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target=_blank>Police Release Names Of Kidnapped RCCG Pastors
The Ogun State Police Command has released the names of five pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, kidnapped on Friday while they were on their way to the Redemption Camp to attend ministers’ conference.
The police also said they had located the forest where the five abducted pastors were kept at the Ogbere – Ijebu – Ode (Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos –Ore expressway.
The names of the abducted pastors are Chidioze Eluwa, Chiemela Iroha, Okoro Ohowukwe, Ndubuizi Owuabueze, and Ibeleji Chidinma (female).
According to the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, about 10 hoodlums, intercepted the commercial bus marked KW 230 XA in which the kidnapped victims were travelling from Abia State to Lagos.
Oyeyemi disclosed that the commercial bus, belonging to Abia line Transport Company, was intercepted at the J3 area of Ogbere in Ijebu Waterside local government area of the state.
He said the police had successfully “geolocate” the hideout of the kidnappers where the incident occurred, adding that the state’s Commissioner of Police (CP), Bashir Makama had led a powerful police rescue team to the location to rescue the victims.
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target=_blank>Insecurity: South-West Governors Plan Joint Patrol Of Roads
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Friday announced plans by governors of the South West Zone to operate a joint security team to patrol the entire region, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Abiodun disclosed this in Abeokuta at a sensitisation programme on the vision and focus of his administration held in preparation of the 2020 budget.
“A joint security team that will patrol major roads and provide adequate security to the people of the South-West region of the country will soon be set up,” he said.
Abiodun, who expressed concern over the security situation in the country, said governors in the region had concluded arrangements over the issue.
He noted that no serious investor would be willing to commit funds in an area where they were not sure of the security of their lives and investments.
The governor also announced plans by the Ogun government to amend the laws guiding the security trust fund of the state.
Abiodun said that an amended Security Trust Fund Bill would soon be forwarded to the state House of Assembly for legislative action.
He said that major stakeholders would be involved in the management of the fund, adding that under the proposed arrangement, they would be allowed to take decisions without waiting for him.
The governor also stated that the government had commenced palliative measures on some bad roads in the state, particularly federal roads linking Ogun and Lagos states.
Explaining further about his plans for the state, Abiodun said his administration would convert some of the Model Schools built by the immediate past administration that had remained unused to technical and vocational training centres.
He added that the digitisation of the state would be pursued and deployed in the various sectors of the state to improve and enhance service delivery.
The governor, who also reeled out his administration’s plans for the agricultural sector, said the government would liaise with other ‘Agric-focused’ states to produce food that could feed the state and its neighbours.
Abiodun said the sensitisation programme was meant to produce a realistic budget that would focus on performance, adding that his administration was committed to taking the state to greater heights.
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target=_blank>Strike: NASU, SSANU Give Nigerian Govt 14-day Ultimatum
The Non-Academic Staff Unions in universities on Friday handed the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum within which it should accede to their demands or face a nationwide strike, PUNCH reports.
The non-teaching staff under the aegis of Joint Action Committee comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Educational Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, have directed all their branches to resume nationwide protest in all the universities with effect from Tuesday, August 6, 2019.
The two unions, in a circular to all the branches after the JAC meeting held in Abuja, said that at the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum, they would be left with no other option than to withdraw their services and shut down the universities if the Federal Government failed to address their grievances.
The directive was contained in a circular to all their branches titled; “Notice of Industrial Action”, signed by the Chairman of JAC and President of SSANU, Samson Ugwoke and the General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, obtained by journalists in Abuja on Friday.
The circular reads, “This is to inform you that the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU met today, Thursday August 1, 2019, to consider the issues which led to the nationwide protest in our various branches, viz, payment of earned allowances, University Staff Schools matter, renegotiation of 2009 FGN/Unions Agreement,among others.
“After extensive deliberations, JAC further observed that no date has been rescheduled by the President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Ahmed Lawan for the meeting with the leadership of JAC national.
“The meeting earlier scheduled by the Federal Ministry of Education with the leadership of JAC national has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2019, with no reason(s) stated.
“From the foregoing JAC national has resolved as follows:
“That a 14-day ultimatum of industrial action is given to the Federal Government of Nigeria to address the pending issues with effect from Monday, August 5, 2019. During the period of the ultimatum, all branches are hereby directed to carry out peaceful protest on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, and Thursday, August 15, 2019, respectively.
