Johnson-Hunga Oyindamola Emmanuel popularly known by his stage name, Dammy Krane was arrested in the United States today, Miami to be precise for grand theft/Arms/Cons, credit card fraud, forgery and identity fraud.
The story is still developing. We will bring you more details as it unfolds.
A viral story making rounds on Social Media claims a handshake with the Biafra leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu healed one of his followers of stomach pains.
The story shared on Facebook by one Engr Valentine Zimuzo Odogwu reads;
“My Handshake with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (Nwachineke) today!!!. Minutes ago my great town ozzuh villa, Umunnachi hosted the Prophet of biafra land. He took time to greet both the elders and youths present. One of the youths who also had a handshake with the Prophet, confirmed that his stomach pains of about two months disappeared immediately. Biafran restoration seems closer than ever. All hail Nnamdi Kanu”.
A Malaysian High Court on Sunday, 28th of May sentenced a Kenyan woman to death after she was found guilty of trafficking methamphetamine four years ago.
The mother of three was arrested on November 30, 2013, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after arriving from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Malaysian Daily Express reports that Rose Achieng Ojala had stuffed three capsules of the drug into her private part and swallowed another 68 capsules, all weighing about 400gm.
On the day she was arrested, an Immigration officer noticed that she was behaving suspiciously during the regular luggage inspection.
While she was being searched, the immigration officer found three capsules of methamphetamine weighing more than 20g in her underwear.
The woman, who claimed she was pregnant, was later taken to the Serdang Hospital, where an X-ray examination revealed that she had swallowed 68 capsules of the drug weighing more than 380gm.
She confessed to the immigration officer that it was her boyfriend who had stuffed the capsules into her private parts before she boarded the flight.
It was also reported that the single mother who allegedly suffered from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), had fainted before the proceedings and had to be taken into the courtroom in a wheelchair.
In convicting Ojala, the judge said the prosecution had proved the case beyond reasonable doubt.
“You are found guilty and there is no other punishment under Section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1962 except the death sentence,” he said.
Coming after she declared herself a busy woman and claimed Soma has been disturbing her with calls, Controversial 2017 Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, Gifty has declared herself god.
She shared a pool picture of herself and wrote;
“People talk about you negatively or positively because they consider you as a subject of concern. So just relax and let the world talk about you cuz’ your Image matters a lot..
#iamaGOD #POWER”
Meanwhile, Gifty has denied any relationship whatsoever with singer, Mr2kay. Recall the singer in a new interview with punch claimed Gifty is his girlfriend, and she overplayed her game in the house.
Well, Gifty, weeks back denied every being in a relationship with she singer, she wrote on Instagram; “I am not in any relationship,”
Multi-award winning Nigerian Indigenous rapper, Olamide Adedeji aka Olamide Baddo has recently been named A sterling Bank Ambassador.
The bank took to its twitter page to share photos from the contract signing today where He was unveiled as their ambassador.
They wrote:
“Guys, guess who’s the latest member of the Sterling Bank #STEM family? ???”
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This morning, The management of Continental Broadcasting Service, owners of Television Continental, TVC, allegedly sacked 145 members of its staff.
The station, located at Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos, alongside its sister company, Radio Continental, is owned by a former governor of Lagos state and National Leader of the Ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A journalist with The Nation Newspaper, Joke Kujenya, shared on her Facebook page that affected staff members have received their sack letters as security is tight around the area at the moment.
She wrote:
“Security is tightened around the vicinity as Police and fierce-looking professional bouncers take strategic positions.
“A media staff confirmed some members of staff have already received their own letters saying the mood is really gloomy. Let’s empathize and be with them in prayers.”
Reports are that among the reason for the mass sack is over bloated workforce and high over head cost.
Those affected were paid their entitlements as they were disengaged, though the media house in its downsizing, also shut down one of its TV station, TVC News Africa.
The sacked workers were being addressed by the management just before they were dismissed.
Controversial Nollywood Actor, Uche Maduagwu took to his Instagram page to narrate how he was mistaken to be Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo.
