12 persons burn to death in a Road Accident

No fewer than 12 persons were on Thursday burnt to death in a road accident along Tombia-Amassoma road in Yenagoa local Government Council Area of Bayelsa State.

While nine persons were reportedly burnt to ashes on the spot following an explosion that accompanied the accident, four others later died on arrival at the Niger Delta Teaching Hospital in Okolobiri.

It was gathered that the accident involved a 14-seater passenger bus and a diesel tanker truck believed to be conveying chippings to a construction site around the Ammassoma area.

Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred at about 8.45 pm on Wednesday.

“The bus and diesel truck collided and the bus burst into flames. Everybody in the bus was trapped and burnt beyond recognition. Four persons rushed to the hospital gave up the ghost,” one of the eyewitnesses, who craved anonymity, said.

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the passengers were burnt beyond recognition.

“When we arrived at the scene at about 10 pm there was nothing we could do,” they said.

They said the preliminary investigation showed that the accident was caused by speeding on the part of the diesel truck driver.

“We believe the truck driver removed the plate number and escaped from the scene of the accident. But the passenger bus carries plate number VA6243,” they said.

Spokesperson for Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident.

He said the scene was gory and horrible.

774,000 Job Sagar; Lawan Relieves Keyamo of the recruitment Exercise

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate has declared that Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, will not handle the recruitment of 774,0h00 youths into the controversial federal governmemt's Special Public Works scheme.

According to Lawan, in a resolution reached on Monday, the National Directorate of Employment will be fully in charge of the exercise.

He, however, said that the NDE and the Ministry Labour and Productivity must first explain the modalities for the recruitment process.

Lawan stated this during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja.

He said, “Only NDE will implement this programme. The NDE led by the ministry of labour will have to come and explain.

“It will be unfair to say that we in the legislature and executive are not on the same page because of an action by someone in the executive.

“What the National Assembly is insisting on is in national interest.”

The National Assembly had last week asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the programme, following a face-off between one of his ministers and the joint panel of the two chambers of the federal parliament.

Recall that the federal lawmakers last Tuesday, walked out Keyamo, following his refusal to apologise after the legislators accused him of raising his voice against them.

The incident happened at an investigative hearing organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity.

Members of the joint panel had summoned the Minister and the Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment, Nasiru Argungu, to brief them on steps so far taken to recruit 774,000 across the country.

Keyamo had told the panel how he had set up a 20-member committee in each state to midwife the programme.

Trouble started when lawmakers queried Keyamo for allegedly engaging in lopsided recruitment without the active involvement of the NDE, the agency that got N52bn approval from the National Assembly to implement the programme.

The argument that ensued afterwards, led to a shouting match between both parties which later forced the lawmakers to drive Keyamo out of the meeting.

In May, Keyamo said up to 10 percent slots of the beneficiaries of the programme in each state would be allotted to political office holders “like our distinguished senators, honourable members, ministers and governors”.

But on Monday while inaugurating the committee, the minister said some politicians are trying to blackmail him over the recruitment.

D'banj sues his rape accuser, Seyitan Babatayo for N1.5 billion

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D'banj, has sued his rape accuser, Seyitan Babatayo for N1.5 billion Naira.

In an initial lawsuit, D'banj demanded N100 million Naira from Seyitan Babatayo for "defamation of character" after she accused him of rape and demanded an apology through her lawyers.

Now, after all that has happened in recent times, D'banj, through his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome Chambers, has asked Ms Babatayo to pay N1.5 billion Naira.

N1 billion was demanded in damages "over the untold embarrassment, derision, public ridicule, odium, obloguy, marital disharmony, mental agony and psychological trauma which the Defendants' tweets and publication have caused the claimant."

N500 million was demanded as "aggravated, puniitive, and exemplary damages."

The suit also demanded that Seyitan writes D'banj "a letter of unreserved apology for the offensive tweets and posts".

D'banj's lawyers also prayed the court to grant "an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant from further publishing, tweeting or posting offesnive libelous statements."

Recall that a week ago, Seyitan released a statement detailing the timeline of her case with D'banj. She had initially posted a tweet denying that she was arrested on D'banj's orders. She also said she wanted to put everything behind her.

However, in the statement released afterwards, she said she was arrested and held for 24 hours after which she was released to D'banj's team who took her to an undisclosed location, denied her access to her family and lawyers, threatened her, took over control of her social media account, and coerced her to retract her statement (read here).

On Thursday, July 2, activist Segun "Segalink" Awosanya shared a thread on Twitter where he said Seyitan was not detained by D'banj's team as claimed (read here). However, today, he did a turnaround and stated that Seyitan didn't lie and that she was indeed detained but not "kidnapped" by D'banj's team as the "e-femists" claimed (read here).

