A dietician, Mr John Tehinse, has warned people against cooking moi-moi and other foods in nylons or cellophane bags as it produced dioxins, a toxic substance that causes cancer.
Tehinse gave the warning on Tuesday in Ilorin at an awareness campaign on food safety organised by the Food Safety Awareness Campaign Initiatives, funded by the European Union.
Moin-moin is a Nigerian steamed bean pudding made from a mixture of washed and peeled black-eyed peas, onions and fresh ground peppers.
It is a protein-rich, staple food in Nigeria and has its origin in West Africa.
In his lecture entitled: “Food Safety Control System in Nigeria”, he explained that cooking Moin-moin, a local delicacy of bean pudding, in nylon had become widespread while people were unaware of the dangers.
Moimoi cooked in Nylon. Photo credit: Nairaland
The food safety expert said nylons or cellophane bags produced dioxins when heated, adding “they are a group of chemically-related compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants (POPs)’’.
Tehinse further warned that dioxins were highly toxic and could cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones and also cause cancer.
He advised people to use the traditional leaves to cook the food.
The dietician also called for good food practices in Nigeria and urged restaurant owners to look at the business as public service.
“Food business is not only to make money but a calling to protect public health and ensure what they offer to consumers is safe,” he said.
Nigerian teen actress and film producer, Regina Daniels has revealed on her Instagram that she’d be turning 17 soon, and to celebrate this, she shared pictures of herself rocking bum short on her Instagram.
Regina posted pictures, captioning it “Rocking sweet 16 before I turn 17”. Her fans expressed their disbelief on her comments.
Following the tension between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and soldiers in Abia state, armed military men were seen escorting Hausa men for their prayers at the mosque earlier today in Aba.
This was done to avoid the Hausa people from being attacked or mobbed by angry Aba residents who might want to take advantage of the chaos to unleash mayhem on them.
A Nigerian fraudster who threw a wallet full of bogus credit cards out of his window when officers of the National Crime Agency NCA officers arrived to arrest him has been jailed for two years and four months.
Alexander Akinyele, 37, of Doncaster Place, Barrow-in-Furness, had earlier pleaded guilty to ten fraud offences, a Computer Misuse Act Offence and to possession of a false ID with intent.
According to the NCA, officers arrived at Akinyele’s home in August 2016. Moments before his arrest, Akinyele threw a wallet containing eight fraudulent credit and store cards and a forged driving licence out of a window.
The subsequent NCA investigation revealed he had possession of 500 valid usernames and passwords for online Sky accounts and the same number for BT accounts which he had bought on the internet.
During their search of Akinyele’s house, NCA officers found he had also stolen several peoples’ personal details, including those of a 74-year-old man, in order to set up bank and credit card accounts and to buy access to Netflix and Argos.
Sentencing him today at Preston Crown Court, Judge Heather Lloyd described Akinyele’s criminal activity as “a persistent and serious offence.”
NCA officer Andrew Shorrock said: “Akinyele used other people’s identities for financial gain, including that of a 74-year-old man. When Akinyele finally had to accept responsibility himself he resorted to really quite desperate measures, throwing evidence out of the window.
“The effect of ID fraud on victims, who are often the most vulnerable in our society, can last for a long time. But there are simple steps you can take to reduce your chances of being a victim.
Kemiashefonlovehaven.com is exclusively reporting that the Ooni of Ife has accepted a Bride price refund from her family. Read Below report by the blog.
For Olori Wuraola who is the former wife of the Ooni Of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the coast seems clear now for her to remarry if she wishes.
Why? The customary bride price paid by the revered monarch has been returned fully from the elders of Queen Zynab’s Family in Benin City, Nigeria.
According to a source in Benin, the Ooni was initially reluctant to collect the bride price, but was persuaded by the Elders as a way of closing the controversial marriage and separation.
“She’s free now, she’s free…,” the Ooni was quoted to have exclaimed afterwards.
The Elders had sued for amicable settlement instead of a rough separation. Both families appeared relieved about this final foreclosure of the marriage that lasted less than two years.
It will be recalled that earlier in August, an online magazine, The Boss exclusively reported the break of the marriage between the revered kingdoms of Ife and Benin, where the paramount ruler of Ife Kingdom, and first among the list of Yoruba Obas, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi took Queen Zynab to wife.
The marriage which was contracted in March 2016 in elaborate ceremonies held in Benin and Ife hit the rocks over alleged infidelity.