He said some Unilag girls kissed him because they thought that he was Alex.
He wrote:
Four Unilag girls mistakenly kissed me in Victoria Island this evening??, because they said i look like @alexxekubo please, do you guys see any similarities? Or are these “komkom” daughters of Jezebel just molesting me unlawfully? Kindly drop your thoughts, i need to be sure. #repost #nollywood#actor
The burial committee set up for late Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya, revealed that the deceased remains will arrive Nigeria from Canada alongside her new born baby girl on Tuesday, 6th of June, 2017.He wrote:
‘The remains of the Late Moji Olaiya and her daughter will arrive Nigeria from Canada on Tuesday 6th June, 2017 (We will not like to go into details of the flight itinerary because of the baby involved, only the family and few friends will recieve them. Please bear with us).
Burial Plans….
DAY 1: Tues 6th June, 2017, 4pm –
Memorial Service & Artiste Night to follow on same Tuesday at BLUEROOF, LTV 8, LATEEF JAKANDE, AGIDINGBI, IKEJA • PLS, ALL GUESTS ARE ENJOINED TO BE ON BLACK BUT CORPORATE OUTFIT.DAY 2: Wed 7th June, 2017, 10am- She will be buried at Ebony Vault at Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos. Brief lying in state will precede the burial.
T-Shirts for the burial cost N1,500 & will be available at the memorial service and artiste night.
Many thanks and we look forward to receiving everyone including her fans. Maximum security guaranteed.
Actress, Toyin Aimakhu who recently released her new movie titled – “Alakada Reloaded”, has finally decided to open up about a part of her life she never wanted to talk about.
The 32-year-old in a new interview with Broadway TV, spoke about all she passed through in 2016, dealing with her failed relationships, and how much her life has been shaped ever since.
From her failed marriage with Adeniyi Johnson, to the issues she faced with embattled filmmaker, Seun Egbegbe, who is currently languishing in prison following theft charges.
In an interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on Rubbin Minds, Aimakhu had said she regrets her failed relationships. Now with Broadway TV, she gives detailed insights on what life was in 2016.
“I had to deal with depression and drugs,” the actress told Broadway TV. “I didn’t plan for a broken home. I didn’t plan for a broken marriage. After my marriage, I was emotionally carried away. I didn’t heal before jumping into another relationship.
“I thought I was going to heal through another relationship. I realised I actually don’t love myself and I want people around to love me. I focused on things that didn’t really matter. I chose people before me. I didn’t love myself.”
She then revealed that she was doing too much drugs and smoking. “I was involved with negative habits like drugs, smoking, codeine. All these things were empowering my negative energy.”
She went to talk about how these negative practices ruined everything good she did.
“So, I had to stop. I realised I deserved more. I decided to change my team. I decided to change my negative habits. I stopped doing a lot of bad things that brought me negative energy.”
Watch the gripping interview:
https://youtu.be/AtHk4wKcGzw
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Nigerians to stop birthing more children than they can cater for.
He spoke on Thursday when Mohammed malick Fall, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) representative in Nigeria paid him a courtesy visit in Kano.
According to him about 3 million children in Kano are out of school due to ignorance of their parents on their responsibility to their children’s educational up-bringing.
“For you to have kids you must make sure that the responsibility of their education, health, and general up-bringing both morally and otherwise are part and parcel of what a parent should do.”
“It is not only giving birth to the child that matters, but how to take your responsibility as a parent to bring-up that child to grow and be a benefit to the society in general.
“if people are aware of this they will not even have many kids that they know they cannot take care of,” Sanusi said.
Former Beauty Queen, Dabota Lawson has taken to her Instagram page to share beautiful, sexy and stunning pictures of herself as she celebrate her birthday.
She thanked God for life and revealed that the celebration will take place tomorrow as she will be launching her store in Lekki, Lagos.
She wrote:
So much to be thankful for .
