Wicked world ! Woman pours hot water on maid for ‘stealing’ eggs

A woman identified as Mrs. Darasimi Martins has been arrested by the police in Lagos for alleged physical assault on her 16-year-old maid.

Martins was apprehended by operatives attached to Olosan Division in Mushin, after the Child Protection Network (CPN) reported the case there.

It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Monday at 16, Olomowewe Street, was one of several assaults the young girl had suffered from the woman.

The suspect, it was gathered, sent the teenager to buy six eggs but the victim hid two on her return.

Angered by her submitting four out of the six eggs she was asked to buy, the woman was said to have descended on the victim and poured hot water on her face, body.

The development, it was gathered, angered neighbours who contacted the CPN.

Confirming the incident, police spokesman Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent (CSP) said the case had been moved to the Gender Unit for further action. - The Nation

Nigerian troops kill 21 herdsmen in Benue

The force commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Adeyemi Yekini, on Monday confirmed that troops had killed 21 herdsmen between Benue and Nasarawa states in the last few weeks.

General Ayeni also confirmed the death of a soldier and two others injured last Saturday along Gbamjimba-Akor-Tomata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state.

The force commander, who briefed Journalists on the activities of the Operation Whirl Stroke at Tactical Air Command located along Gboko road, Makurdi said that 60 suspects have so far been arrested since the inception of the operation.

General Yekini said that troops carried out raid operation at Tse Akwaza in Katsina Alla Local Government Area of Benue State last Saturday.

He hinted that there was the possibility that troops had killed the most wanted terrorist in the state, Terwase Akwaza aka ‘Gana’.

“During the firefight, the Mi35 spotted a group of about 20 armed herdsmen riding on motorcycles moving along the axis towards NasarawaState. 15 of the armed herdsmen on five motorcycles were neutralized with rocket fire from the Mi35 while others escaped with varying degrees of injury.

“Own troops chased remaining herdsmen until contact was broken close to the boundary between Nasarawa and Benue State. Plans are in progress to conduct further clearance operations of the border areas between the two states.

“The first was on 4 August, 2018, when troops of Sector 2 with the headquarter st Tomata supported by the Air Force reserve conducted clearing operation along Gbamjimba-Akor-Tomata when the troops made contact with armed militiamen moving with large herds of cattle, troops dislodged the armed men from the camp with unspecified number of them suspected to have been killed.

“Although no specific figure of casualty was officially given, troops who participated in the operation were of the opinion that not less than six of the armed men were killed during the fighting.

“The raid operation which took place at Tse Akwaza camp belonging to Gana in Kastina-Ala commenced at 0500hours on the 18th August 2018 through JatoAka-Kashimbila-Tyotsar axis but was suspended due to bad terrain and damaged bridge at Tyotsar which troops could not cross due to flooding.

“It was not clear if Gana was killed during the assault, but trail of blood seen in the building suspected to be where he slept suggests he might have been hit.

“A motorcycle usually used by Gana was also badly damaged during the air strike, many sacks of a substance suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered and burnt,” General Yekini said. -Daily Post

Madman stabs Ekiti monarch to death

Odo Oro, a community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State was on Monday thrown into chaos as a man said to be mentally deranged stabbed the monarch to death.

The Onise of Odo Oro, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin, was allegedly attacked by the ‘madman’ right in his palace in broad daylight.

Nobody knew the time the culprit gained access to the palace to carry out the act.

Some locals who spoke on condition of anonymity said the lunatic ran away after stabbing the traditional ruler to death and had not been seen since then.

A source told The Nation that following the sudden death of the monarch, rituals are being conducted at the time of filing this report.

A formal announcement of Oba Ogunsakin’s transition is expected to be made by the state government as soon the rites of passage are concluded.

The monarch’s death after the stabbing sparked outrage from the youths of the community who stormed the house of his parents.

The youths reportedly demolished the house of the lunatic’s parents in protest against the alleged regicide.

A manhunt has been reportedly launched for the culprit.

The major road linking the community with other towns has been barricaded by the irate youths.

