Ghanaian law graduate denied call to bar because she practices lesbianism

The young lady was not summoned by the Body of Benchers to the venue where the call to bar is usually held.

The TikTok star had earlier come out as lesbian in a video which went viral on the internet.

According to Ditabhey media, in addition to her sexual orientation, the several body piercings and tattooes were reasons Ama was side lined after six years of rigorous study for her LLM.

She was accused of not being committed to becoming a lawyer in good standing, and consequently denied the chance to practice law by the Ghana Bar Association.

Local media reports that some unidentified persons filed a petition against her over her contentious online personas and a punitive ruling was made against her as a result.

A disgruntled Ama and some of her friends took to social media to challenge the Ghana Bar Association’s decision.

She lamented that it was inappropriate and unjust for the GBA to suddenly prevent her from becoming a lawyer after she had passed all her exams.

Man stoned to death for beheading his girlfriend

A 30-year-old Kenyan man has been stoned to death by an irate mob after he was accused of killing his girlfriend on Wednesday morning November 9, 2022, in Nyaga village, Gatanga, Murang’a county, Kenya.

Kamau Ngugi reportedly killed Mary Mwihaki, 39, before beheading her in what is believed to have been a love tussle.

Kamau who has been dating the mother of three for quite some time, reportedly suspected she had been having an affair with another man.

He accosted Mwihaki while milking at her employer’s farm and attacked her with a panga.

An eyewitness said;

“We heard Mwihaki raise alarm and dashed to the scene only to find she had been beheaded.”

Kamau was stoned to death by the irate mob after being apprehended.

Vinkie Nkatha, a friend of Mwihaki, said that the deceased had disclosed to her that she was feeling unsafe with Kamau and she had feared for her life.

Nkatha said;

“On Sunday, she told me the man had called her requesting that they meet and talk which she agreed to.

“She told me they have talked out their differences and he had asked to meet her the following day.”

Nkatha further disclosed that Kamau called Mwihaki on Tuesday, November 8, to ask her if she would agree to meet him but she felt scared.

She added;

“She was shaking, she told me she feared something bad might happen and I told her not to go see him.” 

2023 population census to gulp N532.7 billion – NPC boss

The Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Alhaji Nasir Isa Kwarra has disclosed that it would cost the nation the sum of N532.7 billion to effectively conduct a census in 2023.

He gave the disclosure while defending the 2023 budget of the agency when he appeared before the Senate Committee on National Population and Identity Management on Wednesday in Abuja.

The NPC boss who appeared alongside his management team said the amount was purely for the conduct of the 2023 census which he said would be digitally done.

“Aside from the N10 billion budgetary proposal for the 2023 fiscal year earmarked for NPC, the sum of N532.795,604, 726 billion is estimated for the conduct of the 2023 Census,” he stated.

Amid a high level of insecurity with hard-to-reach terrains in some states across the country, the NPC boss maintained that the Commission was ready to re-write the history of census in Nigeria by ensuring credibility, accuracy and reliable head count.

“The proposed sum for the conduct of the 2023 census, covers post-enumeration survey and that the exercise will be a great departure from the past in terms of keying into the issue of climate change,” he said.

In the 2023 budgetary proposal for the agency, Kwarra said N1.05 billion was earmarked for capital expenditure, N655 million for overhead and N8.6 billion for personnel.

For the 2022 fiscal year, the NPC boss said a total of N206.85 billion was appropriated for the commission out of which N107.7 billion was earmarked for capital expenditure, N615 million for overhead and N7.8 billion for personnel cost.

However, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Sahabi Ya’u, told the NPC boss to furnish the committee with details of projects executed with the 2022 appropriation line by line and those proposed for the 2023 fiscal year.

The request by the NPC boss to decorate the Chairman and members of the committee as 2023 Census ambassadors at the beginning of the session was turned down.

Unlike Buhari, I’ll End Boko Haram Insurgency, Reduce Taxation, Unite Nigerians, Atiku Boasts

The former vice president also mocked the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying Nigerians should say “enough is enough of hunger, unemployment caused by the Buhari-led government.”

