Information reaching us indicate an ongoing riotous situation at Ojodu Berger, Lagos.
This is due to the killing of about seven students by an articulated vehicle. Students of the school are said to have stormed the streets destroying articulated vehicles in revenge.
The current President of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has won his re-election bid in the just-concluded presidential election of Saturday, 4th December 2021. With this win, President Barrow of the National People’s Party has cemented his stay in the State House of ‘The Smiling Coast of Africa’ for a second term.
The results declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) show that Adama Barrow was miles away from his closest contender and major opposition figure, Ouisanou Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Other contestants followed in the pecking order.
Whether opposition parties will fault the results is still unclear. With these elections, The Gambia has extended its 70-year-long streak of multiparty elections. This is the longest in Africa.
The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that U.S. government officials will not attend the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, CNN reported on Sunday.
U.S. President Joe Biden said last month that he was considering such a diplomatic boycott to protest China’s human rights record, including what Washington says is genocide against minority Muslims. The administration has been under pressure from activists and members of Congress to skip the games, reports Reuters.
The White House declined to comment on CNN’s report on Sunday. Four sources with knowledge of the administration’s thinking previously told Reuters that there was a growing consensus within the White House to keep U.S. officials away from the Beijing Olympics.
CNN said the U.S. boycott would not prevent its athletes from competing in the games. The State Department did not respond to questions about the report late Sunday.
Members of the Lagos4Lagos Movement have formally dumped the All Progressives Congress and defected en masse to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The decision was reached today at a meeting with former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
Saraki who flew into Lagos today for the meeting at the faction’s office in Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja formally invited the Lead Visioner of the group, Dr. Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran a.k.a Jendor to the party.
He equally asked members of his group to join PDP.
The Lagos State Government has ordered the indefinite closure of Dowen College, Lekki, over the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr.,a student of the school.
Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Commissioner for Education, in a statement on Friday, announced the closure after a meeting with the school management and staff.
Adefisayo said that the closure was pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of the student.
She called for calm, saying that no effort would be spared in getting to the root of the incident.
Reports alleging that the 12-year-old boy died mysteriously after he was tortured for refusing to join a cult group had been debunked the by the school.
Identities of students of Dowen Secondary School, who tortured 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lagos, known as Sylvester (Jnr), till he died because he refused to join cult with them has surfaced.
Following the death, his father, Sylvester Oromoni had explained how the students who bullied his child, were once suspended temporarily by the school after they asked the boy to describe his sister’s private parts. The distraught father, said after the incident of bullying was reported to the school, the deceased boy was taken from one hostel to another but that the bullying persisted and that though he had initially planned to remove his child from the school, he reconsidered because his elder sisters were schooling there at the time.
The father said Saturday, December 4 eas his son’s birthday but that he would celebrate it regardless of his demise.
Oromoni said the family took the boy to the hospital where blood tests and an X-ray were conducted. He said Junior also underwent typhoid/malaria treatments but his lips started peeling.
The father said Junior suffered liver enlargement due to congealed blood. It was also claimed that Junior was fed a liquid substance described as “a chemical” for refusing to join the group.
In an outpour, Junior’s father told The Cable: “My son suffered. His birthday is next tomorrow (Dec 4). I’ll celebrate it. I’ll have a cake baked. I’ll cut it on his behalf.
“The boys they mentioned were also reported to the school the last term when they bullied Junior and collected all his foodstuffs; clothes.
“I have two daughters, one of whom earlier graduated. I had to remove the second after this incident. They asked this boy to describe the sister’s privates (private parts) and this got to us.
“They put fear in him so much so that, when you ask him, he might keep to himself and say, ‘they will kill me. This way, we didn’t know what to do. I considered removing him but reconsidered it since his sisters were still in the school.
“The new incident came to my knowledge on November 21 after the school called my wife to notify us that our son was in the school clinic, injured. My senior son, who was to make a London trip, came to see us in Warri.
“The next day, we sent a family friend to help pick up our son since he was the only person in Lagos and take him to the hospital. When he got there, he panicked, pointing out that he doubts it’s a football injury as the school claimed.
“He said the boy couldn’t stand because his waist was bent and swollen along with one side of his belly. His mouth was black. I asked, ‘Is this really a football injury?’ He was taken to my house in Lagos but couldn’t sleep at night.
“I asked my eldest to fly to Lagos on November 24, while I took a trip to Asaba, from where I’d also make for Lagos. On getting there, he screamed. ‘This is beyond football injury. Come to Lagos now,’ he told me over the phone.”
The bereaved father said Sylvester Junior only managed to sleep one hour when sedated and would wake up screaming in pain.
He said it was on Monday, when he was away for a government function, that Junior “opened up”.
Oromoni said Junior, before his death, revealed he neither played ball nor tripped as claimed.
He also alleged that the deceased stated that five boys had barged into his room, put off the lights, and beaten him up in the presence of other pupils.
“Junior said, ‘Mummy, I didn’t play ball; I didn’t fall.’ He jumped off his hostel bed. They kicked him, marched on his waist.
“Other students ran off. They threatened to kill them all if they spoke a word to the school staff. They warned Junior to say he sustained injuries while playing ball. They threatened him. If you ask the roommate, they’d all lie. They marched on his ribs and waist. All that pain for a 12-year-old.”
