Sahara Reporters Latest News Today Saturday 19th June 2021
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Governor Akeredolu Determined To Keep Woman Arrested During EndSARS In Prison Despite Just Giving Birth—Sowore
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the state Chief Judge, Olarenwaju Akeredolu, have refused to grant bail to a woman arrested by the police last October during the #EndSARS protest, Kemisola Ogunniyi, despite her giving birth to a baby while at Surulere Prison in Ondo.
Ogunniyi was arrested in Akure and has been imprisoned since October 24, 2020, while going to a pharmacy to buy drugs for her mother.
She was arrested by the police who claimed that she was one of the participants of the #EndSARS protest in the state.
The police claimed she was one of the #EndSARS protesters who burnt the office of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state last year, about eight months ago.
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, had first brought up her case on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
Sowore had called on the governor to look into the issue, adding that the mother of the newborn was innocent and never committed any offence.
In providing an update, the activist tweeted on Friday that it was clear that the governor and the Chief Judge had plotted together to deny Ogunniyi bail going by the ruling the judge gave.
He tweeted, “Wicked People. Rotimi Akeredolu and CJ, Olanrewaju Akeredolu, are in accord to deny, Kemisola Ogunniyi, and her new born baby freedom. The chief judge just refused to grant her ‘administrative bail’ because according to her, the other three have a case to answer. Wicked people, the Gov. of ONDO state @RotimiAkeredolu & CJ, Olarenwaju Akeredolu are in accord to deny, Kemisola Ogunniyi & her new born baby freedom. The chief judge just refused to grant her â??administrative bailâ? because according her, the other three have a case to answer! pic.twitter.com/to5XOyeNj1— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) June 18, 2021
“#FreeKemisola; Kemisola and her baby are back in Surulere prison in Ondo. Kemisola was two months pregnant as at time of arrest. They knew she was innocent but decided to place her on trial after one month in police’s illegal detention.
“She was then charged before a Magistrate. They knew too well that the magistrate court has no jurisdiction to try Kemisola and the three others. She was thrown into jail with her pregnancy, her colleague, Ibukun, lost her pregnancy due to beatings from the Nigerian Army who arrested them.”
she was then charged before a magistrate, they knew too well that the Magistrate court has no jurisdiction to try Kemisola & three others. She was thrown into jail with her pregnancy, her colleague Ibukun lost her pregnancy due to beatings from @HQNigerianArmy who arrested them!— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) June 18, 2021
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11 CSOs Petition Senate, Oppose Nomination Of Buhari’s Aide, Onochie As Electoral Commissioner
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About 11 civil society organisations have opposed the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This was contained in a petition addressed by the CSOs to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Wednesday and received on Friday.
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The CSOs questioned whether the constitutional provisions for appointment of INEC Commissioner was considered before the President made the nomination.
They noted that the President, must, before nominating an individual as INEC national commissioner, first consult the Council of State before forwarding the nomination to the Senate for confirmation, as provided by the constitution.
It was also highlighted that since the constitution mandates that a person nominated as an INEC National Commissioner should be non-partisan, Onochie is not qualified for the position on the basis that she is a card-carrying member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, and a Special Assistant to President Buhari on social media.
The groups also averred that Onochie is very unlikely to remain neutral and objective if successfully screened as one of INEC’s National commissioners.
They contended that her appointment will greatly undermine the neutrality and impartiality of the electoral body while raising questions on her integrity.
The petition read in part, “Mrs. Lauretta Onochie is constitutionally prohibited from any appointment as a member of the electoral umpire. It is against the sacred spirit of our Constitution to accept her nomination.
”The third requirement is that a person nominated as INEC’s National Commissioner should be ‘a person of unquestionable integrity’. Unfortunately, Mrs. Onochie lacks the integrity to serve as INEC’s National Commissioner due to her previous antics on social media.
“In addition to using her social media platform to express her loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), she peddles propaganda and misinformation regularly. There are several documented evidence of written attacks, social media altercations, and unfounded, malicious allegations against individuals or groups by the nominee in a manner that clearly shows partisanship and questionable character.
“In addition, a February 2019 media analysis by Premium Times on individuals/accounts using fake news as campaign strategies online, revealed and identified Lauretta Onochie as one of the Nigerian politicians who used fake news as campaign strategies online.
