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Finally, 12 Igboho’s Aides Set To Be Released From DSS Custody

Pelumi Olajenbesi, the lawyer to the 12 detained aides of Sunday Igboho, has said his clients will soon be released from the Department of Service (DSS) custody.
Recall that the 12 aides have been in DSS custody for about 50 days for failing to perfect their bail and regain freedom.

One of the conditions for their bail was that the 12 aides should have 24 sureties after they were earlier asked to produce four sureties.

Speaking with the PUNCH on Friday, Olajengbesi said the requirement for 24 sureties had been met as required by the court.

He disclosed that the bail office of the Federal High Court in Abuja said it needed to write letters to the offices of the 24 sureties to get more confirmation.

He, however, appealed to the court to quickly confirm the authenticity of the sureties so the detained persons could regain freedom.

“We have the 24 sureties already as required by the court, but the challenge is the bail office insisted that it needs to write letters to all the offices of the sureties to confirm the sureties,” he said.

It would be recalled that the 12 aides were arrested by DSS operatives during a raid on Igboho’s Ibadan residence on July 1, 2021, and subsequently brought to Abuja.

The aides had approached the court through their lawyer to seek their release in line with their fundamental human rights.

The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, had on August 4, 2021, admitted the 12 applicants to bail.

However, their bail perfection suffered a setback last week as the Federal High Court in Abuja demanded 24 sureties, a development that was in contrast to four sureties earlier demanded by the court.

Phemnick Life Support USA Team Goes On 3 Days Vacation In Four States

Thursday morning, Phemnick Life Support organised a-3-day vacation for all her staff and employees who lives in the United State of America to travel by road to four state such as Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York city not only that; the CEO Dr. Toyin Aborisade when speaking with his media director in Nigeria said the organisation also pays and bear all the expenses for the trip and not minding what it might enticed. Amongst are pre adults convened for this three days memorable vacation at four state.

During this vacation brief discussion was said to have open to all Phemnick employees from all branches in the United State of America and to some children who want to be wonders of their generation.

Saying further, all Staffs/employees sees the vacation as an avenue to relate with their bosses and to one another.

They all have a lot of excellent courses, funfairs, swimming pool and other games were made available.

It started on Thursday and it will last till Saturday, which will be the most excitement and great enthusiasm among everyone.

This event would be a continuous moves for all Phemnick employees both in America and Nigeria says by Dr. Toyin Aborisade the founder and CEO Phemnick Life Support.

Saying further in his conversation with his media director Oluwaseun Trust BethNews, Dr. Aborisade days the idea behind the vacation is to build the entire employees and to have a little rest after a long service to the humanities and society.

The 3 days vacation drew a good response from the employees within United State of America as the number of the attendees were quite encouraging.

“Our expectation is for all employees to be rooted in all their activities and endeavours as knowledge would also been impacted for their proactive services.

The vacation will end Saturday August 14, with an impartation and refreshing memory where each Phemnick USA staff would have a testimony to share as a proof that Phemnick Life Support USA 2021 vacation was awesome

Primate Ayodele’s Prophecy On Afghanistan Troubled Situation Fulfilled

Internationally recognized prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele is being celebrated again for the fulfillment of some of his prophecies which were noted in his annual book of prophecy titled Warnings To The Nation about the international communities.

Primate Ayodele, though a Nigerian based prophet is highly recognized for his prophetic declarations about nations around the world, sending warnings to world leaders as revealed by God. Recently, his prophecies on China, Germany, India, Mali, Peru came to pass as he put them in his book of prophecy ‘Warning To The Nations’.

At the moment, his prophecy on the nation of Afghanistan has just been fulfilled. The man of God in the 2021/2022 edition of ‘Warning To The Nations’ (pg 256-257) made some revelations about the president and the security situation of the country. In one part of the revelations, He made it known that he foresees a protest seeking for the removal of the President, Ashraf Ghani. In Afghanistan as we speak, an Islamic sect, Taliban has taken over most part of the country, causing violence, killings and trouble. The group has also made it known that they will not stop this war until the president is removed, fulfilling the first part of Primate Ayodele’s prophecy.