“At the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum, Sunday, August 18 2019, without any positive response from the Federal Government of Nigeria, members shall proceed on a 5-day warning strike in all branches from Monday 19 to Friday, 23 August 2019.
“You are therefore directed to properly mobilize our members for this action. All defaulting branches shall be sanctioned accordingly.”
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target=_blank>LIST: Nigerians Killed In South Africa In 2019
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The death toll of Nigerians killed in South Africa has continued to rise with the frequent xenophobic attacks between 2016 and 2019. Available estimates from Statistics South Africa and the United Nations show that over 30,000 Nigerians live in South Africa.
Data reveal that 127 Nigerians have been killed in three years, while 13 out of these were reportedly killed by South African police. The most disturbing of these killings are extrajudicial killings by the operatives of South African Police Service. From January to June 2019, 10 Nigerians have been killed, either by citizens of South Africans or South African Police Service. Timeline of Nigerians killed in South Africa
February 3 2019: 2019 xenophobic killings started with the picture of an unknown Nigerian who is in his mid-20s being shared with claims the SAPS killed him.A twitter user Ndugozie, who tweeted with his handle @NduChiogie, gave more information about the killings. He said the Nigerian travelled to South Africa on January 14 and was killed on February 3.He tweeted, “This Nigerian guy travelled to South Africa on 14 January 2019 and was killed on February 3. Please, the Federal Government should try and stop this innocent Nigerians being killed anyhow in South Africa.” March 15 2019: Another unidentified Nigerian was killed in a drive-by shooting in the in Troye Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria.According to eye-witnesses, the attackers were trailing his car and drove beside him when he stopped, shooting him multiple times.The victim, 44, was attacked after he had dropped off his brother. SAPS said a case of murder was being investigated.April 5 2019: Goziem Akpenyi was stabbed to death at Bellville Stadium parking lot in Cape Town at about 1 pm. He was stabbed by three unidentified coloured South African men after an argument and died on the spot.
April 6 2019: Mr Bonny Iwuoha, 48, from Ihitte/Uboma in Imo State, was also stabbed to death at about 11:45 pm in Johannesburg.It was gathered that he was trailed from 152 Hay Street Turffontein, and thereafter, stabbed and killed him in front of his gate at Turf Road, Turffontein.
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April 27 2019: 34-year-old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, was killed by some South Africans. His attackers claimed to have thought he kidnapped a six-year-old girl he was holding. Nkennaya was mobbed together with his friend Chinonso Nwudo when they came out of a supermarket. Nkennaya died at the scene of the mob while Nwudo was left in critical condition. April 28 2019: Ebuka Udugbo was allegedly killed by South African Police.Udugbo was said to have had a quarrel with his girlfriend on the morning of April 28. His girlfriend reportedly called the police after he had left the house but the police went after him and arrested him.Reacting to the killing, the President of the Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), Ben Okoli, said, “The police took his car keys, left the car by the way and drove with him back to his house in the police car along with the girlfriend.“He was severely beaten by the cops in his house and he fainted. At this point, the landlord’s son feared and told the police to take him to the hospital.”It was reported that he was taken to the station instead where the beating continued and he died in the station. When Udogbo’s relative went to the station to bail him, the police told them he had committed suicide. May 3 2019: Okechukwu Henry from Nigeria’s Imo State was stabbed to death by unidentified robbers in Mpumalanga. Henry, a car dealer who specialised in used cars, lived in Middleburg Mpumalanga Province. Earlier before his death, some two local guys had indicated interest to buy his car – a white VW Polo. After negotiation, they requested to take the car for a test ride. Henry accepted and drove along with them. As they drove out, he suddenly realised that they were robbers as they demanded the key of the car.They stabbed him several times, took the keys but could not manage to drive away from the car. Their action attracted the attention of people around and they ran away with the keys without the car. June 13 2019: Obianuju Ndubuisi-Chukwu, a Nigerian insurance chief, was killed in her hotel room.She was found dead in her room at Emperor Palace Hotel after attending a meeting of the African Insurance Organisation in the South African commercial capital. Her death sparked outrage both in Nigeria and South Africa with the Nigerian senate urging President Muhammadu Buhari to issue a travel alert on South Africa.
June 14 2019: Maxwell Ikechukwu Okoye was reportedly killed by South African police officers at about 01:00 hours on Friday, June 14. The police invaded his house in Ladysmith in Kwazulu Natal Province. By morning, the police reported him dead claiming he was foaming when they broke into his house.The Consul General of the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, said by the time members of the Nigerian community in the area got to Okoye’s home, his house was turned upside down and he was reported dead by the police, who took his corpse to the mortuary on their own. July 20 2019: The latest of the killings of Nigerians in South Africa was the death of a 17-year-old Chinonso Obiaju who was killed in Johannesburg.
