Nigerian Pastor collects £700 to spray perfume that will cancel spiritual odour (VIDEO)

Presiding Bishop of the Voice of Freedom Ministries International, Abraham Chigbundu collected 700 pounds from church members to spray them perfume that will cancel spiritual odour in their lives.

In a viral video, Chigbundu was seen asking members of a church in London where he was invited to preach to step forward with 700 pounds so he could spray them with a ‘spiritual’ perfume that would neutralise and cancel every spiritual odour in their lives.

He made this call at Apostle Jones Boateng’s church, Deliverance Outreach Ministries, Leyton, London.

Watch the video below:

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Plateau attacks: 204 displaced families return home after six months

The Plateau State Government in collaboration with the military taskforce code named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), which is responsible for the maintenance of peace in the state, has facilitated the return of 204 families from three communities which had been displaced as a result of the crisis that bedeviled the state.

It would be recalled that 18 communities were displaced as a result of attacks by suspected herdsmen on the 23rd and 24th June, 2018, which claimed the life of scores, destroyed properties, farmlands and displaced thousands of people from their ancestral homes.

Addressing the displaced families at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camp at Anguldi, in Jos South LGA, as they enter trucks that would return them back to their communities, Governor Simon Lalong said, “We are so glad that at last these displaced families are returning back to their communities, you can see the enthusiasm in them, they are eager to move.”

The Governor, who was represented by that Acting Secretary to the Government of the State, Richard Tokma, maintained that, “As a government we also know that, after the submission of the report of the resettlement committee, the Governor has been very anxious to see that these IDPs are moved to their place of abode.

“As a matter of fact, I know very well that, the Governor had to ensure that security operatives have been deployed to the communities, because the safety of the people.

“The security is their to ensure that when these people move back home, they are comfortable and not harassed, and that their security is guaranteed.”

He said the communities being resettled are Kakur, Kura-falls and Kuzen, all in Gashish District of Barkin Ladi LGA of the State.

According to him, those who are returning to their communities, were persons who left because they were afraid of being attacked.

On the remaining 15 communities, he assured efforts are being made to ensure that their communities are rebuilt, so that they can equally return.

“You know these things are gradual, step by step. What government is going to do now is to make sure that those communities that were destroyed, materials are provided to ensure that within a month, the place is rebuild and these people get back to their place of abode.

“Even farm implements would be given to them, so that as the rains commence, they also would begin to tilt their land.”

Also speaking, the Commander of OPSH, Major General Augustine Agundu assured the returnees that their security is guaranteed.

Agundu said, “As you return, the security of your villages/homes is guaranteed, not like before.

“Anybody who tries to disturb the peace in your communities would be seriously dealt with.

“Go to your homes and sleep with your two eyes close, farmers should go and farm, anybody that would disturb your peace would also be disturb.

“My soldiers are already there, and those that would cook for you today are already there, so once you arrive you would eat”, he assured.

The Commander maintained that, “Just as we came here and gave free medical treatment to all of you in this camp, similar medical treatment would be done to all of you in the three communities tomorrow, all those handling that are already in your villages.

“With that gradually, I believe we will now be settling down in our homes.

“But those whose homes have been destroyed, you have heard from the Governor’s representative, we will make sure that those people also are returned to their ancestral homes after it has been rebuilt”, he stressed.

In his remarks, the Camp Coordinator, Francis Chong, thanked both the State Government and the Military for ensuring that the aforementioned three communities returned to their ancestral homes.

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PL : Dele Alli bottle: Arsenal say they have identified a suspect who ‘embarrassed’ the club against Tottenham

Arsenal say they have identified a suspect who “embarrassed” the club by throwing a bottle at Tottenham player Dele Alli during the Carabao Cup quarter-final between the north London rivals at the Emirates.

The incident occurred halfway through the second-half of Wednesday night’s clash, when Alli went to retrieve the ball from the crowd for a throw-in.

The bottle struck Alli on the head, but the 22-year-old was not hurt and reacted by making a 2-0 gesture to the home fans, which was how the game ended, sending Spurs through to a semi-final against Chelsea.

