Rap Star, Ice Prince, Arrested, Arraigned for Beating and Abducting Policeman Who Stopped Him for Driving Car Without Number Plates

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday morning arrested popular rapper, Henry Zamani, better known as Ice Prince, for alleged assault of a police officer who stopped him for driving without license plates.

Police spokesman in the statement, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a tweet, alleged that the rapper threatened to throw the officer into a river at the point of arrest.

The PPRO, who posted a photo of the rapper in handcuffs, said he will be arraigned today.

He tweeted, “At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station.

“He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned today.”

I Lied, No Gunmen Attacked Me, No One Was Kidnapped -Isaac Fayose tells police

The Police Command in Osun, said Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has confessed that he lied that he was attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state on Tuesday.

The command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday, said the report being circulated on social media was untrue as Fayose jnr. had given them the account of what happened.

He said: “It has come to the knowledge of the command the circulation of a report on social media indicating that Isaac Fayose narrowly escaped death by the whiskers from gunmen attacks along Ife-Ibadan highway on Monday.

“The command hereby wishes to inform all members of the public that no such incident was reported in any part of the state.

“Members of the public are hereby enjoined to report any complaints or incidences to the nearest police station, not on social media.”

The spokesperson said that the command had contacted Mr Isaac Fayose and he has narrated what really happened.

“Mr Fayose stated that while he was on transit from Ekiti to Lagos State, at a point after Asejire Dam, towards Ibadan, he saw some travelers making u-turn for fear of being attacked by presumed armed robbers.

”And in his own attempt to make a u-turn also, he had a minor accident.

“He stated further that, he did not see the purported kidnappers, neither was anyone injured nor abducted from the scene,”Opalola said.

She said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode, has urged members of the public to always verify the authenticity of whatever information they receive via the social media before circulating it.

She further advised residents to ensure that they make proper report of any incident to the nearest police station in the state.

They can also call the police on the following numbers: 08067788119 (PPRO Osun), 08039537995, 08123823981, 08075872433 (control room).

“Police in Osun, under the leadership of Olokode will not relent in their efforts to ensure that the citizens of the state and travelers are safe and their property secured,”she said. (NAN)

Zambia’s Moment of Restoration at Apostle Suleman’s ‘Mighty Turnaround Crusade’

The ‘Mighty Turnaround’ crusade held a few days ago by the famous Nigerian televangelist, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in the African city of Lusaka, Zambian capital, no doubt, pulled headlines both in the traditional media and the new media.

 

The number of participants looking for God’s love, it was gathered, ranged well above 50,000 with about 28,000 making decisions at the spot to accept Christ after the two-day life-restoring apostolic programme. Apostle Suleman is one of few Nigerian pastors whose overseas crusades have attracted this much audience and, sometimes, above. With Suleman’s super-effective teachings and prayers, believing Zambians experienced dramatic changes in their spiritual life with an estimated 10,000 youths delivered from joblessness and hard drugs use.

 

For the remarkable two days that the crusade lasted; Tuesday 23^rd and Wednesday 24^th of August 2022, Apostle Suleman earned special recognition among the Zambians with his specially gifted power of anointing and miraculous exploits. Ahead of the programme, the Servant of God paid a courtesy call, with his ministers, to the country’s president, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, where he prayed for the success of his government.

It is presently a world that is grappling with deep-seated emotional problems. Among the youths, dependence on psychotropic drugs use is on the rise, kidnapping and killings too while suicide rate is regularly increasing. Thus, within the space of one year, Apostle Suleman’s global crusade is believed to impact more than two million people of different age grades who receive miracles and deliverance from satanic bondage.

 

It was, indeed, a moment of restoration in Zambia given how God turned people’s stories around with the intervention of God in their lives bringing permanent end to challenges.

 

G-MATS Rallies Support for Bola Tinubu's Presidential Ambition

 

A political support group, Grassroots Movement for Asiwaju Tinubu and Shettima (G-MATS) has said that the combination of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sen Kashim Shettima is such that will redefine governance and place the country on a higher pedestal come 2023.

