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!"

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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


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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.

https://makesensepromotions.com/we-are-not-in-anyway-threatened-ASUU-reacts-to-fgs-registration-of-factional-body/

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.

https://makesensepromotions.com/peacemaker-stabbed-to-death-in-ondo/

‘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.

https://makesensepromotions.com/174-killed-in-stampede-at-indonesia-football-match/

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.

https://makesensepromotions.com/we-are-investigating-murder-of-abuja-musician-4-others-fct-police-says/

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.





https://makesensepromotions.com/traditional-worshippers-storm-police-station-in-lagos-effect-the-immediate-release-of-their-drummer-arrested-by-some-officers/

Power outage in Reps stall bill to increase NYSC corps allowances

Power outage at the House of Representatives stalled the consideration of a bill to increase transportation and accommodation allowances of NYSC corps members.

The bill, sponsored by Eta Ebora, was listed for consideration on the order paper of the House, but the abrupt disruption of power in the chamber forced the lawmakers to adjourn.

It seeks to amend the NYSC Act and do an upward review of the allowances of corps members along with present realities.

It is unclear how much the bill is proposing to add to the N33,000 earned by corps members in the country.

The lawmakers were forced to adjourn as they could not use the sound system.

https://makesensepromotions.com/power-outage-in-reps-stall-bill-to-increase-nysc-corps-allowances/

NDLEA sets ablaze N194b worth of cocaine recovered in Lagos warehouse
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 1.8 tons of cocaine recovered by its personnel from a warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos.

Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement said tougher time awaits drug barons and cartels operating in Nigeria if they fail to back out of their criminal trade and embrace legitimate ventures.

He said Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa, gave the assurance on Tuesday 27th September 2022 while leading stakeholders to witness the crushing and setting ablaze 1.8 tons of cocaine recovered by the Agency from a warehouse in Ikorodu area of Lagos last week.

The NDLEA had in a well-coordinated and intelligence led operation that lasted two days last week stormed a hidden warehouse at 6 Olukunola street, Solebo estate Ikorodu where 1.8 tons of cocaine were recovered and five suspects including a Jamaican were arrested.

Following the historical seizure, which is the largest in the Agency’s history, an order of the Federal High Court in Lagos was obtained for the public destruction of the consignment.

Speaking at the venue of the public destruction in Badagry area of Lagos Tuesday, Gen. Marwa who was represented by the Agencys Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, Deputy Commander General of Narcotics, DCGN Sunday Joseph, said the sheer volume of the drug haul, with street value put at two hundred and seventy-eight million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($278, 250,000), equivalent to one hundred and ninety-four billion, seven hundred and seventy-five million (N194, 775,000,000) naira, speaks volume about the extent of the nefarious activities of the drug underworld.

He said this has made it imperative for Nigerians to continue to support NDLEA in the renewed war against illicit drugs.

He said out of the 1.8-ton seizure, 1, 828 blocks of the cocaine will be crushed and set ablaze while the remnant will be secured for purpose of prosecution of the suspects who were brought to witness the procedure and sign the certificate of destruction.

According to the NDLEA boss, the Agency is proceeding with the prosecution of those arrested in connection with this consignment.

“On this, the public can rest assured that NDLEA shall pursue the trial to a logical conclusion. Since January 25, 2021, when we commenced our offensive action against drug traffickers, the Agency has secured record convictions. Presently, 2, 904 drug offenders are serving various jail terms, while other cases are ongoing in court, which we are confident will end in positive results too,” he said.



To the drug underworld, he said the bust of the syndicate responsible for the cocaine warehoused in Ikorodu is a message to drug cartels that their investments in the illicit drug trade will go up in flames as you are about to witness while they also risk losing their freedom because the present NDLEA is committed to arresting, prosecuting and ensuring the conviction of those involved in illicit drugs. That is not all, we now also go after their assets acquired with the proceeds of the criminal trade.



