The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande has said that he would not advise Nigerians on the current severe hardships being faced on all fronts as a result of the removal of the fuel subsidy because he is not in government.

Recall that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s removal of fuel subsidy in his Inauguration speech, the living conditions of Nigerians have started growing from bad to worst based among others  on the progressive increment of prices of PMS from  N185 per litre to N515 Per litre and now to N585 per litre and beyond.

Chief Bisi Akande spoke in Oro in Irepodun local government area of Kwara state on Saturday on the sideline of the reception organized by the Oro Community to honour the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture Alh Lai Mohammed for doing the community proud during his eight years in office.

Speaking with journalists in the private resident of the former minister on his advise to Nigerians based on the hardship they are currently facing, he said.

“I’m sorry,I’m not in the position to advise Nigerians because I’m not in government and I don’t want to make mistake. Only members of  government who are reading files that know a lot of things about the country can do that.im in a position like you and I will see it the way you will see it.”

He nevertheless extolled the virtues of the former minister particularly while he served under him as the Publicity Secretary of Alliance for Democracy (AD),Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)and All Progressives Congress (APC).

“He served Alh Muhammed Buhari for eight years that’s not my business because I wasn’t part of the government but while serving under me as the Publicity Secretary of the AD,ACN and APC I found him to be a diligent people’s servant.”he said.

“I know him to be a great man a very honest individual always willing to learn.He does his job according to rule  and I’m happy that he has such a wife that can allow his husband to move among others and be great so I’m happy.”The elder statesman enthused.

Chief Akande also urged the people of Oro to shun “Bad mouthing “syndrome and unite with whoever has the opportunity  to be great in order to reproduce many great sons like Alh Lai Mohammed.

“I want to advise  our people in Oro to be united because I know they belong to the minority in Kwara state due to the wickedness of the colonial masters who splitted the people of Igbomina and the Yoruba between the old western region and the old northern region.

“So today I can see my people being in minority also in Kwara state and I begin to say that our people must be united in everything they do.When they see anyone of them moving forward in a race they should support him and not say I think I can do it better and then begin to badmouth or pull down.

“The pull down syndrome must not be allowed among Oro people or Igbomina people so that they could produce many more of Lai Mohammed. ” he said.

In his his own remark,the former  minister Alh Lai Mohammed  said there  is no honor more valued than the one you are given by your own people.”

“Whatever might be their reasons for honouring me I can only thank them for the honour they have done to me its very rare not common because the common parlance is that a prophet is not honoured by his own people.”he added

Speaking on the current situation in Nigeria the former minister also declined comment.

“I am today Lai Mohammed,a private citizen like you,so what do I know about government?

He also declined comment about his trying period during the eight years as a minister saying this is not a forum for that,” there will still be fora that we’ll discuss that.

He however commended the people of Oro community for their religious tolerance that bound them together in unity and urged others to emulate them.

He said,” All over the world one of the greatest challenges humanity  is facing today is extremism and extremism could come through political groups or religious abuse and in most cases one overlap the other. For those of us familiar with Boko Haram insurgency it was purely intolerance and extremism on the part of some people and this is what I find unique about my community because my people always live in harmony in respective of your religion affiliation.”

Earlier, President of  Oro Community Prof Olabode Bojuwoye in his address said the ceremony was a well-deserved homecoming,” for our illustrious son Alh Lai Mohammed.”

“We thank him for his numerous services while in lagos state as Chief of staff then as National Publicity secretary of APC  then as Minister for eight years.

We are extremely happy at home because as they say charity begins at home.

His contributions to Oro community are immense and cannot be forgotten. “he added.

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who was represented by his Deputy Mr Kayode Alabi at the occasion also commended Alh Lai Mohammed for serving the nation meritoriously and make kwara state proud.

He urged politicians and other stakeholders to live in unity and peace among themselves so that the state can continue to witness development.

Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, will on Sunday depart Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St Petersburg, Russia.

Mr Olusola Abiola, Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.

Abiola stated that at the Rome event, Shettima would join other global leaders for the first Stocktaking Moment (STM) Summit themed “Transforming Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity,” holding from Monday, July 24 to Wednesday, July 26.

