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target=_blank>Days After Thunderstorm Killed 36 Cows In Ondo Community, Residents Raise The Alarm Over Looming Epidemic From Stench
Following the death of 36 cows at Ijare in Ifedore Local Council Area of Ondo State by thunderstorm on Saturday, an offensive odour has swept across the community.
The odour, if not quickly checked, might result into an epidemic, according to residents of the area, who raised the alarm on Wednesday.
Our correspondent, who visited the community on Wednesday, observed that many of the town’s residents living close to the site of the incident, had abandoned their homes.
Mr John Ajayi, a resident of the community, told SaharaReporters that the smell oozing from the site of the tragedy was dangerous to human health, noting that the government has to urgently intervene.
“We no longer allow people to get closer to the mountain where cows died. Everywhere is now smelling and we need to be careful.
“We are appealing to the state government to urgently visit the community and help us out to prevent possible outbreak of epidemic in the community.
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Ms Funmilola Lawrence, a petty trader in the community, said that the incident had already given the people of Ijare a bad name.
She said, “It is sad that an incident like this could occured but it has given us a bad name that we people in Ijare a bad set of people but we are not.
“So, we are advising strangers to ask questions whenever they come into our community to avoid what could be described as a taboo on the land.”
It was reliably gathered that the community’s traditional ruler was set to perform some rituals in order to appease the gods.
They have already met with the Fulani herdsmen through the head of the Mayetti Allah.
Traditional ruler of the town said that it was against the traditions of the community for people to turn the Oke-Owa Hill into a grazing land.
He said, “Oke-owa is a sacred place and our people know that you can’t just go there the way you like.
“As traditional ruler of the town, l go there once in a year and l don’t even go there alone.
“For me, it is an act of God for the thunderstorm to strike and kill those cows because the land is forbidden.”
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target=_blank>UN Condemns Killing Of Aid Worker In Borno
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has said that the agency is appalled and saddened by the execution of an aid worker in Borno State on Wednesday by Boko Haram terrorists.
In a statement on Wednesday, Kallon called on the authorities to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice.
He said, “I am appalled and deeply saddened by the news of the horrific execution of an aid worker this morning.
“I am also extremely concerned about the increasingly dangerous and restrictive operating environment for implementing humanitarian assistance in crisis-affected areas where humanitarian aid workers continue to face challenges as they strive to deliver urgent, life-saving assistance.”
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Speaking further, Kallon urged all parties in the conflict to ensure the protection of aid workers and to respect international humanitarian laws.
The law, according to him, should be according to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.
He added that the humanitarian community in Nigeria was working in line with the 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy jointly agreed with the Nigeria Government to provide life-saving assistance to 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
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target=_blank>I Will Not Leave Your Office, Falana Tells DSS After Failing To Release Sowore
As the waiting game continues at the headquarters of the Department of State Services in Abuja over the release of Omoyele Sowore, his lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has vowed to remain at the facility pending the release of his client.
The human rights lawyer insisted that he and his team would stay put until the DSS releases Sowore to him as ordered by the court and having perfected the bail condition.
He said that as long as his client was being held, he would not leave the premises of the DSS.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja had on Tuesday ordered the DSS to release Sowore on bail.
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However, many Nigerians had expressed doubt on the DSS and President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to obey the court order especially following the regime’s penchant for disobeying court orders.
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target=_blank>Release Sowore Now, The World Is Watching, Oby Ezekwesili Tells DSS, Buhari
Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Department of State Services to release rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, after he fulfilled his bail condition as demanded by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.
Sowore has been detained arbitrarily by the Nigerian Government since August 3, 2019 for planning a series of protests against poor governance in Nigeria.
In a post on Twitter on Wednesday, Ezekwesili said, “We eagerly wait for the DSS to speedily comply with Justice Taiwo’s ruling, seeing that the lawyers of @YeleSowore have themselves duly fulfilled the set bail condition.
“The DSS is directly supervised by the Presidency @NGRPresident and so @MBuhari, the world is watching you.”And so, we eagerly wait for DSS to speedily comply with Justice Taiwo’s ruling, seeing that the lawyers of @YeleSowore have themselves duly fulfilled the set bail condition.The DSS is directly supervised by Presidency @NGRPresident and so @MBuhari , the world is watching you. pic.twitter.com/Wd5e63AqCy— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) September 25, 2019
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target=_blank>BREAKING: DSS Still Holding Sowore Hours After Fulfilling Bail Condition, Prevents Falana From Seeing Him
The Department of State Services has continued to hold on to pro-democracy campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, despite fulfilling his bail condition.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, in Abuja, had on Tuesday ordered the DSS to release the activist on bail.
Sowore had since fulfilled the bail condition as directed by the court and also served the copy of affidavit of compliance to the DSS through his lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN).
Falana, who arrived the headquarters of the DSS at 4:00pm, was prevented from seeing Sowore.
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target=_blank>Democracy Only Acceptable Form Of Governance, Says President Buhari After Failed Coup In Ghana
Following the announcement of the interception of an attempted coup in Ghana, President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack, saying democracy is the only accepted form of governance in Africa.
Buhari, who spoke through Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said corrupt vested interests always seek to fight against working governments.
Emphasising his support for democracy, Buhari said the days of coups and change of government without votes are over.
He said, “Nigeria and Ghana are leading partners in ECOWAS, and Transparency International, and Afrobarometer’s Africa Index 2019 attested that both countries have recorded exceptional advances in fighting corruption.
“When you take on powerful and corrupt vested interests successfully, sometimes they seek to push back.
