Enugu State police nipped what would have been ‘the mother of all kidnap case in Enugu’ on the bud when they intercepted a notorious gang of kidnappers conveying about 13 of their victims in a Toyota Hiace bus in the early hours of Saturday, 7th March.
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Finally: Police Arrest Woman With Deformed Arm Used For Fake Miracles
The woman with a bulgy deformed arm who went viral after being used by several pastors for fake miracles in their churches have been arrested by the Police.
According to the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Lagos, the 44-year-old woman identified as Bose Olasukanmi was brought to light in October last year after several videos of her during fake miracles of being healed of her bulgy deformed hand, went viral online has been arrested.
The Police told the newsmen that Olasukanmi(the woman with deformed arm) moves from church to church after being paid for every successful performance so that their trick would not be exposed by people or relations who may see her during her next performance.
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Speaking to newsmen after her arrest, Olasukanmi(woman with the deformed arm) recounted how she got into the business of ”fake miracles”
“I am from Ilesha, Osun State. I am married. I had three children. Unfortunately, two died few hours after delivery. My husband loved me so much that he did not want me to do anything. He wanted me to be a housewife and he had been honouring my request and he treated me like a queen.
Unfortunately, when he died, my life changed and I started suffering as everybody abandoned me with my deformed arm. Though I had my primary school certificate, the only work available at the time was to go and serve a food seller at least, to be sure of daily bread. When the suffering became unbearable, I decided to relocate to Lagos for a greener pasture in 1989.
Unfortunately, in 1990, I lost my mother and I went back home to give my caring mother the last respect.
After the burial of my mother I came back to Lagos and secured a job in a food restaurant in Surulere area of Lagos without salary as Food Assistant. However, the owner of the food center allows me to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner as I liked. Even customers sometimes gave me tip, which I used to buy soap to wash my clothes, body cream and personal need. I did not save a dime but it helped me a lot.
I worked for 9 years without salary and I had no alternative than to start planning on how to open my own food center or even food hawking in Surulere. Unfortunately for me, as I was walking on the road, one evening, a vehicle from nowhere had a brake failure hit me to the ground and broke my right arm(the deformed arm) and left leg.
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I had no money to treat myself as the driver that hit me abandoned me later. Life became hard for me, as I had stopped living with my sister before I had the accident. I lost my husband in October 2018 and this made me to go and live with my sister, but when I secured this food-selling job, I relocated by renting a room in the same Surulere area.
After the accident, everyone abandoned me and I had no money to continue to pay for a room.
It was under this condition that I met a woman friend in 2008. Her name is Fatila Musa. She used to give me money to eat and ameliorate my suffering. One day she took me to her church and told me that the church had a two-month programme that would start from September to October and she would like me to accompany her.
When I accepted, she told me that I should use what I have to get what I want. I did not understand what she meant by using what I have as woman to get what I want considering what the accident had done to my body. She then told me that what I have can help me to get what I wanted and that that gift I have is my broken right arm.
I then asked her how? She said she would teach me how to carry my hand and how to bring it down in such a way that the congregation would believe me and when I collect the money for the role I played, it will be reasonable to start my life.
After a one-day rehearsal, she took me to a pastor at Calvary Close, Ogba area of Lagos. She said the name of the church is Radiant Army Deliverance Ministry a.k.a Anthony Anthony.
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The first day I performed, I got N9, 000. Life became sweet as the pastors were happy with my performance, but when people started gossiping that police may raid the place one day, the pastor told members to be carrying me away fast anytime I finish my performance.
When the suspicion became too much, they started substituting my role with video recorded performance. In 2009 she carried me to a church in Port Harcourt. I performed in three churches in the three days we stayed there. The same year, we moved to Abakiliki area of Ebonyi State.