Nine Nollywood Actors Die in Auto Crash

Tragedy As Nine Nollywood Actors Crushed To Death By Tanker In Benue

About nine upcoming movie stars were reportedly killed in an accident involving a tanker and a bus in Benue state.

The accident was said to have happened late hours of Thursday at Ikogwe along Katsina-Ala/Zaki Biam road, when the aspiring movie stars based in Zaki Biam were returning from film production in Katsina-Ala.

According to an eyewitness, the accident happened around 8 pm when the bus conveying the movie actors stopped at a police checkpoint.

The eyewitness said, “While they were waiting at the police checkpoint, a tanker which was coming on speed rammed into the bus and killed the young people.

The eyewitness added that remains of the accident victims have been deposited in an undisclosed hospital.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP, Catherine Anene, who confirmed the accident, said the command received a report of an accident that involved a tanker and a bus but said she did not have the number of casualties at heart.

Source: Tribune Online

Tonto Dike Receives NET AWARD

Prominent Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has emerged the Most Searched Actress on the internet at The Net Honors 2020.

The Renowned actress was nominated alongside other heavyweights like Iyabo Ojo, Funke Akindele, Lizzy Anjorin, and Regina Daniels.

Lately, Tonto has become known for her humanitarian works, her partnership with Zikel cosmetics, and her friendship with her much proclaimed best friend, Bobrisky.

Data for NET Honours is sourced from a wide database of over eight million users who have engaged with Netng, Neusroom, Orin, and 234Star platforms via the websites, social media accounts, and email newsletters within a 12-month calendar period.

Innocent Nigerian citizens Lives wasted in fresh Attacks

The past week witnessed several killings in various violent attacks across Nigeria.

A PREMIUM TIMES analysis revealed that over 140 people were killed in separate attacks by armed men, with many others injured.

Many houses and other properties were also torched in the attacks.

The data for this report were gathered from newspaper publications where cases were confirmed by police, defence headquarters, government officials or families of the victims.

Sunday:

PREMIUM TIMES reported that gunmen attacked three communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

The attack was confirmed by the state’s police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, who could not establish the number of casualties in the onslaught.

One of the locals, who simply gave his name as Jonah, named the villages as Torkula, Kponko and Kaseyo, all in Mbadwem council ward. He said that the invaders stormed the villages and started shooting in all directions, thereby killing people and injuring others in the process.

It was also reported that Nigerian troops in a clearance operation against cattle rustlers and criminals killed three bandits and captured four others in a cordon and search operation at Yauyau and Zandam villages in Zamfara state.

According to a statement by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, items recovered from the bandits include: seven dane guns, three cell phones and two motorcycles.

In Rivers State, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) was killed by unknown gunmen. The security agency’s spokesperson, Ekunola Gbenga, on Sunday, said Godwin Mbula, a chief corps assistant, was lynched by men “suspected to be oil bunkerers (thieves).” He said they went to the “manifold known as Gio to siphon oil, but were resisted by the NSCDC men guiding the manifold”.

Tuesday

Residents of Yantumaki community in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina, on Tuesday, went on the streets to protest against insecurity after the district head of the community, Atiku Abubakar, was shot dead by gunmen at his residence.

A health personnel, identified as Mansir Yusuf, and his daughter were also kidnapped in the community. The protesters, mostly youth and underage children, blocked highways, castigating the government over security negligence.

“Gunmen killed our district head, and came back again. This means that they will be coming, since they are not facing any challenge anytime they carry attacks. The government needs to do the needful before the situation went out of control,” a senior community leader said.

The worst of last week’s bloody incident was recorded in Borno on Tuesday afternoon after terrorists attacked Gubio and killed no fewer than 81 people. Also, seven persons, including a village head, were abducted by the insurgents with 13 others injured.

In a separate attack, armed men killed no fewer than 20 people in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The police spokesperson in Katsina, Gambo Isah, told PREMIUM TIMES that the attack occurred in Kadisau community when the bandits arrived on over 200 motorcycles.

“The bandits attempted to loot food items. However, the residents resisted their attempt. As a result, the gunmen opened fire and killed 14 residents on the spot. 26 were also injured. Among the injured victims, six died on Wednesday morning. We recorded 20 deaths, and 20 injuries during the unfortunate incident,” Mr Isah said.

Wednesday

The police in Adamawa State on Wednesday announced the arrest of 32 suspects involved in a communal clash in the state. It erupted over a land dispute between Lunguda and Waja communities in Guyuk and Lafiya Lamurde local government areas of the state

The police spokesman in the state, Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the arrest over the latest round of violence, said many houses and valuables were destroyed, forcing residents to flee the affected communities.

