The Chairman, Ika South Local Government, Engr. Jerry Ehiwarior, has congratulated the Special Adviser on Entrepreneural Development to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Dr. Donald Peterson, on his birth anniversary.
NPFL: Niger Tornadoes will overcome Rangers in Minna – Okoro
Niger Tornadoes midfielder, Victor Okoro is optimistic his team will secure maximum points against holders Rangers.
Yuletide: Ika Men in Brothers Across Nigeria, BAN, identify with The sick, less privileged people.
Ika Mirror
Members of Ika Men in BROTHERS ACROSS NIGERIA have identified with some select sick and less privileged persons in Ika Land by rendering them financial assistance.
Ooni’s Ex Wife Now On Hunger Strike In Agodi Prison ~Mother Laments
Ooni’s Ex Wife Now On Hunger Strike In Agodi Prison ~Mother Laments
Mrs Ogunseyi, who disclosed this in an interview with news platforms, noted that when she visited her daughter on Thursday at the custodial centre, she wasn’t feeling fine.
Gunmen Kill Catholic Church Priest In Anambra As Anglican Archbishop Remains With Abductors
Gunmen Kill Catholic Church Priest In Anambra As Anglican Archbishop Remains With Abductor
His death follows closely on the heels of the abduction of a 75-year-old retired Anglican Archbishop, Most Reverend Godwin Okpala, whose whereabouts remain unknown.
Wife Of Ika North East Chairman, Doris Odigwe Host Widows / Children
Patrick Gbuchanye
As a show of love during Christmas, the wife of the chairman of Ika North Local Government Area, Mrs Doris Odigwe, has identified widows in the council area with gifts of rice and groundnut oil.
I Watched My Mother, Father, Siblings Burn To Death,’ Says Victim Of Accidental Military Bombing
I Watched My Mother, Father, Siblings Burn To Death,’ Says Victim Of Accidental Military Bombing
Hauwa’u, a young girl, witnessed the devastating moment when her parents and three younger siblings were burned to death in an airstrike by the Nigerian military.
The deadly military strike on communities in Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, on Christmas Day, resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of property.
Arrest Obi Jackson, Abuja Palliative Organizers, The Way You Arrested Oni ex wife ~ Islamic Leader
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC has called for an equal treatment regarding the recent palliative distribution stampedes in Abuja, Anambra State and Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Executive Director of the organisation, Prof Ishaq Akintola, in a statement urged the Nigerian police to either arrest the organisers of the events in Abuja and Okija in Anambra State or release Oni’s ex-wife with those detained in Ibadan.
The group condemned the idea of different treatments for the same tragic incident in three different places, just as demanded the immediate and unconditional release of those arrested in Ibadan over the same disaster.
Our platform had reported that about 35 children died in a stampede during a children’s funfair in Ibadan, last week Wednesday.
This platform also reported that a similar incident occurred on Saturday during the distribution of rice and other palliatives at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, resulting in about 10 deaths.
It was also reported by our platform that at least about 20 residents of Okija community in Anambra State , especially women reportedly lost their lives during a stampede over rice palliative distribution by a business man, name Obi Jackson
The police command in Oyo, however, arrested Olori Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of Ooni of Ife, and seven others in connection with the stampede in Ibadan.
A Chief Magistrate, in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has also ordered the remand of three individuals which include the school’s principal, Mr Abdullahi Fasasi; the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat; and Silekunola, the estranged wife of Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ile Ife.
Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi, who presided over the case on Tuesday, ordered that the trio be remanded at the Agodi Correctional Centre on Tuesday.
The Islamic Leader, Prof Akintola said the Ibadan case should not be a scapegoat for the other incidents.
“MURIC is interested in knowing why it was only the organisers of the Ibadan event that were arrested while those in Abuja and Okija were allegedly left free.”
“We therefore demand the immediate and unconditional release of the organisers of the Ibadan event.”
“Queen Naomi Silekunola in particular is well known for her philanthropic activities and nobody in his or her right mind will assume that she deliberately planned a massacre.”
“By the same token, the arrest of the principal of Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, was quite unnecessary because the alumni of that school has confirmed that the venue was approved by the Oyo State Ministry of Education and not by the principal acting unilaterally.”
“The Obi Jackson Foundation led by Chief Ernest Obiejesi had good intentions as usual but things still went wrong. However, Anambra police did not haul him into detention the way Oyo police detained Queen Naomi and Mr Fasasi, the school principal,” Akintola said.
The MURIC boss also said there has been no report of arrests by the Abuja police formation over the palliative-induced stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, on Saturday, December 21, 2024.
He said, “The Nigeria Police has left many questions unanswered regarding its handling of the three tragic episodes. A stampede is a stampede. One should not be differentiated from the other. Ditto for the issue of deaths. Homo sapiens died in all the events, not goats, not dogs.”
“All the organisers should have been treated equally. But as things stand, it appears the sledgehammer descended on Ibadan organisers alone while Abuja and Okija merely vowed to investigate the calamities,” Akintola said.
“There is only one way to go, arrest the organisers of the Abuja and Okija events or set the Ibadan organisers free. The honourable thing the Oyo State Police Command can do is to set those detained free immediately and unconditionally while the state government sets up a panel to investigate the tragedy. The police should not blow hot and cold at the same time,” Akintola said.
Plane Crashes, Kills 105 Passengers On Christmas Day
Azerbaijan Airlines flight carrying 105 passengers and crew crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, erupting into a massive fireball upon impact.
The ill-fated plane was en route from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, when it reportedly encountered difficulties.
The aircraft went down while attempting an emergency landing, igniting upon contact with the ground. Thick black smoke billowed into the sky as flames engulfed the wreckage.
The Daily Mail reports that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Aktau, western Kazakhstan.
The aircraft, an Embraer E190AR with registration number 4K-AZ65, had 105 passengers and five crew members on board.
Earlier reports mistakenly indicated there were only 67 people aboard.
The plane burst into flames and broke apart upon landing. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that firefighters were battling the blaze at the crash site.
“Information about casualties is being clarified, but preliminary reports indicate there are survivors,” the ministry stated.
Kazakhstan’s Health Minister, Akmaral Alnazarova, reported that at least six people survived the crash but were in critical condition.
Another source suggested the number of survivors could be as high as 12.
The aircraft had issued a distress signal over the Caspian Sea at an altitude of 2,125 feet. Reports indicate the crash was caused by a collision with a bird, which led to a steering failure.
The plane was seen descending steeply with its nose pointed downward as it attempted to land.
Meanwhile, the flight had been rerouted from Grozny and Makhachkala, another Russian city, due to heavy fog.
According to Kazaeronavigatsiya, Kazakhstan’s air navigation service, the aircraft declared an emergency after the bird strike and loss of steering control.
At least 60 of the passengers were Russian nationals.
Grozny, the flight’s destination, is the capital of Chechnya, a region controlled by Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Recall that Chechnya frequently sends troops to support Russia’s war in Ukraine.
However, Azerbaijan Airlines has not yet issued a statement regarding the incident.
Delta Prophet Reveals God’s Purpose for Tinubu’s Government
Agboje Chuks
Prophet Patrick Ekwumnor, a popular Nigerian prophet based in Agbor and General Overseer of Transformation Ministries, has revealed that God allowed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assume office to humble many Nigerians.