 

 

The group stated that the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen Kashim Shettima are not only time tested politicians but are also seasoned administrators who left behind worthwhile legacies of good governance when they both served as governors of Lagos and Borno State respectively.

 

 

Speaking with journalists at Abeokuta on Tuesday, a chieftain of the ruling party and one of the leaders of the group,  Omooba Adekunle Adebayo Ayoola revealed that G-MATS is all out to mobilise at least 10,000 votes per each of the 20 local government in Ogun State to ensure a landslide victory for Tinubu/Shettima presidency come 2023.

 

 

Omooba Adekunle Ayoola explained that "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a world-class leader. He is so passionate about making this country great, he has always been a political leader that is committed towards advancing cause of good governance, quality life for the people. 

 

 

 

"The prosperity of Lagos today, being the fifth largest economy of the world can't be taken away from the solid foundation he had laid for the State during his eight years governorship tenure. He is the type that is gifted with drafting highly talented and gifted Nigerians on board efforts to fix the country.

 

 

"Asiwaju is a champion of unity in diversity, he has the wealth of experience to stabilise this country and drive everyone across the different tribes to achieve the national goal. Luckily, his running mate, Sen Kashim Shettima is another redoubtable politician and leader from the north who was also fantastic with governance during his eight years as governor of Borno.

 

 

 

Adekunle stated that the group believes that a more prosperous Nigeria will emerge under the leadership of these two great Nigerians and astute administrators given their pedigree and love for the country.

 

Olawepo-Hashim: Presidential Candidates Must Not Divide Nigeria over 2023 Ambition

 A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC and former  Presidential  Candidate has warned political gladiators, especially the presidential candidates of the various political parties against further widening the existing gulf and divisions in the country in their race and ambition for 2023. 

[ al Olawepo-Hashim

 

 

In a release from his media office in Abuja on Sunday Olawepo-Hashim explained that in the quest for power by the candidates,  rather than addressing  issues that are germaine to our nationhood, the actors have been inflaming the passion of tribal and religious anger among the people.

 The supporters of the candidates, he added, are also driving  their campaigns and marketing of their candidates via intimidation, threat, disinformation and blackmail, without any word of caution from their principals. 

The Presidential Candidate of the People's Trust in the  2019 General  election recalled that "even before independence, Nigeria had a rich history of politics and political campaigns, which gave the electorates big opportunity to interrogate the candidates and party programmes before making informed choices and decisions.

 "Campaigns were built around issues which had been properly elucidated in the party's manifestoes.

"Parties were also held accountable for their programmes and the candidates toed  the line of the parties in their conducts and utterances."

According to him, "in the first Republic, the four dominant parties: the AG, the NPC, the NCNC and NEPU were distinct and original in form and deeds before the electorates.

"Ditto in the second Republic when we had the NPN, the UPN, the NPP, GNPP, PRP and the NAP which were known by their programmes and issues raised in their campaigns."

 He lamented that "what is however at play presently is sadly at variance with the good old days. While the country is presently held down by the demons of insecurity, energy/power, education and unemployment crisis, the parties and the political actors are dancing around these critical issues."

 He also maintained that "sadly  the North is currently being divided between Christians and  Muslims and not- Muslim -enough, while the South is been ripped apart by propaganda that pitch Christians of  the South West against their Muslim siblings;  on the one hand, Yorubas against the Ibos on the other hand as well as the old against the young."

 The parties he said, have lost their voices and supremacy to the rampaging candidates and their army of supporters.

 "The point is that there is danger ahead if this monster is not tamed. Our democracy faces the danger of been trapped by a self-inflicted convulsion which may damage the current fragile ethno-religious situation in the country," he added.

 Olawepo-Hashim argued that the "nation cannot afford to crash this democratic process on the altar of narrow self-interest by politicians who are merely on a mission of personal ambition and self-aggrandizement."

IBEDC, USAID Collaborate on Empowering Women in Power Sector

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) is collaborating with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote gender equality and empower women in the power sector.  The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this was the focus of ” IBEDC 2022 DISCO for Women Conference” held in Ibadan on Thursday.

