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Wednesday, 23 August 2017

Hate speech: Warning to All Social Media User" Air Force chief Warns Nigerians.

Chief of Air Staff, Sadiq Abubakar, has cautioned against the use of social media platforms as a tool for propagating hate speech and circulating false information. Mr. Abubakar said this on Tuesday, August 22, in Abuja during a workshop on information management for public relations officers in the Nigerian Air Force. According to Channels Television, the air chief explained that using the social media that way would jeopardise the development of Nigeria.:His words “We are all not unaware of the use of social media by some elements to spread falsehood in addition to promoting hate speech, violence, anarchy, and confusion in our society. “The message of hate and violence does not augur well for the development of our great nation. I, therefore, implore all relevant stakeholders to focus on the use of the social media to inform, educate and entertain as originally intended.”

9ice has revealed how he and Davido worked together to make his now banned song Living Things remix - He said Davido reached out to him first - He also added that he doesn’t like remixing his songs. When most heard that veteran musician 9ice had a song with rave of the moment Davido, many were excited. But how exactly did both of them end up working together? 9ice recently explained. The AAR records CEO revealed that he was in the US when a member of Davido’s team reached out to him saying he wanted to feature on the remix of the song Living Things. “I was in U.S then and one guy from Davido’s team told me that Davido will be happy to be in the remix of my song which is “Living Things” Remix. Then i said ok and he recorded it,” he told Tooxclusive. 9ice speaks on how Davido appeared on his hit song Living Things Singer 9ice (Image courtesy Instagram) Going further, 9ice also said he is not a fan of making remixes of his songs as he doesn’t need the input of any musician to ‘blow.’ “I don’t really love doing remix of my songs; I’m not a fan of remix. If you do remix of a song, that means you are not sure of what you sing in the original song.” Meanwhile, the song Living Things remix has been banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has refuted widespread media reports that it has banned five Nigerian songs having tagged them as “Not to be Broadcasted.” Premium Times reported on Tuesday that the Commission released a list, saying it has banned the five songs from being aired across the Nigerian airwaves. The songs, reportedly banned by NBC are Olamide‘s “Wo” and “Wavy Level“; Davido‘s “Fall” and “If (Remix)“; and 9ice’s “Living Things.” But in a chat with SIGNAL on Tuesday, Mrs. Maimuna Jimada, the NBC’s Head of Public Affairs said she was not aware of any such list emanating from the NBC. “First of all, the NBC does not ban songs. We only insist that broadcasters exercise a sense of responsibility in the kind of content they allow to go on air. So even if the NBC has placed such a restriction on any of these songs, it does not constitute a ban. They can still be played at nightclubs, streamed on the Internet, played at home and on people’s mobile devices. But I am not aware of the NBC releasing any list banning or putting a restriction on any of those five songs. It is also possible that one of our regional offices advised stations under their jurisdiction about these songs and it is now being misinterpreted as a ban. “If you look at the report, you would know there was something fishy about it because the NBC is the National Broadcasting Commission and not a “Corporation” as being reported by the media outlets disseminating the news”, Mrs. Jimada said. She however said she would need to double check again with her office to clarify the report which has already gone viral in the Nigerian media.

Ghanaian Refugee who lost fingers while crossing the border finally wins bid to stay in Canada

Talk about resilience and determination! Razak Iyal, a refugee who lost all his fingers to frostbite after walking into Canada on Christmas Eve, has now won his bid to stay in Canada. In December, Iyal and his friend, Seidu Mohammed (a bisexual Ghanaian man), walked through snowy farmers' fields to get to Manitoba, fearing deportation in the United States, where they had been living. "I'm happy because if I go back to Ghana, I might lose all my life. But here I am, I just lost my fingers, but I'm still part of the society. I can do a lot of things that the people who have the fingers can do," Iyal said. Iyal also revealed that he feared death at the hands of his own siblings, who he says are trying to kill him over a dispute regarding his late father's estate.He also says he was facing threats of jail, torture and possibly death from a powerful member of Parliament representing his region, and expressed further concern after Ghanaian media falsely identified him as a gay man for being friends with Mohammed.Iyal and Mohammed's harrowing story of survival attracted international attention and shone a light on the wave of asylum seekers fleeing the United States.

case of domestic violence shared by lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye, a Port Harcourt woman is nursing wounds sustained from the brutal beating she got from her husband. According to him, after beating his wife, the man feigned suicide...