I am a moslem, but the pastor, prophet Goffrey Abbey would only ask me to bring my hand down and I will start bringing it down as if his power was the thing bringing it down and be jumping up in joy to the deceit of the congregation who often clapped with joy and praising God for the miracle. I cannot remember the names of all the churches she took me to because their names were not disclosed to me.
When I was in Lagos, she used to come and carry me in my rented one room apartment at Igando area of Lagos but in Port Harcourt and Abakaliki, she puts me in one of the rooms in the church premises. The performance in Port Harcourt was in Borikkiiri area.
After 9:00.am, I would follow Fatila to wherever she wanted us to go and sleep. She never used me for prostitution”.
Speaking further, she said
I lost my conscience because suffering weakened my sense of reasoning. I needed money to treat my hand and everybody abandoned me. I needed to feed myself. I needed to survive.
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Though I want to be healed, but with this experience, it would be hard for me to believe any pastor again. I don’t believe any pastor can heal me. If I see all the pastors involved in the scam with me, I will confront them. They cannot deny me. If I see the woman, Fatila that carried me to them, I will hold her. I won’t mind the help she rendered to me because she used me to make money also and paid me peanuts.
My only regret is that I knew that it was a fake miracle performance, which deceived many genuine children of God and enriched the fake miracle performing pastors and prophets.
It is this same fake miracle performance I was involved in that made my father to get stroke when he heard that they were using me to make money.
In the first performance, I got N9, 000, second performance N7, 000, third performance N10, 000. In Port Harcourt, I got N10, 000, N7, 000 and N15, 000 while in Abakaliki, I performed only once before IRT operatives stormed there and whisked me from where Fatila hid me. If I regain my freedom, I will not do it again. I will look for a genuine business to do.
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My advice to people who go to church is that they should open their eyes well and know the type of church they are worshipping. If they are careful, they would discover on time whether they are in a genuine church or with fake pastors and prophets.” she said.
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OKO Poly Lovers Throw New Born Baby Over Fence
According to eye witness report, the baby sustained minimal injury and is currently recuperating in safe hands; however, the whereabouts of parents (students) remain unknown.
Student Lovers in tertiary institutions are advised to abstain from immoral acts if they are not ready to be parents, if they wish to continue, they should practice safe sex methods.
Cases of babies born by undergraduates’ ladies continue to triple monthly. Some are brave enough to keep the baby which has hampering effect on their education, others carefully plot outrageous means to kill or discard the baby.
On the corner, there are those who use pills and other deranged methods to abort the fetus. Legalization of abortion remains a debatable topic in our society, considering our religious and cultural entanglements.
Abstinence remains key, contraceptives too are highly taught and advised among teenage girls.
Cohabitation is a phenomenon pervading most, if not all, of the tertiary institutions in Nigeria today. The practice is so rife to the point that it has become a usual way of campus life. Cohabitation is generally seen as an act of a man and woman living together and sometimes having marital relationships without being married.
Those involved see nothing wrong with it. A cursory look at our various campuses today shows that a large number of unmarried students indulge in this act.
This kind of relationships come in various guises and aliases such as campus marriages, marrying for marriage, campus coupling etc. obviously designed to give this unwholesome act an acceptable nomenclature. This growing trend is gradually eroding the level of morality among youths in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
The English Premier League (EPL) has released the list of nominees for February’s Player of the Month award.
They include Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
Manchester United agreed a deal worth up to £68m before signing Bruno Fernandes and since joining the red davils, the play maker has been impressive.
After weeks of negotiations, United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward reached an agreement that saw united pay an initial fee of €55m (£46.56m) plus add-on for Fernandes.
Arsenal’s “most important player” Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is favourites to win the award. The gunners captain has been consistent these season banging goals back to back.
It has been reported that he wants to play in the Champions League next season and has been linked with a move, but the former Africa best player have assured Arsenal management and fans that he will remain in England.