The conference had the theme, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling”. Speaking at the event,Mr Kingsley Achife, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IBEDC, said that the power industry had long been seen as the domain of the male gender.

He said this was the reason for the terminologies used in the industry such as linesmen, draftsmen, among others. Achife, who was represented by Mr Iranola Ayodeji, Chief Business Transformation and Strategy Officer, IBEDC, said the company had changed the narrative by being the first Disco to adopt more gender-friendly nomenclatures such as lines worker.

He expressed the hope that other Discos will follow suit. “It is in view of this that IBEDC partnered with the USAID to push the engendering agenda across the power sector in Nigeria and beyond.

“IBEDC has established a team of employees nicknamed MANBASSADORS and trained by USAID, to engage the male and female gender from all walks of life to embrace the concept of gender equality.

“Yours truly has been appointed the MenEngage Champion.

“Furthermore, IBEDC has plans to improve the gender mix for female employees to at least 20 per cent in the short term and then scale up as time goes by,” Achife said.

He said that statistics had shown that, on average, women in leadership roles performed better than their male counterparts in strategic decision-making.

“The gut feeling and instinct that women are known for cannot be overshadowed by cold hard facts and figures that male managers tend to base their decision on,” the managing director said.

The Guest Speaker, Mrs Patricia Akinlotan, Executive Director, EZ 37 Solutions Ltd, said that the conference was about empowering women to rise above the limitations placed on them.

“Everything starts with you and if you remove the glass ceiling on your mind, you clear all obstacles, and you have intentional focus, then you see what others are not seeing.

“You can have access to information, because we live in a digital age and information is power,” Akinlotan said.

She enjoined the government to prioritise education for women, “because if you educate a woman, you train a generation”.

A gender equality advocate, 14-year-old Aline Shahimi, said “change starts from the house.

If you want a society where we are developed, and men and women are valued equally, then you must start from the home.

”

In her remarks, Ms Ehi Obaseki, Chief Human Resources Officer, IBEDC, said that gender equality had come to stay, adding that there was the need to change our thinking and the gender stereotypes.

“Women need to be more visible and step up to apply for jobs.

When we put out job adverts, we noticed men are quicker to apply than women, who have other considerations.

“Women need to break that glass ceiling, be visible and pursue careers, ” Obaseki said.

NAN reports that in 2015, USAID and IBEDC  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on engendering utility programmes.

This is a platform to infuse the needed diversity required to recruit, train, and empower more women into IBEDC workforce.

-NAN

Ogun Politician, Seye Odufejo's House of Assembly Bid Receives A Boost As ICG Pledges Support

Hon. Odufejo

 

The APC candidate for Ijebu East State Constituency today received members of Independent Support Group (ICG) for endorsement at his Ikija residence, Ijebu East Local Government.

 

 

The group expressed confidence in his capacity and ability to deliver the dividend of democracy to his constituent. The group believes his grassroots popularity is an added advantage for the party and will help the party to deliver for APC.

 

 

Speaking on behalf of the group, the local government coordinator, Alfa Taofiq Olaomopo Zadious, said the endorsement visitation became necessary as official campaign will soon kickstart. In his words, the APC candidate is the people's choice and most popular and as a result, ICG would work with Odufejo Michael Oluseye Oluomo to make the forthcoming election a success.

 

 

Candidate Odufejo Michael Oluwaseye Oluomo then thanked ICG for the endorsement visitation and assured them of his determination to work for the interest of the party and all the good people of Ijebu East State Constituency.

 

 

"I am committed to the good of Ijebu East State Constituency and her people as well the reelection bid of Governor Dapo Abiodun come 2023".

 

 

"The governor has done well and we needs the support of all and sundry to return this performing governor."

 

Odufejo, therefore, enjoined the good people of Ijebu East State Constituency and Ogun State to vote overwhelmingly for the APC candidates from top to bottom.

 

 

"On my part, I will partner all party leaders and stakeholders to deliver Ijebu East Local Government for the APC. You will recall that recently a meeting of the aspirant and myself was held where we resolved issues and agreed to making Ijebu East Local Government better than it currently is".

 

 

He then thanked all and promised not to fail his constituency.