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  • Police arrest two for alleged theft, murder of landlord

    The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly  killing their landlord and stealing his Toyota Camry car.

    The command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said that  the suspects were flagged down by the police for reckless driving before they discovered that the car the suspects  were driving was stolen.

    “On July 24 at 5.00 a.m., some policemen from the Iba Police Station on Stop-and -search at First gate, Agboroko area, Iba, Lagos  flagged down a Toyota Camry which was driven in a reckless and suspicious manner by two suspects namely:  Daniel Isaac, 38, and Emmanuel Chukwu; 36.

    “Further investigation revealed   that the first suspect, Daniel Isaac, had  allegedly killed his landlord, Don Able,  50 , from Rivers and dumped his corpse in a well inside his compound at Owodun Street in  Ikotun area of Lagos State.

    “The suspect was escaping with the stolen vehicle of the deceased in company with his accomplice, Emmanuel Chukwu, when they were intercepted. Their intention was  to sell the car.

    “They confessed to the crime. Homicide detectives from  the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID)  Yaba are investigating the case. Suspects will be charged to court.” he said.

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    The spokesman also stated that in a related development on July 24 at about 11.15a.m., the Satellite Police Station received an information from a credible source.

    The statement quoted the source as saying  that a bag containing a suspicious item was smuggled into a bus at a motor park for transportation to Onitsha in  Anambra by  some unknown persons.

    Based on the information, the Divisional Police Officer, DSP Chike Oti,  deployed his surveillance team to  motor parks at Maza Maza area to recover the bag.

    Upon searching the bag, 50 rounds of 38mm live ammunition hidden inside a sack containing ‘garri’  was recovered.

    Elkana said that a female who claimed that the bag was given to her by a man in Ojo area to deliver to someone in Onisha was arrested and she is at present  helping the  police with useful information.

    He added that the case had been transferred to the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) for further investigations.

    NAN

  • UPDATED: Nelson, Thelma evicted from #BBNaija House

    Nelson Allison and Thelma Ibemere have been evicted from the ongoing Big Brother Naija show.

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they follow Avala, Isilomo, Ella, Kim Oprah and Tuoyo who had exited the show at one point or the other.

    The two housemates became the sixth and seventh to be booted out of the house on Sunday during the live eviction show for having the least number of votes.

    While in the house, Nelson, who was Mr Universe Nigeria, maintained a cool personality but had a love triangle with Frood and Esther.

    NAN reports that he planned to use the prize money to care for himself and open a business.

    He also stated that if he was a world leader, he would ensure the poor and rich had equal opportunities.

    Read Also: UPDATED: Tuoyo leaves BBNaija House

    On her part, Hair and beauty entrepreneur, Thelma said she got into the show for the fame and planned to utilize it.

    During her stint as a housemate, she gained attention in the first week for arguing with Tacha over food. Thereafter, she maintained a calm demeanor.

    NAN also reports that all 16 housemates were put up for eviction during the last eviction show which caused some tension in the house.

    The remaining housemates continue to battle for the Grand prize worth 60 million Naira.

    NAN

  • JUST IN: Why we proscribed Shi’ites, by FG

    The Presidency on Sunday explained the proscription of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly called Shi’ites was to stop the spread of its terrorist activities.

    The development, it said, has nothing to do with banning the larger numbers of peaceful and law- abiding Shiites in the country from practicing their religion.

    It said instead it was to discourage wanton violence, murder and willful destruction of public and private property.

    Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Sunday evening said contrary to the claim by IMN that it had been stopped from practicing its religion President Buhari’s administration has not banned Shiites from observing their five daily prayers and going to Mecca to perform the Holy pilgrimage.

    “Their position is blatantly false and deceptive. The IMN is deliberately changing the narrative in order to gain sympathy and divert the attention of the world from its terrorist activities, including attacking soldiers, killing policemen and a youth corps member, destroying government ambulances and public property, consistently defying authority of the state.

    “The Presidency notes that the banned organisation was taken over by extremists who didn’t believe in peaceful protests and instead employed violence and arson, driving fear and undermining the rights of others and constituted authority.

