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AntiChristian:
Why the slamming? Shey they don't have the facility to admit the students no?



"Go to court" so we need more lawyers!

“Over 10,000 Called To Bar In 3 Months” — NBA President Osigwe Slams Universities For Breaching Admission Quotas, Warns Law School Overwhelmed

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has expressed concern over what he described as a growing crisis in the nation’s legal education system, blaming it on the disregard of admission quotas by several universities.

Speaking with journalists on Sunday, Osigwe noted that many law faculties were admitting students far above the limits set by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Council of Legal Education. This, he said, had created an overflow of graduates seeking admission into the Nigerian Law School, a development that has overwhelmed the institution’s facilities and staff.

“Too many universities are running law programmes without regard for the quota system. The result is an endless backlog of graduates, and the Law School is under pressure to accommodate them,” he said.

Osigwe warned that the yearly surge in Law School admissions had led to a sharp rise in the number of lawyers being called to the Bar, stretching the system to its breaking point. He, however, cautioned against outright denial of access to graduates, urging reforms that would strike a balance between university intakes and the Law School’s limited capacity.

On the controversy surrounding invitation cards for Call to Bar ceremonies, the NBA president explained that the restriction to a single guest per graduate was necessary. According to him, the Body of Benchers had to consider space, safety, and crowd management, given the large number of candidates now admitted.

At the July Call to Bar exercise, 5,728 graduates were admitted in three days, while another 4,429 joined the roll of barristers between September 23 and 25. Osigwe stressed that allowing two guests per graduate, as was the case in earlier years, would overwhelm available facilities.

He acknowledged the inconvenience faced by families who would prefer to attend in larger numbers but maintained that the measure was unavoidable. “The hall has a limited capacity, and safety must remain a priority,” he said.

The Call to Bar ceremony is a statutory event conducted by the Body of Benchers to formally admit graduates of the Nigerian Law School as legal practitioners.

A failure to respond, Trump warned, would cause “all HELL, like no one has ever seen before” to break out

SEAN "Diddy" Combs broke down in tears as his children gave emotional statements during his sentencing at a Manhattan courthouse on Friday.

Combs faces up to 20 years in prison after this summer's shocking eight-week trial, but his six children addressed the courtroom and begged for a light sentence for the disgraced music mogul.

Combs became emotional when his children went to the podium to speak
The disgraced music mogul, 55, was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for his drug-fueled sex marathons on July 2.

But he was acquitted of his most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking - meaning he avoided a much lengthier sentence.

As his children, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, Jessie, and D’Lila pleaded for their dad to be released from jail on Friday, Combs was seen crying with his head in his hands.

His daughter, D'Lila, said through tears, “Please, your honor, please, give our family the chance to heal together, to rebuild, to change, to move forward, not as a headline but as human beings who are trying to do better," CNN reported.

Combs, wearing a white shirt and sweater, also sobbed when his legal team played a bizarre 12-minute-long documentary-style video highlighting Combs' past charity work and time with his family.

While his lawyers insist that Combs has made a positive impact on society, prosecutors argue that Combs has shown no remorse for his crimes and should be held accountable for them.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik also told the judge that Combs booked speaking engagements in Miami for next week, saying it showed he expected a lenient punishment and the move was the "height of hubris."

The judge joined Slavik in saying Combs has shown little remorse for his crimes, despite a four-letter apology letter to the judge and his legal team releasing a bizarre video to show his previous good deeds.

The rapper, who didn't take the stand in his defense during the trial, is set to address the court for the first time during the hearing.

The prosecution has recommended that Combs face 11 years behind bars - despite the maximum penalty for his crimes being 20 years. Combs' lawyers are asking for him to be handed a two-year sentence.

If agreed, he could be released later this month after already serving 13 months behind bars due to his being denied bail twice.

As he entered the courtroom Friday morning to hear his family and friends testify for leniency, he turned to the gallery and blew a kiss to his mom.

Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo spoke briefly to demand Sean "Diddy" Combs be released from jail, saying that Combs has been diagnosed with PTSD.

"We are asking for a lot, a 14-month sentence, and I want to give the court some reasons," Agnifilo said.

After the defense finished up, prosecutor Christy Slavik took the podium to give her rebuttal.

“Contrary to what the government said — and I’m going to say this blatantly — we do need something for him to do if he does get out today,” Donaldson said.

He added that Combs would stay busy “not with speaking engagements, but with teaching engagements" for the incarcerated people in South Florida.

Defense attorney Xavier Donaldson said that Sean "Diddy" Combs doesn't deserve a harsh sentence for his conviction of transportation to engage in prostitution.

"The government equates Sean Combs with a love-vendor," Donaldson told the court.

"I want to be clear Mr. Combs is not a love-vendor."

He continued, "A love-vendor is in the business of subjugating women, therefore he should not and cannot be considered a love-vendor."

A Miami pastor told Judge Arun Subramanian that jail time won't rehabilitate Sean "Diddy" Combs, but his release will.

“As Michael Jordan said, these sneakers are just sneakers — but when Sean does things he turns them into opportunities,” Reverend Gary Johnson said to the court.

“Sean needs an opportunity. I am asking you to give him to us and we won’t let you down.”

