Annie Idibia has taken to her social media to warn professional beggars to stay off her page as she can no longer bear the never-ending begging that she comes across each second of the every day.
She wrote on her insta stories ;
This is to every single person sending me account numbers, begging for money every sec of each day !!! Me self i be human being ooo !!! I have my own issues and struggles!! we are all fighting the same battle ooo I have my own issues and problems too
I want you to know that Annie will helpo or pronmote anything to support your work or business, but Annie don’t have money to send to over 200,000 people accounts!! I don’t grow money in my house
Please i beg you to stop asking me for money. It is really beginning to piss me off and worse are people who constantly insult me if i don’t respond or say i don’t have.
If i had soooo much why do i work my butt off every single day! Hardly ever have time for me to rest and unwind
Famous business mogul, Toyin Lawani, has sent tongues wagging bared her boobs in new seductive photo.
The socialite and entrepreneur went completely topless as she soaked in a tub.
Her hands managed to keep her nipples hidden but the majority of her breasts were still on display and you can be sure there were thirsty words in the comment section.
Toyin’s post however, was ab add for a perfume brand.
A South African man has been arraigned before the Ga-Rankuwa Magistrate’s court on Tuesday, August 14, for allegedly raping his neighbor’s pregnant goat.
According to information gathered, the suspect, 33, would remain in custody until his next court appearance at a date to be determined later.
The suspect was arrested on charges of bestiality on Friday morning after he allegedly raped the female goat the previous evening.
His neighbour, and owner of the goat, Knowledge Khumalo said he heard the goat making strange noises around 20:00 on the evening in question.
When he woke up the next morning, he went to check in on the kraal and found the goat was missing.
“I went around the community looking for the goat without any success,” said Khumalo. “Later when I returned home, I found the goat was back. However, it looked unwell.”
As he was examining the goat, a man approached Khumalo and asked whether he was the goat’s owner.
“He then told me that he had been at the suspect’s shack that morning and had found the goat in his bed,” said Khumalo.
Community members, including CPF members, later converged at the suspect’s shack where they confronted him.
The man is said to be bricklayer by profession and was reportedly paid R4 500 earlier on the day of the alleged rape for work.
“He must have drank a lot,” said Khumalo.
Khumalo said he was shattered to see the raped goat in such a sad state.
“I felt I should have done something to protect the goat,” he said.
The goat has been taken in by the SPCA for medical treatment.
SPCA inspector Mishack Matlou said the incident was the “highest form of animal cruelty he has experienced”.
“As the SPCA, we want to call on the judiciary to take tough action against cases of cruelty against animals”
Nigerian Songstress, Tiwa Savage have come under series of tweet attack by a female feminist fan after she revealed that she cannot earn equal amount with Davido and Wizkid.
The mavin act, who is also a mother of one, recently granted an interview on Soundcity Radio and she revealed how she doesn’t support the idea of feminism.
Citing the Nigerian music scene as an example, Tiwa acknowledged that she doesn’t believe in equal right for both genders because she as an artist cannot charge the same amount with big names like Davido and Wizkid.
The female fan who goes by the handle, @GbemmyG, found this offensive to the feminist community and she went all in on Tiwa in a twitter thread.
Eastern rapper, Zoro pulls out new music from his archives yet again after recently making his own version of Simi‘s “I Dun Care” and he titles it ‘One On One’.
The rapper has been on a roll lately dishing out new music back to back from ‘Stainless’ to ‘I Dun Care’ (Simi Cover)’.
Blac Chyna has featured her cleavage and derriere in very racy ruffled gown as she heads out to Club in LA, after slamming butt implant removal claims.
She recently slammed claims she had her butt implants removed with an eye-popping ‘selfie’ on Instagram.
The curvy model has however moved on and put on an eye-popping display as she headed out to party at Project Club in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The mother of two, 30, flashed her cleavage, thong and curvy derriere in the in a daring sheer dress as she made her grand arrival at the club.
The model who rocked black matching heels sported a bright blonde bob wig, with grungy make-up complete with a jet black lip and bold red eye shadow.