According to a reliable source, it was imperative that the bride price be returned even as it is just a token, adding that it holds significant value and meaningful according to tradition.
“When a bride price is returned, the man no longer have ties or right over the woman in question, and they can only see themselves afterwards as friends if they so desire,” the source said.
Recall that after the declaration of Olori Wuraola that she was done with the king, a Yoruba popular Ifa traditionalist, playwright, actor and author, Yemi Elebuibon opined on the consequence of a queen separating from a king.
While noting that Ooni would not be the first Yoruba Oba to be separated from his wife, Elebuibon stressed that marriage breakup is not very common among Yoruba Obas.
He said, “The wife of the Oba will be asked to consult Ifa and Ifa will give directions on how she will make the necessary atonement for her cleansing. In Yoruba tradition, a woman who has been married to a king cannot lay with any other man even if the marriage breaks up. But when the right atonements have been made, there won’t be problem.”
On the kind of problems which an Oba’s ex-wife might encounter if she refuses to undergo the traditional cleansing rites, Elebuibon said: “For the woman, she might not really have a problem but for any man who sleeps with a queen or marries an ex-queen without the appropriate cleansing, the man may die prematurely, he may be struck with sickness or there might be retrogression in his life.”
He explained that if an ex-queen wants to remarry, she will have to do the cleansing with her new husband. Both of them have to take part in the atonement procedures so that they won’t have any future problem.
The South African police are currently hunting for a man who allegedly killed his girlfriend on Saturday with a panga (broad knife) following an argument that ensued between the couple.
According to Mpumalanga News, the lifeless body of the 42-year-old woman was discovered by her 16-year-old stepson in a pit toilet when he came home from his neighbor’s house, where he had spent the night.
On getting home, the boy noticed the door to their home was wide open and found blood everywhere. Upon entering their house, he found the lifeless body of is stepmother on the floor in the toilet.
He immediately ran to his stepmother’s friend, who called the police.
South African Police spokesperson, Captain Jabu Ndubane who confirmed the incident revealed that investigations have already started.
He said:
“When police arrived at the scene, the woman was already dead. According to the information we obtained from a friend earlier, the couple were drinking alcohol and had a quarrel. They tried to calm them and left. Police discovered a bloodied panga, blood on the bed, even clothes that the boyfriend was wearing, but he was no where to be found. We are still searching for the suspect and the investigation is still on.”
Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic who recently disclosed that she attempted getting married a few years back but didn’t as things did not work out between her and her then partner, has taken to social media to share pictures of herself rocking a beautiful African dress.
The Delectable screen goddess wore this Lanre Da’Silva Audrey Bow Beaded Dress to a launch over the weekend.
In an interview with The Other News, Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda has shared her thought on sexual harassment in the movie industry.
The mother of one also talked about fear of stigmatization and the resultant effect on their careers.
She said:
“It’s a bit uncomfortable for someone to come out and say I was cornered to sleep with a producer because of a role,” she said. “They keep quiet about it because of their careers. Apart from that, the society stigmatizes these women. So you just swallow your pride. “When you are outside the shores of Africa, women are heroes for coming out to speak about sexual abuse, but here.”
On domestic violence, She said:
“As much as I detest all forms of violence against women and men, women should quit provoking their man by beating punches and slaps. .
“I’m a domestic violence [enthusiast]. I always research when I hear fresh stories about domestic violence. Half the time, it is the women. “God just gave us this running Okra mouth. Women, don’t fight with people who are stronger than you.”
Ghanaian Actress, Baby Blanche has launched a campaign that urges ladies to stop wearing panties.
The campaign tagged ‘Operation Remove Your Dross’, which is targeted at helping save the lives of women, was launched on Saturday, September 9 at a press conference held in Accra.
When speaking with Nana Qwame Larbi of Hitz FM, Baby Blanche had this to say:
“The whole initiative is to help ladies free themselves from infections which most ladies suffer as a result of wearing panties. I have practiced it and it has helped me. I also want to impact this same practice onto others.
“I can’t preach about going ‘pantiless’ and contradict myself by wearing them. I am not wearing Panties as I speak to you.”
In another chat, she said:
“As an advocate of going pantieless, have lived in the last seven years without panties and have never incurred the wrath of the bacterium at my vital area in relation to any infection. I join the online physician Dr Mehmet Oz, who counsels it is time to go natural because we don’t want down there to get moist.