The incident forced a diversion of traffic by motorists going to towns like Itapaji, Iyemero, Ayebode, Ayedun, Omuo, Lokoja and Abuja.

When contacted, the spokesperson for Ekiti State Police Command, Mr Caleb Ikechukwu confirmed the incident.

He added that the police had combed the town to ascertain the whereabouts of the lunatic who committed the crime.

Emmanuel replies Akpabio: You didn’t build a single company in 8 years but I have built 9 in three years

Udom Emmanuel, governor of Akwa Ibom state, says his achievements in office shows that he is not a mistake.

He said this while responding to Godswill Akpabio, his predecessor, who described him as a mistake that must be rejected in 2019.

Akpabio who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), said this at a rally in Ikot Ekpene.

Responding through Charles Udoh, his commissioner of information, the governor said Akpabio has mortgaged his conscience and is now attempting to deceive Akwa Ibom people.

“A governor that records the achievements despite the challenges of an epileptic national economy cannot be a mistake,” Udoh told TheCable.

“I doubt if there is any first term governor in Nigeria who has recorded this level of achievement. Godswill Akpabio spent eight years as commissioner under Obong Attah; spent eight years as governor at the height of the state’s income receipts from the federal government yet he couldn’t complete Uyo-Ikot Ekpene road (the road to his village) despite appropriating almost all the sums budgeted for the project.

“Godswill also commissioned an uncompleted building with rented furniture and fitting and called it 4 Points Sheraton Hotel. Udom has, as at today, facilitated the setting up of more than nine industries in just  three years; Godswill spent eight years with zero industry

“It’s unfortunate that Akpabio has mortgaged his conscience and is now attempting to deceive Akwa Ibom people. Akwa Ibom people are wiser.” - TheCable

US man urinates on Japanese passenger during flight

A US man has been arrested after urinating on a Japanese passenger during a flight, according to local media. 

The incident occurred aboard an All Nippon Airways flight from Chicago O'Hare to Narita International Airport last week, according to Fuji TV. 
The 24-year-old suspect allegedly urinated on a 50-year-old Japanese man sat two rows behind him. 

He was restrained by cabin crew and arrested by police after landing in Japan on Friday. 
Police said the suspect, who has not been named, drank four glasses of champagne and a sake beforehand. He told police he could not remember the incident, according to Japan Today. 
The victim said he did not know the man and there had been no previous contact. 

The Independent has contacted All Nippon Airways for comment.
It comes after a high profile 2016 incident in which a shirtless man sparked a "massive brawl" aboard an Air Mediterranee flight when he urinated on a fellow passenger.

The plane was diverted to Lyon halfway through its 90-minute journey when the man became angry because he was not allowed to smoke or drink onboard. - INDEPENDENT

FG : Security report from north-east worrisome

Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence, says the report from the north-east is worrisome but the federal government has taken action on it.

The minister said this following the reported killing of over 60 people in Malari, a village in Borno state, on Sunday.

Boko Haram fighters were said to have arrived in trucks firing guns and rocket-propelled grenades.

Speaking with journalists after a security meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and security chiefs on Monday, Dan-Ali said the security situation in Zamfara and Benue states have improved.

“The decision that has been taken is that we have seen that there is a lot of improvement in the security situation in the country more especially in Zamfara and Benue states and in the Niger Delta,” the minister said.

“In the north-east we are having worrisome report, we have looked into it critically and we have taken absolute decision.”

On his part, Gabriel Olonisakin, chief of defence staff, said Buhari asked them to ensure that Nigerians are safe.

Olonisakin said they also reviewed the security situation across the country.

“We just had two and half hours meeting with the President and commander-in-chief. We reviewed the security situation across the country in all the geopolitical zones and of course we made all our comments, especially the new operations in Benue, Zamfara, Taraba Operation Whirl Stroke and Operation Saradaji,” he said.

“We gave the extent of successes in these operations and we are to continue in this line of action in these operations. All the operations were reviewed and all the issues concerning the operations were dealt with.