According to him, during the summit, Shettima would chair a high-level session themed “Innovative Financing for Food System Transformation: the Case of Nigeria”.

He added that the side event titled “Scaling up Multi Stakeholders Collaboration and Investment in the Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways in Nigeria.”

Abiola also said that the event is being organised in collaboration with the Rome-based UN Agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), as well as the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and wider UN system.

“Shettima will then proceed from Rome to St. Petersburg in Russia to represent the President at the Russia-Africa Summit scheduled from Wednesday, July 26 to Saturday, July 29.

“While in Russia, the Vice President will join other political and business leaders at the 2nd Russia–Africa Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum focused on strategising to enhance relations between Russia and the African continent, among other benefits.

“Also, Vice President Shettima will participate in bilateral meetings with representatives of relevant Russian senior government officials and business leaders to discuss relations between Russia and Nigeria,” he said.

According to him, Shettima, who will be accompanied by senior government officials from Ministries, Departments and Agencies, is expected back in the country at the end of the week.

Sholabomi Richard, a Nigerian woman, has made accusations against Dr. Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries.

She decried the unlawful arrest and detention of her husband, Ayotunde Richard, a gospel singer, by the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Alagbon, in Lagos State.

She lamented that some policemen came to their house at Eagle Estate in the Magboro area of Ogun State on Tuesday night to arrest her husband over an “issue that had been long resolved”.

Sholabomi, who took to her Facebook page to address her husband's followers accused the police of revisiting a petition written by one Opeyemi Emmanuel against her husband.

Meanwhile, according to her, “the issue has been settled at the highest level before now”.

She said,

Security operatives have been deployed to many of the worship centres in Osun State to ensure hitch-free worship following the threat of attack on Churches in the state.

A message emerged from an anonymous Facebook on Saturday threatening to attack churches during worship on Sunday thereby creating an apprehension in the state.

In most of the Churches visited on Sunday, armed police operatives were deployed to ensure security of lives and properties.

At St Benedict Catholic Church, Popo, Osogbo, Living Faith Church, State Headquarters, Osogbo, Cherubim and Seraphim, number one, Celestial Church, Ayetoro, police vehicles and arm wielding men were seen watching all around.

Similarly, at the entrance of many other churches, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, also mounted surveillance with a view to ensure peaceful service.

When contacted, Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said security has been deployed to several churches across the state since the threat emerged on Saturday.

“Across the state so far, there is no any report of any incident in all the churches and cooperation across security agencies helped put the situation under control”, she said.

Ele Peter, a Nigerian lady, has talked about her cheating neighbor.

She said she saw her neighbour in a hotel with another woman on his wife's birthday.

“I just saw my neighbor in a hotel with another woman and today is his wife’s birthday.

"He left the house early this morning as though he was rushing out for work, just to spend time with another woman on his wife’s birthday,” she tweeted on Saturday, July 22.

Goods worth millions of Naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak in the ATC area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital.

The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday.

No fewer than 10 shops were affected by the inferno, which started at about 3 a.m.

Gabriel Olayinka, Chief Executive Officer of Taraba News, a media outlet, who lost two shops, urged the government to come to their aid. He lamented that his goods, including stationery, were all burnt to ashes.

Aligning her weight to that of Olayinka, a female victim, who conducted our reporter around her burnt shop, said it would take several years to recover from the shock of the incident.

She urged the state governor and other well-to-do individuals and groups to come to the aid of all the affected persons, stating that ” for us to survive this tragedy, government and other well to do persons have to come to our rescue.”

Another victim, who claimed to have just stocked his shop with goods he purchased with bank loans, urged the government and the humanitarian ministry at the national level to come to their aid.

“I almost collapsed when I arrived here and saw that my shop and all the goods I borrowed money from the bank to purchase have all been engulfed by the fire,” he cried.

Although not officially confirmed, the inferno was said to have been caused by a surge after power supply was restored to the area.

Muhammadu Bashir Abdulai, the Nigerian comedian, who is popularly known as Father DMW, has gone down memory lane.

