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Saturday, September 23

Hate Preacher Who Encouraged Children As Young As 3 To 'Kill And Be Killed' For ISIS Faces Jail

A hate preacher who told children as young as three that martyrdom is the "supreme success" while encouraging support for ISIS at his charity-funded mosque is facing jail.

Iman Kamran Sabir Hussain, 40, asked Allah to "give the Islamic State the victory" during a sermon in Stoke-on-Trent during Ramadan .

His audiences included Asian men and young children aged between three and 15, according to an
undercover law enforcement officer named Qasim who recorded some of the meetings.

Toddlers could be heard babbling as Hussain talked about bullets, sword wounds and killing on one of the tapes.

He said: "What's the nature of life? That you are killed, that you kill and that you are killed. This is your part of the contract...to fight in the way of Allah, to kill and be killed.

"In return for this Allah will give you an everlasting life of pleasure."

Hussain also referred to an "eternal life of enjoyment" before claiming that martyrdom was "the supreme success".

Children's voices were also heard as Hussain referred to going before Allah on Judgement Day "with the bullet wounds and the sword wounds and you are raised in that situation with the blood still coming from your body".

Hussain was found guilty of six counts of encouraging terrorism and two counts of encouraging support of a proscribed organisation following an Old Bailey trial.

The court heard he was jailed for 14 months in 2008 for perverting the course of justice by intimidating jurors outside a trial he was due to give evidence in as a defence witness.

He stood in the dock wearing a skullcap as the jury announced their decision after nine hours and 44 minutes deliberation.

Hussain will be sentenced on September 28.

The Nigerian Army has declared itself victorious over the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which was recently declared a terrorist organisation. The Army made the declaration on Friday, September 22 in a statement by Colonel Sagir Musa, the deputy director public relations 82 Division.

The statement posted to PRNigeria read in part: “Despite the initial opposition to Exercise EGWU EKE II by the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB members and their sympathizers and unpatriotic elements, the general area of the South East especially Aba in Abia State is now fully
stabilized.

“The usual violent activities of the outlawed IPOB “National Guards” (manning check points and extorting money from traders and motorists) have now been checkmated. “Similarly, the outlawed IPOB group presence is no longer visible and people go about their normal businesses without fear, let or hindrance. “The 82 Division Nigerian Army wishes to reassure the public that it is poised to maintaining the peace and security in the entire South-Eastern Region.

“Members of the public are please requested to cooperate with security agencies by remaining law abiding and passing credible information to the nearest security check point or call 193 and the various Sector Commanders’ telephone numbers that were earlier made public.”

Premium Times reports that the Army’s declaration followed the conclusion of a one-day tour of the region by the chief of Army staff Tukur Buratai.

Faryal Makhdoom has taken down her pleas for forgiveness after estranged husband Amir Khan threw her apology back in her face.

The businesswoman, who is pregnant with the couple's second child, deleted the statement she'd posted on Twitter asking Amir to forgive her for her part in their split.

Yesterday, the boxing champ insisted their divorce would go ahead despite Faryal begging him to get back together with her for the sake of their children.

"Unfortunately it didn't work out between Me and Faryal and we are still going ahead with the
divorce. We are in good talking terms," he tweeted to his followers. Childish people, lol!

It's either Mr Eazi is drinking too much lately, or he is just doing this on purpose. First it was his Ghana-Naija tune, he claimed he started it, then the Jollof, then now London? Lol.

Mr Eazi in a new interview with MTV Base, says it was after he had his London concert, that African
artitses satrted finding their way there for concerts. He said;

I felt like ever since I came and did quite a lot in London, a lot of African artists have started coming to London.It's like London is the Afrobeat 101.

So I just feel like anyone can come and do a concert and it's shown I'm happy and a lot of artists have been able to come and do concerts but I personally feel like Afrobeats is what it is right now,it's a wave."

Slay Queen...

A black mother-of-three who gave birth to a pale-skinned red-headed child with piercing blue eyes has been left baffled.

Patience Chando, 36, who is of Zimbabwean heritage, and her white German partner Andreas Spillea, 49, welcomed four-month old baby Andrea Mariella into the world in April.

But now she can't take her daughter out in public without being stopped - but not just because of how
adorable she is.

The former office worker thought her daughter's creamy complexion would darken since her other
daughters - 15-year-old Faith and 17-year-old Lucricia - inherited her skin tone.

