Nnamdi Kanu apologies to Abia CP over threat to family

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has apologised to Abia Commissioner of Police, Eneh Okon over the threat on members of his family.

Kanu had threatened to deal with the children of the Commissioner should anything happens to any member of the pro-Biafra group attending his parents’ burial tomorrow at Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia North Local Government of the state.

Kanu’s apology in a tweet on his twitter handle @MaziNnamdiKanu stated that the anger of the security siege in his community coupled with the outburst of senior security operatives against the burial made him issue the threat.

Apologising, Kanu noted despite the fact he is in the mourning period but he went too far, stressing that “children should always be left out”.

Kanu’s tweets read: “This Friday, mourners in Biafra will come together to attend the funeral for my beloved parents, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and Ugoeze Sally Nmenme Kanu.

“During this time of mourning, the Indigenous People of Biafra are living in a constant state of fear.

“The Abia State Commissioner of Police is threatening to disrupt the funeral and there continues to be a large military presence in the area, which has a history of inflicting violence against the IPOB.

“This has caused a range of emotions for me. I have now gone from an extreme sense of sadness after losing both of my parents, to an extreme sense of anger knowing that the mourners are in grave danger.

“In this time of immense grieving and anger, I made threats against the children of the Police Commissioner and other Nigerian officials on my radio programmme, Radio Biafra.

“This was wrong and I sincerely apologize. Children should always be off-limits.

“It was my intention to bring global awareness to the threats and imminent danger the Government has placed on my family and community in hopes that shining a global spotlight on the actions of the Government will prevent them from inciting violence against my people. In doing so, I went too far.

“It is my great hope that the Indigenous People of Biafra can mourn in peace on Friday and can live in peace every single day forward.”

‘Nothing Will Stop Us From Attending Burial Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Parents’ – IPOB Dares Army

The Indigenous of People of Biafra (IPOB) has vowed it will not give in to pressure by the military to stop its members from attending the burial of the parents of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The proscribed group said it was aware of the numerous plans and strategies of the military troops deployed to the region in preparation for the burial of the deceased, who it referred to as its “first parents”.

In a statement on Wednesday by the Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group described the presence of Nigerian army and police as an insult to the people of Biafra and the Igbo race in particular.

The pro-Biafran group warned the military to steer clear of the burial venue, just at it cautioned mourners attending the ceremony to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the noble ideals of its ancestors.

The statement partly reads: “We the global family of the Indigenous of People of Biafra (IPOB) wish to reiterate in clear and unambiguous terms that what Nigerian police and army are planning to do in Afaraukwu during the burial of Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and his wife on Friday 14th of February 2020 will set-off a chain reaction that Nigeria will never recover from.

“Common arbitrary arrest of any mourner this week Friday is capable of inciting a disproportionate reaction from angry mourners. IPOB is warning all agents of Nigerian government in Biafraland, traitors and caliphate slaves alike that what will befall CP Okon will also be their portion should shots be fired in Afaraukwu. The era of Nigerian army and police shooting innocent mourners in Biafraland has come to an end.

“What is happening in Umuahia with the provocative presence of Nigerian army and police is an insult to the people of Biafra and the Igbo race in particular. All those that have in various ways supported the unprovoked murderous clampdown on IPOB will pay dearly for it.

“IPOB has remained peaceful but it seems the Nigerian government is hell-bent on provoking us into armed struggle that will inevitably precipate the violent disinetegration of Nigeria. Nigerians should call their government in Aso Rock to order and impress upon them the need for their army and police to steer clear of the whole of Umuahia township on February 14, 2020 in the interest of peace.

“They should head to the north where there are countless security challenges. We want to join the people of Afaraukwu in peacefully mourning the death of HRM Eze Sir I.O Kanu and his wife in peace, who it must be said died as a result of Nigerian army and police invasion of their home on September 14, 2017.

“What Nigerian army and police are doing in Umuahia cannot happen in the north. We do not think the Alimajiri populations of the north will allow the burial of an Emir to be subjected to such needless tension and ridicule but in Biafraland anything goes because of the reign of puppets and quislings.

