The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) peaceful protest in Kaduna State has been interrupted by hired “thugs.”
During the rally, some alleged thugs arrived in two cars, including KEKE NAPEP, and began throwing stones at the demonstrators.
Some of the attackers covered their faces wielded knives and sticks.
“They came in car and started throwing stones on the workers protesting. People started running but the workers were able to chase them away,” an eye witness told Daily Times.
Journalists and some other persons around fled the area. It is not clear those who sent the thugs to disrupt the protest.
During the protest, the striking workers blocked the main road, forcing motorists to divert to other routes.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received £4,214,017 loot linked to former Delta State Governor, James Ibori.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami made the confirmation on Thursday.
His spokesman, Umar Gwandu, in a statement said the designated government was credited with the Naira equivalent on May 10.
Malami signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the repatriation of the Ibori loot on behalf of the federal government.
The AGF said the repatriation was in recognition of Nigeria’s reputation earned through management of recovered stolen public funds.
Ibori was Governor from May 29, 1999 to May 29, 2007. In April 2012, he received a 13-year jail sentence after admitting fraud of nearly £50million.
He pleaded guilty two months earlier, to conspiracy to launder funds, substantive counts of money laundering and one count of obtaining money transfer by deception and fraud.
Judge Anthony Pitts told Southwark Crown Court in London in the light of other matters, aid Ibori’s loot “may be in excess of £200 million, it is difficult to tell”.
The Metropolitan Police estimated that Ibori embezzled £157 million of state money.
“James Ibori’s sentence sends a strong and important message to those who seek to use Britain as a refuge for their crimes”, said Andrew Mitchell, then UK International Development Secretary.
Nigerian comedienne, Princess, has reacted after Baba Ijesha was being granted bail of N500K on Monday, May 17, 2021. Yesterday, it was reported that Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha, had been granted bail of N500,000.
Taking to her Instagram page, Princess, reacted with a sign of hope after Baba Ijesha was released on bail. According to reports, he was granted bail on the ground of health issues.
Princess reacted by saying that she will definitely win, even though it might not be immediately, but she will definitely win. She wrote:
“I will win, not immediately.
But definitely.
On God 🙏 #Goddoesnotsleep #Godloveschildren #Saynotochilddefilement #Saynotorape #Saysomethingifyouseesomething.”
Nigerian Activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as, Sunday Igboho, has sent loud warning to the Federal government of Nigeria over the killings being done on the people of Biafra. His warning comes with a show of support for Biafrans or the people of Biafra.
On May 17, Sunday Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, revealed the statement from Sunday Igboho during a Facebook live video.
The statement reads:
“We will like to inform the Federal government that any attack on the South East, it’s an attack on the Yorubas.
Biafran people have been targeted by the Nigerian army.
Any further attack on them, we would have no other option to support our brothers and sisters from the Biafran land.”
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said he remains focused on operating in his present office and has not declared any interest in the 2023 presidential race.
Osinbajo made the clarification yesterday when he said his attention had been drawn to a website calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer group mobilising support for him ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Laolu Akande, the vice president said details of the website and the solicitation of the group are currently trending on WhatsApp with a suggestion that he had “quietly” declared interest in the 2023 election.
He said the Office of the Vice President is not in any way connected to this website or the group behind it, and considers such an enterprise an unnecessary distraction.
Akande said, “Prof. Osinbajo has not declared any interest whatsoever in the 2023 election, but he is rather focused on working in his capacity as vice president in the current administration to address all the compelling issues in the country and concerns of Nigerians, including finding effective and lasting solutions to the security challenges.
“Therefore, we ask that people desist from such unhelpful permutations while we all deal together with the challenges confronting us as Nigerians, and resolve them for the benefit of our people, and peace and prosperity in the land,” he said.
The priest, who is also called Egbeji Ologun, revealed that he told MKO Abiola to not run for President in 1993 but the late businessman and politician defied his warning.
Atraditional priest and seer, HRM Augustine Bola Adegunloye has cautioned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against contesting for the President in 2023.
The priest, who is also called Egbeji Ologun, revealed that he told MKO Abiola to not run for President in 1993 but the late businessman and politician defied his warning.
The seer, however, stated that Tinubu should learn from the late Abiola in order not to share his fate by ending up in prison and getting killed.
Adegunloye said this in a viral video when reacting to the political ambition of the APC chieftain of succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
“Tinubu, if care is not taken is going to end up in a prison yard. You know those who used to go to him, they are eating his money. He said he is Jagaban. He’s Jagaban of Hausaland. Those who are taking care of goats and cows. He’s their Jagaban. Who is Jagaban? So, he has to rethink and make up his full steps so that he cannot sleep and die,” Adegunloye said.