Defense attorney Brian Steel said that Sean "Diddy" Combs would move to Miami, Florida, if he's released from jail during the sentencing hearing.

Steel told the court that Combs is "in walking distance to his mother to care his mother" in Miami.

He said Combs "needs to repair and not be warehoused."

"He will be speaking openly about what it’s like to be incarcerated, to be on drugs, to lose a global business, to hurt the people you love, to take the happiness from your family," Steel said.

Lawyer defends speaking engagement
After prosecutors said that Sean "Diddy" Combs booked a speaking engagement in Miami or next week, defense attorney Brian Steel addressed the planned event.

Steel said the event, scheduled for Monday, is not a "speaking engagement," but a "healing for Sean as well as the community."

Prosecutor Christy Slavik had slammed the move as "the height of hubris."

Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense attorney, Brian Steel, insisted that Combs is a good person who made mistakes because of his drug use.

“Please consider the following two reasons I believe we’re here: untreated trauma — great trauma in Sean’s life — and a ferocious drug addiction that got out of hand," Steel told the court.

He spoke about how Combs' father was killed and his uncle died from an overdose.

Lisa Catalano believes in love ad first sight.

The Bay Area singleton, 42, is spending cold, hard cash to rent a dozen digital billboards along California’s famed Highway 101 — advertising her hand in marriage to any commuter that’s ready for commitment.

“I’m putting myself out there,” Catalano, a vintage clothes retailer, from San Mateo, Calif., told the Post with a laugh. “People would be shocked if they knew how much this is costing me.”

Catalano tells The Post she decided to advertise herself for marriage after several failed relationships and dead-end dating app experiences. @, marrylisaofficial / TikTok

Catalano, who launched her ad campaign on September 2, chose not to disclose how much the exploit has cost her over the past month.

But the wannabe bride-to-be means business.

“This is not a joke. It’s not a gimmick. This is a serious, self-funded endeavor,” she insisted. “I just want to find my husband.”

Catalano’s ad campaign — spanning 45 miles between Santa Clara and San Francisco — drives traffic to her personalized dating website, “MarryLisa.com,” where eligible bachelors can apply to be her guy.

Her billboard fees are based on dynamic pricing, so Catalano pays varying sums for each post, depending on supply and demand, as well as the time of day and location of the ad.

She’s also taking out ad space atop taxicabs, further promoting herself to motorists around the region.

The millennial’s ads span a 45-mile stretch of highway between Santa Clara and San Francisco. @, marrylisaofficial / TikTok
It’s a costly, clever attempt at finding love, for which the millennial’s caught flak from cyberbullies who’ve deemed her “insane” and “delulu.”

But after her last failed relationship, which ended in April, and a string of dating app disasters, Catalano’s not ashamed of her self-promoting stunt — she’s just ready to land a man at all costs.

And this single lady is not alone.

App-exhausted Gen Zs and millennials are becoming increasingly creative in their quests for love. oatawa – stock.adobe.com
In fact, she’s among a growing number of hopeless romantics who’ve thrown money at their relationship problems — hoping the investment would payoff in spades.

Eve Tilley-Coulson, a corporate litigation attorney, from Los Angeles, previously told The Post she’d pay a $5,000 “referral fee” to anyone willing to help her find “the one.”

Catalano’s site features details, fun facts and submission forms for potential paramours. Marry Lisa
Shameless personal plugs — it’s how app-exhausted folks are meeting their matches.

But Catalano isn’t picky.

“I’m looking for a man between the ages of 35 to 45, who aligns with me on religious and political belief, as well as leading a health-oriented lifestyle,” said the belle, adding that she wouldn’t mind if her fella favors actor David Duchovny.

On her site, Catalano further details her “non negotiables,” such as “must be on board with a monogamous relationship,” and “no criminal record, non-violent personality.”

Despite the expenses she’s accrued on her quest for a spouse, Catalano tells The Post she isn’t concerned about the funds — she’s simply wants forever.

“I want to fall in love,” said the hopeful sweetheart. “I want to get married and started a family.”

“He’s gotta be out there.”

Former EFL assistant referee Gareth Viccars has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years for ‘praying on vulnerable young women’.

The 47-year-old from Shackleton Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, was also given a further three-and-a-half years on extended licence by Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Viccars abused his victims over a period of several years, the court heard.

Viccars had previously admitted 16 counts of child sex offences against three 15-year-old girls between November 2021 and October 2024.

He was an assistant referee at the time of offending, working on League One matches alongside his job as an estate agent.

Once the allegations came to light he was suspended by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body in charge of refereeing across England’s top four tiers.

Handing down his sentence, Judge Caroline English said: “You did deliberately target these three young victims and you did so on account of their ages at the material time.

“I am therefore quite satisfied that in all three cases you preyed upon young women that were vulnerable.”

Prosecutor Charlotte Newell KC said that Viccars met his victims online through messaging platform Snapchat, telling them WhatsApp was ‘too risky’.

Ms Newell said of one victim: “She says effectively that she was lonely and she just wanted someone to talk to.

“He, it seems, was aware of that and abused it – turning the communication sexual.”

The prosecutor then read out a statement from another victim, saying: “I struggle to sleep, I have had nightmares.