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“Before I took over I had my questions about him but he has shown his commitment. I wanted him to show if he wanted to do it and do it physically. I’m so happy with him. He is scoring important goals and as a captain he is giving a great example to everyone else with the way he is working defensively.” said Arteta.
He has been linked with a transfer to Barcelona, who reportedly tried to sign him in January. They are completely right to want him because he is a superb player,” continued Arteta. “It’s right that big teams like him. Hopefully we can convince him this is right place to be.
“I think it’s been tough for him because he has big expectations. He wants to play in the biggest competitions and with the best players. We have to help him do that. He needs to feel fulfilled.
“He is our most important player, no doubt the impact he has in this team. We will have to convince him to stay with us.”
Aubameyang’s current contract runs until the summer of 2021.
Fans have until 6pm on March 9 to vote for their favourite players.
The public’s votes will then be combined with those of the 20 club captains and a panel of football experts to decide the winner next week.
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Sean Dyche (Burnley), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United) and Chris Wilder are up for the manager’s award.
Latest happenings in the past 24 hours (March 6-March 7)
- The International Human Rights Commission said, it has uncovered plot to set up the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Muhammad Ibrahim Tanko. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, Ambassador Friday Sani, said any attempt to tamper with any arms of government for selfish political interest was against the universal declaration on human and peoples right by the United Nations which Nigeria is a co-signatory. The IHRC said, it cannot sit to watch Nigeria’s democracy being gagged by few elements in the guise of quest for power.
- Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said that they are still tracking 93 of the passengers, who boarded the same Turkish Airlines flight with the Italian, who became the index patient for coronavirus in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Ehanire revealed that 55 of the 148 passengers were being monitored. The Italian, whose identity is still being withheld, arrived in Nigeria one week ago and tested positive to the virus.
- A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has granted an interim injunction restraining Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission from further investigating Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. In an exparte order granted by Justice Lewis Allago on Friday, the court instructed the state Anti-Corruption and its Chairman, Barr. Muhuyi Magaji, Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Kano State and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and determination of the substantive motion.
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- President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government, in its update on coronavirus, on Friday, said the Isolation Centre in Abuja will be ready in April. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this while responding to the remarks of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on the poor state of the facility. The Isolation Centre is located in Gwagwalada, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has bombarded the Boko Haram terrorists’ camp at Alafa ‘C’ in the heart of Sambisa forest in Borno State. This was contained in a statement on Friday by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information. He said the operation was conducted on Thursday through the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE under the auspices of Operation DECISIVE EDGE.
- A former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim has blamed the current security situation in the country on the nation’s political leaders who have remained unmoved and indifferent in tackling the security challenges confronting the country. Ohakim stated this today while delivering a lecture. He said that insecurity has hitherto become the national anthem on the lips of every Nigerian, a situation, he noted will continue to portray the country in a bad light before the international community.
- The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday disclosed that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu will lead a one-million-man march to protest against the killing of Christians in Nigeria. The match by Kanu and members of IPOB will take place on the 20th of March in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. A statement by IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful said the match was aimed at creating international awareness on the killing of Christians in Nigeria. The Separatist group also explained that the match would help liberate victims of “neo-colonial subjugation in Nigeria.”
- The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonanya Onu, has said the United States of America is conducting tests on a ‘chemical compound’ isolated by Prof. Maurice Iwu, ex-Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, which could be a possible cure for coronavirus. Onu dismissed reports suggesting that Iwu had found a cure for the disease, disclosing that his initial finding was that the compound could cure SARS.
- An unidentified woman and her lover are now feared dead after a ”hard sex” at a house in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The lady was found lifeless while her male partner was found unconscious with his manhood erect in a Storeyed building at Elechi-Wobo street Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt. Eyewitnesses said neighbours broke into the Self-contained apartment and found the two victims naked.
- Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd), said yesterday, that the Igbo nation were still been marginalized in Nigeria’s polity. Gowon, who spoke at a public event organized by Igbo Leadership Development Foundation, called for the appropriate measures to end the pains of the continuous marginalization of Ndigbo in the scheme of things.
