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I killed My Mother By Cutting Her Neck With A Cutlass, Pastor Told Me She Was A Witch- Lady, 30 |The Source

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Woman Killed her Mother

By Ayodele Oni

Many watched and listened in shock at the Ondo State Police Command, as a 30- year old woman, Blessing Jimoh, told the blood cuddling story , of how she killed her mother. Jimoh, a mother of four, said she killed her mother at a farm by cutting her neck with a cutlass.

She told her chilling story on Monday. March, 28, while being paraded alongside 12 other alleged criminals by the Ondo State Police Command for sundry criminal acts.

Her Reason: A pastor, she said, told her that her mother, Ijeoma Odoh, a native of Enugu State, was a witch.

She said: “It was something doing me that make me kill my mother. I am not happy with what I did.”

The so-called pastor is nowhere to be found.

Jimoh: I cut her neck with a cutlass. It was a Pastor that said she was a witch. I went to beg her. My mother is from Enugu State. We have been looking for the Pastor.”

Some of the other suspects were arrested in connection with raping, kidnapping, armed robbery and murder.

The state Commissioner of police, Salami Bolaji, explained that the arrest was due to collaborative efforts with other security agencies in the state.

One of the suspects, Monday Asaba, was said to have raped a 60-year old woman at Ifon  early this month, while another, Rasheed Oke, was among a gang of armed robbers that forced their way into a lady’s apartment in Akure during which she was raped.

“A female resident on Custom road, Akure reported that sometime in 2020, a gang of armed robbers forced their way into her apartment through the back door, raped her at gunpoint and also took away a TecnoCamon 12 phone, valued N54, 000 naira only, another Tecno phone valued N15, 000 naira, only and a cash sum of N2,090.00 only.

“Upon the complaint, detectives of Ondo State Police Command swung into action and one Rasheed Oke, one of the suspected armed robbers is here for a parade. He will soon be taken to court.

“On February 21, 2021 at about 2230hrs, we got information that someone was attacked by a gang of three robbers who used the popular Okada in their operation on a man returning from his day’s business, got him disposed of his money and other valuables at gun point.

“Swiftly we went after them and by diligent investigation; three suspects were  arrested in connection with the robbery. They have however made useful information to the Police.

“February 29, was a day operators of S.A. Filling Station, Ondo town will not forget in a hurry as their security guard was killed and about two million naira carted away from their safe, but the good news is that the man behind that dastardly act was immediately napped by our detectives who did not leave any stone unturned to see to his arrest.

“Abiodun Osuntimehin, a guard with same company was the mastermind of the act; he has confessed to the crime and will soon be prosecuted in court.

“Still on March 18, instant, at about 1640hrs, one OdohTochukwu of No.3 Adekiya Street, Ile-Oluji reported at Ile-Oluji Police Station that his mother, Mrs., Ijeoma was attacked on her way to a farm by unknown assailants.

“He further stated that he suspected the duo of Jimoh Blessing and Tope Blessing to be behind the murder. Detectives of the Division immediately went to work, where both suspects were apprehended.

“However, Jimoh Blessing, the daughter of the deceased has confessed that she killed the mother. Case is currently with the SCIID for discreet investigation.”

State Of The Nation: Presidency Alleges Atiku Was Part Of The Rot |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

The Presidency has lashed out at former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, saying  he had no moral right to criticise the President Muhammadu Buhari Government.

The Presidency said  he was one of those responsible for Nigeria’s sorry state and, as such, lacks the moral right to criticise President Buhari over the state of affairs of the nation today.

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, speaking on Channels Television programme ‘Sunday Politics, said Nigerians shouldn’t take Atiku serious as records of the misgovernance of his tenure with former President Olusegun Obasanjo for eight years are still in the public domain.

Adesina opined that, “The former Vice-President was in power for eight years, now he is in opposition to the government. You can’t take whatever he says as the gospel. The question is, when former vice-president Atiku Abubakar was in power with former president Olusegun Obasanjo, where did they take the country to? Where did they leave the country?”

“There are clips I have seen myself on social media where he was saying some things they promised to do especially on power, some people collected trillions and didn’t deliver. The interviewer asked him did they go after them? He said unfortunately, they didn’t go after them”.

“So, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was part of the rot this country became, so he can’t exculpate himself; he can’t begin to sit in judgement over anybody. He played his part for eight years and they left the country where they left it. so, he can’t like Pontius Pilate begin to wash his hands clean of what Nigeria has become.