Chyna was no doubt keen to prove haters wrong in the ensemble – after it was claimed she had removed her butt implants.
Speculation surfaced last week when the reality star was spotted with what looked like a different derriere, as she ran errands in Beverly Hills.
However, the star was quick to blast the rumours on Saturday night by sharing a cheeky ‘belfie’ to her Instagram page, simply captioned: ‘Kiss my a**’
Although there has been no word from Chyna regarding her recent surgeries, her ex Rob Kardashian revealed he had helped her achieve her post-baby body last year.
The KUWTK star shared a video of Chyna going into the operating theatre to social media, revealing to fans that he had paid a huge $100,000 for her to ‘get everything fixed’.
A young lady who met MMMG Boss, Ubi Franklin at the airport has gave him the sum of N50,000 for been a ‘strong hustler’.
Ubi said he was shocked when the lady walked up to her and he is now willing to share the money to his IG followers.
Ubi Franklin
In his words,
”I met a young lady today at the airport? she gave me 50k and said “I love your hustle add this to it” I was really Surprised? I have decided to give this out to 10 people 5k each who will write something nice to this lady ??( drop your account number by your comment.”
Nigerian singer and man of the moment, Duncan Mighty recently took to his social media page to share a video of him, Davido and other musicians in the studio.
In the video shared on his Instagram page, He was seen humbly thanking Davido for collaborating on a song with him and Peruzzi .
See his post below:
“BREAKING NEWS! HISTORY IS BEEN MADE AS DUNCAN MIGHTY COLLABORATES WITH NIGERIAN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED MUSICIAN @davidoofficial OBO & PERRUZI IN A MUSIC PROJECT THAT WILL OPEN UP THE ENTIRE NIGER DELTA REGION AND SET THE PACE FOR AN UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
WHICH WILL BE THE BIGGEST POTENTIAL NON OIL INVESTMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION. THE VIDEO WILL BE SHOT BY CLARENCE PETERS RIGHT HERE IN PORTHARCOURT TODAY..CHAI OBO U CAME VISITING ME WITH UR PRIVATE JET AND CHIOMA UR LOVER GOD BLESS U FOR THIS HONOR. Costume RIVERS ATIRE SHOOT STARTS 11am.”
A woman who has reportedly not been paid salary for 13 months, caused a scene as she laid in the middle of a busy road to protest, thereby halting the movement of cars.
This happened this morning during a protest by staff of Makurdi local government area of Benue state. The staff were protesting over the 13 months salaries they are owed by the government.
Some of the protesting staff claim they have been removed from the payroll for no genuine reason and, as such, have not received salary for over a year. They also claim that some of their colleagues have died as a result and some are battling high blood pressure. They called on the government to intervene and see that they are paid for services rendered.
Kiki Osinbajo, daughter of the vice president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to the negative comments that trailed a picture which shows her rocking a turban and also having henna tattoo on her hands.
Kiki Osinbajo whose father is also a pastor slammed all those who criticized her, saying she cannot allow people she doesn’t know to have such a hold on her.
Read her post below ;
“My favorite picture ever!
I remember posting it and I got a lot of negative people asking why I wore henna and had a turban and all sorts of negative things @bighstudios was so upset and called me and I remember telling him not to worry I liked the picture and that’s all that counts.(even if low key I was a bit upset) I told myself then I cannot allow people I don’t know have such a hold on me ! People will be negative , people will try to change you, people will judge you , people would hate you for no reason , but my darling you are YOU AND NOBODY DOES YOU BETTER THAN YOU! Take me or leave me, but as I am because I’m definitely not going to be different to fit anyone’s idea of who I should be! Officially doing me “
Former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, has described Northern Nigeria region as the most backward region in the world.
Ribadu made the description while speaking at the launch of two books titled “Sect and social disorder” and “Quaranic Schools in Northern Nigeria” in Abuja yesterday, August 15th.
Ribadu said the Almajiri system of education being practiced in the North is the worst form of dehumanization.
