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Police arrest alleged Nigerian drug kingpin in India

The anti-narcotic wing of Thrissur city police in India have arrested a Nigerian national who is allegedly a major operator in the gang supplying MDMA in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.



Police identified the accused as Ken alias Ebuka Victor Anayo, 27, a resident of Delhi.



In a statement on Thursday, December 15, 2022, the police said that the drug gang was targeting the youngsters in these states.

Police said they zeroed in on him by chasing the leads received during the probe of a case relating to the seizure of 196 gms of MDMA from Mannuthy on May 13, this year.

During the interrogation of the arrested accused in that case, Burhanudeen from Chavakkad, police could identify that he was sourcing MDMA from Sudanese national Muhammed Babiker Ali and Palestine national Hassan.



Later, the duo were arrested from Bengaluru, and 300 gms of MDMA was seized from them. Their interrogation revealed that another Sudanese was supplying MDMA to them.



The accused gave police the name of the suspect as Ken, and it took them three months to elicit more details about his hideout in Delhi.

Ken was arrested from the ‘Nigerian Colony’ in Delhi, where many chronic offenders are allegedly residing, with Delhi Police’s help. He was produced at the court in Saket, Delhi and detained in Tihar Jail for three days.

Ken was later brought to Thrissur with the court’s permission, the release said. Police said Ken did not have a passport or visa and only had a refugee certificate.

Explaining the importance of Ken’s arrest, the police said though arrest of people peddling drugs was quite common, it was rare that the main suppliers were booked.

Police officers who arrested Ken included Mannuthy police station SI N Pradeep and anti-narcotic wing of the city police SIs NG Suvrathakumar and P Rakesh.

https://makesensepromotions.com/police-arrest-alleged-nigerian-drug-kingpin-in-india/

Simi – Christmas Sometin

Nigerian music queen Simi delivers an early Yuletide special on her new single, “Christmas Sometin.”

Simi talks about the season, the kind of feeling that comes with Christmas. It is her gift to everyone this summer.

The Blaise Beats-produced song, “Christmas Sometin,” was ahead of Simi’s upcoming acoustic version of her album, TBH (Acoustic).


https://makesensepromotions.com/simi-christmas-sometin/

She is not my side chic. She is very special to me" Diddy warns people disrespecting Yung Miami

Diddy has taken to Twitter to warn those disrespecting his girlfriend Yung Miami after he announced the newest addition to his family.




Diddy welcomed his seventh child,  a baby girl named Love, with 28-year-old Dana Tran.

Diddy was last romantically linked to City Girls rapper, Yung Miami.




Makesense Promotions gathered that, After Diddy posted about his newest daughter, a number of Twitter users made comments and jokes about Yung Miami’s potential reaction to the baby news. Others called her the side chic in the relationship.




Yung Miami addressed the comments about Diddy’s growing family on Monday by tweeting, "I’M NOBODY SIDE B— LETS JUST MAKE THIS CLEAR ON THIS GOOD MONDAY! I don’t come 2nd to no b—!"




Taking to Twitter, Diddy wrote: "@yungmiami305 is not my side chick. Never has been, never will be. She’s very important and special to me, and I don’t play about my Shawty Wop. I don’t discuss things on the internet and I will not start today."

He added: "So think what you want. But know that if you do something to hurt mine, I’m gonna to come to your house and we’re gonna talk about it like human beings. LOVE."

Nigeria drops from fifth to seventh on OPEC production list

Nigeria now ranks seventh on Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ crude oil production list.

OPEC's Monthly Oil Market Report for November which examined oil production performance in October, revealed that Nigeria's output was 1.014 million barrels per day in October, ranking seventh after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, Angola and Algeria.

Angola produced 1. 051mb/d;  Algeria, 1.060mb/d; Kuwait 2.811mb/d; UAE, 3.188mb/d;  Iraq, 4.651mb/d; and Saudi Arabia, 10. 957mb/d.

Venezuela’s production was 711b/d, and Equatorial Guinea’s was 57b/d. Gabon, Libya and Iran did not produce any barrel in the month.

Nigeria used to rank fifth before the new report was released.

https://makesensepromotions.com/nigeria-drops-from-fifth-to-seventh-on-opec-production-list/

Man arrested for kidnapping his step son and demanding for ransom from his wife

An 8-year-old boy who was kidnapped by his stepfather has been rescued by operatives of Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).



