BREAKING NEWS: Court Grants Omoyele Sowore Bail With Immediate Released

The convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has being granted bail by court sitting in Abuja Nigeria.

It was a tough battle as Femi Falana stood strong with strong words as he charge the judge with various instances of similar cases in the country.

The judge Tiawo Tiawo without exemption gave his verdict in favor of Mr. Omoyele Sowore.

BREAKING: DSS Application To Continue Detaining Sowore Strike Out By Court

Omoyele Sowore 

The Federal High Court in Abuja strike out today Tuesday 24 September 2019 the application filed by Department of State Security Service (DSS) to further detain Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the convener of "RevolutionNow" protest.

This follows the withdrawal of the application by the state counsel.

Sowore's lawyer, Femi Falan (SAN), persuaded the court to order immediate release of his client as the prosecution is no longer interested to detain him further.

The counsel to DSS, however, challenged the oral application for release saying that a formal suit has been filed where Sowore is being accused of treasonable felony, a capital offence.

Mr. Sowore was arrested on August the 3rd 2019, two days before a rally tagged "RevolutionNow" for allegedly plotting to overthrow an elected government.

The prosecutor is asking the Court to deny the respondent bail due to the fresh charges filed against him.

In response, counsel to Sowore said the application for bail was withdrawn and the prosecutor's application for further remand was also withdrawn. He stressed that the new charges can't metamorphose in a remand order.

Mr. Falana urged the court to disregard the submission on the prosecutor. Mr. Falana said the prosecutor cannot ask the court to detain a citizen prospectively and in anticipation of the arraignment of the defendant order his detention.

Young Boy Get Stuck Inside Married Woman, As Both Were Dragged In Public

A public disgrace has been meted to a young boy and a married woman. Both got stuck to each other during their sex escapade.

A man and his married lover have been disgraced after they got stuck together while having kerewa at a hotel.

The both of them got the disgrace of their lifetime after getting stuck during lovemaking. The two who couldn't endure the terrible encounter cried out for help as people in the area gathered to watch the daylight show.

The incident happened at a hotel by the name Explore Inn Hotel Bar and Restaurant.

It was gathered that the woman couldn't endure the pain after getting stuck and decided to shout for help. The shout attracted the attention of neighbors at the hotel who came to their aid.

They were pushed along the street to the place where they could be separated. But, before that, a huge crowd had gathered to witness the disgraceful incident. The woman used a cloth to cover her face while being pushed around.

It's believed the husband of the woman must have used "magun" an African concoction used by a man on his wife to catch her mostly when being suspected of cheating. 

Governor Seyi Makinde Of Oyo State Performing Wonders Just Few Months In Office

Oluseyi Makinde (Governor of Oyo State)

The elders and people of Oyo State are beginning to wonder if the newly elected Governor of Oyo State, Oluseyi Makinde of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) is a rare kind of Nigerian politicians.

Now, see what he has done in his first 100 days in office. Seyi Makinde is 51years old, and he is the Executive Governor of Oyo State. In just 100 days in office he has achieved the following:

Free Primary and Secondary Education. Free exercise books and other materials for school children. The books have no governor's image nor being sold.

Pensioners and workers gets paid every 25th of the month and 23rd if pay day falls on weekend.

Launched Oyo State Farmcrowdy Agribusiness Partnership to commence a 3-year plan with 50,000 farmers in the state.

100 units of Kia Rio 1.4 Executive Automatic Transmission vehicles for the various security agencies.

Criminalized Open Grazing.

Begins e-registration of everyone living in Oyo State to determine the number of people living and doing business in the state.

Proscribed NURTW because of violence in the state and to this day, they are yet to be back. 

N500,000 bursary for every Oyo State indigene Studying in Law School.

Publicly declared his assets.

Established Oyo State Financial Crime Commission to fight graft in government.

Ready to waive his immunity if found to have stolen from government.

The N3000 levy imposed on Oyo school children by Ajimobi was cancelled the second week Seyi took office and declared full free and quality education in the state.

Everything is strictly government, and on top of all of this, his monthly salary is N650,000.

Plane Carrying Around 600 Pilgrims Skids Along Runway In Northern Nigeria

Airport Near Minna, Nigeria

The passengers were returning from a pilgrimage as the plane is said to have crash-land at the airport near Minna, Nigeria.

A double-decker plane carrying worshipers home from an annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia has crash-landed at an airport in Nigeria.

The aircraft was reportedly carrying more than 600 passengers when it crashed and skidded along a runway at the international airport near Minna.

Terrified passengers rushed off the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet which is operated by Max Air and was flying in from Jeddah, according to flight-tracking website to safety.

