If anything should happen to Igboho, we will hold FG responsible —- Lawyer

Alleged elimination of Igboho: I was quoted out of context — Spokesman
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Lawyer to the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemi, popularly called Sunday Igboho, Yomi Alliyu, SAN, yesterday, has dismissed a social media report of an alleged plan to eliminate the activist in Benin Republic prison. He said that it’s the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari that is keeping Igboho in prison and not the Benin Republic Government.

He strictly warned those “flying the kite” to stop spreading such speculations. He was certain that Igboho would regain freedom soon.

Alliyu, in a chat with vanguard, said: “I don’t have knowledge of a threat to his life. I speak with his wife regularly but I don’t have such knowledge of plans to eliminate him.

“We have persuaded his boys and Yoruba youths not to take laws into their hands. We told them that if they start killing and burning, they will be killing their kith and kin. We urged them to keep their cool. However, if anybody is flying such a kite to know the feelings of what will happen if Sunday Igboho is murdered in prison, I advise that such a person should have a rethink.

“I don’t think anyone is planning that except the enemies of this government. The only way this Government can wash its hands off this evil intention is to release Sunday Igboho now because they (FG) are the ones keeping him in prison and not the Benin Republic Government.

“If anything should happen to Sunday Igboho, we will hold the Federal Government responsible. That is why we have been appealing to Yoruba youths not to take laws into their hands because we are optimistic that Sunday Igboho will be freed and that the alleged plan to kill him is a mere rumour. I don’t see any threat to his life.”

Alleged elimination of Igboho: I was quoted out of context — Spokesman

“Na For Instagram Dem Divorce You” – Charly Boy mocks Ooni Of Ife

“Na For Instagram Dem Divorce You” – Charly Boy mocks Ooni Of Ife
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Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has mocked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, over his divorce saga with Queen Silekunola Naomi.

Recall that Queen Naomi had taken to her Instagram page on Thursday to declare the end of her three-year marriage to the Ooni. She had said her divorce was due to irreconcilable differences and not the monarch’s plan to marry another queen.

The evangelist had stated that she tried to make the marriage work but said the monarch’s public identity is clashing with his true self.
However, the Ooni of Ife’s spokesman, Moses Olafare, suspected that the Queen’s social media accounts had been hacked and that investigations were ongoing.

In response to the incident, Charly Boy has, on his Instagram page, mocked the monarch. He wondered why the Monarch’s wives were leaving his kingdom in less than two months. This, he said, was despite the Ooni’s attractiveness.

In his words:

“See dis my fine bobo.

How e come be say in less dan 2months, two of ur wives just divorce u and ran away from ur kingdom.

To add salt to injury, na for Instagram dem divorce u.

True true, all dat glitters is not gold.

My people, how una see dis matter?

How come wives just take off without notice?”

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Court remands 4 men for alleged unlawfulpossession of firearms

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An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday gave orders for four men to be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged unlawful possession of firearms.

The suspects, Bashiru Shittu, 39; Hassan Omobolaji, 38; Korode Oguntoyinbo, 22 and Abiodun Benson, 23 were charged with conspiracy, belonging to an unlawful society and illegal possession of firearms.

Magistrate A.S Odusanya, who refused the plea of the suspects, ordered that they should be remanded in Kirikri Correctional Centre.

Odusanya directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice, after which she adjourned the case until Jan. 27, 2022 for DPP advice.

Before now, the Prosecution Counsel Insp. Emmanuel Ajayi, informed the court that the suspects and others at large, committed the offence on Oct. 14 at Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State.

He also said that the four men were members of an unlawful society known as “Eiye’ confraternity.

He explained that the police had, through a distress call from members of the community, been informed that some cultists were attacking one another.

“The police stormed the area, arrested the suspects while others escaped.

“When they were searched, two guns and one expended cartridge were recovered from them,” the prosecutor said.

He also said that the offence was in violation of the provisions of sections 42, 330 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 42 prescribes three years’ jail term for belonging to an unlawful society while section 330 attracts seven years of unlawful possession of firearms.

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Man arrested for alleged murder of wife

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A 26-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly causing his wife’s death in Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday.