Marwa said the fact that the Ikorodu operation was conducted clinically without any skirmish or bloodshed is further testimony to the evolution of the NDLEA and its new capabilities, and a pointer to the fact that the game has changed in the war against illicit drugs.

He expressed appreciation to the Agencys international partners, especially the American Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA) that supported the cocaine syndicate bust and the Nigerian military that provided additional firepower during the operation, as well as other law enforcement agencies that have been supporting efforts to rid Nigeria of illicit drugs.

While soliciting for more support for the Agency’s work, Marwa said the safety of our society is the responsibility of every one of us and every citizen shall be fulfilling his or her civic duty by assisting the Agency to clean up our communities and cities by joining our War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), adding that together, we can make this country secure.”

FG makes U-turn, says NSIA not stakeholder in Nigeria Air
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Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is not an investor in the Nigeria Air project.

Sirika made the clarification in a statement issued by James Odaudu, his special assistant on public affairs, on Saturday.

The minister had listed NSIA as part of the local investors with stakes in the national carrier.

He said the NSIA is not part of the private equity ownership of the airline, adding that the error was made during his media briefing.

“We wish to clarify that the Authority (NSIA) is not part of the private equity ownership of the airline, being a government establishment,” Sirika said.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the equity ownership structure of Nigeria Air stands as Ethiopian Airlines 49%, Nigerian private investors (SAHCO, MRS and other institutional investors) 46% and the Federal Government 5%.

“The public, especially the business community and the media, should please note.”

2023: Tinubu attacks Afenifere leader for endorsing Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has lambasted Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo for claiming the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation has endorsed the Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi as its candidate for the coming election.

Recall that the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Jare Ajayi, had in a statement on July 23, said Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC “will only give continuity to Buhari’s incompetence. We know Peter Obi very well, that is why we endorse him”.

Also, Peter Obi had, in a tweet on August 23, said he visited the leadership of the group.

He said, “Presently visiting PA Ayo Adebanjo and members of the South and Middle Belt Leadership Forum. The National leaders of the Labour Party and other stakeholders are here too,”

However, in a statement issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Tinubu alleged that Pa Adebanjo has turned Afenifere into his personal property.

The former Lagos Governor described Adebanjo as the leader of ‘Ohanifere Venture’, insisting that an individual, cannot equate himself with the socio-cultural and socio-political organisation.

The statement reads partly, “Papa Ayo Adebanjo does not speak for Afenifere. He is free as an individual to support anyone he likes, in furtherance of his democratic right.

“We know for a fact that Baba has turned Afenifere into his personal estate as acting leader. We are also certain that there was nowhere Afenifere, as we know it, met and took a decision to adopt Peter Obi as a candidate for the 2023 presidential election.

“We respect the age of Baba Adebanjo, but he cannot turn Afenifere into his personal franchise for any political alliance”.

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Police arrest three members of notorious armed robbery gang in Abuja

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, have arrested three members of a notorious armed robbery gang that specialise in home invasions, property and vehicle theft.

Spokesperson of the command, Josephine Ade, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects were nabbed following a distress call of an armed robbery incident taking place in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja in the early hours of Saturday, September 24.

Police arrested the suspects, Shetima Abubakar, 22; Yakubu Iliya male 22, and Haruna Amadu, male, 54, and recovered stolen Mercedes Benz GLK 350 ash colour with REG. NO. GWA 740 FM, laptop computers, mobile phones, and other valuables stolen from victims.

The PPRO said preliminary investigation indicates that about 10 armed robbers invaded residences along the Old Gwarinpa road and robbed victims of their valuables.

"Following a prompt distress call of criminal invasion and armed robbery, received by them in the early house of Saturday, September 24, 2022, police operatives have arrested three members of the criminal gang who perpetrated the crime," the statement read.

"The operatives also recovered a Mercedes Benz GLK 350, ash colour, with REG. NO. GWA 740 FM, Laptop Computers, Mobile Phones, and other valuables stolen from the victims.