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his commitment to fighting insecurity in Borno state and the entire country if voted into power in 2023 

Atiku disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the PDP presidential campaign rally in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The former vice president also mocked the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying Nigerians should say “enough is enough of hunger, unemployment caused by the Buhari-led government.”

He said he was not impressed with President Muhammed Buhari’s handling of security in the country, especially regarding the protracted Boko Haram insurgency.

The PDP candidate vowed that his government will not only end insurgency and other security issues but also keep the nation more united.

He also promised to reduce taxation, and revamp the Lake Chad basin to boost agricultural farm produce in Borno state.

 “When we arrived (in) Borno, we visited the Shehu of Borno who requested us five things and we have promised that if we get elected as President, we shall fulfill our promises,” Atiku said.

“In the Shehu of Borno's speech, he asked for three to four things and I, in my capacity as Zannah Santa of Borno, I've promised that if Nigerians elected me, I'll do them in Borno by God's grace.

“First, he said he wants us to revive the Chad Basin Authority. When I was working in Borno, it was working fully and provided employment opportunities. Secondly, he asked me to bring back the peaceful atmosphere in the state.

“You can't achieve anything without peace and I'm promising to restore peace because there's no reason why there should be security issues in Borno at a time like this.”

Kano TikTok skit makers to receive 40 lashes in public, sweep court premises and wash toilets for defaming Governor Ganduje - See Video

 

Kano State Magistrate Court presided over by Aminu Muhammad Gabari on Monday, November 7, 2022, ordered 40 lashes be administered on two skit makers, Mubarak Isa Muhammad (Uniquepikin) and Nazifi Muhammad Bala for defaming the character of Governor Ganduje on their Tiktok accounts.

The court also ordered the duo to sweep and wash the toilets of Nomansland Magistrates Court premises for 30 days.

“They will receive 20 lashes each, to be administered in the public. They should also sweep and wash the toilets of Justice Aloma Mukthar Court Complex in No-man’s-land,” the judge ruled.

The convicts had pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of defamation and inciting public disturbance slammed against them.

The First Information Report indicated that the duo posted on their Tiktok account that Ganduje does not see a land without selling it and he sleep a lot.

Based on that, the prosecutor, Barrister Wada Ahmad Wada and Principal State Counsel, Kano State Ministry of Justice applied for a summary trial against the duo.

When the case resumed on Monday November 7, for judgement, Magistrate Gabari ordered the convicts to pay a fine of N10,000 each for defaming the character of Kano State Governor.

Magistrate Gabari also ordered them to pay another fine of N10,000 each for inciting public disturbance.

He then similarly administered non-custodial terms against the convicts.

Consequently, he ordered the convicts to make a video on social media tendering an apology to Ganduje.

The skit makers were taken to court after they were captured in a viral TikTok video calling out Ganduje

In the video, they referred to Ganduje as a “corrupt politician” who sold every available plot of land in the state.

"This is a chapter that is talking about Ganduje. And who is this Ganduje? He is a husband to an influential woman and a father to an Arabian. And he is also from Kano state. The qualities of this Ganduje are as follows: He is a governor that loves to sleep,” they said.

 

"But he has become a suspect in the eyes of the people of Kano. To say a few of his qualities and talents, whenever he sees a piece of land in Kano he is definitely going to take his share. To explain this further, it is either he makes it available for sale or sells it off completely, but in the end, something questionable must occur."

 

see more trouble happening in PDP – Fayose

Former Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned there will be more turbulence within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Fayose, in a tweet, claimed things might get messier within the next few days or weeks.

The former governor warned that the impending turbulence might be more serious than ever.

He wrote: “I see more serious turbulence for the PDP, more than ever before. I have been silent all this while, hoping that things will get better.

“I’d advise we do more than we are doing now to resolve this crisis as events in days/weeks ahead may likely get messier. I pray this advice is not ignored.”

PDP has been in crisis since former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential candidate.

Atiku’s emergence led to the factionalization of the PDP. Governor Nyesome Wike, who lost out on the presidential ticket, is aggrieved that Atiku opted for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State ahead of him.