Another part of his prophecy on the country warned the citizens of the United States Of America against going into the country because he foresees trouble happening in the country and defending them will be difficult. Fulfilling this prophecy, the USA yesterday ordered all of her citizens to leave the country immediately due to the Taliban war that has led to a widespread violence across the country.

Apart from these, Primate Ayodele asked the country to pray against strange happenings that will trouble the country. He advised the government to be watchful of terrorist attacks and trouble situation in the country. Yesterday, news broke out that the largest city in Afghanistan has been taken over by the Taliban which is of course very strange as it never happened before. Since this development, the country has been troubled, several have died and citizens now run for their lives.

There are many other revelations the man of God made about Afghanistan, most of which talked about the future of the country.

Below is the full prophecy page;

Stanley Okoro Was Poisoned By Colleagues At Movie Location – Family Alleges

The family of Nollywood actor, Stanley Okoro, has alleged that the fast-rising actor was poisoned by colleagues.
It was earlier reported that Okoro died on Wednesday due to a suspected case of food poisoning.

The family of the actor claimed that he was poisoned after successfully completing a movie shoot in a hotel in the Maryland area of Enugu State.

It was disclosed that he moved to another movie shoot in Asaba in Delta State, but unlike him, no pictures were taken to know those he was on set with.

The family noted that they don’t know if he had problems with anybody that would want him dead.

The family further stated that Okoro’s only problem was his obsession with food.

A cousin of the actor, Okoro Nneka Loveth, who spoke to Daily Post on Thursday, said the late actor loved people and carried everyone along.

She said, “Stanley happens to be my Cousin. A very close Cousin. Stanley was poisoned. And the person that poisoned him was among the people on set with him as of last week.”
“Usually, whenever he came to Enugu, he’d either call me for food or call one of our Cousins to get him food. Stanley liked the food a lot. He ate a lot.”

“So whenever he asked me for food, (usually I’m very busy) I’d send a Keke (tricycle) driver to go and deliver it. I have one Hausa Keke driver that usually did that for me or I’d go myself or my other Cousin would go herself or send one of her girls.”

“But this last time, he came, we only talked on the phone. They were in Enugu for a movie shoot. Their location was in Maryland, Enugu. Thereafter, he left for Asaba for another one.”

“So after the movie shoot, he went back. He apologised that this time, he could not meet with us but that he’d be coming back the next week. Stanley left Enugu four days ago to Asaba and said he’d be coming back next week that they have another movie to shoot.”

“He lived in Owerri(Imo State) but this poisoning could have happened in Enugu or Asaba. Immediately he got back to Owerri, the thing started happening to him as if he had a stroke and he started vomiting. He was vomiting black liquid. A native doctor invited even disclosed he was poisoned. Stanley was walking to the toilet when he shouted for help over a burning chest and collapsed.”

“They rushed him to a hospital and on getting to the hospital Stanley gave up. So the person used a fast poison. Maybe as they rounded up shooting and decided to eat, the person just took advantage.”

“Throughout yesterday, we did not sleep. Stanley did not deserve to die. That guy was nice and carried everybody along. Everyone in my village is crying. He was so down to earth. The only problem he had was that he liked the food a lot. He ate too much.”

“He was not married but may have been in a serious relationship. He wasn’t even up to 30 years I can’t tell if he was having problems with anybody [that would want him dead]. He didn’t tell me of anyone.”

“Stanley lived his life like a Hausa man, he wouldn’t even take note when someone is angry with him.”

“Currently, Stanley is in the mortuary and for now we don’t know what to do. He was around 27 years of age.”

Loveth further stated that the family has started deliberating on his burial arrangement, adding that the actor would likely be buried on August 26.

Lagos Reopens Ladipo Market, Gives Serious Warning To Traders

The Lagos State Government has reopened the popular Ladipo auto spare parts market in the Mushin area of the state.
Society gazette reports that the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) had closed the market last month over improper waste disposal and several unhygienic practices.

But in a statement on Friday by its Head of Public Affairs, Hakeem Akinleye, LAWMA said it decided to reopen the market after substantial compliance with rules and regulations, to sustain a clean and hygienic environment in the market.

He quoted the Managing Director of LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, as saying that the leadership of the market has signed an undertaken not to breach any environmental laws again.

