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Covid-19: UK Puts Nigeria On Red List As 21 Travellers Contracts Omicron Variant

 

The government of United Kingdom will add Nigeria to its red list following reports of covid-19 Omicron variant confirmed in about 21 travelers from the country.

The new decision was disclosed in an official press release on the UK government’s website which joins Nigeria with Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia.

“Nigeria to be added to the travel red list from 4am Monday 6 December following 21 cases of Omicron reported in England which are linked to travel from this country, with 134 UK cases now reported in total,” it stated on Saturday.

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, however made it clear that for now, only Nigerian UK citizens or residents will be allowed entry under strict protocols.

Visitors from Nigeria and those on its red list are not allowed while others must conduct some tests before they can enter the UK.

“In light of the most recent data we are taking further action to slow the incursion of the Omicron variant.

“From 4am Monday, only UK/Irish citizens & residents travelling from Nigeria will be allowed entry and must isolate in a managed quarantine facility.

“And – from 4am Tuesday, anyone travelling to the UK from countries not on the Red List will be required to take a pre-departure test, regardless of their vaccination status,” he stated in a tweet.

Javid also urged the citizens to get vaccinated as a first line of defence.

Recall that the omicron variant was first reported in South Africa on November 24.

Ever since, certain countries have placed travel ban on the country while the Nigerian government has said it stands in solidarity with its South African counterpart.

 

Just After Death Of Slyvester Oromoni, Student Beats Teacher To Death In Delta

 

Amid the case of late 12-year-old Junior Oromoni, a secondary school student identified as Michael Ogbeise has beaten his school teacher to death in the university community of Abraka, Ethiope East Council Area of Delta State.

 

With the unsettled case of Junior Oromoni, the death of a school teacher surfaced on the internet after being beaten by one of his pupils. The deadly incident took place in Erhemu Secondary School located in the university community on Thursday.

The suspect said to be a SSS 3 student was reported to have descended on his teacher, Joseph for allegedly beating his younger sister, Promise Ogbeise.

According to sources, before the incident, Michael left the school premises angrily after witnessing his sister being flogged after fighting with one of her colleagues. After some while, Michael returned to confront the said teacher in the staff room, known to be in charge of Agricultural science ad Biology in the Private school.

He was said to have repeatedly punched the teacher leaving him with a bleeding nose. The teacher eventually collapsed and was rushed to a private hospital in the community, then to a government hospital where sources confirmed he was dead.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, when contacted and briefed on the incident said that the suspect is on the run.

“The story is true. The young man attacked the teacher who collapsed in the process. The girl is now under a protective custody, but his brother, who effected the killing, has bolted away.
“We have nothing to do with his parents. Our focus is to get the boy arrested,” he said.

Meanwhile, the said school has been shut down by the proprietor.

 

BREAKING: Appeal Court frees Prophet Sotitobire

 

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has freed the founder of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ondo State High Court.

Prophet Alfa was jailed last year over the mysterious disappearance of a 13-month child, Gold Kolawole from his church.

Gold, who has not been seen till date, was brought to the church service by his parents but was never seen again.

Prophet Alfa church was subsequently razed down by a mob.

Details shortly…

 

Police apprehend pastor for allegedly kidnapping Catholic priest

 

The Imo State Police Command has arrested a pastor of the Apostolic Church of Christ in Lagos after allegedly kidnapping a Catholic priest named Fidelis Ekemgba.

Identified as pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, was paraded by the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, alongside other suspects namely Kingsley Obumunonye, 35; Uchenna Duru, 25; Chidinka Oduenyi, 20; Onyebuchi Emeka, 26; Augustine Azubuike, 47; Divine Ugochukwu, 39 and Chukwuma Onwe, 47.

As it turned out the syndicate had been on the wanted list for a while, as they were responsible for multiple robbery and kidnapping cases.

The CP revealed the 71-year-old priest was waylaid and taken on November 17 as he returned from his mission assignment and had to spend over seven days in captivity. The abductors demanded N5M ransom for his release.

Upon arrest, the pastor admitted he had received N1.5m random paid for the priest.

“I am a pastor with the Apostolic Church of Christ in Lagos. I got N1.5 million from the kidnap of the priest,” Anoloba spoke to the journalists.

“I never knew I will be arrested. I regret my actions because I am now a disgrace to the body of Christ and my family.”

The CP’s team found the priest after following information collected by the anti-kidnapping unit. He then applauded the job well done, and he pledged to continue keeping the state secure from criminals.

 

You Have Turned Our Joy Into Sorrow, We Seek Justice – Women Stage Protest Against Sanwoolu’s Proposed peace walk (Video)

 

The women led by activist, Toun, said there can be no walk of peace until justice is served.