“The president will always listen to what is well-founded. Anything that is not borne out of negative politicking, the presidency will always listen”, Adesina said.

Kashimawo Laloko, Ex-NFF Technical Adviser Is Dead |The Source

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Kashimawo Laloko

By Akinwale Kasali

Exactly one week after the demise of former Super Eagles and Lobi Football Club of Nigeria Coach, Barnabas Imenger, the nation’s Football enclave has, again, been thrown into mourning.

This time around, the cold hands of death snatched the former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Kashimawo Laloko

Laloko died on Sunday 28th March, 2021, after a brief illness.

The death of Laloko was confirmed by his son, Adewale, late Sunday night.

“He had been feeling weak before he died on Sunday. It was as a result of weakness, not COVID-19,” Adewale revealed.

The late Laloko will be buried on Tuesday at his Gbonagun residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital.

Laloko was one of the pioneers that established the Pepsi Football Academy in Lagos in November 1992 and has produced some of the country’s brightest football talents ever since, with the likes of Mikel John Obi, Osaze Odemweingie, Joseph Akpala, Isaac Okoronkwo, Elderson Echiejile, Onyekachi Apam to mention a few.

Laloko will be greatly remembered for his impact in the round leather game in Nigeria, most especially the event that took place at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos during the African Cup of Nations tournament in 2002.

The Continental showpiece was co-hosted by Nigeria and Ghana. In the quarter finals, Nigeria was playing the Teranga Lions of Senegal in a tension soaked encounter.

The Super Eagles were a goal down from the Fifth minute of the game through a striker from Henri Camara. Having tried its best to get the much needed equalizer and it wasn’t coming forth.

Laloko went to the back of the Senegalese goalkeeper to remove an object wrapped with a red cloth placed right behind the keeper in the goal Post as the match was going on.

Few minutes after removing the object, believed to be a voodoo to prevent the Nigeria team from scoring, Julius Aghahowa gave Nigeria the much needed equaliser and the winning goal to give the ferocious crowd something to cheer about.

The late Laloko was tagged the ‘Voodoo Removal Man’. Though, he was sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football, CAF, for doing such, not minding that the match was ongoing.

2023 Presidency: Okupe Vows To Defeat Tinubu, Says Ex-Governor A Difficult Opposition |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

Former Aide to both former Presidents Goodluck  Jonathan  and Olusegun  Obasanjo, Doyin Okupe, has not hidden his ambition to Contest for the 2023 Presidency.

And not even the strongly rumoured interest of the All Progresssives Congress, APC, National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu scares him. But he admits that Tinubu is his only obstacle, and poses a threat to his Presidential Ambition.

Acknowledging that the former Lagos State Governor is a major opposition, Okupe is however optimistic of victory.

Okupe also stressed that  he is the only politician from the South-West region that can defeat Tinubu, in the 2023 Presidential race.

There are strong indications that the APC National leader is eyeing the country’s number one seat but he has not declared interest yet. But different groups in the South an North have been championing the course, admonishing him to run for Presidency.

Okupe, in a series of tweets on Sunday, said Tinubu remains a formidable opponent but he can send him out of the the race.

“I believe I have a slight edge over him in that I understand national and Presidential politics more than him and in terms of intellectual resourcefulness we are at par; if I am not better.

“On my part, a great advantage is that I am the only Yoruba of note in the presidential race from the PDP,” Okupe said.

While speaking on what he believes could work against Tinubu in the presidential race, Okupe said the former governor has many antagonists in his party.

“Bola Tinubu is coming in from a wrong party where he has such powerful antagonists with the capacity to stop him. The flagrant excesses of his party to which he never reacted publicly especially with issues concerning the SouthWest have made him not to be favoured by some of his own people.

“The other misfortune is that though Bola Tinubu has spent his life and his huge resources on developing political powerful lieutenants who now occupy very high and influential offices, now at his own point of need his major challengers are virtually all from his stable.”

For Labelling Invited Governors To Commission Projects As ‘Hangers On’, PDP Calls APC Rude |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Delta State Chapter has labelled the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State, as a party of rude, disrespectful, illiterate drifters.

The PDP laid emphasis on the statement of the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Sylvester Imonina, for describing distinguished Nigerian Governors who were invited to Commission projects in Delta State recently, as “Hangers on”.