In conclusion, based on experts research and my own experience as well as colleague compatriots have come to realized that , I Blanche Worae ( Baby Blanche) and my foundation can say on authority without fear a lady without panties can leave a healthier life. So am entreating all Ghanaian ladies to join me in going pantiless for healthy life.”
Controversial Nigerian model, Maheeda has likened her backside to that of the women of the South Western part of the country.
The nudist, who hails from Edo state, took to her IG page to share a kinky photo of herself and in the caption, said her derriere is beginning to look like that of a Yoruba woman.
Former Zamfara State governor, Senator Sani Yerima’s son had his wedding ceremony yesterday and everyone’s attention has been to his bride after an Hausa IG page shared photos from the ceremony.
In one of the photos that was shared, the couple were seen holding up their shoes during a part of the event called Hikiwale in Japanese.
The shoe the groom held up which is the bride’s, is a Ralph & Russo pumps which reportedly cost $2,150, which when converted to Naira is N784,750.
Controversial Nigerian classic rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem has aired his opinion on the current Biafra struggle and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
In a recent interview with LIB, the rapper is quoted as saying:
‘I think Nnamdi Kanu is fighting a very good cause but in a very bad way. He’s still on bail, so what he should have basically done is to peacefully put together a referendum by calling on people who believe in what he’s doing and also seek support from a couple of countries and take it up non violently’.
He also said:
‘you can’t be out on bail and be agitating for something because that could basically lead us to war and we don’t need war in this country right now. If we are not careful, what happened in 1967 may repeat itself because we have a governmnet that does not know how to go about bringing people together.
Eedris also hinted that Nnamdi Kanu’s long term plan may be to contest for a Senatorial seat come 2019,
‘Like I said, the way he’s going about it is wrong, people are getting killed everyday and that’s not good and we are still not sure if the referendum is asking for is for real because he could still go for Senate in 2019’ he said.
Nigerian music sensations, Simi and Adekunle Gold’s relationship is surely one of the most talked about relationships in the Nigerian music scene, it’s no wonder that their old folks would have something to say about it too.
This weekend at Simi’s debut album concert, her mother and Adekunle Gold’s mother were both in attendance – HipTV caught up with Adekunle Gold’s mum at the event to ask about her son’s relationship with the songstress and she had this cute thing to say:
Adekunle Gold and Simi (Photo Credit: YouTube)
‘Simi is such a cool, deligent lady. She’s amazing, caring and loving. That’s all i can say’.
Nigerians are still dragging Mr. Eazi on Social Media, after he claimed that most Nigerian Artistes are copying him, thereby taking credits for the “Ghanaian Fusion” in Nigerian music.
In His words:
“the speed at which I’ve moved is scary to me cause it took my contemporaries 5, 6 years. It’s like everybody just realized that yo what formula is Mr Eazi using…ok we’re gonna end up doing it’.
Nigerian singer, Runtown then replied him with a tweet that reads, ‘Bout to drop that new sound again and pls Don’t get mad when i finish what you think you started’.
Eazi then fired back, and called Runtown a Slave. [Read Here]
That didn’t stop here.. He has been dragged repeatedly on social media, with many Nigerians airing their anger towards the singer.. See some comments below;
Despite the drag, the singer still isn’t fazed by the comments he has received. Eazi maintained his stand in a chat with YNaija [Read the Details Here]
Now, a controversial Comedian, Mr. Jollof has slammed the singer over these controversies.. Mr. Jollof has declared that Mr. Eazi and Big Brother Naija 2017 winner, Efe, are in the same category and talking too much will put the singer in trouble.
The comedian who recounted how humble Mr. Eazi was before he came into limelight, said it might be the rich kid in his life that is misleading him.
A dozen monkeys have been reported dead in a forest in India – with veterinary experts claiming they suffered simultaneous heart attacks after they were scared by a tiger.
Locals discovered the monkeys in a forest clearing and were initially baffled by the apparent mass death. Suspecting the mammals had been poisoned, postmortems were carried out which reportedly revealed they all had heart attacks at the same time.
Vets in the Kotwali Mohammadi area of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh carried out investigations. Vet Dr Sanjeev Kumar said:
‘It was confirmed in the post-mortem report that the monkeys died due to cardiac arrest.
The monkeys could have died due to tiger’s roar as tigers often traverse that area.’
Forest department workers found the monkeys on Monday and an upsetting video shows them stuffing the bodies in polythene bags.
Villagers reported tigers are often in the area and were heard roaring at the time of the deaths.