Two women suspected to be involved in artificially colouring oranges to boost their sales have been arrested for questioning and possible prosecution by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in Ghana According to the FDA, the police conducted a raid at the Madina market last Tuesday after photos and video of a woman dipping oranges into a colouring solution was circulated on social media. In the viral video below, a woman can be visibly seen with two big bowls, one a colouring solution and the other full of ripe oranges. She then dipped the oranges in the solution and waits for some minutes for the fruit to turn deep yellow. It's believed the colour makes the fruit eye-pleasing enough to attract customers. However, FDA says the colouring is "suspicious" and have condemned the practice.

A young man was made to lie in muddied water and roll around in it after he was caught allegedly trying to steal mobile phones from a boutique in Ajogodo, Sapele, Delta State. A mob surrounded him while he was in the dirty water, slapping him across the face and threatening to call the police. In a video shared by Sapele Oghenek, the slightly built man can be seen begging for mercy. The incident occured yesterday, just close to the boutique where he was caught. See the video below...

Billionaire kidnapper, Evans weeps uncontrollably in police custody.

Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudemeje George Onwuamadike alias Evans, who was arrested last weekend, has been weeping uncontrollably in a maximum police cell where he is now being held with other common criminals. Police sources say Evans who has been accustomed to a lavish lifestyle, is finding it had to adjust to the harsh environmental conditions within the police cell. Speaking to The Nation, a police source said “He has been weeping uncontrollably because he is in a cell with common poor criminals despite all the wealth and mansions he owned. He has started talking. He has given us locations of other detention camps he had in Lagos. Aside Igando, he had two others and detectives would visit the place. He also said that his very first robbery was in Sokoto State and that they killed the victim. He is still being interrogated and more details would come out after the camps have been visited.” Evans was excommunicated from Nnewi for over five years because of the atrocities he committed in the community. He has confessed to collecting huge sums of money as ransom from his victims, some of them paying as much as $1 million.

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BBNAIJA Adekunle Gold, Simi & 2Face feature in Jon Ogah's new video "Uncle Suru''

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24-hours after the devastating fire in London's North Kensington, the death toll has risen from the initial 6 to 17 people and firefighters are still working to dampen the blaze and search for bodies. London's fire commissioner Dany Cotton this morning revealed that there is "genuinely" no idea when it comes to the estimating the total number of missing people. She also admitted that it we be an "absolute miracle" if there was still anyone alive in the tower and that it would take "weeks" to complete a proper search with the building still unstable. At the moment, the final death toll is still unknown and there's no fixed number on missing persons.

The mother of Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, the notorious billionaire kidnapper recently arrested in Lagos, has gone into hiding after news of her son's arrest reached their hometown of Umudim in Nnewi, Anambra state. Evans mother who is popularly called Lady Nwosu was described by Vanguard as a no-nonsense woman. It was gathered that she assists vendors in selling their wares for a commission. Though there were reports that Evans' mother knew he was a criminal and he even bought her a car, the reality at the Umudim village seemed to tell a different story as it was discovered that Lady Nwosu only rides a motorcycle popularly called Nwanyi Nnewi. Lady Nwosu has not been seen at the canteen where she sells since Tuesday, Vanguard reports. A woman told the paper that Lady Nwosu went into hiding after people began coming in to sympathise with her over her son's arrest. The woman who spoke on the condition of anonymity said: “She went into hiding because people were trooping in to sympathise with her over the arrest of her son. Some came for a different purpose; to make mockery of her and to see the face of the mother of the arrested kidnapper. Even you newsmen were troubling her. She has been crying since news of the arrest reached her. I do not know where she has gone to but I think it is good for her.” Her disappearance coincided with the disclosure by the Obi of Evans' village of Umudim, Chief Benneth Okafor, that the arrested kidnap kingpin was not known in his community as he hardly visited home, neither did he have any investment in the community.

