SUSPECTED KILLERS OF PA FASORANTI'S DAUGHTER ARRAIGNED IN COURT

                                                                     

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The suspected killers of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, were today April 24, arraigned in court by the Ondo state government and the state police command.

Mrs Funke Olakunrin was attacked and killed by gunmen on July 12, 2019 between Kajola and Ore along Ondo-Ore Road in Ondo State.

The four suspects namely Lawal Mazaje from the Felele area of Kogi State, Adamu Adamu from Jada area of Adamawa State, Mohammed Usman from Illela area of Sokoto State, and Auwal Abubakar from Shinkafi area of Zamfara State, were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the state capital by the state police command and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adekola Olawoye.

Part of the charges against them reads ;
    “That Mohammed Shehu Is an, Mazaje Lawal, Adamu Adamu, and Awalu Abubakar and others now at large on or before the 12th day of July 2019 at about 0900hrs at Tollgate along Ore/ljebu Ode Expressway, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire together to commit felony to wit: Murder and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 516 Of Criminal Code, Cap 37; Vol. I, Laws of Ondo State 2006.

  That Mohammed Shehu Is an, Mazaje Lawal, Adamu Adamu, and Awalu Abubakar and others now at large on or before the 12th day of July 2019 at about 0900hrs st Tollgate along Ore/Ijebu Ode Expressway, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did murder one Olufunke Olakunrin (Nee Fasoranti) ‘f’ aged 58-year contrary to and punishable under Section 316 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

 That Mohammed Shehu Is an, Mazaje Lawal, Adamu Adamu, and Awalu Abubakar and others now at large on or before the 12‘“ day of July 2019 at about 0900hrs at Tollgate along Ore/ljebu Ode Expressway, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did murder one Ogunbiyi Matthew ‘m’ aged 65-year contrary to and punishable under Section 316 of the Criminal code, Cap36, Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

That you Mohammed Shehu, Mazaje Lawal, Adamu Adamu, and Awalu Abubakar and others now at large on or before the 12th day of July 2019 at Honorable Court did kidnap one Gerald Igboayaka and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 3(ii) (b) of the Ondo State Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Abduction Law, 2010.”

 The four suspects who had no representation in court pleaded not guilty to all the charges pressed against them.
The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kola Olawoye, who represented the state in court, announced the readiness of the state to take over the case.He prayed the court to remand the four defendants in the Correctional facility in Owo, as the correctional facility in Akure, the state capital has been overstretched. He also prayed the court to allow the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to conduct COVID-19 test on the defendants before moving them to Owo correctional center.


The presiding Magistrate, Victoria Bob-Manuel, ordered the suspects to be remanded at Owo correctional centre after their samples must have been taken for testing by NCDC.
She however disclosed that the court lacks the jurisdiction and power to try the defendants and adjourned to June 3rd for the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution.



 

PHCN OFFICAL BEATEN FOR DISTRIBUTING BILLS DURING LOCKDOWN

                                                                                

Can you just imagine ; during this present harsh conditions and lockdown; a staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC, Ayorinde Olajide ,today,Thursday April 24th  was out distributing bills to the residents .

The aggrieved residents of Isale Igbeyin/Grammar school areas of Abeokuta in Ogun state  allegedly attacked  him .

Ayorinde while narrating his ordeal, said ;
    "I was busy distributing electricity bills to houses around Isale -Igbehin and Grammar School area of Abeokuta and I was attacked by a group of people asking me to stop the unnecessary distribution of bills. Before I could even explain to them, they started throwing stones at me which affected my left eye. I was badly beaten without pity for discharging my duty, even when my boss arrived at the scene to rescue me into her vehicle, a guy came and hit me on my my left eye.  I was later rescued by my boss who reported the attack at the Ibara Police Station after which i was taken to a nearby Hospital for medical attention." he said
 

VETERAN ACTOR YOMI OBILEYE HAS DIED

                                                                                     

Yomi Obileye,veteranActor,Director,Producer.Film.Video.Tv.Radio.Stage.Model.Compere.Presenter. has died in the early hours of today April 24.

Gbenga Adeyinka took to his Instagram page and wrote, “If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane, we would walk right up to heaven and bring you back again. “ Rest In Peace Uncle Yomi OBILEYE . Thanks for the memories. I can’t help but want to watch “HOSTAGES” again. Sleep well Egbon and May God give your family and fans the fortitude to bear the loss''

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACK AFRICANS IN CHINA "NO BE TODAY" (SEE PHOTOs)

                                                                         

      
Discrimination tendencies against black africans have not just started in China !This isn’t the first time that racism towards Africans has reared its ugly head in China. In 2017, a photographer, Yu Huiping who is also the chairman of a local construction company, at the Hubei Provincial Museum exhibits facial features of African children and adults next to animals

Reflecting on his visits to Africa,in a photo exhibition titled “This is Africa,”   compare the facial features of African children and adults next to animals; and he said. “It’s to remind people that we shouldn’t forget where we come from.”