DCI said the boy’s distraught mother Everline Nandera reported his “disappearance” at Embakasi police station, adding that her husband identified as Nemwel Ondari, 32, had left her a note demanding Ksh50,000 as ransom to release the minor.

She also revealed that he threatened to kill the boy should she delay paying the said ransom.

The DCI report read;

“Nandera told detectives that she had left their home in Embakasi’s Tel Aviv area at the crack of dawn, headed for Muthurwa market. But upon coming back at around 9:20 am, she found her husband and son missing.”A note had been left behind by the husband Nemwel Ondari, 32, demanding a ransom of Sh50,000, for the release of the boy. In the note, the man also warned his wife that he would kill the boy using a kitchen knife which he had carried, should she try any monkey business.”



After security operatives embarked on a rescue mission, the suspect was nabbed at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie Avenue in Nairobi.



The report added;



“Immediately the woman filled her report at Embakasi police station, detectives from the elite Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) based at DCI Nairobi area were assembled and a manhunt for the suspect was launched.”The detectives assisted by their Embakasi counterparts traced the suspect and arrested him at the NMS Green Park matatu terminus off Haile Sellasie avenue, a few hours later as he eagerly waited for the ransom to be deposited into his Mpesa account.”



A preliminary investigation established that the couple had engaged in a heated disagreement the previous night leading to the incident.

https://makesensepromotions.com/man-arrested-for-kidnapping-his-step-son-and-demanding-for-ransom-from-his-wife/

Sarkodie – Better Days ft. BNXN fka Buju mp3 download

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Ghanaian heavyweight rapper Sarkodie has released a new single titled “Better Days.”

Sarkodie links up with Nigerian music export BNXN fka Buju, with an infectious hook in between the verses.

Apparently, Sarkodie and BNXN fka Buju combine unique ideas on the uptempo record, which was produced by TSB.

Wizkid – Wow ft. Skepta, Naira Marley .mp3 download

Superstar afrobeat artist, Wizkid teams up with Skepta and Naira Marley on his potential new single, “Wow.”

Wow, just as the title suggests, is a big record with unmatched efforts from Wizkid, Skepta, and Naira Marley (three kings from Nigeria).

For the third consecutive time, Wizkid links up with the Grime rapper, Skepta, to do justice to the P2J-produced record.

The inclusion of Naira Marley into the scene gave the song a new feel. Wizkid and Skepta get on a symmetrical track: “Wow.”

https://makesensepromotions.com/wizkid-wow-ft-skepta-naira-marley-mp3-download/

Edo Festival and Awards 2022 In London Highlights


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnCVIXS4FM

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Marzell Calko A model, Philanthropist and Co-founder of NHF , Nigeria Healthcare foundation with Dr Obilo

Marzell Calko, is a Half German and half Polish. Also called the polish princess. She is a Journalist, Philanthropist, model writer, editor, face for iconic designers like Prada etc.
She graduated with a criminal law degree. Also a cofounder of one the biggest charity in Nigeria NHF, Nigeria Healthcare foundation alongside Dr. Obilo. She has participated with many charities and also help save peoples live in Ukraine during the recent war. Currently living in the USA and some part of Europe due to the nature of her job.

She loves to Travel, meet interesting people and also helping people in need. Showing great passion for fashion and literature as she has written her book and set to launch the book the Sixth Sense, in Nigeria and Africa. Marzell also loves racing cars too her taste.
Recently she announced her clothing line which will be soon introduced to the world in 2023.

NIGERIA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

The Nigeria healthcare foundation was Founded by Dr Obilo and Marzell Calko to ameliorate the health condition in Rural Nigeria where access to basics such as healthcare, education, and proper hygiene options are limited or severely restricted, with the goal of improving not only the health conditions in Nigeria but also the state of social welfare. The Nigeria healthcare Foundation has a two-week medical missions,of which they estimated receiving visits from nearly 400 patients a day – 95% are individuals from remote areas who would never have otherwise received medical attention because it is either inaccessible or costly.

Marzell Calko has always loved to help people most especially kids who are in need and this is why she had the drive to get into charity. He believes that every human in the world deserve a good life and love, she has always want to pass that love to as much people she can. The Nigeria Healthcare foundation is one of her dreams she said, and she will always be there to help the people and children who are in need in Nigeria

THE SIXTH SENSE

Early this year, Marzell Calko completed her book titled THE SIXTH SENSE. It was first launched in Europe and the United States of America. Upon the release of her book , it broke the sales record in Europe. The book brough so many attractions and attention with some comment from some high ranked personalities around the world

“I am impressed, I read the book in one breath, I saw my interior there and this is what it is about to identify with the author’s soul” – Adrian Alicea, world fashion designer

“Definitely a book that will reach every corner of our imagination and also imperfect or phenomenal reality. I was traveling with Marzell. I accounted for my weaknesses, self-confidence or prudishness “- Jennifer Fortunato, attorney

Marzell Calko is convinced with the recent development of her book and decided to launch it in Africa Nigeria in 2023.

