KANO: Eat in public during Ramadan fast, get arrested

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="680" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFGMp_B1SRe42csu8eOvkwm7kUG2qZcxJg9v38tw8Xxh_AkzJiNqpEV31kAqKVfq-IddoFM8vidscjUUow2qNnfY16ad9KWHf-cheC7SCXTGE6F9fWU7hyCTaa17886AtPqSx9UuEaHVD/s640/kano+map.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, has said from Monday when Ramadan begins, his men will begin to arrest adults seen eating in public.<br /> <br /> Usman said arrested persons would only be released upon provision of an exemption letter from a medical doctor or a proof of chronic ulcer.<br /> <br /> The Hisbah boss told the British Broadcasting Corporation that upon provision of evidence by any arrested person, he or she would be released with a warning not to eat in public anymore.<br /> <br /> The Sharia boss had during the week arrested several sex workers and criminals ahead of the holy month.<br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> He said Ramadan was a special month for Muslims and anybody that practised Islam must fast.<br /> <br /> Usman said, “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year. The aim is to get every Muslim to respect the month of Ramadan. Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public while others are fasting.<br /> <br /> “So any Muslim that we apprehend eating outside, our men will arrest and bring the person to our office unless he can show proof that a doctor asked him not to fast.”<br /> <br /> There have been several reports in the past about arrest of persons eating during the month of Ramadan.<br /> <br /> Kano State has been practising Sharia law since 2001 when former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso signed the bill creating Hisbah.

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REVEALED: Nwoko’s ‘senior’ wives not fighting latest bride, Regina Daniels

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW9dQFQ8-BZhtlXdD1YyS5cYT_i6co0a7pOCkLrzoBmvB5UKYAwwkHFiNFM5UIYEASJOvPgZ5JzZ_SYKRsntC2wPzNVcdn3ypgM5vTBV9eMO34wMtPiA1aTULOrB1rL_nH9VJ960acIsk/s1600/regina+ned.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW9dQFQ8-BZhtlXdD1YyS5cYT_i6co0a7pOCkLrzoBmvB5UKYAwwkHFiNFM5UIYEASJOvPgZ5JzZ_SYKRsntC2wPzNVcdn3ypgM5vTBV9eMO34wMtPiA1aTULOrB1rL_nH9VJ960acIsk/s640/regina+ned.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Contrary to news making the rounds that billionaire, Ned Nwoko’s wives are at loggerheads with his new love interest, Regina Daniels, his image consultant, Karifest ‘Duchess’ Onyeka, has said there is no such thing.<br /> <br /> She told <i>Sunday Scoop</i>, “It is a big fat lie that the other wives of Ned Nwoko have ganged up against Regina Daniels. I’m not supposed to comment on this but I want to correct the false impression. That fake news is the handwork of enemies. There is none of Ned’s wives that is at loggerheads with anybody. Whoever he is married to is too comfortable to complain.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a>They have the choicest cars and whatever they want at their disposal. So, what do they have to complain about? The man (Nwoko) is a nice, kind and lovable person. He is a humanitarian and he loves humanity so much. Because of that, he goes out of his way to take care of many people. Coming to the issue of his wives, I believe he has the sole prerogative to do whatever he wants with his life. If he decides to marry 100 wives, it’s his choice if he feels he can take care of them all. People should just allow the man to live and enjoy his private life. He is a very good person and does not deserve this kind of publicity.”<br /> <br /> Reminded that Nwoko is a public figure and the lady in question is an actress, so public attention is inevitable, Onyeka said, “It is not because he is a public figure that this news spread like wildfire, it is because he has many enemies. He is an Anioma (in Delta State) elite, and because his ways are different from that of other elites, people always try to cast aspersions on him at every opportunity. There are people that do worse things, but nobody talks about them.”<br /> <br /> Onyeka also maintained that Daniels was not underage. She said, “What do people mean that she is underage? The girl is an international figure and has travelled overseas on her own. She is legally an adult and knows right from wrong. She has fully developed breasts and her hips are well formed. She is a well mannered girl with good composure. So, which man wouldn’t be attracted to someone like her? Age is nothing but a number and lots of people have married with wide age gaps. People such as Sade Okoya, Tina Turner and others married people whose ages were far different from theirs. If such people had married their age mates, their marriages may have crashed. It is pertinent to go after happiness wherever you find it.”<br /> <br /> On whether the couple is legally married, Karifest Onyeka said, “If they married, it is only a matter of time before everybody knows.”

