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Rescue of pregnant teens in Nigeria
Nigerian police raids a suspected child trafficking company and rescued 19 teens and women who are pregnant. This company was suspected to have planned to sell the babies. Said the spokesman of police
The victims, ranging in age from 15 to 28, were found in different locations in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, in a police raid earlier this month, police said.
Two women accused of operating homes where the victims were found have been arrested on suspicion of selling babies, and investigators are searching for a prime suspect in the case, Lagos police spokesman Bala Elkana said.
Four children also were freed in the raid, police said. The captors also are accused of planning to sell these children; investigators still are trying to determine where these children came from, police said.
The two arrested suspects still were in police custody Monday.
We got reports based on intelligence information about activities of individuals who were keeping pregnant women and babies to sell them after delivery,” Lagos police spokesman Bala Elkana
The pregnant teens and women are from different parts of the country. Some said their traffickers kidnapped them, while others said they were lured to the city by the traffickers who promised them domestic jobs, Elkana said.
Police said some of the victims were persuaded by their traffickers to sell their babies.
“Some were told that there is a place where babies are sold and they came voluntarily. Some were promised jobs that turned out to be fake when they got to the city, and the (traffickers) forced them to stay, ” Elkana
According to police, the traffickers were selling male babies for 500,000 naira (around $1,378) and female babies for 300,000 naira ($827).
Police said the rescued victims will be handed over to Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency and relevant authorities for rehabilitation.
Nigerians shocked conspiracy and money laundering charges against activist
Nigerians take to social media to express their shock over the charges brought against a detained activist. Pro-democracy activist Omoyole Sowore detained since august has been charged with seven counts of money laundering and conspiracy.
According to Vanguard The activist behind RevolutionNow Protest movement was charged by the Federal High Court on Friday. Among other things, the court said the activist’s #RevolutionNow” campaign was aimed at removing the President and Commander–in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during his term of office otherwise known than by constitutional means”.
The detained activist is also the publisher of Sahara Reporters, was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the last general election, has been in custody of the Departemenmt of State Service, DSS, since August 2 when he was arrested.
Reposted from @instablog9ja (@get_regrann) – Nigerian lady in tears after becoming the first Muslim elected to Nashville office
A U.S-based Nigerian lady, Zulfat Suara, has become the first Muslim elected to a Metro seat in Nashville history
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The certified public accountant faced Islamophobic comments and threats on the campaign trail, but she also built a broad coalition of support.
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She burst into tears as she received a hug from her daughter, Safiyah, before her speech at her watch party, on Thursday, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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He path started in Nigeria and led to Tennessee in 1993 when her husband was offered a fellowship at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. .
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It quickly became her home, with Zulfat founding an accounting firm in 1998 which worked with several counties.
With a full-time job, a daughter and a husband, Suara had a full plate, but she decided she wanted to run for one of the at-large seats because not only is her expertise right for the gig, she knows the city well and wants to serve. 📷: Wade Payne/TheTennessean
BREAKING!!! NEWS!!!!!!!
Security: Gov. Ugwuanyi Buys Over 100 Vehicles From Innoson, Unveils New Strategies(Photos)
In a bid to tackle the security challenges, the Executive Governor of Enugu State,
Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Wednesday, unveiled the new vehicles purchased by his administration to enhance security operations at the community level, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV reports that Gov. Ugwuanyi, who took journalists round the premises of the Government House to show them the vehicles, used the opportunity to brief them on the efforts of his administration to decisively tackle the recent security challenges in the state.
The vehicles include 100 pieces of Innoson Hilux vans for use by the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force and Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, among others, for security operations.
The remaining 260 vehicles, which were approved during the governor’s recent security meeting with all the members of the State Assembly, Local Government Council Chairmen, the Director of State Services (DSS) and the Security Chiefs of DSS in the council areas, will be distributed to the 260 electoral wards in the state.
The security vehicles will be deployed to provide services for community policing, Vigilante/Neighborhood Watch and Forest Guard operations.
The governor disclosed that the state government intends to engage the State Assembly and partner Ndi Enugu, home and abroad, to set up a Security Trust Fund that will ensure efficient security operations in the state.
He further disclosed that the state government will also purchase motorcycles as well as bicycles, adding that it equally intends to partner churches and other organizations for intelligence gathering, among other strategies.
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Nigeria Press statement
September 11, 2019
Press Statement
Verdict, A Subversion of Justice, Says PDP…Heads To Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) completely rejects the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal describing it as provocative, barefaced subversion of justice and direct assault on the integrity of our nation’s justice system.
The party is particularly shocked that the tribunal failed to point to justice despite the flawless evidence laid before it, showing that President Buhari was not only unqualified to contest the election but also did not score the majority of valid votes at the polls.
The PDP finds as bewildering that a court of law could validate a clear case of perjury and declaration of false information in a sworn affidavit, as firmly established against President Muhammadu Buhari, even in the face of incontrovertible evidence.
The party is also rudely shocked that the Court took over the roles of the Respondents’ lawyers who clearly abandoned their pleadings by refusing to call evidence in defense of the petition. The court raked up all manner of excuses to make up for the yawning gaps occasioned by the total absence of any evidence from the Respondents.
Nigerians and the international community watched in utter disbelief when the tribunal ruled that one need not provide a copy or certified true copy of educational certificate such individual claimed to possess, contrary to established proof of claims of certification.
The party notes as strange that the court even went ahead to provide rationalizations in favour of President Buhari, even when all hard facts before it shows that he did not possess the claimed educational certificate and that the Army was not in possession of his WAEC certificate as claimed in the affidavit he deposed to in his Presidential nomination form.
The PDP also described as shocking that the court approved the flawed declaration of President Buhari as the winner of the election despite evidence to show the perpetration of illegalities, manipulations, alterations and subtraction of valid votes freely given to Atiku Abubakar by Nigerians.
