Military Arrests Guinea President Alpha Conde, Dissolves Government
An elite military unit have reportedly arrested Guinea President, Alpha Conde and dissolved the country’s government.
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya of the Guinea military said in a video recorded in the capital Conakry that the National Assembly has been dissolved and the constitution suspended indefinitely.
In a viral video, ousted President, Conde was seen being shoved into a van and driven away by security operatives.
Residents had earlier disclosed that they heard about two hours of heavy gunfire across the capital, with two individuals seen with bullet wounds.
Colonel Doumbouya, in his broadcast, said all land and air routes have been shut in the interim.
He urged citizens to remain at home and await further instruction on the direction of the government.
Giving reasons for the coup, the military officer said widespread corruption and poverty has become prominent in Guinea, accusing Conde of failing to deliver on his promises.
Recall that Conde, 83, won a third term of office last October.
See Photo Of Bullet ridden Car driven by murdered Sowore’s Younger brother
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has released pictures from the scene of the murder of his younger brother, Olajide Sowore.
It was earlier reported that Sowore had announced that his younger brother was shot dead near Okada town in Edo State on Saturday morning.
According to the former presidential candidate, Olajide was coming back from Igbinedion University, where he is studying Pharmacy.
Sowore described his younger brother as an out-of-the-box thinker who created his own genre of music, stating that he was assassinated by everything that was not right.
In a post via his Facebook page, Sowore shared pictures showing a bullet-ridden vehicle driven by his brother when he was murdered on the Ore-Benin highway in Edo State.
He wrote: “Pictures showing bullet-ridden vehicle driven by my little brother, Jide Sowore, when he was murdered on Ore-Benin highway this morning on his way to Benin City from school where he was studying Pharmacy at Igbinedion University in Okada!”
Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Kill Sowore’s Younger Brother In Edo
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed Olajide, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in Edo State.
In a post via his Facebook post on Saturday, Sowore stated his younger brother was shot dead by the criminals near Okada town in the South-South state.
According to the former presidential candidate, Olajide was coming back from school (Igbinedion University), where is studying Pharmacy.
He wrote: “My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore was today shot and killed near Okada in Edo state by reportedly herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo state where he is studying Pharmacy.
“They snuffed out the life of yet another real human being! Rest In Power, “Dr. Mamiye!”
“This act in itself will not delay their day of justice.
“I travelled widely with you and our father as a little kid. You were the most loved robust kid I ever first knew. You, Mr. magnet had no enemy!
“You, Mr. Sunshine Foundation who made everyone happy.
“You, the boy who snuck out his older ones to parties, taking all the blames when our disciplinarian father found out.
“You, the guy who was an out-of-the-box thinker who decided school wasn’t for you and created you own genre of music and then turned around to go to school after you almost turned 50!
“You lived your life so that everyone could be alright but now assassinated by everything that’s not alright! Saddest day yet!”
At First I Thought It Was April Fool When Doctors Started Strike – Ngige
Labour Minister, Chris Ngige said he thought doctors in Nigeria were playing a prank when they embarked on an industrial action.
On Friday, the minister assured that the government will end the ongoing nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
Ngige spoke in Abuja at the Nigerian Health Commissioners Forum Quarterly meeting.
Ngige said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was doing its best to cater for doctors.
He recalled that public health workers got N32 billion as special COVID-19 hazard allowance for three months in the first instance.
Ngige said state governments were advised to pay as much as they could.
Narrating how the situation degenerated, he said in September 2020, NARD issued a notice of strike while asking for Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF).
They wanted N542,000 each to cover the cost of books and journals for that particular examination, transportation and lodging for three days.
Ngige added that since the supplementary budget was being put together then, the doctors’ demand was included, fulfilled and they called off the strike.
The minister said by March 2021, they listed other things, complaining that Residency Training Fund was not in the 2021 budget.
”They also needed the hazard allowance to be upgraded and demanded that States should domesticate Residency Training Act.
“Before we could say Jack Robinson, they went on strike on April 1. I thought it was April fool until April 2 when we didn’t see them at work.
