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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Inspector General of police toexplain why Omoyele Sowore and all other persons arrested and detained in connection with the peaceful protest held on August 5, 2019 should not be unconditionally released.

The court also ordered the DSS and the IGP to appear before it on the next adjourned date of September 4, 2019.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo made the order while ruling on an exparte application brought by a Lagos lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje in a suit challenging the FG, DSS, IGP and the AGF on his right to peaceful protest, assembly and association.

Ogungbeje, who filed the suit on behalf of himself and others who participated in the #Revolutionnow protest asked the court to also declare as unconstitutional and illegal, the police clampdown of the protesters and the arrest of Sowore by the DSS.

He also asked the court to make an order for the immediate and unconditional release of those arrested and detained.

But instead of ordering the release of those detained, justice Oweibo granted Ogungbeje leave to serve the DSS and the IGP so he could hear from them on the next adjourned date especially on why Sowore and others should not be immediately released.


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​In the late hours of Monday, August 19, the operatives of the Nigeria Police (IRT) re-arrested the notorious kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume.

He was re-arrested in his hideout at Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano state, according to the police.

Wadume was first arrested on Tuesday, August 6, and was being taken to Jalingo by the police team when some soldiers opened fire on the police operatives who arrested him. The soldiers freed Wadume and killed three police officers and two civilians in the process.

Investigations are already ongoing to unravel the mystery behind the actions of the soldiers. Wadume’s arrest, as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has noted, “will no doubt, help in bringing answers to the numerous but hitherto unanswered questions touching on the incident and the larger criminal enterprise of the suspect”.

Who is Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume, the notorious kingpin in the centre of the clash between the Nigerian Army and the police? Hotfrom9ja.com in this piece presents seven facts everyone should know about him.



Background

1. Wadume’s real name is Hamisu Bala. His nickname is “Why Do You Mean?”, which many mistake for “Wadume,” according to The Nation.

2. He is a Hausa man whose great grand father migrated from Katsina state. He was born and brought up in Ibi local government area of Taraba state. His late father, Bala, was Hausa, while his mother was Tiv, from Ukum local government area of Benue state.

Education

3. Wadume holds a secondary school certificate, having attended the Government Secondary School (GSS) Ibi.

“He completed secondary school in 2004 and did not proceed to any tertiary institution,” The Nation states, quoting one of his classmates.

Profession

4. Wadume is a petty fish trader, painter, politician, polygamist with many children and a philanthropist.

He specialised in buying and selling fish in Ibi. He was not, however, a successful trader

“He was not even a big trader; he could only afford to buy only one or most of the time, half a basket of fish to sell at retail prices,” an anonymous source told The Nation.

5. During the 2019 general elections, Wadume aspired to become a House of Assembly member, representing Ibi Constituency, on the platform of the Young Democratic Party (YDP). He, however, did not make it.

6. In the last two years, Wadume reportedly built houses for his friends and donated hundreds of motorcycles and cars to young men and women. He is also believed to be generous to security agents.

“Sometimes he (Wadume) goes to tea sellers and settles the bills of tea drinkers. Then, he gives N10,000 each to the people,” a source in Ibi also told The Nation.

7. Two of his wives have been under house arrest. His other two wives are reportedly in Mecca on pilgrimage.

Speaking in Hausa in short video, Wadume confessed during cross-questioning that soldiers were instrumental to his escape.

The kidnap kingpin confessed: “I am Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume. The police came to Ibi and arrested me.

“After arresting me, they were taking away when soldiers went after them and opened fire and some policemen were killed.

“From there the soldiers took me to their headquarters and cut off the handcuffs on my hands and I ran away. Since I ran away, I have been hiding until now that the police arrested me.”



Source:https://hotfrom9ja.com/biography-of-hamisu-bala-wadume/

Suspected armed robbers attacked the convoy of Nasarawa state deputy governor, Emmanuel Akabe

– The robbers reportedly opened fire on the convoy killing killing three policemen and a driver

– Akabe, the deputy governor, was unhurt but was looking shaky at the hospital where they were rushed to

Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday, August 20, attacked the convoy of Nasarawa state deputy governor, Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian.