In a statement, Arsenal said: “We have all been embarrassed by the individual who threw a bottle at Dele Alli during Wednesday night's match against Tottenham Hotspur.

“Behaviour of this type has no place at Emirates Stadium and after analysing CCTV footage, which showed him leaving the stadium after throwing the bottle, we have identified an image of the suspect. We are liaising with the Metropolitan Police and investigations continue in order to apprehend the culprit.

“We are not responsible for the actions of one individual, but send our apologies to Dele Alli and everyone at Tottenham Hotspur for this incident.

“We do not tolerate any anti-social, discriminatory or violent behaviour at Arsenal Football Club. Anyone identified will receive a lengthy club ban and their details will be passed to the police to commence legal proceedings.”

Earlier, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they were working with the club to identify the suspect.

“The Met is working with Arsenal Football Club to identify the person responsible for an incident where a bottle was thrown onto the pitch during the Arsenal vs Tottenham match on Wednesday, 19 December,” they said in a statement.

“There has been no arrest in relation to this specific incident.

“Seven people were arrested as part of the policing operation for this match for a variety of offences including possession of drugs, public order and assault on police.”

A Spurs fan was arrested for throwing a banana skin at Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang when the two teams met in the Premier League at the start of the month.

He was handed a four-year football banning order on Wednesday after pleading guilty to throwing a missile.- INDEPENDENT

NSCDC warns herdsmen, farmers to maintain peace at festive season

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ekiti State command, has called on members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and farmers in Ekiti State to maintain the existing peace during this festive season.

The Ekiti State Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Solomon Iyamu, while meeting the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and Farmers Association of Nigeria, Ekiti State chapter, warn them to cooperate with the command to achieve peace at Christmas and in the New Year 2019.

Iyamu, who warned Cattle breeders not to rear their cow around FADAMA farms in the state, so as to reduce tension between the members of the unions and the farm owners.

He said, “the NSCDC shall arrest and prosecute any cattle breeder in possession of fire arms, likewise any farmer that shoot at any cattle breeder or their cow”.

He further called on food stuff sellers not to hike the price of the locally-produced food items so as to make life affordable for all during the festive period.

The commandant stated that “we have observed that some food stuffs are been preserved with the use of pesticides such as Snipper, DDForce, which are harmful to human health, especially grains. He charge the members to sensitize their members on this food poisoning as anyone caught shall be prosecuted”.

He continued: “I received intelligence report that some farmers are set to poison water ways for the purpose of fishing, as well as setting some farm land and government reserved forest ablaze for purpose(s) of grazing. This command under my watch shall deal.with such person ruthlessly.”

Turning to the Miyetti Allah, Iyamu warned that any new Fulani or Hausa relocating to Ekiti State should be documented with the Hausa and Fulani community before plying their business for the purpose of proper identification.

He, however, commended the various groups for supplying the command with useful information that help in nipping in the bud criminal activities around farm settlements in the state, calling for more cooperation geared towards peace and development in Ekiti.

“The NSCDC meeting with the Agro-allied groups in Ekiti State is the end of the year meeting. As I thank you for your cooperation over the years, since the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has signed a partnership deal with us to coordinate and supervise these groups” to review activities and also plan for the New Year engagements.

Responding at the peace meeting, the Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Ekiti State, Alhaji Mohammud Nasamu said most of the crisis between cattle breeders and farmers are mostly caused by those migrating to the state.

Alhaji Nasamu called on the state government to grant support to the Miyetti Allah Vigilante group who are working day and night in the bush to be able to do their work effectively.

The Chairman of the Hausa Community, Alhaji Adamu Usman, promised that they would continue to cooperate and support the government for peace to reign in the state.

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ASUU strike will have serious impact on 2019 elections – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the lingering strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) will have serious impact on preparations for the conduct of the 2019 general elections.

Mr Festus Okoye, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, made this known in Abuja at a one-day seminar on Media and Gender Sensitive Reporting of Elections.

According to Okoye, it is next to impossible for the members of the National Youth Service Corp to provide all the ad-hoc staff needs and requirements of the commission.