Indeed, the pervading melancholic atmosphere across our nation since the verdict is a direct indication that the judgment has not fulfilled the desires and expectations of Nigerians.
The PDP however encouraged Nigerians to remain calm and not to lose hope or surrender to despondency or self-help, as our lawyers are upbeat in obtaining justice at the Supreme Court.
This is more so as the tribunal itself admitted that there are several errors in the judgment.
Signed:
Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary
Nigerian government dispels reports that South African embassy exploded in Abuja.
Information Minister Lai Mohammed told the media that the reports that had been making the rounds were untrue and that no such incident had taken place. A statement by his media aide said the “explosion” was fake news orchestrated by the desperate opposition to cause panic and chaos among the populace.
The minister said: “the video of the purported bomb explosion which is being circulated on the social media, is that of the bomb explosion at Emab plaza, near Banex, in Abuja on June 25, 2014.”
The Police also called the report a classic fake news. “Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force has provided adequate security in and around all South African Missions and related business interests,” their statement read in part.South African businesses were targeted earlier last week in reprisal attacks by some Nigerians after a surge in xenophobic violence saw other Africans attacked in Johannesburg and other areas.
PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS FORMER ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE
On behalf of the Federal Government, President Muhammadu Buhari sends condolences to the government and people of Zimbabwe over the passing of the founding father and former President, Robert Mugabe, 95.
The President commiserates with family members, friends and political associates of the political activist who fought for the independence of the country from colonial rule, and lived most of his life in public service.
President Buhari believes Mugabe’s sacrifices, especially in struggling for the political and economic emancipation of his people, will always be remembered by posterity.
He prays that the Almighty God will grant the soul of the former president rest and comfort his loved ones.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
September 6, 2019
South Africa business close down in fear of the retaliation of Nigerian
Various businesses linked to South Africa has close down their doors in relation to the retaliation of Nigerians on the anti-foreign attack in South Africa.
last week South Africa wage an attack on foreign businesses in Johannesburg living 7 Nigerian citizens dead and 2 other unidentified body which were found burnt in a store. this has done a great damage on Nigerian’s especially and it has wage a diplomatic conflict between Africa’s two largest economic countries.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) reportedly said it was assessing the damage. It was reported that a vehicle was vandalized during demonstrations.
South Africa’s Embassy in Lagos Nigerian has been forced to close down after it was attacked. it was reported that vehicles were vandalized. Some South African businesses operating in Nigeria, including MTN, have reportedly closed until further notice after being attacked.
Nigeria has announced to evacuate it’s citizens in South Africa. The incident is belief to worsen the diplomatic relations between the two African countries. Nigeria also recalled its High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Kabiru Bala.
However Nigerian artist are boycotting South Africa because of the deadly violence against foreigners. They say in their various social media pages that they won’t be performing in South Africa show slated for September and further.
Nigerians fume, demand tough actions against South Africa. Anger on Tuesday greeted xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa with dignitaries and organisations including President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the Senate and the House of Representatives, expressing their displeasure over the continued killing.
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE NIGERIAN JUST MADE MINISTER IN BRITAIN, KEMI ADEGOKE-BADENOCH
Nigeria will destroy you, make you useless and kill your dream unless you have a strong connection to the political godfathers.
I have met Kemi Adegoke-Badenoch in 2010 while she was distributing flyers of her election campaign to passersby around Dulwich Library in 2010. She was contesting for a member of the London Assembly. She didn’t win and She was 30years old at the time.
In 2012, Kemi Adegoke stood for the Conservatives party in the London Assembly election where she was placed fifth on the London-wide list.
In 2017, Kemi was elected as MP for the Saffron Walden constituency and became the first woman to represent that constituency.
Former Prime Minister, Theresa May, appointed Kemi Adegoke-Badenoch as the Conservative Party’s Vice-Chair for Candidates in January 2018.
Today, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Olukemi Adegoke- Badenoch, aged 39, as Children and Families Minister.
Though Kemi was born in London but grew up in Nigeria where she finished her primary and secondary education and returned to the UK for her university education but why Kemi was able to win elections into London Assembly, House of Commons and became a Minister in a country she arrived at age 16?
The answers are simple. Kemi is living in a country where hard work is rewarded. A country where good university grades are rewarded with good jobs. A country where merits are sought after. A country where politicians are elected based on their debates, ideas and manifestos.
Would Kemi have become a councillor in Lagos or Ibadan by relying on her brilliance and articulation of ideas without employing the service of Agberos to snatch ballots or beat up voters, warm the beds of a few political godfathers and agreed to a percentage of her income as a political office holder be shared with her political godfathers every month?
See how President Buhari performs lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia (photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, visited Mecca in Saudi Arabia for Umrah, lesser Hajj (or the lesser pilgrimage).
Medina is the capital city of Al-Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia.
The two basic rules for how two perform Hajj are as follow:
1. If a Muslim intends to perform Umrah, he should take off his clothes, take a bath and then perfume himself.
2. After taking a bath, the Muslim puts on Ihram dress and prays if the time is for prescribed prayer.
It seems that President Buhari observers all needed procedures.
During his previous visit to the country as the military head of state in 1984, Buhari has reportedly visited the holiest site in Islam – Ka’aba.
Also called Ka’aba Muazzama meaning the Grand Ka’aba, it is believed the House of God and duplicates as the most sacred site anywhere in the Earth.
President Buhari’s other engagements in Saudi Arabia include meetings with heads of international financial organisations and multilateral associations.
Buhari is set to leave Saudi Arabia on February 27, Saturday, for Doha, the Qatari capital.
President Buhari visited the holiest site in Islam – Ka’aba in 1984
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