”We will provide just four examples here. First, in September 2018 Mrs. Onochie tweeted a picture of an asphalt road being constructed with the caption ‘Nasarawa-Jos Road’ painting the picture that it was a road constructed by the federal government; this turned out to be false. The picture was a stock photo uploaded to Getty Images in November 2015. The embarrassing inaccuracy prompted the trend #TweetLikeLaurettaOnochie.
“A second example of her lack of integrity was when Mrs. Onochie in December 2018 shared an image of former President Obasanjo with a quote credited to him: ‘The money Atiku stole when he was my vice is enough to feed 300 million for 400 years.'”
The petition was signed by: Yiaga Africa; Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa; International Press Centre; Institute for Media and Society; The Albino Foundation; Centre for Citizens with Disability; Nigerian Women Trust Fund; Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre; Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism; Centre for Democracy and Development; and CLEEN Foundation.
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E2%80%94afenifere We’ll Join Calls For Yoruba Nation If Buhari’s Government Fails To Restructure Nigeria—Afenifere In UK/Europe
The branch of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe, has said the group and any other Yoruba groups, including agitators for Yoruba Nation are all labouring to improve the livelihood of people of Yoruba extraction.
Anthony Ajayi, Secretary of Afenifere in the UK and Europe made the disclosure on Thursday.
In the statement, Ajayi implored all Yoruba people in Nigeria and in the Diaspora to see the struggle just like others as a liberation cause to bring huge development to Yoruba land.
The Afenifere group in the UK and Europe on June 12, 2021 published an article in the media titled, “Democracy Day: UK Afenifere agitates regional structure for Nigeria, kick against secession”, where it said the only solution to remain in Nigeria, is to abolish the 1999 Constitution and a return to the Republican Constitution, the 1963 Constitution.
The statement, “Our position after carefully examined the existence of the sovereignty of Nigeria, is to ensure that we go back to the agreement which made Nigeria. This structure was what enabled Chief Obafemi Awolowo discharged exemplary leadership and made meaningful impact on Yoruba people.
“At independence, Nigeria was being run on a federal structure with three near-autonomous regions. This was later increased to four with the creation of Mid-Western Region. But the military junta that seized power in 1966 dismantled the regional structure and instead imposed a unitary system of government on the country. The damage this caused was devastating and we are still writhing under its debilitating effects even now.
“(Obafemi) Awolowo believed that federalism was the form of government best suited to the diverse populations of Nigeria, a position to which he consistently adhered. Also in 1945 in London, he helped found the Egbe Omo Oduduwa (Society of the Descendants of Oduduwa, the mythical ancestor of the Yoruba-speaking peoples), an organisation devoted to the study and preservation of Yoruba culture.
“In 1950 Awolowo founded and organised the Action Group political party in Western Nigeria to participate in the Western Regional elections of 1951. The Action Group’s platform called for immediate termination of British rule in Nigeria and for development of various public welfare programmes, including universal primary education, increase of health services in rural areas, diversification of the Western Regional economy, and democratization of local governments.
“The Action Group won a majority, and in 1952 Awolowo as president of the Action Group became leader of the party in power in Western Nigeria. In 1954 he became the first premier of the Western Region, on which occasion he was awarded an honorary chieftaincy.
“During his tenure as leader and premier, he held the regional ministerial portfolios of local government, finance, and economic planning. He was also Chairman of the Regional Economic Planning Commission.
“Before Awolowo embarked on his ambition for the office of Federal Prime Minister, he was keen as ever on putting this region (Southwestern) on a sound economic footing as a major player in industrial and commercial concerns.
“He raised the minimum wage of workers from the 5 shillings of 1954 to five shillings and sixpence on April 1, 1959. He incorporated the Western Hotels Limited which invested in the building of the majestic Premier and Lafia hotels in Ibadan where industrialists and tourists could have decent accommodation and cool their heels.
“Chief Obafemi Awolowo set companies and empowered them with government funding to shore up their working capital. These include Western Nigerian Development Corporation (WNDC), the Finance Corporation, and the Western Nigeria Housing Corporation. The Western Nigeria Ministry of Industries was the main supervisory department of government which incorporated these mega corporations.
“WNDC under the leadership of Awolowo floated a large number of industries and companies wholly owned by the government or held in partnership with several foreign investors.