The plane is reported to have suffered a technical fault in one of its four engines as it made its final approach to the airport near Minna.

A witness told The Nation that no one was injured or killed, but passengers were visibly shaken after escaping the damaged plane.

Part of the runway was damaged and there was debris on the ground following Saturday morning's crash landing, reported by newsmen.

An airport official told The Nation that a fire would have had catastrophic consequences because the airport doesn't have its own fire brigade services.

The official said: "The fire that would have followed would have spread to all parts of the airport because we don't have fire fighting vehicles in this airport.

The plane was carrying more than 600 pilgrims who were returning home from Saudi Arabia, added as reports gathered.

A report by Punch said at least 550 pilgrims were on the plane when it crashed at about 5am local time. It said the pilot was "devastated" following the incident.

An airport official told the media "I have never seen this type of thing in my life is only God and God alone that saved us from a terrible incident."

Nigerian state officials have launched an investigation into the incident. Max Air has not yet commented.

Based in Kano, Nigeria, the airline is a small carrier with eight aircraft in its fleet, flying domestically and to destinations in the Middle East. The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia was held last month, attracting more than two million Muslims.

Death Of 19yrs Old Female University Student Sparks Protests Across South Africa

Uyinene Mrwetyana

The rape and murder of a young girl has shocked South Africa, a country that is already one of the world's most dangerous place for women.

According to South African, after days of searching for 19 years old University of Cape Town (UCT) film and media student, Uyinene Mrwetyana, who was last seen on Saturday August 30, 2019, investigators have confirmed that a man has confessed to raping and brutally killing her, and he also confessed to the crimes when he appeared in court on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

Eric Ntabazalila, a spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Western Cape said the 42 years old man, reportedly an employee of the post office, has a prior conviction for armed robbery or robbery with aggravating circumstances, as well as a case of rape that was opened against him and later withdrawn, according to The Citizen.

Consequently, protests have broken out across South Africa after the body of the 19 years old university student was found dumped in a hard scrabble suburb of Cape Town, the nation's second city.

University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana had not been seen in almost a week.

The suspect is a 42 years old man who worked at a post office in affluent Claremont, a suburb to the south of Cape Town's CBD. He has not yet been named for legal reasons.

He is alleged to have attacked the first year film and media student while at work, according to news.com.au.

The case has sparked an uproar among South Africans demanding action be taken to quell the country's femicide rate, which according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is five times the global average.

It was gathered that Mrwetyana had gone to the post office to ask about a parcel. She was told the electricity was out at the branch and to return later, as accounted by a news outlet called News 24.

Unknown to her, the time between when she left and returned to the post office were to be her final hours.

South Africa is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women.

When Mrwetyana went back to collect her parcel, her attacker was waiting. He allegedly struck her with a post office scale, knocked her unconscious and sexually assaulted her.

Later, he is reported to have handed himself into police and told investigators where her body was hidden. Police recovered the teen's remains dumped in Khayelitsha township, an impoverished neighborhood of Cape Town.

In the wake of the death, hundreds of people have flooded the teen's Instagram page with emotional messages, while describing her alleged killer as "evil" and a "murderer".

Local Cape Town TV has reported that angry residents in the alleged killer's township torched his home. Station eNCA reported that Cape Town's fire and rescue services were prevented from putting the fire out and forced to leave the area.

It has triggered national outrage about the safety of women in one of Africa's most developed and modern nations.

Thousands of South African women took to the streets, protesting about the Government's failure to deal with rising violence against women in the country.

Students at her university joined the protests, demanding that security on campus be boosted.

Mrwetyana's death has sparked a viral movement, with thousands of people taking to social media to express their anger with the hashtags #NotInMyName, #RIPUyinene and #AmINext.

BREAKING - Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe's Former President Goes Home At 95

Robert Mugabe (Ex-President of Zimbabwe)

Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe with tough policies from 1980 - 2017, has died at the age of 95, the country's President announced this in the early hours of Friday.

"It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President Robert Mugabe," Emmerson Mnangagwa said in his tweet.

Mugabe "was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. His contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in eternal peace."

The former guerrilla leader swept to power in 1980 elections after a growing insurgency and economic sanctions forced the Rhodesian government to the negotiating table.

He was finally ousted in 2017 when his previously loyal military generals turned against him as the country was mired in an economic crisis.

Katsina And Kaduna Top List As Kidnappers Abduct Over 90 In August Alone

Investigation has shown that the level of kidnapping remained high in August last month as more than 90 people were abducted across Nigeria.

The incidents which happened in some of the states across the six geopolitical zones, showed the kidnappers becoming more daring in their methods of operation.

The events of August saw the abductors taking victims from their homes and the highways.