“And he directed that we should continue to step up our game to ensure that the nation is safe and people go about their daily activities in a very safe manner.”

Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP); and Abba Kyari, chief of staff to the president, were among those present at the meeting. - TheCable

Demolition: Notice landed me in hospital for five days – Ayefele

Contrary to insinuations that he dared the government by not responding to correspondents that eventually led to the partial demolition of Music House which houses his radio station, Fresh FM, popular gospel musician Yinka Ayefele, on Monday evening said he was hospitalised for five days when he received the notice from Oyo State Government to demolition his N800million worth building.

He said he was on hospital bed from Tuesday August 14, till Saturday August 18.

Speaking during a press conference at the hall located inside the partly demolished building, the gospel artiste disclosed that his wife was at the resident of the Oyo state governor Abiola Ajimobi, from around 11p.m on Saturday August 18, till round 4a.m Sunday August 19, pleading with the governor on her knees, not to allow the supposed demolition take effect.

He said, he couldn’t go on the mission with his wife as he was at the time recovering on his hospital bed.

Addressing the press conference, Ayefele in company of top officials of the organisation said: “Immediately, I got this demolition notice last week Monday, August 13, 2018, I started making moves on how we can overcome it. All I can see is the demolition taking place, after we have gone to court.

“They were served with the court processes on Thursday and the case was fixed for Monday August 20, which is today. But before today, we saw that they have carried out what they said they were coming to do.

“On Saturday, my wife was with the governor of Oyo State.  My wife was on her knees for almost five hours with the governor around 11p.m till 4a.m, in the governor’s house. I was on my hospital bed because I have been down since Tuesday that I got the demolition letter.

“I would have followed them to the governor’s house, but I couldn’t go because I was on the hospital bed. So, I asked my wife to go there and solicit on my behalf. My wife was with the governor for almost five hours.

“The governor said she should not worry, everything would be settled, resolved. As a matter of fact, the governor gave my wife $1,000 and two other people that followed her to the place, he told them everything was over. What we saw was the demolition on Sunday morning.

“I don’t know precisely what went wrong.  What has been my offence to deserve this? I have close to 200 people that work with me here, and all my labour, what I have laboured for, for over 20 years in pain, was just pulled down in minutes.

“So, I don’t know if there has been any way that I have wronged the government, I would have gone to beg or pray for forgiveness,” adding that he acted promptly on all the letters he received from the government and that before the demolition notice was served on him, he had asked for the way out and the government said “we should put up another plan for approval, which I told my architect to do. It is not a day job. It’s almost done when we get this demolition notice.

“As it stands, we are going to abide by the ruling of the court. Aside this, we are also suing the government for unlawful destruction of our properties. We have relocated our studio and Fresh FM is fully back on air. It is only NBC (National Broadcasting Commission) that can stop us from broadcasting. They can only try but they can’t succeed.”

Ayefele, however, insisted that he got approval from the government, saying: “In the approved plan of the music house, we requested an approval for a business complex, with proposed two studios, which was approved. This building is more than 10 years. Are you now saying that radio license, which costs several millions to obtain, is not a business venture?

“They also alleged that we contravened the town planning law. How? We waited for the government to finish their road expansion before erecting the metal fence. They have concluded the road finished the erosion control, gully before we decided to fence it around.

“We know this is beyond all the cook up stories. It is political and we are not seeking political solution to it. We believe we will get justice at the court as the last bastion of hope for the masses.” - The Nation

Modern slavery !!! Banks employed 12,253 people in Q2 — 97% were contract staff

The staff strength of banks in the country increased by 12,253 people in the second quarter of 2018 (April -June) but 11,942 of this total figure were employed as contract staff.

According to the Selected Banking Sector Data: Sectorial Breakdown of Credit, ePayment Channels and Staff Strength (Q2 2018) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the staff strength increased from 89,608 to 101,861.

Companies often prefer contract staff to full-time staff because they would not have to pay contributory pension or insurance claims for them.

This means that the cost of employing full-time staff is higher than the cost of hiring contract staff.

