Oluwasegun Adesuyi, Author at SocietyGazette.com

[BREAKING] Nnamdi Kanu: Court concludes hearing on IPOB leader’s case

A High court of Abia State sitting in Umuahia on Friday concluded hearing in the Fundamental Rights suit filed on behalf of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by his special counsel, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the suit was filed on 27th August, 2021 against the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and six others, seeking the stoppage of Kanu’s prosecution and release from detention. At issue is Kanu’s transfer from Kenya to Nigeria in June this year.

Today, the parties joined issues and adopted their processes.

In his address to the Court, Barrister Ejimakor stated that “It’s important to emphasize that the suit is aimed at barring the prosecution of Kanu and securing his release from detention, because the opposite will amount to rewarding the government for the injustice inherent in the illegal rendition of Kanu”. He cited to the authority of the Nigerian Constitution, case law and other authorities.

In their counter arguments, the lawyers to the respondents, which included Barristers Simon Enoch (for the AGF), Omo-Osagie M (for the police), Amos Tori (for the Army) and C. Odukwe for the DSS, raised preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the Court to entertain matters pertaining to the Federal Government.

At the conclusion of oral arguments, the presiding judge, Justice Benson Anya, informed parties that they will receive a hearing notice bearing the date the court will render its judgment.

Adeboye Gives New Prophecy On Coronavirus, Reveals Those Who Will Die From It

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has opened up on his revelation from God when he prayed about the coronavirus pandemic.
The clergyman revealed during the church’s annual Holy Ghost Congress, that the virus would not harm Nigerians and those who would die are simply the ones whose time have come.

He said: “Whether you believe it or not, failure to pray is a sign of pride. The highly developed nations of the world believe that they have all the technologies and resources, and they can take care of themselves. Then an enemy showed up. An enemy they cannot see.

“And they looked at Africa without money and resources and predicted that we will be dying like chicken. But they left out one parameter, and that is God. They left out that there is still a group of people who in their helpless estate still lift up their eyes to God and say ‘God help us’.

“I said it in January 1 this year, I was telling them the government has done very well in fighting coronavirus, an enemy we can’t see. I said don’t be careless but don’t be afraid because there is a God who can see the invisible.

“When this coronavirus broke, I cried to God and Daddy answered me. God spoke to me specifically and said, ‘Son, I have heard your cry. Only those whose time has come will die’.

He also spoke on the recent snake bite attack happening in the nation and said that those who die from snake bites are about 2000 every year which translates to 4000 in 2years.

The popular clergyman maintained that the COVID-19 pandemic has been around for 2years but have not killed up to 4000 people in Nigeria, assuring his congregants to put their mind at ease that the virus would only harm them if it was their time to die.

“But when pride comes and the moment you think you can do things on your own, God will leave everything to you. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble,” he added.

“God made you for his pleasure so he doesn’t like the idea of you wanting to be independent of Him. He wants to have fellowship with him. That’s why when Adam fell he came down looking for him. He enjoys hearing you pray. I pray over the water before using it to bath. I pray over every little thing I do.

“The devil knows the only way to help when you are under a siege is by prayer so he attacks the prayer life of people. Prayerlessness enables the siege to continue.”

Buhari Deploys NSA, IGP, DSS DG, Others To Sokoto, Katsina

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina states in response to the recent attacks by bandit terrorists.

Naija News reports that this was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled ‘President Buhari Sends Security, Intelligence Heads To Sokoto, Katsina.’

“The President is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation,” the statement revealed.

The presidential delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (Rtd) includes the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo.

This online newspaper reports that this is coming after Mondays barbaric attack on travellers in Sokoto state, where they were burnt in their vehicle while heading to Kaduna.

Recall that bandits had also attacked and gruesomely murdered the Katsina State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir.

The commissioner was killed on Wednesday in his house located at Fatima Shema Quarters, Katsina.

BREAKING: Sunday Igboho supporters protest at Beninese Consulate General’s office in Lagos

Supporters of Yoruba Nation separatist, Sunday Adeyemo ‘Igboho’ are currently protesting at the office of the Consulate general of Benin Republic in Victoria Island, Lagos, to demand his release.

The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions, while calling on the federal government to ensure the release of Igboho from custody.

Biodun Sarumi, one of the protesters, called on Yoruba leaders and other Nigerians to prevail on the federal government to secure Igboho’s release.
Sarumi said that Igboho should not be allowed to die in detention.

He added that Igboho was innocent of the charges preferred against him and that he should not be treated like a criminal.