“As we continue to receive daily threats from the army and police regarding their impending massacre of innocent mourners on Friday February 14, let the world be on notice that the floodgates of hell will be opened should the army or police appear anywhere around Afaraukwu on the day of the burial. Let those that may feign ignorance of the fact be duly warned on time that burial ceremony is sacred in Igboland, especially that of a king, therefore the intended nuisance of Nigeria security personnel will not be tolerated on Friday.

“We are aware that those behind the deadly invasion of September 2017 are the same people working with Aso Rock to bring mayhem to Umuahia on Friday. Out of public view, these politicians and so-called socio cultural leaders have been offering finacial support to Fulani soldiers in Obinze, Ohafia, Abakiliki, Onitsha and Asa in readiness for their deadly deployment to Umuahia. Their plan is to kill as many people as possible to demoralise our leader and pave the way for a full scale Fulani invasion and takeover of our land.

“We are equally in the know of the numerous plans and strategies of the troops so far deployed by Buratai to the east in preparation for the burial of our first parents. It’s quite obvious to the average reasonable person that IPOB will not succumb to their pressure regardless of the consequences.

“All their perfected plans to disrupt the burial on that very day is common knowledge among diplomatic circles all over the world who will be following the proceedings live on Biafra Television, social media and Radio Biafra platforms.

“The plan by Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai to use the burial ceremony of HRM Eze Israel Okwu Kanu to eliminate and kill anybody suspected to be IPOB supporter in Umuahia on Friday 14th of February 2020 is equal well known, documented and powers that be duly notified.

“The burial service of our leader’s parents HRM Eze Isreal Okwu Kanu and his wife Ugoeze Sally Mmeme Okwu Kanu on Friday at Afaraukwu Umuahia must hold peacefully.

“We want to make it abundantly clear that if the Police and Army fire a single bullet on that day there will be no peace for every soul involved, especially those that issued the order from the comfort of their offices in Abuja, Enugu, Owerri and Umuahia. We need a peaceful funeral, the ancient laws of our land demand it and nobody should try IPOB.

“IPOB is strategically monitoring every individual politician in the South East and governors over their actions and inactions towards this burial on Friday. All those who may have joined the Fulani boy-boy CP Ene Okon of Abia State to encourage Fulani soldiers to come to Afaraukwu to kill people on Friday will pay very dearly for their actions.

“It is unfortunate that some Igbo politicians and their supporters would encourage Fulani terrorists and Boko Haram soldiers recruited in Nigeria Army and Police to kill our people in a funeral ceremony, a sacrilegious act that has never happened before in the history of Igboland, Biafra and Nigeria.

“Every Biafran must be prepared this time, IPOB would not allow these marauders to repeat what they did in Umuahia on September 2017 in this 2020 and definitely not during the burial of the parents of our leader. Nigerian army and police must stay away from Umuahia as a whole.

“We are informing every mourner attending the burial on Friday to conduct him/herself in a manner consistent with the noble ideals of our ancestors.

“All approach to Umuahia is rigged with CCTV cameras to monitor human and vehicular traffic because IPOB won’t accept any confusion or misunderstanding from anybody.

“Biafra independence and freedom is inevitable and nobody born by a mere mortal can stop it.”

APC vs PDP: INEC reacts as Supreme Court sacks Bayelsa governor elect

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to effect the Supreme Court judgement that sacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David Lyon, as Bayelsa governor-elect.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Festus Okoye, said its Operations Department would commence work on the ruling.

“The Supreme Court has directed the commission to issue the Certificate of Return (CoR) to the political party that placed second in the Bayelsa governorship election and which also has the geographical spread in the election”, he told Daily Trust.

“The commission would go back to its Operation Department and make a determination on which political party came second in the election. We would do that when we get the judgement of the Supreme Court”

Lyon and his running-mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo were sacked on Thursday, 24 hours to their inauguration.

They were removed over Degi-Eremienyo’s forgery of document.

The lead judgement delivered by Justice Ejembi Eko ordered INEC to issue fresh certificates to the candidates of the party with the next highest votes which is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

She just can’t stop showing her backside – Biodun Okeowo

Biodun Okeowo popularly called Omobutty/Omobooty was born on the 26th of December 1971. Her full name is Biodun Sofuyi Okeowo.