But instead, the mum-of-three said Andrea's blue eyes, striking auburn hair and milky skin is turning heads wherever they go in their hometown of Hanover, Germany.

Patience said: 'I couldn't believe it. Her skin was too white when she was born, I was sure it would tone down, which happens sometimes, but it hasn't.

'It wasn't until a few days after she was born I started to think: 'Hold on, her skin was white. I'm her biological mother and I'm black'.

'Every time we go out I get questioned or stopped for photographs. I'm running out of things to say to people. She's the centre of attraction.'

Doctors are equally stunned, raising concerns Andrea might have a skin disorder when she took her in for a routine check-up.
Patience added: 'My doctor was totally surprised. He even tested her for a skin disorder out of concern for how pale she was.

'My friends keep joking that a mother is out there looking for their baby, and one day they will find us.'
Patience, who conceived the Faith and Lucricia with her black former partner, moved to Hanover after meeting new partner Andreas in Zimbabwe.

She traced her ancestry but said there was no white heritage in her family.

However, geneticists have suggested this could be what lays behind the striking contrast to her daughter's skin tone.
Dr Bryce Mendelsohn, a medical geneticist at the University of California, said: 'People of African descent have traces of European in their ancestry, especially from populations with many geographic origins, so that could be the case here.

'The child is distinctly lighter than her mother, but of course there is another parent to consider. Children often resemble one parent more than the other.

'When we pass on our genes to our kids they can be skewed either way, it's what makes us unique.'
Martin Delatycki, clinical director of the Victorian Clinical Genetics Services in Australia said: 'If someone with dark skin procreates with someone of light skin, the child's skin colour will generally fall somewhere between them on the spectrum.

'There is not one gene for skin colour, and there are many complex genetic influences and subtle change that can impact the outcome.'

'If two dark-skinned people conceive a light skinned child, this would usually be due to a form of albinism, but this does not appear to be the case here judging by the child's hair and eye colour.'

The Police in Ebonyi State have arrested a man, aged 70 in Akpoha, Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi state for allegedly hypnotising and repeatedly raping a seven-year-old orphan.

The suspect, Simon Alobu, popularly known as Papa Eke was handed over to the police by the Family Law Centre, where the case was first reported by the victim’s relatives.

It was also learnt that the victim moved to her aunt’s home shortly after the death of her parents.

The suspect, who lives in the same compound with the girl and her aunt was reported to the centre by
the victim’s aunt who also alleged that the man had raped her when she was a little girl.

The alleged victim, who narrated her ordeal to journalists in Abakaliki , said the man raped her recently after she prepared food for him.

“The man said I should come and prepare food for him. After preparing the food, my brother who lives with me said he was not eating and left immediately.

“When my brother left and I was still eating, the man locked the door and carried me to his bed and raped me,” she said.

The suspect, it was also learnt, first raped the little girl in 2014 and since then has reportedly repeatedly raped her.

Her aunt, Martha Enya, said she started ‘suspecting’ after the young victim complained of severe pains in her private part.

But all efforts to make Favour name the culprit were not successful until recently when she revealed what happened.

According to the woman, she took the girl to Afikpo where the rape was confirmed but efforts to make her reveal the identity of the rapist failed as he (suspect) continued the act until this year.

“Favour confessed by herself and we went to the man and he agreed that he is the one raping Favour and that he has raped her five times”, she said.

She alleged that the suspect also mutilated Favour’s buttocks with a razor blade where he presumably applied some charms to prevent the girl from revealing his identity.

The suspect when quizzed confessed that he had carnal knowledge of the girl but added that he committed the act under the influence of alcohol.

The police spokesperson in the state, Loveth Odah, said the suspect is in police custody and will soon be arraigned in court.

The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Sadiq Bello, said the Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an illegal firearm fabricating factory in Shenagu village near Zuba, FCT.

The suspects are: Philip John, owner of the factory, Onyegabueze Okpara, supplier of ammunitions and Joseph Bulus, distributor of the arms.

Mr. Bello made the disclosure while briefing journalists on arrest by operatives of the command on Friday in Abuja.

He said that items recovered from the suspects include: locally fabricated revolver pistol cylinder,
four Dane guns, one double barrel gun, one single barrel gun, two calibre live cartridge and six Dane gun muzzles.

