‘Heartland’ actor, Robert Cormier dead at age 33

Robert Cormier, who played Finn Cotter on the Canadian television series Heartland, has died at the age of 33.

Cormier died on Friday September 23, according to his obituary, though no details were revealed about his cause of death.

Following news of his death, UPtv, an American network that airs the CBC series, paid tribute to the rising star. ‘Robert Cormier, aka Heartland’s Finn, was an amazing talent, gone too soon. We are deeply saddened to learn of his passing.

Our sincere condolences go out to his friends, family, and co-workers,’ the network wrote, adding a dove emoji.

According to his IMDb biography, Cormier was born in Toronto, Canada, and he went on to become the first actor in his family.

After heading south to get a degree in Fire and Engineering Extension Services at Texas A&M.

He then attended a graduate program at Toronto’s York University in World Economics, but left before completing it to enroll in film school, which he graduated from.

‘We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Cormier. He was a beloved member of the Heartland cast the last two seasons,’ the post read.

‘On behalf of the Heartland cast and crew, our thoughts are with him and his family, who have asked for privacy during this difficult time.’ He is survived by his parents Robert and Lisa, and his sisters, Brittany, Krystal and Stephanie.

Heartland’s own Instagram account paid tribute to the late actor.

US court jails suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun for five years for fraud

Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for fraud by a US court.

Rufai had attempted to use stolen identities to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

According to the statement, Rufai admitted a long history of using stolen identities to defraud U.S. disaster programs, including aid for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and file fraudulent U.S. tax returns.

The 45-year-old convict who pleaded guilty to the charges in May, was said to have succeeded in defrauding 12 US agencies of $600,000 paid out into bank accounts controlled by him.

Rufai also defrauded the Small Business Administration (SBA) by attempting to obtain Economic Injury Disaster loans (EIDL) tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Between April 8, 2020, and June 26, 2020, he submitted 19 fraudulent EIDL applications.

SBA paid out $10,000 based on the applications. Between 2017 and 2020, Rufai attempted to obtain more than $1.7 million in IRS tax refunds by submitting 675 false claims. The IRS paid out $90,877 on these claims.

The largest amount of fraud was committed against the Washington State Employment Security Department, which paid out $350,763 in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims to accounts controlled by Rufai.

Rufai also submitted fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims in at least 17 other states.

From the plea agreement with the prosecution, Mr Rufai agreed to pay full restitution of $604,260 to the defrauded agencies.

The trial judge, Benjamin H. Settle reportedly said;

“The motivation was greed, unrestrained greed, and a callousness towards those who have suffered.”

Though Mr Rufai agreed to pay full restitution of $604,260 to the defrauded agencies as revealed in a plea agreement with the prosecution, the US Department of Justice said he “has not fully cooperated with efforts to identify and forfeit assets that could be used for restitution.”

“My father will be King so you better watch out” Prince George, 9, reportedly told classmates according to royal expert

Prince George knows he will one day be king and made this known in a cheeky comeback to a classmate who crossed him, a royal expert has claimed.

The eldest son of Prince William and Kate Middleton told his schoolmate that his father would be King and that they “better watch out”, according to royal author Katie Nicholl.

In her book The New Royals, Nicholl claimed George, 9, and his siblings, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, were being raised with an understanding of the monarchy and a “sense of duty”.

She added that while George has been told he will one day be monarch, the Prince and Princess of Wales are trying not to weigh him down with too much responsibilities too soon.

Nicholl wrote:

“They are raising their children, particularly Prince George, with an awareness of who he is and the role he will inherit, but they are keen not to weigh them down with a sense of duty.

“George understands he will one day be king and as a little boy sparred with friends at school, outdoing his peers with the killer line: ‘My dad will be king so you better watch out’.”

Russia to expel Japanese diplomat arrested by Putin’s secret police on suspicion of ‘spying on China’

The Russian government is planning to expel a detained Japanese diplomat who was reportedly caught ‘red-handed’ trying to buy state secrets and for spying on a ‘country in the Asia-Pacific region’.

Motoki Tatsunori, the Japanese Consul General in Vladivostok, was arrested for allegedly soliciting ‘restricted’ information about an unnamed country in the Asia-Pacific region – which is speculated to be China.