According to Shiisu, the suspect was arrested following a report about the murder on Dec. 27, at about 12:50 p.m.

He went on to say that the complainant had said that the suspect had had some misunderstanding with his wife, which led to his hitting her with a stick.

“On Dec. 27, at about 1250hrs, one Bulama Muntari Ubale of Baldi village Sule Tankarkar LGA, reported that, on the same date at about 1130hrs, a couple, one Yusuf Zubairu, aged 26, of Fulanin Mailefe in Baldi village and one Fatima Hardo Dare, aged 23, of the same address, were having misunderstanding between them. And in the process of the fracas, the said Yusuf Zubairu, a.k.a Sallau, used a stick and hit Fatima Hardo (now deceased) on her head.

“And when one Rabi Lawan of the same address came to intervene, the said Yusuf Zubairu, also inflicted serious injury on her,” he said

The PPRO added that upon receipt of the report, a team of policemen rushed to the scene and conveyed the victims to Gumel General Hospital, where Dare was confirmed dead by a Medical Doctor, while Lawan was admitted for treatment.

According to him, the stick was recovered as exhibit. Investigation into the case is ongoing, after which the suspect would be charged to court. 

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We shall assist citizens to acquire arms for self-defence ― Masari

We shall assist citizens to acquire arms for self-defence ― Masari
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The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has urged citizens residing in the state to arm themselves so as to protect themselves from incessant attacks by bandits now bedevilling the Northwest region of Nigeria. 

According to BBC Hausa, Masari said there were not up to 3000 police operatives in Katsina State. He promised that the government would assist citizens who would want to acquire arms so as to contribute in restoring the security situation  

According to him, “security is everybody’s affair, irrespective of political difference.What the public should know is that in Katsina; you don’t have 3000 police. Therefore,we are calling on whoever wants to protect himself and his family to acquire arms.”

He said; “the religion of Islam has allowed a person to protect himself and his property and family.

“If you die in the course of protecting yourself, you die a martyr. The annoying fact is that bandits have access to guns and good people don’t have access to these guns with which they can use to protect themselves and their families.

We will assist those who want to bring in arms because there is need for the people of Katsina to support the security agents,” he said.

The Governor, however, criticised the activities of vigilantes, saying “we do not trust the activities of vigilantes because they are leaving their places of origin to other towns.

“We prefer people defending their places of origin themselves,” he said.

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Alleged elimination of Igboho: I was quoted out of context — Spokesman

Alleged elimination of Igboho: I was quoted out of context — Spokesman
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Olayomi Koiki, the spokesman to Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said that he was quoted out of context on the alleged plot to eliminate Igboho in prison.

Koiki, when contacted personally on Wednesday, denied saying that the Federal Government wanted to eliminate Igboho.

He said: “I was quoted out of context. I was referring to Prof. Banjo Akintoye in my statement.

“I said, if they are planning evil against Prof. Banji Akintoye and others, they are only trying but God’s power is superior.”

“I further said enemies are trying to eliminate Prof. Akintoye (not Igboho) to silence the Yoruba nation agenda.”

“But on the issue of Igboho, the Government of Nigeria is indirectly instigating his continued detention in Cotonou.

“Benin Republic judicial system is no longer working again and we are going to fight for our right to the end.

“Igboho cannot be silenced like the way they killed MKO Abiola, Funsho Williams, unjustly.

“The Benin Republic President Patrice Talon is working continuously with the Federal Government to extradite Igboho to Nigeria.

“All Yoruba leaders must continue to fight. Igboho must get justice.”

FG planning to eliminate me — Igboho

FG planning to eliminate me — Igboho

FG planning to eliminate me — Igboho
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Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has accused the Federal government of Nigeria of plotting to eliminate him in the Benin Republic.

The 49-year-old Yoruba leader was arrested by operatives of Brigade Criminelle (Criminal Brigade) on July 19 in Cotonou.

He has been in detention for the past 161 days despite efforts to get him released.

Olayomi Koiki, spokesman of Igboho, in a podcast on Tuesday evening, alleged that the Benin Republic President Patrice Talon has allied with the Federal Government to extradite Igboho to Nigeria.