    “The Presidency agrees that the constitution protects freedom of worship, but not to the detriment of the society, especially where such freedom harms others, and breaks law and order.

    Read Also: Gunshots in Abuja as Shi’ites, police clash at Fed secretariat

    “The Presidency insists that such criminal behavior and disregard for rights of others and human life will not be tolerated by any responsible government, explaining that everywhere in the world protesters operate within legal boundaries and conduct themselves peacefully without molesting others, or engaging in murder and killing of security personnel or destroying public and private property.

    “The Presidency regrets that despite all efforts by the government and other well-meaning Nigerians to make the IMN militants to see reason and abandon violence, such appeals fell on deaf ears as they killed, maimed and destroyed willfully, constituting daily nuisance to workers, commuters and other innocent citizens.”

    The presidential aide added: “Having defied appeals to operate peacefully, and given their seeming determination to destabilize the country, the government had to act before the situation goes out of control, after admonishing many times over that people should not use religion to perpetuate lawlessness.

    “We are fighting lawlessness and criminality and not pursuing a policy of discrimination against any group.

    “You cannot be in court while at the same time engaging in violent protests, molesting people and inflicting pains on others, which includes taking innocent lives.”

  • Breaking: Nelson, Thelma evicted from #BBNaija House

    Nelson and Thelma have become the sixth and seventh housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija House.

    They spent four weeks in the house, and they join Avala, KimOprah, Isilomo, Tuoyo and Ella to leave the season

     

    Details Shortly

  • NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Monday

    Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains over most parts of the country on Monday.

    NiMet’s weather outlook on Sunday in Abuja forecast thunderstorms over Kano, Maiduguri and Nguru axis of Nothern States in the morning hours leaving the rest parts in cloudy condition.

    It envisaged prospects of thunderstorms over Gusau, Yelwa, Sokoto and Kebbi axis in the afternoon/evening hours with day and night temperatures of values 29 to 33 degree Celsius and 24 to 25 degree Celcius respectively.

    ” For Central States, thunderstorms/moderate rains are expected over areas like Makurdi, Abuja, Kaduna and Jos axis in the morning hours.

    Read Also: NiMet predicts cloudy weather on Tuesday

    ” Also, with more prospects of thunderstorms/rains over most parts of the region in the afternoon/evening period with day and night temperatures of 25 to 31 degrees Celsius,” NiMet said.

    According to NiMet, moderate rains are expected over Southern States with chances of cloudy condition over the inland of the southeast in the morning hours.

    The agency predicted moderate rains over the entire region in the afternoon/evening period with day and night temperatures of 28 to 30 degree Celsius and 21 to 24 degree Celsius respectively.

  • Stakeholders to Buhari: Save Kogi now

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Kogi State at the weekend urged President Muhammadu Buhari to save the state by withdrawing support for the second term ambition of Governor Yahaya Bello.

    The stakeholders, under the auspices of Kogi Emancipation Movement (KEM), urged the President not to release “any form of budget support” to Yahaya “between now and November when the governorship election will take place.”

    They warned that the party would lose the election if it fielded Bello, because “the governor had nothing on which to anchor his second term quest.”

    The group in a statement signed by its Convener, Apostle Eniola Williams, said it was “strange that Buhari and other leaders of the party at both national and state level have continued to show public support for, and even endorsement of Governor Yahaya Bello.”

    Read Also: How we merged to defeat PDP in 2015, by Buhari

    According to it, Bello’s “only visible achievement is the obsolete street lights; even the revenue house that was commissioned by His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, the contractor is yet to be paid.”

    The group claimed that “Contrary to a claim that Kogi State civil servants were being owed “only a few months’ salaries, the truth is that Governor Yahaya Bello does not pay workers their salaries by imposing a three-year lingering screening without end. And when he deigns to do that, he pays them in fractions and trickles. Consequently, he is owing 75 percent of state and local government genuine workers more than 40 months salaries.”

    According to Williams, many Kogi civil servants “have died chasing their hard earned pay, while those who survived up to this moment are stuck between poor or little pay, or late and badly fractionalized pay.

    “We therefore warn that APC will be thoroughly defeated if it fields Governor Yahaya Bello for the November 16, 2019 governorship poll in the state.