The FSB, the KGB´s successor agency, released a statement about the matter, accusing Tatsunori of gathering secret information on Russia and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.

The statement said:

‘A Japanese diplomat was detained red-handed while receiving, in exchange for financial reward, restricted information about Russia´s cooperation with another country in the Asia-Pacific region.’

The FSB also accused the diplomat of seeking out information on ‘the impact of Western sanctions’ on the surrounding Primoriye region, according to news agencies.

King Charles’ PR team faces axe in Buckingham Palace as up to 100 staff are warned of redundancy

King Charles’ entire press office at Clarence House have reportedly been told their jobs are at risk as a result of his move to Buckingham Palace.

According to Mail Online, they are among up to 100 distraught staff including those in research and finance sent letters in the past few days warning them of redundancy as a result of the former Prince of Wales’s accession to the throne.

The report said that they have previously been told that only a process of consultation would legally have to begin as a result of the Queen’s death.

Now dozens have been specifically told their jobs are under threat as the process of merging the King’s former household at Clarence House with the existing team at Buckingham Palace begins.

The move has left many employees, some of whom have worked for the royals for several decades, upset and concerned.

Palace sources said the potential redundancies were ‘sadly inevitable’ as a result of the change in reign.

Buckingham Palace, which employs more than 1,000 staff, is not affected as employees work for the sovereign.

The new Prince of Wales – Prince William – already has his own team in place at Kensington Palace, leaving the loyal Clarence House team caught between ‘a rock and a hard place’.

‘Unfortunately, the process of integration means that the roles at Clarence House, the household of the former Prince of Wales, are no longer required,’ a royal aide explained.

Senior officials say they are trying to find as many employees as they can new roles at Buckingham Palace, although they say they are ‘mindful of the head count’ at the tax payer-funded institution, and clearly not everyone can be accommodated.

Five people dead as typhoon Noru hits Philippines

Five people in the Philippines have been killed in a typhoon that has left homes flooded and millions without electricity.

According to Reuters, five rescue workers were washed away in flash floods while carrying out operations in the district of San Miguel, north of the capital Manila.

The district has been hit hard by Typhoon Noru, with some residents seen stranded on their roofs, while others walked through chest-high waters, attempting to pass on supplies.

The typhoon caused gusts of up to 240km/h (149mph) on Luzon, where more than half of the country’s 110 million population live.

Noru, first made landfall as a super typhoon, but later weakened on Sunday, September 25. It is expected to leave the Philippines by Monday evening, according to the country’s meteorological center.

“I think we may have gotten lucky, at least this time,” said Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos during a briefing on Monday.

“I think it’s clear from what we did these last two days is that, very, very important, is preparation,” he added.

“It’s not yet over. I think the point when we can stand down is when the majority of evacuees are already back in their homes,” he said.

Marcos also ordered that supplies be airlifted and clean-up equipment provided to communities that have been most affected.

Nigerian man detained in India prison for 9 years without trial

A Nigerian identified as Okowa Collins Chigozie, has been in custody in India for nine years without trial.

A Denmark-based Nigerian man, Ezike Samuel Buchi, who disclosed this via Twitter on Thursday, September 22, said Chigozie was arrested in April 2015 and detained in Kerala prison since then.

Ezike claimed that Chigozie did not commit any offence and appealed to the Indian Government to release him.

“I want to bring to the notice of the general public that this young Nigerian Okowa Collins Chigozie was arrested in India in April 2015 and has been kept in Kerala prison without any charge, statement, or justice.

I hereby appeal to the Indian govt to aid his release,” he wrote.

“Please help us sir, it’s getting 9 years since he has been in prison in Kerala, I beg @IndianExpress to publish this.

He has no offense, he appears to court without a file, he did nothing, his only offense was being a Nigerian” he added.

Shocking before and after photos of Ukranian soldier recently released in prisoner swap after four months in Russian captivity

The Ukranian Ministry of defence has released shocking photos showing the devastating condition of a Ukranian soldier captured by Russia.

Mykhailo Dianov, a Ukrainian soldier was released on Wednesday, September 21 by the Russian government after the UAE helped broker a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.

Before his capture, Mykhailo Dianov, helped defend the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

He trended in Ukraine after the release of a photo where he smiles despite the serious injury to his arm inside the Azovstal steelworks during the early stages of the war.