He said that over 70 per cent requirement in some states of the federation were drawn from students of federal tertiary institutions.

“For the 2019 elections, INEC will recruit and deploy over one million adhoc staff made up of lecturers and students in federal tertiary institutions and corps members.

“These category of adhoc staff will serve as returning officers, collation officers, supervisory presiding officers and assistant presiding officers.

“The bulk of assistant presiding officers will be drawn from students of institutions, INEC is presently organising root training for corps members and wants to begin that with students.

“So it is important and imperative that they are in school a month before the election for this to happen.,” he said.

Okoye therefore called on ASUU and the Federal Government to quickly and genuinely resolve the lingering impasse that led to uncertainty in the education sector.

He said the resolution of the problems that led to the strike would be in the national interest and Nigeria’s democracy.

Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee INEC, said that the seminar was organised to brainstorm on new ways to use media to promote gender equality in the electoral process.

Ogunmola said that the commission understood the indisputable role of the media in setting and resetting the mindset of electorates to make the 2019 elections more gender sensitive.

He said that beyond the freedom to vote and adherence to electoral laws, a free and fair election was also about a participatory process where voters were well informed to make right choices.

Ogunmola added that the media serve this role through objective and impartial reporting of political events which help to shape public opinion and deepen democracy.

He urged the media to plan contents that would support gender in their reportage of the electoral process to ensure inclusiveness.

Mr Lansana Wonneh, representative of UN Women, said that when politics is inclusive and women participate, the results would be better.

Wonneh said that Nigeria leads Africa in almost everything except in terms of female participation in governance and politics where Nigeria was among countries with the lowest number.

“We are several weeks away from the general elections and this seminar could not be more appropriate.

“At UN Women, we are working with INEC to make sure that there are efforts in making elections free and fair and inclusive especially gender inclusive,” he said.

He urged the media to use it’s power to promote women in politics to change the narrative.

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45-year-old man confesses to sleeping with 16-year-old housemaid

A 45-year-old man, Solomon Imhontu and his wife have been arrested by the Nigeria Police in Asaba, Delta State.

Solomon Imhontu was arrested for sleeping with their housemaid. He confessed that he has been having unprotected sex with the 16-year-old housemaid, Ruth Oraife on 3 different occasions. But the victim said he has being sleeping with her since she was 10-year old and that his wife is aware of it but did nothing about it.

It was reported that Solomon Imhontu always sneak into her room around 2:00am to rape her. His wife said whenever she confronted him on the allegation, he denied it.

Imhontu was arrested through the help of the Behind Bars Initiative who took the issue up.

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Tragedy !!! Policeman burns self to death after discovering wife’s secret lovers

A policeman has burnt himself to death after discovering that his wife is keeping three lovers through her whatsApp account.

Tinashe Jala who worked in the ICT Section at the Chitungwiza Police Station, Zimbabwe, died a horrific death after he locked himself inside his house and set himself on fire.

Jala committed suicide after he had walked his wife Sibongile Shana to the bus stop. He was 30 years old. According to sources within the family, Jala had discovered that his Sibongile was cheating on him with three other lovers after he had cloned her WhatsApp account using WhatsApp Web.

An impeccable source who spoke to H-Metro said, “the two were living peacefully until they engaged their relatives over a misunderstanding and Shana’s sister decided to stay with their two children, saying their misunderstanding should not affect the kids.

“Jala discovered through WhatsApp web that Shana was cheating him with three different men and this did not go well with him and I want to believe this is the end result. Shana is reported to have been refusing to go for HIV tests and contact numbers of the three alleged men were shared with Jala’s brother.”

iharare.com reports tat neighbours tried in vain to gain entry into the locked house after they spotted smoke coming out of the house and women took turns to put off the fire.

“We are still to get to the bottom of the story. Shana heard about this tragedy but decided to remain at her workplace for unknown reasons.” a source said.

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The Sun reporter remanded in prison over ‘uncomplimentary’ story about Kebbi govt

Olanrewaju Lawal, a reporter with The Sun newspaper in Kebbi state, has been remanded in prison over a story which the state government found unfavourable.

