Remembering Dele Giwa 29 Years After

The people of Ugbekpe-Ekperi, the ancestral home of the late Dele Giwa, founding editor-in-chief of Newswatch Magazine who was killed when a parcel bomb was delivered to his home on 19th October, 1986, still mourn his death. LEADERSHIP Weekend’s Patrick Ochoga who visited the community recently, writes.

LAUTECH students take to the streets to protest against robbery and rape

LAUTECH students take to the streets to protest against robbery and rape. Photos: Jesusegun Alagbe and LAUTECH SUG

Within few minutes of settling down in a secluded place – off the campus – where Bimbola (not real name) agreed to narrate her ordeal to our correspondent last Monday, the dry white handkerchief she was holding became soaked with tears.
She tried to stop weeping for a while, but she couldn’t resist it, and the more her friend – who followed her to the meeting – tried to calm her down, the more she struggled to hold back her tears. What she passed through in August was painful, unimaginable and dehumanising. In fact, she might not be able to forget that night in her life.

Russian plane crash: Egypt says it has found both black boxes of plane that crashed with 224 people on board

Debris from crashed Russian jet lies strewn across the sand at the site of the crash, Sinai, Egypt Photo: EPAA Russian passenger airliner crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous part Egypt's Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from a popular Red Sea resort, killing all 224 people on board, including 25 children.

The cause of the crash was not known, but two major European airlines announced they would stop flying over the area for safety reasons after a local affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group claimed it "brought down" the aircraft.

Julius Agwu Explains Why He’s Decided To Open A Christian Nightclub

Just yesterday (October 29) reports hit the net that veteran comedian, Julius Agwu is set to open a Christian nightclub called ‘Believer’s Lounge’.

In a new interview, the stand-up comedian has explained why he is barking on this new venture.

“It’s God’s calling. God spoke to me to do it. We have unbelievers going to clubs, popping champagne and all that, so we want to have a club where believers can hangout too and pop nonalcoholic drinks.  It’s basically an assignment from God. The club is located at Lekki and we are taking it everywhere. God also told me to raise young ambassadors that will fight his battle” he said.

NTF condemns death of tennis player, Beauty McLeod

The president, Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Sani Ndanusa on Thursday condemned the death of Beauty McLeod the mother of 14-year-old rising tennis star, Angel McLeod.
Ndanusa, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the demise of the deceased was a “big loss to the federation.’’ He said that McLeod’s death was the latest in the series of deaths recorded in the federation in recent times.

Court jails oil thieves for 84yrs

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday convicted seven men to 84 years imprisonment for illegal and unlawful dealing in 1,459 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. The court sentenced each of the convicts to a jail term of 12 years each  commencing Friday after the Judge found them guilty of the five count charge preferred against them.

PHOTOS: Flood In Kogi State

PHOTOS: Flood In Kogi State

Situation in an area in Kogi state. More photos after the cut...

Army Releases Images Of Wanted Boko Haram Members (Photo]

In order to beat the deadline set by President Muhammedu Buhari to end insurgency in the country, the Nigeria Army has released images of some of the most wanted suspects of the sect (Boko Haram)

The images of the wanted sect members were today, boldly shown on a banner and were displayed by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt – Gen. Tukur Buratai among other officers.

Inscription on the banner however urged Nigerians to report to the Army if any of the persons on the banner is seen anywhere in public.

44-year quest for the truth

That was the finding of an inquest 44 years ago and it has stood despite the demise of apartheid and rumours that the activist was tortured and security branch police threw him from an office window.
Now Timol's family is hoping to get the inquest reopened and his death declared unnatural.
Yesterday the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted an event marking the inquest records into the teacher's death being made available to the public through a digital archive on the 44th anniversary of the activist's death.
The event was at the Johannesburg Central police station where, 44 years ago to the day, Timol died.
"We are working with the Foundation for Human Rights to re-open the case and reverse the finding that he committed suicide," said Mohammad, Timol's brother.

Annie Idibia Breast Cancer Inspired Photo Shoot

The photo was taken as part of campaign against the deadly disease!


Annie shared the photo and wrote:

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Fast rising Make-up artiste ArabyLaide teams up with ace photographer Emmanuel Oyeleke and Nollywood actress/ entrepreneur Annie Idibia for a breast cancer awareness and inspired

Unidentified Space Junk Labelled ‘WTF’ Is About To Crash Into Earth

A piece of space junk that has been given the apt name of ‘WTF’ is heading straight for Earth - and will crash into us in less than a month.
No one seems to know exactly what the flying object actually is - hence the name - but they are in no doubt we are in its path.
All anyone is sure off is that it is about two metres wide and could be hollow inside - meaning it might be man-made.
But how would a man-made object be hurtling in space and on a collision course with the planet where it originated?
Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell explained: “[It could be] a lost piece of space history that’s come back to haunt us.”

S.African universities shut despite fee agreement

South African campuses closed Monday, many for a second week, as students refused to end protests despite a government decision to scrap the tuition fee hikes that triggered nationwide demonstrations.
Student leaders have vowed further action to push for other demands, including universal free education.

FIFA Presidency: No Nigerian in sight as deadline ends

All the talk of a Nigerian Presidency of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) yesterday ended like  hot air blown into a balloon, with the deadline for
submission of nomination expired last night, with neither  Segun Odegbami nor Orji Uzor Kalu submitting their forms, as at press time.
The two Nigerian gladiators, the former, a 1980 Nations Cup winner and the latter, a two-time Governor of Abia State, had in the last couple of months been involved a two-way battle to get the nod of the Amaju Pinnick-led Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation to run for the biggest office in world football.

