Dayton shooting: Nine confirmed killed, shooter also dead
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Nine people have been killed and at least 16 injured in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, police have confirmed.
First reports came in at about 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT) of a shooting outside a bar in the Oregon district of the city.
Police confirmed they killed the shooter at the scene. Casualties have been taken to a number of hospitals.
The incident came only hours after a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas which left at least 20 people dead.
"We had officers in the immediate vicinity when this shooting began and were able to respond and put an end to it quickly," Dayton Police Department wrote in a tweet. The authorities have appealed for witnesses.
Assistant Police Chief Matt Carper told reporters that officers on patrol managed to take down the shooter.
"Our people are very well trained for a situation like this," he said, adding it was "very fortunate that the officers were in close proximity".
Nothing is yet known about him, but Officer Carper said they were "anxious to discover" a motivation.
What happened in Dayton?
Footage posted on social media showed people running as dozens of gunshots echoed through the streets.
It is thought the shooting took place outside Ned Peppers Bar on E 5th Street. A note saying staff members were safe appeared on Ned Peppers Instagram page and on the nearby Hole in the Wall bar's Facebook page.
Jae Williams told the BBC he was at a nearby rap performance when they were told to evacuate.
"I was very shocked," he said. "We all evacuated quickly and safely. We were told to avoid the Oregon district."
"I got to my car, I could see cops, multiple ambulances. When I drove past I saw a lot of cops and ambulances."
Emergency services gathered at the corner of E 5th Street and Wayne Avenue in the wake of the shooting.
FBI agents are also at the scene to help in the investigation.
A video of an advertisement van that was carrying half naked dancing girls at the Lekki toll gate went viral this morning. The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency has now suspended the license of the firm that owns the van.
LASAA Suspends Firm's Licence over Indecent Advertisement
editor August 3, 2019 3:23 Pm
The Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency(LASAA) has suspended, pending final investigation, the practicing Licence of an advertising firm, Provision Media System Limited, over indecent advertisement around the Lekki/Ikoyi toll gate.
A statement signed by the Managing Director of LASAA, Mr. Mobolaji Sanusi, on Saturday, said the unregistered mobile advertising truck which had no valid registration for the current year 2019 was “illegally deployed in engaging in abysmally debasing projection of semi-nude women for several hours around the Lekki/Ikoyi toll gate.”
LASAA said a check on its records for the current year 2019 confirmed that the truck with Lagos State plate number APP713XL was not registered with the agency for the deplorable purpose for which it was deployed by the company on Saturday.
“We wish to state, without equivocation that, no outdoor mobile advert truck within the jurisdiction of our dear state is licensed to display such crass immorality of the calibre that the owner(s) of this unregistered truck exhibited on our roads over the weekend”, the agency said.
The agency warned that “the government of Lagos State, under the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwoolu, has zero tolerance for any slightest attempt by anyone, under whatever guise, to debase the moral fabric of our dear state. Nobody/company can hide under the guise of engaging in outdoor advertising business to display obscenity that is antithetical to our cherished cultural and moral values.”
It added that the full weight of the law, as enshrined in the agency’s extant law, will be meted on the company owning this erring outdoor mobile truck after due investigations must have been concluded.
LASAA also assured members of the public that the agency would henceforth scrutinise activities of mobile trucks to forestall a recurrence of such an avoidable obscenity.
“The state under Governor Babajide Sanwoolu will not in any ramification condone the use of outdoor advertisement structures, whether static or mobile, to perpetrate illegally obscene activities,” it added.
SSS arrests pro-Kwankwaso social media activist, Dadiyata
by IBRAHIM SHA'BAN
August 2, 2019
Heavily armed security personnel believed to be operatives of the Department of State Security Service, SSS, have arrested Abubakar Idriss, popularly known as Abu Hanifa Dadiyata in his Kaduna residence last night.
Confirming the arrest in a statement on Friday, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, the spokesperson to the 2019 PDP governorship candidate for Kano State, Abba Yusuf, called on the SSS to Mr Dadiyata unhurt and without any condition.
“Report reaching us has confirmed that heavily armed security personnel believed to be operatives of the DSS have arrested Abubakar Idriss, popularly known as Abu Hanifa Dadiyata in his Kaduna residence last night.
“Dadiyata is the leading social media activist in Twitter community that protects and projects Kwankwasiyya ideology and the PDP in northern Nigeria,” the statement read in part.
“Married with children, a University Lecturer, Abubakar Dadiyata is currently a student of Ph.D in Strategic Communication at a Malaysian University.
“We want to use this medium to call on security agencies to as a matter of responsibility release Abubakar Dadiyata unhurt and without any condition.
“As members of the opposition in Kano and Nigeria we will continue to give constructive criticism to the ruling party within the confines of the law,” the statement added.
Social Media Activist, Dadiyata Arrested by DSS – Reports
REPORTS | SIGNAL
on August 2, 2019 at 8:47 pm
Heavily armed security personnel believed to be operatives of the Department of State Security Service (SSS) popularly referred to as DSS have arrested Abubakar Idriss, popularly known as Abu Hanifa Dadiyata in his Kaduna residence last night.
The Daily Nigerian reports that his arrest was confirmed in a statement on Friday issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, the spokesperson to the 2019 PDP governorship candidate for Kano State, Abba Yusuf. The statement called on the SSS to release Mr Dadiyata unhurt and without any condition.