“I am from Yola, we have similar culture with Kaduna, Kano but we don’t have Almajiri, what is happening? We are also Muslims. There are lots of areas where we have similar things. Which education are we talking about, these are some things that are incredible and you don’t know where to start. There is nothing worse, in the form of violation and abuse of rights, more than the Almajiri system, yet people are justifying it, comfortably calling themselves as products of it. I think we have to look at it crucially otherwise we will continue to go that direction that we will not be able to solve her problems.
“We are the most backward people in this world, the society of northern Nigeria. Look at all the indices in the world today, we are the worst. Why? How can we continue to deny ourselves our future? I worked on many of those crises and conflicts as a member of the investigation team and tribunal, I was in Zango Kataf, I was in Tafawa Balewa, I was in Kaduna religious crisis, I was among the prosecutors of El-Zakzaky in the 1990s.
“During the Kaduna religious disturbance of 2000, we visited where they buried the victims along Birnin Gwari road, they opened the graves for us, what I saw is still haunting me. There were bodies, all of them young boys, no girls that is talking about Almajiri – boys over 100 buried in mass graves and no identity, not a single one of them had a name and they were all buried, I got interested in this.
“I said let me see and get it touch with those who are responsible for it. They were victims of the crisis that took place in Kaduna because of the Sharia riots. They said they did not have their identity or Mallam responsible for them. Did anyone come to complain that they have lost a child? They said no. I was also in interpol, I had a duty to do outside Nigeria. I flew British Airways. Few days after that and the governor who introduced Sharia to Nigeria had his kids there and they all went to the first class. It was terrible for me. I could not say anything throughout the flight. The sight of those young boys, buried, unidentified – nobody is talking about it, the families never even complained, not even their so-called mallams.” Ribadu said
Renowned financial expert, Mr. Bismarck Rewane has faulted a report rating Lagos as third worst city to live in the world.
A report issued on Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) had cited security, education and healthcare delivery as benchmarks for its ratings.
But speaking on a Television programme, ‘Network Africa’ on Channels TV monitored by our correspondent, Rewane, who is the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company, described the report as subjective adding that the criteria used in reaching such conclusion was inconsistent.
He said: “First and foremost, I think the report is subjective and it is based on warped criteria. Certainly, in a survey that says that number 86 is Johannesburg when you talk about crime, terrorism, insurgency and Lagos is number 138 out of 140, it’s unfortunate.
“I feel safer in Lagos than in Johannesburg in terms of crime. I cannot stop at a traffic light in Johannesburg without looking over my shoulder, in Lagos I could probably do that.”
EIU had ranked cities like Vienna, Melbourne, Osaka, Tokyo as the ten most-liveable cities, and ranked cities such as Damascus, Dakar, Karachi and Lagos as the 10 least liveable cities in 2018.
While stating that he was not in any way making excuses for Lagos, Rewane said that the survey itself was based on certain values which may not be universal.
He explained: “But having said that, to say that the risk of insurgency in Lagos – because I heard the interview and the guys talked about Boko Haram – quite frankly there is no Boko Haram existential threat in Lagos as anywhere.
“Lagos is safer from Boko Haram than say Yaoundé in Cameroon. So, I find it difficult to understand the criteria. Yes, there are other criteria but obviously to rank Lagos as the third worst city to live in in the world is a bit above the top.”
Rewane however said that Lagos still had a lot to do on terms of improving access in two critical sectors- healthcare and education.
“Lagos falls short definitely in access to healthcare because you can’t have a medical emergency in Nigeria and in Lagos in particular. Lagos falls short in terms of education, but having said that, we have a population in Lagos of anything between 12 to 20 million people. Things are improving but the message that paints to us is that Nigeria has to wake up and has to work hard. Whether you like it or not Nigeria is the 5th most populous country in the world. And Lagos is rising among the ranks of cities in terms of population.
“So, urban transit, urban renewal and things like that which Governor (Akinwunmi) Ambode is working on assiduously, it’s good enough to work hard on it but you must achieve the results that people want. Because other people are looking at us and ranking us.”