In a statement by the Delta PDP Publicity Secretary, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, he lampooned  APC for labelling fellow Nigerians as ‘Outsiders’ and cautioned “the leadership of the APC to seriously evaluate the mental state, intelligence, and national patriotism of those they engage as spokespersons in the State, for their genocidal rhetoric, divide and rule ideology and their crass ignorance of democratic conventions which foster national unity, harmony and peaceful coexistence, as these are fast becoming the image and reputation portrayed of APC in Delta State.”

The statement reads thus: “Our attention has been drawn to a March 25th, 2021 press statement by the factional APC in the State, titled: “Inviting hangers-on from outside Delta State for projects commissioning is wasteful, APC tells Okowa”, signed by the self-styled Sylvester Imonina, Esq., Publicity Secretary, Delta APC Caretaker Committee and it is indeed quite unfortunate that the APC will describe distinguished Nigerians as “Hangers On” just to score cheap political points.

“For the records, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri  Tambuwal, the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, and His Excellency Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, were in Delta State on the invitation of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to Commission the ultra-modern Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers Secretariat, Asaba, the Igumbor-Otiku Secondary School, Boji-Boji Agbor and the 13.9km internal roads and drainages in Okpanam, an adjoining town within the State capital territory, respectively.

“A week earlier, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki had joined his brother and Delta State counterpart, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to commission the Otu-Jeremi-Okwagbe Road and the Effurun-Otor Bridge/Access Road.”

“By way of information to the ignorant APC Delta Publicist, here’s an abridged pedigree of these eminent Nigerians whom he has described as “Hangers On”.

“Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is a distinguished legal luminary, a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers and a Life Bencher, he was a long-standing member of the Federal House of Representatives, where he rose to become the Distinguished Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2011-2015, before assuming office as the 18th Governor of Sokoto State in 2015 and getting re-elected for a second term in 2019, after a robust and quite impressive Presidential office bid.

“Governor Tambuwal, who has continued to be mentioned glowingly amongst the select names of potential Nigerian Presidential aspirants to unseat and sweep away the failed APC government at the centre in the next election cycle, is also the Chairman of the Forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and this is not the first time he has been to Delta State to inaugurate a project, as Deltans will recall that the Sokoto State Governor was in Asaba in March 2020 to commission the 1.88 kilometers reconstructed Mariam Babangida Way in Asaba, Oshimili South Council and the 7.5 kilometers Ogwashi-Uku/Ubulu-Unor Road in Aniocha South Council Area of Delta State.

“Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle on the other hand has been a three terms member of the House of Representatives, from 2003-2011 and a multiple Commissioner in his State before becoming the duly elected 5th Executive Governor of Zamfara State in 2019.

“And need we talk about the exceptionally brilliant and globally recognized financial technocrat who has carved out a successful career in the finance industry, His Excellency, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the distinguished Governor of Edo State, now serving his second term under the PDP Umbrella?

“Let’s just say that before becoming Governor, Godwin Obaseki had served as the Chairman of the Edo State Economic and Strategy Team inaugurated by former Governor Adams Oshiomole in March 2009, and Ex Comrade Oshiomole’s glowing description of Governor Obaseki’s credentials and outstanding capacity are well known to one and all.

“He is a proud and certified alumnus of some of the finest academic institutions both in Nigeria and globally, including the great University of Ibadan, Columbia University, and Pace University in the United States of America, amongst others. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers, Nigeria, and an alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive Programme.

“Obaseki, who was nominated a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) by the World Economic Forum in 2001, also holds post-graduate degrees in both Finance and International Business and has served as an executive board member of several private companies.

“These distinguished Nigerians and leaders, by any stretch of the rational imagination, are the personalities who Sylvester Imonina, a kindergarten lawyer who can better be regarded as a “charge and bail’ lawyer when compared to Governor Tambuwal, a member of the body of Benchers and a Life Bencher, have described as “Hangers on” “Outsiders” and “political cronies”.

“This sadly is the murky level and reflection which Nigerian politics has deteriorated into, where rude, disrespectful, uncouth underachievers and seemingly educated illiterates, will hide behind the veneer of party position to bad mouth and talk down people who have made genuine, tremendous positive impacts on the lives of their people and contributed immensely to the unity and peaceful coexistence of the peoples of our Country.