Gunmen on Wednesday morning killed two people and abducted several others along the Lokoja – Abuja expressway. It occurred at about 7:00 a.m. between Acheni and Gegu villages in Kogi State.

The governor, Yahaya Bello, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Onogwu, confirmed the incident.

Friday

A breakaway faction of Boko Haram released a video showing the execution of a soldier and a police officer. In the 49 seconds video, the two security personnel who were abducted the previous week while travelling between Maiduguri and Monguno introduced themselves after which they were summarily shot dead.

According to the slain security personnel, they were on a trip from Maiduguri to Monguno when they were ambushed and abducted by the insurgents whom they described as “Tilafa army”.

One of the slain personnel who spoke in Hausa said, “my name is Yohanah Kilus, I am a policeman, my rank is Inspector, I was abducted between Maiduguri and Monguno; I am presently in the custody of Tilafa soldiers.”

The second abducted personnel said: “I am 13NA/70/8374, Lance Corporal Emmanuel Oscar, I was captured by Tilafa’s along Maiduguri to Monguno.”

Shortly after that, the video showed two armed men pointing AK47 rifles at the two personnel kneeling with their faces blindfolded. Shots were simultaneously fired and the two security personnel were killed.

Saturday

Early Saturday morning, bandits murdered the village head of Mazoji in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State, Dikko Usman.

The Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Masari on security, Ibrahim Katsina, confirmed the incident. Witnesses said the bandits stormed Mazoji village in large numbers on motorcycles, armed with weapons late Friday night, and operated till early Saturday morning when the village head was killed.

Also, one person was confirmed dead and many others injured after Nigerian soldiers attacked officials of the COVID-19 Committee in Borno State. The soldiers, disregarding the ongoing interstate travel ban, forced their way through the entrance gate to Borno and allowed hundreds of illegal travelers into the town.

The armed personnel, who arrived in three gun trucks, allegedly threatened to open fire on the COVID-19 committee members led by the state attorney general and a commissioner of health.

While breaking through the barricade, the soldiers rammed through a patrol truck of the State Rapid Response Squad which forced the vehicle somersaulting in the bush. All local security personnel in the vehicle sustained injuries. The driver of the RRS truck died hours later at the Borno Specialist Hospital.

The soldiers also knocked down some commercial tricycles (Keke Napep). Three women, including a pregnant woman and a baby, sustained fractures.

– Members of ISWAP, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, on Saturday staged another deadly attack on a village in Gubio local government killing at least 31 residents and injuring many others, security sources told PREMIUM TIMES Sunday.

This occurred less than four days after a similar attack in Gubio caused 81 deaths.

“They went there at about the time Monguno was being attacked and opened fire on the residents killing about 31 persons. We are not sure if the number would be more than that because we learned that some people fled into the bushes and the insurgents went shooting after them,” Malam Buni, a local vigilante official, said.

Also on Saturday, a student identified as Grace Oshiagwu was reportedly raped and killed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the third in the state in two weeks.

The deceased, 21, was a National Diploma student of The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki. The incident was confirmed by residents of the area and the police who only confirmed her murder.

The attack on Ms Oshiagwu happened on Saturday at Idi-ori Area, off Shasha Expressway, Akinyele Local Government Area in Ibadan.

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Rape Case: A Lady Accuses A man of Rape on sighting his pre-wedding pictures

A Nigerian lady has called out her former schoolmate who allegedly raped in 2010 while they were still students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

According to Lighthouse Beacon, she decided to call out the man identified as Oluwafemi after coming across his pre-wedding photo. She further revealed that though she has healed, she will still make it known wherever she comes across him or to anyone who knows him, that he is a ''rapist.''

Beacon wrote;

Unbelievable, that stories of Rape abound and today, I saw the pre wedding photo of the Person who raped me in 2010 at the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

A person who i got to know through mutual friends and neighbors.

I vividly remember that fateful day even though I have healed over the years, I swore I will still make it known wherever I come across him or anyone who knows him, that he is a rapist.

The last time I came across someone who said he knew him, i narrated my ordeal with this rapist to him, and he told me he will put a call across to him because he still had his number and ask him about it...

He still was not remorseful, nor apologetic.

I‘m no more hurt like before, but I carry it with me...it’s part of who I am, part of my story, and I will keep telling it whenever I feel like.

Even on the picture of his Obituary, I will tell it.

5 Richest Igbo Men, Their State Of Origin, The Work They Do And Their Estimated Networth

Igbo tribe is an hardworking tribe in Nigeria with a lot of illustrious son. They have shown within years that hard work and dedication is the key to success.

