. Let the voters seek the same from the person they elected. Kenyan electorates are not serious with their future

@MoniqueNjoki; Never a dull moment in my motherland country 😂😂

Police arrest lesbian who allegedly stabbed her partner’s husband to death in Onitsha

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed her lesbian partner’s husband to death in Onitsha.

The deceased, Ikechukwu Onuma, a staff College of Health, Onitsha, came home unannounced on Tuesday night, August 9, to find his wife, Nkemdilim in bed with another woman.

Unknown to him, Nkemdili, who he married in 2019, is allegedly a lesbian and had been keeping a female sex partner.

On catching them in the act, the lesbian identified allegedly attacked the man with a kitchen knife, stabbing him to death, after an argument ensued.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said that the suspect has been arrested.

“We have a suspect in custody and the Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to State CID for a proper investigation,” He Stated.