Watchout for the Sixth Sense in Lagos Nigeria



https://eyesoflagos.com/2022/11/05/marzell-calko-a-model-philanthropist-and-co-founder-of-nhf-nigeria-healthcare-foundation-with-dr-obilo/

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Six fascinating facts about Lagos

Lagos, the sixth-largest city in the world by city population is known for its beach resorts, nightlife and activity.

Nigeria has 36 states and one of them is Lagos State. Though it is the smallest state in the country, Lagos remains to be the most populous and a major financial centre.

Here are facts about this megacity, some you know others you don't.

1. It has the Tallest Building in West Africa

Lagos state hosts the tallest building in West Africa, NECOM house towers and it is 160m above the city.

2. The Third Mainland Bridge which connects Lagos Island to the mainland was the longest bridge in Africa measuring 11.8 km until 1996. Built by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, the official name of the bridge is Ibrahim Babangida Bridge.

3. Lagos Handles 80% of the Country’s Imports

Lagos handles majority of Nigeria's imports. Located in the Southwest beach line of Nigeria, Lagos port is responsible for processing 80% of goods in Nigeria.

This port is also mentioned as one of the top 10 in Africa.

4. Lagos was called Eko before colonisation by locals. It served as a major centre for slave-trade, from which then Oba of Benin Ado and all of his successors for over four centuries supported - until 1841 when Oba Akitoye ascended to the throne of Lagos and attempted to ban slave-trading.

Local merchants strongly opposed the intended move, and deposed, exiled the king and installed Akitoye's brother Kosoko as Oba.

5. Lagos maintained its status as capital when Nigeria obtained its independence from Britain in 1960. Lagos was, therefore, the capital city of Nigeria from 1914 until 1991, when it was replaced with Abuja as the Federal Capital Territory.

6. Until the coming of the Benins, Lagos's geographic boundary was Lagos Mainland. Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos, then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing posts. No one lived there. The name Eko was given to it by its first king, Oba Ado, during its early history. Lagos also saw periods of rule by the Kingdom of Benin.

https://eyesoflagos.com/2022/11/04/six-fascinating-facts-about-lagos/

Dollar Crisis: EFCC arrests 87 forex dealers in Lagos, Abuja, Kano

The raid started on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. and yesterday, the detectives arrested no fewer than 87 forex dealers in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states.

According to Makesense Promotions, the EFCC operatives ransacked the vaults of forex dealers in Abuja for stash of dollars and naira.

During the raid, the detectives reportedly arrested 25 legal and illegal forex dealers in addition to the 40 arrested they arrested at the Wuse offices of the Association of Bureau de Change Operators on Tuesday.

The EFCC operatives also seized the phones of those that were arrested.

Also, in Lagos and Kano, about 14 and eight BDC operators were arrested respectively at BDC markets in the states.

The EFCC operatives started raiding BDC centres following the arrest of Ismaila Atumeyi, the Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party.

Atumeyi was arrested in Abuja on Sunday, October 30, 2022, with N326m and $140,500 cash alongside one Joshua Dominic, an alleged serial fraudster.

Reason for the raid: It is believed that the EFCC’s operation against BDCs is targeted at tracking illicit funds from terrorists, bandits and politicians who might want to convert their stash of dollars to naira to beat the redesign of naira notes recently announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The CBN said the new notes would be released on December 15.

Reacting to the raid in Abuja, the Assistant Provost, Association of Bureau de Change Operators, Zone 4, Wuse, Mallam Muhammed Nera said 13 out of the 25 BDC operators arrested by the EFCC detectives have been released.

He noted, however, that their phones are still with the EFCC officials.

Describing the operation as illegal, Nera said the EFCC did not present an arrest or search warrant before ransacking their offices.

https://makesensepromotions.com/dollar-crisis-efcc-arrests-87-forex-dealers-in-lagos-abuja-kano/

Second Nigeria Bridge completed, says Fashola




Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the construction of the Second Niger Bridge is complete.




Fashola said this at the unveiling of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023) on Wednesday in Abuja.