Styled by : @zed_eye
Photographer : @kiki.melissa
Outfit : @ejiroamostafiri
MUA : @adella_makeup
#birthdaygirl #TwoSix #Queen#dabotacosmetics #madeinnigeria??Thank God for adding another year to my life ….Tomorrow we celebrate ?
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BBNaija Reality TV stars, Bisola Aiyeola and Uriel Oputa took to their Instagram page to express their excitement at meeting the screen goddesses, Juliet Ibrahim and Mercy Johnson.
Bisola wrote:
‘#beautiful women. I met @mercyjohnsonokojie and @julietibrahimtoday and they were super pleasant and sweet ???????.
Leyla was jealous when I showed her this pic cos she’s @mercyjohnsonokojie ‘s biggest fan looll.’
Uriel reposted and wrote:
‘ #beautiful women I ran into….Talented Queens @mercyjohnsonokojie and @julietibrahim.’
Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, director and producer, Omoni Oboli took to her Instagram page to share a picture of herself and her dad and wrote a deep and passionate tribute to him.
She revealed that her dad who lost his life in a ghastly motor accident about a month ago would be laid to rest today.
She wrote:
As I lay you down to rest today daddy…
My father my biggest fan ???
I will always be my daddy’s girl.
Ever since I was a little girl, my daddy always made me feel special. He always told me how much he loved me and how proud he was of me.
He wasn’t always there but I always looked forward to his coming.
People say I walk into a room and I bring sunshine…I say I got it from my dad.
The life of the party! Little wonder he was nicknamed MOBILITY!
My biggest reward for all my hustle is that I made you proud. Thanks for always organizing my Asaba shoots, premieres and meet and greet. You called countless times before every movie release to plan with me and for me. All the road shows you organized, all the flyers you personally shared and everyone you proudly told your daughter was releasing a new film. Many times I was a little embarrassed with how you sang my praises to friends and colleagues. Looking back, I’m glad I allowed you…it gave you much joy. I’m glad you lived to see me excel. Thanks for being a huge part of my success story.
I promise you this, that I have only just began. You will look down from heaven in amazement! Your death will not slow me down, it will propel me to greater heights. Ain’t no stopping this daughter of yours…but you already know that!
I know you are right now organizing an official Omoni Oboli fan club ‘heaven chapter’
A fan sent me a message the other day asking me who will answer them on my Facebook fan page now that you are gone. I remember with fondness how when I have time to check my Facebook page, I will see you’ve already been there…answering fans, chatting with them and telling them we love them.
Watch me soar world! My mom and dad are in heaven and they are cheering me on!
Rest In Peace Mobility! The Efedede 1 of Mosogar Kingdom. I love you forever.
All Hail the Queen of Controversy.. Gifty..
The ex-Big brother Naija Housemate who became popular after her fake ascent in the house, denying she doesn’t know who Falz, Emmanuel Ikubese, Banky W are has come again..
The actress has declared herself a busy woman and revealed she no longer pick the calls of her colleague, Soma.
Recall, While in the house, Gifty got herself involved in a steamy relationship with one of the fellow housemate, Somadina. However after Soma left, Gifty was quick to move on to Bally.
This made people wonder if she actually felt anything for Soma.
Gifty in an exclusive interview with BroadwayTV decided to shed more light on the romance that brewed between her and fellow housemate Soma saying Soma was just a pawn in her games and was an easy target because he couldn’t resist her charms and she felt nothing for him.
She went as far as to say that she no longer picks his calls when he calls because she wants nothing to do with him and she is a very busy woman.
Watch;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXP6laR4uB8
In April, 2017, Amiyah Scott took to twitter to share pictures of flowers and notes she received from her boyfriend one morning, praising and appreciating his kind gestures.
She wrote:
“Woke up to the sweetest thing!!! because it’s Tuesday. Omggg Thank you so much baby.”
In the early hours of today, She took to the same account to update her post, blasting and slamming the same guy.
She wrote:
“Niggas still ain’t shit. Sometimes they just do nice things in the midst of the fuckery. Stay woke.”