According to him, Igboho’s fundamental human rights had been grossly abused.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Igboho is currently in detention in Benin Republic over charges bordering on illegal entry, criminal association, among other alleged offences.

On July 20, Igboho and Ropo, his wife, were arrested at an airport in Cotonou by Benin Republic’s security forces while he was trying to flee to Germany.

The Nigerian government had declared him “wanted” after the country’s secret police raided his home in Ibadan, Oyo state.

A week later, a Benin court blocked his extradition to Nigeria while ruling that he should be remanded in prison pending further hearing.

BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Imo Monarch, Dump Body In Market Square

In what appears to be coordinated attacks on monarchs in Imo State, the traditional ruler of Atta Ancient Kingdom in Njaba local government area of, Edwin Ezike, has been killed by yet-to-be identified assailants.

Ezike’s murder was confirmed to THE WHISTLER by the Imo State police spokesperson, Michael Abattam, on Friday.

Abattam said the police were currently on the trail of the monarch’s killers.

This website gathered that Ezike’s body was dumped at the community’s market square on Friday after he was abducted on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the report of Ezike’s murder came about 24 hours after the traditional ruler of Mbutu Ancient Kingdom in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the state, Damian Nwaigwe, was reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen.

The assailants numbering about ten were said to have stormed Nwaigwe’s palace at about 2:30 am on Thursday and whisked him away.

Abattam had also confirmed Nwaigwe’s abduction but assured that the police were doing everything possible to rescue him.

THE WHISTLER recalls that two traditional rulers were shot dead in Njaba LGA of the state in October.

The police had identified the monarchs as the Obi 1 of Okwudor autonomous community, Eze E. Anayochukwu Durueburuo and Eze Sampson Osunwa of Ihebineowerre autonomous community.

Omicron: FG Recommends Use Of Pfizer Vaccine As Booster Shot

The Federal Government has directed the use of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as the only recommended booster shot.
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) spokesman, Yanda Muhammad, made this known in an interview on Friday.

Muhammad stated that the government had approved the Pfizer vaccine as a booster shot for Nigerians that have completed the doses of other brands of the COVID-19 vaccine.

He admonished Nigerians that have not been vaccinated to visit health centres and mass vaccination sites from December 10 to get their booster dose.

The NPHCDA spokesman asserted that the booster shots were introduced following the detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

“Pfizer vaccine is the only vaccine recommended for booster vaccination regardless of previous brands of vaccines taken,” he told TheCable.

In a related development, the United States Government has donated 2.5 million Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nigeria.

In a statement by the U.S Embassy on Thursday, the vaccine doses arrived in Abuja this week and were received by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on behalf of the Nigerian government.

The statement said the vaccines will be distributed to over 3,000 health facilities across all 36 states and FCT-Abuja and will be available across major locations for vaccination in the country.

It added that the United States has provided more than $119 million in COVID-19 related health assistance.

The COVID-19 related health assistance includes a 40-bed mobile field hospital, ventilators, and related training for 88 hospitals, personal protective equipment, technical assistance for vaccine readiness, risk communication, and demand generation for vaccines.

Others include “conducting an epidemiological COVID-19 detection and vaccine hesitancy survey, setting up electronic record systems, rapid response teams, training for over 200,000 military and civilian personnel on COVID-19 control measures, and technology for virtual training.”

Helicopter crash: Buhari sends message to Indian Prime Minister

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders in mourning India’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 others killed in a helicopter crash.

President Buhari, in a message to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Thursday, described the deaths as irreparable losses to the Indian military and the nation.

A statement by the president’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja quoted the Nigerian leader as saying that the late Chief of Defence Staff was widely credited with the reform of the Indian armed forces and the security apparatuses.

“On behalf of myself, the government and people of Nigeria, I convey to you our deepest condolences, to the Rawat family, the families of the deceased as well as the Indian Military and nation as you mourn the Chief of Defence Staff, his wife and 11 other fine crop of officers,” the president said.

Rawat was India’s first chief of defence staff, a position that the government established in 2019, and was seen as close to prime minister Modi.

The 63-year-old was travelling with his wife and other senior officers in the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter, which crashed near its destination in southern Tamil Nadu state.

Modi said Rawat was an outstanding soldier and “true patriot” who had helped modernise the country’s armed forces.

How Akande Helped Chase PDP Out Of Aso Rock In 2015 – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has appreciated the former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, for his contribution in unseating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government.
The Nigerian leader submitted that Akande was steadfast in his quest in ensuring that APC takes over power from the then ruling party, PDP in 2015.

He stated that Akande helped fuse together different parties that became APC in 2013 and dislodge PDP from governance.