The claim of a mass heart attack has been criticised by wildlife experts, however, who suggest the animals were more likely to have died from an infection.
Dr Brijendra Singh, a veterinarian, told the Times of India:
‘Monkeys are a wild animal and they don’t die in this manner. All the monkeys might have been suffering from some infection that claimed their lives.’
Nollywood actress, Remi Surutu who lost her daughter, Ayomikun few months ago took to her Instagram page to pen down an emotional tribute to her on her posthumous birthday.
She shared an old video of them together and wrote:
Though I mourn no more, but the strengths to fight keep fluctuating.
You would have been 23 years old today, but fate beat me to it.
For 22 years and a bit more, I watched you grow. I enjoyed every glamour of your innocence and the love you practically shared with all and sundry.
For 22 years and a bit more, I watched you fight. Till date, your strengths scare me. I do not know where you got such energies from.
I didn’t experience in you the myth that fighters are always troublesome to handle. You were ever calm, obedient, cheerful, respectful and concerned.
I can’t forget it all…your beauty- in character and appearance.
The elegance in your walks and the tenderness of your voice. You within a brief moment of existence lived an exceptional life.
Keep resting, baby.
Ayomikun…Ejika mi!
You know how they say “think before you speak” yeah? Well, this Nigerian presumaby didn’t have a second of reasoning before he sent a scorned lady a “Baby” message.
What seemed to be a mere gesture was taken to the opposite extreme by a Nigerian girl and we’re in total awe over her reaction.
The guy who tried to make a move with the lady, will regret his action after the lady offloaded a ton of fury on him all because of a “Baby” message he sent to her.
From what can be deduced from their chat, the guy had tried to reduce her ego in a SMS he sent to her and then took to Whatsapp and initiated a chat there by calling her “Baby”… huge mistake man!
Five star music boss, E-money has shown he also has a flare for cooking.
The billionaire business man took to instagram to share this new photo of himself slicing what looks like onion in his kitchen with his over 1million Instagram followers with the caption;
“You shall be what your haters don’t want you to be this week. Your Devine dream shall come to pass in Jesus name. # I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. #cooking is not difficult … #cookingtime”
Despite the backlash and advise he has received over his daughter’s weight, Comedian Seyilaw has shared an adorable picture of his Daughter, Tiwa, and it’s all shades of beautiful.
See below;
Meanwhile, Seyi Law is looking back at how much pain his wife Stacy has been through all just to give him a child.
The recently took to his Instagram to write Stacy a heartwarming letter, narrating why he can’t stop falling in love with her, loving their daughter Tiwaloluwa and how they almost their pregnancy at 8 months.
“I might be silly and puffed, but I will never forget. I will never forget your sorrow, tears and strength,” the comedian said in his letter to his wife. “The strongest of women are sometimes the weakest in the hands of men, especially the men they love. The pains and emotions of love are more than enough to throw you off balance. I have decided that no matter how masculine I am, I will let you reign in the right places for the pains you bore for me. The scars that are visible and invisible.”
The couple welcomed their first child Tiwaloluwa last September, exactly five years and nine months after they lost their first pregnancy.
Announcing the arrival of their daughter last year, Seyi Law sang on his page. “I can finally dance,” he said, and then broke out in praises and love for his wife, promising to love her till he breathes his last.
Some burglars who broke into a supermarket in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital earlier this month, were caught on CCTV camera while carrying out their operation.
Photos of the thieves looting the shop were shared online in a bid to create awareness and probably apprehend the robbers.
It was reported that the thieves were three in number and they made away with items worth millions of naira.
Sources say the operation happened in the middle of night and neighbors did not hear of any robbery operation.
The police in Akwa Ibom have also been contacted in the area and have swung into investigation.
Ladies, is this you or nah? This conversation between a Nigerian guy and girl about their first date is currently going viral online causing a frenzy!
So this guy asks a lady to come to his house and have their first date there rather than go to the mall but the lady insists the latter.
The guy insists that since they both live a stone throw away, they don’t need to go farther – the lady then lays out her reasons why she can’t go to his house and she even offered to pay if they go to the mall, (this is her assuming the guy is too broke that’s why he’s choosing his condo).
The guy then assures her that he has no mischievious intentions but the lady is not seeing him as quite the gentleman and then things get heated quickly, with the girl stressing on the part that he maybe broke!
In an attempt to taunt her, the guy then shared a screenshot of his account balance (N2.9m) and says if he spends a hundred thousand on her, he won’t flinch.