Akabe was on his way to Abuja on an official engagement when the convoy ran into the robbers who were operating few kilometres away from Akwanga at about 6pm.

ASP Usman Samaila, police public relations officer of the state police command confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia.

Samaila, however, did not give details, saying the commissioner of police, Bola Longe had led a team of officers to the scene to assess the situation.

“As I speak with you now, the commissioner of police, the deputy commissioner operations and other high ranking officers of the command have gone to the scene of the incident,” Samaila said.

Meanwhile, one of those in the convoy, said the armed robbers opened fire on the convoy before fleeing.

According to him, three policemen and a driver were shot and killed by the armed robbers and their corpses have been deposited at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital Lafia.

The deputy governor who was unhurt but looking shaky was at the hospital but did not speak to journalists on the incident.

An eyewitness revealed to journalists that the attackers stormed Abbo’s family house located in Muchalla ward of Mubi north local government area of the state on Saturday and while kidnapping Rifikatu, killed the senator’s uncle because he raised an alarm.

Claiming that the assailants came into the area purposely for Abbo’s family, the unnamed source said: “The gunmen opened fire on him (the uncle), leading to his death, and they went away with the victim unchallenged.”



Source:https://hotfrom9ja.com/robbers-attack-nasarawa-deputy-governors-convoy-kill-3-policemen/

Wizkid’s popular bodyguard, Roy Emmanuel is extremely excited as the proud father of two has become a landlord which is a major feat in Lagos.

He took to his Instagram page to announce the acquisition of the house which seems to be a duplex. He captioned the photo:

“Glory be to God. #Landlord #Sweethome”

Nigerians have swarmed to his page to congratulate him. One notable comment that stood out was one by a user identified as ‘Perfumes and colognes’. The comment read:

Can’t just explain it,but i think #wizkid and every one associated with him are silent killers…congrats Roy”

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Congratulations are in advance to Wizkid’s bouncer, Please join us to congratulate Roy in the comment section.

The Kano State Police Command has paraded the woman who kidnapped and killed an 8-year-old girl, Aisha Sani, at Tudun-Wada, Nassarawa LGA of the state.



Recall that Aisha was declared missing three weeks ago, and two weeks later, her corpse was discovered in a well at Gandun Albasa Quarters in the Kano Municipal Local Government Area, several kilometers from her home.



The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Iliyasu paraded the woman identified as Fadila Mohd Surajo, on Friday at the command headquarters in Bompai, alongside 116 suspects arrested over various crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, and car snatching among others.

“On 15/7/2019 at about 1045hrs, one Sani Umar ‘m’ of Bukar Bolori street Tudun wada Qtrs, Kano reported that on 14/7/2019 at 1735hrs, his daughter, one Aisha Sani ‘f’ aged 8yrs of same address was kidnapped by unknown woman and took her to unknown destination. During the course of investigation, a decomposing body of the victim was found in a well located at Tukuntawa qrts, Kano on 22/07/2019. Corpse was taken to Mortuary and was later released to the relatives for burial. However on 31/7/2019, one Fadila Mohd Surajo ‘f’ of Sabuwar Gandu qtrs, Kano was arrested in connection with the case and confessed to the crime. Case under investigation.” the police boss said.


Aisha was abducted by the suspect who was covered in an Islamic veil, on her way home from Islamiyya school. She was later killed and dumped in a well while negotiation for ransom to secure her release was still going on.


Speaking to Daily Trust, Aisha’s father Umar, confirmed that the dastardly act was planned and executed by his wife’s childhood friend Fadila. The suspect, whose parents live at Tudun Wada Quarters, is said to be a frequent visitor to Umar’s family.

Before this incident happened, on Saturday we were together at home and I observed that although she did not complain of ill health, she looked pale and sick. When I asked her what was happening, she said she was okay. That was the Saturday before her abduction on Sunday. The most surprising aspect of it was that the person that took her away came to our house that Saturday and my wife designed a beautiful henna for her. While my wife was doing the henna, she asked her which Islamiyya school Aisha attended. Aisha herself answered innocently that she attended Ihiya’ussunna, not knowing that it was a plan to abduct her,’’ he alleged.