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El-Rufai begs Nigerian Airforce to end banditry on Kaduna-Abuja road

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XaB_ZkwRSi3CwdIyJRAyBaWbegUPWYQbXPPg3nAdpuLv0-5bJbEELmMesL82sLKjyRdzqDWQOn2t2E5l34wt__HzKPZ3VhkiT_7BiSr4XaWPqRdjG831R4IYn-Y3Vo0zhv0UA5zbhJN5/s1600/nasir-el-rufai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="400" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XaB_ZkwRSi3CwdIyJRAyBaWbegUPWYQbXPPg3nAdpuLv0-5bJbEELmMesL82sLKjyRdzqDWQOn2t2E5l34wt__HzKPZ3VhkiT_7BiSr4XaWPqRdjG831R4IYn-Y3Vo0zhv0UA5zbhJN5/s320/nasir-el-rufai.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has appealed to the Chief of Air Staff to deploy special troops to tackle kidnapping along Kaduna-Abuja highway and in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.<br /> <br /> He stated this while inaugurating the detachment of the 271 Nigerian Air Force in Birnin Gwari, in Kaduna State.<br /> <br /> The 271 NAF detachment is the brain child of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, designed to combat insecurity in the area.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> El-Rufai also lauded the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Jibril Zubairu Maigwari II, for donating part of his land for the Air Force base.<br /> <br /> He added that President Muhammadu Buhari was committed to total defeat of all forms of terrorism in the country.<br /> <br /> The governor said, “The establishment of the 271 NAF Detachment Birnin Gwari is therefore timely, as it will further boost the ongoing Operation Diran Mikiya, Operation Sharan Daji and play a very crucial role in restoring and maintaining the peace in all affected areas.<br /> <br /> “While we recognise the efforts of the Nigerian Air Force, we also want to appeal to the Chief of Air Staff to approve the deployment of NAF Special Forces to the Abuja-Kaduna road to participate in the new Joint security operations aimed at confronting the prevalence of banditry and kidnapping that has bedeviled the road for the last two years.”<br /> <br /> “All the insecurity menace will soon be over. The present All Progresives Congress is focused on ensuring that Nigerians are proud of their country.<br /> <br /> “The prevalence of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping has increased in recent times. And we are grateful that the Armed Forces of Nigeria, particularly the NAF, is boosting security operations and developing even more effective strategies to end this menace.<br /> <br /> Earlier in his address, the CAS said the NAF was committed to safeguarding the territorial integrity of the country.<br /> <br /> He said, “The NAF is committed to seeing that the territorial integrity of our dear country is preserved as this is the only country we can call our own. It is our desire, therefore, to ensure that the menace of terrorism, kidnapping, cattle rustling and banditry are curtailed, if not completely eradicated.<br /> <br /> “The inauguration of 271 NAF Detachment Birnin Gwari is a testimony of the NAF commitment to the fight against insurgency and banditry in Nigeria.”

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Son beats mother to death, hangs self

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfwFtmHkk0W1iGul9NEIcZr5nNwaKkLoFC1xcHokpE60exkJNkwBAHAvNBg8fFurmJ7pa0PcSqT8pUgfUGJvRo0-CNzActtnOOE9e-UWuE3I_kwk3-SGPkN-V0x3vIVif8caqNKwqTArr/s1600/suicide-rope+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfwFtmHkk0W1iGul9NEIcZr5nNwaKkLoFC1xcHokpE60exkJNkwBAHAvNBg8fFurmJ7pa0PcSqT8pUgfUGJvRo0-CNzActtnOOE9e-UWuE3I_kwk3-SGPkN-V0x3vIVif8caqNKwqTArr/s320/suicide-rope+%25281%2529.jpg" width="284" /></a></div> <br /> Tragedy has struck the Ayotunde family of Oyinmo Quarters in Ikare Akoko in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State following the killing of a woman by her son.<br /> <br /> The son, identified only as Gbenga, allegedly killed his 57-year-old mother, Ajimo, in Akure on Thursday after a heated argument led to fisticuffs.<br /> <br /> According to a source, Gbenga fled Akure to Ikare Akoko where he committed suicide inside the family house on Friday.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> The source said the mother of five had three children with Gbenga’s father in Ikare before remarrying in Akure where she was living before the incident occurred.<br /> <br /> The source said, “Gbenga, after killing his mother in Akure on Thursday, escaped to Ikare Akoko where he stayed with his grandmother at Oyinmo Quarters. When he suspected that efforts were being made to hand him over to the police, he sneaked into the kitchen at about 3am on Friday to hang himself while everybody in the house was asleep.<br /> <br /> It was a relation, who wanted to go to use the restroom in the morning that saw his lifeless body dangling and raised the alarm.”<br /> <br /> The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident, saying the police had begun an investigation into the matter.