He narrated how he disguised as a woman to escape from his hometown, Maiduguri, Borno State, to Lagos to avoid being indoctrinated into the Boko Haram terrorist group.

He said the terrorists were on a rampage forcing and arming young men to join their group, but he escaped after disguising himself as a lady in a hijab.

Father DMW disclosed this in a recent interview with Vanzu TV.

The Instagram celebrity said the terrorists slaughtered any young man who refused to join the sect.

He said on getting to Lagos, he became a bike rider, and his fame came through famous singer, Davido, who he ran errands for.

Speaking in Pidgin English, he said, “Boko Haram dem go and kill everybody. Like me, if dem see me, they just give me gun, if I never follow them, they will now start to kill me.

“When they entered, I wear hijab like woman. Do make up, put Bosom s, y*nsh, everything to escape. Because if they know say you be man, if dem commot that hijab, no be shoot dem go shoot you o, na knife dem go cut you.”

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To avoid being indoctrinated into the Boko Haram terrorist group, Father DMW had to dress up as a woman to flee from Maiduguri to Lagos.

In Lekki Lagos, he became a commercial bike rider (okada man) and found himself running errands for Davido and team.
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Ali Nuhu, the popular Nigerian actor, has slammed Davido.

He berated Davido over the controversial video of the singer’s signee, Logos Olori’s new single ‘Jaye Lo.’

Recall that Davido attracted backlash after sharing a short clip of the music video which captured people praying and dancing in front of a mosque, on Twitter.

Reacting via his Instagram page, Nuhu said the act portrayed in the video was “totally unacceptable in Islam.”

The actor urged Davido to pull down the video and apologise to Muslims for “hurting” them.

He wrote, “I just came across the controversial video by @davido, as much we want to be creative in our various fields, we should learn to respect other people’s religion, culture and tradition.

“This is totally unacceptable in Islam. You should pull down that video and apologise for hurting the entire Muslim ummah.”

The mother of Sunday Adeyemo, the embattled Yoruba nation agitator, also known as Sunday Igboho has died.

Mrs Adeyemo died Saturday evening.

Igboho confirmed her demise in an Instagram post.

He said: “My heart is heavy. I do not want you to leave just yet. I’m left alone in this complicated world. Mama mi, who would I turn to? It’s hard for me to say goodbye.

“The cold hands of death took you. It wriggles out from its dark depths and snatched you away. Mama mi, this is too much for me to bear. Too much.”

Also, Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, confirmed the death in a tweet saying; “I can confirm today Saturday 22nd of July 2023 that Dr. Chief Sunday Adeyemo’s (aka Sunday Igboho) mother died.”

Igboho has been unable to leave Benin Republic since his arrest and arraignment in 2021.

An electrician, identified simply as Tajudeen, has reportedly killed himself at Ijebu Ode in Ogun State.

Sunday Punch learnt that Tajudeen hanged himself in his room at Sabo community on Friday.

While the reason for the act remains unknown, a Facebook platform, Ijebu Rewa, which posted the photograph of the deceased, said he lost his wife two years ago.

It stated, “The electrician lost his wife about two years ago. And his children are out of town.

The cause of his death is yet to be identified at the time of filing this report. Investigation has started to know the reasons for such deadly actions.”

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, declined response to the incident.

Kano State Hisba Command says it has arrested two people who were accused of trying to arrange same-sex marriage.

Hisba Commandant, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday.

He said in a viral video, two young men named Khalifa and Abubakar were seen trying to kiss each other during a party, which is suspected to be their engagement party.

The suspects, however, denied the allegation that the event was a birthday party and not a wedding ceremony as claimed.

According to one of the suspects khalifa, he organiaed the party for his birthday and his friend Abubakar gave him a cake in his mouth and followed it to his mouth.

Daurawa said the two suspects are in their custody and an investigation is ongoing.

A gang of 10 secondary school students in Ogun State reportedly attacked one of their teachers, who prevented them from cheating during the last third term examination.

The students of Isanbi Comprehensive High School, Ilisan-Remo, in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun, had waylaid the teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, on Tuesday.