“I would have nightmares about what happened – it kept replaying in my head. When I was awake, I would have flashbacks. I kept reliving it again and again. I feel I am never going to find happiness.”

Judge English told the victims: “You must not allow your lives to be blighted by seeking to shoulder any responsibility for what took place, that would be wholly wrong.

“You must allow all the responsibility to rest where it belongs and that is entirely with Mr Viccars.”

Following the sentencing the Metropolitan Police said they believed there may have been other victims and urged anyone to contact them with further information.

DCI Ross Morrell said Viccars had been ‘spamming hundreds of girls on Snapchat’.

The lead investigator added: “He began with a profile of ‘sorry I think I’ve added the wrong person’, and then he would go in to lie, manipulate them, and then go on to abuse them.

“If anyone thinks they’ve been a victim, then please contact 101, reference this appeal. You will be entitled to specialist care, specialist advice, and you will be believed.”

In other news, the PGMOL were forced to sack David Coote in December last year after a string of damning videos involving the Premier League referee were made public.

Coote was later charged with making an indecent image of a child - which he denied during a court hearing in September.

The 43-year-old's case is set to be heard at Nottingham Crown Court on October 9.

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Video shows a white teacher singing a birthday song to her 6-year-old pupil, referring to him as black m0nkey who lives in the zøo.
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willi926:
DNA test should be made compulsory in every hospital and the amount brought down drastically. So I don't agree with the cleric

Softmirror:
It is not news that a high percentage of the women who have birthed children while being in captivity choose to return to their husbands.

SeeWahala:
And we will be all the way over here, across the Niger, chewing popcorn and watching the movie unfold ☺️

Two brothers 10 and 17yrs old used an “Ashawo” key to break into their downstairs neighbor’s palor through the balcony, thinking she was asleep.

As they attempted to move the baby, the mother, Mrs. Jennifer, came out of the bathroom, saw them and screamed. Wondering how they got in, because the front door was still locked.

As neighbors gathered, the boys lied that they just wanted to play with the baby and see what Mrs. Jennifer’s house looked like.

When her husband got home, they involved soldiers and after a little retouching of the boys, they apologized and confessed that one “Brother” promised them ₦50k if they could bring him a live baby.

And it was the brother that gave them the “Ashawo” key. (Master key) they used to open the balcony doors.

That day the soldiers couldn’t capture the “brother”. But they detained the two boys, and their mother at the barracks. The next day, they caught the brother who sent them.

After hours of community begging. Jennifer’s husband released the 10yr old boy and their mom. But kept the 17yr old and the “Brother” in detention.

Now all tenants have changed their locks. The caretaker has given the boys 1week quit notice, because other tenants are afraid for their safety.

As for Mrs. Jennifer Munachi Micheal and her family, they’d be packing out, latest by January. On her dedication, she would say the whole story in church.

Jennifer’s own mom and the boys father have been begging. Her husband insists, he’s not done with the case. As he involved lawyers, the begging increased.

As for Jennifer and her husband, the case is just getting started.

Apparently, because Jennifer is a PCOS mom who’s been trying to conceive for a bit. Although she now has two kids.

So, left to her, she feels no remorse. That, they must face the consequences of their actions. And she’s just getting started, afterall it’s just day 3.

Scientists said Tuesday they have turned human skin cells into eggs and fertilised them with sperm in the lab for the first time — a breakthrough that is hoped to one day let infertile people have children.

The technology is still years away from potentially becoming available to aspiring parents, the US-led team of scientists warned.

But outside experts said the proof-of-concept research could eventually change the meaning of infertility, which affects one in six people worldwide.

If successful, the technology called in-vitro gametogenesis (IVG) would allow older women or women who lack eggs for other reasons to genetically reproduce, Paula Amato, the co-author of a new study announcing the achievement, told AFP.

“It also would allow same-sex couples to have a child genetically related to both partners,” said Amato, a researcher at the Oregon Health & Science University in the United States.

Scientists have been making significant advances in this field in recent years, with Japanese researchers announcing in July they had created mice with two biological fathers.

But the new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, marks a major advance by using DNA from humans, rather than mice.

The scientists first removed the nucleus from normal skin cells and transferred them into a donor egg which had its nucleus removed. This technique, called somatic cell nuclear transfer, was used to clone Dolly the sheep in 1996.

However a problem still had to be overcome: skin cells have 46 chromosomes, but eggs have 23.

The scientists managed to remove these extra chromosomes using a process they are calling “mitomeiosis”, which mimics how cells normally divide.

They created 82 developing eggs called oocytes, which were then fertilised by sperm via in vitro fertilisation (IVF).

After six days, less than nine percent of the embryos developed to the point that they could hypothetically be transferred to the uterus for a standard IVF process.

However the embryos displayed a range of abnormalities, and the experiment was ended.

While the nine-percent rate was low, the researchers noted that during natural reproduction only around a third of embryos make it to the IVF-ready “blastocyst” stage.

Amato estimated the technology was at least a decade away from becoming widely available.

“The biggest hurdle is trying to achieve genetically normal eggs with the correct number and complement of chromosomes,” she said.

Breakthrough

Ying Cheong, a reproductive medicine researcher at the UK’s University of Southampton, hailed the “exciting” breakthrough.