He recounted how the late Abiola mocked him, when he told him not to contest saying he was hungry and gave him N25,000.
“Because, this is how I told (MKO) Abiola. This is how I told him. I went to Abiola’s office personally that morning. Baba, God has done great things for you. You have money, you have everything. Why do you want to become a Head of State? He said don’t worry. When all these Babalawo are hungry, that’s how they are going out about. He gave me N25,000.
“I said, ‘Baba I thank you very much. God will be with you’. How does he end? He did not end well. He died. So, that’s what is going to happen to Tinubu now. If Tinubu doesn’t take care, he will die like a goat,” Adegunloye added.
A lady identified as Dorenne has taken to social media to cry out after a popular plastic Nigerian surgeon, Dr Anu, who was sued last year for botched surgery, infected her with fat necrosis.
According to the photos shared by controversial blogger, Gistlover, a lady identified as Dorenne has shared disturbing photos of her botched procedure with Nigerian doctor, Anu
The anonymous patient, in a private message, shared that she did not know about Dr Anu’s track record when she flew in from New York to undergo a butt enlargement surgery in Abuja. She also cried out for help, revealing she’s dying.
The patient wrote, “Dr Anu gave me an infection, fat necrosis, I’m dying in Abuja. I didn’t know about any until i came down to Nigeria. I haven’t been in Nigeria for 10years. It was after the surgery i started hearing things about her.”
Sharing the disturbing photos on her page, the blogger wrote;
”Graphics Content: I am so angry right now, after all the awareness, who still patronizes this devil, after we chased her from Lagos, Abuja is her Next stop where do we go from here? Where? A serial Killer is on the loose again”.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on governors to meet under the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to discuss issues that affect the country.
During the 50th birthday celebration of Charles Osazuwa, president of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly, the former president, who is rumored to be eyeing another run for the presidency, said this to reporters in Benin on Sunday.
According to Jonathan, bringing all of Nigeria’s governors together in a round table to address and propose solutions to problems affecting the country will benefit the president, who relies on briefings from around the country.
“Governors themselves should continue to meet, I don’t really love a situation where the northern governors will meet then the southern governors will cry foul,” Jonathan said.
“Then the southern governors will meet then the northern governors will cry foul, that will not help our country.
“The governors through the governors forum should meet, they are the people who run this country, the president is just one person in Abuja.
“The states, especially in a country where the local governments are very weak, it’s the states that people fall back to.
“So if the governors of the states meet and dialogue, interrogate things that are good for this country, then we will move forward.
“I don’t really enjoy the antagonism between governors, they should come together and discuss.
“If there are issues that are affecting one or two states, I think the governors should see how they can collectively come with a way to address those issues,” he added.
Meanwhile, Jonathan noted that while he was in office he never used his position to punish people.
Jonathan, who was once the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, later governed the state and from there became Vice-President before he emerged president of Nigeria.
The former President said while in politics, he had a conviction to never cause the death of anyone.
“My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,” he said.
“Some of the things I did while in office to which people still refer was based on the conviction not to use my position to cause the death of anybody.
“Any position I have occupied by divine providence should not be used to create hardship for other people.”
If true federalism is not guaranteed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, Ijaw youths under the umbrella body of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) have threatened to reenact the 12 days revolution proclaimed by their hero, Major Isaac Adaka Boro, in 1966 to secede from Nigeria.
The IYC said in a statement released on Sunday by its spokesman, Ebilade Ekerefe, to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Boro’s death that the Federal Government’s continued neglect and exploitation of the Niger Delta region will lead to a more volatile revolution than the one witnessed in 1966.
The government must immediately “constitute the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and take measures towards proper restructuring and true federalism in the country” to dissuade them from carrying out their program, according to the declaration.
The IYC noted that while the Niger Delta has remained peaceful amid calls for attention to the region’s plight, the Buhari administration’s failure to accede to the region’s demands force it to reenact the drama that led to the declaration of a republic in response to inequality, lack of fairness in infrastructure growth, and the region’s political status.
“We also want Nigerians to know that the 30-day deadline given to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government on April 25th is still in effect.
“We are ready and will not back down from demanding the immediate reconstitution of the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
“If the frivolous excuse of the Buhari-led administration on NDDC is forensic audit, what excuse would they present for the delay in the completion of the East-West road?
“Many travellers have died, irrespective of their status. And many are still dying due to the deplorable condition of the road.
“As a council and toeing the line of our visionary hero, Jasper Adaka Boro, we are warning that despite our love for peace, may the Federal Government not let the region re-enact the drama which led to the 12 days revolution against injustice, lack of fair play in infrastructural development and political status of the region,” the statement read.