 He told Chinese media ahead of the exhibit’s opening, “I often wonder, how do we build an order and balance the ecology system between human and nature? I think, record, explore, and communicate with the unique perspective and sensitivity of a photographer.”

“It’s not shocking. Africans are not strangers to racism here in China or elsewhere. But it is sad that despite deepening economic connections and interactions between Chinese and Africans, there’s still clearly so much racism and lack of cultural understanding,” says Zahra Baitie, a Ghanaian master’s student at Tsinghua University studying global affairs.
                                                                                        

ABBA KYARI : CABAL OR NOT CABAL

                                                                             

                                                                              

Mallam Abba Kyari, was a banker, lawyer and journalist, at the time of his death, he was the Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.
After his demised, Nigerians came out to say lots of negative and positive things about this controversial figure.

Kano state Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Mu’azu Magaji wrote on his Facebook wall, “Win-win… Nigeria is free and Abba Kyari ya mutu a cikin annoba… Mutuwar Shahada in Har da Imani mutum ya cika!” meaning “Win-win… Nigeria is free and Abba Kyari died in a disastrous way without faith.”

Bashir Othman Tofa, presidential candidate in the  June 12, 1993 election, says his  opinion of Abba Kyari changed with just one incident.
He said,“I am the chairman of a group we named, ‘Friends of Democracy.’ “We discuss much on security and other matters. During one of our extensive meetings on a Thursday, I asked if one of us who knew Mal. Abba could make an appointment for us any time the following day, Friday. One of us called him at about 8pm and said to him, ‘Our Chairman asked if you could give us an appointment to see you tomorrow to discuss some vital national issues with you.’

“When Mal. Abba enquired who the chairman was, and was told that it was Alhaji Bashir Tofa, he paused and then said Friday was too tight, but he would be willing to come to where I wanted at 10pm that day. And, at 10pm sharp, Mal. Abba was there. And at 10pm, my whole impression of what negatives I read about him was shaken.

“By the time we had our meeting and he answered all of our questions, his entire image was reconstructed in my mind. There was a true gentleman, willing to answer any question we posed. He accepted some failings and told us why, and even took notes. My respect and admiration for him was multiplied many folds that night.”
Cheta Nwanze in a tribute wrote ," he was instrumental in shaping the contours of the Buhari administration policy thinking on agriculture, defining the government’s focus on achieving rice self-sufficiency"

Sam Nda-Isaiah is of the opinion that;"Mallam Abba Kyari  was a decent, humble and simple gentleman who delighted himself with intellectual and higher pursuits."

"He was cerebral. He was a technocrat, a workhorse and an accomplisher. He was not a perfect human being. Nobody was, nobody is and nobody will ever be. But he was a totally decent human being."

"Mallam Abba had no desire whatsoever for riches and worldly accoutrements. He had ample opportunities to feed such desires, if he had any. He was Managing Director and CEO of UBA at a time the bank was still at the top of the banking industry in Nigeria. Compare him to all those who had occupied that office in the past and you would understand what I mean".

"He was also on the board of Unilever Plc and ExxonMobil for several years, and, between 2000 and 2005, he was a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on investment in Nigeria. Since I knew Mallam Abba, his interests had always been about the Nigerian state. There was not a time we sat down to talk that the dominant subject was not Nigeria. "

"He had a great sense of humour and I used to tease him a lot. I would pull his legs about being Kanuri. He always retorted by saying he was Shuwa and not Kanuri, to which I always replied, “Same difference.” I often told him that he belonged to the most dangerous professions of the world. He was a banker, a lawyer and a journalist".
" he was consummately a practical man of peace. Mallam Abba would go the whole hog to reconcile feuding friends even when he had nothing to gain from that". "He was also a well-known man of integrity".

"Mallam Abba was an all-round family man. I have heard him utter the words, “You must never compromise your family.” He was a competent parent and a proud father who raised his kids and educated them to the highest possible standard. The very last thing we discussed on March 7 was my wife Zainab."

OUR POLICE AGAIN: POLICE ARRESTS TWO POLICEMEN SEEN FIGHTING IN EDO

                                                                         

The Nigeria Police Force in its tweets has announced that the two policemen identified as F/NO 41112 CPL Ozimende Aidonojie and F/NO 516384 PC Salubi Stephen spotted in a video shared online earlier yesterday, fighting over an undiclosed issue.  have been arrested, detained and are currently undergoing internal disciplinary sanctions at the Edo State Police Command Headquarters
NPF authorities also stated that in the best tradition of transparency and accountability, the outcome of the trial will be made public.
Read the tweets below;

                                                                            

WHY PEOPLE HATE ME ~~DAVIDO

                                                                              

Davido is of his own opinion expressed that those who hate him only do so because they are "mad" about his father's wealth.
He said this while responding to a Twitter user.
"Davido doesn't deserve the amount of hate he gets," the Twitter user wrote.
And Davido responded: "What hate ?? The just mad my Dad rich !! MY FANS LOVE ME !!"