A 30-year-old man named Wallen Undi has landed in the police net after brutally killing his parents in Lilongwe District, Malawi.
Insp. Hastings Chingalu, who is the spokesperson for Lilongwe Police, confirmed the incident in a statement that said the suspect killed his parents for an unknown reason at Malimbwe Village (Chitedze area), Traditional Authority Malili in Lilongwe on Sunday, December 19, 2021.
Wallen Undi’s parents identified as Williams Lester Undi, 72, and Molly Undi, 68, and are both from the same Malimbwe village.
According to reports, Wallen had killed his parents on Sunday afternoon after his elder sibling Wiza, 32, had left for a walk somewhere.
After returning from his walk, Wiza tried to gain access into the home only to discover the doors were locked, he then decided to go and spend a night at one of their relatives’ houses.
Coming back to the house on Monday morning, December 20, 2021, Wiza, discovered his parents lying in a pool of blood after they have been hacked to death.
According to Insp. Chigalu Wallen, the suspect who is believed to be of unsound mind, was found and arrested by the police right in the house while hiding in one of the rooms.
Meanwhile, both bodies are now at Kamuzu Central Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem.
A screengrab taken on October 12, 2021, shows some lawmakers during plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.
The Senate has gone into a closed-door session a day after reports emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill.
A source told Channels Television that the lawmakers are discussing President Buhari’s letter to them in which he explained his refusal to sign the bill.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan is expected to read the President’s letter during the plenary session on Tuesday.
Talented Nigerian actor, Damola Olatunji has been allegedly detained at the Area P Police Command, Abesan, Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State.
The Nollywood actor announced the development, in an SOS message sent out on Monday.
Olatunji in the message wrote, “They are detaining me at Area P, police station for standing up for the bike man.”
The popular actor had confronted a police officer for allegedly slapping his personal assistant at Abule Egba on Monday.
According to Olatunji, the issue with the police officers started after he asked them to release a motorcycle seized from a rider.
The actor during an Instagram live video could be seen accusing officers of the Nigerian police of extorting the public and “making life difficult for everyone.”
A police officer could be seen trying to hide his face from the camera as the actor recorded the incident, Olatunji, however, has deleted the video from his page.
The General Overseer of the Omega Fire International Ministry (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, has advised single men not to give money to any woman they are not married to during this Christmas season.
Apostle Suleman made this known during church service where he bemoaned 21st-century relationships. He noted that single men should not neglect their mothers and families who took care of them whilst focusing on their girlfriends.
He noted that women only aim to exploit men to meet their financial needs and nothing else.
“A young man meet a lady and the next thing she said is, what will you give me? Is relationship a business transaction? If a lady ask you what you will give her, you too ask her what she will give you or what has she given you. Don’t neglect your mother and gives money to a lady you’re not married to.
“I’m advising you so that you won’t spend your Christmas in pain. Your mother is in the village, your siblings have not eaten, your parent are stranded yet you’re gathering Christmas money to give to a lady you’re not married to.
“Can I give you an advice? If anyone is putting you under pressure this December, turn off your phone and put it on in January, if you can’t handle pressure. Only turn it on if you want to talk to relevant people. Don’t give money to any lady this Christmas, take care of your family” Apostle Suleman.
Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, has said that the fight against insurgency and banditry will be won with the use of drones and other technological equipment.
Speaking on Monday during an appearance on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Shehu said the equipment will be provided by the Turkish government.
According to Shehu, some of the military support and equipment will be given free of charge to the country while others will be paid for by the Nigerian government.
He stated that this is one of the things discussed at the third edition of the Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul over the weekend.
Shehu asserted that Nigeria will be working with Turkey on the provision of military support by 2022, adding that the Turkish military will not be coming to Nigeria.
He said: “Turkey has gained a lot of respect globally in the last 10 years. As a military power, as a producer of military equipment, and as an influencer globally, Turkey’s role in Iraq and Syria was decisive in the defeat of ISIS. If Lybia induces a rate of stability today, it is the account of Turkey braving it and challenging the big powers there.
“In Azerbaijan, you saw what happened. We are not in any way thinking that Turkey’s military would be in the country. We are a very proud country and actually, this has not happened before and it is not likely to happen. But it is the technology that everyone is using to fight crime.
“The president of Turkey said ‘we will come along with you; we will support you’. So, going forward, we hope that as we are going into the new year in January, we will expect some establishment people from their defence so that we can now concretely sign onto what to do.
“We expect that they will give us military support and equipment that we may not have to pay for; some we will pay for. But we went to get Turkey to seek support, especially their technology in dealing with the situation of insecurity.
“The deployment of drones is the game-changer in other regions and Libya. It is the deployment of even phone technologies and ICT skills that most countries in the world are using to combat crimes. We are not doing much of that in this country, so we expect that we will make advances in that regard.”
The Polytechnic of Ibadan has confirmed an attack by suspected armed robbers on the institution’s staff quarters in the early hours of Monday.
The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Soladoye Adewole confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan.
The attack occurred at about 12:30 a.m at the North campus of the polytechnic.
A lecturer in the Department of Biology, Mr Okedara Emmanuel, who was injured during the attack was rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan for treatment.
Adewole said that no life was lost while the lecturer, who had gunshot wounds, is responding to treatment.
The matter has been reported to the police and security has been scaled up at the campus, he added.
Recent photos of Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari has sparked controversy on social media, as Nigerians claim she is expecting a child.