“For the first time, scientists have shown that DNA from ordinary body cells can be placed into an egg, activated, and made to halve its chromosomes, mimicking the special steps that normally create eggs and sperm,” she said.

“While this is still very early laboratory work, in the future it could transform how we understand infertility and miscarriage, and perhaps one day open the door to creating egg- or sperm-like cells for those who have no other options.”

Other researchers trying to create eggs in the lab are using a different technique. It involves reprogramming skin cells into what are called induced pluripotent stem cells — which have the potential to develop into any cell in the body — then turning those into eggs.

“It’s too early to tell which method will be more successful,” Amato said. “Either way, we are still many years away.”

The researchers followed existing US ethical guidelines regulating the use of embryos, the study said.

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has stated that electricity generation on the National Grid has dropped to 3,200 megawatts (MW) due to the industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).

A statement by NISO said the disruptions by PENGASSAN triggered widespread gas shortages, reducing available generation from over 4,300 MW.

It, however, said it has deployed contingency measures to preserve the stability, security, and reliability of the National Grid through strategic ramp-ups from major hydro stations, contributing over 400 MW of additional output to cushion the shortfall from gas-fired plants.

The statement reads, “There are now real-time load adjustments to match available generation with system demand, while preventing a system frequency collapse. While continuous deployment of reactive power compensation and reserve monitoring to safeguard system integrity is strengthened.

“There is selective load shedding, applied as a last resort, to avert a system-wide collapse and ensure fair power distribution. These timely actions enabled the NISO NCC to minimize the impact of the labour-induced gas shortages, sustain operational security, and maintain supply to critical loads, thereby averting a nationwide blackout.”

The agency assured its commitment to proactive grid management, operational excellence, and the application of best-in-class practices to guarantee a secure and reliable electricity supply for the nation.

A court document obtained by Tribune Online has revealed the controversial United Bank for Africa (UBA) accounts into which the Federal Government paid allocations belonging to the 30 Local Governments in Osun State.

NULGE raises the alarm
APC slams NULGE

PDP challenges APC to disclose accounts
Court restrains UBA from releasing funds
The funds were lodged in newly opened accounts in the names of the 30 councils by the court-sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government chairmen and councillors.

The details were contained in a covering letter dated 26 September 2025, in which Osun State’s lead counsel, Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, notified UBA of an interim court order restraining it from releasing any funds from the accounts.

“Kindly find attached a copy of the interim order granted against your bank in the above named suit.

“Kindly be informed that all relevant processes have been duly served on your bank and your Legal Department has equally been notified of the Order. However, out of abundance of caution, we believe that you are one of the authorities of the Bank that we should notify.

“The essence of this letter is just to remind you of your duty to comply with the above-stated order, so long as it subsists, and which obviously was made pending the hearing of Motion.

“Kindly note that the above order covers any statutory payment made to your bank for the benefit of the 30 Local Governments in Osun State.”

The Osun State Government, through its Attorney-General, had challenged the payments in suit number 1/1149/25 at the Oyo State High Court, arguing that the Federal Government’s action undermines the Constitution and could plunge the state into financial and political crisis.

The development has since drawn reactions from stakeholders, with labour, political parties and the courts weighing in on the matter.

NULGE raises the alarm

Tribune Online reports that the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) had earlier condemned the move, warning that the diversion of allocations into controversial accounts could cripple grassroots governance.

The union insisted that statutory funds should not be subjected to political manipulation as none of its members is a signatory to the new accounts as directed by the law.

“This is nothing but an attempt to short-change the people at the grassroots. These allocations are meant to improve lives in the local councils, not to fuel political battles. We demand immediate reversal of this anomaly,” NULGE president, Dr Nathaniel Ogungbangbe stated.

APC slams NULGE

Following the alarm by the Union, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun dismissed the concerns, accusing NULGE of playing politics. The party argued that the Federal Government had followed due process in releasing the funds.

“The union is acting as a mouthpiece of the PDP government in Osun. Their so-called alarm is unfounded. The truth is that the allocations belong to the councils, and nobody can deny them their entitlements,” the APC said in a statement.

PDP challenges APC to disclose accounts
In a counter move, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called on the APC to disclose full details of the accounts where the funds were paid, saying transparency was non-negotiable.

“The APC should publish the account numbers if it has nothing to hide. The people of Osun deserve to know where their money is kept. These allocations are not party funds; they are public resources,” the PDP maintained.

Court restrains UBA from releasing funds

Meanwhile, Justice A.L. Akintola of Court 5, Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, granted an interim injunction restraining UBA from releasing any money from the accounts.

Delivering the order on 26 September 2025, the judge ruled:

“Having carefully considered the motion Ex-parte together with the supporting affidavit and the Exhibits attached on the one hand as well as the written address of counsel and the affidavit of urgency filed along with the motion, this court is satisfied that the claimants/applicants have successfully made out a case for the urgent intervention of this court at this stage as any delay may foist on the claimants/applicants an irreversible harm, injury or situation of helplessness.

“In any event, it is only an interim order that the defendant/respondent will have the opportunity to possibly challenge once the defendant turns up to join issues with the claimants on the motion on notice for an order of interlocutory injunction already filed in this case. Accordingly, the interim orders of injunction sought are hereby granted as prayed, on the claimants/applicants.”