“These include: National Bank of Nigeria, Wema Bank of Nigeria, Great Nigeria Insurance Company, the Nigeria General Insurance Company, the Nigeria General Insurance Company, Gravil Enthoven and Company, Lagos Airport Hotel, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa Industries, Odu’a Textiles, Wrought Iron Ltd, Union Beverages Ltd, Sunga Company, Wemabod Estates, Western Livestock, Fisheries Services Ltd, Caxton Press, Epe Plywood, Askar Paints, Nigeria Crafts and Bags Ltd, Nipol Plastic, Phoenix Motors, and several others.
“Today, many of these companies are still viable and have been consolidated in the Odu’a Group of Companies which is regarded as the largest conglomerate in the history of Nigeria.
“The 25-storey building known as Cocoa House in Ibadan was started by Chief Awolowo’s administration. He laid the foundation and saw its completion by his successor as the crowning glory of his party’s success story. After completion in the sixties, the building remained the tallest in West Africa for decades thereafter,” the statement stressed the benefits of true federalism to Yoruba.
It further stated that if the Nigerian government fails to restructure the country, the Yoruba will have no other option but to seek self-determination.
“This was the structure which Chief Obafemi operated to developed Yoruba land at the time. This is why we are fighting for restructuring now so that we can have the same autonomy to develop our land. Therefore, no Yoruba group should insinuate division as we are all fighting for a better Yoruba land.
“Our position is that if the Nigerian government refused to restructure, we will have no option than join the call for a Yoruba nation”.
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Brother Bawa, Take Heed Before Magu Happens To You By Fredrick Nwabufo
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The quickest way for a public officer to lose puissance is by maintaining public performance. Having the spotlight on your head could be capricious – because soon you become addicted to the thrills and frills of the centre stage. You speak for excitement and adulation; you become a show horse; a lone actor in your own film. And you must keep performing.
Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is a decent young man. He is obviously bubbling with the zeal and commitment to wrestle corruption to the ground. I watched his appearance at the senate in February. He acquitted himself well. He showed smarts, articulation, and robust knowledge of his job.
The appointment of Bawa as EFCC chairman is perhaps President Buhari’s most strategic and judicious appointment. Bawa cannot be faulted on competence, commitment, or the capacity to deliver. He is the right fit for the job.
However, Bawa’s recent ‘’bow wow’’ utterances may be untoward for the figure he cuts in the eyes of many of his admirers. When you become given to loose talking, you become vulnerable to gaffes. The EFCC chairman said a few days ago that a certain female minister connived with a bank managing director to launder $37 million. He said the minister invited the bank MD to her house to chaperone $20 million in cash for a property. Please note that he said ‘’female minister’’, not ‘’former minister’’ in the interview with Channels TV on Wednesday.
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Owing to that clanger or ambiguous comment, the worker bees in the rumour factory went to town with fables of serving female ministers and sleaze. Some even did a derisory montage of these serving female ministers. Bawa later put lucidity to his comment when he named the ‘’Dame of the loot’’. He said at a media briefing on Thursday that he was referring to former minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Where is Diezani?
Bawa had previously said the EFCC recovered $153 million, N14 billion worth of jewellery and 80 assets from Diezani. The EFCC under Magu made similar staggering revelations. Why is the former minister not on trial for allegedly emptying Nigeria’s treasury into her private till? Since 2015, the EFCC has been on the Diezani case but this woman is yet to meet with fate. It appears the EFCC enjoys flagellation. It excites the agency to always regale Nigerians with tales of the ‘’Diezani loot’’. But why is she not being brought to reckoning for her alleged crime?
Diezani is having the longest laugh, I suppose. She is holed up in London and biding her time – waiting for the Buhari administration to leave. It is less than two years before the end of this administration; I think it will be one of Bawa’s biggest achievements, if Diezani is magicked into Nigeria and made to confront her deeds. What Diezani’s seeming invincibility confirms is that the hand of the law is not strong enough. Though I understand the diplomatic impediments involved in her extradition, anyone who steals from Nigerians in such a cannibalistic magnitude should be made to pay personal penance.
#BringbackDiezani.
A federal high court in Lagos on Friday cleared Peter Nwaoboshi, a senator from Delta state, of a N322 million fraud charge. The judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke, put the blame for her unsettling decision on the EFCC. She said the agency bungled the case. She held that the EFCC failed to prove the elements of the offences for which it charged the senator. She also said the agency’s case crumbled because “bank officials were not called to testify”.