Remember the Alfa who was butchered to death alongside his wife and four young children? Crime Story With Nonso visited the crime scene and what we saw will spoil your day

On May 16th 2017, a popular Alfa named Sheik Yusuf in Atiba in Ijebu Ode, Ogun state was attacked by unknown assasins as he slept in his home with his family. He was killed with a machete and when they were done with him, the assailants attacked and killed his wife and four children, including twin male toddlers, with machetes. Linda Ikeji TV's Crime Story with Nonso was there and what we found is bizarre, sad and heartbreaking. Watch after the cut...(warning, very graphic)

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have been dispatched to various locations outside Lagos to apprehend accomplices of billionaire kidnapper - Security has been tightened around the notorious kidnapper to prevent efforts to permanently silence him so he does not reveal too much - The police are also on the look-out for more properties owned by the criminal Chukwudi Onuamadike alias Evans, the notorious kidnapper who was arrested in his palatial Lagos mansion, has started spilling names of his high-profile accomplices, Vanguard reports. This comes barely 48 hours after he was arrested by officers of the Nigerian Police Force. Investigators working on the case have been kept busy with the details and some of them have already been dispatched to locations outside Lagos, including Edo, Umuahia, Aba, Onitsha and Nnewi to search for the named accomplice

May Allah make us bigger in heaven, not in this world- Footballer, Cheick Tiote's words to his friend hours before he died

Yesterday, former Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tioté passed away at the age of 30 after collapsing in training with Beijing Enterprises in China. Hours before he slumped and died, he had a chat with one of his friends, Yusuf Abubakar Tumi, where he prayed that God should make them bigger in Heaven than in this world. Check screengrabs of their chat as shared by Yusuf after the cut...

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According to Facebook user, Amaefule Emmanuel, the lynching happened in Uvuru, Aboh Mbaise local government area of Imo state on 4th June, 2017. The after they were allegedly caught stealing. Mr Emmanuel wrote; "Out of anger this young men was killed by villages because of what is happening in our community, we all knows that country is hard but we should not involve in this kind of act called criminal it can damage your image, anyway the wages of sin is dt...God have mercy on them." See the graphic photos below..

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Hillary Clinton has come out to criticize President Donald Trump's handling of recent terror attacks in London saying that "we are not living in normal times. This is not a time to lash out, to incite fear, or to use tragedy and terror for political gain". Clinton made the speech at a fundraiser for an organization that builds ties between African-American and Jewish youths. In a clear reference to Trump's tweets Sunday and Monday criticizing London Mayor Sadiq Khan, she said: "It's a time for steady, determined leadership like we are seeing from local authorities in London, including the mayor of London." Clinton also addressed recent racially motivated attacks in Oregon and Maryland saying, 'at a time when anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise when Americans, Muslims, African-Americans, Latinos are being targeted for racism; when violence motivated by hatred from Portland, Oregon, to College Park, ends the lives of young Americans, this program's vision of spreading tolerance is more urgent than ever".

Nigerian father of three and nursing student, Nicholas Ozoechi Nwonye was stabbed to death in Canada, an attack the police say was random and unprovoked. Nwonye was on his way home from Hersak’s lecture hall when the deadly attack took place, at 6:45 p.m. on the westbound platform of the City Hall LRT station in downtown Calgary last Friday night, June 2. Stabbed in the chest and abdomen by a man he’d never met, Nwonye was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. He only recently moved to Canada with his wife and three children from Nigeria, and was only four weeks into his nursing program before his tragic death. A man accused of the fatal stabbing was caught by the police as he attempted to flee the scene in an eastbound train. Keeton Michel Gagnon, 39, (pictured) has been charged with second-degree murder. He will next appear in court on Friday, June 23, 2017. Gagnon has a long criminal history with police in British Columbia dating back two decades, reports CBS. He is a career criminal with dozens of convictions including assault with a weapon, robbery, escaping custody, and many breaches. Friends have described the deceased as a kind person who, even in the briefest of moments, left an indelible impression. “He was just such a treat to have there,” said Rhonda Hersak, an instructor at Bow Valley College, where Nwonye was enrolled in the school’s practical nursing program. "He was a very kind, empathetic individual. He smiled all the time." Hersak remembered Nwonye as a deeply spiritual man whose faith formed a large part of his life. "Being the only male in the class, Nwonye brought a unique insight, Hersak said — laughing as she described him being responsible for the creation of some “pleasant controversy” during in-class discussions. Despite only being a student for a short time, Hersak said Nwonye made a definite impression, both on his fellow students and the faculty. “He had an impact. He had a really big impact in the classroom,” she said. "He will be missed in the classroom. I know this for a fact." The deceased's wife, Ugonna Nwonye described her husband as a righteous man. "He was a righteous man" she said. "That means he was good in every aspect of life----spiritual and physical." "He was a good father'. I 've never seen his kind before....he was too good" she added. Source: Calgary Herald/Calgary Police Service