“Some women stormed the home of Lagos deputy governor, Femi Hamzat, in Ikoyi, to stage a peaceful protest.

The women kicked against the plans by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stage a peace walk.

The women led by activist, Toun, said there can be no walk of peace until justice is served.

They asked the governor to be accountable and tell Nigerians who gave the order for unarmed protesters to be killed at the Lekki Tollgate during the End SARS protest.

”Babajide Sanwo-Olu, there can be no walk of peace until Justice prevails for every child that was murdered during the EndSARS protest. We want accountability.

We are mothers. We are mourning. There is no peace in the land. If you do not seek justice for our children, no peace shall be in Lagos state. You have turned our morning into night, our joy into sorrow. If other women are cowards, we are not cowards” Toun said.

Watch the protesting women below;

https://youtu.be/bY8MCtUdiUc

 

BREAKING: We’ll walk with you for peace, LASU students assure Sanwo-Olu

 

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received an assurance from students of the Lagos State University (LASU) to join him on a peace walk in December.

They spoke on Thursday after the Governor commissioned the newly built students arcade LASU main campus in Ojo.

The LASU students Arcade is the largest Student Union Building in any Nigerian tertiary institution.

Sanwo-Olu, while reacting to the recent findings of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality in the State as well as the tragic shooting of protesters at the Lekki toll gate on the 20th of October, 2020, had invited key campaigners to join him on a peace walk for some time in December.

 

But musicians Falz, Seun Kuti and comedian Mr Macaroni rejected the offer for varied reasons.

However LASU student union president, Comrade Oladipupo Badmus announced that all students of the State- owned tertiary institution have resolved to walk with the Governor for peace and prosperity of the State.

Badmus, who led hundreds of students to welcome the Governor to the institution with Speaker of the Students Union Representatives, Rt. Hon. Mustapha Adejuwon, to welcome Babajide, described him as a youth-centric Governor.

They commended the Governor’s giant strides in Lagos State, especially in the education sector.

Governor Sanwo-Olu donated two big buses to the Students Union as well as other gadgets and equipment for students’ use.

Details shortly…

 

Thugs Attack Sowore During Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, Damages His Car

 

The publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Thursday was attacked by hoodlums as he was exiting the Federal High Court, Abuja.

The human rights activist had visited the court in the early hours of Thursday to attend the hearing in a case involving the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu is facing an amended 7-count charge bordering on treasonable felony and acts of terrorism which were brought against him by the government after his re-arrest and repatriation to Nigeria in June this year.

It was disclosed that while Sowore was in the courtroom, the hoodlums had laid siege around the court premises waiting for him to come out.

According to SaharaReporters, immediately Sowore came out of the courtroom, the hoodlums attacked him and his entourage with stones.

It was reported that the hoodlums rained several stones on his car, damaging the front and rear side glasses.

The platform claimed that some of the hired hoodlums could be heard telling others to chase the vehicle and make sure the activist was dealt with.

Meanwhile, the trial of the embattled leader of the proscribed group has been shifted to January 18, 2022.

Naija News reports that the new trial date for the Biafran leader was declared by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja today.

 

BREAKING: Why Nnamdi Kanu may not be released today – Lawyer Ejimakor

 

Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nigerian Biafra political activist, Nnamdi Kanu, and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says reports claiming his client will be freed today is “premature” and based on “assumption”.

Ejimakor said this in an interview with BBC News Pidgin published on the website on Thursday morning.

 

According to him, he is not happy with the rumours bandied about by most IPOB separatists. He said since the ultimate decision belongs to the court, they cannot confidently say whether Kanu would be released today (Thursday) or not.

POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that Kanu’s treason case was originally scheduled to be heard next year, but the court granted an abridgement of time after a motion was filed by the Nigerian separatist leader.

Justice Nyako had on November 10, 2021, adjourned the trial of Kanu till January 19 and 20, 2022, for trial.

But the court granted an abridgement of time after a motion was filed in that respect, and he is expected to appear in court today (Thursday).

Kanu, 54, was born at Afaraukwu, Abia State. He had been arrested in 2017 for demanding the secession of the South-East zone from the Nigerian State.

However, he jumped bail in June 2018 before leaving for the United Kingdom (UK), though he said that he fled because his life was no longer safe in Nigeria.

After more than three years abroad, Nigeria’s Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami at a press briefing in Abuja on June 29, 2021, announced that the IPOB leader was re-arrested in a foreign country and extradited to Nigeria.

Ejimakor had said the IPOB leader was re-arrested in Kenya and whisked to Nigeria.

Upon his re-arrest and extradition in June 2021, he was re-arraigned before Justice Nyako for terrorism-related charges brought against him by the AGF office. Kanu has since been remanded in the custody of the DSS in Abuja.