She is currently 48 years old. She is from Ogun state. She came from a polygamous family as her dad married lots of wife. And Biodun Okeowo happens to be the last born of her own mother.
She studied Communications Arts at the Lagos State University.

She became pregnant while she was still at University and gave birth to a baby boy.

She suffered a lot to take care of her child as she had to do some side jobs. Some of those jobs includes frying of doughnut, chinchin etc.

Currently she is having two children but she is not married. She recently claimed she break up with her Ex who she found cheating on her.

She then started her movie career with the movie industry in the 2006.

She almost quit movie as a result of the intimidation and mockery but she was determined to succeed. But she was able to produce a movie which projected her to the world and she have been rocking it.

Since then she has been popular.

She work on set/stage and also she work offset. But this film making did not seem to satisfy her as she is also into advertisement.

She advertises human hair known as “Wig” for wholesnaija

As she advertises, she just can’t help than to show all of her curves.

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Buhari govt approves new uniform for Nigerian Correctional Service

President Muhammadu Buhari signing of the 2019 Appropriation Bill to law at the State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 27/05/2019.

President Mohammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on Thursday approved a new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, to reflect its new name.

This followed the change of the institutions name from the Nigerian Prisons Services, NPS to the Nigerian Correctional Services

NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Ja’afaru Ahmed made the disclosure at the inauguration of the administrative block of the Correctional Staff School (CSS) in Abuja.

Ahmed said the measure was part of the new act signed by Buhari in July 2019.

However, the NCoS Comptroller stated that there were other initiatives aimed at taking care of staff education, health, housing.

Ahmed stated that the welfare of the officers and men of the service was paramount.

He said: “Very soon, you will see us in our new uniform. We have been wearing this uniform for over 100 years and we need to change it to be in tune with the new act.

“We are also putting into place measures to ensure the full implementation of the new act but there has not been any budget yet, once the budget is in place, we will be able to implement the measures we have put in place to have a better service,” he said.

The CG said the service was committed to staff welfare in ensuring officers and men carry out their duties effectively.

He added that aside from ensuring that staff salaries were paid as and when due, the service was also trying to provide decent accommodation across the country.

“We are also mindful of those taking care of the inmates because while we are thinking of providing accommodation and welfare for inmates, we are also committed to giving the staff decent accommodation and education opportunities and providing their basic needs,” he said.

Nigerians react as Supreme Court sacks Lyon, declares PDP winner

A cross section of Nigerians have taken to social media to air their views on the Supreme Court judgement which saw the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, David Lyon sacked as Bayelsa Governor-elect.

A panel of justices led by Justice Mary Odili in a unanimous judgement on Thursday held that Degi-Eremieoyo presented a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In the lead judgement read by Justice Ejembi Eko, the court upheld the November 12, 2019, judgement of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which disqualified Degi-Eremieoyo from participating in the governorship poll.

The apex court ruled that since Degi-Eremieoyo shared a joint ticket with the governor-elect, his disqualification invalidated their nomination by the APC.

The apex court then ordered INEC to issue fresh certificates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) being the party with the next highest votes.

Here are some comments gathered by Ton Trends from Twitter;

@Israeloflife “The Supreme Court has removed an APC Governor and replaced same with a PDP man.There’d be no attacks on the judiciary now. There’d be no 1 Million man march against the decision.Democracy isn’t in danger now. Surugede is the dance of the spirits.”

@Uncle_Ajala “See how the APC Deputy Governor to Lyon, stopped him from becoming the Governor of Bayelsa state, by presenting fake credentials according to Supreme court. May we not work with someone that will ruin our hard work and achievement.”

@Mayrocnigltd “Nigerians seem to have forgotten that Jonathan visited Buhari recently, what do you think the meeting was for? You think it is to seek advice from Goodluck about boko haram, they have sealed deal of scratch my back, I scratch yours.”

@Dinerojay22 “Let them scrap INEC since Supreme court is now deciding who wins elections. INEC is losing its credibility everyday in the hands of our Judiciary.”

@Olufemiloye “I was about to say democracy will now be in danger or not, depending on which side the politicians and their supporters are.Bayelsa judgment is as interesting as Imo judgement to me. And those who condemned the Supreme Court for the Imo will now commend it, and vice versa.”