“I told them that, they didn’t give the mandatory 21 days notice to their employers who have written to me to complain.”
Ngige said the 2021 Residency Training Fund was eventually captured in the supplementary budget, disclosing that the funds are now available.
when fame got into my head and i started misbehaving, Annie Stood By Me – 2Face Defends Wife
Innocent Idibia, music star better known as Tuface, has said he married Annie, his wife, because she stood by him in trying times.
In a recent interview he had with DJ Anyaloko, Tuface recalled how Annie stood by him when he was hopping on bikes and trekking on the streets.
The father of 7 said when fame got into his head and he started misbehaving, Annie did not abandon him.
“You see Annie is from an average background like myself. We both started from nothing. She stood by me through it all. When there was no car, she hopped on bikes, took the bus, and trekked with me. When there was no money or house or hit songs or millions of albums sold or big awards and accolades, she was there.”
“When I used to repeat just 3 sets of clothes, she would always hold my head, look me in the eyes and tell me, ‘things will be fine one day’. When I wasn’t handsome, she called me her prince charming. When I wasn’t celebrated, she called me her king. She is my number one fan.
“Even when I made it big as a musician and started misbehaving and controversies almost destroyed my career, she would go down on her knees and pray to God to show me the way and give me victory over my enemies.
“Now if I am still that small boy struggling to make it like every other young chap on the streets of Lagos, do you think a doctor, a lawyer, and a multi-millionaire businesswoman would want to look at me or even have my kids? No. So to answer your question, I did not choose who had more to offer me, I chose Annie because she offered me her all when we had very little.”
BREAKING: Afghanistan Gets New President To Lead Taliban Government
It is gathered that Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as its fighters battled forces loyal to the vanquished republic in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul.
The new government’s most immediate priority, however, should be to stave off the collapse of an economy grappling with drought and the ravages of a conflict that killed an estimated 240,000 Afghans.
Baradar, who heads the Taliban’s political office, will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban co-founder Mullah Omar, and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, in senior positions in the government, three sources said.
“All the top leaders have arrived in Kabul, where preparations are in final stages to announce the new government,” one Taliban official told Reuters, on condition of anonymity.
Haibatullah Akhunzada, the Taliban’s supreme religious leader, will focus on religious matters and governance within the framework of Islam, another Taliban source said.
The Taliban, which seized Kabul on Aug. 15 after sweeping across most of the country, have faced resistance in the Panjshir Valley, where there have been reports of heavy fighting and casualties.
Several thousand fighters of regional militias and remnants of the government’s armed forces have massed in the rugged valley under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, the son of former
Efforts to negotiate a settlement appear to have broken down, with each side blaming the other for the failure.
While the Taliban have spoken of their desire to form a consensus government, a source close to the militant movement said the interim government now being formed would consist solely of Taliban members.
It would comprise 25 ministries, with a consultative council, or shura, of 12 Muslim scholars, the source added.
Also being planned within six to eight months is a Loya jirga, or grand assembly, bringing together elders and representatives across Afghan society to discuss a constitution and the structure of the future government, the source said.
All the sources expected the interim government’s cabinet to be finalised soon but differed over exactly when with some saying it would be settled later on Friday while others felt it would take until the middle of next week
“Yahoo Yahoo” Affecting Nigeria’s Economy, Giving Our Country Bad Name – EFCC Boss Lament
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said internet fraud such as “Yahoo Yahoo” is affecting Nigeria’s Economy and given the country a bad name globally.
The EFCC boss lamented that the activities of the criminals have impacted the country’s economy causing the closure of businesses, losses of jobs and economic instability
He said the fight against cybercrimes will succeed with the collaboration of everybody, including the youth because it requires a lot of intelligence gathering.
The commission also lamented that cybercrime had “given Nigeria a bad name globally.”
The EFCC boss represented by the Head, Cybercrime Department of the commission, Mallam Sambo, said these in his paper titled, ‘Youth and impact of cyber and other financial crimes to the national economy, at the 2021 Sir Ahmadu Bello Foundation scholars mentorship forum, which ended in Abuja on Thursday.