Buhari made this known on Thursday in Lagos at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos during the public presentation of the autobiography of Akande titled, “My Participations.”

He asserted that Akande’s vision for APC and his leadership qualities made him the unanimous choice as the first Chairman of the ruling party, describing Akande as a reliable and trustworthy politician.

Buhari in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, said: “My first personal contact with Chief Akande was, if I recall correctly, in 2006 when preliminary consultations were coming to fruition for a grand coalition to unseat the PDP Government.

”Those efforts eventually came to nothing. Neither he, nor I, nor many of our friends and associates gave up as, in Chief Akande’s words: “the country was going down and down under PDP” (p.396 of My Participations).

”Chief Akande was in the thick of further attempts in 2011 and 2014 to fuse together different groups and dislodge PDP from governance.

”The key to his thinking which coincides with mine is that Nigeria can only be successfully managed by alliances between major groups.

”Although we failed in 2011, by persistence and knowledge that PDP was driving the country towards disaster, several major parties were able to finally coalesce into APC in 2014.

”Chief Akande was unanimously chosen as the first Chairman of this great coalition.

”Throughout the difficult negotiations, I found Akande truthful, steady and always with an eye to the ultimate goal.

”In or out of office, he has retained his inflexible integrity. On p.400 of his book, he wrote: ‘I never gave to or demanded bribe from anyone all my life.’ A perfect gentleman. A perfect public officer.”

‘You Don’t Deserve My Sympathy Mr President’- Bisi Akande Tells Buhari At Book Launch

The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Bisi Akande, seemed to attack President Muhamnadu Buhari who attended his book launch in Lagos on Thursday by saying he deserved no sympathy because he wanted to be President of Nigeria.

Akande, who took the hard-line stance against Buhari said the president deserved no sympathy because he got what he wanted and should rather concentrate on doing the job.

This is coming after continuos condemnation of the president especially in the area of insecurity.

Several dozens of travellers were set ablaze in Sokoto in a latest incident on Monday, a few weeks after bandits killed over 60 persons in the state.

The pervasive insecurity has enveloped the country and the president is being bashed for inability to stem the tide.

At the Public Presentation of his autobiography, ‘My Participations,’ attended by Buhari, APC National Leader, and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and top party members including Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Akande attacked Buhari to the surprise of all in his brief address.

The event, which happened at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, was also attended by the Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola and Speaker Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa.

Former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, represented by his son, Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, represented by his deputy, Gawuna, Governor of Kwara State Abdulraham Abdulrasak, Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi.

Others include Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Senator, Senator Solomon Adeola, representing Lagos Senatorial West, Opeyemi Bamidemi, Governor of Yobe State, Maila Buni, Governor of Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun, Senator Musuliu Obanikoro, Senator Ganiyu Olarewanju Solomon, GOS, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, members of the Lagos State Executive Council, Executives of Bola Ahmed Tinubu supporters Group, Women for SWAGA, Lagos State, a delegation from Osun State, the traditional ruler of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu I, represented by White Cap Chiefs, among others.

Akande said: “We (Nigerians) know you love the country, but we want Nigeria to be peaceful, to prosper. We abuse you for everything that is wrong in the country.

“We know we are fraudulent, cheaters and for all the wrongs we still blame you for it. I don’t sympathise with you because you applied for the job.”

He added, “So Mr President, do the job, okay, do the job and do not complain because it won’t solve the problems.”

Mixed Reactions As Senator Ndume Controls Traffic In Abuja (Video)

The Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, was seen controlling traffic in Abuja on Wednesday.
A video that has now gone viral captured the lawmaker taking up the job of a traffic warden for a few minutes before heading to the National Assembly for plenary.

Reacting to the lawmaker’s action on social media, some Nigerians commended Ndume for his selfless act while others accused him of using the opportunity to further his political career.

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Some of the reactions are below:
@ladyque_1 wrote: “Mr senator this format don cast.”

@ceemplybecca said: “Abuja still get normal people, come and control in Mushin sir.”

@krisfun_ wrote: “Election strategy 😂😂😂”

@symplychi_oma said: “Election 2023 Na your mate ?? 😂”

@aymid_official wrote: “Show off, election around the corner… Eyin Werey”

@offordike said: “His CONVOY was probably in hot traffic and he wanted to pass ASAP.”

Meanwhile, a woman identified as Lisa has taken to the video-making app to show off her huge 2021 savings stirring reactions.

According to Lisa, who shared the video on Tiktok, she started saving in her piggy bank from January through December and only opened it a few days ago.

The excited lady who had saved enough cash urged people to save their money come 2022.

She also said that she wants people to get inspired by her achievement, and do the same next year.