The prosecution of suspects is one of the areas Bawa should strengthen at the EFCC. There should be diligent prosecution. There have been allegations that the anti-graft agency purposely bungles cases of certain high-profile suspects. In the past, the commission was alleged to put up performances in the media only to work in cahoots with suspects in court. I hope Bawa’s time at the EFCC will be less of theatrics and more of conviction — of those eviscerating Nigeria from the udder.
Bawa should be wary of certain awards. Ibrahim Magu, his predecessor, was a man who loved awards. Almost daily, Magu was receiving awards from all sorts of people and organisations. He was happy to smile and hold up a plaque even if from hazy associations. I noticed the ‘’award wraith’’ is circling around the EFCC again. The EFCC chairman is less than six months on the job and already the ‘’award contractors’’ are nigh.
Bawa should not let himself get distracted. He should not be under pressure to put up performances. And he must not submit to political influences. He is brilliant; he should let his job do the talking.
Take heed lest you stumble, Brother Bawa.
By Fredrick ‘Mr OneNigeria’ Nwabufo
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Winners Chapel Founder, Oyedepo Backs Regulation Of Social Media, Says Youths Cannot Think, Plan
The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has supported the proposed social media regulation by the Nigerian Government.
He gave the charge in his address on Friday at the seventh convocation of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state.
According to him, unlimited access to social media platforms is robbing youths of their future, while he called for urgent steps to check unrestricted access to social media.
The Landmark University’s chancellor explained that many young people spend most of their time chatting, with lesser time to engage in productive tasks.
“It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time — no time to think; no time to plan; no time to programme,” Oyedepo said.
“This generation may lose her heroes to social media disaster. Here is one creeping serpent that is eating up the destinies of many individuals.
“We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. Young people, beware! Addiction to social media is like addiction to drugs. It can render a whole destiny useless.
“This social media saga has eroded the substance of destiny of most youths today. What is supposed to be a plus has suddenly become a major minus, because everything of value delivers through investment of time.
“Suddenly, we are faced with a generation on the wrong side of history; the honour of this generation has been wiped off — chatting all day with no time left to think, plan, programme and engage productively in the pursuit of any task.
“Many youths spend less than 10 to 20 percent of their time on their tasks per day. They can never match a generation that spends 70 percent to 80 percent of their time on their tasks.
“We must devise means to put a check on free access to social media, particularly those that are not adding values. Life is a race. Everyone should get on the track, ready for the run of their lives.”
SaharaReporters on Wednesday 16 June, reported that Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government asked the House of Representatives to enact a law to regulate social and online media in Nigeria.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed also asked the federal lawmakers to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to empower the Commission to regulate social and online media.
The minister pushed for this at a public hearing organised by the lawmakers on Wednesday through its House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values.
According to the minister, the commission should also be able to regulate online media in addition to other channels of broadcasting.
Section two (b) of the NBC Act states: “(1) The Commission shall have the responsibility of Receiving, processing and considering applications for the establishment, ownership or operation of radio and television stations including (i) cable television services, direct satellite broadcast and any other medium of broadcasting.”
But Mohammed said, “I want to add here specifically that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in this because we have a responsibility to monitor contents, including Twitter.”
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E2%80%94-mother-man-killed-during-ibadan Governor Makinde Must Ensure Arrest Of My Son’s Killers— Mother Of Man Killed During Ibadan Mayhem
Alhaja Salimot Azeez, the mother of a 37-year-old man allegedly killed by members of Park Management System (PMS) at Iwo Road area, Ibadan on Wednesday, has demanded justice for her late son.
She accused the Chairman of PMS, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, aka Auxiliary of being behind the death of her son.
She explained that the family has visual evidence that the leader of motor parks in the state asked his ‘boys’ to attack traders in the complex.
Salmot, who spoke with reporters in Ibadan on Friday, described all her children as devoted Muslims.
Ramon Azeez and one other person were killed on Wednesday when members of PMS attacked Iwo Road complex.
She identified those who stabbed her son to death as Eba, Eko, and Ridwan, asking the state government to arrest and prosecute them.