He said, before he could make a return trip to Warri towards facilitating Junior’s transfer to the teaching hospital, the boy drew his last breath.
Meanwhile, the principal of the school resisted the release of the deceased boy’s picture to the press.
Oromoni said she had premised her argument on the deceased being a minor.
He also said he looked forward to an autopsy, arguing that Dowen should be more concerned about going after the boys Junior had named as his assailants before death.
The boy’s father said: “They even released a press statement. Was the principal there when the boy played the said football game? Can they identify who he played with? Where was the housemaster when he was playing it? The woman too is confused. Clearly, she’s trying to protect the school’s image. But a mother of children wants to hide the truth?”
The family, on Thursday, petitioned Hakeem Odumosu, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
Another petition addressed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) will follow on Monday for a full-scale probe.
He said, “I won’t reveal the steps we’ve taken to seek justice. The parents of the boys are wealthy. They withdrew them. The school called the parents to pick their wards; interviewed them. Some of the parents are planning to fly the children out of the country.
“How can Dowen allow those boys to leave the school without informing the police? The boys are five in number: four are in SS2 while one is in SS1. When the result comes, Nigerians will know the truth.”
This December has definitely brought good tidings to Davido as he has signed a Deal with Wema Bank to be their brand ambassador.
The deal does not, however, come as a surprise as you would recall, Davido was visited by Wema Bank officials from Lagos while he was in Duba
The catalyst for the said meeting and the new deal would most likely be the fact that when Davido asked his friends for money which was at the end given to Charity, the funds were sent to a Wema Bank account, and that account raised over N200 million in less than four days.
Details emerging put it that, Davido received a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado as part of the deal.
These details were released in a series of tweets by a twitter user “@ManlikeIcey”. See his tweets below, further updates will be provided as the story unfolds.
OBO X @WEMABANK 📄❤️🖊 OFFICIAL ! PIC.TWITTER.COM/L1VTRHMNRG
— Davido (@davido) December 3, 2021
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Bolarinwa Babalakin, according to information, died on Saturday morning at the ripe age of 94.
A source close to the family said the late Justice passed on earlier today and will be buried at his Gbongan, Osun State, country home by 4 pm today in accordance with Islamic rites.
A devout Muslim, the late Justice Babalakin was an active member of the Muslim Association Of Nigeria, Ansarudeen Society.
He was also a former president of the Muslim Ummah of South-West Nigeria (MUSWEN).
He is survived by many children and grandchildren including Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN), Chairman, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd, Architect Tayo Babalakin among others.
Rev. Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has said that the Israeli authorities have agreed to look into the possibility of procuring a three-month group visa for Nigerian Pilgrims that would cover the pilgrimage period as against the two-week visa policy.
Rev. Pam also stressed that Nigerians visiting Israel for pilgrimage should be treated with respect and dignity like pilgrims from other countries.
The Executive Secretary met with the State Pilgrimage Leaders and Managers, comprising the State Chairmen and Secretaries of State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Boards and FCT, to chart a new course for the 2021 general pilgrimage to Israel, Jordan, and Rome on Friday in Abuja.
The Executive Secretary recently visited the State of Israel, met with the Israeli Minister of Tourism as well as with the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria.
The NCPC Chief Executive also informed the Pilgrimage leaders that the Israeli authorities are favorably disposed to commence direct flight from Nigeria to Tel-Aviv during the pilgrimage, promising that the activation of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and the State of Israel was discussed.
He hinted that Israel as a nation is taking the fight against the spread of COVID 19 seriously, hence it had shut its doors on 29th November 2021, to prevent entry into Israel by foreigners. The ban, according to him, “Is to prevent the spread of COVID 19 Omicron virus discovered in South Africa recently.”
The NCPC boss further informed that the Commission would embark on the State of Readiness visit to Israel and Jordan from 10th -17th January 2022 to ascertain the level of preparedness by the host country and also to inspect facilities at the Holy Sites and Hotels.
The Executive Secretary expressed his desire to commence a full sensitization visit to State Governors in order to canvass support and sponsorship of intending Pilgrims for the 2021 pilgrimage exercise.
It was unanimously agreed by the NCPC and the State Pilgrimage Leaders that the 2021 General Pilgrimage to Israel, Jordan, and Rome would commence in February 2022.
Most of the pilgrimage Leaders who spoke during the meeting commended the Executive Secretary for the positive outcome of his meeting with the Israeli authorities and promised to go back and commence strong advocacy and sensitization on the need for intending pilgrims to be fully vaccinated with the COVID 19 Vaccine.
He informed the State Pilgrimage Stakeholders that the meeting was very fruitful as it centered on the forthcoming 2021 pilgrimage exercise to Israel and the issue of COVID 19 protocols.
The NCPC boss said the Israeli Minister of Tourism was very eager to receive the Nigerian Pilgrims as soon as possible but with a caveat that the intending pilgrims from Nigeria would have to receive the first and second doses of the COVID 19 vaccine.
He added that Nigerian Pilgrims would also be subjected to 5-6 hour isolation until the result of the PCR test is released.
The meeting was held with strict compliance to the COVID 19 protocols and members who could not attend participated and contributed virtually.