Others are: four single barrel muzzles, six barrel gun frame, two gun muzzle spring, one manual motor drill, one dice for retread and various implements used for manufacturing locally made weapons.

He said that during interrogation, Mr. John confessed to have been in the illicit business for 17 years and selling the fabricated single-barrel guns and Dane gun for N20,000 and N10,000 respectively.

The commissioner said that Mr. Okpara, who disguises as a bicycle spare parts dealer was arrested at Kaita market with the items which he concealed and sold to criminals.

He said that Mr. Okpara had been in the illicit deal since 1997, sells a pack containing 25 pieces of live cartridge for N12,000, while single cartridge goes for N500.

Mr. Bello said that Mr. Bulus, the major link, who connects the principal suspect, Mr. John, with potential buyers of the fabricated firearms, was arrested in Zuba.

He said that the suspects would be charged to court on conclusion of investigation.

Mr. Bello said that the command also arrested five armed robbery suspects at Apo roundabout and Kabusa areas of the FCT.

The suspects are: Hashiru Isiaka, 30, of Kuruduma, Umar Adamu, 20, of Area 1 Garki, Tukur Bala, 25, also of Area 1 Garki, Bashiru Mohhamed, 25, of Durumi and Benjamin Jatau, 29, of Kabusa.

He said that Mr. Jatau was arrested by operatives of the command on Sept. 15 during a stop and search at Dantata Bridge in Jabi.

Bello said items recovered from the suspect are: one revolver pistol with two rounds of live ammunition, one revolver pistol and one locally made pistol, Nokia cell phone, Indian hemp, charm and screw driver.

“The exhibits were discovered by the police during a search conducted on the bag the suspect was carrying while on transit from Jabi to Kabusa in a tricycle,” he said.

He said that the suspect, an ex-convict, confessed that the guns, which he bought for N50,000 was to be used for a major robbery operation around Kabusa and environs.

“The suspect and exhibits have been transferred to the command Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for discreet investigation and prosecution,” he said.

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All local government councils in North-eastern Nigeria have been liberated from the stronghold of the Boko Haram sect, the Nigerian Army has said.

The Army said this in a press statement signed by the Deputy Director, Public Relations of Operation Lafiya Dole, Onyema Nwachukwu, in response to a claim by top northern politician, Buba Galadima.

In an interview published in the Guardian newspaper of September 21, Mr. Galadima had said that there are 27 local governments in Borno State but not all are functioning because of the activities of
Boko Haram.

”At least seven of them (local councils) are still under the control of Boko Haram”, he said.
Reacting, however, the army refuted the statement saying it was an attempt to propagate falsehood and misinform the public on the true security situation in the North-east.

Listing its major operations in the region, the army noted that the perspective of Mr Galadima is that ”of one who is evidently detached from the realities of the counter-terrorism cum counter-insurgency operations in the North-east.”

Giving updates, the army said that Operation Lafiya Dole has resolved to carry out precursor operations that will lead to finally putting an end to the insurgency in the North-east.

It noted Boko Haram has been incapacitated by the army and remaining members of the sect are on their heels making it impossible for them to lay hold on any council.

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Hear them; Kylie Jenner's got the mom-to-be look down pat ... baggy pants, baggy shirt and food in hand, since she's now eating for 2.

Kylie hit up Malibu Wines Friday on the heels of our story that she's expecting with BF Travis Scott.

As you can see ... comfort was clearly her top priority.

As we reported, Kylie and Travis have been telling friends for several weeks now that they're going to have a baby. Travis even told a few friends they're having a girl. Oh TMZ...

Donald Trump says any NFL player who takes a knee during the National Anthem should be fired and referred to them as son's of bitches.

"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'get that son of a bitch off the field now. Out. Out. He's fired!'"

Trump made the comments at a rally in Alabama and though he never mentioned Colin Kaepernick by name it's clear he was referring to the unemployed QB, TMZ claims.

"The only thing you could do better is if you see it, even if it's just one player, leave the stadium. I
guarantee things will stop. Things will stop. Just pick up and leave. Pick up and leave. Not the same game anymore." Guessing there are several NFL players already talking about how to respond -- Sunday (today) should be interesting. Lol.

Tyga's either over Kylie or jealous another dude knocked her up or In massive denial.

