Okoi Obono-Obla, the special assistant to the president on prosecution, has written to the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police seeking the probe of an alleged peddler
of false claim of the death of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Acknowledgment copies of the separate letters addressed to the Director General of the DSS, Mr. Yusuf Bichi, and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, were obtained by
The PUNCH on Tuesday, November 20, 2018.
Copies of the letters dated November 14, 2018, were received at both the DSS and Police Force Headquarters in Abuja on November 6, 2018.
Obono-Obla, whose office is domiciled in the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, specifically informed the heads of the security agencies in his petitions that one Bishop
Eze Orieke made the false claim with purported documents from the London Bridge Hospital (Regional Medical Laboratory) to back it on the wall of a Facebook group called Ohafia
Political Forum.
The said documents are attached herewith for your attention and consideration,” the letter reads in part.
“It is a notorious fact and incontrovertible proof that his excellency, Muhammadu Buhari is not dead but very much alive and kicking.”
He added that the post on Facebook and the documents attached to it by the said Orieke “are fake and calculated to cause panic, disaffection and undermine national security.”
Copies of the documents, which were allegedly attached to the Facebook post and which Obono-Obla forwarded with his petitions to the security agencies, included a purported death certificate issued by the National Population Commission indicating that Buhari died of cardiac arrest in Abuja on September 19, 2017.
“It is ill-motivated, distasteful and made in extreme bad faith,” Obono-Obla said of the documents in his petitions.
According to him, the act violated the provisions of section 24(1)(a),(b) and (2)(a),(b),(c)(i),(ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition & Prevention etc) Act, 2015.
Offences under the said provision carry between three to 10 years imprisonment with or without fines ranging between N7 million and N15 million.
“In the light of the above, I respectfully urge you to investigate this matter,” Obono-Obla stated.
Our correspondent’s search of the Facebook accounts of both Bishop Eze Orieke and the Ohafia Political Forum did not yield a positive result.
Also, repeated attempts to contact the said Orieke through a phone number supplied in the petitions as his were also futile.
The repeated calls made to the telephone line indicated that the contact could not be reached.
The legal provisions which the suspect allegedly flouted according to Obono-Obla include, “(1) 24. (1) Any person who knowingly or intentionally sends a message or other matter by means of computer systems or network that-
“(a) is grossly offensive, pornographic or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character or causes any such message or matter to be so sent; or
(b) he knows to be false, for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, ill will or needless anxiety to
another or causes such a message to be sent: commits an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not more than N7 million or imprisonment for a term of not more than three years or to both such fine and imprisonment.”
“(2) Any person who knowingly or intentionally transmits or causes the transmission of any communication through a computer system or network –
“(a) to bully, threaten or harass another person, where such communication places another person in fear of death, violence or bodily harm or to another person.”
“(b) containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat to harm the person of another, any demand or request for a ransom for the release of any kidnapped person, to extort from
any person, firm, association or corporation, any money or other thing of value; or
“(c) containing any threat to harm the property or reputation of the addressee or of another or the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse the addressee or any other
person of a crime, to extort from any person, firm, association, or corporation, any money or other thing of value: commits an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction-
“(i) in the case of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection to imprisonment for a term of 10 years and/or a minimum fine of N25,000,000.00;
“(d) of this subsection, to imprisonment for a term of five years and/or a minimum fine of N15 million.”