“Second Niger Bridge is completed. What is remaining is a 4km interchange road at the Asaba end and 2km out of a 7km link road at the Onitsha end,” Fashola said.




“The first thing we did when we came into power was we expanded our budget on road infrastructure, sought alternative sources of funding through SUKUK, Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme.”




Listing the achievements of his ministry, Fashola said 12 road projects covering about 896km have been completed, commissioned and handed over to their communities in the season of completion and impact.

He also said the government is executing 83 road rehabilitation projects in federal tertiary institutions across the country with 66 projects completed and 46 commissioned.

“Some of the Super Eagles that were promised houses in 1994 have been allocated their houses. After 28 years, President Muhammmadu Buhari approved it and fulfilled the pledge,” he added.

https://makesensepromotions.com/second-nigeria-bridge-completed-says-fashola/

Deontay Wilder knocks out Robert Helenius in first round of comeback fight

Former heavyweight boxing champion, Deontay Wilder celebrated his return to the ring with a stunning signature stoppage of Robert Helenius on Sunday morning, October 16.

Wilder was fighting for the first time since his second successive - and concussive defeat by Tyson Fury more than 12 months ago as he began a comeback journey with hopes of becoming heavyweight world champion again.

Wilder easily dispatched former sparring partner Helenius, landing a short right hand - just Wilder's third of the fight - while backed up in the corner, leaving the Finn prone on the canvas and in need of medical attention.

Wilder took his time in the opening stages as he looked to shed any ring rust, before exploding with a right hand which was high, wide and not particularly handsome.




It took just a right hand to dump Helenius on the canvas with just seconds of the round remaining as the fight was immediately waved off.

"IT'S AMAZING TO BE BACK IN BROOKLYN. THIS ARENA IS LIKE A SECOND HOME TO ME," SAID WILDER.

"IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE BACK; WHEN I CAME OFF THE PLANE AND SET MY FOOT ON THE GROUND I FELT A GREAT ENERGY. I FELT THE LOVE AND I FELT THE SUPPORT AND THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT FOR ME AND IT WAS.

"I WAS TRYING TO KEEP MY DISTANCE BECAUSE ROBERT HAS A HEART OF A CHAMPION AND I KNEW WHAT HE WAS CAPABLE OF. I DIDN'T TAKE HIM FOR GRANTED AND I LOOKED HIM IN THE EYES AND HE REALLY WANTED IT. WHEN THEY FIGHT DEONTAY WILDER THEY COME WITH THEIR A++ GAME.

"I SET HIM UP, I ALLOWED HIM TO REACH AND WHEN HE REACHED, I TAGGED HIM. IT WAS A GREAT FIGHT AND WHO'S NEXT? I'VE BEEN HEARING RUMOURS ABOUT [OLEKSANDR] USYK BUT I SEE HE'S NOT HERE. MOST OF THE TIMES GUYS SAY THEY WANT ME AND THEY COME TO SHOWS OF MINE, THEY KNOCKOUTS OUT LIKE THAT THEY TURN. THE CORNER.

"I'M READY FOR WHOEVER, WHETHER IT'S ANDY RUIZ OR USYK, BRING IT ON. DEONTAY WILDER IS BACK, THE EXCITEMENT IN THE DIVISION IS BACK. THERE IS NO HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION WITHOUT DEONTAY WILDER, THAT'S FACT!"

https://makesensepromotions.com/deontay-wilder-knocks-out-robert-helenius-in-first-round-of-comeback-fight/

25-year-old man kills his father over farmland in Delta

Villagers from Ukpai quarters arrested the suspect and handed him over to the police

Makesense Promotions gathered that, In a video posted on Facebook, the suspect claimed that a quarrel ensued after his father threatened to strike him with a cutlass.

"He came to meet me on the farm where I was working, and he wanted to take the cutlass because we were not on good terms. When he raised the cutlass and threatened to cut me, I blocked him with the firewood and then used the firewood to hit him. As he was falling, his phone fell from him, I then collected the phone. I didn’t know he would die. It was firewood I used. When I was going to the farm, everybody saw me. I was not carrying anything." he said.

The spokesman of State Police Command, DSP Edafe Bright, confirmed the incident.

https://makesensepromotions.com/25-year-old-man-kills-his-father-over-farmland-in-delta/

Zambian police officer kills his wife and her alleged lover over suspicion of affair

A 46-year-old police officer has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and her alleged lover in Zambia.

