Pelumi Olajengbesi, lawyer of the twelve arrested and detained associates of Sunday Adeyemo, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the DSS to release his clients owing to their continued detention despite an existing release order for their release.
Addressing the media in Abuja Friday morning, Mister Olajengbesi said failure of the Director General of DSS to release his clients will birth contempt proceedings against him.
He said he looks forward to having the DSS boss locked up in prison for his disregard to the release order of the court for all twelve of his clients.
Mister Olajengbesi told the media that the release order duly signed by a Federal High Court was served the DSS since Monday.
A North London mum was shocked when firefighters turned up at her home after neighbours mistook her singing ‘Holy Ghost Fire!’ to be a plea for help.
Mercy, 60, who attends her local place of worship on a weekly basis and prays along to her daily church service on Facebook Live, could not believe it when two fire engines showed up at her home on Wednesday morning (August, 11).
Her daughter Vivienne, 26, a fellow songstress who appeared on ITV’s The Voice in 2020, had just arrived home from the gym, and said that within minutes of entering the house, she saw firefighters park outside the family home.
The singer said: “Within seven minutes, two fire brigades pulled up and at first I thought ‘there’s no way, there’s no way’. Vivienne wasn’t sure who called 999, but assumed that one of their neighbours heard her “prayer warrior” mother shouting the impassioned gospel lyrics, during the call and response segment of the streamed sermon.
The Londoner said: “I came back from the gym so I caught the aftermath of it, but I could hear that she was praying. “She has a Facebook live stream that she watches in the morning so she prays to that. “She was was kind of doing the call and response thing. I could hear it as I was coming up and kind of said ‘hi’ and went in the house”.
Vivienne said the firefighters appeared perplexed as they asked if anyone had been shouting the word “fire”. Vivienne said: “They said we’ve been called for fire, and we said ‘there isn’t one’ and then confirmed the address and they said ‘are you sure, have you checked everything’s fine?’.”
The Londoner watched on as the puzzled firemen left the house after quizzing the family, “to go and listen to the original call”, returning once more to clarify their confusion.
The North London resident said: “They came back again and said, ‘we’re not being funny but was anyone shouting the word “fire”?’. Vivienne and her mum, Mercy, say they were hesitant to explain the reason why the matriarch’s heartfelt shouting had been mistaken for alarm.
The 26-year-old said: “I thought, ‘I’m not going to answer personally’, and my mum was like ‘mmm I’m not sure, I’m not sure’. “The firemen said, ‘it’s fine if you were, it’s just that somebody called and said that’s what they could hear’, and we said, ‘there’s nothing going on’ The Londoner says the emergency service workers asked to check the house and questioned whether the musical family had problems with their neighbours, which could have motivated them to pull a prank or target them by calling police.
The singer said: “We just said, no, everything’s all good’. We said, ‘sorry about the confusion, we don’t know what has happened’. Vivienne found the experience “hilarious” and said the firefighters also laughed during the baffling moments.
Overall, the Londoner felt that the call was definitely a result of culture clash in the “gentrified” neighbourhood. Vivienne said: “I thought it was hilarious. I just thought I can’t believe this is real, it feels scripted because they were all laughing as well.
“It’s 100 percent culture clash. If it was 10 years ago before our road became a lot more gentrified, I don’t think that would have happened. “But they [whoever called 999] didn’t understand the context and didn’t do any work to figure out what was actually going on”.
Vivienne felt that they could have at least checked the home first, before calling the emergency services number, and that she hoped they had learned their lesson and felt that the same incident wouldn’t happen again. The 26-year-old said: “In a sense, it was out of care potentially but also a misinterpretation of culture there. “I’m thinking they learned their lesson and they won’t call again, because really, I think they should have checked before calling. “Because if you can’t see any smoke or smell anything, I would have just checked.
“If you hear someone saying fire, go and investigate first”. A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said firefighters from Holloway and Hornsey were called at 10.07am and they had established there was no fire within 10 minutes.
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba Usman has charged Police officers to arrest and deal with any member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Mr. Usman made the charge on Monday in Asaba during a visit to the Delta state police command. He said: “It is expected that whatever affects Anambra State may likely affect, especially Asaba. It is just the bridge that is separating the towns.