Odumboni stated that the Authority would not condone any form of indiscriminate waste dumping and other environmental infractions, especially at market facilities across the state.

He said further that LAWMA would continue to monitor the situation at Ladipo market and other marketplaces, to ensure full compliance with the environmental laws of the state.

Odumboni warned that the Authority would not hesitate to shut errant shopping centers found to pose dangers to the environment.

The LAWMA boss, therefore, appealed to residents to imbibe the attitude of keeping the environment clean at all times, by bagging their wastes and patronising assigned PSP operators, adding that LAWMA was totally committed to making Lagos cleaner and livable for all.

“Is this what this agbaya should be doing? – Omokri Blasts Buhari For Visiting Tinubu In London

A former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his visit to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in London.

He described the visit as irresponsible, lamenting that Buhari is the only President he knows who will be paying social visits while his country is in trouble.

It could be recalled that Buhari who is currently in London, on Thursday, visited the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu who is also in London.

The visit however didn’t sit well with Omokri who took to his verified Facebook wall to lash out at the Nigerian leader.

He wrote: “Is this what this agbaya should be doing? Visiting Tinubu in London when hunger is visiting Nigerians.”

“When 250 children are still with bandits and kidnappers, including 89 Baptist Academy students? When resident doctored are on strike? When his party is in disarray over Buni?”

“Buhari is irresponsible! I know of no other President in the world who will be busy paying social visits when his country is experiencing social unrest.”

“What do we need this fellow for? Buhari is as useless to Nigeria as the p in psychology!”

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari will return to Nigeria from his London trip today, 13th August 2021, sources have disclosed.

Barring any last-minute change, Buhari is expected to land in Nigeria by 5pm on Friday.

The President has been in the UK for over two weeks, first to attend the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025 and after that, to see his doctors for a medical check-up.

It has now been gathered that Buhari is set to return to Nigeria today.

According to a police wireless message, the FCT Police Commissioner has directed all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers at the Federal Capital Territory command to mobilize adequately to receive the President.

Kidnapped Niger commissioner Regains freedom, family says no ransom paid

The Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Muhammad Idris, kidnapped five days ago, has regained his freedom.

According to a statement by his family, his abductors released him at about 9.30 p.m. Thursday night.

A member of the family, Ado Ada, who issued the statement, expressed his delight over the victim’s safe return.

“His release was wholly the result of the efforts of his family, and no ransom was paid. The family facilitated his release with divine intervention from Allah,” he said.

According to the statement, the commissioner has since been reunited with his family after receiving medical attention, adding that the family expressed their appreciation ”to community members, well-wishers and his associates for all their love, sacrifices and support during the trying period.”

Mr Idris was abducted at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday by bandits at Babban Tunga in the Tafa local government area of Niger.

The heavily-armed bandits had invaded the commissioner’s residence and whisked him away on foot.

The following day (Monday), the kidnappers opened discussions with the family, resulting in Mr Idris’ release, but the family said it paid no ransom.

Nigeria Shut Down UK High Commission Over Covid-19

COVID-19 exposure has forced the shut down of the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom.

Reports has it that the mission would be closed for 10 working days.

This was made known in a statement on Thursday titled, ‘Closure of Nigerian High Commission, London’.

“This afternoon, the Head of Immigration Section and two other officials went for a meeting at the Home Office,” the statement read.

“At the entrance, Covid test was administered on them and one of them tested positive to COVID-19. The affected officer immediately isolated while the other officials, who tested negative will also isolate for the next 10 days.

“In response to this challenge, the Mission embarked on testing all officials of the Mission, after which another official of the Mission tested positive.

“In line with COVID-19 regulation and the need to adhere to the rules and regulation of the host country, the Mission will close down for the next 10 days, in order to observe the mandatory isolation of those who were in contact with the affected officials.

“While the High Commission regrets any inconvenience that this may have caused, we solicit the cooperation of the general public.”

We Have Mobilized Corp Members, Consultants To Replace Striking Doctors – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has revealed that the government has mobilized corps members and consultants to manage hospitals as resident doctors continue their strike action.
Speaking on Thursday, Ehanire noted that the government is aware of the impact created by the striking doctors on the health facilities but has deployed replacements to mitigate the impact.