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The Senate wants the price of petrol to increase from N145 to N150. The senate committee made the recommendation in a report on the National Roads Fund NRF (Est. Etc) Bill (SB.218) bill that is currently before the house.
The NRF bill is designed to address the issue of poor funding of roads in the country.
According to the chairman of the committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya , the fund when established would “serve as a repository of revenues from road user related charges and other sources for financing, which shall be managed and administered for routine and periodic maintenance works on roads in the country”.
Part of recommendations the committee put forward is a fuel levy of N5 chargeable per litre on any volume of petrol and diesel products imported into the country and locally refined Petroleum products.
The committee also recommended toll fees; a percentage not exceeding 10 percent, of any revenue paid as user charge per vehicle on any Federal road designated as toll road. It further recommended international vehicle transit charges, inter-state mass transit user charge of 0.5 percent deductible from the fare paid by passengers to commercial mass transit operators and axle load control charges.
Out of the 15 members of the committee, the senators who endorsed the report are Senators Gaya, Clifford Ordia, Barnabas Gemade, Mao Ohuabunwa , Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Ben Bruce, Gilbert Nnaji, Abubakar Kyari, Ibrahim Danbaba, Mustapha Bukar, Sani Mustapha and Buruji Kashamu. Senators Olusola Adeyeye, Biodun Olujimi and Ahmad Ogembe who were members of the committee refused to endorse it. The report has been distributed to senators and would be up for deliberation soon.
Lewa Timothy, A Lagos-based pastor of First Born of The Spirit Ministries, Lagos has been apprehended and will be arraigned at a Lagos State Magistrate court for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old identified as Chineye, the daughter of one of his members.
Read Below the report by LIB.
A Lagos based pastor, Lewa Timothy of First Born Of The Spirit Ministries, Lagos, has been arrested and will be arraigned at a Lagos state magistrate court for allegedly having sex and impregnating 14 year old Chineye, the daughter of one of his members.
In an interview with LIB, Barrister Kingsley Ughe who is the General Council of the Joint Action Legal Aids, an NGO following up the case, said Chineye is a student and an ardent worshipper of the church. She became very close to the pastor so much so that he entrusted her with his protocols in the church.
According to Ughe, the parents of the girl said the pastor would lavish the little girl with new clothes, shoes, expensive phones but they did not raise an eyebrow as they thought he was being charitable. Tongues started wagging about sex romps and unholy passion between the accused pastor and little Chineye.
No one believed it until on Wednesday May 31st when Chineye suddenly complained of dizziness and pains in the abdomen while in class. Then she started bleeding. She was rushed to a hospital where during examination, she confessed to the doctors that she was pregnant and had been given some colored pills by the pastor to swallow.
Her parents were contacted and they also contacted the pastor. The accused clergyman got angry and brought in the police. He arrested the victim, her parents and some other persons…14 people in all, for “threat to life”.
According to Ughe, his organization was contacted and they immediately began legal procedures. The police according to him had initially attempted to cover up for the accused pastor. It was after they came into the scene that the police released the arrested persons and in turn arrested the accused pastor who was transferred to the Lagos state CID, Panti, Yaba Lagos yesterday.
When interrogated, the Pastor said he only had sex with her once and that was two years ago when she was 12. He has denied having sex with her in recent times.
Meanwhile Chineye has been transferred to LASUTH Ikeja late night. Ughe said he spoke with one of the doctors that battled to stabilize her last night. He confirm she is in a stable but critical condition. The extent of damage to her womb is not known yet.
Meanwhile the accused pastor will be arraigned before a Magistrate court today June 2nd.
A close friend to the Anambra Couple who died in Kano State in a Fire incident that was started by the wife has come to the defense of the woman.
Recall, the pregnant woman identified as Anulike, set herself and her husband, Emeka ablaze at their Sabon Gari residence, in Kano over alleged infidelity.
In a Facebook post posted yesterday, Trooper described the deceased as a beautiful queen. Although, he admitted that she had always been hot-tempered, he, however said she would never have gone as far as killing herself and her husband.
“You are just a beautiful queen that one can never look away whenever you passed by.
