Photos of the eight musicians brutally beaten on alleged order of Kebbi Governor's aide for criticising the Governor in their songs

Eight members of a local music group in Kebbi State were physically assaulted, following an alleged order from Governor Bagudu's Personal Assistant, Faruku Musa Yaro popularly known as Enabo.


They alleged victims are Kabiru Arzila, Musa Alle, Ayuba Ibrahim, Shamsu Attahiru, Bello Aljannare, Otono and others.


According to Sahara Reporters, the musicians were said to have incurred the wrath of the governor's aide after using satirical songs to criticise the administration of Gov. Bagudu.


One of the musicians, Arzila, reported that they were picked up at Abacha Hotel around 3:30am on Monday by ten "hoodlums" who broke the door and took them to the residence of Faruku Musa.


He admitted that they criticized the government through their songs because they felt it was their obligation as citizens of the state to condemn whatever is not right.


"It is true that we have criticised the government; as musicians of Kebbi State origin, we owe our people a duty to criticise bad governance and that's exactly what we did in one of our songs'' he told Sahara Reporters.

"We couldn't keep quiet while Governor Bagudu continues to ruin our state through bad governance.

"But we never believed they could resort to violence.

"We were at Abacha Hotel when some hoodlums came and broke the door and took us to the residence of Faruku Musa.

"In his living room, he ordered some hefty men to beat us until we disclosed who sponsored us to criticise the governor with our songs."In fact, he pulled out an AK47 rifle threatening to kill Bello Aljanare.


"Thereafter, he warned us never to malign either the governor or any official of the Kebbi State Government before we were released."

The victims are currently undergoing medical attention and treatment at the hospital.


Director-General of Kebbi Concern Citizens, a civil society organisation, Ibrahim Mohammed, confirmed visiting the victims in hospital.


Yaro however, declined to respond to the allegation when contacted by SaharaReporters.


See more photos of the victims below.

JR Smith's wife cries as she prays for her husband and his alleged mistress, "The Flash" actress Candice Patton, amid cheating rumours (video)

Jewel Harris Smith has reacted amid rumours that her husband NBA free agent JR Smith is having an affair with "The Flash" actress Candice Patton.



Despite the fact that he’s been married to his wife Jewel Harris Smith for three years, JR Smith has allegedly been dating "The Flash" actress Candice Patton since at least October. He was reportedly on IG live the other night with Patton’s dog and allegedly made mention of their relationship in a now-deleted video.



JR's wife heard the rumours and finally decided to react as a lot of people were sending her DMs.



In a video shared online, Jewel addressed the incident and went on to pray for her husband and for his alleged mistress.



"It’s a battle, it’s a hurdle," Jewel said in an emotional video she uploaded to her Instagram page. "It hurts, it’s unfortunate, but it is what it is."



She went on to pray for JR and her family. She prayed that God will heal JR.



"God, please help and heal my husband," Jewel prayed.



She also prayed that God will heal Candice for "seeking a married man."



She prayed: "And Candice... She's hurting. I pray, Father God, for Candice that you'll just mend her heart, Father God. For her to go out here and seek a married man. Father God, I just pray that you give her grace and mercy through all of this."



Watch the video below.

NDLEA arrests four drug merchants in Ondo State

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized and burnt over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and crops in six different camps raided by its operatives in Ondo and Edo states.



Haruna Gagara, NDLEA Commandant in Ondo State, told newsmen in Akure that his team also apprehended a notorious cannabis merchant, Ohimai Ayodele, 51, in Uzebba, suspected to be the mastermind of the killing of NDLEA personnel earlier this year.



“Ayodele’s men opened fire in an attempt to resist his arrest. Seven of our personnel got injured in the course of the incident and they are currently receiving treatment in the hospital,” said the narcotic chief.



Gagara further disclosed that the operatives also arrested a 66-year-old cannabis farmer in a deserted locality along Edo/Ondo border. He said that several cannabis nurseries and transplant farms were discovered and destroyed immediately while weapons were seized.



The state commandant said the patrol also invaded Ajobieye forest in Ute, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State in an operation that lasted about eight hours.


“This operation led to the burning of 1,225 bags of Cannabis Sativa, while 174.5 kilograms and samples of fresh plants were brought for prosecution purposes.

“I can assure Nigerians that the operation has caused a serious disruption in the drug market and has checked the likely influx of drugs during this Yuletide.

“The impact of the operation will be felt in the illicit drug market nationwide because about 80 per cent of cannabis market across the country obtain their cannabis supply from states touched by this operation.

“The agency is still awaiting drug merchants on the road to intercept cannabis shipments smuggled into the market. We will sustain the current effort,” the NDLEA chief said.

Gagara, who led the team, said the exercise, tagged “Operation Thunder Strike IV”, was launched by a joint task force comprising personnel of the agency from Oyo, Ekiti, Edo Ondo and Osun states and men of the Nigerian Army.



The commandant said the intelligence-driven operation led to the seizure of tonnes of cannabis already harvested and heaped for onward movement to the illicit drug markets. He said his team visited two communities, Uzebba and Hikin, which were notorious for the cultivation of cannabis in Owan Local Government Area of Edo State, bordering Ondo State.

Trump posts new poll/survey that shows he'll beat every Democrat if the elections happened today

US President Donald Trump has posted a new USA Today poll showing that he will beat his Democratic challengers Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg if the US Presidential elections were carried out today.



Could it be that the partisan impeachment proceedings currently going on against Trump, which Trump has constantly called a hoax is working in Trump's favour?



See the poll results below.

50 Cent continues to attack Oprah Winfrey for only producing documentaries on Black men accused of sexual assault

50 Cent has continued his attack on Oprah Winfrey following reports that she plans to interview Russell Simmon's accuser.



For days, 50 Cent has been calling out media mogul Oprah for granting interviews and producing documentaries that seem to implicate Black men who have been accused of sexual assault, whereas she doesn't do same for White men accused of sexual assault (read here).



Now, he has shared a photo of Oprah with her White male friends who were accused of sexual assault. He pointed out that Oprah turned a blind eye to the allegations against her white friends but is quick to grant interviews when it's her Black friends who are involved.



Sharing a photo collage of Oprah with George W. Bush, with Donald Trump, and Also Oprah with Harvey Weinstein, 50 Cent write: "My grand mother was such a big fan of Oprah that it felt like I made it when I did her show because she was so happy. I just want to know why this is playing out like this."

Man sentenced to two weeks in jail after being caught smoking on board an Air Peace flight

An Ogba Magistrate Court has sentenced a passenger caught smoking on board Air Peace flight P4 7558 from Sharjah to Lagos on December 11, to two weeks in prison.



The passenger who was accosted by the airline’s flight attendant Adewale Oyebade after being spotted smoking on board the flight, was however given an option of N200k fine after being found guilty of the act.



Stanley Olisa, the Corporate Communications Executive of Air Peace confirmed the incident and also disclosed that the act contravened a standing global aviation regulation of non-smoking in-flight.

JR Smith says a prayer of his own after his wife prayed for him and The Flash actress Candice Patton amid cheating rumours

JR Smith has taken to Instagram to say a short prayer after his wife Jewel Harris Smith said a prayer for him and his alleged mistress amid cheating rumours.



According to reports, NBS free agent JR Smith is having an affair with The Flash actress Candice Patton (read here).



His wife of three years found out about it and shared a video on Instagram where she broke down in tears as she prayed for her husband and his alleged mistress.



Soon after, JR took to his Instagram Stories to share a short prayer.



"No weapon formed against me..." he wrote.