Well, our dearie is not regular (in Speed Darlington’s voice) and she clapped back at his motive, showing that N3m or a hundred thousand can’t move her and I must say… We’re PROUD love!
It’s no news how some Nigerian security officials stop young boys on the road all over the suspicion of being internet fraudsters – most of the time, these “boys” must be ready to “settle” if they want to be freed.
So a Twitter, took to the platform to share his dream of a future where things like this won’t be in existence and our friendly Nigerian police helped soothe his pains by saying the future is already here.
Videos going viral presently, shows buses filled with members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who dub themselves as Biafra Lion Squad, an equivalent of US Marines, heading to their leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s, home in Umuahia, Abia state.
This comes after the reports of an alleged invasion by the Nigerian army at the IPOP’s leader’s home, where an individual got shot.
Security officials have since reacted to the reports claiming that,
“What happened was that the military was parading a new armoured carrier and passed through Nnamdi Kanu’s residence
A Nigerian man, Njoku Nnanna Umahi who proposed to his girlfriend, Beatrice during their NYSC days last year have taken to social media to share beautiful pre-wedding photos as they prepare for their wedding.
They are set to tie the knot on Saturday, September 30, after their traditional wedding on Wednesday, September 27, in Ebonyi state.
It was gathered that the beautiful lady received a surprise visit from her boyfriend during her 2016 Batch A Passing Out Party (POP).
The young man who was also a corper at the time was reported to have proposed to her at her POP in Ikom local government area of Cross River state.
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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has once again revealed ex-president Jonathan thought Boko Haram was created to distract his government.
Speaking in an interview with the BBC in Lagos, the 80-year-old former Nigerian Army general noted that former President Goodluck Jonathan did not take the insurgency serious.
He said:
“I went out in 2011 to Maiduguri. I took great risk to find out what is really happening. Boko Haram, do they have grievances, if they have grievances, what are their grievances and I brought all that to Jonathan.Jonathan didn’t believe that Boko Haram was a serious issue. He thought that it was a device by the North to prevent him from continuing as president of Nigeria which was rather unfortunate.”“Even when Chibok girls were abducted, it took a while for the government to believe. Now if that is the situation, you can understand why the right attention was not paid to the issue of Boko Haram when it should have been paid.”
First off, we saw the photos of an elderly person prostrating before Chief Edward Onoja, the Kogi State Chief of Staff and now another has shared his experience after meeting with the same man.
Describing his encounter as one like meeting with Jesus, he wrote on his page:
“THE FIRST TIME I HAVE ONE-ON-ONE WITH THIS GREAT LEADER, THE EXPERIENCE IS LIKE MEETING WITH JESUS CHRIST
He talk softly and always smiling.
He is Chief Edward Onoja, COS to Kogi State Governor. MAY YOU LIVE LONG SIR.
The twenty-three year old suspected child killer and ritualist, Ifeanyi Dike, who escaped from Police custody and was re-arrested in Plateau State, yesterday, has narrated how power outage aided his escape and how hunger led to his re-arrest.
Dike, who spoke in Port Harcourt while he was re-paraded by the Rivers State Police Command, insisted that the Investigative Police Officer, IPO, Johnbosco Okoroeze, nabbed over his (Dike’s) escape was innocent.
The suspect killed the eight-year-old Chikamso, removed her vital organs and was on his way to dispose of her remains when he was arrested by a local vigilante group in Okporo community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
The suspected ritualist had escaped from the custody of State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, but was re-arrested in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, last week, Thursday.
Dike told newsmen that he took advantage of the darkness in the premises of SCID, when he was asked to go into the cell and escaped, noting that nobody knew when he sneaked out.
On Re-arrest, Dike said:
“At the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, after I entered my statement late in the evening of the day of my first parade, my IPO asked me to go inside the cell. “That was when I had the opportunity to run away. My IPO did not help me escape. I know what I did was wrong, please forgive me and have mercy.”
Dike disclosed that he was re-arrested after his successful disappearance from Port Harcourt, when he got involved in another crime in the place he had escaped to in Plateau State.
He explained that he was faced with starvation after he arrived Plateau State and in an attempt to steal food he was apprehended by residents of the area, who later handed him over to the Police.
He said:
“I escaped to Jos having stayed for several days without food and due to the injuries I sustained, I was unable to get food to eat. So due to the hunger, I decided to source for food and that was where I was caught and handed over to the Police. “When I got to the Police station, at first I was hiding my identity, but on interrogation I got fed up and gave them (Police) my aunty’s phone number.