TMZ got Kylie's ex yesterday on Rodeo Drive when their photog fired a slew of questions in his direction, all about the story TMZ broke earlier in the day that Kylie and Travis are havin' a baby!!!

Tyga's clearly underwhelmed, or at least that's the way he's presenting himself.

He just went blank and didn't give a precise answer.

Well... just ate a full plate of meal? Confused much!

Nollywood sweetheart, Kate Henshaw has spoken on how she has managed to remain young despite her age, crediting it to Dance and Exercises. She says they are the two things she loves doing especially dancing as it makes her always happy. And a happy person is a younger person... Hear her;

“Music is the food of love and it is for the soul. If they are playing good music anywhere and you refuse to dance, then you are evil. I mean when everyone around you is on their feet, sweating it out on the dance floor and you remain on your seat, are you the devil? Music is from the heart and since I
choose to be happy, anywhere they play good music, I start to dance. That is the secret of my happiness and that is what makes me look young. I am happy all the time.”

Also known to be a fitness enthusiast, Kate revealed that ever since she discovered the benefits of exercising about seven years ago, she has not visited a hospital in five years.

“I began to really do exercises about seven years ago and the benefits are just numerous. I can see the changes in my body and my health is great. I have not been to the hospital in five years. Before I began to exercise, I used to have malaria, fever or typhoid almost every month but I have not been to the hospital for anything and I know it is because of the exercise and the fact that I decided to choose a healthy lifestyle. The more you exercise your body, the stronger you get. I keep pushing my limits at the gym because that is what I am supposed to do. Athletes and people who cherish their health never stop training, they keep going,” said the actress.

Facebook created a workplace where employees openly mocked a guy for being as ancient as - wait for it - 50 years old ... at least according to the ex-worker who's suing.

Gary Glouner says he worked under the Facebook umbrella for 2 years, and during that time was the butt of many ageist jokes. According to the docs, the age cracks included:

- "Old people shouldn't be working at Facebook; they just don't relate"
- "Old people are just creepy"

- "Old people don't belong at Facebook"

Glouner says Mark Zuckerberg himself made public comments in 2007 where he said, "Young people are just smarter." He adds ... the ageism was institutional because during an HR presentation they displayed a chart highlighting the low energy of employees in their 50s.

Worst of all, he says his co-workers in their 20s and 30s always got cake and group celebrations, while he got bupkis. Glouner also claims his boss told him they didn't want to embarrass him by highlighting his advanced age.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday stressed that the country should not be allowed to undergo another civil war. This came as the body also reinstated that Ndigbo are not interested in secession but equity and fairness from leaders of the country.

This is even as Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, yesterday, told sponsors of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to have a rethink.

Speaking when he led leaders of Ohanaeze on a courtesy visit to Governor Aminu Waziri at the Government House, yesterday, President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, said
although Nigeria was in trying times, the cohesion that existed over the years was worthy of being maintained.

“Yes, our country is going through a trying period but we should not under any circumstances experience another civil war. We should not allow personal emotions to undermine our national unity,” he said.

Mr. Nwodo who said the visit was at the instance of the South-East governors, assured of their cooperation for peaceful coexistence among the ethnic nationalities in the country. He commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad, for portraying himself as a father in the ongoing ethnic tensions by stating that "whoever wants to attack the Igbo, should attack him first."

“In the same vein, I came with the assurances of South-East governors that any Igbo who wants to kill a northerner, should first kill them.”

Responding, Governor Tambuwal observed that those looking for trouble lacked other ways of channeling their grievances.

“The recent quagmire is an act of people that do not understand any other way of channeling their grievances other than the way they have chosen."

“I assure you that we are at peace with each other and we shall continue to be because you cannot worship God or do business without peace,” he said.

Lol, more photos below...

Jay-Z has no respect for President Trump but is holding out hope for the future.

The famous rapper, who supported Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election, told BBC on Friday that black people have been through so much more than Trump and that this presidency is a joke.

"I believe that we are resilient, especially us as black people and especially the culture. We've been through so much more than this guy," he said in an interview with BBC Radio 1. "This guy, I'm
looking at him like, man, this is a joke, with all — I can't even say with all due respect — with all disrespect."

The “4:44” rapper went on to say that Trump is not a “sophisticated man” — particularly pointing out the ideas that everyone is free.

