Nigeria will be safe when politicians stop using thugs — Governor Yahaya Bello

 

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has stated that Nigeria will become safe only when politicians stop using thugs for elections. 

 

Appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday December 23, Bello alleged that political thuggery was the norm in Kogi before he came into power but he has continously refused to play that kind of dangerous or unnecessary politics. 

 

The North-Central state Governor also averred that he has dealt with criminals irrespective of political affiliations by using the laws passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly and the existing security architecture. 

 

He said; 

 

“When I came on board, I inherited a state that was largely divided along several lines. For you to aspire to be anything politically in Kogi State then, you must have what we call ‘boys’ or thugs or touts and then use it to intimidate people during political dispensations.

“Once the political exercise is over, the so-called boys or thugs or foot soldiers would be abandoned and then left to themselves and by that, they breed into something else or a hydra-headed monster that you will not be able to curb at the end of the day. There are several history and intelligence to that across the country.

“But I refused to play that kind of dangerous or unnecessary politics when I came on board. My ascension to office is known to everybody in the world. I chose my path immediately and decided to deal with criminals irrespective of political affiliations by using the laws passed by the Kogi State House of Assembly and the existing security architecture.”

Kankara abduction: Such incident won’t happen again - IGP

 

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has assured residents of Katsina state that the recent abduction of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary school, Kankara, will never happen again in the state. 

 

Adamu made the promise before a closed-door meeting with the top echelon of the Nigerian Police Force especially those in charge of tactical operations as well as the Police High Command in Katsina.

 

The Special Adviser to Governor of Katsina state on security Ibrahim Katsina, the chairman of the state branch of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, Alhaji Manir Atiku, and other stakeholders were also present at the meeting. 

 

The police chief also revealed that the aim of meeting was to restrategise and come up with tactics that will not give bandits or criminals rooms to operate in the state at any time of the day and night.

 

He said; 

 

“The recent Kankara incident was unfortunate. I am in Katsina to ensure that such an incident will and shall never happen again.

“We are in Katsina today to ensure that the state is crime-free.

“Internal security is the job of the police. We should never give an opportunity to criminals to operate and we have resolved not to allow either bandits or any other criminals anytime to operate either in the morning, afternoon, or at night.

“That is why we are liaising with our partners including security agencies and other stakeholders like the Miyyetti Allah, not to allow bandits and other criminals to operate.”

Destiny's Child Michelle Williams loses dad

 

Michelle Williams has lost her dad and she took to Instagram to mourn him.

 

The former Destiny's Child group member said her dad fought ill health for 15 years and died peacefully on Sunday, Dec 20.

 

He was aged 68.

 

Below is her tribute to him.

 

"Broke men are just loyal because they can't afford other women" artist promoter James Atuma tells women dating broke men

 

Artist promoter James Atuma took to Instagram to tell women that broke men are loyal only because they cannot afford other women.

 

He said women dating broke men think their relationship is "genuine" because the man is not cheating on them with multiple women. He explained that this has nothing to do with loyalty and everything to do with the fact that the man can't afford more women.

 

He wrote: "Women who date broke men think their relationship is genuine,The guy is just loyal because he can’t afford other women."

 

'Not sure what good the “Fulani presidency” has done the country, including the north' Kingsley Moghalu writes

 

Kingsley Moghalu has stated that he is not sure what good the Fulani presidency has done for Nigeria and even the north.

 

The former Presidential candidate for the 2019 presidential elections, who ran under the Young Progressive Party (YPP), said this on Twitter while pointing out that it is wrong to emphasize "ethnic origin without the national context".

 

He began by saying that the phrase "Igbo presidency" is "problematic". He explained that we should speak instead of "a Nigerian President from the Southeast".

 

He then added: "Not sure what good the “Fulani presidency” has done the country, including the north. Emphasizing the ethnic origin without the national context is the wrong emphasis."

 

Olympic boxer who was accused of strangling his 25-year-old daughter to death has been extradited from Egypt to face trial in New York

 

An Egyptian boxer who represented his country in the Olympics has been extradited from Egypt back to New York to face charges after being accused of murdering his daughter on Staten Island 

 

Kabary Salem, 52, was indicted on November 5, for murdering his 25-year-old daughter Ola Salem in October 2019.

 

He fled the U.S. shortly after her body was found by a jogger in Staten Island's Bloomingdale Park.

The fully-clothed body was said to have been dragged through the woods some 30 feet, then covered in leaves.

 

In March he posted on Instagram: 'I miss you and love you rip my love ola Kabary Salem.'

 

According to The New York Post, officials of the New York Police Department's regional fugitive task force tracked him down on December 3 in Egypt, and brought him back to New York on Friday.

 

His daughter, who lived in Rosebank, was an advocate for Muslim women suffering from domestic violence through her volunteer work at the New York City-based Asiyah Women's Center, before her death. 

 

Kabary Salem, as a 24-years-old, fought for Egypt in the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona as a light-middleweight, online records show. Four years later, as a middleweight, he fought at the 1996 Atlanta summer Olympic games.

The boxer, dubbed “The Egyptian Magician,” then turned professional. He maintained a 23-5 record that spanned from 1997 to 2005, according to BoxRec.com, a site that tracks the careers of professional boxers.

He killed one opponent, Randie Carver, in the ring in Kansas City in September 1999 after repeatedly headbutting him.

 

Carver, who never regained consciousness after being knocked out in the 10th round, died two days later from blunt head trauma.

Aisha Buhari's aide denies report she has relocated to Dubai, says she only travelled for medical checkup

 

Kabiru Dodo, an aide to the first lady, Aisha Buhari, has dismissed reports making the rounds that the first lady has relocated to Dubai.

 

Recall that six days ago, a report by SaharaReporters claimed Mrs. Buhari has relocated to Dubai, hinging her decision to relocate on the ''insecurity in the statehouse''.

 

However, Kabiru Dodo, an aide to the first lady who spoke at a function in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital over the weekend, said the report making the rounds that the First Lady flew out of Nigeria as a result of insecurity is a lie and that Mrs. Buhari traveled out of the country for medical checkup.

 

“The First Lady traveled for her medical trip. She did not flee the country because of insecurity, she left her children, her husband and family in Nigeria, what people are saying is baseless and worth nothing to be considered. I want to tell the whole world that I do speak to her on daily basis and she is ready to return to the country as soon as she is done with the medical treatment abroad''he said