Lawal was said to have been hurriedly arraigned before a magistrate’s court in Birnin-Kebbi, the state capital, without legal representation, and charged with a one-count charge of publishing false information.

The police had arrested him on December 10 over a publication the previous day about the abduction of Dan Ribah, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Ribah was abducted shortly after defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP.

The police accused the reporter of running a false story as he did not speak with Danjuma Poss, the police spokesperson in the state, over the abduction.

Meanwhile, Lawal was said to have pleaded innocent to the charge, yet remanded in prison after the police asked for a week to enable them conclude their investigations.

During the hearing on Tuesday, the reporter was not brought to court, hence his bail application could not be heard.

Several efforts made by a lawyer engaged by the Kebbi chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to secure Lawal’s bail have been futile.

Chris Isiguzo, NUJ national president, said he was surprised that the reporter was still being held after the police and officials of the state government had said he would be released on bail.

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Restructuring ?? South West Development Commission bill passes first reading at Senate

A bill seeking to establish the South West Development Commission on Wednesday passed first reading at the Senate.

The Bill was initiated by Senator Gbenga Ashafa (Lagos East).

If the Bill is eventually passed, it would bring the commissions managed by the Federal Government to four.

While the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is already in operation and those of North East, South East Commission were passed last week by the lawmakers.

The new bill if passed would address developmental issues in the states which make up the South West geo-political zone of the country. The States are Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Osun and Oyo.

The bill entitled, “South West Development Commission (Establishment, etc) Bill, 2018 (SB. 718),” was read for the first time at plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.

Also Wednesday, the Primary Health Care Development Agency Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 (SB. 715) and Industrial Property Commission (Est, etc) Bill, 2018 (SB. 716) both sponsored by Senator Aliyu Wamakko, APC, Sokoto North were read for the first time.

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Forceful subscriptions: Telcos to refund N36bn to customers, says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will order network providers in the country to refund N36 billion to customers.

In a statement released on Wednesday and issued by Nnamdi Nwokike, the NCC director of public affairs, the commission said it has uncovered a large volume of forceful subscriptions and illegal deductions.

Nwokike said the commission discovered the irregularity after it carried out a long and comprehensive investigative audit into value-added services (VAS) subscriptions across all mobile network operators (MNOs) and VAS platforms.

He noted that the audit team analysed subscribers’ Call Detail Records from MNOs and subscription logs from VAS providers over a period of two years, leading to the conclusion that a huge percentage of VAS services were not voluntarily subscribed for.

He added that the audit team also found out that some providers had implemented disingenuous mechanisms by which a large number of innocent consumers were “forcefully” subscribed to VAS platforms, leading to regular deduction of their airtime without their consent.

“The NCC had initiated measures to tackle the menace. These include the institution of a comprehensive investigation and resolution process, the Do-not-Disturb (DND) facility, and the imposition of sanctions for breach,” he said.

“Disturbed by the persistent occurrence of the menace in spite of the measures, the commission carried out a long and comprehensive investigative audit into VAS subscriptions across all MNO and VAS platforms.

“The NCC investigative audit was led by the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department of the commission, with participation from other departments such as the Technical Standards and Network Integrity (TSNI), Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB), Legal & Regulatory Services (LRS) and Licensing & Authorisation (L&A).”

He explained that based on the outcome of the investigative audit, the commission would shortly direct the indicted organisations to make refunds to affected consumers as appropriate.

“The commission is also considering and will impose appropriate sanctions as necessary. This outcome justifies the commission’s commitment to evidence-based interventions.

“NCC wishes to use the opportunity to inform the public that the commission may suspend or outrightly decommission some VAS platforms and services in the overall interest of consumers.”

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2019: Cleric warns against making predictions for politicians

The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. Mathew Ndogoso, has advised clerics to stop making predictions for politicians ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Ndogoso also urged them to quit the pulpit for politics, if they would not resist “turning themselves to slaves of politicians”.

The Bishop made the remarks during the send-forth of the first Executive Secretary of the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN), Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey, on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said: “I have a message for 2019; the prophets of doom in Nigeria should go and join the political parties of their choice.