“As soon as the Police called my aunty, she told them that I was declared wanted by the Rivers State Police command. She also handed my IPO’s phone number to the Police officers and they later confirmed that I am on the wanted list. After I was confirmed, I was detained and returned back to Rivers State on Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Mr. Ahmed Zaki, has described the re-arrest of Dike as an act of God, noting that providence has brought the suspect back to face justice.
He said:
“Today (yesterday), with profound humility, I present to you the most wanted ritual killer, Mr. Ifeanyi Maxwell Dike. His re-arrest was made possible by God Almighty, through your numerous prayers and concerns, following his escape three weeks ago.
“I wish to assure you that justice will not only be done, but be seen to be done in the circumstance to bring the full weight of the law to bear on him and any other person implicated in the cause of further investigations.”
He commended the public for the confidence reposed on the Police force, and lauded the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for his support in ensuring the re-arrest of Dike.
He said:
“Barely two weeks, I spoke to you concerning our determination and resolve to re-arrest Ifeanyi Dike, a 200 level student of University of Port Harcourt, who mindlessly and without the fear of God raped and murdered eight years old Chikamso, whose only sin was her absolute trust on her close relation and uncle.
“Your (media) positive actions in information dissemination, both in the print, electronic and social media, even in faraway places of the world, helped. The consciousness of every Nigerian was awaken in the search for this killer.”
A Nigerian lady, identified simply as Lola has taken to social media to blast the hell out of a guy who slid into her DM to beg for Financial assistance on Twitter.
She shared screenshots of their conversation and even uncovered the man’s handle.
The Imo state government has accused Nigerian musician, Charles Oputa better known as Charly Boy or Area Fada, who is the convener of OurMumuDonDo Movement, of been used by the enemies of President Buhari and Governor Rochas Okorocha, the Imo State governor, to disrepute the administrations of both men.
A statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Imo State governor, Sam Onwumeodo, alleges that Charly Boy was contracted by Governor Okorocha’s opponents way back in 2014 and that he launched his attack on the governor at the burial of his father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.
Onwumeodo said that the attack came after Charly Boy had received financial support from the government for the burial of the late jurist and after the state government had built a road leading to his father’s compound as well as a High Court Complex named after the jurist.
“Charly Boy personally came to Government House to collect. But before the burial, they told him that the former President had directed that he should not allow Governor Okorocha to talk at the burial service, not minding that protocol demanded that the governor should talk. Acting on the script given to him, Charly Boy snatched the microphone from a sitting governor, who came to honor his late father and who also gave money for the burial. He did that to satisfy Governor Okorocha’s opponents and see whether that could help them in the 2015 election,” the statement read
On the demolition of the popular Eke Ukwu market which has generated a lot of controversies, the state government alleged that Charly Boy in support of the enemies of the governor, has been making uncomplimentary comments about the Okorocha administration.
The government accused Charly Boy of joining forces with political opponents of the governor to politicise the death of a 10-year-old boy, Somto Ibeanusi, who was killed by a stray bullet during the demolition of the market.
“He deceived some notable Human Rights people like Professor Chidi Odinkalu into coming to Owerri over the relocation of Ekeukwu Market without such innocent figures knowing he was recruited since 2014 against Governor Okorocha. He looks for every opportunity to malign the governor. The demolition was on Douglas Road and the boy died at Mbaise Road by Wetheral Road, and nobody has proved us wrong over this claim. We have also claimed that the boy must have died following the clash between some hoodlums and cultists, who clashed that day around the area the boy died while they were going to Ama-Hausa to loot after they had been prevented from looting around the relocated Ekeukwu Market,” the statement read
He added that he expected that anybody interested in knowing how the boy died would have insisted on an independent autopsy outside what the government and the Police are already doing. The failure to demand an independent autopsy, he said, is because Mr. Okorocha’s opponents know the truth and are employing blackmail as a tool.
On President Buhari, the state government alleged that Charly Boy was also contracted to become the face of an insensitive movement that called for the resignation of President Buhari when he was in the UK receiving medical attention for an undisclosed ailment.
“It is important to ask Charly Boy where he was for the 16 years the previous administrations mismanaged the fortunes of this country. And they have so greatly empowered him that today, he moves in lengthy convoy with not less than 15 assorted jeeps with an avalanche of security aides who look overfed,” said the Imo State governor’s spokesman.