A breakdown of the figure showed that the number of senior staff increased from 16,941 to 17,144.

The number of junior staff increased from 40,444 in the first quarter to 40,549 in the second quarter.

The number of contract staff increased from 32,013 to 43,955.

According to the bureau, the automated teller machine was the preferred mode of electronic payment, recording a total of 217.4 million transactions valued at N1.6 trillion.

NIBSS instant payment recorded 168.6 million transactions and point of sale machines (POS) recorded 67 million transactions.

“In terms of credit to the private sector, the total value of credit allocated by the bank stood at N15.34 trillion as at the second quarter,

“Oil and gas and manufacturing sectors got credit allocation of N3.45 trillion and N2.02 trillion to record the highest credit allocation as at the period under review.” - TheCable

APC : ‘Don’t entrust Nigeria into the hands of treasury looters again’

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Nigerians against entrusting the Leadership of the country in the hands of those whose sole aim is to loot the nation’s treasury and return the country to the dark ages where impunity and institutionalized corruption was the order of the day.

Reacting to the statement credited to Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki that he was considering contesting the Presidency, Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena said it was evident that Saraki was out to serve his own interest and not that of the nation.

While saying that it was not a thing of surprise that the Senate President would indicate his interest in the Presidency of the country, Nabena said Nigerians must open their eyes and vote wisely for those who an pass the integrity test.

The statement reads: “In a recent interview with the international news organization, Bloomberg, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki unsurprisingly declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidency under the platform of the People’s  Democratic Party (PDP).

“Against the backdrop of the litany of corruption allegations trailing the Senate President, Saraki’s declaration, brings to the fore our earlier call to anti-graft agencies to check the use of stolen public funds to finance elections in this country. We reiterate our position that the Nigerian electorate must have the opportunity to choose from candidates that can pass the integrity and anti-corruption test.”

It said further: “Let us refresh our memory on some of Saraki’s corruption allegations:

• Allegations of fraud which led to the collapse of the Saraki family-owned Société Générale Bank (Bukola Saraki who was Director of the defunct bank was indicted as over N1bn alleged to have been looted from the bank’s treasury).
• Misappropriation of Kwara State funds, disregard of government due process and conversion of State government assets into his and cronies when he served as two-term governor of Kwara State.
• History of betrayals, treachery and sabotage – Family, political party (PDP, APC), Senate, government.
• Saraki was questioned by the Nigeria Police Special Fraud Unit over a N11 billion financial scandal at the defunct Intercontinental Bank.
• Gluttonous property acquisitions and hidden multi-billion dollar assets spread across the world as disclosed by the Panama Papers revelations.
• The multi-million dollar white elephant Shonga Agricultural Project in Kwara State when Saraki served as two-term governor.
• Falsification of Senate standing order
• Saraki’s link to the N298m armored Range Rover SUV seized by the Nigeria Customs Service.
• Saraki’s link to $19.5b Paris Club Loan refund scandal
• Oversaw budget padding in the National Assembly
• Among other numerous corruption scandals.

The party said that “Nigerians should be wary of a man whose personal ambition will always supersede the interest of the majority and national interest as currently displayed in the National Assembly.

“While Saraki refuses to reconvene the National Assembly, the 2019 election budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is dangerously delayed, an action deliberately taken to sabotage INEC’s ability to conduct free, fair, transparent and credible elections in 2019.

“While Saraki refuses to step down as Senate President as rightly and severally demanded by the APC-dominated Senate, he is bent on foisting a PDP-minority rule (Senate President and Deputy Senate President) in the Upper Legislative House.

“The only politics that Bukola Saraki plays is self, himself only and only himself. The interest and welfare of the people of Nigeria do not mean anything to him. Now it is the Presidency Saraki wants.

“And we ask with what antecedents is he doing this? Conspiracy, blackmail, treachery and vaulting ambition which overleaps itself and falls on the other, as rightly captured by William Shakespeare. Bukola Saraki will rather rule in hell than serve in paradise.