He also stated that “having said that, I must come out strongly that the EIU criteria is a bit subjective and does not reflect the truth. Lagos is definitely not the third worst city to live in in the world. I stand by that and I am ready to join issues with the Economic Intelligence Unit whom I respect anyway, for their economic analysis. But in this case, I join issues with them.”
Despite his take on the EIU rating, Rewane said there are rooms for improvement in Lagos, which is currently adjudged as the fastest growing and the fifth largest economy in Africa.
“Lagos is not the most luxurious or affluent city to live in. And there are many Lagos. There are people living in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki. And there are people who are living in the slums of Makoko and others. But this is not…, look if I go to Rio de Janeiro, if I go to Sao Paulo, even in London, there are slums. So, the truth is that the slum of Lagos is not as bad as it used to be. But when you compare it to other cities in the world, I would not say that Lagos is worse than Jakarta when you talk about the slums in Indonesia. I cannot say that Lagos slums are worse than those of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. But that does not mean that this justifies the slums.
“This is not a race to the bottom. But the point is that Lagos has a lot of work to do in terms of urban renewal, urban mass transit, waste management and so many other things. Crime, kidnapping and ransom, but if you look at crime in Lagos, I do not subscribe to the view that crime in Lagos is worse than crime in any of these crime cities.
More people – maybe the data is not available- more people die in the city of Chicago from gunshots than you can put in Lagos 10 times over.” (PM News)
This couple look every bit of happy in their pre-wedding photos and since its emergence online, everyone had been wishing them nothing but joy in the next phase of their lives.
The plus-sized bride looked quite delectable as she posed by her debonair husband-to-be in photos which have them coordinating Double Denim for the shoot.
The couple looked as urban as can be as they both donned Double Denim and matching white sneakers for the photo shoot…
A St. Louis area woman’s Facebook post has gone viral after she revealed that she was denied a job with a local company because of her “ghetto” name.
Hermeisha Robinson took to her page on Monday to share how she applied for a customer service representative position with Mantality Health in Chesterfield.
She was hurt when she received an email back from the company saying, “unfortunately we do not consider candidates that have suggestive ghetto names.”
Robinson went on to say in her post that, “my feelings are very hurt,” and “I would like for everyone to share this post because discrimination has to stop.” .
She wrote it full,
I HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE TODAY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS JOB THAT I APPLIED FOR AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT Mantality Health
I KNOW IM WELL QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION AS THEY SEEN ON MY RESUME! THEY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ME BECAUSE OF MY NAME WHICH THEY CONSIDERED IT TO BE “ghetto” FOR THEIR COMPANY!
MY FEELINGS ARE VERY HURT AND THEY EVEN GOT ME SECOND GUESSING MY NAME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF MY NAME IS REALLY THAT “GHETTO” I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO SHARE THIS POST BECAUSE DISCRIMINATION HAS TO STOP!
However, Jack Gamache, from Mantality Health, said their system was not hacked but their Indeed, a job posting website, account was hacked.
Mantality Health CEO Kevin Meuret says they think about 20 people got emails similar to Robinson’s. “This is not a reflection of who we are as a company,” said Meuret. “This is deplorable.”
Meuret says the person that appears to have sent the email does work for the company but, “has nothing to do with hiring and is a great employee.“
Nigerian singer, Davido has left in female fans in want after a quite hot photo of him shirtless emerged online.
The singer showed off his tattoos and impressive physique in a shirtless photo that has gotten his female fans jealous of his girlfriend as they discover this is what she’s been enjoying.
Many of you didn’t know the singer had this much tattoos eh? Well… now you know he has quite a lot around his body.
Not so long ago, a video of the singer shouting out his girlfriend’s name after a female fan rushed to hug him went viral online.
The IGP Xsquad have reportedly apprehended one Inspector Tom Edet of the Ihiagwa Division Police station Nekede in Imo State over N120,000 extortion.
According to social activist, Prince Emefiele Harrison who shared the story on social media, Tom and two of his colleagues, Sergeant Bassey and Charity, currently on the run, arrested a young man from Delta state and detained him after he was unable to pay the N400,000 they were asking for as bail.
