03/16/18

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The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has called for an end to the killing in Benue State and other parts of the country by suspected herdsmen.

Pastor Adeboye made this call on Friday when he alongside his wife, Folu, paid a visit to the Benue State.

The cleric believes only God, however, can stop the killings and give the people victory over the ‘battle’.

“We want these killings to stop. Happily, we know someone who can stop it, He is the Almighty God, He does not fail nor compromise, He is the God of all. We will continue to call on Him to fight this battle and you can be assured that victory will be certain,” he said.

Pastor Adeboye also prayed for the people, saying Benue State is very dear to him.
He explained that he did not visit the state earlier before President Muhammadu Buhari visited, to avoid politicising the incident.

He said, “Benue state is very very close to my heart, I had felt every pain you people felt and I wept when I saw you weeping.
“No man of God will see a mass burial anywhere and not feel the pains of the people affected.”
Pastor Enoch Adeboye and wife, Folu with Governor Samuel Ortom and others during Adeboy’s visit to Benue State on Friday, March 16.

Governor Samuel Ortom earlier while receiving Adeboye lamented over the incessant killings. He said apart from the deaths of many the attacks have created a huge humanitarian crisis in the state.

He appealed to the church to continue praying for the government and people of the state adding that the crisis posed a great challenge to the wellbeing of the people of the state.

On Thursday, March 15, Omosu community in Benue State was thrown into sadness as 26 victims of herdsmen attack in the community were laid to rest in a mass burial.

This is after 75 victims of suspected herdsmen attack in Guma and Logo Local Government Area of the state were also given mass burial.

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of active mobile phone lines in the country rose to  146 million  in January 2018, an increase of  2,233,467 lines  from  the 144,631 recorded in December 2017.
NCC made this known in its monthly Subscribers Operator Data posted on its website.
The Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), however, had 217,566 users in January 2018 just as in December 2017.
The report said the number of fixed wired/wireless in January 2018 was 137,262 as against 139,344 in December 2017, showing a decrease of 2.082 lines.
According to NCC, the number of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) was 76, 371 in January 2018 compared to 70,926 in December 2017, an increase of 5, 445.
Teledensity for January 2018 was 105.21 against 103.61 in December 2017, recording an increase of 1.60
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that teledensity is the number of telephone connections for every 100 individuals living within an area and it varies widely across the country.
NCC also said the number of connected mobile lines in January 2018 increased to 237,755,757, compared to 236,927,497 in December 2017, an increase of 828,260.
The Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) for connected lines for January 2018 was 3,586.095, the same figure with December, 2017, it said.
The report said that the number of fixed wired/wireless for connected lines in January 2018 was 345.195 compared to 346,107 in December 2017, showing a decrease of 912 lines.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) for connected lines in January 2018   was 523,298 while December 2017 was 472, 844,752 , showing an increase of  50, 454.  
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United Nations and other agencies staff during the 2017 demonstration against the planned 7,5 % salary cut which has now taken effect.

United Nations staff in Geneva have called a strike for Friday after winning support from 90 per cent of more than 1,000 employees who cast ballots, the staff council said.
“The rare move will shut down the Human Rights Council and other meetings held at the UN European headquarters in the Swiss city,” it said on Thursday.
Angry UN staff in Geneva began protesting in May against a 7.5 per cent cut to their salaries, the equivalent of almost a month’s pay, which has now taken effect for professional level staff.
The salary cut was proposed by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), a group of independent experts, which surveyed the cost of living in eight UN locations.
It said the cut for Geneva-based staff would align them with colleagues in New York, where purchasing power has dropped.
“The first day of strike is Friday.
“Please, therefore, stay at home, no demonstration was planned and work was to resume on Monday.
“The results of the vote are hugely positive and show your courage in saying a big NO to efforts by the ICSC and our employer to weaken our conditions of service, in an arbitrary manner.
“You also said NO to intimidatory emails from management,” the staff council said.
UN officials said that some events including the main news briefing were being maintained but had no other details. LR News
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The Lagos High Court in Igbosere has sentenced an estate agent to 1,230 years in prison for duping 101 prospective tenants.
The convict, Mr.Babatunde Habeeb of 59 Oriola, in Alapere Ketu area of Lagos, was said to have duped the tenants of the sum of N28 million.
Presiding Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye found Habeeb guilty of the 82 counts charge of conspiring with his brother Alahaji Ishola Salawudeen who is still at large.
They obtained the sum of N28 million under false pretence from unsuspecting accommodation seekers, Vanguardreported.
They were also charged for conspiracy, obtaining under false pretences, stealing and fraud.
They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC .
The convict had promised to rent out 13 apartments to the accommodation seekers, whom he collected various sums from and issued receipts and thereafter disappeared.
A bewildered social commentator questioned the long jail sentence.
εΜjαε™‏ @_jam3l said: What the hell is wrong with our judiciary abeg? Can’t they be reasonable with their sentences especially when an ordinary citizen is involved.”
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The suspected mad man identified as Lekan Adebisi, who killed two pupils of St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Agodo, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, Ogun State, has blamed his action on hunger and frustration.

READ MORE: Ogun Police Arrest Suspected Madman Who Killed Two Pupils (Photos)

The suspect who was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, at the state Police Command, Eleweran-Abeokuta, said he was 28 years old and earned a living by teaching children lessons. The suspect had killed Mubarak Kalesowo and Sunday Obituyi on Monday March 12, after he reportedly stormed the school while the pupils were on lunch break. He thereafter fled the scene.

The suspect was apprehended on Wednesday by policemen attached to Ogbere Area Command led by Makinde Kayode, and some hunters. The suspect told newsmen he was not yet married, noting that he used to organise lessons for children and got paid N20 for each child.