“On Sunday I didn’t go anywhere. About 5pm I decided to visit my friend in the market and we were about to go for Magrib prayer when my phone rang. When I picked, they told me that Aisha was missing, that she did not return from Islamiyya. On hearing that, I became confused because the Islamiyya is not far from our house. It was then that her sister said that on their way home, Aisha was taken by one woman who was wearing Islamic hijab. That was how we started looking for the girl, searching everywhere till 1am. Subsequently, I reported to the police.

“On Monday, about 5:30pm I received a text message saying, ‘Aisha is with us and she is in good condition.’’ After that text message the line went off for over two hours. They sent another message that they would not release the girl until we gave them N10million,” Umar alleged.

He said the messages were sent in piecemeal, adding that after each message, the phone would be switched off till after two hours. This could be said to have prolonged the negotiation process, which led to the killing of the child.



One week after the kidnap, Aisha’s father received a call threatening that they would kill the child if he didn’t give them N10m.

“I said the amount was too much and they asked how much I would offer. I said N80, 000, then they said I should give my wife the money to take to a location in Gwarzo Primary School, Karkasara. When I heard that, I knew it was another plan to trap my wife, so I replied that she had been sick before the incident; hence her blood pressure had risen so high that she could not do anything. The following morning, they sent another text message asking me to take the money to a location behind the mortuary at Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital.

“The following morning I took my wife, wrapped the money in a polythene bag and she dropped it at the specified location inside a female toilet at the hospital. We thought we would receive Aisha that day, but their phone was off till after two days before they called and said I had betrayed them,’’ he narrated.


He said that after all efforts to secure the release of the child proved abortive, he contacted the Department of State Service (DSS) and the police, through whose relentless efforts, the suspect, who happened to be the second wife of his childhood friend, was arrested.



In her confessional statement, the suspect said she first kept the girl with her sister at Zoo Road on a claim that the child’s mother was her friend who was divorced recently and her husband wanted to take custody of the child, that’s why she decided to take her away.

“She confessed that the girl was with her sister when the negotiation started, but after sometime she took her away and locked her in a toilet for three days. On the fourth day, she got tired of her and threw her in a well,” Umar added.



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A truck belonging to Dangote hit two brothers, crushing the younger one to death at Ekpo Abasi roundabout in Calabar South at about 1:45 PM, Friday.


According to eyewitnesses who spoke to CrossRiverWatch, the speeding truck driver lost control and knocked down the two brothers who were in a tricycle. The boys fell off the tricycle and the speeding truck crushed the 4-year-old boy on the spot while the other sustained injuries.


To avoid breakdown of law and order, police officers intervened by taking the driver and truck to the police station as an angry mob had threatened to set the driver and truck ablaze.



Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/graphic-photos-speeding-truck-crushes-4-year-old-boy-to-death-in-calabar/

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, August 18th said he would keep Vice President Mike Pence as his running mate when he seeks re-election in November 2020.



“I’m very happy with Mike Pence,” Trump, who is expected to easily win the Republican nomination for a second term, told reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey.



At the formal launch of his 2020 campaign, Donald Trump vowed to deliver another “earthquake at the ballot box” in 2020, speaking before 20,000 cheering supporters in Orlando, Florida.



The US president warned that “the swamp” he had vowed to drain during his 2016 campaign was “fighting back so viciously and violently” that he needed another four years in office. Mr Trump boasted of his presidential achievements including creating a US economy that was “the envy of the world”, declaring: “The American dream is back.”



He also painted the Democratic Party, his political opponents, as “radical socialists”, warning: “They want to destroy you, they want to destroy our country as we know it.” The rally in a key swing state was well received among supporters in the stadium, who cheered and jeered at Trump’s punch lines – including repeatedly booing the “fake news” media.

Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/president-trump-confirms-mike-pence-will-be-his-running-mate-in-2020/

The pastor of Jesus Miracle Church, 16, Ado-Odo Road, Afan, Sango-Ota, Ogun State, Jeremiah Ehindero, has allegedly confessed that he stole a N1.2million Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) because his congregation’s tithes and offerings were not enough to pay off a N650,000 bank loan.

Ehindero, 41, also blamed the devil for his action.

According to Nation newspaper, the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS) at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, Lagos State alleged that Ehindero stole the Toyota Highlander SUV from a car dealer and sold it at Ore in Ondo State for N600,000.

The police alleged that Ehindero visited a car sales outlet at Sango-Ota, belonging to one Jamiu. He introduced himself as a cleric and requested for a Toyota Highlander SUV to be used for evangelism.

After the parties agreed a price of N1.2million for the SUV, the dealer allowed him to test drive the vehicle within the area. But the pastor got into the car and drove off, never to return.

According to the police, Ehindero switched off his phone, removed the SUV’s number plate marked ‘LND 816 CK’ and sped off to Ore, where he sold the vehicle to a spare parts dealer for N600,000.

After waiting for 24 hours, the dealer reported the case to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP) in charge of FSARS, Lagos, Mr. Kola Okunola Kamaldeen.

Following investigation, the SUV was tracked to Ondo State and recovered. The buyer and Ehindero’s suspected accomplices were also arrested on the scene, the police said, while the pastor was traced to his home in Sango-Ota.

The police said they also have in their custody, Ehindero’s suspected accomplices: Lateef Oyetunde, who allegedly purchased the SUV from the pastor, Jamiu Abiodun, 35, and Lukman Moyoyesa, who both allegedly introduced Ehindero to the buyer.

“I decided to steal the SUV to sell and use the proceeds to repay the N650,000 loan I borrowed from a microfinance bank in Lagos.

“I borrowed N650,000 from a microfinance bank to renovate my church, with the hope to recover the investment from tithes and offerings, but I was surprised that for three months, no money was realised to repay the loan.

“When the pressure from the microfinance bank became unbearable for me, the devil told me to steal a vehicle from the car dealer to sell and use the proceeds to repay the loan. I regret my action,” Ehindero reportedly told the police.

But Oyetunde, one of his detained accomplice, denied being aware that the SUV was a stolen vehicle.

He said: “If I had known that the pastor stole the SUV, I would not have purchased it.”

Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/real-reason-i-stole-n1-2m-car-pastor-confesses/

Former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday, prayed the Federal High Court Abuja, to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unseal his property located at Maitama, Abuja.

Abdulazizi Yari Yari, in an exparte motion brought by his Counsel, Mahmud Magaji, SAN, said the EFCC sealed the property contrary to the provision of the law.

Magaji said that the application was to ensure that each government agencies operates within the confines of the law.

He urged the judge ”to invoke his power to direct the EFCC to go and remove the red inscription pasted in the house.”

”And we urge your Lordship to direct parties to maintain status quo pending the determination of the suit,” Magaji said.

Justice Taiwo Taiwo, however, adjourned the matter till August 19 for ruling.

Source:https://hotfrom9ja.com/yari-runs-to-court-as-efcc-seals-abuja-mansion/

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will, in the next few days, announce the time table for collection of Permanent Voter Card (PVC) and other activities ahead of the November 16th 2019 governorship poll in Bayelsa and Kogi states.

The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Commission’s Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Barrister Festus Okoye, gave the hint at the opening of a two-day National Strategy Meeting on Capturing Disaggregated Data of Persons with Disabilities [PWDS], organized with support from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) in Abuja.

According to him, the time table for the collection of PVC will be announced at a stakeholders engagement to be organised in some few days time.

Okoye said “In the next few days, the Commission will announce the time table for stakeholder engagement for PVC collection and other activities relating to the states where we are going to have standalone governorship elections and the issue of this data collection will be one of the big issues in relation to whether we conduct good elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states.”

Speaking also, Charman of INEC’s Outreach and Partnership Committee (OPC), Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, said the meeting was a needed platform for knowledge and experience sharing.

He said: “According to the world report on disability published in 2011, stated that about 25 million Nigerians have at least one disability. However, with the population figure of Nigeria being put at over 200 million based on the latest United Nations estimates, naturally, there will be an upward swing in the population figure of PWDs in the country.