Among the Igbo men who have rose to fame and wealth in Nigeria and have contributed in no small means to the development of Nigeria economy and GDP have been listed below. They include:

1.Pascal Uzoma Gabriel Dozie

Pascal Dozie was born on April 9 1939. He is a native of Egbu in Owerri area of Imo state. Dr Dozie is a graduate of Economics from the popular London school of Economics he then proceed to city university in London where obtained a masters degree in administration in the year 1963, the same year Nigeria became a Republc. One notable fact about Dr. Dozie is that he never worked for anyone. After his education he started his own consultancy firm and has a lot of agencies he was consulting fo. After this he founded Kunoch limited and most especially he was the founder and former chairman of Diamond bank and former chairman of MTN telecommunications, he was a former director of the central bank of Nigeria and a one time president of Nigerian stock exchange. His networh according to the the latest ranking released by forbes is estimated at $1billion dollars.

2. Arthur Eze

Arthur Eze was born on the 27th of November 1948 in Ukpo village, Dunukofia Local Government Anambra State, He attended st. Augustin secondary school in imo state. After that he traveled out and attended California stare university where he sudied and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mechanicial and Chemical Engineering. Arthur Eze founded Atlas Oranto Petroleum in 1991. The company currently has 22 oil and gas licenses in 12 jurisdictions across Africa. It has assets in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and several Atlas Oranto operated blocks. Till date, the company is the largest holder of oil exploration blocks in Africa.

He is a philanthropist and a cheerful giver who has contributed in various act of kindness like building of schools, hostels, provision of relief funds and big contributions to churches.

His estimated net worth is unknown but he has been rated to be among the 20 richest men in Nigeria by Forbes.

3. ABC Orjiako

A native of Umuchima, Uli, Ihiala area of Anambra state. Ambrose Bryant Orjiako was born on the 1st of October, 1960. ABC Orjiako is the Chairman and co-founder of SEPLAT, a leading Nigerian independent oil and gas company listed on the London and Nigerian stock exchanges with a strategic focus in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. A graduate of M.B.B.S.CH from the college of clinical science in 1985 he later trained as a general surgeon from the Lagos university teaching hospital. He established and managed various companies in the upstream, downstream and service sectors of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. These include Abbeycourt Trading Company Limited, Abbeycourt Energy Services Limited, Zebbra Energy Limited and Shebah Exploration and Production Company Limited In 2009, his company Shebah Exploration and Production Company and Platform Petroleum Limited co-founded SEPLAT. Since inception, he has remained the Chairman spearheading new business development and providing leadership on strategy and stakeholder relationships.

He is rated by Forbes to be among the top 20 richest men in Nigeria.

4. Ifeanyi Ubah

Ifeanyi Ubah was born on the 3rd of September 1971. He was the first son of seven children and hails from Otolo in Anambra state in Eastern Nigeria. But contrary to the story of other millionaires and billionaires, Ifeanyi Ubah was not educated because his parents were not financially capable to provide for his education. Yet he did not allow that to deter his dreams, he dropped out of school and started learning work as an apprentice. He learnt a lot of trade and was soon into exporting and importing of motor tyres and spare part across Africa and soon extended his business tentacles abroad to countries like Belgium and united kingdom. In 2001 he took his business acumen to another level when he founded capital oil and gas limited. apart from dealing in spare part and oil and gas, he owns a Nigerian newspaper called the Authority newspaper and also owns the Ifeanyi Ubah football club that plays in the Nigerians professional football league. His networth is uncertain but he is included in Forbes list of richest men in Nigeria.

5. Orji Uzor Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu was born on April 21, 1960 to the family of Mr. Johnson Uzor Nesiegbe Kalu and Mrs Eunice Kalu. He is a native of Abia state. He is also the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria, He served as the Governor of Abia State, Nigeria from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007.

Prior to his election, he served as the chairman of the Borno Water Board and the chairman of the Cooperative and Commerce Bank Limited. With only $35 to his name that he had borrowed from his mother, Kalu began trading palm oil, first buying the oil from Nigeria's eastern regions and then selling it in the country's northern regions.

He then began buying and reselling furniture on a large scale. Kalu eventually established SLOK Holding, a conglomerate that would consist of a number of successful companies, including the Ojialex Furniture Company, SLOK Nigeria Limited, SLOK United Kingdom Limited, Adamawa Publishers Limited, SLOK Vegetable Oil, Aba, SLOK Paper Factory, Aba, SLOK United States Incorporated, SLOK Ghana, Togo, Cotonou, Guinea, South Africa, Liberia, Botswana, SLOK Korea, Supreme Oil Limited, SLOK Airlines, Sun Publishing Limited, and First International Bank Limited. He is worth $1.1billion dollars according to the ranking released by forbes and he is among the top 10 richest men in Nigeria.