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons
(NAPTIP) has warned Nigerians against illegal adoption of children. The
Director-General of NAPTIP, Ms Julie Okah-Donle, issued the caution in a
statement on Friday in Abuja while reacting to the recent conviction of
five men in Makurdi for adoption of a four-year-old boy.Okah-Donle
advised anyone intending to adopt a child to go through the legal
processes in order to avoid falling foul of the law or causing another
parent severe emotional and mental pain.The NAPTIP boss who condemned
the abduction of children expressed concern on the pains that parents
whose children were abducted could be going through.According to her,
under Sections 13 (2), 21, and 27 of the Trafficking in Persons
(Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration (TIPPEA) Act, 2015, it is a
crime to abduct, transport, receive or harbour a victim of human
trafficking.“The law also prohibits the purchase, sale, hiring or taking
possession of any person with intent, knowing it to be likely or having
reasons to know that such a person will be subjected to exploitation as
well as any conspiracy to commit any offence under the Act,” she
quoted the lawOn the convicted men in Makurdi, the statement listed the
accused persons as Adejo Ogiri, Afonne Nwokocha, Ndukwe Henry and Obuito
Onyema.According to the statement, they were sentenced by the Federal
High Court in Makurdi for abducting a four-year-old boy.They were
arrested by officers of the Department of State Services for the
abduction and attempted sale of the victim and handed over to the
NAPTIP.The statement noted that the first accused (Ogiri) abducted his
neighbour’s child from Otukpo and took him to Umuahia, Abia state, where
he handed him over to the second accused, Uzochukwu.It further noted
that Uzochukwu took the child to the third convict (Edward), who had a
client, Augustina, still at large, whom they intended to sell the child
to.“While waiting for the client to pick up the child, they kept him
with the fourth accused person, who is a relative of the client.“Edward
was arrested by the Directorate of State Security Service (DSS) as he
went to the bank to withdraw the money earlier sent by the client.“The
DSS thereafter, rescued the child, arrested and handed the suspects over
to NAPTIP for further investigation and prosecution.“In the course of
trial which lasted between September 2016 and May 2018, the presiding
Judge found the acts committed by the accused persons despicable.“Based
on the evidences tendered by the prosecution, found them guilty and
subsequently sentenced them accordingly.“Convicted under Sections 13
(2)(a), 21 and 27 of TIPPEA ACT, 2015, Ogiri was sentenced to two years
and five years’ imprisonment, respectively, on each count.“The fourth
and fifth accused persons were sentenced to five years imprisonment,
each, while the second and third accused persons, who jumped bail in the
course of the trial, will be sentenced when caught,” the statement
noted.Okah-Donle lauded the collaborative efforts of the DSS in the
arrests and course of the trial.She identified partnership as one of the
five-pronged approaches employed by NAPTIP in combating human
trafficking, adding that fight against human trafficking will be more
impactful when law enforcement agencies work together.
Daddy Showkey furiously responded to a troll on his Instagram page after
he showed a Mercedez Benz G-Wagon in his garage. The troll asked how he
could afford it and Daddy Showkey responded saying, 'Na God go punish
you'. See their exchange below...
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has assured that the Governorship
candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State for the 2019
general elections, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu will not abandon ongoing
projects but rather complete and build on the enduring legacies already
put in place by his administration. Governor Ambode, who said this while
inaugurating an ultra modern lecture theatre donated to the Lagos State
University (LASU) by businessman and philanthropist, Mr Remi
Makanjuola, said while efforts were on to complete all the major
projects initiated by his administration, Sanwo-Olu would nonetheless
complete those ones he is unable to deliver before the expiration of his
tenure next year.“I am so excited about the fact that Mr Sanwo-Olu has
actually come out here and he has issued a promissory note and what that
mean is that we are going to have a government of continuity.For
whatever structures that we have in LASU right now, and I’m going to
also convince our chief negotiator, Dr Wale Babalakin, we are already
doing Senate building here, we are doing Students Arcade and we are also
doing the Library, I hope I will be able to complete and finish them
but if I am unable to complete them, I speak on behalf of Mr Sanwo-Olu
that he will finish and also do the Staff School.We are not campaigning
yet but truly that is the spirit of the kind of governance that we bring
to Lagos; that is the spirit that we really want to see and then we
should be able to show leadership in all spheres of life that we find
ourselves,” Governor Ambode said.Speaking on his administration’s
intervention in the educational sector, he said in the last three and
half years, at least N15billion has been invested in revamping
infrastructure in schools across the State to ensure students can learn
in a conducive environment, while 3,400 primary and secondary teachers
were employed to improve the teacher to student ratio as well as quality
of learning in schools.