Following intelligence reports, the Federal Government has located a slush account in Paris to which some Nigerians have made huge deposits in support of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

It has also uncovered how some IPOB members have invaded Nigerian embassies in Hong Kong and Spain and created some scenes in the last 72 hours.

The development, security sources said, was an indication of the desperation of IPOB and the justification for the proscription of the organisation.
But the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Denys Gauer on Friday met with the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.

Although the outcome of the meeting between the two leaders was kept under wraps, Gauer was said to have reassured the Federal Government that France would not support any terrorist group.

It was learnt that the French government promised to take action as soon as the IPOB’s slush account was known to it.

A top security source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Intelligence gathering has led to the discovery of an account in Paris into which some Nigerians in the Diaspora remit funds to support IPOB.

“From the said account, funds were being drawn for the activities of IPOB at home and abroad. The relevant security agencies did a thorough job and provided incontrovertible evidence on the basis of which the government proscribed the terrorist organisation.

“These Nigerians in the Diaspora are using France as a clearing house.
“Investigations also confirmed inflows into the account from Holland, Hungary, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Turkey, Singapore and other parts of Europe.
“In fact, a football tournament was recently organised in Senegal to raise funds for IPOB.
“As a matter of fact, the account is being used to get money from a lot of people in the Diaspora.

“What many Nigerians did not know is that the Minister of Information and Culture was talking on the basis of credible intelligence report.”

Responding to a question, the source added: “With cooperation by the international community, especially relevant countries, we will soon get the list of all the people remitting funds into the account in Paris.”

But the government was also concerned that IPOB members were becoming desperate after the clampdown on the terrorist group.

The source said: “IPOB members are becoming desperate in the last 72 hours. About two days ago, some members of the terrorist group breezed into our Embassy in Hong Kong under the pretence of renewing their passports but ended up staging a protest.

“The IPOB members also demonstrated at our embassy in Spain a few days ago.”
At press time, the details of the session between the French Ambassador and the Minister of Information and Culture were yet to be formally released.
But a source said: “The Ambassador actually told the minister that France would never condone the activities of any terrorist group, including IPOB.

“He recalled that France has always been at the receiving end of terrorists and so cannot under any circumstances back IPOB.

“He restated the determination of the French government to support any policy or initiative which will strengthen Nigeria’s unity.

“He actually made it known that his government will not back secessionist agitation in this country.”
On the account in Paris, the Ambassador was said to have told the minister that France was “not aware of the account, but Nigeria should make a formal report.”
The source said the minister also reiterated that he “never said that France was supporting IPOB, because there is a robust relationship between France and Nigeria.

“We can never accuse France of collaborating with terrorists, because it has been assisting us in tackling Boko Haram insurgency.

“France played a major role in setting up and managing the operation of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

Source: The Nation

Eedris Abdulkareem is at it again! This time he took a swipe at 2face saying 2baba neglected his old friends especially Black Face. He really said bad words to him, but Eedris isn't current about the state of their friendship. The Black Face he's fighting for has said he doesn't need the help of 2face and acts rich. To him, 2face will meet him in court over an alleged copy right issue... have you all forgotten? And never accused the singer of not giving him money in all his rants cus he is also rich!

What Eedris says after the cut. These GoldmyneTv people are just cutting the interview bit by bit,
Wehdone o, wehdone, lol.

According to Eedris, 2face needs to forget whatever blackface did to him and render help to him.

''You must be stupid, you are my friend but i no send you.

Because your name na 2face that means your life is two, one here and there.

I don already know u tey tey that how fake u are.you are two person.

But that your friend will have problem and you will not forget about what he has done to you and see it from the aspect that God is trying use u and see wassup with you

Show your brother love he needs you because na blackface bring you, na him form the Plantashun Boyz. Na blackface na him write most of the songs.

That enough is for you to use your head and say omo na my brother be dis no matter how it is i have to keep it real...''

The Kebbi State Government on Friday said it had recorded 656 suspected cases of measles in 21 local government areas of the state.

The Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care and Development Agency, Mannir Jega, who described the figure as alarming, said it was largely due to refusal of residents to go for routine immunisation.

The executive secretary said at a news briefing in Birnin Kebbi, that the state had recorded poor
coverage due to low turnout for routine immunizations in previous campaigns in 2016.