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EFCC seize 214 properties from Diezani, Badeh, Fayose, Dasuki others

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjavaDE0cmEfJd9d501CtYWyB9QA6I5j3xkhb83055NklSJNDa-zjpjdq1h7ee-wB-h6s2O1UWi4X71xq8c2jK41yw4lkb7d14LbTqS5eFlZgvlo6FskRG8kXGv4yJBzcXAQOO6lCKTa-H/s1600/EFCC-logo3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjavaDE0cmEfJd9d501CtYWyB9QA6I5j3xkhb83055NklSJNDa-zjpjdq1h7ee-wB-h6s2O1UWi4X71xq8c2jK41yw4lkb7d14LbTqS5eFlZgvlo6FskRG8kXGv4yJBzcXAQOO6lCKTa-H/s1600/EFCC-logo3.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered 214 landed properties in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Oyo states and in different cities across the country between 2015 and 2018.<br /> <br /> The real estate was recovered from over 70 individuals and seven firms who were prosecuted for various financial crimes, including money laundering.<br /> <br /> A breakdown of the recoveries  showed that 179 properties were recovered through interim forfeiture court orders.<br /> <br /> Thirty-five of the properties have been finally forfeited to the commission while two, including a hotel belonging to Ima Niboro, former spokesman to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, were returned voluntarily.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> Other prominent Nigerians who lost their properties through court forfeiture orders include a former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke; ex-National Security Adviser, Dasuki Sambo; former minister, Iyorchia Ayu; the late Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh and a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.)<br /> <br /> Others were former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, ex-Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, Col. Bello Fadile (retd.) and a former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema who had 20 properties under interim forfeiture.<br /> <br /> The list also included George Turner whose 17 properties in different parts of Bayelsa State were placed under interim forfeiture; former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu and Garba Birni-kudu who had 14 properties under interim forfeiture.<br /> <br /> Similarly, the commission recovered three properties, including a seven-storey building under construction in Gudu district, Abuja, belonging to one Emmanuel Ozigi and two others, while six properties located in different parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, were recovered from one Oni Ademola.<br /> <br /> Five choice properties were recovered from Alison-Madueke; they include a multi-storey building on Banana Island, six flats in Ikoyi and 21 mixed housing in Yaba, Lagos; 16 terrace houses in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and 13 terrace duplexes in Mabushi, Abuja.<br /> <br /> The anti-graft commission also obtained a final forfeiture order in respect of buildings in Ikorodu, Agege, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway; Cranbel Court, Citiview Estate, Arepo, which were recovered from Jamiu Anifowoshe and forfeited to the Lagos State Government.<br /> Real estate consisting of seven buildings located on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Victoria Garden City, Ikota, Port Harcourt, Lekki and Utako, Abuja, were also recovered from Obasuyi Osasoghie and forfeited to First Bank Plc.<br /> <br /> Between January and April, 2019, the EFCC had recovered N3.2bn (final forfeiture) from Amosu who paid N2.2bn; Olugbenga Gbadebo, N190.8m; Solomon Enterprise, N101m and Paul Boroh and 16 others, who coughed up N686.7m cash.<br /> <br /> Last year, the agency recovered 141 vehicles; 44 bank accounts; one barge; farmland; four filling stations; two hotels and 47 parcels of land which were considered proceeds of crime.