Your beauty spark like thunderstorm whenever you put a smile.
However, Right from your birth, I know you as a hot-tempered girl. But you wouldn’t have gone so far.
Though, only God knows the best.
Rest in peace, Anurika”
Nigerian actress and Glo Ambassador, Mercy Johnson helped a little boy abandoned by his mother at GLO Mega Music Tour, Ajah, Lagos.
She took to her Instagram page today and posted a picture of herself backing the boy to keep him engrossed from his lost mother.
The mother-of-three took care of the boy until his mum came back to pick him up at about 4pm at the venue of the show.
She wrote:
Good morning fnds…don’t forget to meet @poshesteb and myself tomorroe at Best Western Hotel Benin for the #GloMegaMusicTourBenin……4pm
and yes , a mum forgot her baby while dancing at the ajah glo mega music tour, so I kept him safe till she came for him.????@globacomlimited
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Daughter of Late Nigerian Army general, Gumsu Abacha slams one of her followers on twitter who told her to stop posting her food pictures on social media.
She told the user that she shares what she eats because she loves food.
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Nigerian R&B duo, P-Square‘s elder brother, Jude Okoye took to his Instagram to share a picture of His visit to Five Star Music CEO, Emeka Okonkwo popularly known as E-Money‘s statuesque mansion.
The Northside Music Boss, has got fans wondering if a collaboration between both record labels is currently in works.
He wrote:
5star X Northside @iam_emoney1 ?
Let’s carefully watch and see.
21-year-old, Ibrahim Oyebanji, who allegedly assaulted a man with a razor blade for talking with his girlfriend, was on Thursday brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Oyebanji, whose address was not provided, pleaded not guilty to a two-count of assault and stealing brought against him.
But the Prosecutor, Sgt. Christopher Okoliko said the accused committed the offences on May 28 at 10.00.a.m. on Sari-Iganmu Road in Orile, Lagos.
According to him, the accused assaulted a 23-year-old, Michael Opara, by cutting him with a razor blade on his chest and caused him bodily harm.
The accused, he alleged, also stole Opara’s N24,500 and a Nokia phone valued at N2,500, all valued at N27,000.
He told the court that the accused saw the complainant having a talk with his girlfriend and out of jealousy, he brought out the blade and cut him on the chest.
The offences contravened Sections 173 and 278 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015 (Revised).
The accused, however, pleaded innocence of the offences.
The Chief Magistrate,Mr. A.A. Paul, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.
He said the surety must be gainfully employed and should provide evidence of tax payment.
The court adjourned the case until June 27 for mention.
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A South Carolina school bus driver, Teresa Stroble helped get 56 students off the vehicle before it burst into flames, Tuesday morning in Duncan, USA.
According to WSPA, the bus en route to Duncan Elementary, Beech Springs Intermediate and Byrnes High School when two students at the back of the bus noticed smoke.
The students informed the driver and she got each of the 56 students off the bus and asked the transportation office to call 911.
The bus then caught fire and firefighters arrived on scene to extinguish the blaze.
Superintendent Scott Turner told WSPA that she was able to evacuate everyone in under a minute as he is very proud of her actions.
He said:
“She did exactly what she was trained to do. She was calm. She kept the students calm. She made sure they were safe. They were her first priority. She’s our hero today.”
The school district took to their Facebook page to notify parents about the incident.
They wrote:
District Five Schools of Spartanburg County has many reasons to be grateful today! This morning, just after 7:00 a.m., one of our buses carrying students on their way to Duncan Elementary, Beech Springs Intermediate and Byrnes Freshman Academy, caught fire.
Two 9th grade students immediately noticed the smoke, and alerted their driver. Teresa Stroble, a 7 year veteran driver and teacher assistant for our district, did exactly as she was trained and quickly and calmly evacuated all 56 students from the bus, and got them to a safe location. She is a true hero!!!
We are so thankful for the quick action of the Duncan Fire Department in putting the fire out, and all district administrators who responded and helped with what could have been a very tragic situation.