The Nigerian Army has issued an official statement to address the viral
video making rounds on social media that shows
soldiers complaining bitterly about their obsolete weapons as Boko Haram
killed 100 of their colleagues. While the Army didn't specify the
number of soldiers that died in the attack, the statement said,
'publications have been brandishing false casualty figures as well as
circulating various footages of old and inaccurate BHT propaganda videos
and alluding same to be the attack on 157 Task Force Battalion'. See
the full statement below...1. The attention of the NA has been drawn to
several social media, print, electronic and online publications about
the recent attack on 157 Task Force Battalion at Metele. Whilst it is
true that there was an attack on the location on 18 November 2018, it
has however, become necessary to correct several misinformation being
circulated with regards to this unfortunate event.2. It is important for
the public to note that the NA has laid down procedures for reporting
incidents that involve its personnel who fall casualty in action. Out of
respect for the families of our gallant troops, the NOKs are first
notified before any form of public information so as to avoid
exacerbating the grief family members would bear, were they to discover
such from unofficial sources.3. Furthermore, it suffices to observe that
several social media, print and online publications have been
brandishing false casualty figures as well as circulating various
footages of old and inaccurate BHT propaganda videos and alluding same
to be the attack on 157 Task Force Battalion. Whilst it is
understandable how such misinformation can spread in this era of social
media frenzy, the spurious circulation of some of these videos only
contribute to further propagate the propaganda intent of the terrorists;
to misinform the populace and portray themselves as what they are not.
So far, the situation is that the location is under control as
reinforcing units have been able to repel the terrorists and stabilize
the situation.4. The NA sincerely, wishes to thank the various arms of
government, MDAs and sister security agencies that have stood with her
in these trying times; by commiserating with the families of the fallen
heroes who have paid the supreme price for the defence of our dearly
beloved country. The necessary support being given the NA by the Federal
Government and the goodwill of the Nigerian populace will undoubtedly
continue to spur the NA towards the ultimate defeat of the highly
degraded BHTs.5. This is for your information please.
Nigerians on social media continue to discuss the recent massacre of
Nigerian soldiers in Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists. The Nigerian
Army while addressing the incident a few hours ago said, 'it is
important for the public to note that the NA has laid down procedures
for reporting incidents that involve its personnel who fall casualty in
action. Out of respect for the families of our gallant troops, the NOKs
are first notified before any form of public information so as to avoid
exacerbating the grief family members would bear, were they to discover
such from unofficial sources'. Below is how Nigerians on social media
and the opposition party is reacting to it.How can so many soldiers die
in just one day and we go on as a nation as if nothing happens and
expect others soldiers watching how shabbily we have treated their
colleagues to fight for us?— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) November
23, 2018I’m deeply saddened by the loss of our soldiers in these
attacks and ask for the support and prayers of all Nigerians for our
military in this war against ISWAP & Boko Haram.
pic.twitter.com/0euJ9A3Ti3— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) November 23, 2018It
is unbelievable how so many soldiers can be massacred and everything
stays normal as if nothing happened... God must deliver our nation. May
the souls of our fallen heroes Rest in Peace...— Dele Momodu Ovation
(@DeleMomodu) November 23, 2018In 2015, @MBuhari said “I promise to
protect Nigeria”. 3 days ago Boko Haram killed over a hundred of our
soldiers and Mr. I promise to protect Nigeria is more concerned about
insulting @GEJonathan for saying the truth about corruption in his book
#MyTransitionHours #RenosDarts pic.twitter.com/iHWFVasJXG— Reno Omokri
(@renoomokri) November 23, 2018No national awards for the 100 soldiers
killed, no national day of mourning. Slaves are better than Nigerian
soldiers under cruel @MBuhari. This is a man who can run to London at
public expense over his own health but cant run to the barracks over his
soldiers deaths #RenosDarts— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) November 23,
2018My heart goes out to the families of every soldier that has died
fighting Boko Haram. I will never forget their sacrifice.— Dr. Joe Abah
(@DrJoeAbah) November 23, 2018
Yesterday, popular Lagos pastor, Paul Adefarasin and his wife, Ifeanyi,
attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Alvin.21 year old Alvin
graduated with a first class honors in Civil Engineering.An excited
pastor Paul took to his social media handle this morning to post a
lovely open letter to Alvin. Read below and see more photos from the
graduationCongratulations to our son at his graduation ceremony -
Adegboyega, you have been such a blessing to all who have known you from
the day that you were born, and friend, you have always made us so
proud, especially as you convocated yesterday with first class honours
Bsc Civil Engineering.Your Mother and myself salute this milestone
attainment with you, and we pray that as you journey into the next
season of your life, that HE will cause you to continue to remain
exceptional in everything that you do.Dear Son, no matter where you go
and where God takes you, remember who you are in Christ; remember whose
you are, and who’s in you.Alvin , remember that you are in the The
Almighty and the All-wise; Remember that God is your Rock, HE is your
source and your Anchor ; He has brought you this far and He is the One
who teaches you to soar to heights untold .....To say we are proud to be
your parents is modest. We are blessed to know you and to love you: To
God be the glory - HE has been immensely gracious to us as unique
individuals and also as a family too.We love you friend, and we are in
your corner. More so, be assured that God’s hand is upon you and He
smiles.Love,Dad.
