Nnamdi Kanu To Lead IPOB Monday Broadcasts From Detention

 

Simon Ekpa, the Finland-based member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has said the detained leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu, directed that he would henceforth lead the group’s Monday broadcasts from the Department of State Services’ detention.

Ekpa added that he (Kanu) had asked him to broadcast the topics he (Kanu) decided every Monday on Radio Biafra.

He also reiterated that Kanu would continually steer the ship of the Biafra struggle from the detention of the DSS.

Recall that IPOB through its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, had banned Ekpa from broadcasting following his alleged neglect of laid down rules and regulations of the station.

However, Kanu's Finnish-Nigerian disciple said the pro-Biafra seccessionist group leader had re-ordained him.

Ekpa said this on his Twitter page on Tuesday morning.

"Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from DSS detention has directed that henceforth, my Mondays’ live broadcast topic will be coming directly from him.

"I am Simon Ekpa, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's Disciple on Biafra Restoration. He will continue to lead this struggle from DSS, Aso Rock Detention, from Prison,” Ekpa tweeted.

BBNaija: Veteran Actor Charles Inojie Sends Pere A Cryptic Message Following Clash With Whitemoney

Following the late-night clash between, Big Brother Housemates, Whitemoney and Pere, Veteran actor, Charles Inojie has taken to his social media to pen down words of wisdom to Pere.

It is recalled that Pere attempted to remove his belt and use it on Whitemoney as they got into a fight last night.

His actions infuriated Whitemoney and other housemates that called him out for bullying.

Reacting to a clip of the incident posted online, Charles Inojie wrote;

“ODE TO PERE… From creation day, man’s greatest folly has remained himself, his ego, his pride, his sense of self-worth, his intolerance for competition, his abhorrence of rivalry, his superiority complex.. Hear me, every man that has fallen from grace to grass, crashed from a position of influence and admiration or suddenly become an enemy of those who once adored him and sang his praises; have had their fall traceable to their inability to manage these vices. History is never tired of deconstructing men of such character.”

DSS finally bows to pressure, allows Nnamdi Kanu meet family

The Department of State Services, DSS, on Monday granted Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, access to his family.

Kanu met with his brother, Emmanuel Kanu who was in the company of his legal team at the DSS headquarters in Abuja.

The meeting was confirmed by Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in a series of tweets.

Ejiofor disclosed that the IPOB leader is in good spirit.

According to Ejiofor: “We just concluded today’s routine visit on a very sound note. What made today’s visit unique is that today marks it the first Day Our Client -Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is setting his eyes on his sibling.

“In my company during the Family’s maiden visit to Our Client. Our Client is Prince Emmanuel Kanu (Fine Boy), the Representative of Our Client’s family.

“Our Client- Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is very strong in spirit.

“You will hear the rest from Prince Emmanuel Kanu.”

Kanu has been in DSS detention after he was rearrested and repatriated from an undisclosed African country.

The secret police had failed to produce Kanu during his last court hearing before Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court.

Woman goes to the club to celebrate breaking up with her ex in style

A woman has gone viral on Twitter after she went to a club to celebrate breaking up with her boyfriend. 

 

The Twitter user shared photos from her break-up celebration and wrote in the caption: "At the club healing. "

 

 

She added: "I hope I inspire bi***es to break up with they man's if they're not happy."

 

 

She also had a few word for those claiming she's not over her ex.

 

See below.

 

The Taliban knocked on her door 3 times. The fourth time, they killed her said the deceased daughter

Najia was at home with her three young sons and daughter in a small village in northern Afghanistan when Taliban fighters knocked on their door.

Najia's daughter Manizha, 25, knew they were coming -- her mother had told her they'd done the same thing the previous three days, demanding that she cook food for up to 15 fighters.

"My mother told them, 'I am poor, how can I cook for you?'" said Manizha. "(The Taliban) started beating her. My mother collapsed and they hit her with their guns -- AK47s."

Manizha said she yelled at the fighters to stop. They paused for a moment before throwing a grenade into the next room and fleeing as the flames spread, she said. The mother-of-four died from the beating.

The deadly July 12 attack on Najia's home in Faryab province was a chilling preview of the threat now facing women across Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover of the capital Kabul. CNN is using aliases for Najia and Manizha to protect their identity for safety reasons.

In 10 days, Taliban militants captured dozens of provincial capitals left vulnerable by the withdrawal of US and allied troops.

The speed of the militants' advance caught locals off guard.

Some women said they had no time to buy a burqa to comply with Taliban rules that women should be covered up and accompanied by a male relative when they leave the house.