"Preliminary investigations indicate that hoodlums numbering about ten (10) invaded residences along the Old Gwarinpa road and robbed victims of their valuables including a Mercedes benz car, gadgets and other valuables.

"On receipt of the distress call at about 4 am on Saturday, police operatives from both Gwarinpa and Life camp Divisions were drafted to the area. The hoodlums, however, fled the scene on the arrival of the police teams.

"The Police teams with the coordination of the Command Control Room trailed the fleeing suspects. The suveilance team from Maitama Division were equally mobilised and the vehicle was intercepted at Amingo Wuse 2 area of the FCT."

Adeh also noted that the suspects are currently being interrogated, and will be arraigned in court, while efforts have been intensified to arrest other members of the syndicate still at large.

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Russian men rushing to wed women with children to avoid getting drafted in the war
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Desperate Russian men are rushing to wed women with children as they frantically try to avoid getting conscripted for Putin’s war.

Deadbeat dads who abandoned their children are also attempting to reconnect with their ex-lovers in the hopes that they will be spared being drafted into the war in Ukraine.


Others are reportedly hurrying to sign themselves up as carers for elderly relatives they have previously neglected.

Russian men of fighting age are seeking to exploit loopholes that will stop them from getting sent to the frontline after Putin ordered the partial mobilisation of the country.

Up to 300,000 men may be signed up for the war, while figures of up to one million soldiers by next year have been floated.



Russian men rushing to wed women with children to avoid getting drafted in the war

Hundreds of thousands are trying to flee Russia, with queues of 24 to 30 hours reported at border crossings with Kazakhstan, Finland, and Georgia.

Thousands of protesters expressing outrage at the conscription order have been arrested in Russia.


But there have been reports that some of the detained activists have been handed their conscription papers at the police station and rushed to the frontline anyway.

SibReal media reported that marriage register offices were “packed” in the Buryatia republic in eastern Russia as men try to hurriedly marry single mothers to avoid being sent to the war front.

One woman said: “Me and my men went first to Ulan-Ude, but the queue was far too long.”

She added: “Everyone is getting married or applying to establish fatherhood, and children are getting registered to their fathers.”


A journalist based in Tomsk said: “So instead of running away or protesting [about the war mobilisation] they are registering marriages…

“Words fail me.”



Russian men rushing to wed women with children to avoid getting drafted in the war



Buryatia has seen the highest numbers of recruits to Putin’s war, and university students in Ulan-Ude were filmed being frogmarched by police from their lecture theatres to a conscription office.

Another woman from Moscow said her friend, a single mum of five, was proposed to by one desperate man to avoid being conscripted.


“She laughed so hard when she told me about it, and said looks like she will be super popular in the near future,” she said.

“It seems men with three or more children will not be mobilised.”



Some women may have selfish reasons for wanting to get married as well.



Wives qualify for compensation if their husbands are killed in the war, unmarried partners do not.



Olga, 22, said she had a shotgun wedding to her long-term boyfriend on Thursday.



“If something happens [to him], there would otherwise have been no way to prove I was his partner and the child was his,” she explained.




“Of course, I would have loved a big wedding, with our families celebrating, but I was so scared my husband would be taken [to the front] before we tied the knot that we decided to rush.



“They haven’t knocked at our door yet, only to our neighbours, but I fear it is only a matter of time.

Lawyer escapes with minor injuries after being attacked by armed traffic robbers in Lagos
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A lawyer is fortunate to be alive after armed traffic robbers attacked him and threatened to shoot.

The lawyer explained that he was driving with his aunt in the car when they were attacked in traffic at Mile 2, Lagos State.


The robbers began asking for money while threatening to shoot both occupants of the vehicle. They then broke the passenger’s window and took the lawyer’s two phones but he managed to fight back and grabbed his phones.

He says he and his aunt sustained minor injuries in the attack.

Suspected kidnapper arrested with victim's car in Delta, claims he bought it for N1.5m
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Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered a vehicle belonging to a man kidnapped in Ozubulu, Anambra.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 21, said the suspect, Onyeka Ozoh, was arrested at his hideout in Issele-uku based on credible intelligence.