These are the list of some of the richest Igbo men in Nigeria. wealth is indeed good. Most of these men are also philanthropist who have contributed in no small measures to the development of their neighborhood, state and Nigeria in general.

Expel Cockroach from your Home- they are harmful

(1.) HOW TO EXPEL WALL GECKO.

To expel this dangerous creature from your homes (Tsaka in Hausa , wall gecko in English , omo onile in Yoruba and awu uno in Igbo).

Simply mix SALT and BLENDED GALIC and pour at all corners of the room , by God's grace it will leave your homes forever.

( 2) HOW TO GET RID OF COCKROACHES.

Cockroaches are disgusting insects or better said pests that thrive in houses, particularly in dark and warm places. These pests carry dangerous diseases.

There are many different ways in which you can get rid of the cockroaches, but most of the products specially created to destroy these pests are loaded with poisonous chemicals. These chemicals are dangerous for your and the health of your children, as well.

Below is presented a natural mixture that is completely harmless for your family and pets, but is extremely efficient and will kill the cockroaches instantly.

All you need is: 1 onion and 1 teaspoon of baking soda.

Preparation: first chop the onion and then add the baking soda. Place the resulted mixture in the corners of your house, in the kitchen and in the bathroom.

Very soon you will notice dead cockroaches on these places. Repeat this process every day and you will get rid of these disgusting pests – forever!

NOTE:

Baking soda is different from baking powder

Can a cockroach hurt you?

While they do not bite or sting they do feed and live in areas that harbor dangerous bacteria, such as bathrooms, drains, and dumpsters.

The American cockroach (like other roaches) carries the bacteria on their body and can contaminate food as well as areas where food is prepared.

Governors Disagree on Lockdown Extension +Buhari to Address The Nation Today

The 14 days lockdown extension ordered by the national will endwise Monday, April 26 - NGF has demanded the comfort in Lagos, Ogun and therefore the FCT.Buhari will address the state on Monday, April 27, to make your mind up whether the lockdown would be extended or not A report by the state indicates that the national isn't disposed to the decision by state governors for the comfort of the present lockdown within the country over the coronavirus pandemic. News reports that the newspaper said that sources said federal authorities are much in favour of partial restrictions in 33 of the 36 states with a view to mitigating the consequences of the present lockdown in many parts of the country as against the comfort being sought by the governors. it had been gathered that the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 which President Muhammadu Buhari relies on principally for advice on the pandemic isn't in agreement with the governors that the govt should soft-pedal within the FCT, Lagos, Ogun and Kano stat

COVID-19: Governor Fintiri imposes 14-day lockdown in Adamawa, sets up mobile courts to prosecute offenders The president who is billed to deal with the state on Monday, April 27, is alleged to be weighing the choices before him.Members of the PTF were locked during a marathon meeting on Saturday, April 25, on the format of the partial restrictions to place in situ in 33 states without fueling the spread of the coronavirus.The task force considered the status report on COVID-19 spread in each state of the federation, the input of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and native and international technical evaluation of the pandemic within the country.In line with the report, a top-level source said: “We are inching towards partial restrictions in some states and therefore the Federal Capital Territory. there's clamour for the partial lifting of the lockdown. this is often why the PTF is meeting. The chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi. Source: Depositphotos “The PTF has received many suggestions but we are being careful to not reverse the gains of the previous couple of weeks within the battle against coronavirus.

Americans React; Donald Trump blasts China & W.H.O.

Americans React as Donald Trump Blasts China, Spits Fire on W.H.O And Labels Them China-centric

The power-talking president of the United States of America, Donald Trump has expressed his disappointment over the actions and inactions of the World Health Organization,(WHO) as regards some issues surrounding the outbreak of covid-19 and the fight. He made this disclosure on his media platform today.

Despite admittance on US mutual funding,though with good intentions, Trump blamed W.H.O for being at the epicenter of the whole saga for what could possibly be perceived as a global conspiracy; thus, labelling them China-centric.

Trump has promised to investigate the issue.

Discovering this mutal mischief on the part of W.H.O , Trump was so pleased having rejected W.H.O's advice on keeping Americans borders open for China earlier on.



"The W.H.O. really blew it. For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very China centric. We will be giving that a good look. Fortunately I rejected their advice on keeping our borders open to China early on. Why did they give us such a faulty recommendation?"



This development however has generated a lot of controversy on social media with many calling for US to take immediate action:

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