He said, “Intelligence gathering is giving out useful information to the commission in curbing cybercrime across the country. Intelligence gathering is very important in the fight against cybercrime.
“The activities of the criminals have impacted in the country’s economy causing closure of businesses, losses of jobs and economic instability
(VIDEO) Even When I’m On Top Of My Wife And I Remember Those In IDP camp….it goes flat – Governor Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the rise in the population of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), due to lack of security in the North, troubles him.
He said he is deprived of sleep when he remembers those in IDP camps who have been forced to flee their homes because of insurgency.
He added: “Even when I’m on top of my wife and I remember the people in the IDP camp…”
Those in the crowd added, “It goes flat” and Ortom smiled in agreement.
“You Think We Are Fools, Tuface Is Dying Slowly And Unhappy” – 2face Brother Reacts After Annie Idibia’s Outburst
Charles Idibia, brother to popular musician, Tuface Idibia, reacts following the outburst from his wife, Annie Idibia.
The singer’s first wife, Annie, took to social media to drag him for making out with one of his baby mamas during a vacation with his kid.
In reaction, Tuface Idibia’s brother slammed the actress for putting their family affairs on social media despite the singer’s private life.
“You got married into a family of peace lovers, so peaceful that it is even a family flaw as I have come to realize. Perhaps, this has made you think we are fools but we are not.
“You are bringing up a Disney trip that happens pre-COVID because you somehow cannot totally have your way today like you used to?
“Trying to paint your husband bad publicly because he is a very private person. Is your threat tool means of gaining control? I thought you were smart abi the dealer gave you the wrong dose today?
“Asking your mum who lives in one of the rooms to add more fire to the juju pot would have been a smarter move but as God will have it, you chose today to expose yourself.
“You better finish what you started because maybe the public will help us all. Inno is dying slowly, never seen a man so unhappy in real life but we must all maintain peace that never existed from day one.
“The Idibia family never gave you peace? Please bring out all the wrongs and post them on your page. I have a lot to say and I will say it regardless.”
“You better finish what you started the night because maybe the public will help us all. Inno is dying slowly, never seen a man so unhappy in real life but we must all maintain peace that has never existed since day one.
“The Idibia family never gave you peace you say? Please bring out all the wrong we did to you and post in on your page. I have a lot to say I’m going to say it regardless,” he wrote.
‘God Knows I Have Been Patient Enough’ – Annie Idibia Says As She Finally Breaks Up with TuFace For Sleeping With Ex-Girlfriend
Popular Nigerian actress Annie Idibia has accused her husband Innocent Idibia, popularly known as TuFace, of engaging in extramarital affairs with one of his baby mamas Pero.
In series of post on her Instagram page on Thursday, the actress accused the music legend of allowing his extended family interfere in their marriage.
She wrote, “I am a patient woman!! But I am not a fool innocent! Your family never loved me from the beginning! No matter how hard I tried! I was never worthy to them!!! I have made so many sacrifices for you and all your children. God knows I have tried.
“Your baby mamas constantly use your children as an excuse for all sorts of rubbish! I try to stay gracious!! You are not the first man on the planet to have kids by different women!!! You can do better! Everything I do is to show the good human that u r!!! But today! This move done by you, Efe, Frankie n your family is unacceptable!!”
She also accused 2baba of having sex with his former girlfriend while using the excuse of visiting his kids to cover up.
According to Annie Idibia, TuFace brother, Hycent, has also hosted his brother and pero.
“@official2baba!!! What kind of man takes his kids to Disney n spend nights in the same apartment with his kids n their mother!? How many times have u gone to see your kids with pero! N she stay with u n the kids under the same roof for nights!
“Or is it when your brother @hi.idibia house u, your kids n pero under the same roof??! I can go on n on!” Annie said in the now-deleted Instagram posts.
TuFace, 45 and father of seven, is infamously known for having multiple sexual partners over the years.
He started his marital journey with Sumbo Ajaba before moving to Pero Adeniyi, who gave birth to three children. He then married Annie in 2013 and they are blessed with two children.