As all of our school buses are owned by the state of South Carolina, the investigation into what caused the fire is ongoing, and will be completed by staff at the state level. We are so blessed that all of our students, and Ms. Stroble are safe!
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President of the United States, Donald Trump, has asked the U.S Supreme Court to revive his Muslim ban – he gave an executive order barring entry for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days while the U.S. government implements stricter visa screening in March.
It was blocked by courts that found it was discriminatory – but last night Trump’s team filed two emergency applications seeking to block two different lower court rulings.
“We have asked the Supreme Court to hear this important case and are confident that President Trump’s executive order is well within his lawful authority to keep the nation safe and protect our communities from terrorism,” Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement.
At least five votes are needed on the nine-justice court in order to grant a stay. If the government’s request is granted, the ban would go into effect.
culled from Mirror UK
Nigerian professional dancer and Guinness Book of Records holder, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh popularly referred to as Kaffy and her husband, Joseph Ameh AKA Papi J, are celebrating 5 years of marital bliss today.
The well recognized dancer and mother of two shared some photos of her happy moments with hubby and kids and captioned them:
We give God the glory. Happy anniversary to us. We are 5!
Kaffy and hubby Papi J sealed their union in 2012 and the union has been blessed with two lovely kids – Sean & Eliana together.
A woman’s diabolic strategy to not paying the N7 million she owed her business partner has landed her in police custody in the Ashanti Region.
According to reports, Madam Joyce Antwi borrowed N7 million from her business partner to enable her expand her business – her deadline to return the loan was fixed for April 2017. Rather than pay back the loan, Madam Joyce made arrangements to assassinate the lender.
Police say Madam Joyce Antwi hired an assassin to kill her business partner Instead of paying back the owed sum, she hired a man she thought was an assassin for N365, 000 to kill the business partner.
Antwi paid an advance fee of N150,000 to the man and showed him the house of her business partner. With a promise to pay the balance as soon as the job was done. She then advised him to carry out the killing in the afternoon when her business partner’s husband and children would not be at home.
The contracted “assassin” then reported Madam Antwi to the police and she was swiftly arrested. She is said to have admitted to the crime in her caution statement.
culled from Naij
Controversial imprisoned journalist, Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo has accused the chief registrar attached to the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court of sitting on her case in order to keep her perpetually behind bars, despite having allegedly met her bail conditions.
Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo spoke from inside Port Harcourt Prison where she has been remanded since her initial arraignment in mid-March for alleged criminal defamation against a Port-Harcourt-based preacher, David Ibiyeomie.
In a chat with PREMIUM TIMES inside the office of the Comptroller of Prisons in Rivers State, Ifeanyi Amaliri, last week, Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo stated that her lawyers had satisfied all bail requirements set by H.I.O. Shamah, a federal judge who granted her bail on April 11.
She said she had strong indications to believe the deputy chief registrar was sitting on her case on alleged orders of some powerful interests.
But the court registrar said the accused’s bail paperwork was still being perfected by her lawyers, with whom she said she had been in constant touch with.
Maimunat Folami, the Deputy Chief Registrar, strongly denied the allegations, stating that her office had cooperated fully with Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s counsel to ensure proper vetting of her bail documents.
“We have done everything that we’re supposed to do,” Ms. Folami said. “This allegation is very strange.”
“I have to do all the works of ensuring that all the documents are put in place.
Even if the documents are put in place, we still have to conduct certain investigations, like verifying the addresses of the sureties to be sure they are who they say they are.”
Ms. Folami also said Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s case file was taken away the last time her matter was heard on May 23. Although the judge was absent, the case file was not returned to her office, causing further delay in working out the final details of Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s release.
Peter Nkanga, the West Africa representative of the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists, condemned Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s continued incarceration for over 78 days and counting, despite all bail conditions met since May 11, including signing an undertaking not to jump bail.
“It is an outrage that the judiciary can be taking over three weeks and counting to verify Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo’s bail requirements, at the expense of her freedom,” Mr. Nkanga told PREMIUM TIMES.