After four months in Russian prison, Diano said he did not receive any adequate medical help according to the Russian ministry of defence.

The Ukranian ministry of defence tweeted on Friday evening;

“Ukrainian soldier Mykhailo Dianov is among the fortunate ones: in contrast with some of his fellow POWs, he survived russian captivity. This is how russia “adheres” to the Geneva Conventions. This is how russia continues the shameful legacy of Nazism.”

Police arrest roadside mechanic who specializes in stealing vehicles in Niger state

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old mechanic, Mustapha Yusuf, who allegedly stole a customer’s vehicle in Minna.

Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Frieday, September 23, 2022, said the suspect confessed to have stolen other vehicles and sold them in Kaduna state.

“On 18/09/2022 at about 1530hrs, based on technical intelligence, Police operatives attached to Niger State Police Command’s Intelligence unit arrested one Mustapha Yusuf aged 33yrs ‘m’ of Barkin-Sale area of Minna,” the statement read.

“The suspect was trailed and arrested at a hotel in Gabasawa area of Kaduna State for being suspected to have stolen a vehicle in Minna.

“Recently, on 14/09/2022 at about 1750hrs, a complainant reported an incident of car theft at GRA Division, that on the same date at about 0900hrs, he parked his Toyota Pontiac Vibe vehicle with Reg. No. MNA 974 SK at Dutsen-Kura, by London street, Minna and when he returned afterwards, the vehicle was missing from where it was parked “Upon preliminary investigation, the said Mustapha Yusuf who is a road-side mechanic and has been responsible for the maintenance of the vehicle for the past four years, was suspected for the missing vehicle.

“The investigating team made a concerted effort to locate the suspect in Minna, but he was nowhere to be found.

He was finally apprehended in Kaduna State with the said vehicle after four days and during interrogation, he confessed that he stole the car from Dutsen-Kura and drove to Kaduna and Zamfara States to sell the vehicle, with the use of imitated key which he made from the original key.

“He further confessed that he had stolen a Honda Accord vehicle at F-lay out area of Minna few years back, and a Toyota RAV4 jeep from Barkin-Sale in the year 2019.

He said all the vehicles were taken to Kaduna for disposal.

“The suspect is still under investigation and he will be arraigned in court for prosecution as soon as investigation is concluded.” he added.

The PPRO advised members of the public to tread with caution and identify whom they entrust their property to for maintenance and other purposes to avoid being dispossessed of such property.”

Prince Harry snubbed dinner with Charles and William after Meghan was banned from joining family on day the Queen died

Prince Harry reportedly snubbed dinner with Charles and William at Balmoral after Meghan was banned from joining the family on the day Queen Elizabeth died.

The Sun exclusively reported that Harry, 38, had insisted his wife be there on September 8, but Charles phoned to say it was “not appropriate”.

This made him miss an RAF flight to Scotland with brother William and uncles Andrew and Edward.

After being told to make his own travel arrangement, Harry eventually landed at Aberdeen without Meghan at 6.35pm, minutes after the Queen’s death was announced to the world.

It was also reported that after he was driven into Balmoral 90 minutes later, he declined dinner at Birkhall, Charles’s home on the estate, with the new king, Queen Consort Camilla and William.

He went on to mourn with Edward, Sophie Wessex and Andrew, seven miles away at Balmoral Castle. A source told the publication;

“Harry was so busy trying to get Meghan to Balmoral and rowing with his family that he missed the flight.

“Charles has an open invitation for Harry to dine with him whenever he is in the country.

“But Harry was so furious that he refused to eat with his father and brother.“It was a massive snub. And he got out of Balmoral at the earliest opportunity to catch the first commercial flight back to London.

At 8am the next day Harry was seen being driven to a British Airways jet which set off for Heathrow at 9.45am.

He was then reunited with Meghan at Frogmore Cottage, Windsor.

Harry and Meghan flew home to California on Tuesday September 20, 24 hours after the family laid the Queen to rest.

Decomposed body of missing South African woman found under bed of neighbour who helped search for her

The decomposed body of a South African woman, was found under the bed of her neighbour who had been helping search for her.

33-year-old Annelise van Rooyen, had been missing since April 24, 2022 in Cape Town and was found on September 19.