“There are always spill over of agitations and demonstrations from Onitsha to Asaba. “That is why you need to get prepared to deal with any crime or criminality to ensure that those trouble makers are brought to book.” “You (officers) need to brace up to the IPOB challenge because it is a proscribed organisation, and treat them as such.”
Commending officers and men of the command for their successes, Usman who was Commissioner of Police in the state between 2014 and 2016, urged them to improve on their crime fighting efforts.
The police command in Ebonyi has warned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against forcing South-East residents to sit at home.
The police command in Ebonyi has warned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against forcing South-East residents to sit at home. The police stated that along with other security agencies, they would embark on “state-wide intensive” patrols as part of efforts to protect lives and properties over the sit-at-home order by IPOB.
IPOB had fixed every Monday for residents in the South-East to sit at home. The police, however, warned against any groups or organisers of the sit-at-home order, saying, “We warn any group or persons planning to disrupt the lawful activities of law-abiding citizens to desist from it.”
In a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokeswoman Loveth Odah, police commissioner Aliyu Garba directed area commanders, divisional police officers, heads of tactical/operational units to monitor the group’s activities.
Mr Garba reiterated the command’s zero-tolerance for lawlessness, warning that security agencies in the state will deal with any groups or persons that infringe on the rights of law-abiding residents in the name of a sit-at-home order.
He urged the residents to go about their lawful activities without fear of intimidation or harassment. “The general public, especially parents and guardians, should monitor and discourage their children/wards from engaging in any unlawful activity or criminal acts as the long arm of the law definitely will catch up with any criminal,” the police commissioner warned.
General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman has said that he is not angry at those attacking him on social media.
Recall that Nollywood actress, Chioma Ifemeludike alleged in a viral video that she slept with the popular clergyman for money and the memory has continued to torment her.
Reacting, Apostle Suleman implored his congregation and followers not to send him any encouraging messages again.
“Why are you encouraging a man that is not discouraged. I’m upset since yesterday. I saw messages saying that I should not worry. “Read my countenance, when you see me moody you can encourage me. Do I look like somebody who needs encouragement? I’m not discouraged at all and I’m not angry at those insulting me on social media,” he said.
The clergyman said he is focused on his God-given assignment and the people who are insulting him, only did that because of what they read online. “They are reacting to what they read. They are reacting to what they see and not what they know. You can’t know me and not like me, it’s impossible. Keep doing what you are doing and I’ll keep doing what I’m doing. I must do the work of he that sent me,” Apostle Suleman said.
He further added that all the videos made against him, he intentionally ignored them. “My wife can bear witness, all the video done against me I’ve not watch one. Many of you have watched it but me, the subject matter I’ve not watch one. What I don’t see cannot affect me.
“Somebody sent me a video from a blog yesterday, that was the last time it was on my phone. I guard my heart so that I can have fellowship with God. Stop all these rumors and gossips. What will not encourage me I don’t give attention to it,” Apostle Suleman said.
Nollywood actress, Ifemeludike Chioma Grace, has confessed to sleeping with the Senior Pastor and General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman twice.
According to the young actress, who recently got baptised at Redeemed Christian Church of God, the general overseer paid her over five hundred thousand to sleep with her.
The actress further revealed that she had no idea that the man of God was quite prominent at the time she had intercourse with him. She also stated that her public confession came after her spirit continued to torment her, and she needed to restitute for her sin.
She further went on to advise young women who may have committed such sin in the past to seek God for forgiveness and mend their ways.
Tribunal Nullifies 2019 Governorship Election, To Conduct Fresh Election
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has annulled the election of Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa State. The election was nullified based on a petition by the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party, which argued that it was unlawfully excluded from participating in the election.
Diri, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, was sworn in as governor after the Supreme Court sacked David Lyon as governor-elect 24 hours before his inauguration. In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Yunusa Musa in the petition, the tribunal held that the Independent National Electoral Commission unlawfully excluded ANDP from the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. It, therefore, ordered INEC to conduct a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State within 90 days.