The matter was adjourned to 3 October 2025 for hearing of the motion on notice. UBA has since been served with the order, with the Osun government warning the bank of its “duty to comply” until the court decides otherwise.


Atakunmosa West/East LGA – 1028534740 – UBA
Atakunmosa West/East LGA – 1028534661 – UBA
Ayedaade LGA – 1028534726 – UBA
Ayedire LGA – 1028534733 – UBA
Boluwaduro LGA – 1028534678 – UBA
Boripe LGA – 1028534757 – UBA
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Ede South LGA – 1028534771 – UBA
Egbedore LGA – 1028534788 – UBA
Ejigbo LGA – 1028534795 – UBA
Ife Central LGA – 1028534805 – UBA
Ife East LGA – 1028534685 – UBA
Ife North LGA – 1028534812 – UBA
Ife South LGA – 1028534692 – UBA
Ifedayo LGA – 1028534829 – UBA
Ifelodun LGA – 1028534836 – UBA
Ila LGA – 1028534843 – UBA
Ilesa East LGA – 1028534850 – UBA
Ilesa West LGA – 1028534702 – UBA
Irepodun LGA – 1028534867 – UBA
Irewole LGA – 1028534874 – UBA
Isokan LGA – 1028534881 – UBA
Iwo LGA – 1028534898 – UBA
Obokun LGA – 1028534908 – UBA
Odo-Otin LGA – 1028534915 – UBA
Ola-Oluwa LGA – 1028534922 – UBA
Olorunda LGA – 1028534939 – UBA
Oriade LGA – 1028534719 – UBA
Orolu LGA – 1028534946 – UBA
Osogbo LGA – 1028534953 – UBA

In a remarkable display of honesty, a Nigerian man, Sunusi Danjuma Ali, has returned over $135,000 (more than N200 million) that was mistakenly credited to his cryptocurrency wallet.

Ali, who trades on the Bitunix platform, discovered the unusual balance after logging into his account.

Recognizing that the funds were not his, he immediately reported the matter to Bitunix’s Africa team and also reached out through the company’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.

Company confirms glitch
The company later confirmed that the credit was due to a system glitch. Rather than attempting to withdraw or misuse the funds, Ali urged the company to rectify the error, earning widespread commendation for his integrity.

Bashir praises the man’s honesty
Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad, who shared the incident, praised his action on social media, describing it as a clear example that “it is always good to be good.”

His words read …

“It is always good to be good. This brother, Sunusi Danjuma Ali, discovered a huge balance in his cryptocurrency Bitunix account — over $135,000 (more than ₦200 million). He explained that even though he has worked hard for Bitunix, he immediately realized it must have been a system error (a glitch). Instead of attempting to withdraw the funds, he chose the path of honesty and quickly contacted the Bitunix database team in Africa as well as their official X (Twitter) account. They confirmed it was indeed a glitch and he asked them to rectify it. Well done! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾”

THE Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State chapter, has raised alarm over what it described as “unprecedented abuse of power” by key Federal Government officials in the handling of the state’s local government allocations.

Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo on Sunday, the state NULGE president, Dr Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, accused the Minister of Finance, the Accountant-General of the Federation, and the Attorney-General of the Federation of unlawfully releasing Osun’s local government funds into accounts operated by sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councilors.

According to him: “Today, we have it on good authority that these three principal officers of the Federal Government have released the Osun State Local Government Councils’ allocations for the month of March, 2025 to September 2025 to the illegal bank accounts opened by court-sacked APC chairmen and councilors. We find this development very scary and alarming. Paying local government allocations into privately opened and illegal bank accounts of politicians is unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented in the history of public administration in Nigeria.”

Dr Ogungbangbe explained that the controversial accounts were opened with United Bank for Africa (UBA) without due process.

He continued: “These funds were paid to the accounts opened by these APC men with United Bank for Africa despite the fact that due process was not followed in opening the said accounts.”

The union leader argued that the action of the federal officers amounted to a violation of both the constitution and judicial pronouncements.

“We strongly believe that if these three principal officers of the Federal Government and the entire Federal Government which they represent do not have respect for our constitution, which they have sworn to uphold, they ought to have respect for our judicial authorities, more particularly the Supreme Court of Nigeria, before whom the suit in respect of these funds is currently pending.”

NULGE recalled that the Federal High Court had on May 15, 2025, ordered all parties to maintain the status quo, a directive which the Central Bank of Nigeria had acknowledged as binding in their court filings.

“It is on record that the Federal High Court of Nigeria on 15th May, 2025 ordered parties to maintain status quo, an order which has been acknowledged by the Central Bank of Nigeria as hindering them from making payment. It is public knowledge that the Federal High Court is to further sit on this matter on 29/09/2025.

“It is worrisome that these officers and the Federal Authorities, which they represent, do not have respect for the authority of the courts. We wish to remind them that a country that does not have respect for its own judicial authorities is digging its own grave,’ he said.

The Osun NULGE president stressed that both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal had sacked the APC chairmen and councilors, while new elections had already produced fresh leaders.