According to the PPRO, the suspect claimed he bought the car at the cost of N1.5m.

“On the 17/9/2022 at about 1100hours, the DPO Issel-uku Division, acting on credible intelligence, that a suspected kidnapper is hibernating somewhere in Issel-uku, detailed operatives to the said hideout and arrested one Onyeka Ozoh ‘m’ aged 30yrs of Ogbe-ofu quarters Issel-uku and recovered a red colour Toyota Camry without registration number,”

“The suspect claimed that he bought the vehicle at Onitsha at the cost of one Million, five hundred thousand naira (#1,500,000) and that all original documents were with the previous owner

“However, investigations later revealed that the vehicle belongs to one man (name withheld) who was kidnapped on 20/8/2022 at Ozubulu in Anambra State, released after a ransom was paid and the vehicle taken from him. Suspect will be transferred to Anambra Police Command for further investigation.”

Court remands man for stabbing his mother during heated argument in Adamawa
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State has ordered the remand of a 22-year-old man for stabbing his mother.

The defendant, Ibrahim Umar of Michika Local Government Area of Northern Adamawa, stabbed his mother, Hajiya Lami Mallum, with a knife in the face during an heated argument which degenerated into a fight on 12th September, 2022.


The victim who was rushed to the General Hospital Michika is still on admission receiving treatment.


The defendant was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Buba, on Monday, September 19, by Inspector S.S.Nicholas

He pleaded guilty to the charge against him as contained in the First Information Report (FIR) read to him.

The court presided over by Mohammed Buba, ordered the remand of the defendant and adjourned the case to October 18, 2022.

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NSCDC arrests fake soldier who defrauded 22 residents in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a fake soldier in Keffi-Wambai community, Lafia Local Government Area of the State.

The suspect, Moses Ayaka, 32, confessed to have defrauded over 22 individuals in the area with proceeds amounting to N440,000.

Parading the suspect at the State Command Headquarters of the NSCDC in Lafia on Tuesday, the State Commandant, Abbas Bappa Muhammed who spoke through the spokesperson, DSC Jerry Victor said the suspect was arrested based on the tip-off made available by the member of the public and a victim to the suspect.

“The suspect was arrested by the gallant men of the Command on the 9th September, 2022 at about 1700hrs in Keffi-Wambai, Lafia LGA of Nasarawa State,” the spokesperson stated.

“The suspect who is an indigene of Bakin Ayini, in Kokona local government area of Nasarawa State, was caught with various items that belongs to the military, these items include: No1 Dress, 1 set of Camouflage, P-Cap Tie, Military inner vest, sophisticated and poisonous Jack-knife and a motorcycle he allegedly stole from one of his victim.

“The suspect, confessed that some of the items were sold to him by one LCPL Gabriel serving in Maiduguri, Borno State and LCPL Daniel serving in Calabar, Cross-River State who he claimed are serving military personnel.

“The suspect, Moses Ayaka,32yrs, onfessed to have defrauded over 22 individuals amounting to N440,000 and attributed it to the handiwork of the devil. He will be charge to competent court of jurisdiction for prosecution after investigation is concluded,” he added.

DSC Jerry further called on the people of the State to be security conscious, and report any suspected movement in and around their vicinity, to any security agencies closer to them.


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Police arrest two kidnappers behind killing of personnel and attack on Immigration officers in Jigawa
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The Jigawa State Police Command in collaboration with a local vigilance group, have arrested two suspected kidnappers in in Taura Local Government Area of the state.

Spokesman of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 20, said the suspects, aged between 35 and 40, were arrested on Sunday following reliable intelligence and credible information.


“Those arrested are believed to members of criminal gang that have been terrorising parts of the state and neighbouring Kano,” he stated.

“The police arrested them during a special operation in Larabawa village, Gabasawa area of Kano and Larabar Gurgunya village in Taura, Jigawa,”

The PPRO said that preliminary investigation showed that the suspects were responsible for the August 9 attack on personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service.