The suspect, Jaun-Paul van der Westhuizen, 32, allegedly misled the family by saying he saw her in different places.

The decomposing body of the victim was found when the accused’s brother was looking for stolen items. For about five months the man allegedly attributed the sickening stench that his family and friends complained about to dead rats that he was struggling to find.

While speaking to cops, Van der Westhuizen allegedly incriminated his friends Florenzo Steyn, 31, and Marshall Baartman, 27.

They all appeared on a murder charge in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

The prosecutor read the docket in court: “The deceased went missing in April, and she was found on 19 September.

Her body was under the bed of accused number one. It was decomposed. Accused number one made an admission to the captain that the deceased went to his home with accused two and three to smoke.

He wanted to have sex with the deceased who tried to run; they strangled her and then put her under the bed.

The State has indicated that they are opposing bail for all accused. The victim’s mom, Marlene, 53, says:

“This man has been coming to home, I treated him like a son. He helped us with the search and he would come and tell me that he saw Annie in Wynberg and other places and all along he knew what he did The heartbroken mom says her daughter was last seen walking to a nearby shop.

“We had been everywhere looking for her and then on Monday when Jaun-Paul’s brother was looking for stolen items in his bungalow he found the body and called people,” she explains.

“We knew it was her because of the top she wore the last time I saw her. I picked her clothes that morning.

She was not wearing the tights and shoes she had on.” Marlene also tells the Daily Voice that her daughter was mentally challenged.

“She had a mind of a child, if you complimented her top, she would have taken it off.

Jaun-Paul took advantage of that and took her away from her 16-year-old son.

Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg had confirmed that cops are investigating a murder case.

Riverdale star, Ryan Grantham sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother

Former “Riverdale” actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first 14 years, after admitting to murdering his mother and also plotting to assassinate Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The 24-year-old actor was handed the sentence more than six months after he pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge for the March 2020 killing of his mother, Barbara Waite, 64, whom he shot in the back of the head as she played the piano.

Justice Kathleen Ker of British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver who passed the judgement, described the case as tragic, heartbreaking and “life-shattering”.

Prosecutors had recommended in a sentencing hearing earlier this year that Grantham receive a parole ineligibility up to 18 years.

The former actor’s legal team had suggested 12 years as a fair consequence. With around 30 credits on his resume, Grantham noticeably played Jeffrey Augustine on the fourth season of the soapy Riverdale in 2019.

While appearing briefly, the character had a pivotal role in the Archie comics-based show. Starting his career back in 2007, Grantham also appeared in the 2010 movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid, as well as stints on Supernatural, ‘iZombie’ and in ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’.

It was revealed in court that after the murder of his mother, Grantham took video of the body and confessed to the killing on-camera.

A day later, after carefully arranging the body in a semi-religious scene, Grantham hit the road. With ever changing intent, he at one point was going to try to kill Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, as he also wrote in a journal entered as evidence.

Grantham also considered committing a mass shooting at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University or on the iconic Lions Gate Bridge.

Thankfully, none of that came to pass and Grantham instead went to East Vancouver police station and surrendered. “I killed my mother,” he is reported to have bluntly declared to police at the front desk of the station.

During the sentencing, Ker called it a “saving grace” that Grantham had enough attachment to reality and comprehension not to commit an act of mass murder.

She noted that in the months leading up to his mother’s killing, Grantham was in a downward spiral, which saw him smoking weed and watching violent videos on the dark web while being plagued by thoughts of suicide and homicidal ideations.

Ker also said Grantham appeared truly remorseful. In June, he apologized for his actions, saying his mother did not deserve what he did to her.

Tyler Perry has revealed why he offered up his $18 million Beverly Hills home to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Tyler Perry has revealed why he offered up his $18 million Beverly Hills home to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to use as their personal residence after they quit the monarchy and moved to the US.

Back in 2020, after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they were moving away from royal duties and relocating to California.

The couple, along with their then-one-year-old son, Archie, spent a few months living in Tyler’s Beverly Hills mansion before they went on to purchase their own sprawling, $14.65 million estate in Montecito, California.

The American actor and producer, 53, has explained why he offered help to the couple, insisting that it was a ‘very difficult time for them’ and that he wanted to ‘support them’ in any way possible.

