Several Labour Party supporters were attacked by hoodlums on their way to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos for the party’s rally.
A video uploaded by Channels TV on Twitter has shown that supporters who had gone for the rally which Peter Obi had appeared at were attacked while making their way to TBS where the rally held.
It was earlier reported that tweeps had suspected an unusual activity on the Third Mainland Bridge where a faulty bus was allegedly planted to affect traffic and dissuade people from turning out for the event.
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Some victims had been attacked by machete welding ruffians, and they could be seen receiving medical treatment from health personnel on the scene.
The widespread use of skin-bleaching creams in Nigeria has been declared a national health emergency by NAFDAC.
The declaration was made by Mojisola Adeyeye, the director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, at the Kano Media Sensitization Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls.
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According to her,
“The World Health Organization study in 2018 revealed that the use of skin bleaching cream is prevalent amongst 77 percent of Nigerian women, which is the highest in Africa compared to 59 percent in Togo, 35 percent in South Africa and 27 percent in Senegal.
These scary statistics have shown that the menace of bleaching creams in Nigeria has become a national health emergency that requires a multi-faceted regulatory approach. Part of the approach is consultative and not sensitization meetings like this. Another is a heightened raid on the cream outlets.”
The All Progressives Congres (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stir reactions after being spotted requiring support to stand.
The health concerns of the former Lagos Stategovernor continues to worry many Nigerians as it marks one of the major reason for losing support from youths.
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A video making rounds on the internet captured the moment Tinubu was aided by the support of one of his team to stand during a campaign rally.
This, however, stirred mixed reactions from netizens who made a mockery of Tinubu’s health status as the 2023 elections is barely a month away.
“If u like post wen he his crawling to campaign, those em pikin wey want make God punish their existence will still find something to defend abt the crawling 🤣😂😂😂,” an IG user, officialluchijoy wrote.
Another user, jenny_oki added, “Wetin funny me pass he say..dem Dey hold am..e still get mind to dance 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤣🤣🤣🤪.”
king_oladway insisted on Tinubu being worthy of his vote, “Na Tinubu I go still vote for sha. If he like make he dey crawl.”
In Rajasthan, India, angry villagers beat a camel to death after severing its owner’s head.
The owner of the camel, identified as Sohanram Nayak, went to rein in the violent animal, and it attacked him throwing him to the ground according to The Times of India on Wednesday.
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The camel lifted picked its owner by the neck and threw him on the ground, chewing his head.
This resulted in the villagers and the victim’s family beating the camel with sticks to calm it down with the fear of hurting another person, which lead to the death of the camel.
In the video of the incident which went viral, people armed with sticks tied the camel to a tree before beating it to death.
No complaint has been received so far with regard to killing. The man’s body was handed over to the family after post-mort.
Adedamola Adewale, also known as Adeherself, is scheduled to be re-arrested this February by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged internet fraud of N7.9 million.
Adeherself
Adewale was charged with three counts of conspiracy to deceive, attempt to deceive, and retention of criminal proceeds, along with two others who are still at large.
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Adeherself pleaded not guilty to the charges in front of Justice Mojisola Dada at the Ikeja Special Offences Court. The EFCC’s counsel, Samuel Daji, requested that the court detain the defendant until trial proceedings begin.
“My lord, this case was heard before Justice Sherifat Solebo before she retired, and when it was transferred to this honourable court, I informed my learned friend that the case would be coming up on Jan. 25.
“He said he thought it was the day before. This is a matter that is starting afresh before your lordship, and we do not know if the sureties, who stood for her earlier, are dead or not.
It is proper for the defence to apply afresh for bail before your lordship,” he said.
However, the defence attorney, Mr Kassim Molade, requested that the court maintain the bail previously granted by Solebo to the defendant until a new bail application can be filed. Molade stated that the defendant has attended all court appearances and is willing to participate in the trial.
“We passionately urge your lordship to allow the defendant to continue to enjoy the bail given to her by the sister court. The reason we were not here on Jan. 25 is that prosecution did not get back to me.
I assure your lordship that before the close of today, I will rush to the sister court to get a copy of the ruling on the bail application,” he said
As a result, the judge retained the bail previously granted to the defendant by Solebo in place until the defence counsel submits a new bail application.
Struggling Nigerians hold their morning devotion while waiting in line at the ATM.
Following the introduction of the new note and the previous deadline imposed on the old, banks have reported a severe shortage of the new currency, with a staggering number of customers waiting to make withdrawals.
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Nigerians have reacted to scarcity in a variety of ways, some ingenious, others violent.
Some Nigerians who had queued up at the ATM at the wee hours of the morning decided to hold their devotion while waiting.
In the video making the rounds, a man could be seen holding a Bible and leading the praise and worship.
Some bank officials in Nigeria were caught on camera scaling a barbed wire fence to avoid angry customers.
Nigerians’ reactions to the scarcity of the new Naira notes introduced last year have been mixed.
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Several videos have surfaced showing Nigerians waiting for hours in long lines to use ATMs, while others have resorted to sleeping over to get a spot the next day.
More extreme and intense reactions have also been recorded as some residents have stormed banks to destroy properties both of the bank and its workers.
To avoid falling victim of being manhandled by some aggrieved customers, some bank officials had resorted to scaling fence with ladder.
Although it is not known where the incident occured, a viral video online captures the staff taking turns to climb a fence.
The EFCC has arrested a bank manager for allegedly refusing to load the bank’s ATMs despite having new Naira notes.
According to the EFCC, the bank manager had N29 million of the new Naira notes in the bank’s vault but refused to do the needful. The manager’s arrest was made on Monday, February 6, 2023, in Abuja.
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EFCC noted:
“Before he was whisked away for further questioning, the operatives ordered the loading of all the ATMs and the payment of the stipulated amount across the counter to the delight of the distraught customers who had spent hours on queues without getting the new notes.
This discovery, which indicates a sabotage of the government’s monetary policy by some banks, was made by the EFCC in continuation of the ongoing surveillance and visit to banks across the country to access their vaults and verify whether they were deliberately refusing to dispense the redesigned Naira notes.
More than five bank branches were covered today by the operatives in Abuja. Similar exercises were ongoing in Zonal Commands across the country.“
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been ordered to be arrested and held without bail by the Kogi State High Court.
Abdulrasheed Bawa
The court ordered that Bawa be remanded in Kuje prison for disobeying a court order.
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Justice Rukayat Ayoola in his judgment on Monday, February 6, also directed the Inspector General of Police to ensure compliance because the EFCC boss committed contempt of court.
The judge ruled that Bawa should be remanded for the next 14 days for disobeying a court ruling delivered on November 30, 2022, wherein he was directed to produce the applicant in a case, Ali Bello.
Counsel to the applicant, Sumaila Abbas, had dragged Bawa to court for arresting and detaining Ali Bello illegally, with the court ruling in his favor, only for the EFCC to arraign him for alleged money laundering three days after the ruling.
But, EFCC’s applications for setting aside and staying off the execution of the ruling were refused for want of merit.
Recall that an Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama inNovember 2022 convicted Bawa for contempt of court.
A video uploaded by Channels TV on Twitter has shown that supporters who had gone for the rally which Peter Obi had appeared at were attacked while making their way to TBS where the rally held.