His family got in touch with Emefiele who runs Behind Bars Initiative.
Emefiele and his team including some policemen, decided to set the police officers up. They gave the erring officers N120,000 that was marked, which they collected before releasing the young man who was in Imo on a visit.
Model, Hailey Baldwin and pop star, Justin Bieber are according to new reports, ‘slowing things down’ and fans shouldn’t worry cause they’re certain they still want to get married.
The young couple have reportedly taken the heat of their ‘intense’ engagement, which came just one month after they rekindled their romance.
Sources close to the pop star say the wedding plans have been pushed back for the time being. An insider who spoke to People, said,
‘The wedding planning has slowed down a bit. They still don’t want a long engagement, but they are also not rushing the wedding.’
Img crd; News Splash
‘It was getting quite intense and they realized they want to enjoy being engaged for a while. It’s not like they need to rush — they are both so young. ‘They aren’t slowing things down though because they are unsure if they want to marry; they definitely want to get married.’
It coincides with separate claims that they are looking ahead to a wedding ‘some time’ in 2019. On Monday, sources told TMZ: ‘Justin’s been in love with her for a long time, so this didn’t just come from out of the blue.’
Baseline Music act Aramide lets out a new single ‘Fall On Them ft the King of Dancehall, Timaya. The new tune comes days after she dropped ‘Emeka’ a cover of 2Baba’s hit ‘Amaka’.
This new will be Aramide’s econd official single off her upcoming sophomore album to be released under Baseline Music imprint, Produced by Sizzle Pro.
She shared a photo with her mum and she captioned it:
“I can never be ashamed of my parents, I love my parents to the moon and back. Momma made me graduate with fish selling. Momma very soon I’ll give you a better tin doing, love you my world best mom”
A Corp member who was serving in Lagos State, was left unconscious on Wednesday morning, after she was knocked down by a reckless Danfo driver.
The incident happened at Igbo Efon, Lekki Epe expressway, while she was on her way to her PPA – the victim, identified as Morenikeji, was rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital to receive treatment while the driver was arrested.
Morenikeji eventually died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital as reported earlier this morning.
A 39-year-old trader Ndubisi Nwokolo, who was shot dead at Onitsha Main Market last month, has been laid to rest.
Late Nwokolo was reportedly killed by a certain “Ikanda”, said to be a top man within the MASSOB (Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra) and feared around Onitsha.
According to Onitsha City news on Facebook, ‘his killers are a gang under the leadership of a man called “Ikanda”. Ikanda is said to run “Onitsha South”. He is said to be a top man within the MASSOB (Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra) and feared around Onitsha’.
Late Nwokolo was said to have been killed as a result of a brawl for royalty to be paid to ‘Ikanda’.
[Intro]
Yea
Mayorkun baby o
Kiddo kiddo kiddominant
[Chorus]
Awon kan jaiye
Awon kan gbo owo
Awon kan jaiye
Awon kan
Awon kan waye wa jaiye o
Emi waye wa gbo owo
Awon kan
Awon kan
Awon kan
Awon kan
Awon kan waye wa jaiye o
Emi waye wa gbo owo
[Verse 1]
No shakara o baby (baby o)
You no need am (oya now)
No shakara o baby (baby o)
You no need am
O yea yeh o
[Pre-Chorus]
Oya fantasy, be my fantasy, this your bakasi
E need dollars
Oya fantasy, be my fantasy, this your bakasi
E need dollars
[Chorus]
Awon kan jaiye
Awon kan gbo owo
Awon kan jaiye
Awon kan
Awon kan waye wa jaiye o
Emi waye wa gbo owo
Awon kan
Awon kan
Awon kan
Awon kan
Awon kan waye wa jaiye o
Emi waye wa gbo owo
[Bridge]
Chii
All the baby girls wan shaku
Ghana girls demma chop banku
All the babys girls wan shaku
shaku, shaku
Kidominaaaaat yeah
All the baby girls wan shaku
Ghana girls demma chop banku
All the baby girls wan shaku (Mayorkun baby o)
Shaku, shaku
Baby chop all of my dollars eh
Odi mma, baby ego dim n’aka (eweh)
Baby ego dim n’aka eh
No no no no
What of the uwku eh
Uwku marama baby shake ya
Biko shake your uwku, shake am o (baby) le le le le le
Mayorkun baby o
[Verse 2]
Baby dance all over me (yea)
Oh yeah, put your hands all over me
I no wan do u jibiti oh yeah
Baby please give me ur Gtb
[Pre-Chorus]
Oya fantasy (Oya fantasy), be my fantasy (Be my fantasy), this your bakasi (Yea)
E need dollars (E need dollars)
Oya fantasy, be my fantasy, this your bakasi
E need dollars
[Chorus]
Awon kan jaiye
Awon kan gbo owo
Awon kan jaiye
Awon kan
Awon kan waye wa jaiye o
Emi waye wa gbo owo
Awon kan (ni bo)
Awon kan
Awon kan (sa re)
Awon kan
Awon kan waye wa jaiye o (eh!)