Wike, who succeeded in pulling some governors and party chieftains to his side, also demanded the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu as the PDP’s National Chairman.

The governor and his allies noted that a particular region of the country couldn’t produce the party’s National Chairman and presidential candidate.

2023: Fayose reveals who he’ll vote for during presidential, governorship election

Isaac, the younger brother of a former Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed he will vote for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election.

The younger Fayose made the remark while declaring the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a dead party.

In a Facebook post, he said he would vote for Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State.

“PDP National is a dead party! In Lagos, I am voting for Governor Babajide Sanwo Olu. My polling unit is on Admiralty way Lekki phase 1.

“For President, I am voting Mr. Peter Obi,” Fayose wrote.

Many Nigerians have been clamouring for the former Anambra State governor to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

Obi’s supporters continue to grow in numerical strength.

Bandits abduct district head, six others in Zamfara

Muhammad Galadima, the district head of Kwangami village and six others in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been kidnapped by bandits.

A source told DAILY POST that the armed terrorists abducted the victims on Monday.

According to the source, there was confusion in the village as the residents tried all they could to escape the attack, saying that many people were injured.

He explained that the District Head and the other people were abducted from their houses and taken to the camp of the abductors.

He said, “We are currently living in fear because the bandits are always around us abducting our people and asking for ransom.”

He revealed that just recently, “they (terrorists) abducted 10 of our villagers on their farmlands. They are still in captivity following their inability to pay the ransom.”

SP Mohammed Shehu, the State Police Public Relations Officer, could not be reached for comment on the incident.

Atiku vows to defeat opponents the way Arsenal defeated Chelsea

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said he will defeat his opponents in the 2023 general elections the way Arsenal triumphed over Chelsea in the English Premier League.

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday courtesy of a Gabriel Magalhaes goal.

While congratulating the Gunners, the former Vice President, who is also an Arsenal fan, promised to do the same for Nigerians in the February 2023 presidential election

He wrote on his official Twitter handle, “Great win, Arsenal, even after a goalless first half. As Arsenal did in this game for we, the fans, we will also Recover Nigeria for Nigerians.”

Asset forfeiture: FG behind Ekweremadu’s UK ordeal – Ohanaeze alleges

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused the Federal Government of masterminding the ordeal of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the UK.

Ohanaeze was reacting to the Friday ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja ordering interim forfeiture of 40 properties allegedly linked to Ekweremadu.

In a statement on Sunday, the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, said it was immoral to attack a man whose hands were tied to his back and unable to defend himself.

Ohanaeze Youth Council lamented what it described as a pattern of persecution and humiliation of people from one part of the country by the EFCC, insisting it was time the monopoly of the agency by one part of country is ended through the immediate appointment of a new EFCC Chairman from the south.

“The ex-parte interim assets forfeiture order by Federal High Court, Abuja, is to say the least most cruel and whoever filed that suit at this time that Ekweremadu is incarcerated and unable to defend himself has no conscience or slightest regard for the cardinal pillars of law and justice, particularly the principle of “audi alteram partem” (“let the other side be heard as well”).

“This has also proved our suspicion all along that some highly placed personalities were behind Ekweremadu’s UK ordeal”, he stated.

Ohanaeze wondered when it became a crime under Nigerian laws to own properties or be involved in properties business, especially since the EFCC could not pin any crime on him for over six years that they have been on Ekweremadu’s matter.

“Ekweremadu’s name was not mentioned anywhere in all the scandals supposedly uncovered by the EFCC since the All progressives Congress came to power.

“Moreover, EFCC’s claim that its investigators traced to Ekweremadu properties that he had dutifully declared in his assets declaration is ridiculous and not different from Mungo Park travelling thousands from Scotland to discover the River Niger.

“With court’s direction to the EFCC to publish the said properties in national dailies for any interested persons to show cause why they should not be permanently forfeited to the government, how is Ekweremadu, who is in custody in the UK access documents or properly brief his lawyers to show that the said properties were not proceeds of crime?