She said, “They used to defecate and smoke Indian hemp in my complex when I newly bought it. They have been using that place for motor park for years.
“Former Commissioner of Police, Baba Adisa Bolanta intervened and resolved it that we should allow them to use a part of the entrance and I allowed them. Even our DPO (Divisional Police Officer) at that time, Ilori took photographs of the way commercial drivers were disturbing us to show to the Commissioner of Police and he resolved it for us.
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How Governor Makinde’s Transport Union Chairman, Auxiliary And His Gang Killed My Unarmed Brother—Ibadan Businessman
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“Even as I gave them space, they were not satisfied. The one (my son) they killed was a graduate. He graduated from Lead City University. My firstborn they are attempting to kill graduated from a school in London. He said he could not do the kind of job people are doing in London and that was why he came back home.
“He had a shop where he wae selling phones in the complex. He was never a cultist. He was a phone dealer. I don’t know what I did to Auxiliary that made him kill my son. I don’t know what I did to him. He knows me and I usually give him something. I give him whatever he asks from me. This is a great loss.
“A 37-year-old man was killed just like that. Government should help me to get those who killed my son. I want justice. I want to know the person that killed my son when he didn’t fight or drag anything with them.”
The elder brother of the late Ramon, who is also the manager of the said complex, Hammed Azeez while speaking on the incident, said he was the main target of the members of PMS who allegedly attacked his brother.
He said, “I was the one they were after. If they were able to lay their hands on me that day, I wouldn’t have been here today. I don’t know why the man is still on the street now.
“By now, he should be in remand. That man is a dangerous beast. I don’t know why the Oyo state government made an ex-convict a leader of a group tormenting and killing people. What kind of system are we running?”
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FACT-CHECK: Viral WhatsApp Voice Note Proclaimed Ex-Lagos Governor, Tinubu Dead But What Really Happened?
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Claim: A viral WhatsApp voice note making the rounds had announced the death of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Verdict: Bola Tinubu is not dead. He was only out of the country and had already returned on Tuesday night.
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On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, a WhatsApp voice note started circulating. In the short clip, a voice could be heard saying Tinubu has died.
According to the audio clip, Tinubu died at a hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The speaker, who appeared to be one of those agitating for secession, was also heard congratulating his listeners that one of their “enemies” had died.
He also mentioned other prominent Nigerian leaders that could possibly die in a few months to come.
The unidentified speaker said in Yoruba, “Good morning everyone, I am happy to announce to you that our enemies are gradually dying. God has taken the life of one of the people disturbing Yoruba land. Tinubu is dead, he died in Dubai, that’s the news I got just now.
“We are overcoming our enemies, the curses are working, Tinubu just died in Dubai now. We will surely overcome all our enemies. We will get to the promised land, they will die one after the other, those left are (Olusegun) Obasanjo and those kings.”
The audio sparked wide speculations on social media following the rumoured death of the politician who celebrated his 69th birthday barely three months ago.
Social media users on Facebook and Twitter also shared reports of Tinubu’s death as the information keeps spreading like wildfire.
It was observed that handlers of social media accounts with the tag ‘Biafra’ rejoiced at the news.
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Another Facebook user converted the audio clip obtained that initially propagated the news and converted it into audio.
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Dubawa placed a call across to Tunde Rahman, the media aide to Tinubu, who confirmed that his boss had just arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday night with pictures attached.
He, however, did not state which country Tinubu arrived from and the reason for his travel.
Also, credible national media organisations, including SaharaReporters debunked the news.
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For instance, top sources told SaharaReporters that Tinubu went took a medical trip to Paris, the French capital, where he had treatment for some undisclosed old age ailment.
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The viral claim that Bola Tinubu is dead is false as he just returned from France on Tuesday evening. He only travelled out of the country for a while.
The researcher produced this fact-check per the Dubawa 2021 Kwame KariKari Fellowship partnership with SaharaReporters to facilitate the ethos of “truth” in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.
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Nigerian Government Appoints Ex-Super Eagles Star, Mikel Obi As Youth Ambassador
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Nigerian government has appointed former Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, as the country’s youth ambassador.
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, announced Obi’s appointment at an event in Surulere, Lagos on Friday.
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The minister said Obi’s appointment will inspire young Nigerians to be better.
“Time will not permit me to say much about Mikel’s success as a footballer. He is our legend and a role model who has continued to impact the lives of youth positively,” Dare said.