It was gathered that Shonuga while invigilating the unified examination for the SS 1 Art class students, caught one of the boys, 18-year-old Ashimi Adebanjo, cheating, and he seized his paper.

A witness explained that after school hours, the student gathered somewhere, waylaid the teacher and beat him up at the school gate.

It was learnt that one of the boys, Kazeem Adelaja, allegedly hit a stick on Shonuga’s head while others were beating him.

Meanwhile, policemen from the Remo Division have arrested a sizeable number of the suspects.

Police spokesman, Omotola Odutola, confirmed the incident, saying Shonuga had formally reported the alleged assault at Remo Police Division while confirming the arrest of 10 suspects.

The State Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Felix Agbesanwa, frowned at the incident, insisting that “any student who raises his hand against his teacher should face the wrath of the law.”

Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, also condemned the students’ actions with a vow that the state government would not condone acts of indiscipline by learners across the state.

Police in Anambra have arrested a lone gunman, lurking around a popular hotel in Awka (name withheld).

It is speculated that the man may have trailed a guest to the hotel, hoping to strike once the guest is leaving. He is suspected to be a cultist, who was monitoring a member of a rival cult, with the aim of eliminating him.

The spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga said the man was seen lurking around the premises of the hotel, suspiciously when operatives who were on surveillance decided to accost him.

Ikenga said surveillance operatives observed the man prowling around the premises and decided to conduct a search on him.

“One English-made pistol and three rounds of live ammunition were recovered from him.

“The suspect gave his name as Akuchieani Echezona, a resident of Ifite Awka. He was quickly disarmed, arrested and taken into custody.”

Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has ordered State CID Awka to take over the case and investigate the source of the weapon as well as the gunman’s intention for going to a hotel armed.

He said the suspect will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of investigations.

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Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President Muhammadu Buhari, Aliko Dangote, serving and former governors were in Maiduguri on Saturday to grace the wedding of Gov. Babagana Zulum’s son, Mohammed.

The serving governors at the event included that of Lagos, Yobe, Kwara, Gombe, Bauchi, Katsina, Ogun, Jigawa and Niger.

Other dignitaries include National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Mohammed Indimi, Mele Kyari, Nasir El-Rufai, Abdullahi Ganduje, members of the National Assembly, and traditional rulers from within and outside Borno, led by the Shehu of Borno.

The marriage, at Maiduguri Central Mosque, was conducted by Chief Imam of Borno, Zanna Laisu.

Former President Buhari stood in as the groom’s representative.

A rare video of Nollywood actor, Sylvester Madu, also known as Shina Rambo has resurfaced online by another Nigerian lady, weeks after he went viral for selling Okrika clothes in a popular market in Enugu.

The Nigerian lady was identified as a TikTok user, @preciousgoldp6141 took to her page to share her experience after seeing Shina Rambo, in her church.

According to her, she was too shy to meet him but described him as “cute and humble”.

She said; “I saw Shina Rambo today in church, but I was shy to meet him. He was cute and humble fr. Omo, I was shy to take pics with him, cos he is with his wife but Shina is so humble and real.”

With videos going viral on social media, many fans of the actor have expressed their excitement and hope to see him in person.

@Ede_Blessing said: “New Haven branch Enugu, mehhn I miss my people oooh, is only Pastor Ikenna that is allowed to call him Shina Rambo.”

@Lily gold reacted: “Abeg nah only me see that woman in koi koi.”

@user8292967417418 commented: “Soo humble.”

@Annie reacted: “He’s very humble.”

@NENYE said: “Which state.”

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Two members of a kidnapping ring operating in the Anam axis of the Anambra West LGA of the Anambra State have been detained by the state Police command.

This was contained in a press release issued by DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokeswoman for the state police command, and made available to newsmen in Awka, the state capital.

Ikenga claimed that the arrest came as a result of a tip-off about a man named Chukwuebuka Esulo’s effort to sell a Mercedes Benz GLK Sports Utility Vehicle, which was later discovered to belong to a kidnapping victim.