He added: “We are not politicians, but our work as career officers who are expected to protect the assets of the councils is directly impacted by this illegal action of the Federal Government. There are existing bank accounts of the 30 local governments in various commercial banks. What informed the opening of the UBA accounts by the APC politicians in the names of the 30 local governments in Osun State, with the active support of the Attorney General of the Federation?”

Dr Ogungbangbe further warned against undermining the rule of law, insisting that the Attorney-General of the Federation could not overrule the courts.

“This is supposed to be a democracy and we insist on the Rule of Law. The Attorney-General cannot assume the role of the Supreme Court by setting aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affirmed the sacking of the APC politicians by the Federal High Court. The Attorney-General is not above the law,” he said.

Calling for calm in the state, the union urged residents not to allow “enemies of the state” to incite violence that could justify a declaration of emergency rule.

“We wish to state unequivocally that the alternative to the rule of law is what we do not want for our state. On our part, we appeal to all the people of the state not to give the enemies of the state any room to cause crisis in the state. Their ultimate goal is to cause anarchy and use it to call on Mr President to declare a state of emergency in the state so that they could have access to our resources. We appeal to Mr governor to continue to ensure absolute peace in the state as he is excellently doing. Let all of us have faith in God and our courts. By His special grace, this cup shall soon pass.”

APC slams NULGE, says allocations were paid into LG councils’ accounts

Meanwhile, Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has chided the state chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) led by Kehinde Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, saying he has added to his political duty under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a new interpreter of the court judgments in respect of the delayed federal allocations for the state’s council chairmen.

The party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, said in a statement in Osogbo that, “ We want to, as a party which believes in the rule of law, make it clear that it is not the duty of NULGE to interpret any court judgment and that the Court of Appeal judgment of February 10, 2025 which reinstated the APC local government council chairmen and their councilors is still in force as there is no record anywhere that it was appealed against.”

“It is also not true that the said federal allocations are paid into the account of any of our local government council chairmen or any of the APC member or chieftain, but into the local government councils’ accounts.”

“The NULGE needs not weave up series of lies in respect of the payment of the federal allocations for the local government councils in order to curry unmerited favour from the discerning members of the public as they are wiser, having passed through hell in the hands of Ogungbangbe’s pursuit of self-interest.”

It is unheard of that a supposed labour union like the Osun NULGE would deliberately shun the purpose for which it is existing to become an arm of PDP.

“The sing-song of the NULGE before now was that some agencies of the Federal Government were withholding the accumulated federal allocations for the local government council areas.

“Now that the logjam in respect of the local government allocations for the state has been laid to rest, what would be the next excuse of the pungently pliable NULGE which has been on sympathy strike with Governor Ademola Adeleke for seven months running just for failed efforts to annex local government funds?

“The statement that Osun NULGE is not political does not hold any water as it is visible to the blind, audible to the deaf and tangible to the people that the members of the labour union are working for the interest of the PDP.

“Our advice for the NULGE officials and their members that are being misled by the union’s executive is to put on their thinking cap with a view to being part of the winning teams that are beginning to transform the grassroots level of government across the state.”

“To this , we want to plead with the NULGE to shun brigandage and crisis as Osun State is a subset of the country being effectively governed by the rule of law.”

“We also want to impress it on the statutory security services such as the police, the DSS, the Civil Defence Corps and others to maintain water-tight vigilance required to protect the peace-loving people of the state at this particular point in time in the history of the 34-year-old state.”

However, the state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said it noted the admission by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it had received federal allocations due to local government councils in the state.

According to the PDP chairman, Sunday Bisi, “The state chapter of the APC had earlier issued a statement attacking the state branch of NULGE for condemning the payment of the allocations into illegal accounts opened by the court-sacked chairmen and councilors of APC. In that statement, the APC admitted that the allocations had been paid, but said they were not paid into the account of any of its local government council chairmen or any of the APC members or chieftains, but into the local government councils’ accounts.”

PDP challenges APC to disclose accounts into which LG allocations were paid

In its immediate reaction, the PDP challenged the APC to disclose the accounts into which the allocations were paid and the signatories of the accounts.

He described the earlier statement issued by the APC as an admission of crime against the people of Osun State.

“Rather than engaging in name-calling and propaganda against NULGE, we challenge the APC to come clean before the people of the state by publicly disclosing the exact bank accounts into which the local government allocations were paid and the signatories to those accounts. The APC should also disclose the amount in each of the accounts.

“We demand these details because all the statutory officers of all the 30 local governments, who should be aware of the payment, are not aware of it. These officers manage all the accounts of the local governments. They have not seen a dime in any of their local government accounts. Also, none of the state accountant general, auditor-general for local governments and the ministry of local governments is aware of the payments or where they were paid into.

“The Osun PDP wishes to remind the APC that hurling insults at labour unions cannot change the reality that the people of Osun are demanding answers. The questions are simple: into which accounts were the allocations paid, and who are the signatories?

“We, therefore, join NULGE, civil society and the good people of Osun State in demanding full disclosure or we will conclude that the APC and its leaders have staged the greatest heist in the history of Nigeria by diverting over six months of allocations of all local governments in Osun State.