“Many men of God have turned themselves to slaves of politicians in a bid to gain cheap popularity and attention and fill their pockets with money.

“In Nigeria, we have taken the gospel like a business and see it as a war.

“Can you imagine that these prophets don’t even prophesy about the needy in their Churches? Their targets are the rich, moneybags and politicians.

“They no longer preach about salvation, repentance again and they have turned their altars to political campaign grounds.

“They always say this person will die this year and that person will die next year. This is highly unfortunate,” he said.

Ndogoso condemned the penchant of some clergymen who release predictions about politicians in the upcoming elections.

According to him, some clerics have lost their vision for preaching the word of God and soul-winning and preparing the faithful for heaven in favour of chasing politicians for filthy lucre.

He also expressed regrets that many Christian ministers have turned their “pulpits to political sachet of salt”
He therefore urged those clerics not interested in working in God’s vineyard should resign and face politics squarely.

Ndogoso however called on Nigerians to pray for the emergence of a good leader out of the contenders for the 2019 polls.

The Bishop described Bassey as a warm and friendly person with a deep love of God.

“Bassey has brought his own special qualities and ideas to the Caritas that the foundation would embrace,” he said.

He added that Bassey is very hard working, dedicated and an achiever.

According to the Bishop, when Bassey brings out his heart to do anything he does it wholeheartedly.

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Drugs: UN highlights alarming trends in Nigeria

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria, and West and Central Africa face “disruptive and destabilising” new trends regarding drug trafficking, drug use and other crimes.

The Executive Director of UNODC, Mr Yury Fedotov, said this while briefing the UN Security Council session, presided by Côte d’Ivoire.

The briefing was the council’s first thematic meeting on ‘Drug Trafficking and its Threat to Stability, Peace and Security’, since December 2013.

Fedotov said the UNODC’s 2018 World Drug Report shows that West and Central Africa, along with North African countries, accounted for 87 per cent of pharmaceutical opioids seized globally.

The UNODC chief said: “This is largely due to rising use of tramadol, an opioid painkiller that is widely trafficked for non-medical use in the region.

“Africa, along with Asia, also saw the largest rises in cocaine seizures, suggesting that cocaine trafficking and consumption have spread to these markets.

“Through UNODC AIRCOP, which works in several African airports, we know that heroin seizures are on the rise across the region with Lagos, Accra and Cotonou airports high on the list, closely followed by Bamako, Lomé and Ouagadougou.

“Methamphetamine seizures have now almost reached the same level as cocaine seizures, with Lagos and Cotonou being the main airports concerned.

“Recently, an increased number of seizures of precursors such as Ephedrine and Phenacetine has been recorded at both airports, which may indicate the existence of new laboratories producing psychoactive substances.”

The head of UNODC noted increasing transiting of opiates through West Africa en route to European and North American markets.

“UNODC is registering new alarming trends on drug trafficking in West and Central Africa with disruptive and destabilising effects on governance, security, economic growth and public health,” he said.

Drug use is also rising across the region, “representing a serious threat to public health,” according to the UN crime fighting chief.

Fedotov noted that the agency estimated that in 2016, there were more than 34 million cannabis users and 1.8 million cocaine users in West and Central Africa.

Only one in 18 drug users with addiction issues have access to medical treatment, Fedotov regretted.

At the same time, he said, the region is grappling with many other crime-related security threats, including arms trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking, cybercrime and maritime piracy as well as threats posed by terrorism.

Fedotov noted that there were strong linkages between illicit trafficking and the financing of armed groups, a fact that the Security Council had recognised before, including in previous presidential statements.

“In August 2018, the Security Council expressed serious concerns about continuing terrorist activities of Boko Haram and other groups in the Lake Chad Basin; “links between illicit trafficking in wildlife and natural resources and financing of armed groups; maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea; “and mercenary activities linked to transnational organised crime, including trafficking in persons, arms and drugs as well as the smuggling of migrants.”

He stressed the need for “urgent and determined international action to support and address the threat of drugs and help pave the way for a safer, healthier and more prosperous West and Central Africa”.

- PM NEWS