Asked why he killed the two pupils, he replied: “I did not eat for two weeks and I went out to beg for money. “Nobody gave me money. When I had money, I took care of family members, friends and even outsiders. “It was due to frustration. When hunger gripped me and it became unbearable, I then thought about my life. “I asked myself what type of life am I living? Then I took cutlass and I was prepared to face the consequence.”

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The Police in Borno on Thursday said they have  uncovered plans by Boko Haram insurgents to carry out bomb attacks in Maiduguri metropolis.
The command advised residents to be vigilant and report any suspicious persons or objects to security agencies.
Mr Ahmed Bello, the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of  Administration, said  that the insurgents’ plan to attack soft targets and crowded areas.
Bello said that the insurgents’ planned to coordinate Improvised Explosive Device  (IEDs) borne vehicles to hit their targets.
“The Borno State Police Command in collaboration with Operation Lafiya Dole’s high command wish to draw the attention of members of the  public  that information at the disposal of the theatre command reveals that dislodged and rampaging Boko Haram terrorists have concluded arrangements to attack  parts of Maiduguri metropolis notably, populated and crowded areas to maximize casualty through the use of vehicles fully primed with IEDs.
“Consequently, security forces have adequately deployed resources to counter and frustrate this evil plan of the heartless terrorists.
“The command, therefore, wishes to call on the people  to promptly alert security personnel of any suspected persons, movement, vehicles and objects.
“Be rest assured that such information and informants would be treated with utmost confidentiality,” he said.
Bello reiterated the commitments of the theatre command and other security agencies to protect lives and property. LR News
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Lucky Joseph, a 38-year-old artisan who was allegedly tortured by some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Rivers State Police Command, has lodged a complaint on the attack.

This followed advice from the Officer-in-Charge of the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), Yomi Shogunle, who said that the allegations would be investigated.

The victim, however, told our correspondent that when he sent the message, he did not get any feedback from the police team.

When our correspondent contacted Shogunle to know why Joseph did not get any response, he said he had closed for the day.

Latest Reality Metro had reported that Joseph was allegedly tortured close to his residence in the Choba Extension, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

A video showing three SARS operatives beating up the mechanic had gone viral on the Internet last Thursday.

While one slammed him repeatedly with a cutlass, another was seen opening a tear gas canister in his face; the third official held him.

The victim’s trousers were pulled down, exposing his private parts.

The assault went on until two men intervened towards the end of the one minute video.

Joseph told our correspondent that some residents contributed N30,000 which they paid the operatives before he was released.

In response to a poll on some social media platforms, Nigerians had demanded that the state CP, Zaki Ahmed, resign if he could not bring the erring policemen to book.

After the Rivers State police spokesperson exonerated the operatives on the allegation of possession of hemp without addressing the torture, and the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, did not respond to enquiries on the incident, the PCRRU OC asked the victim to forward his complaint to the unit.

Joseph said he sent a text message to 08057000003, the telephone number assigned by the PCRRU for such complaints.

His text, obtained by our correspondent, said, “My name is Lucky Joseph, a resident of Odums Street, Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. I was stopped by SARS officers on the street where I reside and they searched my pocket. They did not find anything except my handkerchief.

“A SARS officer wanted to return the handkerchief into my pocket, but I refused and requested that he should give it to me. A SARS officer brought India hemp from his pocket and tried to force it inside my pocket, but I resisted him. Before I could know what was going on, his colleagues had joined him and asked me to enter their vehicle, but I refused.

“I asked them what my offence was, but they insisted (that I enter the vehicle). One of them, known as ThankGod, brought out a machete and they began to torture me and drag me with my manhood. They made me naked. It took the intervention of people and my boss, whom I work with as a mechanic, before they released me (after taking) N30,000 and left me naked.”

The victim said he had yet to get any response since sending the message.

The PCRRU OC, Shogunle, said he could not comment around 8pm because it was out of office hours.

As of Thursday, the Rivers State Police Command and the Force headquarters had yet to respond to the alleged torture.

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The Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps , Mr. Emmanuel Attah, has said that some corps members posted to Osogbo High School were withdrawn because of threats to their lives from some pupils who belong to a cult group.

The NYSC boss said this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists at the 2018 NYSC/Corps Employers workshop held in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

He said the NYSC would not hesitate to withdraw corps members from any establishment or institution where they felt their safety was not guaranteed.

Asked if the NYSC was satisfied with the security of corps members posted to schools in Osun State, Attah said he had no reason to complain about their security

He said, “I have no reason to complain about the security of corps members in the state. The police and the Department of State Services are always trying. But in 2017, we had to withdraw all the  corps members posted to Osogbo High School due to cultist attacks.

“We will not post corps members to the school again unless the school gives us a written guarantee that the lives of the corps members are safe. The NYSC will not post anybody to anywhere their lives are not safe.”

Earlier, NYSC coordinator commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola for starting to pay state allowances to corps members posted to schools and government establishments.

He added that corps members had contributed immensely to the overall development of the nation at east in four critical sector namely, education, health, agriculture and rural infrastructure.

The Director General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, said the NYSC management had been trying in the area of corps welfare by consistently sensitizing state governments on the need to upgrade orientation camps and had been undertaking advocates to ensure that states and local government councils provide corps lodges.

He said, “ At this juncture, let me seize this opportunity to remind you of a subsisting circular from the Federal Government Ref: No: SGF15/T/90 dated 13th November, 2008 which directs that government Ministries, Departments and Agencies  should not reject any corps members posted to them.

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