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Gov Ahmed rejoices with Saraki over new Waziri title
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the governor said this in a statement by his chief press secretary cps abdulwahab oba on sunday in ilorin1 ahmed described the elevation as well-deserved considering the contributions of the senate president to the development of the emirate in particular and the entire state at large1 the announcement of the elevation to the prestigious title of waziri by the emir was a pleasant but fitting surprise to cap our joy over the exoneration by the supreme court from the code of conduct tribunal trial1 it is fitting that you have stepped into the traditional shoes of your father and our great mentordr abubakar olusola saraki1 the time is apt the occasion is unique and your profile is most fitting for this honour ahmed said1 the governor observed that the elevation would no doubt serve as morale booster for the senate president to continue to do more for the emirate and the entire state1 gov ahmed therefore enjoined the new waziri ngeri of ilorin not to relent on his oars to attract development and growth to the state and empowerment for its people1 the governor prayed god to guide the new waziri and grant him wisdom to pilot the affairs of the new traditional office1 -
Dalung explains cause of convoy accident, reads riot act to youths
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dalung said as a sign of respect for the departed souls the election would be shifted to sunday saying despite the distractions and antics of those who dont want the progress of the nycn the convention would still hold in gombe as planned1 nigerias minister of sports and youths development barr. solomon dalung has disclosed the cause of the road mishap which befell his convoy in gombe on saturday1 dalung who was in gombe for the national unity convention of nycn the first to be successfully held in the last 10 years explained how his convoy got involved in a ghastly accident after being received atat the airport by amb dr. dickson akoh chairman of board of the council1 the convoy was returning from gombe airport when in akku village some kilo metres away from the city centre a 406 peugeot heading to bauchi rammed into the convoy1 briefing newsmen in gombe dalung said the driver of the 406 peugeot immediately he sighted the convoy panicked and swerved off the road into the bush1 he manipulated his way trying to come back to the highway but when he came this time he crossed over smashed about 2 or 3 vehicles in the convoy somersaulted and went into flames1 one of our vehicles also somersaulted and we have some degrees of injuries. from what i was told we lost one life instantly1 when asked if he made any effort to rescue the victims the minister said it was only my car and one other car that left the scene immediately the rest of the cars in the convoy remained to move all those involved to the hospital for medical attention1 i have visited them in the two hospitals where they are receiving treatment. as i am talking right now seven people have been discharged so far1 this was even as the minister read the riot act to youths including those whom he described as elements who hijacked the national youth council of nigeria nycn for personal enrichment while truncating the vision and mission of youth agenda in nigeria1 the minister commended the delegates for traveling far distance1 we will not be deterred because we are committed to deliver credible leadership in nycn. we will proceed he said1 after many years of crisis which had bedeviled the nycn leadership from one colour of court order to another one from one junior faction to another senior one from one caretaker committee to another sole administration and different forms of aberration that have truncated the vision and mission of youth agenda in nigeria1 for those who believe that the nycn is a platform for making wealth let me advise them they can join dangote group of companies that is where wealth is created those of us who think we can use the platform of nycn to blossom our political ambitions let me advise you that the apc the pdp and the other 77 political parties are there for you go and join one of them1 for those of us who think we are strong and popular and the only place we can take refuge is to surrender ourselves to some powerful politicians who will sponsor us to continue to truncate the vision of the youth of nigeria i advise you there are so many criminal groups go and join one1 and for those who believe the youth deserve a voice and the youth of this country are the only national assets we have and have joined the national youth movement selflessly i say to you my fellow country men god bless you1 while assuring the delegates that the federal government has no preferred candidate in the gombe convention dalung warned those who are above the red line 35 years to stay clear from the contest urging them to also consider young women in some positions1 meanwhile gombe state governor alhaji ibrahim dankwambo has sent his condolences on behalf of the state government to the families of the 2 young men who lost their lives in the saturday crash1 speaking at the executive session of the convention the governor also promised to shoulder the hospital bills of those injured including officers of peace corps of nigeria directors from federal ministry of sports and youths development and the outgoing president of nycn comrade mayor enujeko who is lying in critical condition at the hospital1 -