Harare International Airport would be renamed after President Robert Mugabe with effect from November 2017, a cabinet minister said on Friday.

Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister, Joram Gumbo, told state media that the airport would be renamed Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport after the International Civil Aviation Organisation approved the proposed change of names.

“The International Civil Aviation Organisation has approved the change of name. The process has
started and by end of November we will have renamed it,’’ Gumbo said.

This would be the second time in post-independent Zimbabwe that an airport has been named after a person.

WATCH: Nigerian Man Videos His Baby Mama Harassing His Mother In U.S, & She Sets Him Up

Nigerian man videos his babymama harassing his Mother in the U.S then she tries to set him up Claiming he was beating Her.

The leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has challenged the court order proscribing his group and declaring it a terrorist group.

In a statement on Friday, Mr. Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, said the motion challenging Wednesday’s court order was filed on Friday.

According to the motion, dated September 21, Mr. Ejiofor argued that IPOB is a non-violent organisation; therefore the decision of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to issue an order,
based on a motion made ex-parte, was illegal.

A motion ex-parte is a motion heard by the court without the presence of the other party/ parties.

The lawyer added that his client, whose whereabouts has been unknown since the violent crisis in Abia started two weeks ago, was not allowed fair hearing and that the court lacked the jurisdiction to grant such an order.

The Nigerian government on Wednesday obtained an order of court, affirming the declaration of IPOB as a terror group.

The group, which seeks an independent country of Biafra, has been accused of killing and intimidating civilians and security operatives.

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The traditional wedding ceremony between BankyW and Adesua Etomi is set to hold in November, 2017, on the 19th precisely and it will take place in Lagos. Already the Aso-ebi is out and it is strictly by invitation.

Kylie Jenner is reported to be 'pregnant' with Travis Scott's baby. The 20-year-old lip kit mogul and her rapper boyfriend have been 'telling her friends' about the news, according to TMZ.

A source told the publication that Travis has been revealing to close pals 'how his life was going to change.'

Kylie, who has yet to respond to the rumours, took to SnapChat earlier in the day to share a picture
with a group of friends. The reality TV star wore a baggy black t-shirt and posed in the group with an arm over her stomach.

Kylie and Travis have been dating since April this year.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi's estranged wife, Queen Zaynab-Otiti Obanor was during the week pictured in New York for the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Queen Zaynab is a protector of the United Nations Population Fund, #UNFPA, an international development organisation that promotes women's, men's and children's right to health and equity, a
statement from her office says.

The Senator posted the photo few minutes ago on Instagram. God, always our last bus stop. Thank God for his faithfulness!

The Federal Government will be giving the French Government account details of the sponsors of terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.

The Nigerian Government had through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said that France was the headquarters of IPOB’s funding. But the European country on Thursday said it had no knowledge of IPOB’s presence in France.

But a very senior government official said the Federal Government had reached out to France, explaining that it did not accuse the country of being the sponsors of Biafra but that a large transfer of
funds were made regularly from France to IPOB in Nigeria.

It was learnt that the Federal Government had asked the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit and the Central Bank of Nigeria to compile the needed information on the sponsors and it hand it over to the French government.

The government will also write the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, which is tasked with the mandate of supervising, monitoring and regulating Designated Non-Financial Institutions as regards compliance to Nigeria’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.

The source, who pleaded anonymity because he was not authorised by the government to speak on the issue yet, said, “The French Government has reached out to us over the IPOB matter. It said we should give it account details and any other evidence showing that France was where the majority of the money was coming from.

“So, the government has accepted that challenge and we will be instructing the NFIU, SCUML and the CBN to hand over all the details of IPOB’s funding to us in one comprehensive report which will be submitted to the French Government.

“Since IPOB has been declared a terrorist organisation by a court in Nigeria, the French Government, which claims to be against Nigeria’s break-up, is expected to give us maximum cooperation.”

According to the government other countries from which IPOB also received huge cash inflows include: Turkey, Senegal, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and the United States.

The operative said reports would also be given to the aforementioned countries.

He added, “Before his arrest, Nnamdi Kanu had appealed to people of Igbo extraction in some of these countries to provide him with funds which would be used in buying weapons and bringing down the Nigerian Government.

“In a video, which has even gone viral on Youtube, Kanu said he needed guns. This is not hearsay.

“We will also be writing these countries informing them of the need to ensure that IPOB’s source of funding is traced and blocked.”