Emi waye wa gbo owo
[Bridge]
All the baby girls wan shaku (Kiddo)
Ghana girls demma chop banku (Kiddo)
All the babys girl wan shaku (Kiddo)
Shaku, shaku
Kidominaaaat
All the baby girls wan shaku
Ghana girls demma chop banku (Mayorkun baby)
All the babys girl wan shaku
Shaku, shaku
Baby chop all of my dollars eh
Odimma baby ego dim n’aka (ewe)
Baby ego dim n’aka eh no no no no
What of the uwku eh
Uwku marama baby shake ya, biko shake your uwku, shaka am o (baby) le le le le le
[Outro]
Kpas Koyeke, oyeke dance am (Omo Sho ma Hennessy oh)
Kpas koyeke, oyeke dance am (Awo Waye Wa gbe ye)
Kpas Koyeke, oyeke dance am (Sho le fi eyi shi pepsi oh)
Kpas koyeke, oyeke dance am
Tee-Y Mix
Emi Waye wa gbo owo, yea yea
Chii
A quite pretty Nigerian lady who has been battling depression for a while and was finally getting over it was supposedly struck with another tragic event that has made her even suicidal this time.
@Mss_Nessa on Twitter, has had friends and family worried after she sent in tweets saying that she wants to end her life because she doesn’t think she can continue fighting depression.
In Nessa’s own words,
I have tried so hard to fight depression because of how tough life has been for me. I have been progressing now this wants to take me in again. Lord, I’m not sure I’m strong enough this time. I can’t deal with this
Her tweet drew the attention of many who consoled her and asked that she could still fight on and would have a better life sooner. Following her tweets, efforts are currently being made to find her whereabouts so she could receive proper counselling.
February 2018, South African pastor and the general overseer of Alleluia Ministries International, Alph Lukau, was reported to be the richest pastor in the world, with an estimated net worth of about $1billion.
A report by MTO reveals that his spiritual establishment has tens of thousands of members in many branches in several countries like South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Europe and even in South America.
Pastor Alph Lukau who has a private jet, and luxury cars, including a Rolls-Royce, Range Rover, Bentley, Mercedes benz is definitely not like your regular pastors as the man of God loves to flaunt his extravagant lifestyle on social media.
Check out some of his expensive cars and private jet below,
A lady has reportedly been arrested for scalding her stepson with hot water following a fight she had with the baby’s mother.
The incident occurred yesterday in Gantsa, Jigawa State – it was gathered that the suspect had engaged in a fight with the victim’s mom and to get back at her, she aimed at her son.
According to one Rilwanu Labashu Yayari, an eyewitness, the boy has since been taken to a hospital in the area, while the suspect is currently having her time inside police custody.
This news comes not more than a day after we reported of a plus-sized lady who was scalded with acid by her young ex-lover because they couldn’t be together maritally.