Lagos task force clears container trucks
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what we are doing now are just palliative measures and we have to solve the problem from the source1 lagos state has deployed a task force of 2271 personnel of security agencies and other stakeholders to remove all container trucks and tankers parked along oshodi-apapa road1 the commissioner for transportation mr. ladi lawanson said on sunday that the task force was able to free the road from toyota to mile 2 in an operation which lasted for 72 hours between friday and sunday1 he added that governor akinwunmi ambode has extended the operation of the task force for another 48 hours while he would also host a meeting involving all the stakeholders in alausa on monday to come up with a lasting solution to the menace1 the governor will be meeting with the nigeria ports authority shippers council tank farm owners department of petroleum resources among others because that is where the problem is really emanating from1 tagged operation restore sanity on lagos roads the task force involved the police lagos state traffic management authority lastma lagos state emergency management agency lasema nigerian security and civil defence corps nscdc federal road safety corps frsc and nigerian military including army air force and the navy1 even though this is not within the governors jurisdiction but he is adopting a collaborative approach with these agencies of the federal government which are the root cause of the problem to look for a medium to long-term solutions in support of the palliative measure that the governor has started lawanson said1 the clearing operation by the task force also involved relevant unions within the maritime sector such as amalgamation of container truck owners association nigeria union of petroleum and natural gas workers nupeng nigeria association of road transport owners nato road trasnport employers association of nigeria rtean and association of maritime truck owners amato among others1 giving further details on the operation commissioner for information and strategy mr. kehinde bamigbetan said over 2000 articulated vehicles were removed from the road including oshodi-apapa expressway funsho williams avenue and mile 2-orile road and taken to seven designated holding bays1 he said the state government has also resolved to set up a mobile court within the axis to summarily deal with recalcitrant drivers of articulated vehicles who may want to draw back the recent gains recorded1 the state commissioner of police mr. edgal imohimi lagos sector commander federal road safety corp frsc hyginus omeje lasema general manager adeshina tiamiyu heads of military formations in lagos among others were part of the inspection tour to assess the operation1 -
VON DG counsels Atiku on insecurity
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the cardinal question in all honesty is can turaki stop the insecurity without the cooperation of international security agencies especially that of the united states he said1 the director general voice of nigeria von mr osita okechukwu has urged former vice president atiku abubakar and nigerians to join president muhammadu buhari to fight insecurity1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the von dg was reacting to questions from newsmen in enugu over statements on killings in nigeria credited to atiku during his formal declaration to contest for president on the platform of the peoples democratic party pdp in yola1 the von dg who is an ardent supporter of president buhari however dismissed the statistics of the former vice president saying that they were unnecessary and inaccurate1 what is important is how to stop the killings we need cooperation prayers information and assistance to the government1 otherwise wikipedia reported from credible sources that iraqi death toll of over 500000 persons since us led invasion of 2003 about 5000 of who are us service men he said1 according to him i am outraged like most nigerians over the spate of killings by herdsmenfarmers clash bandits militias boko haram and sundry1 president muhammadu buhari i must confess is very sad over the killings1 his excellency atiku abubakar turaki of adamawa statistics are unnecessary and inaccurate for one death is painful1 at any rate his statistics and can be best dubbed campaign hype if not fake news when the real statistics are assembled. iraqi casualty is over 5000001 okechukwu also a chieftain of the all progressives congress apc said that assisting the federal government to fight insecurity would be more beneficial instead of comparing the dead in the country with those killed in iraq and afghanistan1 on the public perception that buhari is not doing enough to stop the killings okechukwu said am on good note that president buhari is quietly deploying all means necessary to stop the insecurity in the land1 among which is deployment of mission critical communications system by motorola solutions of illinois united state of america equipment which will put critical information at the fingertips of all the security agencies in nigeria1 in fact the national security adviser mr babagana monguno and minister of communications mr adebayo shittu one understands are leading the pack. i dont want to say more than this for this is security issue okechukwu said1 he appealed to all nigerians irrespective of political affiliations to join hands with mr president to fight insecurity in the country