American NBA star, Steph Curry, who plays for Golden State Warriors
walked away unscathed from back-to-back car accidents on Friday after
his Porsche was hit by two cars in approximately 15 minutes. According
to Mail Online, Curry was driving his black Panamera Turbo S Porsche,
worth $185,000, when a silver Lexus lost control and veered into him on
Highway 24 in Oakland, California. It collided with Curry's vehicle,
smashing its front right mirror, and caused him to pull over onto the
central median to wait for help.
While
waiting for help another car bashed him again ten minutes later.The
publication also reported that none of the three drivers were hurt and
no arrests have been made. 
A
spokesman for California Highway Patrol told DailyMail.com they were
not yet sure what caused the back-to-back accidents but that speed and
weather may have played a part. 'Luckily everyone was wearing their seat
belt and there were no injuries. We'd like to remind everyone to wear
their seat belts and slow down,' the spokesman said.
Three brothers Joy Ramond, 19, Peace Ramond, 24, and Ayomide Ramond, 16,
as well as their suspected accomplice, Akinseye Oluwayomi, 18, have
been arrested for kidnaping the 6-year-old daughter of their Church
member. The members of Jehovah Witness Church, Oba-Ile in Akure, Ondo
State, were arrested after one Afolabi Oladapo reported the matter on
Nov. 21. Oladapo reported that his daughter, Jamama, was kidnapped
during Church service by unknown people. She was however, released on
November 22, after the payment of N720,000. Shortly after the payment of
the ransome, a team of policemen stormed the venue where the ransom was
paid and rounded up the four suspects while exhuming the money that had
been buried in an uncompleted building. Speaking to newsmen, Joy, one
of the siblings, confirmed that the victim was a daughter of their
Church’s member, but claimed that they took her home “to warn and scare
her, and not to kidnap her”.“I have always seen the girl running out of
the Kingdom Hall whenever we are having our meeting; that day, I was
coming from my working place and saw her outside the hall around 7 p.m.I
asked her where she was going to, and warned her to be careful so as
not to be kidnapped. I later decided to take her home from where I
called the parents to inform them that the girl was with me.That
particular night I could not reach the parents on phone, but I got them
the next morning and the mother came to pick the girl. I decided to
scare her because I learned that she is the only girl in the family and
was being pampered by the parents.I kept her to scare her so as to
discourage her from straying around. It may be another person that
called them and fabricated the kidnap story so as to dupe them,” she
claimed. 
Last Friday, November 19th, OAP Tosyn Bucknor's french hubby, Boyer
Aurelien, found her dead in their apartment when he returned from work.
Her demise came as a rude shock to many who took to social media to
express their grief at her sudden demise. 37-year-old Tosyn died due to
complications from sickle cell.In a post shared on his IG page this
morning, Boyer who marrier Tosyn in 2015, expressed how much he misses
her already. He wrote''That night, I felt I had gone. With you.Next day,
I could not stand all of them there. For you.And then, I realized it
was all love. Like you.From then, they say I've been strong. It is
true.Every day, I stand together with all of us. To go through.Last
night, I realized how much. I miss you.Irawo mi, through the window, I
look at you.Days and nights cannot get dark.A star illuminates the sky
with its eternal spark.May God comfort him, Amen.