Among Nigeria's 36 states, Katsina recorded the highest cases with 50, who were taken from Wurma village in one night by a group of 100 bandits. Though the Police pegged the number at 15, locals in the village said no fewer than 50 people were kidnapped.

Following Katsina is the state of Kaduna, which has emerged one of the hotbeds of kidnappers as 20 confirmed incidents has taken place.

Zamfara State which before now had been a flash point had no major case given what was attributed to the deal between the state government and bandits.

There was also a significant drop in the number of cases in the South West, especially on Ife-Ilesa-Ibadan Expressway and Benin/Ore Expressway which connects the zone to the South-South and South-East geopolitical zones.

The relative calm on Benin-Ore Expressway was attributed to the clearing of forests at some hotspots.

Edo State Police Commissioner, Danmallam Abubakar, said the clearing helped to curb kidnapping and robbery previously experienced on the express road.

Within the month under review, major incidents hardly happened on East-West Road and Elele-Owerri Road which had witnessed alarming incidents of kidnapping in the preceding months.

However, Kaduna-Abuja Expressway remains the most unsafe road in the country as most incidents in Kaduna State, happened along the Kaduna stretch of the road.

Last Tuesday, a former governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo narrowly escaped being kidnapped by armed bandits along the road. According to one of his aides, the incident happened when the ex-governor was on his way to Abuja. It was also supported by a video clip as well.

A breakdown of the state-by-state findings by a journalist from Vanguard revealed that on the average, three Nigerians were abducted daily in the last 30 days.

On August 1: Igwe Sunday Orji and his wife were abducted in Enugu State.

The state Police Command confirmed the abduction of the traditional ruler, who is the king of Obom-Agbogugu, Agwu Local Government Area of the state.

On August 2: Five persons including a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), were kidnapped. They were abducted along Sagamu-Benin-Ore Expressway on their way to the church's congress in Mowe, Ogun State.

On August 2: Abubakar Idris, a social media commentator was kidnapped in Kaduna. His wife, Khadija Idris said he was abducted at their residence near the Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa neighborhood of Kaduna. The incident occurred at 1:00am as Idris was returning home.

On August 3: Armed men suspected to be kidnappers abducted a university lecturer identified as Abubakar in Kaduna State. The police authorities in the state confirmed the incident in a statement.

On August 4: Kidnappers reportedly killed a Kaduna-based Living Faith Church Pastor, Jeremiah Omilewa, along Kaduna-Abuja highway.

The late pastor was returning from Abuja with his wife and his son when the kidnappers forced their vehicle to stop and seized them.

On August 13: Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted Mr. Ifeanyi Onyenankeya, a popular blogger in Imo State.

He is owner of two popular news blogs, Okigwe Arena and Imo Arena. He was reportedly abducted on Monday night at his father's compound, No. 3 Duru Close, Ekeagbara, Okigwe.

On August 14: Gunmen reportedly abducted another pastor in Kaduna State. The pastor was said to be in charge of the Nagarta Baptist Church Ungwan Makiri, close to Udawa in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The pastor was said to have been abducted by heavily armed men numbering over 20.

On August 14: A Divisional Police Officer (DPO), was allegedly kidnapped along the Benin-Asaba expressway last Friday. The incident reportedly occurred between the Onicha-Ugbo and Issele-Uku stretch of the road. The name of the victim was given as Mr. Okoro.

On August 17: Ogun State Police Command said it has rescued three persons, who were reportedly kidnapped in Ode Omi, a border town between Lagos and Ogun State. The victims were identified as Abdulasis Sanni, the son of the Chief Imam of Ode Omi and two brothers, Jelili and Bamidele Adams.

On August 22: Armed men kidnapped the traditional ruler of Eziama Obiato, Mbaitolu Local Government Area of Imo State, Dennis Nwaba. He was kidnapped from his palace, at about 8:30am by four armed men, who came in a Honda Civic car, the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Vitalis Onugu said the two men, who used a bike to pursue the kidnappers, were shot by the armed men.

On August 22: Kidnappers abducted the wife of the Anglican Bishop of Ikeduru Diocese, Emmanuel Maduwuike. The victim, Mrs. Anuri Maduwuike, was abducted while she was going home from Owerri, the Imo State capital.

On August 22: Amember of Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Bodai, was abducted by gunmen in Bodai village of Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen in the early hours of the day went to the resident of the lawmaker and abduct him.

On August 23: Three people were abducted in Enugu State. The victims are an Nnewi-based businessman, Ernest Otugo, his wife and his friend. Otugo is the President of the Ibite Olo Community in Ezeagu Local Government Area. The Otugos and their children were travelling with a family friend, identified only as Reuben, an indigene of Awka, Anambra State, to Enugu from Nnewi for a social event. They were travelling in a Toyota Venza car when they were accosted by the abductors at amokwe, in Udi Local Council along old Enugu-Awka Road.