To Afghanistan's women, the flowing cloth represents the sudden and devastating loss of rights gained over 20 years -- the right to work, study, move and even live in peace -- that they fear will never be regained.

Ghanaian policewoman reportedly commits suicide over debt: See Photos

Constable Sarah Adjei, a Ghanaian policewoman working at the Quarter Master Stores at Nkawkaw Divisional Police Headquarters has reportedly committed suicide.

Adjei was found dead on Saturday August 7, after checking into a room at Misiho Hotel which is located at Akwasiho.

Manager of the hotel told the police that he found the policewoman dead in a prone position on the floor while carrying out a routine check on guests around 7pm.

The policewoman who had a swollen right cheek, was also oozing blood from her nostrils. A suicide note where she blamed one Mr. Timothy Dampare for her death was found in a bag in the room. 

She said the man who promised to pay off some of the people she was owing, reneged on the promise. 

The suicide note read; 

“Dear Mr. Timothy Dampare, I told you that I owed people money and you decided to help me, and you have been with me in my house for one week now and you have refused to help me, so if anything happens you have caused it Mr. Timothy Dampare. Thank you."

 In a press release obtained by TV3, Eastern Regional Police Command spokesperson DSP Ebenezer Tetteh said an investigation into the case has been launched.

The hotel manager and Timothy Dampare have also been arrested. They are expected to assist in police investigations. 

Body of the deceased has since been deposited at Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital awaiting autopsy.

Shehu Sani Reacts To Abduction Of Niger Commissioner

 

The former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Monday while reacting to the abduction of Niger Commissioner, Sani Idris, said no Nigerian is safe from kidnappers.

It was earlier reported that the Niger State Information Commissioner was abducted in the early hours of Monday by unknown gunmen.

The former lawmaker while reacting to the incident in a post on Facebook condemned the incident, describing it as tragic.

Sani wrote, “The abduction of the Niger State Commissioner of Information is tragic. This further attests to the fact that no one is safe. My prayers to him and other students of the Tegina Islamic school are are are still in the hands of their abductors.”

“The federal and state governments must wake up and address this consuming danger”.

In other news, the kidnappers responsible for the abduction of a popular nightclub owner in Bayelsa State, Mr. Tari Ajanami have released him.

It was however gathered that the kidnapper abducted his 38-year old wife and 74-year-old father-in-law who came to pay the ransom for his release.

Naija News recalls Ajanami was abducted on Wednesday, July 28 at about 6 pm at his building project site along Otiotio Road in Yenegoa, the state capital.

The kidnappers had demanded the sum of N200 million to release the nightclub owner but the family members took along N15 million to the scene of the exchange.

It was at that point the gunmen released the club owner himself but held on to his wife and father-in-law as a guarantee that the balance ransom will be paid.

Tears as colleagues explain how Yabatech graduating student was murdered

Tears flowed freely last week as friends and colleagues of the late Tosin Osatuyi, a final year student of Yabatech College Education, allegedly killed in a fight, narrated how he was murdered.

The Civil Engineering (HND 2) student, popularly known as Moore, was allegedly murdered while celebrating his final examinations on July 28.

Deputy Registrar of the institution, Mr. Joe Ejiofor, had, on Tuesday, disclosed that the fight, which broke out among Osatuyi and his peers, occurred outside the college premises, having concluded their examination and left the vicinity.

But colleagues of the deceased, who gathered on Tuesday evening for a candlelight procession in his memory, said he was gruesomely murdered.

Two of his friends told The Guardian, in confidence, that the incident, which occurred on July 28, was an act of intended murder, which must be investigated.

One said the student died in a fight while celebrating his final examinations at a sports viewing centre known as the Lions’ Den in Tejuosho, Yaba, Lagos.

He said: “On the day after our examinations, he signed on my shirt because we have been friends since our National Diploma (ND) days. After signing, he left with other students to a spot that houses a betting centre, called The Lions’ Den in Yaba.

“It was not long when the news came that he had been murdered. Either by error or not, the action seemed intended and I really don’t know if he and other friends were drunk on that day.”

Another of his friends from the Electrical Electronic Engineering Department said he was a good friend to him and that although the school didn’t approve the candlelight procession, students were forced to hold it in defiance of the school authority on Tuesday.

He added that Osatuyi was injured in the process of celebration, and died when rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, where efforts to save his life proved abortive.

According to a report, a colleague said friends of Osatuyi had raised money for an autopsy to be done, but his parents had reportedly rejected the idea.

When The Guardian visited the viewing lounge known as The Lions’ Den last week, the Chief Security Officer stated that nothing happened on the premises and that he was not aware of the incident which claimed the life of a student.