The former Chelsea FC star said he felt honoured by the appointment.l
“I feel highly honoured to be appointed as Youth Ambassador of this country, it is a great feeling,” the 34-year-old said.m
“I am happy with this partnership and I promise to do my best to encourage and inspire the youths towards national development, not just in football but in other sports like Basketball, Boxing among others.”
Obi was a member of the victorious U-17 team at the 2003 FIFA World Cup.
He was also a member of the Chelsea FC team that won the club its first prestigious Uefa Champions League trophy in 2012, among other achievements for clubs and country.
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E2%80%94-kumuyi Don’t Pay Tithe, Offering If You’re A Sinner, God Doesn’t Want It— Kumuyi
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The founder of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor Williams Folorunsho Kumuyi, has explained why he will return the tithes and offerings of some church members who are living in sin.
The General Superintendent of the church said he would return the tithes and offerings of any of his member who is still living in sin, Daily Post reports.
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He made this statement while addressing his members at the church’s headquarters in Lagos.
Kumuyi stressed that sinners who have refused to repent but support the church with their money, are wasting their resources.
While speaking on the importance of living a holy life, Kumuyi said God does not need a “sinner’s money” stating that it is pointless for a sinner to pay tithes and offerings in church.
He was quoted as saying, “If you are a sinner here, God does not need your money. All the money you are giving in this church does not get to God. You are just wasting your money.
“As a matter of fact if I know the numbers of sinners here and how much they gave as tithes and offering I will remove it and give it back to them. God does not need it and the church does not need it.”
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How Governor Makinde’s Transport Union Chairman, Auxiliary And His Gang Killed My Unarmed Brother—Ibadan Businessman
Hammed Azeez, manager of Iwo Road Complex and elder brother of Ramon Azeez, who was allegedly stabbed to death by members of the Park Manager System (PMS) in Oyo State, otherwise known as National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Hammed Azeez on Friday, has said he was the one targeted for attack.
According to him, he was allegedly the target of the Chairman of PMS in the state, Alhaji Lamidi Mukaila, aka Auxiliary, and his gang.
Azeez asked the governor of the state, Seyi Makinde to ensure justice is done to bring the killer of his younger brother to justice and protect him from Auxiliary.
Azeez, who spoke at a press conference in Ibadan on Friday queried why an alleged serial murderer was made the chairman of a government agency.
He said, “I was refused entrance into my office and was bullied and attacked for asking why they blocked the complex.My tenants came out to me and defended me because they knew how they behave. Those tenants were bullied and attacked. After the issues were resolved, everybody returned to their businesses. Thirty minutes later, they returned with machetes, stones, and other dangerous weapons. Other traders came to my support.
“Other traders came to me and we chased them away. I invited Amotekun and the operation burst. They spoke with me and we settled it. When Operation Burst came, they arrested some of their men. All phones have been stolen.
WATCH: Oyo State Governor, @SeyiaMakinde Meets Hostile Crowd As He Visits Scene Of Iwo Road Incident Where Man Who Just Got Visa To Join Family Abroad Was Killed During Attack By State-owned ‘Auxiliary Boys’FULL VIDEO: pic.twitter.com/zU6V3QlhHH— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) June 17, 2021
“Those people were still with the security operatives when we noticed that about a thousand people were coming, led by Alhaji Lamidi Mukaila, aka Auxiliary. When they got to our complex, Auxiliary asked those thugs to come into the complex, and kill us. Unfortunately for Ramon, the victim went to the wrong place but we were hearing him saying; please don’t kill me.
“We saw Eba, Eko, and Ridwan, the son of Auxiliary when they were stabbing Ramon. Before we knew it, he had been killed. One of them was holding an AK-47. The security operatives didn’t do anything.”The late Ramon was never a cultist. He was never involved in an argument with anyone. If you go to police stations in the state, you cannot find his record there. The complex vandalised was his mother’s complex. We are amazed that Makinde could come out and call him a cultist. We want the governor to come out and retract the statement. He was a devoted Muslim and never belonged to any cult group.”About seven years ago, Auxiliary killed the president of NBA in Nigeria. All we want is justice.”
The mother of the victim, Alhaja Salmot Azeez, who was emotional, also asked the government to bring the killer of her son to justice.
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