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Nigerian couple sell off only son for ₦300,000 in Imo state

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="200" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSsCQQCCm8aUdEOpaYDIyw67ubuB5d3fBH9ZcTbQzfzeSUykfeGilavE0WahsVFBtD5mOtbgAqsVG1FK63DLSAQh5OR3n3SX5T38K05sLZdqNiciPa_zU2Cchs7Zlwd5hnWzggC8FOYCq/s400/imo+map.png" width="400" /></div> <br /> A couple, Chinonso Anyanwu and Oluebube Anyawu, have allegedly sold their three-day-old son for ₦300,000.<br /> <br /> A source revealed that the couple had had three daughters before they got the male child.<br /> <br /> “We were surprised that a family with such history could behave this way by selling their only son,” the source stated.<br /> <br /> It was gathered that the couple who hails from Imo State sold the baby to one Sandra Odimege of Umuezike, Amorka, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mohammed Haruna, confirmed the story.<br /> <br /> He said the couple was apprehended following intelligence report.<br /> <br /> He said, “The Command arrested a man and his wife for selling their three-day-old baby boy at the rate of ₦300,000.<br /> <br /> “Following intelligence report, Police detectives attached to Area Command, Ihiala arrested one Chinonso Anyanwu, aged 32 years and Oluebube Anyawu, aged 20 years of lbiasiegbe village, Imo State.<br /> <br /> “Suspects conspired and sold their biological son, a baby boy of three days old at a rate of ₦300,000 to one Sandra Odimege of Umuezike, Amorka in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.<br /> <br /> “The three suspects have been arrested and the baby recovered in good condition.”<br /> <br /> He said the suspects would be charged to court after investigation.

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Cardiff relegated from Premier League

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ABOlBGA3ANSvds0DZ0H32L-qvDBY0hj4wZXiB_c7yFTBDxg8HHJ1jzJpg2L8xBR8o8DqFPIEunB8f76JinF4jMf-_7cPFm3NmdrgjQgs0yBgvO4H9ujWG-ufUU38UAOeDqPAhB9vzRla/s400/cardiff.jpg" width="400" /></div> <br /> Cardiff City have been relegated from the Premier League after slumping to a 3-2 defeat against Crystal Palace on Saturday.<br /> <br /> Neil Warnock’s side needed a win to have a realistic chance of beating the drop on the last day of the season, but they were out-classed by Palace at the Cardiff City Stadium.<br /> <br /> Third bottom Cardiff are four points behind fourth bottom Brighton with only one game remaining, ensuring they will join already relegated Huddersfield and Fulham in the second tier next season.<br /> <br /> The Bluebirds will make an immediate return to the Championship after last season’s promotion, their fate sealed by a dismal run of nine defeats in their last 11 league games.<br /> <br /> <a id="more" name="more"></a><br /> <br /> It won’t be a season fondly remembered by Cardiff, with their relegation coming after the tragic death of striker Emiliano Sala, who died in a plane crash en route to Wales before he had even played a game for the club.<br /> <br /> Warnock’s name was chanted by Cardiff fans despite the loss, but it remains to be seen if the 70-year-old returns for the Championship promotion bid next term.<br /> <br /> In a painful twist, Cardiff were pushed towards relegation by Palace winger Wilfried Zaha, who spent time on loan with Cardiff when they last dropped out of the Premier League in 2014.<br /> <br /> The Ivory Coast international, booed by Cardiff fans, gave an influential display on his return to south Wales and fired Palace in front from the edge of the area in the 28th minute.<br /> <br /> Martin Kelly gifted Cardiff a lifeline three minutes later when the Palace defender tried to cut out Leandro Bacuna’s cross but instead diverted the ball into his own net when he could have left it for goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to collect.<br /> <br /> Kelly’s blunder did little to ease Cardiff’s obvious anxiety and on-loan Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi restored Palace’s lead when he punished sloppy marking with a clinical close-range finish in the 40th minute.<br /> <br /> Andros Townsend effectively confirmed Cardiff’s relegation in the 70th minute with a low drive that went in via the woodwork and Bobby Reid’s 90th minute curler was no consolation for the beleaguered hosts.<br /> <br /> AFP.

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