“Ahead of 2019 elections, Nigerians must ensure that we never again entrust the leadership of this great country to thieves whose sole aim is treasury looting and returning us to the dark ages where impunity and institutionalized corruption was the order of the day.” - The Nation

HABA AJUMOBAJE ! OMOALE !! Oyo denies knowledge of demolition of Ayefele’s music house

The Oyo State Government on Monday denied demolishing the music house of gospel musician, Yinka Ayefele, in Ibadan.

The state government, through its counsel, Mr Yomi Alliyu, made the denial when he appeared before Justice Iyabo Yerima of the State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, on Monday.

Alliyu appeared for the first and second defendants, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi and Mr Bola Abimbola (State Attorney-General), in a case instituted by Ayefele against the defendants.

The counsel said his clients were shocked to read about the reported demolition on Sunday morning.

According to him, the state government is planning to set up a panel of enquiry to find out those responsible for the demolition.

”My clients are men of honour that respect rule of law and constituted authority and will have no reason to demolish the said property,” he told the court.

Alliyu, who had earlier denied that his clients were served with court processes, quickly reversed himself when the judge showed him evidence of actual service on the first and second respondents.

The defence counsel, however, urged the court to adjourn the case pending the time the claimant would be able to file and serve his clients with notice of the ex-parte motion since the court was on vacation.

He said that filing of motion on notice and letter of urgency alone by the claimant was not enough.

But the claimant’s counsel, Mr Olayinka Bolanle, had informed the court that the respondents had gone ahead to demolish the structure in spite of a court’s restraining order

“Even after the defendants had become aware of this proceedings, it is sad and unbelievable my Lord that the defendants in the wee hours of Sunday, Aug 19, went to the property in dispute and demolished it,” he told the court.

The claimant’s counsel urged the court to reiterate its earlier order restraining the defendants from further demolition of the rest of the structure pending the determination of the suit.

Justice Yerima adjourned the case until Sept. 12 for hearing of applications and urged parties to file necessary processes before the adjourned date. - The Nation

Na war !!! 2019: APC will takeover Akwa Ibom like when Hitler invaded Poland – Akpabio

Godswill AKpabio, a former Senate Minority Leader, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, will take over Akwa Ibom State in 2019 just like the late German dictator, Adolf Hitler took over Poland.

He said just like Hitler invaded Poland in 1940, same way APC will overrun the state.

He said this over the weekend at the funeral Mass of his grandmother-in-law, late Madam Mercy Uduoku Neife Igwenagu, at Christ the king Parish, Aguobu-Owa, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

According to Akpabio, “Recently, I had an occasion in Akwa Ibom State and this is what happened: I went just to make a floor declaration; others do it in the social media, others just sit in their offices, some do it by text messages that they have changed platform, what we call party. But in my own, I just decided to do it in an uncommon way because they call me uncommon transformer.

“It was watched in 59 countries and somebody asked what happened there, and I said just how it happened in Poland. When did they ask Hitler’s minister for information about the war in Poland, and he said Warsaw saw war and war saw Warsaw.

“I will say that in the Ikot-Ekpene arena, when I stepped out, this is my first function after that, Warsaw saw war and war saw Warsaw. We can’t talk politics in the church but in 2019 Warsaw shall see war and war shall see Warsaw. The return will be victory. May God grant us all victory.

“By the time I joined the (Igwenagu) family, we produced a local government chairman, we produced a commissioner for Urban Development in Enugu State, Special Adviser, we produced a commissioner in the government of Anambra State, we produced a businessman from the family whose name is everywhere and the daughters are doing well in their different fields.

“We don’t want to be very rich because when you are very rich and you want to die, you start crying because of your money in the bank.

“All of us have resolved that God should just give us the basic need like Mama was. We just want to be comfortable the way we are and now she is transiting to heaven and she will be there as a Saint to pray for the rest of the world, may God accept her in Jesus name. Amen!” - Daily Post

NHS kept using 'danger syringes' in bid to save money

At least nine people died because the NHS used syringe pumps that did not meet internationally approved safety standards in a bid to save cash, it has been claimed.