instead of making insecurity a campaign issue1 okechukwu thanked him for acknowledging the massive infrastructural development ongoing in the land under buhari but expressed doubts over turakis promise to tackle insecurity1 my relief is that his excellency atiku abubakar graciously recognised the unprecedented massive infrastructural development ongoing in the past three years under president buhari1 the targeted 5000 kilometres of federal roads 5000 kilometres of rail lines 5000 additional megawatts of electricity and bid for self-sufficiency in food are anchored on prudent management of public fund1 can turaki guarantee nigerians to curb corruption to this level he queried1 he also recalled that president buhari few weeks after inauguration was honoured with a red carpet reception at the white house1 since the presidential contest is like a beauty contest buhari remains the best among those parading themselves to be president in 2019 he added1 -
PDP holds NEC meeting Monday
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the meeting of the national executive committee nec of the national opposition peoples democratic party pdp will hold on monday2 the national leadership of the party sent out an invitation to members of the committee to converge at its national secretariat monday2 the notice sent out was however silent on the agenda of the meeting which had been slated for 4pm2 the notice of the meeting was signed by the national secretary of the party sen. umaru tsauri2 meanwhile the partys threat to boycott next years elections has been criticised and that it was being hunted by its past2 the national chairman of all progressives congress apc mr. adams oshiomhole said pdp was being haunted by its past treatment of electoral contests as a do-or-die affair2 he warned that apc would not be intimidated by any threat of the pdp or any other party as it was committed to the sustenance of democracy and the sanctity of one man one vote2 the former labour leader described the move by the pdp as akin to that of a rabbit jumping out of a hole in the afternoon because a hunter has come to put fire to smoke it out2 the pdp fired back saying apc was jittery over coalition between pdp and 38 others2 -
Trump: Obama should have stopped Russian meddling
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alleged russias interference in the 2016 presidential election in which trump won by electoral college but lost to clinton by almost four million popular votes led to the set-up of the special panel headed by robert mueller1 u.s. president donald trump has again blamed former president barack obama for not doing something about alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election during his tenure1 he said obama thought the democratic presidential candidate and arch-rival hillary clinton was going to win1 trump tweeted so president obama knew about russia before the election. why didnt he do something about it1 why didnt he tell our campaign because it is all a big hoax thats why and he thought crooked hillary was going to win1 the president took a swipe at the whole foreign intelligence surveillance fisa warrant application released by the federal bureau of investigation fbi against carter page a trump campaign foreign policy adviser1 trump described pages fisa documents as a scam which led to the rigged mueller witch hunt1 trump in a tweet also described the alleged election meddling as a hoax saying it was the reason obama did not act1 the fbi on saturday released a redacted version of the warrant application on page marking the first public disclosure of a highly sensitive fisa request1 trump said that the fisa documents confirm with little doubt that the justice department and the fbi misled the courts1 trump went on to allege that his campaign was potentially being illegally surveilled for the political gain of crooked hillary clinton and the dnc democratic national congress1 looking more and more like the trump campaign for president was illegally being spied upon surveillance for the political gain of crooked hillary clinton and the dnc1 ask her how that worked out she did better with crazy bernie. republicans must get tough now. an illegal scam trump tweeted1 the u.s. leader bragged about having a great meeting with russian president vladimir putin but blamed the media which he described as fake news for trying to disparage the meeting1 i had a great meeting with putin and the fake news used every bit of their energy to try and disparage it. so bad for our country trump tweeted1 -
Trump in fresh mess over hush money paid to Playboy model
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trumps current personal attorney rudy giuliani confirmed to the times that the cohen tape existed but claimed the president had done nothing wrong1 multiple reports claimed that president donald trump was secretly taped two months before the 2016 election discussing a hush money payment over an alleged affair with a playboy model and the fbi has the recording1 the republican commander-in-chief on friday did not answer questions shouted out by reporters about the cohen tape as he prepared to fly out of the white house en route to his new jersey golf club1 the new york times broke the story saying the fbi seized the recording during a raid on cohens office earlier this year quoting lawyers and others familiar with the recording. cohen has not yet been arrested or charged1 former playboy model karen mcdougal claims she had a months-long affair with