He said: “So many people have heard rumours in the past 24/48 hours. We know that God almighty is watching.

“If they are trying, they cannot be successful. If they are planning evil against Prof. Banji Akintoye and others, they are only trying but God’s power is superior.

“The enemies are trying to eliminate him (Igboho). Their plan is to eliminate him so that the Yoruba Nation agenda will be silenced, but God has shown that he is above them.

“If you think the legal route is what will set Igboho free, then we are wasting our time.

“Benin Republic judicial system is not working. Look at the way his case has been prolonged.

“I’ve spoken with our lawyer in Benin, and he told me that only the president can set him free.

“Now, diplomacy cannot work. We have to fight for our rights.

“See the way they killed MKO Abiola, Funsho Williams – they were killed unjustly.

“We’ve issued so many ultimata for Igboho’s release, but nothing has happened.”

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Nigerian economy better under PDP – Onuesoke

Nigerian economy better under PDP – Onuesoke
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Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Sunny Onuesoke has compared the economy of Nigeria when it was being led by PDP to its state now under the All Progressive Congress, judging that Nigeria had a better economy under PDP.

According to him, “Under PDP, you had a government that listened, had rule of law and you could protest without fear. The cost of living was way better, unemployment was far lesser, insecurity was contained to an area, electricity supply and charges were way better.

“But today, you are dying yet can’t cry. You dare to cry, you end up behind bars. Egg of N20 now sells for N70-N80 naira. Indomie of N20 now sells for N80-N99. Pure water of N5 now sells for N20-N30. An electricity bill of N1, 500, is now N40, 000 with no light.”

Reacting to recent outburst by Transport Minister, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi against former President Goodluck Jonathan, Onuesoke  said it was only an attempt  to divert the people’s attention from the failure of this present administration.

Onuesoke wondered how it is possible that the money the ex-President left behind  couldn’t sustain Nigerian for three weeks just as he  queried  where they saw money to sustain the economy for the past  years.

He termed it embarrassing that a government that has ruled for two terms keep laying blames on a government that ruled for only one term, rather than stop the blame game and concentrate on fulfilling the promises they made to Nigerians.

The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, said the country would have been a better one without President Muhammadu Buhari

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Imo government sent security operatives to humiliate me — Nwosu alleges

Imo government sent security operatives to humiliate me — Nwosu alleges
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The 2019 Imo state governorship candidate, Uche Nwosu, on Tuesday, has accused the Imo state government of sending security operatives to bundle him from Imo state to Abuja.

Nwosu said this in Owerri while narrating his ordeal on how he was arrested from St Peter’s Anglican Church Eziama-Obiere in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state, during the outing service of his late mother, Jemimah Nwosu, last Sunday.

Nwosu said this was part of what he discovered on the way to Enugu Airport where he was flown in a private jet.

He was taken to the tactical squad office in Abuja where the police informed him that “Someone wrote a petition against me (Nwosu) that I was supplying arms to militants and giving them money.”

He went on to say that the police never officially invited him for questioning about the petition against him.

Narrating his ordeal Nwosu said: “The petition the Police said was from somebody, that their reason for arresting me was alleged that I was supplying arms to militants and giving them money, the whole plan was cooked up in govt house. The security men attached to the government house one Shaba was behind this plot.


“The plot was to humiliate me and malign my image. No security man from the Abuja or state command came for that operation. Those security officers were all security men attached to the government of Imo state.

“Because a normal policeman cannot behave the way they did. They came shot inside the church which no professional police officers could do it. They shot anyhow. They are a killer squad from the government house.

“Nobody invited me or called me on phone I would have answered I did not receive any invitation from the police. So, just like that they came arrested me handled me like a criminal and treated me like I have committed any offence.

“I want the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to investigate the person who ordered for my arrest and the owner of the private jet and who paid for the private jet that took me from Enugu state to Abuja. They took me to the tactical squad office where the IG, now send somebody to come and interview me and I gave my statement, from what I gathered the IG, was not properly briefed on what was going on.”

However, the Imo state government through the Imo state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, has vehemently denied the state’s involvement in the arrest of Nwosu, saying it was purely the activities of security operatives. He urged them to wait for the outcome of the police investigation.

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