Thousands of lives were put at risk as Britain’s health service continued to use equipment which other countries had banned, an investigation by The Sunday Times reports.

Experts say the number of fatalities linked to the pumps may actually be many times higher – but no record was ever made because of “institutional indifference” to elderly patients in their final days.

Doctors had long been concerned that staff confusing two different models of the same pump – the Graseby MS26 and Graseby MS16A – could result in a day’s dose of drugs being delivered to a patient in a single hour.

The NHS itself gave the instrument a rating of one star out of five in a 2008 procurement guide.

Yet despite these warnings and concerns, the service's National Patient Safety Agency waited until 2010 to issue a rapid response report warning hospitals that a number of deaths – including four in the previous year – had been caused by the pump’s safety flaws.

Even then, health bosses decided against an immediate recall and instead actioned a five-year phase out.

The decision was made, at least in part, because of the financial implications of immediate replacement. Documents attached to the NPSA are reported to suggest a full recall would have cost the NHS £37.6 million.

Explaining the decision to phase-out the pumps, an official briefing note sent to NHS chief executives in 2010 says: “Longer periods of transition will reduce cost…However, prolonging the use of both types of devices increases the risk of confusion and therefore error.”

The Sunday Times say it has identified at least four more deaths linked to the pumps since then.

In June, the then health secretary Jeremy Hunt said he would examine if the pumps should have been taken out of service sooner.

“We need to be absolutely certain that the NHS does react as quickly as possible when you have suggestions a piece of equipment is not safe,” he said. “Urgent guidance was sent out in 2010 and they were finally removed from use in 2015 but we will look at whether that was as quick as it should have been.” - INDEPENDENT 

30-year-old man allegedly slaughters two own brothers to death

A 30-year-old man identified as Aniemeka Nwani on Sunday night slaughtered his two younger brothers, Kingsley and Nwayo in Edo State.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a family source on Monday said Aniemeka killed his brothers with a machete.

The source who pleaded anonymity stated the suspect had been a patient at a psychiatric home in Uselu in Edo State. He allegedly killed his siblings after a family meeting with their widowed mother.

He said the widow, a Permanent Secretary in the Delta civil service, had returned from Canada where the daughter lives two weeks ago, after a medical check-up.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Delta, (DSP) Andrew Aniamaka, who confirmed the incident to NAN,
described it as tragic, adding that investigation is ongoing. - Daily Post

Decomposing bodies found at site of collapsed building in Abuja

Some decomposing bodies have been found under the rubble of the collapsed building in Abuja.

The four-storey building collapsed in Abuja on Friday.

A corpse was seen at 10:50am when officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) came to clear the debris.

Angry relatives and residents of the trapped victims have trooped to the site, raining curses on the officials for not rescuing them.

As of the time of filing this report, the officials are trying to evacuate the decomposing bodies.

On Saturday when rescue officials concluded search operation at the building, family members and friends of the victims staged a protest.

The rescue team consisted of officials of FCT Emergency Management Agency, firefighters and Julius Berger company.

People believed to be relatives of affected persons accused the rescue officials of not doing enough to save victims.

Some of them told TheCable that the debris of the first floor had not been completely removed, saying there are chances that people were still inside.

One of the protesters, who identified himself as Mohammed, said his brother is still under the rubble, noting that he spoke to him on phone a few minutes after the incident.

“I have a brother here. Yesterday we called our brother and we are talking to him underground and was complaining of the heat. But this morning, we called him but we did not get him. So the government did not do anything and our people are under the ground,” he had said.

Florence Wenegieme, acting deputy director, forecasting, response and mitigation, FCT Emergency Agency Management Authority, said officers have gone to the hospital to ascertain the number of people who are receiving treatment and those that have died.

“As at yesterday only one person died, for the other people they claimed that were in the building, we have been searching since last night and we have not been able to find any corpse or anybody alive,” she had said.

“So we cannot say that there are still people inside because we have searched right deep into the building but we could not find anyone.” - TheCable