SPAR,
the first brick and mortar retail brand to introduce Black Friday in
the Nigeria market, has declared Black Friday Sale for 8 Days. Black
Friday sales will commence on the 22nd till 29th November 2018. This was
revealed in Lagos by the Marketing Head, SPAR Nigeria, John
Goldsmith.SPAR will be running the Black Friday promotion across all its
14 stores spreading across Lagos; Abuja; Port Harcourt; Enugu and
Calabar.According to Mr. Goldsmith, the brand is excited about the
upcoming Black Friday Sales which was introduced five years ago into the
Nigerian market. This year, there are offering a wider range of
products which include Food, Grocery, Meats, Wine & Spirits,
Electronics, Home Appliances, Laptops, Mobile Phones, Watches, Clothes,
Perfume and many other products essential for individual and family
use.In his words, “From our experience over the years, we are prepared
to accommodate all our teeming customers who are gearing up to visit any
of the outlets during this annual event. All our customers will have
the opportunity to make their preferred choice from over 5,000 products
across all categories in any of our outlets nationwide.”“Nigerians have
always expressed preference for shopping in a store because we give them
the opportunity to have a look and feel of the products before buying
and they can also take immediate possession of what they have
purchased,” he added.“With our current brand maxim “My Nigeria My SPAR”,
we have continually been involved in growing the retail economy by
expanding our outlets to delight customers with quality products, we
have employed thousands of Nigerians and we will continue to support
laudable initiatives to better the lot of the citizenry,” he
concluded.The hypermarket brand has always translated the shopping
experience of Nigerians and every shopper based on their Choice,
Quality, Impeccable Service and Valuation addition to her teeming
customers. SPAR recently opened two new outlets in Lagos with location
at Leisure Mall, Surulere and Adebola House, Opebi. 
Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church and presidential candidate
of Fresh Party, has asked President Buhari, Atiku Akububakr, Oby
Ezekwesili, Donald Duke and other presidential candidates, to step down
for him so he can set up an Interim National Government come May
2019. In an interview with DailyTrust, Okotie who declared his interest
to run for president in 2019 on October 1st, says an interim government
is the only way out for Nigeria to develop. Read excepts from the
interview below Daily Trust: In recent times, you have been speaking on
what you believe is the need for Nigeria to have an Interim National
Government (ING). What exactly is the proposition all about?Reverend
Okotie: What I am saying is that the current arrangement in the
political hemisphere is not workable because the political class has
refused to recognise the seriousness of the existential adversary that
confronts us at this time. We are at a juncture in our national
evolution where we must come to a halt temporarily and have an ad hoc
measure, which is the Interim National Government, to deal with the
fundamental issues that beset our nation, and to restructure and change
the Constitution. No extant government can do these things. That’s what
I’m saying.DT: Doesn’t your idea render the Fresh Party’s presidential
ticket, which you have been given, useless?Okotie: Yes, I already have
the Fresh Party’s presidential ticket, and that means we shall be
participating in the presidential election slated for February 2019. But
what I am saying is that all other parties should not field candidates
against me in the 2019 presidential election so that it would be easy
for me to set up the Interim National Government. If they don’t field
candidates, it means I have won and what I’d do immediately is set up an
ING instead of the normal or ordinary government that is put in place,
where we have the legislature, judiciary and all of that that is not
workable. An interim government will not need a legislature and it is at
this time that we can redesign the political landscape.DT: Would you be
executing this idea on the platform of the Fresh Party?Okotie: I have
to run for election on the platform of a political party. After the
election has been held, the creation of the Interim National Government
is another step.DT: How do you think this would work out during the
election?Okotie: Since it would be based on consensus, it would be based
on the reality of the time. By the time the 2019 election holds, I am
sure we shall be coming to a point to realise that the only way forward
is to have a paradigm shift, and that has to be the ING.DT: But many
have argued that the ING idea is not recognized by the Nigerian
Constitution. How do you hope to navigate the legal challenge?Okotie:
That is totally irrelevant. The Constitution was created by men. It can
be suspended and we can put an ad hoc mechanism in place to legalise the
machinery of an interim government. It can be done. It is not
impossible.DT: In the proposed ING, you offer yourself as the person to
lead the arrangement. How acceptable do you think your offer would be to
other political stakeholders?Okotie: That would be predicated on the
reality of that day. When this whole sequence had played itself out, it
would become obvious that there was no other way forward. There is no
partisan political equilibrium that can salvage Nigeria at this juncture
of our national evolution because the problems that confront us are
gargantuan.DT: So how prepared are you to deal with these gargantuan
problems?Okotie: I am very prepared. If you notice, all these years, I
have not engaged in any political participation at any level because my
political philosophy is quite different. The ideology that I believe in
is diametrically opposed to that of the status quo. And that is why I
have not been part of APC, PDP or any other national party.DT: You are a
pastor, so how do you hope to drive your message to
non-Christians?Okotie: We will drive the message when there is a
national platform in place, which is the ING. Yes, we must rise above
the issues of religion and ethnicity. I have assumed an altitude where
these cleavages diminish to mere superficial laceration in the terrain
of national integration. But it can only be advocated on a national
platform that is recognizable.DT: If your idea works out, what would be
your area of focus when you lead the ING?Okotie: First and foremost, we
must redesign our Constitution. That is clear. This Federalism that we
run is what I call terminological inexactitude. It is a lie. It’s a
deceit. This is not federalism; it’s more like a unitary government.