    “He has done or said nothing to earn his party’s offer of right of first refusal.

    “We feel strongly that the governor will not win the poll if he is fielded, but even if he could, he still should not run because of his dismal performance in his first term.”

    The group cautioned President Buhari and the party hierarchy not to be deceived by Governor Bello’s assurances that he had the “tactics” to win, “such as he…deployed during the last presidential and legislative polls.”

    It emphasized that “any attempt to field the incumbent governor will result in humiliating defeat for the APC as was the case in Adamawa and Bauchi States earlier in the year. “

    The group urged the President, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, APC Chairman Adams Oshiomole, National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “stalwarts from the state like Hajiya Salamatu Baiwa, Barrister Babatunde Irukera, Folasade Joseph” … to ensure that “a governor so unpopular…is not allowed to belittle the flag of the party by becoming its standard-bearer. “

    The statement added: “The millions of people from Kogi are hopeless and helpless and their fate is in the hands of these people and what they do to save the state and repair their own reputation.  History and judgment await all in the future for actions or inactions.”

     

  • Edo, Slot Foundation to train 100 youths in mobile phone, laptop repairs

    The Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) in partnership with Slot Foundation have concluded plans for a six-month training on mobile phone and laptop repairs and maintenance for 100 youths in Edo North Senatorial District of the state.

    Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Skills Development and Job Creation, Mrs. Ukinebo Dare, disclosed this in a chat with journalists, stressing the state government’s determination to equip youths with in-demand skills to make them self-reliant.

    She said the training programme would hold in Etsako West Local Government Area in Edo North Senatorial District and is open to residents in Edo North axis of the state, adding that similar training programmes have held in other senatorial districts of the state.

    Read Also: Edo APC crisis: Is peace now in sight?

    According to her, “We have concluded plans to commence another round of training for mobile phone and laptop repairs and maintenance in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. The training is designed for youths in Edo North axis. The idea is to train them to be self-employed such that they would have skills that are highly sought after. The training package has an entrepreneurial bent which will ensure that they do not just learn the skills but are also able to build a business from it.”

    She noted that the state government’s commitments to youth development and job creation are unwavering as similar initiatives to get youths meaningfully engaged are being implemented by the government.

    She added, “We have a number of training programmes ongoing in different locations in the state, with the Edo Innovation Hub being the anchor point. So, we want youths to register and participate in this programmes because they are free and would afford them the opportunity to earn decent wages as entrepreneurs in the long run.”

     

  • Buhari condoles family of Precious Owolabi, deceased NYSC member

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged family members of the deceased corps member, Precious Owolabi to accept the will of God in good faith.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Owolabi was killed during a protest by members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiites in Abuja on July 22.

    Buhari, who was represented by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, advised the family to take heart, saying that the loss would never be forgotten.

    NAN reports that during the condolence, Osinbajo engaged the father of the deceased, Owolabi Ayo in a heart-to-heart discussion.

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    Director-General, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shu’aibu Ibrahim addressing Journalists shortly after Vice President’s condolence visit to Precious Owolabi’s family in Zaria on Saturday

    Addressing Journalists during the condolence, the Director-General, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shu’aibu Ibrahim, described last Monday as a very sad day for the NYSC family.

    “Actually, last Monday was a very sad day for the NYSC family and for the Vice President to come on behalf of the President on condolence with the family is an indication that the Federal Government really cares for the NYSC.

    “And the welfare of the NYSC is paramount to the Federal Government, we appreciate it and I can assure you that we have learnt a lesson from what had happened.

    “As you can see, the corps members are very proud of the Federal Government for the President to come to this house, this indicated that Precious Owolabi is a hero, he died in the service of our country.”

    NAN reports that the Vice President was accompanied by Gov. Nasiru el-Rufai of Kaduna State, Council Chairmen of Zaria, Sabongari and Kudan Local government Areas.

    Meanwhile, the Federal Government’s request for the proscription of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has been granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday.

    Justice Nkeonye Maha issued the order in a ruling in which she also designated the activities of the Shiite organization in any part of Nigeria “as acts of terrorism and illegality”.