“Granted the huge population, PWDs are too important a demographic group to be ignored in planning in all spheres of human endeavor including the processes of election”.

Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/inec-speaks-on-releasing-timetable-for-bayelsa-kogi-governorship-elections/

Over 350 houses have been destroyed following flood disaster that hit Ngelzarma town in Fune Local Government area of Yobe State on Thursday.

The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Mohammed Goje confirmed the incident to newsmen while on an assessment tour of the damages done to the community by the flood.

“The impact of destruction at Ngelzarma flood is more than what took place at Ngalda last week, where over 300 houses including farmlands were also washed away”, he said.

The State Deputy Governor Idi Barde Gubana has since paid a sympathy visit to the community and commiserated with the people over their losses.

Gubana, who said the state government will set up a stakeholders’ committee to advise government on the long term solution of the problem, regrettably noted that the problem of flood in Ngelzarma town had been on since 1976.

He, however, directed SEMA to supply 150 bags of rice, 50 gallons of cooking oil for distribution to the affected victims in order to lessen their hardship.

DAILY POST had reported that, last week, flood caused by a heavy downpour had destroyed over 300 houses, in addition to submerging of farmlands and foodstuff in Ngalda town of Fika local government area of Yobe State.

Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/again-flood-destroys-over-320-houses-in-yobe/

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board, said 32,673 candidates that sat for the NBC/NTC examinations scored five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.

Registrar/Chief Executive, NABTEB, Prof. (Mrs.) Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the 2019 May/June NABTEB examination results in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

The Registrar/Chief Executive, NABTEB, said a total of 46,120 candidates obtained five credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics; thus representing 83.05 percent of the candidates that sat for the same exams.

Prof. Ifeoma said a total of 56,413 candidates registered for the examinations in 1,501 centres, stressing that analysis of the enrollment indicated that candidates enrolled for 15 Engineering Trades, 7 Construction Trades, 9 Miscellaneous Trades, 4 Business Trades and 21 General Education Subjects.

He noted that a total of 55,532 candidates sat for the examinations which represents 98.44 percent of the total enrollment adding that it is important to note that out of the 30,955 candidates that sat for the various trades, 16,573 (53.54 percent) were certified as craftsmen.

While lauding the quality assurance mechanisms put in place by the board, Ifeoma said it has helped the body to checkmate examination malpractice.

“Permit me to observe that quality assurance mechanisms put in place by the board to checkmate examination malpractice seem to have continued to yield positive results.

“For instance, 399 candidates representing 0.72 percent of the examination candidates were found to be involved in examination malpractice compared to 842 candidates, representing 1.52 percent of the total number of candidates during the May/June 2018 certificate examinations”, she said.

She however stressed that, as part of the effort of the federal government to empower Nigerians with skills, the National Skills Qualification Framework was approved by the Federal Ministry of Education which expanded the assessment horizon of NABTEB as general awarding body for the assessment and award of Nigerian Skills Qualification to products of both private and public institutions.

She further said NABTEB is therefore well prepared to collaborate with public and private training institutions that are engaged in training on technical, vocational or entrepreneurial skills in any part of the country for the purpose of conducting assessment and awarding certificates.

Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/nabteb-releases-2019-results-reals-out-performances/

Weeks after Nicki Minaj and her boyfriend Kenneth Petty turned up at Beverly Hills courthouse to get their marriage license, the songstress has a name change on Twitter to Mrs Petty.


The name change suggests that the 'Megatron' crooner has gotten married or her wedding is just by the corner, given that she said she will get married in the next 90 days after she got her marriage license.



This is coming after she got into a heated argument with Joe Budden on air and also called out Rick Ross for dissing her on 2017’s Rather You Than Me cut “Apple Of My Eye.” Nicki also accused Charlamagne Tha God of starting off the “hate train" against her, a claim the rapper turned media personality denied.

Source: https://hotfrom9ja.com/nicki-minaj-changes-twitter-name-to-mrs-petty-suggesting-shes-married/