“And by the way, we are also not surprised at the cheap, nauseating lie which Mr. Imonina had dropped by insinuating that, “the Governor of Rivers State refused to be part of the deceit of Delta State Government.” Apparently, Mr. Imonina is obviously not aware of the solid bond of friendship and brotherhood between Governor Nyesom Wike and Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa. He is also quite ignorant of the political mindset of Governor Wike, who has made it abundantly clear in all his speeches, that only PDP Governors are implementing and delivering projects in Nigeria.

“We are not surprised however at such brazen attempt to surreptitiously mislead people with blatant misinformation, after all, that is what you expect from a political party and its publicity secretary, who have allegedly been well known for gathering information from noisy beer parlours and the garrulous clusters of hangers-on at various Newspaper stands popularly called Free Readers Association.

“We are very much aware that APC Governors across the country also invite brother Governors from sister States to Commission projects in their respective States and we are even wondering now if the APC publicist would have described the Deputy Senate President or another APC Governor as “Hangers on” if they were invited to Commission projects in Delta State.

“Finally, and just in case the APC is not conversant with what political brotherhood and nation-building are all about, our position has always been that no price is too little or too much to pay in our collective effort to continue to sustain and consolidate the unity, peace and existential harmony of ensuring a Stronger Delta and united one Nigeria.

Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, Executive Governor of Zamfara State summed up what we mean, after he commissioned the newly constructed Igumbor-Otiku Secondary School, Boji-Boji, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area as well as the network of internal township roads in Okpanam.

“In a statement by his Director-General, Media and Communication, Yusuf Gusau, Governor Matawalle commended the foresight of Governor Okowa for inviting him to carry out the exercise and noted that the move has demonstrated love and the spirit of brotherliness by the good people of Delta and that Nigerians of all extractions are intrinsically good.

“Governor Matawalle also said the invitation has demonstrated Governor Okowa’s remarkable sense of patriotism and genuine love for a more united Nigeria and described his mission in Delta State as a move to strengthen the bridge-building that leaders need to appreciate in furtherance of their rich history, cultures and social environment of the disparate entities that formed the Nigerian federation, saying, “our diverse history and culture is a source of our strength.”

Defection: Senator Ubah Debunks Rumour, Says He Is Not Dumping YPP For APC |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has debunked the rumours making the round that he is on the verge of leaving the Young Progressives Party, YPP, for the ruling All Progressives Party, APC.

Kamen Chuks Ogbonna, Head, Media and Strategic Communication to the Senator Ifeanyi Ubah Team,  disclosed that the rumour is from the pit of hell, insisting that at no time did his Principal contemplate leaving YPP to pitch tent with the APC.

Ogbonna alluded the rumour to “a plot by mischief makers and usual pranks of a frightened opposition that is almost running out of fresh ideas, having tried several evil plots , propaganda and hatchet stories, all deliberately planted in the hope that it will reduce or whittle down the massive appeal that the Distinguished Senator currently commands in the State.”

According to him, “Unfortunately we have received several calls from our friends, political allies and well wishers all trying to find out the veracity or otherwise of the story hence this rebuttal.

“I wish to categorically state, that the Distinguished Senator, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah is the National leader of Young Progressives Party (YPP) and has no intention whatsoever of leaving the party for any other platform.

“YPP is the next vehicle that Ndi Anambra has zeroed in on, and Senator Dr Ifeanyi Ubah is the driver of that incoming status quo change, poised to trigger the economic revival of Anambra.

“One may ask at this juncture, what can a Senator, who was denied the ticket of the ruling party in the state barely two months to a Senate election, but who took up a then little known YPP and still won the Senate election with a landslide, will be looking for in another platform?

Senator Ubah, through Ogbonna,  called  on his teeming supporters to disregard what he termed the latest attempt by an obviously frightened opposition to trigger confusion amongst our ranks by peddling false stories .

Ogbonna stressed that “the Senator’s pact with Ndi Anambra remains sacrosanct and unshakeable and the YPP remains the vehicle for this emancipation.”

Ubah is the only YPP Senator. He is, also, the head and tail of the party in the state. During 2019 Governorship election, he campaigned, side by side with, and for APC’s Governor  Jide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos.

President Buhari Lauds Former Gov Bola Tinubu’s Legacies As He Celebrates 69th Birthday |The Source

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Tinubu and Buhari

By Ayodele Oni

President Mohamadu Buhari has observed that the former two-term Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s acumen and influence continue to resonate round the country and beyond, years after leaving office.

This was contained in a congratulatory message to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress,(APC) on his 69th birthday.