“The PDP assures the people of Osun State that under Governor Ademola Adeleke, transparency and accountability will continue to be the guiding principles in the management of public funds. No amount of intimidation or blackmail by the APC will derail this resolve”, he said.

madridguy:
Even in the 2025, the Americans still believes in witches and wizard Even Nigeria don't have 25,000 witches

I remember how the association of witches in Nigeria collected Jonathan money clean mouth for their service

Politicians everywhere in the world are always doing many things to get power.

Each month, under the glow of a waning crescent moon, thousands of American voters — who also happen to be self-identified witches — gather online and in person with one goal: preventing Donald Trump from winning the presidential election.

Armed with orange candles, tarot cards, and a not-so-flattering photo of the former president, they cast a spell to block his return to the White House. The final words of their synchronized ritual — “You’re fired!” — echo as Trump’s image burns to the ground.

Meanwhile, a very different group has been gathering in packed convention centers and under tents in states across the country. They are devout Christians on a religious-political campaign dubbed the “Courage Tour,” and they are part of a growing movement that embraces supernatural gifts like prophecy and divine healing.


With raised, swaying hands, and collective prayer chants, they rally for two divine interventions: make Trump president again; and protect him from what they see as the forces of evil arrayed against him.

Both groups see each other as opposites — one using the occult, the other invoking miracles — but both believe in the supernatural’s power to influence an election where Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in opinion polls.

“These groups may be wildly different in what they’re fighting for, but how they’re fighting for it looks very similar,” says Sabina Magliocco, a University of British Columbia professor who studies the modern witch movement.

As faith in political structures falters, both sides are turning to higher powers — witches with their magic, Christians with their prayers — to try and regain some semblance of control in an increasingly chaotic election season.

“They’re turning to the supernatural because they feel like they have no other choice,” Magliocco says. “They are looking to tip the scales in their favour, using whatever means possible.”

To the witches, the orange candles may be for a “binding” spell that aims to prevent Trump from doing further harm; but the yellow candles are for something very different.

This month, about 100 women across the U.S. are invited to gather on Zoom and light their yellow candles for a ritual. Eyes closed, they visualize a future three years from now where Kamala Harris is president. Each woman focuses intently on this vision while their candles symbolize clearing obstacles from Harris’s path to victory.

This ritual is called “future-casting,” and at the centre of it all is Wendy Houseman, a D.C.-based witch who left her corporate career to practice witchery full-time. Leading a coven of professionals — lawyers, doctors, and executives, according to her — Houseman guides them through rituals aimed at shaping the political landscape.

“It’s giving us agency where we don’t have any,” Houseman said in an interview. And, according to her, the more future-casters there are, “the stronger the magic is.” That’s why she plans to invite her 25,000 mailing list subscribers to join these political rituals leading up to the election.

This is just one of many rituals being performed by witches across America, all aimed at securing a Democratic win in 2024. Another monthly ritual involves “binding” spells to block Trump’s re-election and prevent him from doing harm.

Michael M. Hughes, one of the originators of the Trump binding spell in 2017, suggested these rituals have gained momentum in participation as the election nears.

“There was a renewed energy from witches once Kamala got the nomination,” he said.

On the right, Trump has his own spiritual warriors calling on divine intervention to bring him back to the White House. Charismatic Christians, part of a growing movement of believers in supernatural gifts like prophecy, see Trump as God’s chosen leader.

At the heart of their efforts is the Courage Tour, a national campaign in key swing states led by Lance Wallnau, an evangelical influencer. On Facebook in 2015, Wallnau likened Trump to the biblical King Cyrus, who liberated the Jewish people then in Babylonian captivity, serving their needs despite not being a Jew himself. “Donald Trump is more prophetic than people think. There is a Cyrus anointing on this man.”

At rallies, thousands gather online and in person to pray, worship, and hear speakers like Mayra Rodriguez, a former Planned Parenthood worker turned pro-life activist, who spoke at the Courage Tour stop in Arizona.

“Our goal is for people to gather and pray for the nation,” Rodriguez said. “The more people praying, the stronger our odds.”


During the Philadelphia stop, the audience was treated to a guest appearance by U.S. Senator and vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance. His attendance garnered backlash online, especially after Wallnau described Harris’ debate performance as “witchcraft.”

For these Christians, the political left — and anyone opposing Trump — represents evil. Some even see their prayers as counteracting the spells witches are casting against Trump. “They see Trump as God’s warrior, and anyone who opposes him as a threat to their vision of America,” said Matthew D. Taylor, a scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies who follows the issue.

And so, on any given night, as fervent prayers ascend to heaven in support of Trump, believers on the opposite side of the political spectrum petition the cosmos just as devotedly for his ruin.

All sides believe ordinary political action isn’t enough to win this election. That’s where magic comes in, according to Magliocco. “Historically, magic emerges when people feel like they can’t achieve things through normal means, especially when stakes and anxieties are high.”

The use of magic in politics isn’t new. During the Second World War, British occultist Dion Fortune led visualizations to protect Britain from Nazi invasion. In 1967, 35,000 anti-war protesters famously tried to levitate the Pentagon to drive out evil influences in the military.

While U.S. elections don’t have a long-recorded tradition of magical involvement, the 2016 race sparked a surge of supernatural activity on both sides. Some far-right groups, like the Cult of Kek, believed sharing memes of a cartoon frog could create chaos and help Trump win. Meanwhile, left-leaning witches began binding spells to limit Trump’s power.