trump after they met in 2006 shortly after trumps wife melania gave birth to their son barron. she told cnn previously that he tried to pay her for sex1 the wall street journal said the september 2016 conversation between trump and cohen was about buying the rights to mcdougals story which she sold a month earlier to the national enquirer for 1500001 the tabloid ultimately sat on it preventing it from becoming public. the chairman of its parent company american media is a trump friend1 fridays reports raise questions about why trumps campaign denied knowledge of the deal between mcdougal and american media when it became public as well as fan speculation about how much damage cohen can inflict on the president1 the tape was reportedly made by his former longtime lawyer michael cohen who is under federal investigation in new york for his business dealings. investigators are probing whether the hush payments violated campaign finance laws1 the recording was less than two minutes and gave no indication that trump had prior knowledge about the media payment to mcdougal giuliani told the times1 it helps us rather than hurts us he was quoted as saying by the journal1 cohens lawyer lanny davis declined to comment friday1 the fbi raided cohens home and office in april on a referral from special counsel robert mueller who is looking into russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the trump campaign colluded with moscow1 michael cohen donald trumps former personal lawyer secretly taped the president talking about a payment to a former playboy model who says she had an affair with the real estate mogul-turned us leader1 the justice department says cohen has been under investigation for months for criminal conduct largely centred on his personal business dealings1 prosecutors are apparently interested in payments he made on trumps behalf to porn actress stormy daniels and other business dealings related to trump1 -
Oyetola thanks Osun APC members for the governorship ticket
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but we are ready. we are tested. like the broom sweeping away the rot we are set and ready1 alhaji gboyega oyetola the winner of the osun all progressives congress apc governorship primary said that he has accepted to be partys flag bearer for sept. 22 election1 with deep humility and a sense of duty i accept your verdict that i should carry forward the torch of our party in the next elections1 i assure you that your choice will not be wasted1 you have settled for a man steady in his ways firm in his convictions about the purpose of government which is to promote the welfare of the people protect their rights and provide good governance1 oyetola who is gov. aregbesolas chief of staff called on his co-contestants to join him in the task of winning the governorship election1 we have only won the battle. the war lies ahead of us. our opponents from other parties increase their arsenal to fight with us1 oyetola while reading his acceptance to newsmen at about 1130 pm shortly after he was declared winner of the primary on friday said that he was humbled by the victory1 the 60 days plus ahead will not be easy but i am confident in our ability to protect what we have he said1 oyetola thanked all the partys member for ensuring his victory adding that his emergence as the partys flag bearer was made possible by them1 he also thanked gov. aregbesola saying he would work assiduously to ensure continuity and consolidation of his efforts1 oyetola added that the success of the direct primaries in osun had placed the party on a path of democratic rejuvenation and a rebirth of membership faith in the party1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that oyetola scored 127017 votes during the governorship primary to defeat 17 other contestants1 mr lasun yussuff deputy speaker house of representatives came second with 21 975 votes. speaker of the state house of assembly najeem salaam got 17 958 votes1 sen. movie omo-agege who represented. gov. gov. abdulazi yari of zamfara who is the chairman of election panel announced the results at the partys secretariat1 -
Police arrest 117 killer suspects in Zamfara
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source63 the police have confirmed the arrest of 117 persons suspected to be connected with the recent killings in parts of zamfara state1 according to him the suspects were arrested during a raid carried out by the special tactical squad of the inspector general of police igp in conjunction with the command tactical team on thursday which lasted for several hours1 he also noted that the command tactical team arrested 72 suspected bandits who specialize in using unregistered motorcycles to ferry kidnapped victims to their hideouts while 73 unregistered motorcycles were recovered from them1 the command therefore warned all criminals at large to repent and surrender their arms to the police or face dire consequences when they are caught1 the zamfara state police public relations officer mr mohammed shehu said in a statement that the killings are in gusau shinkafi local government areas and other parts of the state1 this comes days after bandits stormed the villages on motorbikes shooting sporadically at residents and carting away their livestock1 one of the villagers said 30 people were killed across the villages during the attacks although the police authorities insisted that only three people died1 however the repeated attacks on communities have left residents in perpetual fear and anxiety1 they have therefore called on the federal government to be more proactive in securing their lives and property and also stop the repeated killings stemming from herdsmen-farmers clashes1 it also enjoined members of the public to sustain their cooperation by providing timelyuseful information to the police on criminal activities1 -