The suspect, Fair Muleya, from Dundumwezi Zawa camp area, allegedly shot dead his wife, Precious Moono Hamaindo, 34, and her alleged lover identified as Wisdom Pinto after he suspected them of having an affair.

According to local media, the gruesome murder occurred on Thursday evening, October 13, 2022.

Katanda ward councilor, Maxley Kasusuli, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said the suspect had invited the duo in the house where he killed them

After committing the murder, Muleya called a colleague, informed him of what he had done and requested for a motorcycle to take himself to the police station.

He was subsequently arrested and detained while bodies of the victims have been deposited in Kalomo Urban Clinic Mortuary awaiting post-mortem.

The police are yet to issue an official report of the incident.

https://makesensepromotions.com/zambian-police-officer-kills-his-wife-and-her-alleged-lover-over-suspicion-of-affair/

Three suspected smugglers die in motor accident in Jigawa

Three suspected smugglers have died in a motor accident in the Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

The accident occurred when a Honda Accord 2006 model lost control along Babura-Sule Tankarkar road.

Makesense Promotions gthered that, Spokesman of the Nigerian Security And Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

"THREE PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES ALONG BABURA-SULE TANKARKAR ROAD ON TUESDAY 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022 AT AROUND 2100HRS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A HONDA ACCORD 2006 MODEL, GREY COLOUR WITH A STICKER 'NARUWA 2023' PUT IN PLACE OF REGISTRATION NUMBER, LOST CONTROL CLOSE TO TSALLE VILLAGE 3 KILOMETERS TO SULE TANKARKAR TOWN AS A RESULT OF OVERSPEEDING AND OVERLOADING," THE STATEMENT READ.
"THE VEHICLE AFTER SWERVING OFF THE ROAD HIT A TREE AND SOMERSAULTED, LEAVING BEHIND THREE BREATHLESS BODIES WHICH WERE CERTIFIED DEAD AT THE PHC CENTER, SULE TANKARKAR TOWN.
"THE VEHICLE WAS LATER FOUND TO BE OVERLOADED WITH FOODSTUFFS INCLUDING BAGS OF FLOUR AND CARTONS OF SPAGHETTI SUSPECTED TO BE SMUGGLED.
"THEIR NAMES WERE GIVEN AS YUSUF SAID, BAHARUDDIN KAMILU AND KAWU ALZAJEERA ALL FROM BABURA LGA. ALREADY THEIR REMAINS WERE HANDED OVER TO THEIR FAMILIES FOR BURIAL.
"MEANWHILE, THE COMMAND WILL NOT RELENT IN ADMONISHING THE MOTORING PUBLIC TO ALWAYS DRIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STIPULATED ROAD TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS TO AVOID WANTON LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTY."

https://makesensepromotions.com/three-suspected-smugglers-die-in-motor-accident-in-jigawa/

Court frees Nollywood film-maker Seun Egbegbe after 6 years in prison

A Nollywood film-maker and producer, Olajide Kareem, alias Seun Egbegbe, has been freed by a Federal High court in Lagos, after after spending six years and eight months in prison custody.




Egbegbe was remanded on February 10, 2017, after allegedly obtaining money by false pretence from no fewer than 40 Bureaus De Change operators in different parts of Lagos for over a period of two years between 2015 to 2017.




He was accused of swindling the BDC operators by claiming that he had naira to change into foreign currencies.




The 45-year-old controversial figure in the Yoruba movie industry, was arraigned by the police for alleged fraud involving N39m; $90,000 and £12,550, N39,098,100, respectively.

Egbegbe, who once managed Fuji artistes, Wale Ayinde, Tekoma and Pasuma, was accused of swindling BDC operators.

Unfortunately, the film-maker who financed the production of several Yoruba films under his Ebony Films Productions imprint, had been unable to fulfill the bail conditions more than three years after.

The ex-convict alongside one Oyekan Ayomide were first arraigned on February 10, 2017, before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, on 36 counts bordering on advance fee fraud.

The duo were later joined by Lawal Kareem, Olalekan Yusuf and Muyideen Shoyombo on a 44 count charge.

On Tuesday, however, the court found Egbegbe guilty of just one of the 44 count charges against him and set him free.

Justice Oguntoyinbo held that 43 of the 44 count charges were crumbled because of lack of witnesses to substantiate their claims.

In addition, the judge held that the prosecuting team failed in the responsibility to provide evidence to be backed with witnesses on Counts 4, 19 and 21.

The judge also said that police tampered with the money recovered from the suspects.

