By Saxone Akhaine, Abdulganiyu Alabi (Kaduna), Joseph Wantu (Makurdi) and Ibrahim Obansa (Lokoja)
05 July 2021 | 4:16 am
Caution herders against killing farmers, Benue groups tell Buhari Bishops tutor security forces on terrorism war, say Nigeria wont break up
Bandits have killed seven people and injured others in three local councils of Kaduna State, at the weekend. This is as another set kidnapped seven people in Zaria.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the killer bandits shot the seven citizens dead in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa local councils.
Aruwan stated yesterday: These developments were reported to the Kaduna State Government by security agencies on Saturday.
According to the agencies, bandits shot four kidnapped citizens at the outskirts of Tsohon Gayan in Chikun. Two were identified as Solomon Bamaiyi and Francis Moses from Kakau village of Chikun. The third was identified to hail from Kachia town and the fourth remains yet unidentified.
THE seven were kidnapped at the staff quarters of National Turberclosis and Leprosy Training Centre, Zaria, yesterday.
At the residential staff quarters of the centre, the criminals took away five staff and two other people, including nursing mothers.
A source within the quarters told journalists that the bandits came around 12.30 a.m. yesterday and cordoned off the area to avoid intervention by security forces.
The bandits also attacked the Saye Divisional Police headquarters.
Confirming the incident yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mohammed Jalige, said after the command received the report, it launched investigation into the matter.
IN Benue State, three major socio-cultural organisations in Benue have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop militia Fulani herdsmen from killing Nigerias farmers, noting that their activities caused 95 per cent of insecurity and hunger in the country.
Mdzough-U-Tiv (MUT), Ochetoha K Idoma (OKI) and Omi NyIgede (ONI), in a joint statement yesterday, maintained that the devastating effect of the killings hit Benue, the Food Basket of the Nation, hard.
They urged the Federal Government to also arrest leaders of Miyetti Allah the way it arrested the leader of Indogenour People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for trial.
MEANWHILE, the Archbishop of Kaduna Diocese, Anglican Communion, Timothy Yahaya, has said that the bandits modus operandi in the country showed that they are more intelligent than the countrys security operatives.
Yahaya was speaking at the Christ Anglican Church, Kaduna, before ordaining five into priesthood and 12 others as deacons. His assertion was on the heels reported killing of seven persons in the latest attacks in Kaduna.
For the country to win the war against banditry and kidnapping, its security men must be upgraded educationally and in quick response to the activities of the criminal elements.
KOGI State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop John Ibenu, has declared that the country will not break up despite the call for secession by some aggrieved groups, according to a revelation to him.
Ibenu disclosed this in Lokoja while fielding questions from journalist at the 29th anniversary of Chapel of Freedom International.
He explained that God told him that peace would soon return to the land. They are talking of separation, they dont know the founder of Nigeria. The founder of Nigeria is God, who signifies unity. Each person speaks according to their level of understanding. We are not going to join issues with them, he said.
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Godfatherism Ended In The Hand Of Oshimole As Obaseki Defeat Iz-lyamu– Abaribe, Ekweremadu
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The Senate Minority Caucus has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki over his victory in the governorship election in Edo State.In a statement by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Caucus said the victory signals a new dawn and the ultimate end of godfatherism in Nigeria politics.Senator Abaribe said the victory further confirmed that power ultimately belongs to the people and not to some phantom individuals who think they can play God and toy with the will and wishes of the people.
Going forward, I believe that the Edo people through their overwhelming endorsement of Governor Obaseki and PDP sent the right signal accross, affirming that never again should any political party succumb to the undemocratic machination of some few, who like to play tin-god because of their supposedly rich pocket.This victory is a soothing balm not only for Edo people, but also for the entire country especially against the backdrop of the excruciating sufferings and hardship foisted on the people by the All Progressive Congress (APC) led federal government, said Abaribe.However, the Caucus urged the people of Ondo State to be ready to replicate what has happened in Edo State.
Also, a former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has described the Edo election exercise as a huge relief given what he described as the dwindling fortunes of the nations electoral process in recent years.The lawmaker equally added that the Edo polls had proved, once again, that no man could effectively play God.He said: While our electoral processes still leave much to be desired, I must say that compared to recent elections, the Edo State governorship poll has renewed the hope that we can get our elections right, given the conduct of the electorate, INEC, security agencies, and most of other stakeholders, which ensured a peaceful process and an outcome that reflected the will of the people.For emphasis, the Edo 2020 election showcased the beauty of democracy: the supremacy of the peoples will over the whims and caprices of any single man or woman, be it a godfather or godmother.And if there is a moral lesson to be learnt, it is also that no man can successfully play God, for God will always put men in their place.
The Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform Commission, Mrs. Ade Adeyemo has restated that it is an offense to use residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites in order to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases in the State.
Speaking on the activities, achievements and impact of the Lagos State Law Reform Commission since its establishments on a Lagos Television interview programme "Lagos Today", Adeyemo stressed that the Commission is tasked with the onerous responsibility of updating and reviewing laws that address immediate and peculiar needs of Lagosians at every point in time.
According to her, The Law Reform Commission is saddled with the responsibility of reviewing and reforming laws with a view to effecting necessary changes to make them more modern, fair, just, efficient, accessible and bring them in consonance with the prevailing social and moral values of society.
In this regard, the Commission, after review, found it expedient to ensure that the Lagos State Public Health Law was expanded to include present-day disease outbreaks like the Ebola, Lassa fever and other communicable diseases, she added.