In a related development, the Federal Government has said that sponsors of the proscribed IPOB are now afraid.

It also said it had evidence that those sponsoring the organisation were those undergoing investigation or those that were politically disgruntled, but that it would not give out their names.

Mohammed stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday.

He said that discerning Nigerians would know those behind the funding of the organisation.

The minister had earlier accused corrupt and disgruntled politicians of being behind IPOB, adding that the plan of the sponsors was to return to power in 2019 with the intention to continue with the looting of the treasury.

However, the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, replied the minister and asked the government to name the sponsors.

But Mohammed said the claim by the PDP was not true, adding that only the guilty were afraid.

He said, “Only the guilty are afraid. We have said it. You don’t need rocket science to know that those who are facing investigations are those who don’t want the government to succeed.

“They hold on to any platform to derail the Federal Government. It is not when we release their names. We know those who are sponsoring IPOB belong to these two groups. These are those who are politically disgruntled and those who are treasury looters. So, it is not when we start mentioning names.”

The minister added that the government was already handling the issues surrounding the allegations he made against France and the United Kingdom.

While he alleged that France was the headquarters of IPOB and where its sponsors were based, he said that Radio Biafra was located in the United Kingdom.

Both countries have however denied the minister’s claim. Mohammed said that Nigeria was already handling the issue at the diplomatic level.

“It is a diplomatic matter and we are handling it at that level,” he said

Source: Vanguard

Cemetery Rejects Corpse Of Civil Servant Killed By Lightning In Ilorin

The management of llorin Muslim Cemetery, on Friday, rejected the corpse of a 47-year-old civil servant, Mr. Salami Adekunle, who was killed by lightening in Oro, lrepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Dr. Abubakar Aliagan, the Coordinator in charge of the cemetery, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in llorin.

According to him, the cemetery management unanimously rejected the burial of the deceased following an instruction that the corpse should not undergo the normal Islamic prayers and bath. Aliagan said while the deceased was described as a practising Muslim during his life time, Muslims
in his vicinity refused to accept that his death was an act of God.

He said the performance of traditional rituals on Adekunle’s corpse after his death was unacceptable to the management of the cemetery, adding that the burial of the deceased in the Muslim Cemetery must also be in line with Islamic tenets.

“If the late Salami will sleep in our Muslim cemetery, we have to do it in line with lslamic rites,’’ Aliagan said. Adekunle was on Thursday struck to death by lightening during a downpour. The deceased who hails from lnisa in Osun was, until his death, a staff of the Registry Department at the Kwara College of Education, Oro. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Adesola Adewoye, said the family of the deceased would meet and decide on the next line of action to take on the burial arrangement.

Source: Vanguard

North Korea could test a powerful nuclear weapon over the Pacific Ocean in response to US President Donald Trump's threats of military action, the country's foreign minister has warned.

Ri Yong Ho spoke to reporters in New York shortly after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an unprecedented televised statement, accusing Trump of being "mentally deranged."

The forceful rhetoric from Pyongyang came after Trump threatened to"totally destroy" North Korea in a speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Trump tweeted Friday that Kim was "obviously a madman" who would be "tested like never before."

In a rare direct statement delivered straight to camera, Kim said that Trump would "pay dearly" for the threats, and that North Korea "will consider with seriousness exercising of a corresponding, highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history."

"I am now thinking hard about what response he could have expected when he allowed such eccentric words to trip off his tongue," Kim said. "I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire."

Kim said Trump's comments were reflective of "mentally deranged behavior."

Hours later, Kim's foreign minister told reporters in New York that Pyongyang could launch a nuclear missile test in response. "This could probably mean the strongest hydrogen bomb test over the Pacific Ocean. Regarding which measures to take, I don't really know since it is what Kim Jong Un does," said Ri.

Japan's defense minister Itsunori Onodera said the country must ready itself for the sudden escalation in tensions and be prepared for a missile launch.

"We cannot deny the possibility it may fly over our country," Onodera said Thursday. Japan has been subject to two North Korean missile test flyovers in recent weeks.

In response, Trump said on Twitter: "Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn't mind killing or starving his people, will be tested like never before!"

First-person first?

The phrase "highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history" could be considered an escalation in the choice of language used, said Vipin Narang, a professor of political science at MIT and expert on deterrence and nuclear policy.