In one of the photos making the rounds on social media, Aisha was spotted alongside her husband, while being surrounded by security officials.
One of the security officials was carrying her handbag, as the first lady who rocked a yellow lace kaftan seemed pregnant.
She wore a black shawl draped over what appeared like a baby bump, which she placed her right hand on.
Another image showed the couple inside a plane. A zoom-in on Aisha’s physical look revealed a full face like that of a pregnant woman, different from her usual robust look.
Aisha Buhari has been away from the public for months. Before her daughter’s wedding in September 2020, she was out of the country for a couple of months and there were claims she had relocated to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Bandit kingpin, Bello Turji has reportedly written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle and the Emir of Shinkafi.
According to Turji, he would like to meet with traditional and religious leaders in the country, adding that Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, should be part of the meeting.
The bandit leader described Gumi as the one who understands bandits.
The letter which was shared by the bandit reads, “We are grateful to God who has given us this opportunity to bring this message to the Emir of Shinkafi, through the Governor of Zamfara state, Alh Mohammed Bello Matawalle (Braden Maradun) and to the President Mohammed Buhari.
“This is a letter (originally written in Hausa as seen below) from Mohammed Bello Turji Kachalla, the one we all know about.
“Having said that, I want the Emir of Shinkafi, the governor of Zamfara and the president, to look up to Allah and his Prophet.
“The purpose of this letter is as follows: 1. The killings of people going on which is not being publicised, the killings by bandits, herdsmen, kidnapping for ransom and even by security agents are our making. All these will come to an end by the grace of Allah. The government will have to play its part to ensure that this is achieved. As long as ethnicity and tribalism are eliminated, we need to all remain as one big family and forgive one another as Allah commands.
“2. Your highness, we would like to have a sit down with the traditional rulers in this country and also the religious leaders. If this is done, I Mohammed Bello Turji Kachalla, will make sure to disarm all my men and hand over all our arms to the government of Nigeria. As long as the government promises to take care of us the way it is taking care of the rest of the country and stop the stigmatisation of my people.
“3. Your highness, I want to assure you that we are not in contention with the government of Nigeria and we do not want any other country apart from this, we are not seeking the power of any kind, rather the ugly things we Fulanis are facing in this country have pushed us to react the way we do and made us want to defend ourselves to the detriment of the peace of the nation.
“4. Your highness, we are not thieves and we don’t mean to harm anyone. This letter is not borne out of deception and we would not want to be deceived.
“Everything should be done in transparency for Allah’s sake and the sake of the peace of our nation. So we can go back to the way we were in the past. We should all be law-abiding and allow the security agents to do their job and punish anyone found wanting. No form of arms would be seen with anyone except in the hands of the security agents as it’s supposed to be.
“5. Your highness, this is our last request. Just as we said earlier, we will like to make sure that all traditional rulers and all our Muslim leaders, most especially Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, to be present at this meeting. This is because he is the only one who understands us and he has been paying us visits to sympathize with us. He has been preaching to us and we have seen the effectiveness of his messages in our lives. We only want the peaceful existence of everyone in this country.
“May Allah give us all the strength to keep these promises without fail.
“This letter is from Mohammed Bello Turji Kachalla.”
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of blackmail and propaganda.
ASUU made the remark while accusing the Federal Government of reneging on plans to review the draft Renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement.
In a statement titled, ‘Enough of blackmail’, and signed by its president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU vowed to continue fighting for the welfare of lecturers.
The body also postponed its decision on strike because consultations were still ongoing.
ASUU reiterated that the Federal Government had failed to address all the issues raised in the 2009 agreements.
The statement reads partly: “NEC was worried by the spirited efforts of government agents to reduce the demands of ASUU to a regime of intermittent payment of watered-down revitalisation fund and release of distorted and grossly devalued Earned Academic Allowances.
“ASUU shall not relent in demanding improvement in the welfare and conditions of service of our members. However, we shall resist any attempt to blackmail the union and derail our patriotic struggle for a productive university system by official propaganda founded on tokenism and crumb-sharing.
“However, considering the ongoing intervention and consultation efforts, NEC resolved to review the situation at a later date with a view to deciding on the next line of action.”
President Muhammadu Buhari will take a final decision on assenting to the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill soon, the Presidency has said.
Naija News reports that presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, made this known on Sunday in an interview on a programme on Channels Television.
Shehu stated that even though the president has not made his decision known on the electoral bill, the Nigerian leader is conscious of his responsibilities.
He argued that President Buhari will consider the interest of Nigerians before signing the bill and has been duly advised on the advantages and disadvantages of his assent to the bill.
The presidential spokesman, therefore, said President Buhari will send a privileged communication to the National Assembly after signing the bill into law.
Shehu refused to confirm if the President will send the communication before Tuesday when the lawmakers would sit for the last time this year or after their recess in January.
He, however, said that Presidency will not want to offend the National Assembly if details of the communication were announced.
Shehu said, “What I can tell you is that the President is conscious of his responsibilities in this regard. He has been adequately briefed on the pros and the cons of such a signature and the implications for the nation.
“Is there a decision by Mr President as we speak? I cannot tell you…I don’t know because if the President decides upon completion of all his consultations, usually, he will be sending a privileged communication to the National Assembly. And once that communication is privileged, it is only received by the National Assembly and on the floors of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Speaker or Senate President will read to members.
“My assumption is that when they come back, we probably will be hearing from them.”