When you look at its centrifigure, you will discover that there is
disequilibrium. We need to address the problem of ethnicity and how that
plays out in our polity, and then work on reconciliation. There is a
need to restructure our nation.
The 61st-anniversary edition of the Miss Nigeria pageant will hold on
Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos, and these
are the 18 lovely women contesting for the prestigious title.Who do you
think should win? See full photo below.
The
All Progressives Congress, APC, has sued the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, seeking an order to allow its candidates to
participate in the forthcoming general elections in Zamfara State. In
the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the party further
applied for an order of perpetual injunction to restrain INEC from
giving effect to the content of a letter with Reg. No.
lNEC/SEC/654/1/330 and dated October 9, which foreclosed it from
presenting candidates in Zamfara for failing to conduct its primaries
within the stipulated time. The court has fixed December 11 to
commence hearing on the matter. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu okayed the case
for hearing on Friday after she joined the governorship aspirant of APC
in the state, Senator Garba Marafa and a senatorial aspirant, Alhaji
Siraju, as well as seven other chieftains of the party, as defendants in
the suit. APC, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1279/2018, prayed the
court to declare that INEC’s letter purporting to exclude the party from
presenting and submitting the list of its candidates for the
forthcoming election in Zamfara state scheduled for 2019, is null, void,
ultra vires and of no effect having regards to the provisions of
sections 31(1) and 86(2), (3) and (4) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as
amended). “A declaration that by virtue of section 36(1) of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and section
31(1) of the Electoral Act (as amended), the defendant lacks the power
to refuse to collect the name of the plaintiff’s candidates for Zamfara
state presented and to be submitted to it not later than 60 days before
the election scheduled for February 2019″.
Singer,
Mr Eazi was reportedly thrown out and banned from art center,
TerraKulture, in Lagos yesterday November 23rd after he was rude to the
owner. The Ghanaian-Nigerian singer had booked TerraKulture for his show
billed for yesterday which has since been canceled. In a series of
tweets, Eazi said he got to the event center and did not like the stage
he saw there which was different from what he had asked for. Looks like
he and the owner of the place, Bolanle Austen-Peters had a one on one
and Mr Eazi disrespected her obviously not knowing who she was. That
disrespect earned him a permanent ban from the establishment. Read his
tweets below 
Former
President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Borno State Governor, Kashim
Shettima to offer plausible explanations “for the ignoble roles he
played in worsening the Boko Haram tragedy in his home state.” This is
coming as some concerned Borno State stakeholders are calling on
Shettima to account for how he has been managing the state’s finances
and the expenditure on Internally Displaced Persons for almost eight
years. In statement issued yesterday by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu
Eze, in response to criticism of his book (My Transition Hours) by
Shettima, the former president said in the past four years, the Borno
governor had been living in denial, “towing an evasive path he has
cleverly beaten for himself. What he may not know is that he is only
walking the path of a villain.” In another statement issued by Reno
Omokri on his behalf, Jonathan told the Buhari administration to leave
him alone and face Transparency International, that reported that
Nigeria was more corrupt today than under the last Peoples Democratic
Party’s government. On the Borno governor, Jonathan was quoted as
saying:“On Wednesday Nigerians were treated to a noisy but feeble
defence by Borno Governor Kashim Shettima who, only ended up showcasing a
jaded ritual of chest-thumbing, rather than offer plausible
explanations for the ignoble roles he played in worsening the Boko Haram
tragedy in his home state.In the past four years, he has been living in
denial, towing an evasive path he has cleverly beaten for himself. What
he may not know is that he is only walking the path of a villain. Once
demand is made on him to explain why he deliberately ignored both the
directive of both the Federal Ministry of Education and the West African
Examinations Council (WAEC) for Governors to keep candidates in the
affected locations out of harm’s way by relocating them to safer areas
for their exams, he goes asking for the release of the report of Gen.