The message, signed by the special adviser media to the President, Mr Femi Adesina, states that “President Muhammadu Buhari joins the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and its teeming members in congratulating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 69th birthday, March 29, 2021, sharing the joyous occasion with the former two-term Governor of Lagos State, whose acumen and influence continue to resonate round the country and beyond.

“The President rejoices with the “patriot and statesman” on the 12th colloquium,  an intellectual gathering to commemorate his birthday, that had over the years turned into a veritable opportunity for discussing topical national issues, and harnessing ideas that will move the nation forward.

“Looking at the theme of the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium,  “Our Common Bond, Our Common Wealth: Imperative of National Cohesion for Growth and Prosperity’’, President Buhari believes the choice of further highlighting loyalty to the country  and the shared vision that will bring harmony and well-being to everyone is most timely,  clearly reflecting Sen. Tinubu’s patriotism and benevolence.

“The President affirms that the former Lagos State Governor has inspired many leaders and continues to nurture talents for the benefit of the country, while acknowledging his role in the stability of the APC, and advocating good governance.

“The President felicitates with family, friends and political associates of the astute politician, praying that God will grant him longer life, good health and more wisdom.”

Imo Traditional Ruler Attacks Okorocha On Board Aircraft; Ex-Gov Slams Him |The Source

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Eze Cletus Ilomuanya and Rochas Okorocha

By Charles Igbo

A drama of the absurd played out aboard an Air Peace Airline Aircraft headed to Abuja from the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Sunday, March 28.

A two-time Governor of Imo State, now the Senator, representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha, was  attacked by a Traditional Ruler, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya.

Ilomuanya was a one-time Chairman of the Imo Council  of Traditional Rulers, as well as that of the South-east.

The ugly incident, which started as a rumour, was neither confirmed nor denied by Okorocha. But in a strongly worded statement released by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha slammed Ilomuanya for being unruly, and praised his principal, Okorocha, for remaining calm and peaceful.

Between Okorocha and Ilomuanya, there is no love lost. Okorocha, in a manner described by many as vindictive, not only removed Ilomuanya as the Chairman of the Imo Council of Traditional Rulers, 24 hours after he was sworn-in as Governor in 2011, but also dethroned him as a Traditional Ruler, later,  installing another in his place.

Ilomuanya courted Okorocha’s anger by openly supporting the re-election bid of former Governor Ikedi Ohakim, citing the Imo Charter of  Equity on the rotation of the Governorship seat among the three Senatorial zone of the State.

Ohakim, from Okigwe zone, was expected to complete a second term. But Okorocha, from Orlu zone, from where Chief Achike Udenwa who had just completed  eight years in office, swept Ohakim out of office, flying the APGA flag. Ohakim was flying the PDP flag.

A huge number of Traditional Rulers in the South-east, especially, in Imo, find it difficult to isolate themselves from partisan politics. Ilomuanya’s replacement, by Okorocha,  as the Chairman of Imo Traditional Council, Eze Samuel Ohiri, fared no better than Ilomuanya. It was a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

Ilomuanya took to legal action to reclaim both positions, including his stool. But Okorocha, as was his habit, as Governor, disobeyed all Court orders, upto the Appeal Court to reinstate Ilomuanya to his office. One of the reasons people laugh when the Governor flaunts legal papers now is that he never obeyed any while he was in office

Apparently, the bitter “fight” between the two of them, from same  Orlu zone, extended on board the aircraft.

Eye witness accounts say Ilomuanya  accosted Okorocha  who was, coincidentally, sitting next to him, with  rage,  saying he didn’t want to see him near him.

Said the account, now trending, “What started as a mellow drama, all of a sudden snowballed into a full fledged confrontation inside the aircraft.”

The Royal Father was said to have, allegedly, descended on Okorocha with his walking stick. Could be an exaggeration there, because that would be a criminal assault. But the quick intervention of  the crew, led by the Captain, it is  reported, saved  the ex-Governor from an outright assault.

Okorocha was said to have been shaken by the incident, and quickly relocated to another seat.

Eze Ilomuanya  warned  him to “stay away from Orlu if he truly wants peace to reign.”

But in the  strongly worded Press Release Onwuemeodo entilted, Re-Breaking Sunday News, Senator Okorocha Humiliated Aboard Aircraft he  said the person who posted the story on the Social media, ended up  maligning the Traditional Ruler instead of Senator Okorocha.

“In trying to malign Okorocha, he succeeded or ended up crucifying Cletus llomuanya.”

Excerpts from the statement:

“There has been a trending trash with the Referenced title or caption.

“Unfortunately, everything has become breaking news,  with the advent of the social media.

“While others were in the Church worshipping the Almighty God, one of the  “Sadducees” was busy posting or circulating what he felt was a breaking news. And his target was Okorocha.

“But in trying to malign Okorocha, he succeeded or ended up in “crucifying” Cletus llomuanya.

“Again, ( emphasis),  in their sleepless or relentless attempts to get at  Senator Rochas Okorocha, they  succeeded in inflicting deep cuts on  Cletus llomuanya.

“We would not have bothered for a reaction,  if llomuanya or any of his aides,, had swiftly reacted to say,  whether the reported incident happened or not . And if it happened , what really transpired.

“The little minded element behind the story,  wrote, ‘….Eze Cletus llomuanya aboard Air Peace flight to Abuja this morning, accosted Sen. Rochas Okorocha sitting next to him, and  exploded with so much rage and royal anger against Okorocha’ .

“If Senator Okorocha had seen his brother llomuanya, and chose to sit close to him , that action should be highly commended and applauded. It showed that Okorocha had behaved not only as a Christian,  but as a Statesman . lt showed  that he had nothing personal against llomuanya.

“And if llomuanya had paid Okorocha  back, or had negatively reacted to such kind gestures ,  by “accosting Okorocha and exploding with so much rage and royal anger”, one would not  be wrong to describe  such attitudes  as disgraceful, unfortunate, condemnable , embarrassing, ungodly, indecent and unexpected from someone who had led the lmo State Council of Traditional Rulers.

“ln other words, he had showed he was not a good Ambassador of the state

“Part of the report or story was also that llomuanya, ‘confronted Okorocha and also  descended on Okorocha with his walking stick…and Okorocha hastily relocated to another seat ‘.

“Again, if  llomuanya could confront Okorocha to the  extent of hitting Okorocha with his walking stick and Okorocha not retaliating, but hastily relocated to another seat, we would only say that, Okorocha had acquitted himself very well as a two term former of lmo state,  now a sitting Senator and a worthy Ambassador of the state and the nation. He had shown character worthy of emulation .

“And while llomuanya’s actions,  could again  be described as disgraceful, unfortunate, regrettable and thuggery on Air. And should be condemned by all men and women of decency.

“The whole scenario had,  once more , confirmed Okorocha’s peaceful dispositions. His penchant or love  for peace . His principle of live and let others  live. And that was why,  as lmo Governor for 8 years,  he never had any personal confrontation with any one . He never  chased or pursued or chastised his critics.  Rather, he loved them .

“llomuanya could also appreciate the maturity Okorocha exhibited and apologise to him since by  ‘strength shall no man prevail’

“We are also  aware or not unmindful of the fact that,  those who want appointments in the camphope government in the state or those who want to be reinstated as traditional rulers or those who want to return as chairmen of the state council of Traditional Rulers,  have told themselves that the easiest way or method to adopt to achieve their aims or ambitions,  would be to insult or attack Okorocha, leveraging on the hostility of the government in the state now ,  against Okorocha and his family.  But time is of great essence in human endeavours. ln other words, time will tell”

Okorocha has been embattled, almost, from all fronts since he left office as the Governor of Imo State on account of alleged unprecedented, brazen looting of the State.

Abba Kyari in Benue, Takes Over Gov. Ortom’s Attempted Murder Case |The Source

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Abba Kyari - DCP

By Adesina Soyooye 

One of Nigeria Police Force’s best when it comes to the cracking of murder cases, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has arrived Makurdi, Benue State to investigate the attempt on the life of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.

Ortom was attacked on his farm along the Makurdi-Gboko road by, according to him, alleged Mjyetti Allah members, numbering 15.

The Special Investigation Task Force set up by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, led by Kyari, is to continue  the ongoing investigation into  the reported attack and attempted murder of the Ortom. 

 The team, according to a Press Release by Force Spokesperson, CP Frank Mba, “led by a no-nonsense investigator, Kyari,  – consists of operatives from the Tactical Investigation Units of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and other experienced, crack detectives with specialized competencies in crime scene investigation and reconstruction, ballistics, fingerprint analysis and other core areas of forensics.

“The Team is expected to take over and consolidate all on-going investigation into the incident. The Team is also expected to investigate all angles of the reported attack with a view to ensuring that all persons empirically linked to the incident are apprehended and brought to book”. 

Mba also disclosed that the IGP charged the team “to be professional, thorough and clinical in their investigations.” 

The attack on the Governor attracted outrage across the country, but the Leadership of the Miyetti Allah denied any involvement.

A couple of days after the attack, a group, Fulani Nationalistic Movement, FINAM, claimed responsibility, pledging to hunt down the Governor for, allegedly,  persecuting the Fulani. Chief Femi Fani-Kayode said FINAM is closely associated with ISWAP, a terrorist group.

Ohanaeze Protests Using The Igbo As Guinea Pigs, Asks For Security Outfit In Igboland, Seeks Restructuring |The Source

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Ohaneze Ndigbo Meeting

The Elders Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has asked for a restructuring of Nigeria, protesting what it described as the continuous use of the Igbo as guinea pigs. At a meeting in Owerri, presided over by  Amb. (Prof.) George Obiozor, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo World  on Saturday, March 27, 2021, it insisted that for fairness, equity and harmonious co-existence of Nigerians there is need for restructuring.

In a Communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the socio-cultural umbrella body agreed that “there is need for the different components of the Nigerian nation to come together and dialogue on its future.”

A Press Release issued by Oguwike Nwachuku, Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma, quoted Obiozor as saying  that the points in the communiqué informed that there has to be convocation of a robust and intellectually fecund national dialogue on the political, economical, social and cultural structure of Nigeria vis-a-vis the essential challenges the Nigerian Nation is currently confronted with.

The communiqué, Oguwuike said, also, highlighted issues of security/insecurity which has become worrisome in the country as a whole with the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership mandated to work in close consultation with State governments in Igboland to fashion out ways of reducing the vulnerability of those residing in any part of Igbo land.

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma (right) presenting Kolanuts to the Chairman of South East Governor forum and Governor of Ebonyi, Engr Dave Umahi at the Meeting of Ohanaeze Ndigbo hosted by Governor Uzodimma at the Government House Bouquet Hall, Owerri
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma (right) presenting Kolanuts to the Chairman of South East Governor forum and Governor of Ebonyi, Engr Dave Umahi at the Meeting of Ohanaeze Ndigbo hosted by Governor Uzodimma at the Government House Bouquet Hall, Owerri

The Elders Council noted that Igboland needs a security outfit that will address issues that are peculiar to the nature, culture, tradition, topography etc of the people and also give support to efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

They frowned at the current situation whereby Ndigbo leaving in other parts of Nigeria become easy target and Guinea-pigs during hostilities, both within the country and even in some parts of Africa like Ghana and South Africa.

The Elders Council mandated Ohanaeze Leadership to fashion out ways of encouraging Government in the Igbo speaking States to become more proactive in the pursuit of policies that will boast both Agriculture and Manufacturing. The Council decried the recent national statistical figures that ascribe some Igbo speaking States as ranking highest in the number of unemployed people, pointing out that a home grown approach for tackling the unemployment monster should be pursued without any further delay.

The same communiqué emphasized the need to further pursue and implement the Alaigbo Stabilization Fund which was initiated by the immediate past administration of Chief Nnia Nwodo. They therefore adopted the report of the Alaigbo Stabilization Funds Steering Committee for the improvement and investment into the welfare and growth of Igbo land.

On Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, the Elders Council mandated the President General to work in close consultation with the Igbo socio-cultural and political intelligentia to pursue the task of ensuring that the Igbo take their turn in producing the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023 General elections. This, the council insisted, is only achievable in consultation with other ethnic nationalities as the elders urged every Igbo man or woman with the needed capacity to show interest in the 2023 presidential race.

Furthermore, the Council mandated Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership to pursue a deliberate policy of ensuring a noticeable and measureable improvement in the quality of education in Igboland.

Also they noted that while it recognizes the right of every Nigerian to freedom of speech, nobody henceforth, has the authority to speak on behalf of Ndigbo except the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. To that effect, the Elders therefore directed the Ohanaeze leadership to go into direct talks with other ethnic groups and governments at all levels on ways of finding a lasting solution to the myriads of problems facing the Nigerians nation.

Adressing the media briefly after the meeting, the host Governor and the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma commended the efforts of Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership World-wide on what they have achieved in a short while.

He encouraged them to look into the existing security arrangements in the various Igbo States and communities and see how best to support and equip them to continue to secure Igboland while the various Governors look for ways of more sophisticated security arrangements for the entire zone.

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