Cyberattackers steal health data of Singapores PM, others
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xinhua4 singaporean prime minister lee hsien loong revealed in a facebook post that singhealth the city-states largest group of healthcare institutions had experienced a major cyber-attack in which 1.5 million patients had their personal particulars stolen1 he said 160000 of the 1.5 million patients also had their outpatient medication data compromised. i am personally affected and not just incidentally. the attackers targeted my own medication data specifically and repeatedly he added1 lee said the hackers would have been disappointed if they hoped to find some dark state secret or something to embarrass him because his medication data was not something he would ordinarily tell people about but there is nothing alarming in it1 the prime minister said the security and confidentiality of patient information was a top priority and he had ordered the cyber security agency of singapore and the smart nation and digital government group to work together with the ministry of health to tighten up their defenses and processes across the board1 we are convening a committee of inquiry to look thoroughly into this incident he said. it will doubtless have valuable conclusions and recommendations which will help us do better1 earlier on friday the ministry of health announced that about 1.5 million patients who visited singhealths specialist outpatient clinics and polyclinics from may 1 2015 to july 4 2018 had their non-medical personal particulars illegally accessed and copied. the data taken include name nric number address gender race and date of birth1 the ministry said it had directed the integrated health information system to conduct a thorough review of public healthcare system with support from third-party experts to improve cyber threat prevention detection and response1 -
Scientists confirm diabetes link with cancer
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dr. ohkuma and his colleagues discovered not only that diabetes both type 1 and type 2 put people at risk of developing specific types of cancer but also that this risk is much higher for women than it is for men1 a major new study has confirmed the link between diabetes and cancer. the new research also warns that the risk of cancer is sex-specific in people with diabetes1 now a review analyzing the data collected by 47 studies from across the globe including the united states united kingdom china australia and japan to name but a few confirms beyond doubt that diabetes heightens the risk for cancer1 the study authors note that women with diabetes are especially affected. they appear to be more exposed than men to the development of malign tumors1 the findings of this global review which assessed the health-related data of almost 20 million people are discussed in a paper now published in the journal diabetologia1 the review was conducted by researchers led by dr. toshiaki ohkuma from the george institute for global health at the university of new south wales in sydney australia1 his colleagues hailed from the university of oxford in the u.k. and johns hopkins university in baltimore md1 the study suggests that a diagnosis of diabetes places a person at an increased risk of various types of cancer1 women with diabetes are 27 percent likelier to develop cancer compared with healthy women. by contrast men with diabetes are 19 percent more likely to develop cancer than healthy men1 and women with diabetes are 6 percent likelier than men with the same diagnosis to develop a type of cancer1 specifically in contrast to men with a diagnosis of diabetes women with this condition have an 11 percent higher risk of developing kidney cancer a 13 percent higher risk for oral cancer and a 14 percent higher chance of developing stomach cancer as well as a 15 percent higher chance of being diagnosed with leukemia1 one exception was liver cancer for which men with diabetes have a 12 percent higher risk than women with the same metabolic condition1 we have also demonstrated for the first time he adds that women with diabetes are more likely to develop any form of cancer and have a significantly higher chance of developing kidney oral and stomach cancers and leukemia1 first published by medical news today1 -
Nine members of a family among 17 victims of U.S. tourist boat tragedy