“Report reaching us has confirmed that heavily armed security personnel believed to be operatives of the DSS have arrested Abubakar Idriss, popularly known as Abu Hanifa Dadiyata in his Kaduna residence last night.
“Dadiyata is the leading social media activist in Twitter community that protects and projects Kwankwasiyya ideology and the PDP in northern Nigeria,” the statement read in part.
“Married with children, a University Lecturer, Abubakar Dadiyata is currently a student of Ph.D in Strategic Communication at a Malaysian University.
“We want to use this medium to call on security agencies to as a matter of responsibility release Abubakar Dadiyata unhurt and without any condition.
“As members of the opposition in Kano and Nigeria we will continue to give constructive criticism to the ruling party within the confines of the law,” the statement added.
FULL LIST: Ifeanyi Ubah, Jimoh Ibrahim, Kashamu… 20 people holding AMCON’s biggest debts
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, set up a task force with a mandate to devise a strategy to recover the N5 trillion owed to the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
The agencies tasked to go after the debtors are Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and the permanent secretaries of the justice and transport ministries.
At the meeting that held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Muiz Banire, AMCON’s chairman, said the top 20 debtors owe 67% of the N5 trillion debt.
According to a list released by the corporation in October, here are AMCON’s top 20 debtors.
Note: There might be a slight difference to this list because Ahmed Kuru, AMCON’s executive director, says the corporation spent almost N1 trillion rescuing the now-defunct Skye Bank.
ackim: Odion Ighalo has left Eagles fans guessing if he has made a u-turn on his international retirement after a cryptic tweet early morning Wednesday. Ighalo, who is currently injured, posted pictures of himself in the national colors with the caption:
Coming back stronger"
It will be recalled the forward announced his international retirement after Nigeria’s campaign at the AFCON 2019.
At the time Ighalo’s decision left many disappointed and there has been efforts by the NFF leadership and the Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, to reconsider his position.
okemejames: The development of a nation lies on the hands of those who love creative change in their environments. Studies have shown that the economic power of any nation is not measured by the natural resources she possesses but the level at which she is able to develop due to the creativity of her citizens. Germany, U.S.A, Japan, just to mention a few are great epitome in this aspect.
Computers, automobiles, telephones e.t.c can't be made mention of without bringing to mind creativity and at the same time boasting the influence of the Nations they emerged from. This is the sole reason why some countries will continue to be identified as developing countries till they wake up and start developing minds by creating activities lest they remain comsuming Nations.
To create activities for creativity simply means to set up avenues that will lead to the discovery of creative minds that have not been brought to light.
These search should be broadened so as to balance every aspect of life ranging from Science, Art, Business, Agriculture e.t.c. Many developed Countries started discovering their elites and creative minds at their early age. This is popularly known as "Catch them young". The big question is, who will be responsible for this task? All these burdens can't be laid upon the shoulders of the government alone. Private bodies and NGO(s) have great role to play here. It can be seen from the perspective of their way of giving back to the societies and also a medium and opportunity to woo citizens into becoming a part of them as customers as in the case of banks, telecommunication companies, producing companies and various organizations.
A room for competition towards creativity in communities can only be achieved when societies rise and adopt processes of solving societal problems. It's mostly through competitions that the best is known. Most organizations have kicked up in this aspect of organising competitions such as painting, poetry, debate, mathematics, dancing, singing and the likes of others and the winners are greatly and handsomely rewarded. A wise saying goes like this "Appreciation beget Repetition". When a child does something worthwhile and he/she is appreciated, he/she would want to do more and even improve and we all know the popular saying "Practice make perfect".
History recorded it that King Henry viii banned the importation of used goods in England and the economy grew beyond imagination because it activated their creative minds.
So, this is a wake up call for the Government of Nigeria, NGO(s) and other private bodies in Nigeria and Nigerians in general to join me in creating activities that will encourage creativity in Nigeria. This avenue will majorly bring an end to youths roaming the streets and engaging themselves in malicious activities like arm robbery, prostitution, scamming e.t.c which in return have some negative effects not only on lives but also tend to soil the good name of the Nation Nigeria.
Thank you. By: Okeme Jerome
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2) Sani Abacha (head of state and commander in chief), Oladipo Diya (chief of general staff), Abdulsalam Abubakar (chief of defence staff and minister of defence), Mohammed Christopher Ali (chief of army staff), Allison Madueke (chief of naval staff), Femi John Femi (chief of air staff), Ibrahim Coomasie (inspector general of police).
(Rear Admiral Alison Madueke is Diezani Allison-Madueke's husband)
3) Abacha took inspections very seriously. I once saw him adjust a guard's collar. I kept wondering what was going through that guard's mind at that moment.
4) The Guards Brigade Band was really awful at that time.
5) This was Remembrance Day in either 1994 or 1995.
6) The next scene was most likely at Air Force Day.
7) The Air Force band played
♪Me I like my country. I like the land and people. Everything e dey for Nigeria, Make we join hands, To make Nigeria better.
I like am. I like am o!
Me I like my country. I like the land and people. Everything e dey for Nigeria, Make we join hands, To make Nigeria better.♫
(Chief MKO Abiola once suggested that we should use that song as our second national anthem).
Foreign Affairs › 9 Killed In Dayton In The 2nd Mass Shooting In The US In 24 Hours. by naptu2(op): 9:52am On Aug 04, 2019