The Minister insisted that it is wrong for the medical doctors to embark on strike given the sensitive nature of their duties and the impact it can have on the citizens.

It would be recalled that the resident doctors on August 2, embarked on strike action, accusing the federal government of failing to implement agreements it had with their union on issues including salaries, hazard allowances, and others.

The strike has made the nation’s health care system vulnerable and close to total collapse but Ehanire said corp members and consultants have been drafted to save the situation pending when the issue will be resolved.

The Minister said; “Although the resident doctors have gone on strike, and as I said before, we are appealing to them not to use this very vulnerable period when the country is facing a war.

“For those of you who have been very keenly following international news, you know the havoc that the Delta variant did in India, and what it has done and it is doing in Indonesia, Ireland, and other countries.

“We have only one or two percent of eligible Nigerians vaccinated. So we are really facing something like a war. When you face a war, that is not the time that soldiers say they are not going to fight.

“We don’t want to see here, what happened in India where they also lost 400,000 lives due to COVID-19 Delta strain, we don’t want that.

“But even then, during this strike, we have mobilized all consultants and youth corpers and all those who render services to ensure they are rendering service, to ensure that the hospital services do not collapse and everybody is doing very well.

“I salute the consultants and youths corpers and all those who are not on strike, who are giving service and also the private sector who are supporting us. The private sector is rising up to the challenge to make sure that health services, one way or the order, are going on and there is not serious distress in the hospitals.”

On the issue of the ‘no work, no pay’ directive issued to the striking doctors by the government, Ehanire said it is not a threat but standard labour practice in such a situation.

“Nobody is threatening anybody with anything. That is a standard thing, that is the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommendation that if you didn’t work why will you get paid.

“Your salary comes from taxpayers money, so if you didn’t work why should you go and be saying you should be paid because if that is so, you can be encouraged to stay home for up to six months and your salary is running from public funds, from taxpayers money and you have not given the community any service,” he declared.

We’ve Rescued 29 Hostages, Arrested 51 Insurgents In Two Weeks – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that 29 civilians were rescued, while no fewer than 51 Boko Haram insurgents were arrested in the last two weeks.

Speaking during a press conference on Thursday, Acting Director of Defence Information, Bernard Onyeuko, added that 27 insurgents were killed during various military operations across the country.

He noted that over 1,000 insurgents, including two bomb experts and their family members, have also surrendered to troops of operation Hadin Kai in the North-East.

Onyeuko said the intensity of operations by the military has yielded tremendous results across the North-east and North-west.

He said: “Cumulatively, the operations led to the neutralisation of 27 BHT/ISWAP fighters, arrest of 51 BHT/ISWAP terrorists, three terrorists’ collaborators, as well as recovery of 35 assorted arms. 1,051 round of ammunition, including AK-47 and FN rifles, Dushka anti-aircraft guns, GPMG, PKT guns, 60mm mortar tubes, Makarov pistol and other machine guns, amongst other items were also recovered.

“In addition, 29 abducted civilians were rescued within the period under review. No fewer than 1,000 terrorists and their families, comprising adult females and children surrendered to own troops at different locations in the north-east.

“Notable among them are the notorious BHT bomb expert named Musa Adamu, a.k.a. Mala Musa Abuja, and his deputy, Usman Adamu, a.k.a. Abu Darda. This has in no small measure depleted the Boko Haram fighting force.”

Speaking further, Onyeuko said the troops of operation Hadarin Daji, on July 31, repelled bandits, rescued some kidnapped victims, and recovered arms, ammunition and some livestock in the North-west.

He said that a total of 89 animals, five AK-47 rifles, three rounds of 9mm ball, and 48 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition were recovered, while four kidnap victims were rescued.

He added that two “notorious cattle rustlers named Umar from Niger Republic and Mai Hatsi Ibrahim from Gada in Sokoto state”, and four other suspected bandits and drug peddlers were apprehended.

According to him, the air component destroyed bandits’ structures, including the residence of one of their alleged leaders, identified as Halilu Tubali.

The DHQ spokesman added that the air strikes, in conjunction with operations by ground troops, resulted in the death of “no fewer than 123 armed bandits and destruction of their logistics facilities”.