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they ranged in age from one-year-old arya coleman to the oldest victim ervin coleman 761 nine members of one family were among 17 people killed when an amphibious us tourist boat capsized during a sudden storm on a missouri lake a tragedy which raised renewed questions on saturday about the safety of the craft known as duck boats1 the accident occurred thursday night in full view of witnesses at least one of whom captured video of the vessel bobbing in rough waters on table rock lake near the city of branson a vacation destination popular for its theaters and country music1 my heart is very heavy. out of 11 of us theres only two thats surviving thats me and my nephew tia coleman her voice breaking told fox59 from her hospital bed1 i lost all of my children. i lost my husband. i lost my mother-in-law and my father-in-law along with other relatives she told the indianapolis tv station1 coleman said the boats captain had told passengers earlier in their trip that they wont need life jackets1 he said it when we were in the water she told fox59. when it was time to grab them it was too late and i believe that a lot of people could have been spared1 she added that the water didnt look ominous at the very first1 coleman told cnn affiliate kolr of her own near-death by drowning i was yelling i was screaming and finally i said lord just let me die let me die. she eventually floated to the surface1 early saturday the stone county sheriffs office confirmed to afp the identity of the 17 victims nine of whom had the name coleman1 the hybrid vessels with wheels allowing them to drive on city roads but which can also travel on water are popular with tourists in many cities1 five of the dead were aged 15 or younger1 police said 31 people were aboard the vessel which was covered by a canopy and was seen struggling to reach shore against strong winds before it succumbed to the waves and began to sink1 the dead included the boats driver according to the sheriffs office. the other crew member who survived was in charge when the craft took to the water us media reported1 several people were injured1 the national transportation safety board ntsb has taken over the investigation which follows previous fatal accidents involving duck boats1 in 2002 the agency recommended that amphibious vehicles provide reserve buoyancy such as through watertight compartmentalization to keep them afloat in the event of flooding1 the advisory followed the 1999 sinking of the miss majestic a former us army landing vehicle with the loss of 13 lives in hot springs arkansas because of inadequate maintenance1 until reserve buoyancy retrofits were completed the ntsb urged other safety measures including the removal of canopies or installation of canopies that would not restrict passenger escape1 it also found that at that time the us coast guard lacked uniform nationwide inspection policies for duck boats1 -
34,000 Cameroonian refugees in C/River SEMA
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the cross river state emergency management agency sema on friday said that over 34000 cameroonians were currently taking refuge in six local government areas of the state1 mr john inaku the director general of sema in the state disclosed this in an interview with the news agency of nigeria nan in calabar1 inaku said that the inflow was as the result of the crisis in cameroon over the demand for ambazonia republic by the southern cameroonians1 inaku told nan that the asylum seekers were currently taking refuge in obudu boki ikom etung akamkpa and obanliku local government areas of the state1 so far we have 34000 cameroonian asylum seekers spread across six local government areas in cross river1 about 21000 of them have been documented by the united nations high commission on refugees and the national commission for refugees1 as an agency we go into the interior areas that have not been accessed by these organisations and holistically we have 34000 of them already on ground he said1 the director general told nan that the state government was doing its best in providing succour to the refugees adding that the increasing number was too heavy for the state government alone to handle1 he however appealed to the national emergency management agency nema corporate organisations and other humanitarian agencies to offer their support to the refugees1 -
Insecurity: Rep advocates decentralisation of Police Force
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he told news agency of nigeria nan in abuja that dismantling the force was necessary as its current structure was too big to be managed by one person1 according to him if we have a system where we have police for traffic terrorism financial crimes election matters and are all independent you will not have an overwhelmed igp1 shawulu said that the 2016 security and policing global index showed that nigeria police in terms of processes was the last in the world1 he explained that the factors considered for the ranking included effectiveness of the police the processes and public perception of the police1 in the nigerias system you are not sure of anything at all for instance the public order act says that the state governor issues permit for public rallies1 he said that the first point of call for people in distress ought to be the police but regretted that people did not have confidence in the police1 according to him not properly funding trained armed men to do their job could make them veritable tools to increase insecurity in the country1 what i think is that we should put all the options on the table and do what we should do unbundle the police force it is too big it is not achieving what it needs to achieve1 we have 350000 policemen on our records but the streets do not have policemen when there is a distress call we do not have policemen there1 why is it so it is because the police among other reasons are commanded by one person who tells them where to go1 -
South African police officers to face trial for killing Nigerian