@Adebanquie “Tanko-led Supreme Court will suddenly be praised with all superlatives by PDP and its sympathizers.”

@Waliyadeniran “Where the Legislature and the Executive have failed in their responsibilities at ensuring free and fair elections, the Supreme Court, being a policy Court, at every given opportunity must stop at nothing in ensuring there is sanity in our electoral process.”

@75enoma “The Supreme Court again. Clear road for PDP in their home state, Bayelsa. Congratulations.”

@MMOloyede “What an unexpected Judgment from the supreme court. PDP, Is Democracy still on trial?

@FreeNigerians “The Supreme Court finally have enough courage to do what is right.”

Valentine: AY And Wife Are Already Set For The Val In Arab Style

Nigeria comedian, AY and his beautiful wife, Mabel Makun are already set for the Valentine as they are both dressed up to the nines in white and Red. AY in a picture he shared on his Instagram page was in white Arabian designed kaftan and the beautiful wife in a Red flay long gown.

AY and Makun’s loved up pictures on Instagram have been splendid. Their designs always cut a dash on Instagram.In his caption , he teased the wife that he won’t be available for val as he is planning for his AY Live for easter Sunday and that he will be very busy.

The lovey-dovey couple will be attending the valentine’s forest which will begin on the 14th of February through 16th of February at Ebony life palace Victoria Island.

Nigeria’s No 1 Weaves and Wigs Brand, Wholesalesnaija Signs Ini Edo and Mocheddah as Brand Ambassadors

Nigeria’s No 1 Weaves and Wigs Brand Wholesalesnaija has signed multi talented A-list actress Ini Edo alongside singer and fashion designer, Mocheddah as their brand ambassadors.
Congrats to both.

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Odion Ighalo set for Man Utd debut against Chelsea

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Odion Ighalo is available to make his Manchester United debut against Chelsea.

The Old Trafford outfit are scheduled to play Chelsea next Monday and Ighalo is now expected to travel with the squad to Stamford Bridge.

The Nigerian striker joined the club on loan from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua until the end of the season and, as a lifelong Reds supporter, the passionate new no.25 is desperate to get started.

Although Ighalo is not with the players who have traveled to southern Spain for training this week, for reasons out of the club’s control, Solskjaer is keen to quickly integrate him into the team.

Below is what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told Manchester United official website:

Odion Ighalo is back in Manchester and we’ll link up with him at the weekend. How much are you looking forward to seeing him on the training pitch, and is he available for Chelsea away?

“Yeah, he is going to travel with us. We will just see his fitness work this week and I think we will get him sharp. We want to integrate him as quickly as we can because, of course, he is desperate to play for us.”

Ole, how is the week going for you so far?

“Yeah, it’s very good. I think the boys enjoyed a break, they needed a break, but now they are back, focused and they have been working well.”

Are these conditions everything that you hoped for?

“Yeah, of course with the weather back home as well, this has been an even bigger plus for us. Being in Europe, because the travel isn’t too far, is also a good point because we don’t have too many days before we have to go back and get ready for Chelsea.”

Edo APC secretary home under attack by unknown attackers

The house of Edo State Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Lawrence Okah, was early Tuesday morning attacked by unknown assailants.

Mr. Okah disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday, saying he is lucky to be alive.

More to follows…

Senate adjourns plenary to mourn senator Ignatius Longjan

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Lawmakers at the Senate House of Assembly on Tuesday adjourned plenary to honour a member, Senator Ignatius Longjan.

Senator Longjan who represented Plateau South Senatorial District died on Sunday at Turkish hospital, Abuja at the age of 75.

A minute of silence and prayers were held for him before the adjournment.

Senate President Ahmed Lawan in a condolence message on Monday acknowledged the contributions of Senator Longjan, both at the state and national levels as former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies(NIPSS), Kuru; former Chief of Staff at the Government House in Jos, and Plateau State Deputy Governor between 2011 and 2015.

Senator Lawan said the Senate would miss Longjan who was Vice Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Tourism, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong in his condolence message also on Monday recalled how the Longjam served as deputy governor in the state from 2011 to 2015.

He added that the Senator also played a significant role in ensuring political stability in the state all through the period of various security challenges that the state passed through.