WOMANHOOD: MEET WOMAN WHO RESCUES BABY LYING NEXT TO HIS DEAD MOTHER IN BAGA..

As people fled Baga, Borno state last week en-mass, the woman pictured above with saw a baby boy crying next to his dead mother. She stopped and picked him up. She now cares for him. Photo credit: UN Refugee Agency. See photos of other Nigerian refugees currently in Chad, after the cut...

IMMIGRATION: MUM BEGS UK GOVERNMENT NOT TO DEPORT HER 5-YEAR OLD SON

 A Nigerian mum on Wednesday pleaded with the UK Govt to allow her son 5 year old Rafeeq Atanda (pictured above), to remain in the country hours before he was due to be deported to Nigeria.

"Speaking from the centre, Bola told the Evening Chronicle: “I feel safe in Gateshead, but we have no one in Nigeria. Rafeeq was born here, he goes to school here and is doing well, it is so very hard for us. There are so many kidnappings and frightening things with Boko Haram happening in Nigeria, it would not be safe.”

Fighting back tears, Bola, 30, told how she had first come to the UK following the death of her parents and brothers and sisters in a car tragedy in Nigeria in 1997.

She said: “It was so hard but I thought I’d have a better life here and we have made a lot of friends in Gateshead.”

Gateshead MP Ian Mearns contacted the Home Office on Wednesday, requesting a barrier be placed on the planned deportation, citing concerns over Rafeeq’s health.

He received a response stating: “We are aware of the health issues regarding this family and have been working with various services to ensure the family’s needs are met during removal. “It is considered there are no grounds to place a barrier on this removal at this time.”

He said: “I understand that the family are desperately trying to put together the evidence to submit a fresh application to remain. Surely time should be given for that application to be made and considered.”

More than 5,500 people have now added their names to a petition launched earlier this week asking for the Government to reconsider deporting the little boy.

Family friend Kath Hayward, who started the petition, said: “We’ve had so many people sign up since Wednesday. We are only hoping this will now do some good.

“We would urge more people to get involved. We have heard from Bola’s solicitor and everything that can be done to help, is now being done.”

Bola said: “We just got taken and put into a car. We were not allowed to take any of our possessions.”

A Home Office spokesman said: “Bola Fatumbi was first told in 2007 that she had no right to be in the UK. Later that year she was jailed for nine months for possession of a false document, which she used to illegally obtain employment in the UK.

“She subsequently applied for asylum. This claim was refused, the decision backed up by an independent judge who found her claims not to be credible.

“Every claim is carefully considered and where there is a genuine need of protection asylum will be granted.

“We provide help and support to those found not to have the right to remain in the UK in returning to their own country. If they refuse to engage with this process we will enforce removal."

Source:  UK Mirror

HERE THEY GO AGAIN: VOTE JONATHAN & GET IBADAN STATE...JUMOKE AKINJIDE

Jumoke Akinjide, has urged the people of Oyo state to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan and all Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidates in February to ensure the creation of Ibadan state.

The Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), made the call during PDP campaign for Jonathan and Senator Teslim Folarin in Ibadan yesterday. “You should please go out and convince others to collect their voter cards. Tell them to vote for Jonathan and Folarin. It is by doing so that we can get Ibadan state. Vote PDP, vote Ibadan state,” she said.

Source: PM News

TOO BAD:59-YEAR OLD MAN RAPED OF 2-BABY SISTERS AGED 3&5 RESPECTIVELY

Ferdinand Duwanamu, 59, has been arrested by the Taraba State Police Command, Jalingo, after he was accused of raping 2 baby sisters, aged 3 and 5 respectively.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ademola Omole, said that the father of the two young girls, Igwe Samson, reported the case to the Kurmi division and the police moved to arrest the accused.

Admitting his sordid crime while begging for mercy, the accused said; "I lost my wife almost 10 years ago and my first daughter is 34-years-old. This is a mistake and I think it is the work of the devil. This is the first time in my life that I would do such a thing and I wish it never happened."
The police said the accused will be charged to court as soon as they are done with their investigations.

CRIME: 'MY BIGGEST OPERATIONS WAS N100 MILLION BANK OPERATION'...ALABA TRADER

The suspect, John Nnamdi, a music instruments trader at the Alaba International Market, Lagos State is part of an eight-man- international -gang of robbers, having robbed in other West Africa countries.

Other members of the gang are; Samuel Igbi, Anthony Umeh, Chineye David, Uchenna Eze, Victor Anamalechi, Ifeanacho Igwe, and Desmond Obinna.

 Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kayode Aderanti, explained that on November 15, 2014, he received information of a trans-border gang that was putting finishing touches to a grand plan to unleash terror on Lagos residents.

He said: “It was based on this information, that I immediately directed the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), led by Mr. Abba Kyari (SP) to go after the robbers. The team tracked and located the gang’s hideout around Iba, Festac and Igando areas of the state. We succeeded in arresting two members of the gang, Samuel Igbi and Anthony Umeh.

Aderanti said that the gang had once terrorised Port Novo, Benin Republic and UBA bank in Shagamu road, Ikorodu.

He said: “The gang members also confessed to several robbery operations which had taken place in big cities in Nigeria. According to them, the biggest of all their operations was the N100 million bank operation.”

Speaking with journalists, Nnamdi , revealed how he organised a bank robbery that netted his gang N100 million.

The father of four said: “The operation in Alakija was in 2011. We made about N100m. I got a share of N28m. I was a trader at the Alaba International Market, Ojo area before I organised the gang. We have gone for about five operations.

“We went to Port Novo, Benin Republic to rob a microfinance bank. We broke into the bank through the back. We made used two guns for that operation. The security men were asleep. We woke and tied them.  One of our members opened the safe, and we began to pack money. I was given N7m and the other four also got N7m each.                                                                                    

 “I bought a car with my own share of the money. Yes, I bought a Toyota Corolla. We used the vehicle to further our operations. We keep our guns in a compartment under the car. We’ve escaped being caught on several occasions.”

“A search was conducted on the suspects and their hide out. The police recovered two AK47 rifles, 11 Ak47 loaded with magazines and one Toyota Sienna bus.”

OBITUARY: KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ IS DEAD

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is dead. The Saudi King died early hours of this morning at the hospital he has been receiving treatment for the past few weeks for lung infections.

King Abdullah was 90 and his 79-year old half-brother, Salman has taken over his throne to become king.

A MAN WHO MOCKS PAST HEROES IS BASTARD....OBJ TELLS FAYOSE

 Read what Chief Olusegun Obasanjo tweets about Ayo Fayose after the cut......