It was gathered that the woman had been formerly married, but broke up with her spouse, before falling in love with the said ex-lover.
Reports have it that because the said young man is actually younger than Nkiru, his family insisted they put an end to the relationship as their son would never marry an older woman. The lady’s family also concurred, but the young man wouldn’t give up, it was said. Read full story here
Bolanle Alo, the Nigerian man who died after an altercation with Canada border services officers last week, promised he wouldn’t go quietly if ordered out of the country, his detention hearing documents show.
The 49-year-old father of two died in Calgary on Aug. 7 after an altercation with Canada Border Services Agency officers while on a KLM airlines plane bound for Amsterdam. He was set to be deported to Nigeria.
The plane hadn’t yet departed Calgary’s airport when Alo went into medical distress; he was pronounced dead at Peter Lougheed hospital about 90 minutes later.
“You will have to carry me like a dead man, because I’m not going to my death,” Alo is quoted as saying in evidentiary documents submitted by Wingert, the legal counsel representing minister of public safety and emergency preparedness Ralph Goodale on July 26 at Alo’s first detention hearing.
By that point, Alo had been detained for 48 hours. This was his first detention hearing, administered by the immigration division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
No charges expected in death of foreign national following altercation with border services on plane
Wingert drew attention to two statements in the documents she submitted for Alo’s July 26 hearing. The first:
“On that day (of deportation), I will be the dog on a leash, and you will have to drag me through fire. I am a dead man. I have nothing to lose.” The second: “I understand that you have concerns that I will cause an issue that will disrupt my removal. You are absolutely correct about this. I will cause a big issue and will not go.”
The July 26 transcript, obtained by the Toronto Star, details how Alo first began immigration procedures in October 2005.
According to Immigration and Refugee Board member Jerry Cikes, who was overseeing the detention hearing, the Nigerian’s refugee claim was rejected. After that, both of Alo’s applications to remain in Canada based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds were rejected, as was his pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA).
According to the Government of Canada website, a PRRA is “an opportunity for people who are facing removal from Canada to seek protection by describing, in writing, the risks they believe they would face if removed. Persons whose PRRA applications are approved may stay in Canada.”
Some of Alo’s testimony in the transcripts provides a glimpse into his fear of returning to Nigeria.
During his regularly attended meetings with CBSA officials, Alo says, “I (am) always insisting that going to Nigeria would be a very dangerous trip for me … I still have some bullets in my body that are yet to be extracted.”
Alo also alludes to his younger brother, who he says “wasn’t that lucky.” The Calgary-based lawyer representing Alo’s widow, Elias Munshya, said he wasn’t clear on the specifics of why Alo feared a return to his home country.
But Munshya said he was led to believe that the Nigerian’s younger brother had been killed, which may have caused him to fear for his own life.
Late Monday night, a Prairie region spokesperson for the CBSA said the agency can’t respond to specific questions about Alo’s case because the Calgary Police Service is investigating.
Police spokesman Corwin Odland said there are few details the service can share.
“We are still working to track down and interview witnesses from the flight and don’t want any information we release to influence their recollection of events before we can get their statements,” Odland said in an emailed statement.
Alberta’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine Alo’s cause of death, he said.
A spokesman at the office of Ralph Goodale, public safety and emergency preparedness minister, said staff there are working on legislation to create a new way to review CBSA officer conduct complaints and conditions.
“Complaints about employee conduct can be made to the agency itself, the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal,” spokesman Scott Bardsley said.
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who recently defected from APC to PDP, says he is under pressure to run for president in 2019. Tambuwal stated this while addressing different associations of students and youths as well as resident communities who paid him a solidarity visit yesterday August 15th.
“I have been receiving advices and encouragement from our leaders, peoples across the country and even from abroad to contest for presidency and this pressure is being mounting It Is not my making but the quantum of pressure from every where because of leadership gap in the country.” he said
He said he would make his position public on the matter “in days to come”.
Senate president Bukola Saraki who also defected to PDP few weeks ago, has also announced his intetions to run for president in 2019. The PDP presidential primaries will hold on October 7.
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