“As the saying goes, ‘if you fight corruption, corruption will fight back’.
“The only acceptable form of governance in our region in this 21st century is through democratic elections.
“It is the only way to install – and the only way to change – an administration.
“The days of coups and governments without votes are over.
“All Africans hold the nation of Ghana in the highest esteem as the first post-colonial country to gain independence and the first African country to hold multi-party elections by universal suffrage.
“Ghana is the first true African democracy.”
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target=_blank>JUST IN: Court To Hear Bail Application Of Journalist, Agba Jalingo, On Thursday
The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has ordered the remand of Agba Jalingo, Publisher of CrossRiver Watch,in prison as it is set to hear his bail application on Thursday.
Jalingo is facing charges of terrorism, treasonable felony and attempt to topple the Cross River State Government.
Jalingo was arrested after publishing a report exposing how Governor Ben Ayade approved and diverted N500m meant for Cross River Microfinance Bank.
The charges received widespread condemnation after they were leaked to the public.
Justice Simon Amobeda, who presided over the case, said, “The counter affidavit by the prosecution filed in response to the motion for bail by the defendant’s counsel was added to the file on Wednesday morning and has not had time to look at it.”
He also said that he perused the file on Tuesday night and did not see the counter affidavit.
The prosecution counsel, Mr Denis Terhemba, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, claimed the counter affidavit was filed on September 18, 2019 but Jalingo’s counsel, Mr Attah Ochinke, said he was served shortly before the court began sitting.
However, after a brief discussion with the clerk of the court, who whispered a few words to him, Justice Amobeda ruled that Jalingo be remanded at the Afokang Prison Center in Calabar.
He, however, adjourned the case until Thursday, September 26, 2019, for hearing of the bail application.
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target=_blank>BREAKING: Sowore Fulfils Bail Condition, Awaits DSS Compliance
Pro-democracy campaigner and Convener of RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, has fulfilled the bail conditions set by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo had on Wednesday ordered the Department of State Services to release Sowore on bail on the condition that he deposits his international passport to the court within 48 hours.
On Thursday, Sowore’s lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), deposited the passport with the court after completing all necessary documentation.
The DSS is now being awaited to comply with the ruling following the satisfaction of the bail condition set.
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Sowore was arrested in Lagos on August 3, 2019 by operatives of the DSS for calling on Nigerians to pour out to the streets to express their anger at the poor state of governance in the country.
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target=_blank>Kogi Governorship Poll: Governor Yahaya Bello Accused Of Bribing Opposition Candidates With Millions Of Naira
As the race for Kogi State governorship election heats up, SaharaReporters has exclusively obtained an audio conversation of how Governor Yahaya Bello of the ruling All Progressives Congress offered and gave N5 million each to gubernatorial candidates and running mates of opposition political parties in the state.
Bello, it was gathered, gave the money to the candidates in a bid to get them to withdraw from the contest and endorse him.
Investigation further revealed that the governor was working with the Chairman of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Chief Peter Ameh, who was assigned to share the money for candidates who were disqualified on the basis of age limit.
The candidates disqualified were compelled not to contest their disqualification by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
INEC had disqualified some parties who nominated candidates for deputy governor below 35 years.
Some candidates who rejected the bribe insisted that a precedent had been set by the electoral body in Zamfara State where the deputy governor was 33 years old.
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Governor Yahaya Bello Accused Of Bribing Opposition Candidates With Millions Of Naira
SaharaReporters had reported how former outspoken lawmaker, Natasha Akpoti, of the Social Democratic Party was disqualified by INEC on Monday, which was the deadline for the substitution of candidates.
The situation made Akpoti vowed not to leave the office of the INEC chairman until the commission accept the name of her running mate.
According to sources, all the political parties in the state who fielded candidates for the November 16, 2019, election collected the bribe from the governor except two candidates, Akpoti and APM Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle.
“The IPAC Chairman is obviously working for Yahaya Bello. He is warehousing some cash and those who collected money that they are not going to fight it but step down.
“The essence of paying them is for them to step down for Yahaya Bello. They (APM) joined Natasha who will not step down and who will not even buy into this N5million deal,” the source said.
It was also gathered that the IPAC chairman, furious by the decision of Akpoti and the APM, called the APM chairman, and threatened him to either accept the bribe or “lose out on both ends”.
“I know they cannot approach Natasha and that is why Natasha is crazy now because the whole thing is financed by Yahaya Bello. The IPAC has made itself a warehouse that is sharing the money for the parties,” the source noted.
Aggrieved members of SDP and APM had staged a protest to the INEC headquarters demanding the reversal of the disqualification of their candidates.
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$9.6bn Judgment: P&ID Case, A Scam, Buhari Tells UN
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria would not tolerate attempts by persons and organisations he describes as international criminals to defraud the country.
He also stressed that his administration would sustain its anti-corruption fight.
Buhari cited the Nigerian Government’s prosecution of Process and Industrial Development over the controversial $9.6bn judgment it obtained from a London, United Kingdom, court against Nigeria as an example of “a scam”.
He was speaking at the General Debate of the ongoing 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Buhari told the session that the world was facing various crises, including financial crimes and called for collective efforts by all countries to address the problems, according to a report by PUNCH.
He said, “Organised criminal networks often acting with impunity across international borders present new challenges where only collective actions can deliver genuine results.
“This is true in the battle against violent extremism, against trafficking in people and drugs and against corruption and money laundering.
“The present Nigerian Government is facing the challenges of corruption head-on.
“We are giving notice to international criminal groups by the vigorous prosecution of the P&ID scam attempting to cheat Nigeria of billions of dollars.”
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