Justice Oguntoyinbo also ruled that all the money recovered from Egbegbe as evidence should be returned to him.

https://makesensepromotions.com/court-frees-nollywood-film-maker-seun-egbegbe-after-6-years-in-prison/

Fugitive wanted by police arrested after applying for job with police
A woman wanted by the police has been apprehended after she applied to work as a security guard for a local sheriff's office.

Zyeama Y. Johnson was arrested on October 4 after she attended what she thought was a job interview with the police.

Ironically, she had applied to work for Hudson County in New Jersey, USA, in their specialist department for finding people who are wanted for outstanding warrants.

"She applied for a job as a security guard," a detective for the Hudson County Sheriff's Office told Newsweek. "Obviously, as part of the background check process, we run them for warrants."

"At that point, we called her in for an interview—or rather what she thought was an interview—and we took her into custody," said the sheriff's office spokesperson.

Asked why Johnson might have deliberately put herself at risk of arrest by applying for a job with the sheriff's office as a fugitive from justice, the spokesperson said, "We don't know."

Johnson had been wanted by authorities in Monroe County, Pennsylvania for failure to appear in court on charges of fraud, as well as an additional 10 bench warrants for failure to appear in court on traffic charges in Jersey City.

County Sheriff Frank Schillari told local news site NJ.com that after Johnson’s arrest, police took a routine inventory of Johnson’s property.

Sheriff’s officers discovered that she had two credit cards that had been reported stolen, and she was subsequently charged with credit card theft.

Johnson is currently being held in Hudson County jail in Kearny awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.

This isn't the first time someone wanted by the police was caught after applying for a job with the police.

Back in August, it was reported that a South African man dubbed "South Africa's dumbest criminal " was arrested after walking into the police station to check on his application to join the police force.

He had been on the run for seven years after he was wanted for stealing hardware products

https://makesensepromotions.com/fugitive-wanted-by-police-arrested-after-applying-for-job-with-police/

Former PDP Chairman Vincent Ogbulafor is dead

Vincent Ogbulafor, a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead.

Goddy Uwazurike, lawyer and close associate of the deceased said he died in Canada on Thursday October 6 after a brief undisclosed illness. He was 73 years.




Uwazurike said;




“CHIEF VINCENT OGBULAFOR KSM REALLY DIED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF TODAY IN CANADA AT 73. THE ROYAL FAMILY OF OGBULAFOR WILL ANNOUNCE A DATE FOR THE BURIAL CEREMONIES, WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE PLACE NEXT YEAR.

“HE WAS THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY. ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM O LORD. LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE ON HIM.”

https://makesensepromotions.com/former-pdp-chairman-vincent-ogbulafor-is-dead/

A notorious house burglar has been apprehended at Lowcost Housing Estate in Akwanga Local Government area of Nasarawa State.



The suspect was caught on Friday morning, October 7, through coordinated efforts of residents of the area.



It was gathered that the suspect is allegedly responsible for the recent cases of theft and burglary in the area.



Facebook user, Christopher Dawuda Ngabe said the suspect vandalized his house two nights ago.



Notorious house burglar nabbed in Nasarawa


https://makesensepromotions.com/notorious-house-burglar-nabbed-in-nasarawa/

Police to sanction Atiku Abubakar's wife's orderly for carrying her bag at an event (photos)



The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says the female orderly of former Vice President and PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s wife, Titi, will be sanctioned for carrying her bag at an event.



A Twitter user had shared a photo of the orderly holding Mrs Atiku’s bag at an event on Wednesday, October 5, with the caption;

”When a private citizen can turn our uniform force member into her maid, why won’t the police forget their primary duty and only dance to the tune of the elites? @BenHundeyin is this how it’s supposed to be?”



Responding, Adejobi wrote;

”This is not acceptable. We have commenced necessary action on this. We will fish her out and get across to the principal. The AIG Special Protection Unit has been contacted to assist us get the woman police. Gradually, we will sanitise the system.”


https://makesensepromotions.com/police-to-sanction-atiku-abubakars-wifes-orderly-for-carrying-her-bag-at-an-event-photos/

Lionel Messi 'will return to Barcelona in July 2023 when his PSG deal expires'
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Lionel Messi will reportedly return to Barcelona next summer after making ‘peace’ with the club’s president following his dramatic exit two years ago.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner made a shocking move to join PSG after Barca released a statement saying he would be leaving due to financial restrictions placed upon them by LaLiga.