    NAN

     

  • Excitement as Ayade begins asphalting of Okuku-Okpona section of 145km highway

    Construction work on the ongoing dualisation of the 145km Mfom-Bekwara-Obanliku highway in Cross River State attained an important milestone weekend with the commencement of asphalting of the Okuku-Okpoma-Mfom section of the road.

    Already over 25km of the Obanliku-Obudu axis of the road has been completely asphalted and fitted with street lights and media.

    With this development, the asphalting of the highway is now ongoing from the two sections of the road simultaneously.

    Adjudged the most ambitious road project ever undertaken by any Governor, the road project cuts across the five local government areas of northern Cross River.

    The Project Manager, Mr. John Najar estimates by October or November, at least 80km of the road would have been completed.

    Read Also: We want our oil wells back, Ayade tells Fed Govt

    An indigene of the area, Mr. Joseph Odey, commended Ben Ayade for the initiative and the speed of work.

    “To be honest with you, I was one of the doubting Thomases. I never believed this project will even reach the stage it is now.

    “We were calling this place before, Ayade dust or power because of the dust.

    “We don’t know the magic Ayade is doing because I know Cross River is no longer rich like it used to be because of the loss of the littoral status.

    “He has managed to do this with other projects like the Canadian School, Reference Hospital and the Airport which he just started in Obudu,” he stated.

    A motorist, Moses Awhen said the progress of work has been breathtaking.

    “First of all, I want to apologize to the Governor on behalf of all of us who said one bad thing or the other against him at the commencement of this project.

    “Our Governor is a Professor and we are local drivers that don’t even understand development.

    “What you see here today is a miracle because if you had come here a few months back, you would have seen how we used our own mouth to condemn our brother because of this wonderful project.”

  • Six ways to win over your crush

    Increased heartbeat, sweaty palms, short breaths, skipping heartbeat and butterflies in the tummy. Sound familiar? These are probably what you feel when you see your crush coming and the feelings won’t just go away!

    So what are you going to do about it? Continue to struggle with the butterflies?

    I have an idea. How about you just win your crush over?

    Scared? Skeptical? Take a deep breath and try these tips to win your crush over:

    *Make a move: When I say make a move I mean put yourself out there. Come out from within the shadows and make yourself visible to your crush. Chances are that if you keep lurking in the shadows watching your crush’s every move that is where you will remain.  Talk to your crush, invite her to an event, say hi to him from time to time. That way, you don’t remain invincible to your crush but catch your crush’s attention.

    *Be attentive: Just because you have finally gotten your crush’s attention doesn’t mean you should become insensitive at the expense of your crush. Listen to what he or she says. Make mental notes and act accordingly. For example, if your crush mentions that he likes dark chocolate, it would create an impression if you get him dark chocolate the next time you see him. If your crush says she forgets to lock her windows on her way out, it would be very thoughtful to remind her to.

    *Maintain eye contact: So I know between the restless butterflies in your stomach and the skipping heartbeat, you are probably too shy to look at your crush. I tell you however, DO NOT look down or away when talking to your crush.

    Maintain an eye contact with them to show your level of interest and confidence. Nobody wants to feel like a bother. Looking down would most likely give your crush the impression that you would rather be elsewhere.

    *Do not be possessive: Being in contact with your crush does not give you the right to become possessive of him or her. Give your crush his/her space. Please do not overwhelm your crush with calls and texts in the name of being caring especially if your crush is not a fan of it.

    Also, do not go about questioning why your crush was talking with another boy or girl as the case may be.  It’s really disgusting. It shows high levels of insecurity and immaturity.

    *Be natural: I know the tendency to over impress your crush exists but you must not take it over board so as not to come off as a fake person. The more you want to impress, the more likely you are to exaggerate things you have done and things you can do.

    This can make you come off as proud and be a hindrance to winning your crush over. Whatever you do, be natural; never fake it.

    *Be bold about your feelings: For heaven’s sake do not wallow in silence; confess your feelings! Let your crush know what you feel if not, even though you might make an impression to your crush, he/she might think you are not serious about him/her.

    Then all the moves you have made will  likely be in vain when John the bolder guy, confesses his feelings to her.

    Warm regards,

    Kehinde Oluwafisayo Matthew