"This is clearly trying to coerce the US into playing ball," Narang told CNN.

In his first address to the United Nations as US President, Trump said that the US was ready to "totally destroy" North Korea if it was forced to defend its allies, a warning seen as unprecedented for a US president delivering an address to the world's leaders and top diplomats.

Responding to the speech, Kim said Trump's comments amounted to an insult. "I'd like to advise Trump to exercise prudence in selecting words and to be considerate of whom he speaks to when making a speech in front of the world," Kim said.

A handful of North Korea analysts believe Kim's response -- the first time he has ever released a first-person statement -- could show how personally the young leader took Trump's speech.

"This is unprecedented, as far as we can tell," Narang said. "It's written by him, it's signed by him ... He was clearly offended by the speech, and what concerns me most is the response he says he is considering."

"The message is chilling," Narang said.

Asked to respond to Kim's statement, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told CNN on Thursday night, "Not at this time."

North Korea was scheduled to speak at the UN General Assembly Friday night, but dropped off of its planned roster spot. The country could still get a slot at another time.

More sanctions

The White House, meanwhile, took the another step in its so-called "peaceful pressure" campaign to rein in Pyongyang's nuclear program, expanding sanctions on North Korea and those who do business with the country.

Though the majority of North Korea's imports come from China, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said "This action is directed at everyone" and the steps are "in no way specifically directed at China."

The executive order Trump inked just ahead of the lunch enhances Treasury Department authorities to target individuals who provide goods, services or technology to North Korea, Trump said. He said the order would also allow the US to identify new industries -- including textiles, fishing and manufacturing -- as potential targets for future actions.

Source: CNN

A pastor, Bernard Towoju, has said he cannot tolerate his wife’s ill nature and troubles alleging that his wife, Abosede, was in the habit of going naked to swear at him with her private part.

On Wednesday, he approached an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, seeking the dissolution of their marriage of 25 years.

“I cannot continue to make love with a woman who always swears for (at) me with her private part,” he said.

According to him, Abosede ”is stubborn, wayward and troublesome.” “She once came to my office to
fight me and tore my clothes in the presence of my colleagues. We fight on daily basis and hurt each other a lot.

“We always land in the police station after our fight, in fact, we are regular customers at the station”, he said.

The 53-year-old cleric also accused his wife of threatening his life.

“My wife always hits me with dangerous weapons whenever we are fighting. I had to run away from the house I built with my money 10 years ago to rent an apartment for safety.

“She chased me with cutlass, bottles and sticks; our neighbours can testify to that. I am afraid, I cannot sleep under the same roof with her with my two eyes closed”, he said.

He begged the court to dissolve the marriage, as he was no longer interested in the relationship.

In her defence, Abosede, however, accused her husband of calling her a witch.

“He said everywhere he went for a solution to his problems they always told him that I am behind his predicament.

“My hands are clean, I know nothing about his woes’’, said the wife.

“Bernard abandoned me and the children 10 years ago, I have been taking care of the children,” the 36-year-old fashion designer added.

The mother of four urged the court not to grant her husband’s request for the dissolution of the marriage, saying, “I still love him.”

The court’s president, Adegboyega Omilola, adjourned the case until October 31 for further hearing.

Romelu Lukaku has told Manchester United fans to ‘respect each other’ after an anti-discrimination group complained about a lewd terrace chant.

Kick It Out described a song, which makes reference to the size of Lukaku’s manhood, as ‘offensive and discriminatory’ with racist undertones in a letter to United earlier this week.

The Football Association has asked United to keep them informed of how they are combating the issue.

Lukaku broke his silence on Thursday in a message from the club’s official Twitter account.

‘Great backing since I joined United,’ the striker said. ‘Fans have meant well with their songs but let’s move on together. #respecteachother.’

United have a zero tolerance towards racism and were seeking advice after the chant's content came to light.

A small section of fans gave the song - to the tune of 'Made of Stone' by The Stone Roses - a short airing during Wednesday’s victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Cup.

It had also been heard from one corner of Old Trafford in games against Basle and Everton.

The club posted on social media ahead of the Burton game that 'action will be taken against any offensive behaviour'.

Stewards were briefed on the matter before the match and prepared to act where necessary. No arrests were made or complaints lodged to Greater Manchester Police.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk

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