Some respected Igbo elders, led by Minister of Aviation in the First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, had recently visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock and requested the unconditional release of the detained secessionist leader.

Buhari had told them he would not want to interfere in the running of the judiciary but said he would consider their demand though “a heavy one.”

 

Nigerians React As Man Confronts Soldier After Breaking His Windscreen

 

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to react after seeing a man confront a soldier for smashing his windscreen.
Naija News reports that a cab driver had taken to his Instagram account to narrate how he confronted a soldier after he (the soldier) smashed his windscreen in Lagos.

The man identified as, Faithful Olatunde said he was driving from Muritala Mohammed International Airport Lagos when he encountered traffic on Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH .

While in traffic his passenger was trying to get gala. However, this action did not sit well with two soldiers who were monitoring the traffic and they proceeded to smash his windscreen.

He wrote: “I was driving from MM2 towards Lasuth, there was traffic on the brigde towards lasuth and This 2 soldiers were directing the traffic, just before we were asked to move, the guy I was carrying decided to buy gala, I gave him N100 to buy it then were asked to move so I started to move slowly to cover up, the guy bought the gala in less than 2seconds but ahead of me the soldier controlling the traffic asked me to move fast which I did,only for me to get to his front and he smashed my windscreen, so i stopped to confront him, and he started molesting and threatening me, He actually hit me twice on my head with the pipe he used to break my windscreen and the wiper. I did nothing wrong, while I was accusing him of his wrong doing his partner tried to rush me to collect my phone but I was fast enough to get a good grip on my phone, but he managed to crack part of the screen of my phone. I DID NOTHING WRONG FOR CRYING OUT LOUD”

Reacting to the situation, some Nigerians have condemned the security operatives action, maintaining that they were wrong in destroying the man’s windscreen.

Below are some comments culled by Naija News

Foreverdope: “How many times will they tell you Nigeria is not for you”

drizslim: “E no make sense say soldier wen suppose de fight terrorist come de terrorize the people..
Soon we go do revolution against the military.”

Jidemoo: “In as much as the dude no do the right thing but the soldier gats pay for the damages which kin showoff be that one….or make dem send am go Borno make Boko boys teach am lesson.”

rondef: “remove guns and weapons they carry about, they nothing but bloody humans.”

JosephXavier: “It’s unfortunate but their spokesman will still come and tell us how professional Nigerian soldiers are and how they use the rule of engagement to tackle insecurity.

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Shocking: How Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital

A leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in Lagos State, Kunle Ajibade, has been murdered by suspected hoodlums in Ijeshatedo, in the Surulere area of the state.

According to Punch Metro, the assailants stabbed the 28-year-old at his house and trailed him to a hospital where he was receiving treatment.

They were said to have shot him multiple times.

The victim’s brother, Kehinde, who urged the police to investigate the killing, said his brother was being rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital when he gave up on the way.

Our correspondent learnt that the circumstances surrounding Kunle’s death started during a celebration tagged Prosper Day.

The party held last Saturday on Ijikoyijo Street, Ijeshatedo, where Kunle was the vice-chairman of the NURTW.

Members of two rival gangs reportedly attended the party to also catch fun.

While one of the gang members was led by a man identified as My Son, the other gang was led by a transport worker identified as Kolom.

Kehinde said trouble started when one Malik, a member of Kolom’s gang, started misbehaving after drinking to a stupor around 10pm.

He claimed that Malik’s action infuriated members of the other gang, which led to a fight between the groups.

“Also in Ijesha, there is a group known as the Ultimate, led by one Alaka.

“During the fight, members of the Ultimate group supported My Son group.

“Kunle and some people tried to settle the fight. But Alaka became annoyed and engaged in a shouting match with my brother.

“One of Alaka’s boys, Jabi, even broke a bottle on my brother’s head, but we ensured that the matter was settled for peace to reign. The party ended and everyone went home,” Kehinde added.

He alleged that Alaka, however, led his gang to attack Kunle at midnight, adding that they stabbed him with different weapons, including machetes.

“I was asleep when my phone rang around 2am. I checked it and realised that it was my wife calling. I picked it, but my mother started speaking and she said I should go to Ijikoyijo Street because some people had used machetes to inflict serious wounds on Kunle.

“When I got there, I was told that they had taken my brother to a private hospital on Ogunmuyiwa Street. On my way there, I met his friends, who said while at the hospital, Alaka led his boys to attack the medical facility and shot my brother.

“They shot him in the hand, back and thigh. Even without the gunshots, the probability of him surviving the injuries he suffered during the attack with machetes was low. They cut his hand and head. I have Alaka’s voice recordings confirming that he attacked my brother.

 

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