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It was reported that he went to buy an item from a shop with his friend when someone chased and opened fire on them, killing him.
Nigerians have at different times protested against the killing of its citizens but it does not seem an end would come to it soon with the Nigerian government making no proactive move to curb the killings.
The Nigerian government has yet to take any serious actions to address the killings despite calls and pressures from Nigerians pushing for action on the part of the President.
In the case where arrests were made, the suspects were released and the case dies naturally. However, an arrest and prosecution reported were in October 2017.
Badmus Olalekan from Lagos State was killed by officers of the South African police. His death led to the arrest and arraignment of eight policemen in Vanderbijlpark, near Johannesburg. The case is currently at the High Court in Johannesburg and will be concluded in October 2019 going by the conclusions of the last court sitting.
Nigerians continue to demand the intervention of Buhari-led government to put an end to the killings and safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians in South Africa and other countries.
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target=_blank>#RevolutionNow: We Will Not Be Silent, Amnesty International Fires Back At Nigerian Government
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Amnesty International Nigeria has said it will not be silent and will continue to raise its voice against injustice and human right violations by the Nigerian government.
The organization said sponsored protests would not deter it from its mandate in holding the government accountable in respecting and protecting human rights.
In a statement on Friday in Abuja, Amnesty Nigeria Media Manager, Isa Sanusi, said the rights group had been placed on the watch list by the Nigerian government.
Amnesty International was reportedly placed under security surveillance according to PUNCH newspaper’s sources for retweeting the #RevolutionNow hashtag which has been trending since some concerned Nigerians announced plans to stage a protest tagged ‘Days of Rage’ to hold August 5, 2019, nationwide.
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The statement reads: “Amnesty International is a human rights organization and not affiliated with any interests, political, religious or commercial.
“We have been working on Nigeria since 1967 – our role is to hold governments accountable in order to respect and protect human rights, and to ensure that anyone whose rights are violated has an effective remedy.”
The group called on the Nigerian government to focus its energies on investigating allegations of human rights abuses and violations in the country.
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The group said, “For this reason, the organization continues to call on the Nigerian government to use its authority and resources to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and abuses, including rape, torture, arbitrary detentions and unlawful killings, to ensure reparation for the victims, to hold the perpetrators accountable, and to ensure non-repetition of the violations.
“Despite sponsored protests, we will not stay silent. In the face of efforts to evade responsibility or to smear our organization, we will continue to raise our voices whenever and wherever we see injustice, sexual abuse, discrimination against women, or any other violations of human rights in Nigeria.”
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target=_blank>Saudi Arabian Women Can Now Apply for Passports
New laws published in Saudi Arabia have lifted restrictions that prevent women from applying for a passport.
The latest decree also permits women to register a marriage, divorce or child’s birth and be issued official family documents, the Guardian reports.
They will no longer need the permission of a male guardian to travel, according to the regulations, in a key step towards dismantling controls that have made women second-class citizens in their own country.
Other changes issued in the decrees allow women to apply for passports, register a marriage, divorce, register a child’s birth and be issued official family documents.
It also stipulates that a father or mother can be legal guardians of children. Being able to obtain family documents could ease hurdles women face in obtaining a national identity card and enrolling their children in school.
Still in place, however, are rules that require male consent for a woman to leave prison, exit a domestic abuse shelter or marry. Women, unlike men, still cannot pass on citizenship to their children and cannot provide consent for their children to marry.
Under the kingdom’s guardianship system, women essentially rely on the “goodwill” and whims of male relatives to determine the course of their lives.
Friday’s move comes at a time of increased international scrutiny of women’s status in Saudi Arabia. In recent months, several young women have fled the country and made public pleas for help in seeking asylum from their family and the government.
Last year, authorities arrested many of the country’s most prominent female campaigners in a sweeping crackdown on activists. The country’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, has sought to present himself as a modernist reformer since being appointed heir to the throne in 2017. Critics say the jailing of female activists under his watch and the treatment of dissidents, including Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, suggests the regime only wants change on its terms.
Prince Mohammed has brought in sweeping social and economic changes, aimed partly at weaning the country off its dependence on oil revenue. He has also dismantled some of the strictest controls over women. Last year, a driving ban was lifted, and rules were altered freeing women from needing permission from a male guardian to study at university, undergo surgery or get a job.