Fatai Lawal of Afe Babalola Chambers, which is representing Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo, spoke to PREMIUM TIMES but declined to blame the registrar for the challenges faced in perfecting his client’s bail requirements.
“We’re confident about her possible release this week,” he said.
A team of police officers first arrested Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo in Ibadan on March 13. She was whisked to Port Harcourt where she was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Port-Harcourt. The case was later transferred to the Federal High Court.
Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo, however, spoke positively about the prison officials.
They have done an excellent job taking care of me and ensuring that I don’t starve and my health does not deteriorate, she said.
There was mild drama at the Ebute-Meta Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after a 58-year-old textile dealer, Mrs. Taiwo Momoh, was discharged for offences bordering on attempted suicide.
After the court announced that her case had been dismissed as recommended by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Momoh stepped out of the dock, knelt down and started giving praises to God.
Immediately she got out of the court, she covered her face with two sets of clothes and hastened towards the back gate of the court. After flinging the gates open, a resident asked if she was in purdah, which she denied and ran off with her face still covered.
One of her counsel said she wanted to avoid the harassment of journalists and people in the community. Momoh had accumulated debts of over N18m after a bureau de change operator allegedly fled with money belonging to her Swiss creditor.
Her shop was also reportedly burgled around the time, which led to frustration and depression. She claimed that efforts to see her pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God over her challenges did not yield fruit.
Momoh said she left her house late March and headed for the lagoon, adding that she had removed her shoes and was about to take a dive into the water when she was rescued and handed over to operatives of the Rapid Response Squad.
The police subsequently transferred the matter to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, where she was detained for three days.
The case was later charged to court. After the first arraignment, Momoh cried out for help, saying she could not explain why she attempted suicide.
On Thursday, when the matter came up for hearing at the magistrates’ court, she was represented by two counsel, F.A. Azeez and Eniola Disu, both of the Office of the Public Defender.
A prosecutor from the state Ministry of Justice, Mrs. A.T. Olaleye, announced that the DPP had issued advice on the matter.
“I am directed to inform this court that legal advice has been issued on the matter,” she said.
The magistrate, Tajudeen Elias, after skimming through the advice in the case file, said the charges had been dismissed.
“By the DPP’s advice, the defendant is hereby discharged and acquitted,” he said.
Blogger, Oluchi Anne in a post on her Facebook wall has said Abortion isn’t a sin. Read Below her piece;
Abortion is not a sin
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Don’t ask me for advice on what to do with your unwanted pregnancy because I will tell you to go for a D&C. You see, I am not going to be amongst the women who tell you to keep a baby you are not psychologically or emotionally prepared for.I do not believe the whole hogwash story that once the baby is born, he will end up being a blessing. Neither do I believe in the bullshit theory that once you hold the baby in your hands, you will be enveloped with so much love.
African people has made it a point of duty to tell anyone seeking help for their unwanted pregnancies that, they should keep the baby. Why? Because they assume abortion is a sin ?
Until people start allowing others make choices that are better for them, we will continue to hear stories of women who abadoned their babies in cartons and single mothers lying about having children just to get married.
See, those women who dump their children should not be called wicked because someone directly or indirectly advised them to keep a pregnancy they Didn’t want.
Once they had the baby, the people who gave them such stupid advise left to live their lives and reality hit them. I can assume that once they held the baby in their hands, they didn’t feel that love people spoke off and all they felt was regret and disdain.
Every unborn child deserves a mother who is psychologically ready for him/her. It is unfair to the unborn child to say abortion is a sin. Not every woman deserves to be mother so stop forcing it on every woman you see.
Real suicide bomber Salman Abedi, killed 22 people, including children among the victims, and injured 59 when he detonated a device in the foyer of Manchester’s MEN Arena at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
And now, a sick twisted wannabe terrorist, took to Twitter to make threats against Nigerian singer Runtown, Ghanaian singer Efya and TV/radio personality Sammy Walsh.
Sammy Walsh, dauntlessly replied the tweet, which the handler says she’d regret. See below:
