Friday 31 January 2020

Marriage does not complete you, it compliments you- Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri this morning took to his twitter handle to share his thoughts on marriage. He is of the opinion that marriage does not complete anyone but rather compliments. The former presidential aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, wrote;If you end up getting married, good. But if not, you are enough! You are so enough! You are more than enough! Marriage COMPLIMENTS you, but it does not COMPLETE you. “You are COMPLETE in Christ”-Colossians 2:10 You don’t need more COMPLETION    The post Marriage does not complete you, it compliments you- Reno Omokri appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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US bars foreign nationals who visited China as death toll rises to 259

US bars foreign nationals who visited China as death toll rises to 259 lindaikejisblogThe United States government on Friday January 31, declared coronavirus a health emergency and also barred foreign nationals that recently visited China from entering the country.  Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services also announced that U.S. citizens who have traveled within the past two weeks to China’s Hubei Province - epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic will undergo a mandatory quarantine of 14 days, the incubation period of the virus.  The temporary measure which will be effected from February 2, will also see Americans who visited other parts of mainland China undergo special health screening upon their return, followed by up to 14 days of “monitored self-quarantine" under the temporary restrictions. All flights from China to the US has been diverted to seven airports: San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Atlanta, O’Hare in Chicago, and John F. Kennedy in New York. Azar said;  "Following the World Health Organization decision, I have today declared that the coronavirus represents a public health emergency in the United States. "The risk of infection for Americans remains low and with these, and our previous, actions we are working to keep the risk low." This is coming after Robert Redfield, Director of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that 191 people are under observation for the disease. Chinese authorities on the other hand announced on Saturday February 1, that the number of deaths from the coronavirus epidemic has risen to 259. Cases of infection in China now stand at more than 11,790.The post US bars foreign nationals who visited China as death toll rises to 259 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Man bags 12 years in prison for illegal dealing in petroleum business without a licence, vessel forfeited to FG

Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday, January 31, 2020 convicted and sentenced Olaniyi Oluwasayo Oladele to 12 years in prison with N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) option of fine for illegal dealing in petroleum products without appropriate licence.The EFCC in a statement released said the offence is contrary to Section 1 (17) (a) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) Act 2007 and punishable under Section 1 (18) (a) (i) of the same Act. The convict was prosecuted alongside Sule Ezra and MV Idoma River by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office on a three-count charge to which he pleaded guilty. He got seven years on count two and five on count three, which run concurrently. The second defendant, Sule Ezra was discharged and acquitted, while the third, M.V Idoma River 101 was ordered to be forfeited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The defendant’s journey to prison started in February 5, 2017 when he was arrested alongside six others by officers of the Nigerian Navy at Akpos Jetty, Aboloma in Port Harcourt with the vessel, MV Idoma River 101, laden with about 140,000 liters of adulterated substance, suspected to be illegally refined automotive gas oil, diverted from its approved destination in a mother vessel, Silver Point. T The vessel and crew members were handed over to EFCC for further investigation and possible prosecution.The post Man bags 12 years in prison for illegal dealing in petroleum business without a licence, vessel forfeited to FG appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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''Comedy at it's best''- Festus Keyamo trolls PDP lawmakers' protest at US, UK embassies in Nigeria over Imo Supreme court judgement

On Friday January 31st, members of the Peoples Democratic Party led by its chairman, Uche Secondus, had a peaceful protest at the US and UK embassies over the January 14th Supreme Court verdict sacking its member, Emeka Ihedioha, as the governor of Imo state and replacing him with APC's Hope Uzodinma. The protesting members submitted petitions to the embassies, requesting a reversal of the Supreme court judgement and reinstatement of Ihedioha as governor of Imo state. Reacting to the protest, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, said the action by the protesting PDP members can only be described as ''Comedy at its best''.   The post ''Comedy at it's best''- Festus Keyamo trolls PDP lawmakers' protest at US, UK embassies in Nigeria over Imo Supreme court judgement appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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I’m hopeful Supreme Court will not overturn its judgement against Ihedioha – Governor Uzodinma

Im hopeful Supreme Court will not overturn its judgement against Ihedioha Governor Uzodinma lindaikejisblogHope Uzodinma has expressed hope of the Supreme Court not overturning the judgement which brought him in as Governor of Imo State and sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the People's Democratic Party from the position.  Speaking to newsmen after being presented to President Muhammadu Buhari by APC Chairman Adams Oshiomhole, Hope Uzodinma alleged that Ihedioha's reasons for seeking a review and reversal of the supreme court judgement are based on falsehood. He also insisted that the time for election petitions are over.  He said;  “I am not disturbed by the PDP’s move to seek a review of the judgment. I am not concerned because I believe they are going back to the Supreme Court based on falsehood because the number of accredited votes outside the excluded votes is what they are talking about.“But, if you are going to court, you must go to court to discuss or talk about the number of accredited votes including the excluded polling units. If you compute the number of accredited votes inclusive of the excluded voters, the figures are correct.“We went to court with an issue of exclusion; we didn’t go to court complaining about election malpractices, violence and all of that. So, it is a peculiar case.“My case can be likened to that of Jim Nwobodo vs Onoh and Omoboriowo vs Ajasin – It is the position of the Supreme Court that where an election has been announced at a polling unit, INEC is bound to collect the result and enter the results into the Form EC 8B.“So, let INEC tell us what happened; I’m a lawmaker and I participated in the amendment of the Electoral Act. Election petitions are timed.“As far as I’m concerned, the 60 days left for Supreme Court to look into that matter has expired. I’m not a lawyer but with my little knowledge of law making, I understand what is in the Electoral Act."The post Im hopeful Supreme Court will not overturn its judgement against Ihedioha Governor Uzodinma appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Coronavirus: WHO lists Nigeria and 12 others as top risk African countries

WHO lists Nigeria and 12 others as top risk African countries lindaikejisblogNigeria and twelve other nations have been listed as high-risk African countries for coronavirus by the World Health Organisation.  Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia were identified as African nations with direct links or a high volume of travel to China. The statement read in parts;  “WHO has identified 13 top priority countries (Algeria, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) which either have direct links or a high volume of travel to China.“To ensure rapid detection of the novel coronavirus, it is important to have laboratories which can test samples and WHO is supporting countries to improve their testing capacity. Since this is a new virus, there are currently only two referral laboratories in the African region which have the reagents needed to conduct such tests.“However, reagent kits are being shipped to more than 20 other countries in the region, so diagnostic capacity is expected to increase over the coming days. Active screening at airports has been established in a majority of these countries and while they will be WHO first areas of focus, the organization will support all countries in the region in their preparation efforts. “It is critical that countries step up their readiness and in particular put in place effective screening mechanisms at airports and other major points of entry to ensure that the first cases are detected quickly”. WHO is already scaling up novel coronavirus preparedness efforts in the African region and supporting countries to implement recommendations outlined by the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee which met in Geneva, Switzerland on January 30. It also stated that the faster the virus is detected, the quicker it can be contained to ensure it does not overwhelm health systems of the affected countries.    The post Coronavirus: WHO lists Nigeria and 12 others as top risk African countries appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Sunmbo Adeoye expecting second child with hubby, David Adeoye (photos)

Clergywoman and lifecoach, Sunmbo Ajaba-Adeoye, is expecting her second child with her husband, Pastor David Adeoye. The couple had their first child and Sunmbo's 3rd, David Jnr, in 2018 after 5 years of marriage. Sunmbo has two older sons, Nino and Zion for singer, 2face Idibia. Congrats to them! The post Sunmbo Adeoye expecting second child with hubby, David Adeoye (photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Republicans looking happy while Democrats look dejected as senate trial ends without witnesses, clearing path for Trump's acquittal (photos)

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnel alongside his Republican senate colleagues were seen on Friday night looking joyful while the Senate Democrats looked dejected after senators voted 51-49 to not call witnesses on Friday. The narrow vote came after Republican senators said they did not need to hear more evidence, and pressed toward acquitting President Trump next week. Donald Trump's impeachment trial at the senate will now surely end next week Wednesday just after Trump delivers his State of the Union speech to congress on Tuesday.Two Republicans, Mitt Romney and Susan Collins, joined Democrats in their push for witnesses – but it was not enough as Republicans had majority votes of 51 and voted against calling witnesses while 49 other senators (majority Democrats) voted in favour of witnesses. The witnesses, like John Bolton are needed by Democrats to corroborate House of Reps allegations that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress by withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations into his political rival, Joe Biden. Democrats like Senate Majority  leader Chuck Schumer could be seen fuming while calling the vote 'a tragedy on a very large scale.' While Republican senators eventually had the last laugh. More photos below                                       The post Republicans looking happy while Democrats look dejected as senate trial ends without witnesses, clearing path for Trump's acquittal (photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Ariston thermo visited Little Saints Orphanage at Ogudu lagos, during the Christmas holiday to show support and care

A team from Ariston thermo, a global leader in the thermal comfort industry with its Origin from Italy, recently visited Little Saints Orphanage at Ogudu GRA, Lagos State during the Christmas holiday to show support and care.It was a memorable and engaging timeout for both the kids and the representatives from Ariston thermo as the kids freely interacted with the representatives of Ariston Thermo by taking pictures, sharing their aspirations in life and their schedules in the orphanage.The Ariston team got to learn about the history of the foundation whilst the kids and their caregivers also better understood the numerous advantages of hot water for domestic and commercial usage.During the visit, Gaurav Bisaria, the Country manager, and Solomon Umoh, the Marketing Manager were elated to have the opportunity to engage with the kids whilst also sharing the vision and history of Ariston Thermo Group to everyone.  Ariston Thermo is proud to be synonymous with this cause over the years and will continue to create maximum awareness for the benefits of hot water in Nigeria whilst touching lives.The Ariston representatives will forever cherish every moment spent with the beautiful minds at the Little Saints Orphanage, Ogudu.The brand pay-off of Ariston Thermo is “Comfort Always On” and this pledge has inspired many thermic innovations by Ariston that has touched many individual and family lives.All over the world, Ariston Thermo is synonymous with comfort, energy efficiency and respect for the environment, thanks to its high efficiency products, its plants in compliance with the most advanced production standards and excellent pre- and after-sales customer support services.The 1.57 billion group Euro employs 7000 people worldwide and manufactures over 7 million products per year, and over 36million components. With 26 state-of-the-art production units in 15 countries, Ariston Thermo Group has a global presence in 150 countries with Ariston as its flagship brand. Over 6 million households choose us every year and more than 250 million people experience the comfort of Ariston Thermo products. The company invested over 79 million Euros across 23 R&D centers in 15 countries.The company has significant presence in Europe and Asia, with production sites in Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, U.S.A, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. There is now a major thrust on Renewable energy, through solar water heaters and systems. By 2020, the group aims to have 80% of its business coming from high efficiency and renewable solutions.For more about Ariston Water Heaters, Solar Systems and Heater Pumps, kindly visit our website: www.ariston.com/ngAlso, follow us on:Facebook: Ariston NigeriaInstagram: @aristonnigeria The post Ariston thermo visited Little Saints Orphanage at Ogudu lagos, during the Christmas holiday to show support and care appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Nigerians in Chinese city affected by coronavirus unwilling to return home - Lai Mohammed

Nigerians in Chinese town affected by coronavirus unwilling to return home - Lai Mohammed lindaikejisblogThe Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that Nigerians living in Chinese city of Wuhan where coronavirus was first noticed, have expressed unwillingness to return home.  Speaking at a press conference on Friday January 31, Lai Mohammed who noted that the federal government cannot stop Nigerians from travelling to China, stated that they are already in contact with 16 Nigerians living in Wuhan.  He said;  “We know it is a bit difficult to ban people from travelling. “Another thing is that this is not a basis to stigmatise people who come from there.“Even if we have Nigerians who are there, unless they indicate interest that they want to come home, we can’t force them.“I know we have Nigerians in Wuhan; our Embassy in China has confirmed that we have about 16 Nigerians in Wuhan and they are in touch with them.“They have, however, not indicated their interest to come home. They will, however, contact our embassy if they like to come home.“We need a lot of public enlightenment. We need to let people who travel know that there is the need for absolute transparency and absolute honesty when they are filling out forms.” This is coming after the Nigerian government issued a travel advisory to Nigerians, telling them not to travel to China over the flu-like virus ravaging the Asian country.   The post Nigerians in Chinese city affected by coronavirus unwilling to return home - Lai Mohammed appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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PDP writes UK, US and EU over Ihedioha's loss at the Supreme Court

PDP writes UK US and EU over Ihedioha's loss at the Supreme Court lindaikejisblogThe People's Democratic Party (PDP) has written a petition to the United Kingdom, United States and the European Union after its chairman, Uche Secondus led a protest to the US embassy and the UK high commission in Abuja on Friday January 31, over Emeka Ihedioha's loss at the Supreme Court to Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress. Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara; former Imo State governor, Chief Achike Udenwa, as well as members of the National Working Committee (NWC) participated in the protest against the judgement of the apex court which sacked the Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo State. In its petition titled ‘Perversion of Justice: Deliberate Efforts At Truncating Democracy in Nigeria,’ the PDP alleged that Nigeria's democracy is in danger as the judiciary has been compromised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pervert justice in its favour.  The PDP who called for a review of the court judgement, accused the Supreme Court of declaring additional votes (beyond the official number of accredited voters) from 388 polling units which was not certified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  The petition reads in part;  “You may recall that our party, the PDP, the leading opposition party in Nigeria, has been raising issues regarding the continuous interference and arm-twisting of the judiciary by the executive arm and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to influence the outcome of election petitions in various courts, annul elections won by our party and transfer victory to the APC.“Your Excellency, it may have come to your notice that there have been serious protests in various states of our nation threatening the stability of our nation over a recent judgment of the Supreme Court.“It is instructive to inform you that this perversion of justice has already sparked off protests in various parts of our country and has become a clear threat to peace, unity and stability of our nation and the survival of our democracy.“We rejected the judgment with clear call for a judicial review and ultimate reversal of the judgment by the Supreme Court.“Nigerians had been at a shock over the voiding of the lawful election of Ihedioha, who scored 276,404 votes and awarding fictitious votes to declare Hope Uzodimma of the APC, who scored 96, 458 votes as governor of Imo State that the Supreme Court voided. "The Supreme Court declared additional votes (beyond the official number of accredited voters) from 388 polling units, not certified by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and donated same to the APC and its candidate to declare them winners. It added that the action of the Justice Tanko-led Supreme Court raises very serious issues about miscarriage of justice against the party and democratic order."The same Supreme Court in the most celebrated case of Atiku V Buhari & Ors, decided that for a petitioner to succeed in an allegation of infraction of any provision of the Electoral Act especially one complaining about malpractice, such as wrongful exclusion of votes, the petitioner must call witnesses polling unit by polling unit.“However in this case, the same Supreme Court was not presented any witness from Uzodinma/APC from the fictitious 388 polling units from where the court allocated votes to him. Does the Supreme Court have powers to formulate and allocate votes as election results?“The so-called results from the 388 polling units were rightfully rejected, in line with several decisions of the Supreme Court, by the tribunal and Court of Appeal as it was merely dumped on the tribunal in a bag, by a policeman who had no mandate of the police to testify at the tribunal.“The tribunal did not even open the bag as there was no basis to do so. It is one of the great wonders of the world how the Supreme Court opened the bag, counted the results and added them to only the APC candidate.“What is more perplexing is the fact that INEC produced a schedule of reasons why results were not produced from the 388 units.“Indeed, election did not even take place in most of the units for one reason or another, like violence among others and so no result could possibly be obtained from those units. The results were not merely rejected or cancelled by INEC.“Moreover, your Excellency, nobody is aware of the number of votes scored by each party from the said 388 polling units. The tribunal or Court of Appeal did not mention or ascribe any figure from the units to any party in their decisions.“In fact, during the cross examination of the APC candidate, Senator Hope Uzodinma, he could not read any figure from the said results. He said that the figures were not clear. lt therefore beats the imagination where the Supreme Court conjured and manufactured the figures it used in declaring Uzodinma/ APC as duly elected?” the party stated.“It drew the countries attention to the Supreme Court decision in Buhari v. INEC (2008); which says that “weight can hardly be attached to a document tendered in evidence by a witness who cannot or is not in a position to answer questions on the document. “One of such persons the law identifies is the one who did not make the document. Such a person is adjudged in the eyes of the law as ignorant of the content of the document.“The question is; can the Supreme Court sit in Abuja on January 14, 2020, to increase the total number of accredited votes in election held in Imo State on March 9, 2019? “Is there any law, which permits the Supreme Court or anyone else for that matter, to unilaterally increase the total accredited votes by any margin after the accreditation and or the election? “Where did the Supreme Court get the numbers to declare Uzodinma/APC from a paltry 96,456 votes over Ihedioha/ PDP votes of 276,404? “Even if all the excess accredited votes of 127,209 manufactured by the Supreme Court were added to Uzodinma/APC it will be 223, 657 votes, still less than Ihedioha’s votes of 276,494 by 42,747 votes,” the party said. According to the PDP, the Supreme Court, as presently constituted under Justice Mohammed Tanko, has lost its credibility and no longer commands the respect and confidence of Nigerians, adding that if the people no longer repose confidence in the Supreme Court, the nation’s democracy, national cohesion and stability were at great risk. It called on the United States of America and the international community to take more than a passing glance to this issue in order to avoid an imminent breakdown of law and order.“Our demand is that Justice Tanko Mohammed immediately steps down as CJN and chairman of the National Judicial Council as Nigerians have lost confidence in him and a Supreme Court under his leadership.“Anything short than this is a direct invitation to anarchy chaos and a huge threat to our democracy and the corporate existence of our nation." PDP's national chairman, Uche secondus also called for the resignation of President Buhari, while being led into the US embassy by PDP foreign liaison officer. He stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has lost control of security situation in the country. He said; “Our nation is in danger. We are in pain and we are in trouble. We back our minority leader asking and demanding that Buhari should resign because he has lost control absolutely.“It is not time for propaganda and it is not time for the Presidency to respond to issues that are very sensitive and germane for the foundation of our country.“When we speak, you see one of them responding but they have left the main issue. The issue is that our people are dying and are in hunger. You cannot travel from Abuja to Kaduna, you cannot go to Minna. You cannot go on road. All over the country, insecurity and killings are too much and overwhelming.“We believe that the president has lost control. The international community should come quickly to the aid of Nigeria. We have the highest IDP in Africa today, and yet we are not at war. That is the mission why we are here.” The post PDP writes UK, US and EU over Ihedioha's loss at the Supreme Court appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Donald Trump will be cleared on Wednesday!: Senators vote 51-49 against calling witnesses in Impeachment trial

Donald Trump's impeachment trial at the senate is set to end next week Wednesday after the senators on Friday night, voted 51-49 against calling witnesses to testify in the ongoing impeachment trial. The witnesses are needed by Democrats to corroborate House of Reps allegations that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress by withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations into his political rival, Joe Biden.                                Following a dramatic Friday where new revelations came from former National Security advisor John Bolton saying Trump told him to assist his pressure campaign on Ukraine, and that White House counsel Pat Cipollone was in the room at the time, Senators arrived in the Capitol for four hours of debate on whether to call witnesses.Two Republicans, Mitt Romney and Susan Collins, joined Democrats in their push for witnesses – but it was not enough as Republicans had majority votes of 51 who voted against calling witnesses while 49 other senators voted in favour of witnesses.                                A final vote on Trump's acquittal will now take place on Wednesday 4pmwhich will be after the president's State of the Union address.'Americans will know that this trial was not a real trial,' said Sen. Chuck Schumer immediately after the vote, calling it 'a tragedy on a very large scale.'Schumer called it a 'perfidy, a grand tragedy, one of the worst tragedies that the Senate has ever overcome. America will remember this day, unfortunately, where the Senate did not live up to its responsibilities ... and went along with a sham trial.'  Republicans Mitt Romney and Susan Collins each voted 'aye' and voted for witnesses. Both had indicated they wanted to hear from Bolton. Two other key Republicans, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, voted to oppose calling witnesses.The post Donald Trump will be cleared on Wednesday!: Senators vote 51-49 against calling witnesses in Impeachment trial appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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She promised to show me the power of a woman - LASEMA boss says as he drags ex-lover to court over N45m property

She promised to show me the power of a woman - LASEMA boss says as he drags ex-lover to court over N45m property lindaikejisblogThe Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Oke-Osanyintolu has dragged his ex-lover Ms Olaide Ibraheem to court over ownership of a property located at No.1 Baba Yusuf Close in Alausa, Lagos.  Ibraheem was first arraigned before the Igbosere High Court on May 22, 2017 on three-count charge of forgery, forcible entry and criminal damage of the property which allegedly belongs to Oke-Osanyintolu. During the trial, the LASEMA boss' personal assistant and a signature expert testified before the court.  Ibraheem who is the Director,  Admin and Human Resources in the Lagos State Office of Civic Engagement on her own part called in 6 witnesses which included a surveyor and a police officer.  According to Oke-Sanyitolu, he paid for the N45m property by installment through his personal assistant Luqman Salami, after Ibraheem negotiated the purchase of the property on his behalf from its former owner, Baba Yusuf who lives in Kano. He alleged that days after the Deed of Assignment were signed after the final installment, Ibraheem took over the property with hoodlums she allegedly brought in. The LASEMA boss said when he reported his ex-lover's action to relevant authorities, she promised to show him the "power of a woman".  On her own part, Ibraheem insisted that she is the owner of the property as Oke-Sanyitolu only accompanied her to visit Baba Musa, the former owner of the property who said he can't sell the property to a woman unless she came with her spouse.  She disclosed that she signed the Deed of Assignment alongside the owner of the property, his son and Oke-Sanyitolu while Salami, Oke-Sanyitolu’s personal assistant was a witness. Ibraheem denied taking over the property illegally and also accused Oke-Sanyitolu of procuring another Deed of Assignment for the property and trying to register it with the Lagos State Ministry of Land after their relationship ended.  Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye who presided over the case, fixed February 7 for the adoption of final written addresses after listening to the submissions from the Defence Counsel, Mr Adeoye Asaolu and Mr Akin George, the lead state prosecutor.The post She promised to show me the power of a woman - LASEMA boss says as he drags ex-lover to court over N45m property appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Some Keke Napeps and Motorcycle riders reportedly leaving Lagos after ban on its operation by the state government (video)

Keke Napeps and Motorcycles reportedly leaving Lagos after ban on its operation by the state government lindaikejisblogSome Keke Napeps and motorcycle riders were spotted in a viral video being loaded in a lorry for a trip to an unknown destination.  A man was heard saying in the background that "Kekes are going, they are leaving Lagos", while recording the video.  Here is the video below;       View this post on Instagram         Tricycles popularly known as Keke Napep and Motorcycles reportedly leaving Lagos, after the Lagos State Government banned its operation in 6 locals governments and 9 local council development areasA post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) on Jan 31, 2020 at 8:41pm PST This is coming just after the Lagos State Government banned the operations of okada and tricycle riders in six local governments and nine local council development areas of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotosho, said the proscription would take effect from February 1. The post Some Keke Napeps and Motorcycle riders reportedly leaving Lagos after ban on its operation by the state government (video) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Dramatic scenes of celebration in London as the UK formally exits EU after 47 years.

There were scenes of celebration in London at 12am on Saturday morning as the United Kingdom officially left the European Union, finally giving effect to the result of the referendum on EU membership held in June 2016. The UK has been a member of the EU bloc for 47 years, therefore British citizens couldn't hide their excitement as thousands of people waved British flags in London's Parliament Square to mark Brexit.                      After 31 January 2020, there will be a transition period until the end of 2020, while the UK and EU negotiate additional arrangements. The current rules on trade, travel, and business for the UK and EU will continue to apply during the transition period although the UK will no longer be represented in the bloc's institutions.                       British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday morning promised to unite the UK in a new era of prosperity, predicting a "new era of friendly cooperation" with the EU while Britain takes a greater role globally.                          "The most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning," he said in a televised address.The European Commission resulting to the UK's withdrawal from the bloc said;"We want to have the best possible relationship with the United Kingdom, but it will never be as good as membership," European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday  morning in Brussels.The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, said:The United Kingdom will remain a key partner for the European Union. I look forward to what I hope will be a very close cooperation with our British friends on our common challenges at the regional and global level.The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, reacting to the withdraw said:'I am pleased the UK and EU have agreed on a Brexit deal that honours the will of the British people. We will continue building upon our strong, productive, and prosperous relationship with the UK as they enter this next chapter.'The post Dramatic scenes of celebration in London as the UK formally exits EU after 47 years. appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Trump administration adds Nigeria & 5 other countries to Travel ban list

The US State Department on Friday night announced that it has put six new countries under its travel ban list. Under a proclamation signed Friday by President Trump, citizens from Eritrea, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria- Africa's most populous country, won’t be allowed to apply for visas to immigrate to the U.S. Two other countries, Sudan and Tanzania, will be barred from participating in the diversity visa lottery, which randomly awards green cards to 50,000 immigrants from underrepresented countries annually. The six countries will join a list of seven nations, most of them Muslim-majority, which include Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela and North Korea, that faced significant travel restrictions under President Trump’s original travel ban, issued in 2017. However, unlike five of the original countries—Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen—travelers from the newly added nations who seek to visit the U.S. for business or pleasure will still be permitted entry.                     The Trump administration which has made immigration reforms one of it's benchmark policies, stated that the policy was designed to tighten security for countries that don’t comply with the U.S. minimum security standards or cooperate to prevent illegal immigration. However, Homeland Security and State Department officials said some immigrants would be able to obtain waivers from the restrictions. The ban, which has been approved by President Trump will take effect on February 22.The administration says the travel ban is vital to national security and ensures countries meet US security needs when it comes to sharing vital information that can prevent and fight terrorism."The restrictions are tailored to country-specific deficiencies, as well as travel-related risks to the homeland," a Department of Homeland Security official told reporters Friday.   The post Trump administration adds Nigeria & 5 other countries to Travel ban list appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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Zambian lady says men are "only good for money and d*ck"

Zambian lady says men are only good for money and dickA Zambian young lady, Feminist Witch has a very low opinion about men and she has made it known on social media. Responding to a question " What are your thoughts on men,  the lady said: "Only good for money and dick. Otherwise I would not recommend. Also very dull"The post Zambian lady says men are "only good for money and d*ck" appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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''We were continuously beaten with hammers, planks, knieves'' - One of 'Ikokwu 4’ narrates ordeal in police cell, says Chima was tortured to death

The four men arrested and detained in the cell of the Eagle Crack, (E-Crack) Squad of the Rivers State Police have been narrating their ordeal following their release from detention. Recall that Victor Ogbonna, Osaze Friday, Ifeanyi Osuji, Ifeanyi Onyekwere and late Chima Ikwunado, were arrested on December 19, 2019. They were allegedly tortured in detention to admit that they stole one of the cars they were repairing. However, the owners of the cars, Eradiri Erepamo and Chinedu Ezenwaliri later said that their vehicles were not stolen but given to the arrested men for repair. While Chima died in detention, police allegedly continued to torture the men to force them to confess to theft of the cars and later arraigned them on spurious charges of robbery.  The men known as 'Ikokwu 4' regained their freedom on Wednesday after the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, made “a no case submission” at the magistrate court. Read details  here Speaking during a phone-in programme on Nigeriainfo FM radio, Port Harcourt on Thursday, one of the men Victor Ogbonna, said that one of the leaders of the police ‘torture team’ is a woman. Ogbonna, in the live interactive programme, claimed that the female police officer was always hitting the private part of the late Chima, threatening to cut off his Penis if he refused to confess that the vehicle they were arrested in was stolen. According to Ogbonna, the female police officer threatened the late Chima Ikwunado saying:“If you refuse to confess that you are an armed robber and a cultist, I will cut off your penis so that you would not be able to impregnate any woman again (touching his Penis). Ogbonna further alleged that before the late Ikwunado died, he was bleeding through his nose and ears from the severe beatings he received from the police officers.“When Chima died, the Policemen asked us to carry out his dead body, which they covered and hid from the public. We don’t know where his corpse was dumped.”  Describing further how they were allegedly tortured, he said: “We were handcuffed and hanged face down on an iron poles behind the E-Crack Cell. There were times they hanged us and left for the day’s patrol until they came back. We were 95 persons in a cell. Due to the severe beatings, we even told them to take all the monies the seized from us. But they refused. I can’t even use my two hands now.” He also lamented that there are still some people still detained at the E-Crack Cell who are pleading guilty to crimes they are not guilty of. Victor said among the detainees still in the E-Crack cell was a man who was dressed up to travel to his village for Christmas in December, but was arrested in front of his house.  On the nature of torture, Ogbonna claimed the Policemen used all manners of weapons, including hammers, planks, knives, unknown chemicals on them.On the allegations that they were armed robbers and cultists, Ogbonna said the claims were lies cooked up by the Police.“The Policemen were the ones that wrote our statements for us and forced us to agree we committed the crimes after unbearable tortures.” Listen to Ogbonna's interview on Nigeriainfo FM PH below. The post ''We were continuously beaten with hammers, planks, knieves'' - One of 'Ikokwu 4 narrates ordeal in police cell, says Chima was tortured to death appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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'Him don buy new laptop for the Babalawo wey help am' - Twitter Users react to reports of Man U. signing Odion Ighalo.

According to Sky Sports, Manchester United have agreed a deal with Shanghai Shenhua of China to sign Nigeria forward Odion Ighalo just hours before transfer deadline approaches.According to multiple reports in England, Ighalo has been signed on a six months loan deal and will fly into Manchester on Saturday morning to finalize his signing with the club. Twitter users however expressed mixed emotions regarding the news. Some feel he truly deserves such a big move in his career and feel Man United run no risk with the deal while some feel Manchester United shouldn't have waited till the last hour to sign a striker when they had a month to make signings. See some reactions below.                   The post 'Him don buy new laptop for the Babalawo wey help am' - Twitter Users react to reports of Man U. signing Odion Ighalo. appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

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