The crown prince has also curbed the powers of the religious police, who once pursued women they considered immodestly dressed to check they had a guardian’s permission for their activities. They also broke up mixed-s** gatherings.
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target=_blank>BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Shifts Closure Of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway To September 2
The Federal Government has moved the partial closure of portions of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to September 2, 2019, ThePunch reports.
The partial closure was initially expected to commence on Saturday, August 3 to enable the construction company, Julius Berger, to work on a stretch of 1.4km between Berger and Kara Market.
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, stated on Friday that the decision was to enable for the effective traffic management plan and to show sensitivity to Nigerians.
“The government and the contractor have now reviewed the work plan. The reconstruction of this stretch of the road will now commence on September 2.”
Motorists had expressed worry over the partial closure of the road during Sallah and the annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
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target=_blank>#RevolutionNow: Stop Attacking Amnesty International, United Action For Democracy Tells Buhari
Following the move to place Amnesty International Nigeria on a watch list, the United Action for Democracy has urged the Nigerian government to stop its continuous attack on human rights group.
The UAD, in a statement by Peter Adejobi, its National Publicity Secretary, described the move by the Nigerian government as a barbaric return to the military era.
UAD also warned the presidency not to tamper with the democratic foundations of Nigeria with its inflammable attacks on demonstrations and the victimizations of protesters. PHOTO: Nigerian government-sponsored protesters storm @AmnestyNigeria offices demanding @amnesty to close its Nigerian office-for asking the Nigerian government to respect rights of #RevolutionNow #DaysofRage August 5 action across Nigeria pic.twitter.com/DgNMa9bFaz— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) August 2, 2019
UAD posited that the statements credited to the Amnesty International on the August 5 #RevolutionNow were “humane, responsible and justifiable!”
It said, “Those crying foul are rather comfortable with the poverty and hardships that have turned the youths of Nigeria to dangerous cultists and violent enigmas.”
UAD posited that Nigerians have a right to rise and fight against all oppression.
“This is a great democratic responsibility that every sensible human being should applaud and respect.
“We call on Amnesty International and comrades coordinating and organizing the #RevolutionNow to keep on with the efforts. We cannot all keep silent in the face oppression and tyranny,” the group said.
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target=_blank>BREAKING: Flood Kills Three In Adamawa, Destroys 20,000 Houses
Authorities have confirmed the death of three children Thursday night, who drowned, following the torrential rain, which flooded Yola, the Adamawa State capital.
Adamu Ibrahim Wakili, Chairman of Yola North Local Government Council, who confirmed the fatalities, added that “20,000 houses were inundated and subsequently destroyed, in the three-hour-long downpour.”
Wakil said the flood was partly caused by improper disposal of waste in the city. “There was heavy rain last night, but things got worse with the bad culture of disposing of waste in the drainage.”
Crowther Seth, Adamawa State deputy governor, has commiserated with the families of the flood victims and called on residents of the flood-prone areas to be on the alert, “especially as the rains are expected to be steady during August.”
While appealing to the Federal Government for intervention, Seth also assured them that the state government had taken emergency measures to cushion the effect of the flood in the state.
Two of the three flood victims, ages 6 and 4, were children of one Kabiru Bello of Wuro-Jabbe.
Narrating the sad news, Bello told SaharaReporters that his house was submerged, leading to the “death of my son and daughter.”
Other neighbourhoods affected by the torrential rain were Samu-Naka, Bachure, Kofare, Damilu and Jambutu within the capital city.
Major streets were also affected, as commuters experienced difficulty along the airport road and Jambutu bypass. One lane of the airport road, leading into the city centre was under the waters for several hours, thereby causing gridlock on the exiting lane.
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US Election: Trump Boasts America Will Soon Find HIV, Cancer Cure
Donald Trump, President of the United States of America has claimed America will soon find a cure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
The US president also vowed that the country would also put an end to childhood cancer very soon.
Trump in a campaign rally at Cincinnati, Ohio said, “We will achieve breakthroughs in science and medicine. I see what they are doing. I see it; they show me.
“The things we are doing in our country today. There’s never been anything like it. We will be ending the AIDS epidemic shortly in America, and curing childhood cancer very shortly.”
According to World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents around the world and approximately 300,000 children aged 0 to 19 years old are diagnosed with cancer each year.
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