“Investigation is also showing that the suspects killed two police officers at Kwalam village in Taura on January 23,” he said.

The police spokesman further stated that four magazines with 83 rounds of 7.9mm live ammunition, two locally made pistols, bows, arrows and two sticks were recovered from them.

He also said that cellular phones, clothes, lubricating oil, three Nigerian National Identity Cards and four photographs were recovered from the suspects.


Shiisu urged the public to always avail the police of credible and reliable information concerning suspicious persons around their environment.

He said the suspects would be arraigned in court as soon as investigation in the matter has been concluded.

Police recover five-month-old baby sold by own biological mother for N500,000 in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Police Command has recovered a five-month-old baby sold by her biological mother to a maternity home operator for N500,000.



The 20-year-old mother, Ola Echegbu Chima, was arrested last week alongside her lover and father of the baby, Jonah Ogbuagu.

Ola gave birth to the baby in April 2022 at Obigbo, Rivers state, conspired with Ogbuagu and sold the baby to Elechi Ann Mma, owner of the maternity home.

The State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, who confirmed the development in a statement signed by spokesperson of the command, SP Chris Anyanwu, said the baby has been handed over to the biological mother for care and upkeep, pending further developments .



“Ola Echegbu Chima, a 20yr old girl, a native of Amangwu Edda in Afikpo-South L.G.A was impregnated out of wedlock in the year, 2021, by Jonah Ogbonna Ogbuagu of same address,” the statement read.



“On 12th April 2022, she put to bed, but a few days after sold the child to Elechi Ann Mma, owner of a local maternity home and native of Ezi Okpani, Evuma village in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi State, who was already arrested for another offense of child-trafficking.



“So on behalf of Ebonyi State police command, I am handing over the baby recovered through the joint efforts of SP Philip Agu-led Crack Squad and SP Miliscent Amad-led D7 team of detectives attached to the SCIID in Abakaliki, back to his biological mother, Ola Echegbu Chima for care and upkeep pending further developments,” he said.

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Cameroonians hold funeral procession in honor of late Queen Elizabeth II

A video of some Cameroonians holding a funeral procession for late Queen Elizabeth II has gone viral.

The Cameroonians came out in their numbers as they marched in honor of the monarch who is being laid to rest today, September 19

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Driver steals boss’ car, cash on resumption day




An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded Samuel Harrison at the Kirikiri Correctional Center for alleged theft of his employer’s car and other valuables.

The Magistrate, Mrs O. O Fajana remanded the defendant after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy and stealing.

Fajana adjourned the case until September 28 for sentencing, NAN reports.

The 46-year-old defendant resides at the Ilaje area of Ajah in Lagos.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Funmilayo Akinleye told the court that the offences were committed on July 9 at Lekki, Lagos.

They contravened sections 287 and 411 of the Criminal Laws of the State.

The police officer informed the court that the litigant, Janet Essien hired the service of Harrison who resumed on the said date.

The defendant took his boss to the salon on his first day at work and waited outside. But Essien couldn’t find him when she later stepped out.

“Two iphones valued, N600,000 and one apple laptop valued, N550,000 were inside the car, total, N8.1million”, Akinleye said.

The prosecutor disclosed that the car was tracked and Harrison eventually apprehended in Isolo.

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Musiliu Smith resigns as PSC chairman amid recruitment crisis

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith, has resigned from office.

PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani confirmed his resignation.

Ani said the former Inspector-General of Police retired on health grounds.

He tendered his resignation letter dated September 6, 2022, to President Muhammadu Buhari who approved it on September 12.



Smith had been travelling abroad for medical attention in the past few months.

Ani said: “Yes he resigned on his own on medical grounds and the President has accepted his resignation.”

Smith, whose tenure is scheduled to end on July 2023, served the Commission for over four years.

His resignation came amid the long disagreement between the Commission and the Nigeria Police Force

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