However, Messi who joined PSG in 2021 will reportedly return to Barcelona when his contract in the French capital expires next summer.

According to Argentine reporter Veronica Brunati, Messi will return to Barcelona on July 1, 2023, after just two years at Paris Saint-Germain.

It is believed Messi will return to the club after ‘making peace’ with Barcelona president Joan Laporta who was at the centre of the controversy two years ago.

Messi made his debut for the Barcelona senior team in 2004 at just 16 years old and featured 778 times, emerging as a key player. He went on to become Barca’s record scorer with 672 goals including 120 Champions League goals and a record 474 LaLiga goals.



In another news, Barcelona coach Xavi recently called for calm when asked about Messi’s return to Barcelona.

He said: ‘With Leo, let’s see, but it’s not the moment to talk about it right now. You know the love I have for him.

‘He is a friend and I will always wish him the best. Barca is his home, but we’re not doing him any favours speaking about [his future], either. Let’s leave him in peace to enjoy his time in Paris and wish him all the best.’

We are not in anyway threatened - ASUU reacts to FG’s registration of factional body

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the registration of a new trade union by the government for academic staff in the university system is inconsequential and does not pose any threat to its existence.




Earlier today, the Federal government presented a certificate of registration to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Reacting to the development, Osodeke while speaking to newsmen, said the registration of the factional union is unconstitutional.




“THAT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECT US. WE ARE A DISCIPLINED AND FOCUSED UNION AND WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE ARE AFTER. LET THEM REGISTER AS MANY UNIONS AS THEY LIKE. THAT IS INCONSEQUENTIAL AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED. WE ARE NOT ALSO IN ANY WAY THREATENED. THE SKY IS BIG ENOUGH FOR BIRDS TO FLY.

WE KNOW OUR MEMBERS, WE KNOW OUR STRENGTH AND WE ALSO KNOW WHAT OUR VISION AND MISSION ARE. OUR MEMBERS ARE NOT SABOTEURS OR BOOTLICKERS . OUR STRUGGLE IS FOR A BETTER EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. IF THE SYSTEM IS GOOD, ALL OF US WILL BENEFIT AND IT IS NOT ONLY ASUU MEMBERS’ CHILDREN AND WARDS THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED FUNDING AND THE PROVISION OF BETTER FACILITIES IN OUR INSTITUTIONS,” HE SAID.




Osodeke, who also reacted to the allegation by the Presidency that ASUU members are complicit in the corrupt practices in the university system, described such as unfounded.

 

“AS A UNION, WE HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. THAT IS WHY WE ARE CALLING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY SOLUTION, UTAS, AS THE PAYMENT PLATFORM IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. THOSE INDICTED FOR MISAPPROPRIATING OVER N100 BILLION THROUGH THEIR IPPIS, ARE THEY OUR MEMBERS?

MOREOVER, ONE OF OUR DEMANDS IS THAT VISITATION PANELS BE SET UP TO PROBE THE ACTIVITIES AND THE FINANCES OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY. IF WE DON’T WANT CORRUPTION STAMPED OUT, WE WOULD NOT BE ASKING FOR THAT, ” HE EXPLAINED.




Members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities ASUU have been at loggerheads with the Federal government over the 7-month-old strike embarked upon since February 14 this year.

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Peacemaker stabbed to death in Ondo
A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has remanded a 23-year-old man, Abidemi Oguntuyi, in police custody for allegedly stabbing his co-tenant, Abiye Friday, 40, to death.




The incident happened at about 11:00 am on September 6, 2022, at Ibaka Quarters, Akungba-Akoko, in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state.




It was gathered that the defendant stabbed the victim in her neck and other parts of her body while she was trying to settle a squabble between him and his brother.




A relation said an argument ensued between the siblings and the attempt by the victim to intervene resulted in her untimely death.




"The argument degenerated into a scuffle and in the process, the suspect took a knife and stabbed Abiye severally in the neck and chest. Neighbours rushed her to a nearby hospital in the area where she was certified dead." the relation said.




Oguntuyi was later charged to court on two charges bothering on murder and attempted murder.




According to the prosecution, the offences contravened Sections 319 and 355  of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 37 Vol. II Law of Ondo State, 2006.




The police prosecutor, Mr Simon Wada told the court to remand the defendant at the Olokuta Correctional centre pending the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.




The defendant’s counsel, Adeola Kayode prayed for an adjournment to enable him to file a counter affidavit to the prosecutor’s written application.