Ghana President Akufo-Addo re-opens tertiary institutions
President Nana Akufo-Addo has permitted the re-opening of tertiary institutions to receive continuing students, easing more restrictions imposed to address the spread of coronavirus. Students can resume August 24, the president has announced in his 15th address to the nation as the number of active coronavirus cases continue to drop. The re-opening would mark about five months since the government closed all schools in March after Ghana recorded its first two cases. Following the closure of tertiary institutions, several of them resorted to online teaching and learning to trudge through the academic year. The president acknowledged the completion of studies in universities through this means but also pointed to some exceptions. He said schools such as the University of Cape Coast, the University of Health and Allied Sciences and technical universities and other colleges. “After extensive stakeholder consultations, the decision has been taken for continuing students in these tertiary institutions to return to school, on 24th August, to complete their academic year,” he declared. While announcing a re-opening date for tertiary institutions, first and second cycle schools continue to remain closed with the exception of final year students sitting exams. President Akufo-Addo directed that there should be no mass gatherings or sporting activities on campus. But he allowed religious activities. The president said tertiary institutions are to adhere to the covid-19 safety protocols, including the wearing of mask, regular handwashing and use of sanitisers while maintaining social distancing rules. After months of strategizing to contain the deadly virus, the president continued to hammer on the theme of progress in the country’s fight. In addition to declining active cases, he said Ghana has cleared its backlog of test results and is now able to provide results within 48 hours. He said those who claim that the government has lost the fight could only make a “baseless assertion” for the sake of “political expediency”.
[BREAKING News] All Schools in Nigeria are Resuming on September (University, Poly, Secondary School and Others)
All Schools in Nigeria are Resuming on September (University, Poly, Secondary School and Others) All Schools are resuming on 7th of September 2020 hereby Student need to resume back to their studies. Learning institution have remained closed since the outbreak of the deadly disease corona virus. learners have stayed home for 6 months nows. University of Ilorin Releases Urgent Notice on September Resumption All institutions are working hard to meet the requirement of the ministry of health in order to resume studies on september as said by the CS George magoha. It could be recalled that the federal government of Nigeria shutdown schools in all levels across the state in 23 March due to the outbreak of the deadly virus (COVID-19) and until date, school activities have been suspended. Following the reopening of schools in August 4th by FG for final year students year students of JSS 3 and SS 3 in Secondary schools across the country. The federal government reopened schools for students of junior and senior secondary school after putting all health precaution measures in order to prevent the spread of the virus among students and teachers. Indication shows that the deadly virus is no longer dominated in Nigeria after NCDC discharged about 11,000 patients from isolation centers after FG eased lockdown on worship centers, reopening of domestic airports, easing of inter-state lockdown and businesses. Daily updates on confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the announcement of resumption date for final year students in secondary schools across the country has no trace of students or teachers contracting COVID-19. On this note; every student is looking ahead to resume schools (Universities,P oly, College of Education and secondary schools) at all level to resume fully for academic activities prior to the preparation by students to write first semester examinations for all tertiary institutions and continuation of Third term for all secondary schools students across the country. Indication shows that students in all levels are to resume on or before end of August to September 7, 2020. According to an information reaching us revealed that the All Universities,Poly, College of Education and secondary schools will resume September, this is because the Joint admission and Matriculation (JAMB) and all tertiary institutions have agreed to commence the 2020/2021 post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening on September 7. More also, The national universities commission (NUC) ask all Universities to sent data/ information on their preparedness for the reopening of higher institutions to continue academic activities and the data shows that all schools are ready and willing to reopen in accordance to the guidelines released by the Federal Ministry of Education. As much as we appreciate the goverment for the acclaimed of love, we condemn in totality the cointuned closure of our institutions, it is pertinent we understand that the same covid couldnt stop the NASS from sharing their exotic jeeps bought with our money, covid couldnt stop our goverment from receiving their salaries and allowances, covid couldnt halt the electoral process in Edo and Ondo states even with multitude participants during rallies, covid couldnt stop the FG from lifting the lockdown on areas where revenue can be generated probably for it to be looted further, what then is the moral jusitification for the cointinuedclosured of our school. A lot of people are doubting september 7 resumption date but what they fail to understand is that POST UTME will not kick-off successfully if all tertiary institution across the country fail to resume for all academic activities and as such, all universities,poly, college of education must resume and all student must resume in all the campuses to prepare for examination so as to end first semester for 2019/2020 academic session.
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