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Ikenga said efforts were ongoing to arrest fleeing members of the gang and recover their weapons, while CP Aderemi Adeoye commended all personnel involved in the arrest.

Thousands of Muslims and Christians in Maiduguri trooped out en masse on Friday to pray for peace and steady rainfall in Borno.

Gistmania reports that while the Muslim faithful observed the prayer in their respective Mosques yesterday, the Christians from different denominations gathered at First Baptist Church, Maiduguri, for the prayers.

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai El-Kanemi, and officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had on Thursday urged the faithful to pray for divine intervention over the shortage of rainfall.

The monarch also directed all district and village heads across the state to mobilise their subjects to support the needy, orphans, and disabled as part of the prayers.

He advised all parents to counsel their wards to desist from immoral behaviours, misconduct, social vices, and drug abuse, as well as urging all traders and business operators to fear Allah in conducting their lawful businesses.

In his words of exhortation during the prayer session for Christians at the Baptist Church, the state chairman of CAN, Most Rev John Bakeni, urged the faithful to seek God’s face and abide by His ways in their dealings for good tidings.

Also, the Bishop of Maiduguri Anglican Diocese, Rev Emmanuel Morris, prayed to God to grant the state peace and fruitful rainfall for a bumper harvest.

Two children have been killed as a fence collapsed on a building at Ishawo area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria during the day’s heavy downpour.

The fence collapsed on a building at 25, Ajao Street, CWC by Olainukan Bus Stop, Ishawo, Ikorodu.

Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident was not a collapsed building but a fence that collapsed on a building, trapping five people.

Oke-Osanyintolu said upon arrival at the incident scene, a single storey building (Hotel fence) at No 38 Community road was found to have collapsed on a three-bedroom flat (Bungalow) at no 25 Alao Street behind the hotel.

He said further investigation revealed that the said building fence was weakened by poor drainage resulting in its collapse on the house No 25 Alao Street.

“Two young boys aged seven years and nine years old boy named Gbolahan and Yinka Atolagbe lost their lives. They have since been buried according to Muslim rites.

“The Agency’s LRT, Lagos State Fire Service, LNSC, LABCA and the Community Excos are the responders at the incident scene.
“The building has been cordoned off by the Agency’s LRT to avoid secondary incident and handed over to LABCA. Operation concluded, LRT heading back to base,” he said.

Also, the South-West Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye noted that it was very unfortunate that the distress call was not properly channeled to those whose responsibility was to save the life of their children at the right time.

He added that the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, is presently on ground to assess the situation.

Six traditional rulers in Bauchi state have been dismissed from office for alleged participation in partisan politics in the 2023 general elections.

According to statement signed by the Acting Permanent Secretary of Local Government Service Commission Nasiru Ibrahim Dewu on behalf of the Chairman of the Commission, the royal fathers were sacked for involvement in partisan politics, misconduct, illegal forest reserve encroachment/felling of trees, misappropriation of public funds and insubordination.

Those affected include, Alhaji Aminu Muhammad Malami, District Head of Udubo, Alhaji Bashir Kabir Umar, District Head of Azare, Umar Omar, Village Head of Gadiya, and Umar Bani, Village Head of Tarmasuwa all in Katagum Emirate Council.

Also dismissed from Bauchi Emirate Council are: Bello Suleman, Village Head of Beni and Alhaji Yusuf Aliyu Badara, Village Head of Badara.

“The Local Government Service Commission has approved the dismissal of Six traditional rulers in Bauchi and Katagum Emirate Councils….. for involvement in Partisan Politics, Misconduct, Illegal Forest Reserve Encroachment/Falling of trees, Misappropriation of Public Funds and Insubordination, which is contrary to the Public Service Rules.

The dismissed traditional rulers are from Two Emirate Councils of Bauchi and Katagum which are the two leading Emirates in the state, the Emir of Bauchi is the Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers while that of Katagum is the Deputy Chairman.

The statement therefore directed the affected traditional rulers to handover to their Secretaries while the Emirate Councils are to appoint overseeing officers pending the appointment of substantive officers by the Commission.