Ibrahim Sabo-led facts-finding committee set up by President Jonathan.”
Blessing
Odama, a 21-year-old sex worker and a 200 Level student of Philosophy,
Federal University Nasarawa State, has been arrested for blackmailing
her clients using their nude pictures. According to the suspect who was
arrested with her boyfriend, Ibrahim Danladi, who is also a student of
the university, she took nude snapshots of her clients in order to
blackmail them because they were wicked and gave insignificant money
after sex. Her arrest came almost a year after her sister, Joy, also a
200 Level Mass Communication student of the Cross River State
University, CRUTEC, was alleged to have been killed by an Abuja-based
businessman, Alhaji Usman Adamu, who invited her to his house. Her
words: “I was forced to blackmail men because they are wicked. They
promised to give good money before sex, but after, they give
peanuts.” The lovers ran into stormy water after one of their victims,
Danti, paid the sum of N150k. The lovers later returned, asking for
additional N300k. They further threatened to abduct Danti’s wife and
children if he didn’t give them the N300k. Sick to his stomach with
fear, Danti wrote a petition to IGP, Ibrahim Idris, detailing his
predicament. Idris quickly acted on the petition by instructing IRT
operatives to investigate the case and arrest the blackmailers. The
phone used in the blackmail was recovered and over 30 pictures of naked
men were found on it.
Spanish giants, Real Madrid have denied claims that their captain,
Sergio Ramos, failed drugs test in the aftermath of his team's 2017
Champions League final.This comes after Football Leaks claimed that the
defender failed drugs test after his team's 2017 Champions League final
against Juventus, which they won 4-1. German newspaper Der Spiegel
reported that Ramos' urine sample contained traces of dexamethasone, and
that the results were covered up by UEFA. Read previous report
here. Now both Real Madrid and UEFA have issued statements denying the
claims.A statement from Real Madrid said: 'The club wishes to express
the following: '1. Sergio Ramos has never breached anti-doping
regulations.2. UEFA requested specific information and immediately
closed the case referred to, as is customary in such instances,
following tests carried out by experts from the World Anti-Doping
Association (WADA) and UEFA itself.3. In terms of the rest of the
content published by the aforementioned publication, the club will not
be making any comment, given the clearly insubstantial nature of the
reports.'UEFA issued a denial, saying in a statement it 'strongly and
categorically refutes unfounded allegations it has covered up positive
doping results.'All UEFA doping control cases are conducted in full
compliance with the World Anti-Doping Agency code. UEFA has informed
both WADA and FIFA of all such cases as required by the WADA code and
UEFA has provided all detailed information, expert reports and evidence
during the handling of such cases.'It must be underlined that both WADA
and FIFA have the right to appeal any decision taken by UEFA on doping
control matters to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).'However,
neither WADA nor FIFA did lodge any such appeal to CAS and WADA itself
has officially confirmed that everything was dealt with appropriately by
UEFA and in accordance with the code. 
President
Muhammadu Buhari did not mince words in extolling the “statesmanship
and sportsmanship” of his immediate predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan,
at the launch of the
A man bought a second-hand storage unit at an auction and was shocked to
find £5.8million cash inside it after it was opened.This shocking
discovery was made public by auctioneer Dan Dotson who hosts US
television show Storage Wars. It was Dan who auctioned off the storage
unit to the lucky buyer.According to Dan, last weekend, at a charity
event in California, a woman came to him and told him that one of this
buyers had found a fortune inside a storage unit he bought from him for
only £390. 
Sharing
the news via a video on Twitter, Dan said:An older Asian woman at the
table next to me kept looking at me like she wanted to tell me
something.Eventually she walked up and told me her husband works with a
guy who bought a unit from me for $500 and found a safe inside.And the
first person they called to open it I guess couldn't or didn't.They
called a second person and when that person opened it up - inside the
safe they're normally empty, but this time it wasn't empty.It had
$7.5million (£5.8m) cash inside. Dan told The Blast that a lawyer
claiming he represents the original owners of the storage unit and the
huge sum in it contacted the lucky buyer. The lawyer offered £465,000
($600,000) reward for the money but the buyer turned it down. 
Later,
a second offer of £930,000 ($1.2million) was made and the anonymous
buyer accepted it. The buyer will have to give back the rest of the
money. The identities of the original owners of the storage unit have
not been made public.