Coronavirus: Ajax Coach, Workers Quarantined After Player Tests Positive
Former Denmark international midfielder, Thomas Kahlenberg, has tested positive for coronavirus and his former club Brondby said 13 members of its staff had been put into quarantine as a result.
It has been reported that several members of Dutch club Ajax’s backroom staff are also in quarantine, having been in contact with 36-year-old Kahlenberg when he visited Amsterdam where he caught the virus.
“On a recent trip to Amsterdam Thomas contracted coronavirus. He is now in isolation,” Copenhagen-based Brondby said in a statement.
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Kahlenberg, who made the last of his 47 appearances for Denmark in 2014, is believed to have been in contact with 13 members of Brondby’s staff, including one player and an assistant coach.
Brondby have appealed to supporters of the club who have had contact with Kahlenberg to report to health services.
Denmark has reported 20 cases of coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has hinted that the Italian index, who tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus last week has fully recovered.
Abiodun said the patient, who is quarantined at the isolation centre in Yaba, Lagos State, would be discharged soon.
We report that Gov Abiodun stated this while receiving the management team of Lafarge PLC, led by its Country Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Khaleed El Dokani, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Friday.
According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor informed that his government would continue to regard the virus as a serious threat that deserves special attention, considering the State’s status as the nation’s industrial hub, with large number of expatriates, noting that the State is looking at the possibility of setting up a Bio-security centre.
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Abiodun said: “For us, the virus is a serious one and an issue that is in the front burner. We will not lower our guard, particularly due to the fact that we have large number of industries and expatriates here. We are enjoying a lot of supports from the World Health Organization and the National Centre for Disease Control. We are going ahead to prepare for the worst and hope for the best,”
He applauded the company for its prompt response by quarantining the first index case and the first set of contacts, urging the company to sustain the level of attention given to the issue, just as he added, ”I hear the index patient is doing very well and will be discharged soon”.
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Aliko Dangote Told How Much It Will Cost To Buy Arsenal
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has been told how much it will cost to buy Arsenal. The Nigerian billionaire has previously stated his desire to buy the North London club.
Dangote says he is focusing on other interests at the moment but is targeting next year as a possible date to launch his bid for the club.
Back in January, he reiterated his intentions, saying:
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“It is a team that yes I would like to buy someday, but what I keep saying is we have $20billion worth of projects and that’s what I really want to concentrate on.
“I’m trying to finish building the company and then after we finish, maybe sometime in 2021 we can.
“I’m not buying Arsenal right now, I’m buying Arsenal when I finish all these projects because I’m trying to take the company to the next level.”
And now Dangote has been told how much it will cost to buy one of the Premier League’s big sides – by Bob Ratcliffe, the brother of one of Britain’s richest men Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Sir Jim has been linked with a takeover of Chelsea for some years, but last August his company Ineos completed a deal to take over Nice instead.
His brother Bob, who is head of the football division for Ineos, has revealed how much it would currently cost to take over a Premier League club.
Bob told the Financial Times’ Business of Football Summit that a takeover of a ‘top six’ club would cost at least £2bn.
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Meanwhile, a move for a team elsewhere in the Premier League would cost between £150m and £350m.
He added: “They’re all for sale.”
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Anambra Police Games: Zone 9, Umuahia Win Gold Medal In Male Football
Zone 9, Umuahia s defeated Force headquarters, Abuja 2-1 to emerge winners in the male category in football at the on-going Anambra 2020 Nigeria Police Games.
The final which was played at Otuocha Stadium, in Anambra East LGA witnessed large crowed who turned out em mass to witness the display of talents by men of the police force who have proven that they are not only good in carrying weapons but also have skill in the round leather game.
