Abdul's Blog: 11/18/17

Saturday, 18 November 2017

Residents of Isheri attack Police Station after police raid that allegedly left one dead

Base 81 Isheri Police Division was on Saturday morning attacked by residents of Isheri, who claimed the police killed one of them during a raid on Friday.

According to the information gathered by Julia Blaise Blog (JBB), the police raided the area yesterday, and a body was found floating onto the river bank this morning, leading the community to believe that the deceased drowned as a result of the raid.

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Confederation of African Football has agreed to move next year’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers to October to allow the continent’s World Cup finalists play friendlies in March.

Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco are the five African teams for Russia 2018.

Princess Kelechi Oghene, who alongside Sandra Okagbue (Flavour’s baby mama) hit the limelight when they became the face of Delta Soap, has said that any beautiful lady without brains is nothing.

The model-turned-designer said she encouraged young ladies to leverage on their talents in order not to become a liability.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday recalled its ambassador to Germany over remarks made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel after a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The remarks in question saw Gabriel criticise Saudi meddling in the affairs of Lebanon and describing Saudi foreign policy in the region as “adventurism.”

Manchester City defender John Stones could be out for up to six weeks after apparently injuring his hamstring during Saturday’s victory at Leicester.

Stones, 23, pulled up and grasped the back of his leg before being replaced in the 31st minute of City’s 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium.

Former Governor, Donald Duke, has indicated interest in contesting in 2019 Presidential election. Donald Duke who in his interview with Dele Momodu disclosed he will be contesting under PDP, further said he wish the issue of zoning will be discarded in his party, as PDP has a good chance to unseat APC in the next election if they put their house in order and get their strategy right.

In the face of a landslide of sexual misconduct allegations against public figures, some men have come to a backwards conclusion — men should never be alone with women.

Fox News senior analyst Brit Hume became the latest person to float this as a solution to the country’s sexual assault problem, when on Thursday night, he tweeted,

38-year-old South African lady, Mildred Mashego and her 19-year-old daughter, Patricia Mashego gave birth to babies for same man, with just 4 days apart; first the daughter, then the mother.

Mildred allegedly got very angry after she learnt that her daughter was pregnant for her father of 3 boyfriend, Vincent Malumane, and reportedly considered aborting the baby after she found out the truth.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed December 13 to deliver its judgment in a suit seeking an order to compel the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to produce the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Justice Binta Nyako adjourned for judgment after hearing Kanu’s lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, and two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Augustine Alegeh and Akinlolu Kehinde, who represented the Chief of Army Staff.

The world's first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China, according to Italian professor Sergio Canavero, Dailymail reports.

During an 18-hour operation, experts demonstrated that it is possible to successfully reconnect the spine, nerves and blood vessels of a severed head.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the centre of Harare on Saturday morning to call for the resignation of Robert Mugabe, as moves to force the Zimbabwean president to stand down gather pace.

Euphoric crowds filled streets in the centre of the city and cars honked their horns. “It’s like Christmas,” said one marcher, Fred Mubay. He said Zimbabweans had been suffering for a long time and were now, finally, happy.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has said Victor Moses should return to action next week after he was sidelined for several weeks by a hamstring injury.

“Moses is progressing well – I hope to see him back next week,” Conte said at a press briefing yesterday.

Three Nigerian students have been arrested by narcotics police in Cyprus, over sale of 13 packets of drugs believed to be synthetic cannabinoid and ecstasy.

The three have been identified as Raymon Stephen Ekerete, Mary Jane Ahunna Onuegbu and Isabella Abosede Brown.

In 2016, Otedola’s daughter Florence, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, successfully completed her Master’s Degree at New York University. She has now won the University’s 2017 Alumni Artistic Achievement Award. Congrats to her! See her posts from the ongoing ceremony below.

The Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, who shared the photos of the arrested herdsmen on twitter this morning, wrote

The Senate president reacted to the unfortunate incident via his twitter handle. Read his tweets from bottom to top

A 44-year-old Reverend Sister Chime Geraldine has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for allegedly trafficking two young boys who were kidnapped between January and April 2017.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that the Revered Sister, who was attached to the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja and operated an orphanage home known as Oblek Foundation Orphanage Home, at Gwagalada Abuja, was arrested alongside her 35-years-old accomplice, Obie Okoro, who was said to be a member of a kidnap syndicate and supplied the kidnapped young boys to the Reverend sister.

Filmmaker Chinney Love Eze, 29, has opened up on her relationship status in a new interview with inside Nollywood.

In her words;
“In life I won’t say I have regrets, I see it all as a path one has to take to get to a certain position. But I just wished I had gotten married before now. Although, I have had my own fair share of heartbreaks and I cried to my satisfaction, then I got over it, I believe it all happened for a reason.

Embattled American rapper, Meek Mill, just got a big win days after his lawyers filed for his release from solitary confinement, as TMZ gathered that he has been moved to another Prison where he has his own cell and is free to interact with inmates.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary on November 20, marking 70 years since they married in the splendour of Westminster Abbey.

Despite three of their four children (Charles, Anne and Andrew) having divorced, this royal union has endured through the decades without any public hint of marital strife.

Now, they join a small club of couples who have spent seven decades together.

Popular indigenous rap artiste, CDQ, would never forget the year 2008 as it was the time he lost his father. Taking a trip down memory lane with Saturday Beats, the singer referred to his father as his best friend and confidant.

“I was very close to my father who died in 2008. I learnt that he was in his office when he suddenly slumped and he was rushed to the hospital. He was in the hospital for some time before he finally died. His death really affected the family financially. Also, my father was our guide and he advised us on every life situation.

Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-0 in the north London derby thanks to goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez, a result that moved them within a point of their local rivals.

Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Hugo Lloris were all named in the Spurs team by manager Mauricio Pochettino after overcoming injury.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday that politics should not be treated as a matter of life and death.

Speaking at the public presentation of a book titled: Stepping Forward with Uti J.D. Agba, written by Goddy Jedy Agba and Mathias Okoi-Uyouyo in Calabar, Cross River State, Obasanjo, who was the special guest of honour at the event, said politicians who failed to win elections can help winners to succeed.

Nigeria’s presidency on Friday lambasted people of the South-east, declaring that Minister of Labour, Chris Nigige, would have emerged Senate President, if he was re-elected as Senator.

Former Kwara governor, Bukola Saraki, also a member of the ruling APC, is the current leader of the country’s federal legislature.

Actor Yomi Fabiyi, has petitioned the Lagos State Police command over the sexual assault allegation brought upon his person earlier this week.

He took to his IG page to share legal documents and offered N20k for information about his accuser.

According to videos shared online by a Facebook user, Jayboi Steve, Chinese policemen conducted a major raid at spare parts market in Guangzhou area China causing Nigerians staying illegally to flee.

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Nigerian indigenous Label owner, singer and rapper, Adedeji Olamide who is popularly referred to as the street king 'Badoo' is currently the rave of the moment as he released his 7th album, 'Lagos Nawa'.

It is no news that the Yahoo Boy No Laptop label owner is a hard working dude since his rise to fame he has been in the limelight and has helped a lot of popular artistes like Adekunle Gold,Lil Kesh and the likes.

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A 30-year-old man, Ahmed Matunma wojuekun has been arraigned in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates ‘ court for raping a minor to death at Mofoworade village, Ifetodo, in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State.

The incident which occurred in the early hours of Friday reportedly caused friction in the sleepy community.

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Antony Chiremba of Entumbane in Bulawayo decided to leave his wife after she told him that she had found another partner to be her second husband.

Melodious Munkuli roped in another man because Chiremba was allegedly failing to undertake his husband duties.

Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he was driven to suicidal thoughts because of the way in which his family attempted to manipulate money out of him.

The former Premier League striker has made a vast fortune for himself during his career, boasting wages in excess of £170,000 per week while at Manchester City and Tottenham.

In order to highlight the danger of doing drugs, a Nigerian police officer shared a picture of some girls seriously smoking marijuana.

How Little Boy With Rare Genetic Condition Was Abandoned By His Mother

This is Shakul from Uganda. He was born with a rare genetic condition which makes him look a little different. Without access to a doctor, his parents didn’t understand his appearance so they abandoned him shortly after birth.Namatuvu, his grandmother, took him in and now as part of the @Compassion program, his life has seen many blessings – one of them being his sponsor!

A former lecturer with the Kwara State University, Malete, Dr. Oluremi Osunlola, has reportedly committed suicide.

Punch correspondent in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital gathered on Friday that the late Osunlola was a Lecturer 1 in the Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture of the institution.

A female corps member serving in Uromi, Edo state, Busayo Ashephon was allegedly beaten to coma by her employer's brother identified as Christopher in her PPA because she asked him for the toilet key.

Music act CDQ in a chat with Saturday Beats speaks about missing his dad and how his death automatically made him the head of his family being a first child. He also spoke about quitting a banking job for music. Also recalling one of his intimate time with his late dad, CDQ recalls he was just 16 when his dad introduced a condom to him. Hear him;

Up until the evening of Wednesday, November 15, 2017, perhaps all that Mr. Olugbenga Adekoya had seen about the brutality and cruelty of some Nigerian policemen against innocent citizens were the ones he read in the papers or the ones he saw on the television.

But that evening, Adekoya, an entrepreneur who preferred to be called a carpenter, almost lost his life with the way he was thoroughly dealt with by some policemen allegedly guarding Julian Osula, a businessman who deals in selling luxury items, like wristwatches.

A shocking photograph shows a blind man, Roger Debman sat on the floor of the York to Peterborough train with his guide dog Nevin

The former businessman from Liverpool needs to use seating designed for the disabled because it provides enough space to keep his dog out of the aisle.

Serena Williams wowed in two dresses at her wedding to Reddit founder,Alexis Ohanian .The Tennis new groom said “You are the greatest of all time, not just in sport. I’m talking about as a mother, and as a wife. I am so excited to write so many more chapters of our fairy tale together.”

America’s foremost civil rights leader, The Rev. Jesse Jackson disclosed publicly Friday that he has been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson’s disease and plans to “dedicate” himself to physical therapy.

This comes after a journalist accused him of sexual harassment.

Singer Jaywon has said though the title of his Joromi song can be linked to Sir Victor Uwaifo, the body and beat can't be linked to him, but he will for the sake of respect he has for him credit the song to him. Jaywon says he is also a victim of intellectual theft, saying Dammy Krane, Small Doctor and few other artistes have not only stolen the titles of his songs,they have also taken without permission some of his real songs. Recall the veteran musician came out to accuse two singers, Jaywon and Simi, of pirating his song without his permission. Well here's what Jaywon told Saturday Beats;

Iran has displaced Nigeria as India’s third largest supplier of crude oil after India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, shifted its focus to the Middle East and the United States for supply.

In August, India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation said it would take its first crude oil import from the US, dumping Nigeria’s sweet crude for US oil.

AS the people of Anambra State decide who occupies the position of the state governor today (Saturday), there is palpable fear that the election could be marred by violence. This is happening amid fears of bomb blast in Onitsha.

Some residents of the state were seen gathered in different groups to discuss, in trepidation, what the outcome of the election might be.