Odegbami and Kalu

Since it became clear that Sepp Blatter’s successor would emerge at an extraordinary congress next February 26, the race for the plum job has assumed an intense and frenetic pace, with many self-professed football buffs entering the fray, with little or no understanding of the dynamics involved to aspire for the position.

Makeup Artist Transforms Gas Explosion Survivor In Amazing Way (Photo)

 The pretty young lady you are looking at below has burn scars on her face and body because she is a gas explosion survivor. Abuja based professional makeup artiste Zuzu Mamman shared her touching story and pics on her IG page.

Woman's corpse goes missing from mortuary on the burial day in Ogun

The burial of 55-year-old woman has been reportedly declared missing on the day of her burial in Ogun State.

 

Mrs. Ayoka Buhari, who had died after a brief illness, in the Mowe area of Ogun State couldn't be buried after the family approached the management of the TOS Funerals, for the corpse around 8am.

TOS Funerals which manages a morgue in the Gbagada General Hospital, told the family that the body could not be found.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the corpse had been mistakenly swapped for another.

A relative, Folorunsho Adeoluwa, expressed sadness over the incident, threatening legal action against the owners of the morgue.

Adeoluwa said the mother of four had died on Wednesday, October 14, and was taken to the morgue.

“The family was asked to come for the corpse at 8.30am today (Thursday), but when we got there, we discovered that they were not ready for us. Later, they said the woman’s husband must show up before they release her corpse.

South African president agrees to university fee freeze after protests

Thousands of students rally outside Union Buildings as President Jacob Zuma issues new pledge ruling out fee increases for a year

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The South African president, Jacob Zuma, agreed to a freeze on university fees on Friday night after thousands of protesting students surrounded his offices and fought pitched battles with riot police.

The protests, in which demonstrators ripped down security fences, set fire to portable buildings, and hurl bricks at police, were the the latest in a week of disturbances prompted by anger at inflation-busting fee hikes.

On Friday, after meeting with student leaders and university officials, Mr Zuma bowed to mounting pressure and announced that there would be no fee increases for another year. He also promised to speed up reform in the country's education system, which protesters claim still has legacies of the old apartheid system.

^{Smoke rises from the site where a portable toilet was set ablaze on the south lawn of the Union Building in Pretoria during a protest against university fee hikes Photo: MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty}

"We agreed that there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016," Mr Zuma told a televised press briefing. "In the long term, there is a package of issues that was raised at the meeting that needs to be followed up - these include free education, institutional autonomy (and) racism."

We will help Nigeria end Boko Haram insurgency – Hungary

The Vice-Prime Minister of Hungary, Zsolt Semjen, has stated that his country is ready to help Nigeria wipe out terrorists from its shores.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted Semjen as saying this when he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Semjen, who admitted that terrorism was a global headache, however, promised that his country would support the Nigerian Armed Forces’ efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency.

Landlady & Children Brutalize Woman Over Complain Of Peeping When Bathing (PIC)

 For Sarah Bakare, 51, a resident of 21 Oluwole Street, Ejigbo, it was a close shave with death as her Landlady identified as Mrs. Lydia Opatola in connivance with her children subjected her to an attack for reasons best known to them.

The incident which took place at about 10pm on the 15th of October, 2015 was said to be a display of brutality on the hapless Sarah, who alleged she had only come out of her house to turn on the tap when her landlady and her children pounced on her and beat her to within an inch of her life.

Sarah, while narrating her ordeal to Daily Times said her travails started in January 2014 barely two months after she moved into the house.

Hear her story “I moved into this house in January 2014. I paid the sum of N150, 000 as rent and another N100, 000 for agent and agreement fee and an additional sum of N10, 000 as fee for any possible damage which is refundable whenever I want to move out if there is none. I didn’t know the landlady before, but, my agent who connected me to her agent said they are all members of the same church. My agent attested to the fact that the house was good and that the landlady was nice. So I did not bother to investigate any further. But to my surprise, barely two months after I moved in, her sons started giving me trouble”.

“First it was her son Folorunsho, who is about 24 years old who was always coming to peep through the window of my bathroom whenever I or my daughter is bathing. It became a continuous occurrence and when I couldn’t stomach it any longer, I reported the matter to my Landlady. To my utmost surprise, she asked me if I did not want her children to walk freely on their father’s property. I reported to their agent who pleaded with me to be patient that he would talk to them” she said.

Woman Cuts Off Neigbour’s Ear With Table Knife

 A 60-year-old single mother, Miss Kehinde Adeniyi has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly using a table knife to cut off her neighbour’s ear in Lagos State, western Nigeria.
The victim, Chigozie Chukwu suffered his fate after a disagreement between his wife and Adeniyi when he was not around.
The incident happened at 24, Mohammed Sefiu street, Ago Palace Way Okota, Lagos where they reside.
P.M.NEWS learnt that the two families have been at loggerheads which led to a strained relationship despite the fact that they are living in separate flats.

Adeniyi, who hails from Ijebu in Ogun State, is single and has many children, while Chukwu is also married and has children and hails from the eastern part of Nigeria.

800,000 commit suicide from depression annually—DON

A professor of psychiatry, Joseph Adeyemi, has said that no fewer than 800,000 people commit suicide yearly due to depression, yet policies on mental challenges remain archaic.
Professor Adeyemi, who spoke in Lagos at the presentation of the book Shadows in the Mirror: the Many Faces of Depression, written by Dr. Vivian Ikem, said the Mental Health Act, enacted in the 1900s, was last reviewed in 1959 despite medical improvements made over the years.
He said: “Our laws should keep up with current situations, but we have remained static; the way we were in 1959.”
Adeyemi described the book as “spectacular,” praising the author for “coming to help” those in the field of psychiatry.