The executive Governor of Anambra, Chief Dr. Willie Obiano who has been following the Anambra Police Games who was among the spectators while presenting the trophy to the winners, congratulated them on the great skill and spirit of sportsmanship been displayed stating that activities like police games should be sustained.
In Athletics, Helen Mamman from Force headquarters stood on her feet to claim another gold medal in 10000 metres female race, meaning she remained unchallenged in both 5000 and 10000 metres female race clinching two gold medals.
Double Champion Oluchi Ofoma of FHQ won the 400 metres gold in a personal best time of 54.11 seconds, beating the record holder, Comfort Ekanem.
Oluchi also became the 1st woman to pick two gold medals in the track and field events, having won the 800 metres gold earlier.
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She stated that it was her first time of doing the 400 metres, as her race has always been the 800 metres. But her coach encouraged her to give it a trial.
In Lawn tennis, FHQ defeated Zone 1 and won Gold medal. Zone 1 got silver while zone 2 got bronze medal respectively.
In 4×100 metres mix relay FHQ won Gold medal,Zone 2 won Silver while Zone 11 won bronze medal.
In 100 metres Men final,Akinola Alabi of FHQ won Gold medal in a time of 10.60 Seconds.
The Queen of Tracks Nkiru Onuejizu of Zone 6 won the 100 metres Gold in a time of 12.33 Seconds.
In Volleyball males Category,FHQ won gold medal, Zone 6 clinched the Silver medal while Zone 4 got the Bronze medals respectively.
In Volleyball Females Final,Zone 6 defeated FHQ by 3-0 to clinch the Gold medal.
In Triple Jump,Akinoso Adebayo from Zone 2 won a Gold medal while Zone 7 got Silver and FHQ got Bronze medals respectively.
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Coronavirus: Italian Patient To Be Discharged Soon
Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has hinted that the Italian index, who tested positive to the deadly Coronavirus last week has fully recovered.
Abiodun said the patient, who is quarantined at the isolation centre in Yaba, Lagos State, would be discharged soon.
We report that Gov Abiodun stated this while receiving the management team of Lafarge PLC, led by its Country Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Khaleed El Dokani, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Friday.
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According to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor informed that his government would continue to regard the virus as a serious threat that deserves special attention, considering the State’s status as the nation’s industrial hub, with large number of expatriates, noting that the State is looking at the possibility of setting up a Bio-security centre.
Abiodun said: “For us, the virus is a serious one and an issue that is in the front burner. We will not lower our guard, particularly due to the fact that we have large number of industries and expatriates here. We are enjoying a lot of supports from the World Health Organization and the National Centre for Disease Control. We are going ahead to prepare for the worst and hope for the best,”
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He applauded the company for its prompt response by quarantining the first index case and the first set of contacts, urging the company to sustain the level of attention given to the issue, just as he added, ”I hear the index patient is doing very well and will be discharged soon”.
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‘Accept Verdict With Good Will’ Madumere Advices Ihedioha
The former Deputy Governor’s message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Uche Onwuchekwa.
Prince Madumere also urged Imolites to be calm and throw their weight behind Sen Hope Uzodinma and Prof Placid Njoku as the two have vowed to work for the prosperity of the state and improve the living standard of the people.
He also called on Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and his team to take the apex court review in good faith, saying that what is at stake is the welfare of the people of the state.
I heartily congratulate Senator Uzodinma for his affirmation as the validly elected Governor of Imo State. With this I believe that the much needed stability and tranquility that will usher in the atmosphere of prosperity has been attained.
With the olive branch extended to the other party and in the spirit of sportsmanship, we should drop our fighting armour and embrace one another for the sake of Imo people and move on for a greater Imo.
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, declined to restore Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Governor of Imo State.
The apex court, in a decision by a seven-man panel of Justices led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, reinstated the judgment it gave on January 14, which declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as the validly elected governor of Imo state.
In the lead verdict that was delivered by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the apex court held that Ihedioha’s application to set aside the judgment that removed him from office lacked merit.