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dabiri-erewa stated that no fewer than 117 nigerians were extra-judicially killed in south africa between 2013 and 2018 for one flimsy reason or the other2 olubajo said that the inability of the government to bring to book those perpetrating the heinous crimes against nigerians has given the criminals free hands2 the killing of nigerians in south africa had been on the increase in recent times2 the latest was the assassination of mr martin ebuzoeme by unknown assailant in yeoville johannesburg on july 12 2 before then was also the killing of mr ozumba tochukwu-lawrence by an unknown gunman at 10 koppe middleburg mpumalanga on july 62 another nigerian thankgod okoro was also reportedly shot dead in hamburg florida west rand johannesburg on april 9 by the south african police flying squad2 there was also the killing of mr clement nwaogu a father of two who was burnt to death by his assailants in april2 the wanton killings of nigerians in south africa had sparked a number of protests there2 at least 14 of the protesters were taken into custody and allegedly branded drug peddlers2 the senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora mrs abike dabiri-erewa had expressed worry over the killings of nigerians in south africa2 the consul general said that on hearing of the development immediately rushed to the scene where he interfaced with the aggrieved nigerians and the police to calm frayed nerves1 i led a delegation from the mission to visit the scene on receipt of the information. when we arrived at the scene the place was tensed up because nigerians there were not happy1 we immediately met with the station commander in the area with some selected nigerians1 the police assured that a thorough investigation would be carried out and that the culprit would be brought to book he said1 he said that the authority arrested the police officers that perpetrated the crime and commenced investigation1 the nigerian mission in south africa said on friday in an interview that the officers were implicated in the killing1 he stressed that the authorities had said that the suspects would be charged to court any moment from now1 the president of nigerian union in south africa mr adetola olubajo had blamed the incessant killings of nigerians in south africa on lack of prosecution of offenders by the authorities1 authorities would soon arraign south african police officers for alleged killing a 25-year-old nigerian mr. ibrahim olalekan-badmus in 20171 lack of prosecution of these criminal activities has actually emboldened a lot of people to feel that they can kill nigerians without any consequence he said1 south africas president cyril ramaphosa had during his visit on july 11 said that the killing any national in the country was an act of criminality and not specifically targeted at nigerians1 the nigerias consul general in south africa mr. godwin adama said through a telephone from johannesburg that the south african authority had confirmed that investigation into the murder case was almost concluded1 badmus a native of lagos was brutally murdered by the south african police on oct. 10 2017 at vanderbidjk park south africa1 police officers implicated in the murder will be charged to the high court any moment from now he said1 police officers were alleged to have stormed the home of badmus an undergraduate at vaal university of technology in vanderbijlpark in south africa with claims that he was trafficking drugs1 however when the police searched his home they could not find any drug in it1 they allegedly asked the deceased for money and when he could not give them money they handcuffed him and used excessive pepper spray on him1 he passed out and died due to suffocation1 adama said that the case was classified as high profile because of the tension generated by the development as some nigerians who had confrontation with the police almost took laws into their hands1 adama said that the mission had followed up the case and it was clear that investigating authorities had done a very thorough job as promised1 -
3 killed, many injured as train crushes commercial bus in Lagos
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three persons died and many others were injured when a train hit a commercial bus at pen cinema railway crossing in lagos state on friday authorities have confirmed1 an eyewitness mr raji oladimeji told the news agency of nigeria nan that the accident occurred when the bus driver was trying to make u-turn on the rail line1 we warned the driver not to make u-turn at that particular point when a train was approaching but he refused1 so it was in the process of making the turn that the approaching train crushed the bus where people hanging on the train fell off andthree die instantly while other sustained various injuries oladimeji electrician said1 he said some youths set the bus ablaze in anger while the injured were taken to a nearby hospital1 mr jerry oche the lagos district manager nigerian railway corporation who confirmed the incident said the accident happened at 9.30 a.m1 we were informed that a bus was trying to make a u-turn at the railway line this morning at agege pen cinema area when a moving train crushed it in the process1 the police are on top of the incident bringing the situation to normalcy as youths went on rampage over the death of people who lost their lives in the accident1 the information given to us by the police was that a number of people hanging on the train were affected where two people died while many others sustained injuries he said1 mr ibrahim farinloye the public information officer national emergency management authority lagos office said the injured had been taken to the hospital. nan1