Meanwhile, traders and commercial motorcycle operators in the area confirmed to The Guardian that a fight broke out last week among some students in the lounge, but was not aware if anyone died.

A motorcycle operator said: “This place was not in good shape last week. Everybody ran to different positions because it was a serious fight among youths there. I do not know if later someone died in the fight.”

Another trader said: “We saw people running with bloodstains.”

During a visit to the Deputy Registrar and Head of Public Relations of the institution, Mr. Joe Ejiofor, while commiserating with friends and family of the deceased, he said the school management was not aware of the event that led to his death as the parents of the late Osatuyi had not reported the incident to the school.

When asked if the police had been informed, he said since the incident occurred outside the school premises and no one is sure whether those involved are students of the institution, the management could not take responsibility for the situation.

While he described the incident as tragic and unfortunate, he said the college was a sane environment that did not allow parties on campus to avoid fights or disorderliness.

“We sincerely sympathise with the family of the deceased over the tragic death. It was unfortunate and painful for someone who had toiled to earn a certificate for four years just to die in such circumstances.

“The students, on finishing their examination that day, went celebrating outside. So, the said fight that led to Osatuyi’s death did not happen on the premises. We do not even have control over any activity that goes on outside this place. So, there was no way we could have known how to deal with that because if it is within the school here, we do not allow people to drink.

“After examinations, you will see our security men patrolling the whole campus because we know students are hyperactive. We allow them to sing and dance, but do not allow them to do that on top of their voices,” he said.

Meanwhile, he revealed that some students had approached the Dean of Students Affairs, Mr. Tunji Balogun, seeking permission to organise a candlelight procession in honour of the deceased, which was turned down. He said he was not aware that a candlelight procession was later held.

The deceased, an Ondo indigene, who was buried on July 30 in his hometown, was the class governor of the graduating Civil Engineering students of the institution.

Worry as two Port Harcourt ladies go missing

Concern is mounting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital and environs over missing ladies, aged 17-21.

Are they being captured by criminals who butcher captives for body parts or ransom takers? No one has the answer.

At the moment, two ladies are missing, amidst the re-appearance of another lady, Divine Hanachor, who vanished for six days in July.

Among the missing now is teenager Miss Lala Onwukwe.

A friend of the family wrote on Facebook:

“Help find Missing Person. It’s more than one week now.

“Her name is Lala. She’s 17.She is my friend, Nancy Nnenna Onwukwe’s daughter. She has been missing since last week Friday, 30 July.

“She attends De- Harry International School, Odili Road, Port Harcourt. She was last seen at Odili Road, Port Harcourt, when her Mom dropped her off in school in the morning.

“She is as you see on the photo. No tribal marks. Speaks English language fluently. Average height.

“Anyone with any useful information that can help in finding her should kindly contact the mother on 08141204644.

“May God bless you as you do so. We also need your prayers. Thank “you.

Also the family and friends of 21 year-old Miss Amadi Victory have also announced her disappearance on social media platforms.

They are seeking help from anyone who can find her:

The poster simply said ” Victory, a 21-year-old girl from Choba community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has been declared missing.

“Victory was last seen on Thursday 22nd July, 2021. Anybody with useful information of her whereabout should please contact: 08033588190 or the nearest Police station”.

Ghanaian fraudster Tourey Ahmed Rufai extradited to the U.S.

A Ghanaian fraudster, Tourey Ahmed Rufai who fled to Ghana after he was sentenced to four years in prison, has been extradited to the United States on Friday to serve his sentence.

The former Bronx resident was arrested in Ghana on 14 April, before he was extradited on 6 August.

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with other officials, announced Rufai’s extradition.

His gang targeted elderly victims from at least 2014 through 2018.

According to court filings in Manhattan Federal Court:

Between 2014 and 2018, RUFAI, was a member of a criminal enterprise, based in Ghana that was involved in defrauding more than 100 American businesses and individuals of more than $10 million through business email compromises and romance scams.

RUFAI and his co-conspirators received or otherwise directed the receipt of millions of dollars in fraud proceeds from victims of the Enterprise in bank accounts that they controlled in the Bronx, New York.

Some of these bank accounts were opened using fake names, stolen identities, or shell companies in order to avoid detection and hide the true identities of the members of the Enterprise controlling those accounts.

Once the defendants received the fraud proceeds in bank accounts under their control, the defendants withdrew, transported, and laundered those fraud proceeds to other members of the Enterprise, including those located in Ghana.

RUFAI, 33, was released on bail shortly after his arrest on January 9, 2018, on conditions including a $150,000 bond co-signed by three individuals, surrender of all travel documents, and home detention with electronic monitoring through an ankle bracelet but still fled to Ghana.