“EFCC’s action, therefore, conforms to the worrisome pattern of assets stripping of southern businesses and individuals because having failed to establish any case against the lawmaker for the past six years, the EFCC saw his UK ordeal over the daughter’s health as an opportunity to strip him of his assets and rubbish his reputation, knowing he is not in a position to defend himself. Is that what our anti-corruption and justice system are about?” the statement read.

The Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide equally accused the EFCC of working with Ekweremadu’s prosecutors in the UK to keep him permanently in custody to, among other things, perfect their agenda to destroy the lawmaker economically, politically, and socially.

“It will interest Nigerians to know that in a bid to please the London Metropolitan Police, which has been its benefactor since inception; in a bid to confiscate Ekweremdu’s assets; and for whatever promises of ensuring they secure their future outside EFCC after President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the EFCC penned a malicious letter for the London Metropolitan Police, which the prosecutors tendered against Ekweremadu’s bail in London court back in July.

“In the said letter, the EFCC equally assured the Metropolitan Police that they would move against Ekweremadu’s assets immediately, all in the bid to help the Metropolitan Police present him as a man of means and a flight risk.

“How do the EFCC and London Metropolitan Police explain that Senator Ekweremadu’s matter could not be taken on Monday the 31st October as earlier scheduled and that other days proposed by the Senator’s lawyers were rejected, except Monday the 7th of November, but only for an ex-parte order to be sought and obtained on Friday 4th October, obviously to be weaponised against the prospects of Ekweremadu’s bail on Monday 7th?

“Why is it so auspicious for the EFCC and their London collaborators to orchestrate Ekweremadu’s continuous detention as against allowing him to defend himself in line with the law?

“Why is the EFCC so bent on continually infusing themselves into the case of Ekweremadu’s daughter’s health with extraneous issues?

“Unable to charge Ekweremadu since 2016, shouldn’t an institution truly fighting corruption have demanded for his repatriation so that he could personally answer for himself in Nigerian courts where these matters are alleged to have taken place?” they queried.

The Ohanaeze youth body said it was quite unimaginable that a UK parliamentarian or US congressman could be treated this way by a UK or US agency over a yet to be proven case of conspiracy to traffic a person.

“Their governments would usually insist on the innocence of even ordinary citizens and do all they can to secure their freedom. Even the Nigerian government did exactly the same for Jigawa State-born Zainab Aliyu, who was caught with banned drugs in Saudi Arabia. If the Nigerian Government will not intervene for Ekweremadu as it did for Zainab, why should its agency be working hand-in-glove with Ekweremadu’s prosecutors to keep him continually in detention without bail or accelerated trial?

“From Nuhu Ribadu to Farida Waziri, to Ibrahim Lamorde, to Ibrahim Magu, and now Abdulrasheed Bawa, it has become clear that the monopoly of the leadership of the EFCC by people from the northern part of the country since inception has resulted in the corrosive deployment of the agency against the people from the southern part of the country.

“Could the EFCC have taken this unpatriotic and wicked step against a northern senator fighting a battle of his life, fighting for his reputation, fighting for his freedom and for the survival of a very sick child in a foreign land?

“We therefore hold that now time to end this wicked monopoly at the EFCC and for the south to head the EFCC”, Ohanaeze Youth Council concluded.

Tinubu: If APC has any solution they would’ve solved current crisis – Peter Okoye warns

Popular music star, Peter Okoye of the P-Square has warned Nigerians against being deceived by the ruling All Progressives, Congress., APC in the forthcoming presidential election.

In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, Peter Square pointed out that if the ruling party knows the solution to the current challenges rocking the country, they would have offered it.

Recall that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinibu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima had repeatedly told Nigerians that their administration would put an end to all the challenges in the country f the country if elected in 2023.

But Peter Square while disputing their claims, asked Nigerians particularly the electorates to use their common sense.

He urged Nigerians to support the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi who according to him has better capacity.

He wrote, “If another APC has the solution they would have helped the current APC in their mess. It is just common sense.

“Don’t waste another 8 years! @NgLabour @PeterObi”