NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING OF ITS CITIZENS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Nigerian government has condemned the killing of another Nigerian, Tochukwu Nnadi, in South Africa. in a statement by, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the extra-judicial killing as “worrying and condemnable”.


Dabiri-Erewa said the gruesome killing of Nnadi by Police in South Africa, was unacceptable to the people and government of Nigeria.

The statement signed by her media assistant, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, however, reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to Nigerians to avoid crimes like drug peddling, which attracts stiff penalties.

Dabiri-Erewa lamented that the killing of Nnadi had brought to 20 the number of Nigerians killed in South Africa in 2016 alone. Ikejiaku Chinedu, Monday Okorie, Gideon Ogalaonye, Nnamdi Michael, Adeniyi Olumoko, Christian Onwukaike were also victims..

The presidential aide stated that, “The barbaric behaviour of the perpetrators is not only unacceptable, but also calls for urgent attention by diplomatic authorities in Nigeria and South Africa.”


“My heart goes out to the families of the deceased and pray God to grant the departed soul eternal rest.”

Dabiri-Erewa charged the South African government to ensure that justice prevails by carrying out investigation and bring the culprit to book.

Eyewitnesses say the deceased was not struggling after he was arrested and handcuffed, but one of the officers held onto his neck and squeezed him tightly until blood started gushing out.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Union in Pretoria has also condemned the killing. Its secretary, Mr. Adetola Olubajo, called on the Nigerian Mission “to demand results of investigations of all murder cases involving Nigerian victims from the South African authority’’.

Source: dailypost.

FIRE OUTBREAK @ STERLING BANK ABEOKUTA

Sterling Bank branch,at Oke-Ilewo in Abeokuta, Ogun state is currently on fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. 

US-BASED COUPLE POISONED AS THEY RETURNED HOME TO CELEBRATE XMASS WITH THEIR FAMILY

Read the shocking story of this innocent couple:

This US based Liberian couple had no idea it would be their last journey when they decided to travel back home for the Christmas celebration.

According to multiple sources, the couple who lived in Minnesota - had been sending money (US$40,000) from the United States to the husband’s brother to build them houses back in their hometown.

When they arrived home, the brother allegedly cooked a poisoned food and sent to them. They both reportedly died after eating the food and were found with foam coming out of their mouth the next morning.

 The couple was discovered dead on December 25 – the day that marked their fifth anniversary.
They arrived in Liberia from the United States on December 23 to reconnect with families, celebrate their wedding anniversary and check on their businesses in Liberia.

“Both Shelley and Lawrence were discovered dead with foams coming from their mouth – that could not be the effect of carbon monoxide.

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2017: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Welcome to Year 2017 a brand new year. If we count are blessings one by one we would know that God is so merciful!   This time we all need to be grateful and thankful to God and to look up to Him in order to open a new chapter because he is the author and finisher of our life.  In this new year, need to do a new thing and  something that we can call ours: a relationship, a home, our attitude towards our parents, our spouse, our children, our life, our self.  We must strive to be a bigger better person.

 In this New Year,take up a cause, support an awareness campaign, make amends with family etc. Show gratitude to the people around you, at the same time learns how to forgive in the New Year. To all my teeming readers, make the New Year a different one …Thank u so much being part of my Life Journey..

 HAPPY NEW YEAR

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES BOKO HARAM'S FLAG AND THE QUARAN OF THEIR LEADER CAPTURED BY NIGERIAN ARMY

 President Muhammadu  Buhari yesterday attended the Guards Brigade Regimental Dinner Night at the Guards Brigade Scorpion Mess in Abuja where he received the captured flag of Boko Haram and  the personal Quaran of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.

The military on December 23rd, captured the last camp of the sect members in Sambisa forest.  See more pics after the cut...

MONARCH ON TRIAL: COURT ORDERS COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TO ARREST OLUWO OF IWO

 Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi

A magistrate’s court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has ordered the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, to arrest the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and bring him to court on January 6, 2017.The magistrate, Olusola Aluko, gave the fresh order on Friday when the case involving the monarch came up for hearing again.

The magistrate said he was surprised that the police commissioner had not effected the bench warrant of arrest he had issued against the monarch, which he said he had signed and handed over to an officer of the state police command.

Aluko stated that the case instituted by the Oluwo Oke of Iwo Oke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye, against Akanbi before his court was not a chieftaincy case but a criminal one.

It will be recalled that the magistrate had on December 2 threatened to issue a bench warrant against the Oluwo if he failed to appear before him on December 20, but the monarch failed to appear before the court.

Aluko had also issued a fresh bench warrant against the monarch on Wednesday for contempt of court but the monarch still did not appear on Friday.

The Oluwo had earlier told our correspondent in an interview that he would not appear before the magistrate, but subsequent efforts to get his reaction to the fresh order of arrest were not successful as calls put across to his telephone did not connect.

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NIGERIAN MAN CHOKED TO DEATH BY POLICE IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR ALLEGEDLY SELLING DRUGS (PHOTOS)

 Tochukwu Nnadi, a Nigerian,  was allegedly  choked to death by police in South Africa on December 29th, after he was arrested for allegedly selling drugs.

According to eyewitnesses, the man, popularly known as King Kingsley, was not struggling after he was arrested and handcuffed but one of the officers held onto his neck and squeezed tightly until blood started gushing out. His body was later removed. Can the Nigerian government look into this?

An anonymous comment ; "When you travel to any country, you must be law abiding or face the consequences. He wouldn't have been arrested in the first place if he wasn't selling drugs to make easy money. Work hard genuinely and lawfully to make a living. However, it was unlawful of the SA Police to take life out of him for any reason.