But these witches and Christians aren’t just saying a couple of prayers and rituals and calling it a day. That’s just the first step.

Irene Glasse, a witch from Maryland, says that while magic is important, “magic alone won’t win elections.” That’s why witches also engage in political action, like writing letters, knocking on doors, and organizing rallies, she said. This blend of magic and activism is known as “acting in accordance” in witchcraft — following up spells with real-world efforts.

Similarly, the Courage Tour isn’t just about prayer, “it’s a get-out-the-vote effort,” Taylor said. One of its main goals is to recruit participants as local election workers and poll watchers. Leon Benjamin, leader of MAGA Black and speaker at the Michigan Courage Tour, said, “we can gather and pray, but the real work is done on the ground.”

Speaking before a nearly empty assembly, Netanyahu claimed Israel has "crushed the bulk" of Hamas' "terror machine" as the war in Gaza approaches the end of it second year.

But in major signal to the people of Gaza, Israel placed loudspeakers around the border to beam the speech live.

His forces also reportedly gained access to phones across the Gaza strip to broadcast his address

The Prime Minister's office said this was part of an "informational effort" - with part of his message aimed directly at the hostages.

Netanyahu said: "I've surrounded Gaza with massive loudspeakers connected to this microphone with the hope that our dear hostages will hear my message.

"Our brave heroes, this is Prime Minister Netanyahu speaking to you live from the United Nations.

"We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you.

"We will not falter and we will not rest until we bring all of you home."

Any Gazans listening will have heard Netanyahu decry the idea of recognising a Palestinian state.

It comes after several countries including Britain, France, Canada and Australia all recognised Palestine this month - pushing the number of UN members doing so over 150.

Keir Starmer announces UK recognises Palestine as a state after promising sanctions against Hamas to stave off criticism

But Netanyahu called described such a move as "national suicide".

He further called it "sheer madness", adding "it's insane and we won't do it".

"Israel will not allow you to shove a terrorist state down our throats," he said.

"We will not commit national suicide because you don't have the guts to face down the hostile media and antisemitic mobs demanding Israel's blood."

Netanyahu went as far as to claim that giving "Palestinians a state is like giving al-Qaeda a state one mile from New York".

The Prime Minister called on Hamas' remaining fighters to lay down their arms and release the hostages still held in Gaza.

"If you do you will live, if you don't, Israel will hunt you down," he threatened.

Netanyahu also went out of his way to praise Donald Trump, whom he said "understands better than any other leader that Israel and America face a common threat".

He also lashed out at allegations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza against the Palestinian population.

"Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population it is supposedly targeting to get out of harm’s way?"

A United Nations commission determined this month that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

It comes as Israel's conduct in the war has faced increased scrutiny over the past year as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens.

But Netanyahu said the war could end right away if Hamas agreed to Israel's demands.

He said Israel should have "overriding security control" of the Gaza Strip while Hamas would need to "demilitarise".

"A peaceful civilian authority would be established by Gazans and others committed to peace with Israel," Netanyahu said.

But many figures in the Israeli government have called for their country to go further in response to Western recognition of Palestine.

Some members of the administration are even calling for a full takeover of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory - but swathes of which are occupied and settled by Israel.

The proposal has been met with a lot of international pushback, with Donald Trump saying he "will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank".

Bibi’s bombshell quotes

On the conflict in Gaza:

"Israel must finish the job in Gaza as fast as possible." He mentioned that the "final remnants of Hamas are holed up in Gaza City" and defended Israel's actions, stating, "Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population it is supposedly targeting to get out of harm's way?"

Direct address to Hamas:

"Lay down your arms. Free all [the] hostages now… If you do, you will live. If you don't, Israel will hunt you down."

Message to hostages:

"We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. The people of Israel are with you, we will not falter, and we will not rest until we bring all of you home."

On international recognition of a Palestinian state:

"You are giving a massive prize to terror." He warned that recognising a Palestinian state would"endanger peace rather than advance it."

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, on Thursday, September 25, was conferred with Honorary Citizenship of Georgia following his participation in a series of events marking Black Congressional Week in Washington, D.C., with a particular focus on Georgia State engagements.

Obi joined U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock at the Congressional Black Caucus Week Reception in the Senate Kennedy Caucus Room, where discussions centred on strengthening African democracy and development. Senator Warnock, he said, encouraged deeper dialogue on Africa’s governance future.

The former Anambra governor also held talks with Ms Kim Clark, CEO of Georgia Power, which generates over 20,000 megawatts of electricity nationwide. Obi described the exchange as “deeply insightful,” noting that energy partnerships remain critical to Africa’s growth.

At the One Voice Africa forum, a platform defending Black immigrant dignity, Obi urged stronger advocacy for good governance in Africa, stressing that “the continent’s potential is immeasurable if led by visionary and responsible leaders.”

The day ended on a high note with the State of Georgia conferring Honorary Citizenship on him—an honour Obi said reinforced his commitment to “learning, serving, and building a new Nigeria that is truly possible.”

Amastermovic:
Maybe Christian are now the one killing them back in return right, like a revenge u don’t understand what insurgency is all about .

Whey don’t we Tag ipob as a Christian Bandit as well