On August 24: Seven persons were kidnapped in Kaduna by armed men in military uniforms in the highbrow Malali area of the state. It was gathered that the gunmen in military uniform blocked the access road to the Babatunde Fashola Housing Estate and intercepted a Honda Accord with Reg. No. LND 753 AL and five other vehicles and kidnapped seven persons.

On August 25: A Permanent Secretary in Enugu State Ministry of Lands, Augustine Ude, was abducted in Awgu axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Road.

On August 25: A younger brother to Jauro, Turaki, a confidant of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was kidnapped in Njoboliyo in Adamawa State. Umar Hammandikko was taken away by gunmen at Njoboliyo in Yola South Local Government Area of the state.

On August 26: The Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Prof. Sylvanus Okogbeni was abducted at Ramat Park, Benin City, in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state while returning to Benin. The Edo Police Command confirmed the killing of two of its officers attached to the CMD during the incident.

On August 27: About 7 persons, including three final year law students of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, one male and two female as well as four others, were kidnapped on the notorious Kaduna-Abuja highway.

On August 27: Bandits killed three travelers and kidnapped dozens on Kaduna-Abuja Expressway by Olams Farms.

On August 27: Two persons, who went to deliver ransom for the release of two children of a Kaduna-based bishop, were abducted by the same gunmen, who had earlier kidnapped the children. The two persons were abducted by the bandits after collecting the ransom from them. The bandits did not release the children of the bishop.

On August 27: More than 50 people, including pregnant women and children, were abducted in a raid on a village in Katsina State. The attack on Wurma Village in Katsina, northwest Nigeria, began around 11:30pm last Tuesday.

Abuja-Lokoja Road, Dozens Kidnapped And 3 Killed As Gunmen Waylay 14-Seater Bus

Numbers of passengers were taken away into the bush by suspected kidnappers, three (3) persons killed as well by the kidnappers along Abuja-Lokoja Express road on the evening of Sunday.

Reporters gather that the suspected kidnappers waylaid a 14-seater bus fully loaded with passengers and was heading to Abuja before the incident occurred.

It was also gathered that another two Toyota Sienna mini buses also loaded with passengers and a Volvo SUV ran into the scene and all the occupants of the vehicles were taken into the bush as well.

An eyewitness, a driver of a commercial bus who escaped the happening situation told members of the press who came to the scene that the three people that were killed failed to cooperate with the kidnappers.

He further state that has been the usual practice particularly on Sunday, giving a hint that a colleague of his was kidnapped last week with an undisclosed amount of money was paid as ransom.

Security operatives such as the Police, Army and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps were on ground at the scene of the incident.

Buba Galadima Says Corrupt Nigerian Leaders Can Be Attack, It's Part Of Democracy

Buba Galadima

A one time political friend of President Muhammadu Buhari, Buba Galadima, has said the attack on corrupt Nigerian leaders within and outside the country by angry Nigerians is part of democracy.

According to him, the attacks were part of Nigeria's protest against bad governance, adding that was also an expression of their demands for accountability from those in power.

Speaking with journalist, Buba said, "I want to assure you that even those of us who have nothing to fear or nothing to hide will be very apprehensive to visit certain places outside Nigeria because one is not sure when one will be attacked.

"I can tell you that these attacks on leaders are part of democracy. If somebody believes in himself, he has nothing to fear and would freely travel out to any country even if you are killed for what you believe. What am driving at is that our leaders should do better than they are doing or else, the law of Karma will catch up with them within or outside the shores of Nigeria.

"I am not supporting the treatment being meted out to the leaders outside Nigeria. What am saying is that the leaders should be very careful about their behavior while in office because the people are beginning to demand accountability from them."

On the expectations Nigerians should have on the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari in the next four years, the politician said. "It is my view that we have not seen anything yet. We have said many things severally and all of them have come to pass.

"The current leadership in Nigeria today is one of the most insensitive that this country has ever produced. It does not give a damn about anybody's feeling on any issue.

"However, the most important thing to note is that we have told the people severally that the man doesn't know what happens around him and it is manifesting.

"How can the president now say that all ministers who are recognized by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria should be reporting to an individual whose office is not even recognized by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?

"Abba Kyari is the de-facto President of Nigeria even though the word chiefs of staff did not appear in any sentence in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

"In fact, it is even better than we have an Abba Kyari because if there was no Abba Kyari or Mamman Daura, only God knows what Buhari would have done."