In his ruling, the Magistrate, Damilola Sekoni, ordered that the defendant be remanded in police custody pending a ruling on the remand application.




He adjourned the case till October 7, 2022, for the ruling.

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‘174’ killed in stampede at Indonesia football match

At least 174 people have been feared dead in a stampede at a football match in Indonesia — in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.




The tragedy occurred on Saturday night after a football match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the eastern city of Malang.




Police in Indonesia said thousands of furious Arema fans invaded the pitch after their team lost the encounter 3-2.




Nico Afinta, East Java police chief, said in an attempt to stop the brawls on the field, officers fired tear gas, triggering the stampede as panicked fans rushed to the exit gates.







“It had gotten anarchic. They started attacking officers, they damaged cars,” BBC quoted Nico to have said.




“We would like to convey that… not all of them were anarchic. Only about 3,000 who entered the pitch.




The police chief added that fleeing fans “went out to one point at the exit. Then there was a build-up, in the process of accumulation there was shortness of breath, lack of oxygen”.

About 180 persons were also injured in the stampede as videos on social media show the moment fans were struggling to escape.

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Dollar hits N735, economists predict a further naira slide as campaigns begin
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Economists have warned that Nigeria’s ailing economy might be worsened as political parties and their candidates begin electoral campaigns for the 2023 general elections.

The economists especially warned that the aftermath of the possible excess liquidity in the system by politicians, occasioned by electioneering, might further increase the inflation rate and lead to a further devaluation of the naira.

The dollar hit N735 in the parallel market on Wednesday, the same day electioneering for the elections officially commenced.

The Electoral Act 2022 has a cap on political donations and expenditure by parties and candidates.

The National Bureau of Statistics had earlier in August 2022 said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 20.5 per cent from 19.64 per cent in July.

Speaking to newsmen, the experts called for stringent measures against money politics in the country, particularly dollarisation of the economy by politicians.

A Professor of Economics at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Sherrifdeen Tella, warned that should politicians release too much cash into the system, there might be dire consequences for the country.

Tella said, “If it is foreign currency, the economy will be awash with a lot of foreign currencies which on the one hand is good. But on the other hand, it is bad because it will cause a lot of inflation. It will further depreciate the naira because people will start changing the foreign currencies to naira that they can spend, and that will cause a further depreciation of the naira. That will result in a higher level of inflation because of the fact that it will lead to a higher cost of production.”

The professor, however, decried that the Nigerian politicians were not likely to obey the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.

We are investigating murder of Abuja musAician, 4 others - FCT police says

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has said it is investigating the killing/murder of a popular musician based in Abuja, Chop Boii, aka Sempe, and his producer as well as two others in the Gwarimpa, area of Abuja.

News of the musician and three others killed by some unknown persons in the Gwarimpa home went viral on social media on Wednesday, September 28.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, said the police have since launched an investigation into the incident.



“Yes we are investigating. It is a case of suspected culpable homicide, the wife of one of the deceased, one Queen Blue Jack had earlier informed the Police of not knowing the whereabouts of her husband who left home with a friend and all efforts to reach them both proved abortive.

Upon receipt of this information, a team of detectives attached to the Gwarimpa division was drafted to the scene where her husband and three other persons were found dead in their pool of blood.

The Bodies were taken to the hospital for possible medical intervention but were confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.

The deceased was deposited at the Kubwa General Hospital morgue, discrete investigations have commenced and emerging developments will be communicated subsequently” she said

Chop Boii, and three of his friends including a female, suspected to be the girlfriend of Chop Boii’s producer were on Tuesday, September 27 murdered by gunmen suspected to be assassins. They were allegedly murdered at the residence of his producer at Gwarimpa, Abuja and the assailants were said to have chopped off the fingers of the murdered musician and the four others, soaked it in their blood and used it to write on the wall of the house.

The incident occurred when the late Chop Boii had gone to produce his latest music inside the studio of his producer.

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Traditional worshippers storm police station in Lagos, effect the immediate release of their drummer arrested by some officers




A group of traditional worshippers stormed a police station in the Epedo area of Epe in Lagos state recently and effected the release of their drummer arrested by some officers on September 20.

The traditional worshippers who were clad in all white and each carrying a cane, made their way into the premises of the police station before demanding the release of their drummer who was arrested by an officer attached to the station.




In a video shared online, one of the traditional worshippers claimed they also prompted the release of other suspects held at the police station in Eredo in the Epe area of Lagos state.





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