The Executive Secretary reiterated that there are procedures to be taken in order to eliminate all anomalies and repeal, review and reform obsolete, spent and unnecessary laws which at a time were necessary but as the State evolves, they become inapplicable because they do not fit the prevailing situations and circumstances.
She revealed that the very first compendium of laws in the State was the 1973 laws of Lagos State which was a merger of the laws that existed in the former Federal Territory of Lagos and those of the Former Western Nigeria, adding that the present Law Reform Commission evolved out of the short term State Law Review Committees/Commissions saddled with the responsibilities of previous law reforms.
Adeyemo, however, noted that regardless of its autonomy having been established by statute, the Commission still defers to the Attorney-General and Honourable Commissioner for Justice, who is the Commission's voice at the State Executive Council.
The Executive Secretary revealed that some of the Laws and Bills that have been reviewed and forwarded to the House of Assembly for the benefit of the general public include the Animals Bill, Electric Power Sector Reform Law, Tenancy Bill, Real Estate Regulatory Bill, Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law and Law Enforcement Training Institute Bill, among others.
Labour Turns Favour - Give It Time, Says Celebrated Nigerian Artiste, Coldtruth
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Labour Turns Favour - Give It Time, Says Celebrated Nigerian Artiste, Coldtruth
The Entertainer had shared the nugget in a post on his social media handle, Pokovirtuousblog has revealed.
Coldtruth is arguably one of the most talented Artiste in the Nigerian music industry today. The Music Act has several songs to his name, including 'Mystery Lady.'
In a post on his verified Instagram handle sometime in 2021, the Creative shared a couple stunning photographs of himself, even as he added an inspiring piece on favor.
"Labor turns Favor....
Give it time #coldtruth
Wishing all workers the best #laborday
S/o to the ColdTruth Fambams out there #coldnation."
Autumn Spikes: Dangote ‘Insultingly’ Offered Me $15,000 ‘Hush Money
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Autumn Spikes, an ex-girlfriend of billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, said she was insultingly offered $15,000 and another $2,500 monthly by the African richest man to keep quiet over their affair.
Ms Spikes, who disclosed this in a post via her Instagram handle, @allounda1, on Monday, is instead, demanding $5 million in exchange for the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) requested by Mr Dangote.
I was insultingly offered 15k and 2,500 a month to sign an NDA but I declined, Ms Spikes stated in the post.
She did not disclose how long Mr Dangote allegedly offered to pay her the monthly $2,500, but went further to state, I gained legal counsel in which we countered his offer. Mind you his first initial offer wasnt disclosed in the terms of his proposed NDA.
Therefore I was pressured and influenced to sign which was already a violation of his own NDA, she added in the post which PREMIUM TIMES saw on Thursday.
Affair
The affair between the former lovers came to limelight on January 1 when Ms Spikes shared a viral video clip showing her seated beside Mr Dangote who was lying down on the same couch, with part of his buttocks exposed.
Mr Dangote recently ended the affair that lasted about10 years and asked for an NDA in return, one of Ms Spikes lawyers, Paul Petruzzi, said in a January 13 email to the billionaires lawyer, Bruce Fleisher.
PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported on Wednesday how Mr Dangote sued Ms Spikes in a U.S. court in Florida, accusing her of trying to extort $5 million, (about N1.9 billion at official exchange rate), from him.
Mr Dangote, who instituted the legal action using a pseudonym, John Doe, to escape public attention, alleged in the suit filed on January 22 that Ms Spikes had threatened to embarrass him by taking the details of their affairs to the social media and media talk shows in violation of an existing NDA between them.
He is demanding excess of $30,000 (about N11.4 million) in damages against Ms Spikes.
Instagram post
Ms Spikes shared a part of a page of Mr Dangotes court documents filed at a Miami-Dade County Court in Florida, through her Mondays Instagram post.
She denied threatening Mr Dangote with blackmails on the social media or through media talk shows as claimed by the billionaire businessman in his suit.
The lady maintained that she had kept her affair with Mr Dangote private. She expressed surprise that she could be sued for extortion by the wealthy businessman.
He denied knowing me and our relationship to his lawyers and were asked for proof of our affairnow Im being sued for extortion?
This is such a manly egotistical move. Ive kept it private but you made it public with the lawsuit.
All these claims of interviews and talk show threats will have to be proved in court so & I havent spoke (sic) to anyone regarding our relationship.
Ive not been served Mr Dangotes suit
She also stated in her Instagram post that she had not been served Mr Dangotes suit.
In the post asking her followers to express their thoughts about the billionaires suit, Ms Spikes said she brought it up for discussion because the matter had become a public record.
I have not been served. Since this is a public record, lets discuss it. What are your thoughts?
Dangotes suit will be dismissed
Responding to a comment by an Instagram user, @buy2day_wear, Ms Spikes expressed confidence that Mr Dangotes suit against her would be dismissed by the court because of lack of evidence.
In the comment posted to boost Ms Spikes morale to stand up to Mr Dangote, the Instagram user, stated, Dont let anyone bully you into submission.
The commentator added that Nigerian wealthy elites are used to getting away with treating women like they are disposable toys.
The Instagram user also stated, Set a precedent with Aliko in the U.S. so they are all aware that the justice system cannot be twisted for their selfish interest. Ignore Nigerian losers typing rubbish here, they are ignorant at best. Nine is a long time to be with someone. The least he can do is settle privately and move on. I wish you luck.
Replying the comment, Ms Spikes posted: actually this is going to get dismissed immediately there is a thing called discovery where you have to provide proof.
But one of her Instagram followers warned, Dayummmm Gurlllll you are in for this! A billionaire? You are innnnn for this ! All the best to you.
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