The filmmaker added that he was inspired by Harry and Meghan’s love, telling the Today show, ‘What I know about the two of them – and I wish the world knew – how much these two people love each other.

‘They found each other, out of all these odds against them finding each other, they found each other.

‘The love they have is really, really moving and I wanted to do anything I could to support them.’

He added of Meghan and Harry’s relationship:

‘If I don’t have that, what she and Harry have, I don’t want it. That’s really amazing.

‘During a recent interview with The Cut, Meghan, 41, spoke out about her bond with Tyler, explaining that he got in touch with her after she first wed Harry, 38, in 2018.

She explained that he told her that he was praying for her, and that he ‘understood’ the intense pressure she was under.

According to Meghan, Tyler also told her that if ever needed advice, she could reach out to him – so she did.

‘Sometimes, you can tell your life story to a stranger on a plane as opposed to some of the people that are closest to you,’ she told The Cut.

The eight bedroom Tuscan-style villa, which Tyler purchased in 2004 for $4.3 million, sits on 22 acres of land and comes with 24,000-square-feet of living space.

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Dogara and I will work against APC – Babachir Lawal

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, says he will be working with former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, against the Muslim-Muslim ticket of their party, APC.

Speaking on AriseTV on Wednesday, September 21, Babachir said northern Christian politicians are determined to kill the same faith ticket of the APC.

“The introduction of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC or same faith ticket is a wicked plan to further create divisions within the north.

We try as leaders of societies to live as brothers and sisters, but this demonic proposition just came out of the blues.

For all lovers of unity in this country, in the north in particular where we are most affected, this ticket must never succeed.

And we will make sure we defeat it in such a resounding manner that nobody in his right senses will ever think about it again at least in the near future for our political journey in Nigeria.

So we are set on it and we are determined to kill it( Muslim-Muslim ticket). Our people are mobilised, and our people are ready for the election.

I and Dogara alone aren’t the only ones involved in this. Indeed, we are leaders of groups of about 40 leading Christian politicians in the north.

We started work on this years back when we suspected that if a Muslim emerge from the south as the candidate for any of the political parties there is a risk of what has happened will happen.

So, while we plan that the same faith ticket of APC should fail, we also believe that we should align with one of the leading political parties that has the chance of wining.

Our strategy is we will not just waste our vote because we want to protest the same faith ticket of APC, we will like to partner with another group that is more sensible of the Nigerian situation and realised that Nigeria needs harmony, unity and peace.”

Russia releases 10 prisoners of war including 2 Americans and 5 British soldiers captured in Ukraine after Saudi Arabia mediation

Ten prisoners of war from countries including the United States and Britain have been released and transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of an exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the Gulf kingdom of Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday, September 21.

The release came following mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, “in continuation of [his] commitment to the humanitarian initiatives towards the Russian-Ukrainian crisis”, the Saudi foreign ministry said.

The prisoners of war includes five British nationals, two Americans, a Croatian, a Moroccan and a Swedish national, the ministry said in a statement, adding that a plane carrying the prisoners landed in the kingdom.

The Saudi statement said they had arrived from Russia and that Saudi authorities were “facilitating procedures for their safe return to their respective countries”.

However, British lawmaker Robert Jenrick said Aiden Aslin was among those released.

Aslin was captured earlier this year then sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), one of Russia’s proxies in eastern Ukraine.

Russia also released US citizens Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, according to Reuters .

The pair, both from Alabama, were captured in June while fighting in eastern Ukraine where they went to support Ukrainian troops resisting Russia’s invasion.

Both Ukrainian and Russian forces have captured hundreds of enemy fighters since the start of the conflict, with a handful of prisoner exchanges having taken place.

World Athletics ratifies Tobi Amusan’s 100m hurdles record

The World Athletics has ratified the women’s world 100m hurdles record set by Tobi Amusan at the 2022 World Championships.

This was disclosed on Tuesday September 20, in a statement published on the athletics body’s official website.

They also ratified the record times of two other athletes, Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin.

All records were set at the World Athletics Championships that took place in Oregon, the United States in July. The statement read,

“The world records set by Tobi Amusan, Mondo Duplantis, and Sydney McLaughlin at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 have been ratified.

“Amusan’s 12.12 in the women’s 100m hurdles semi finals, Duplantis’s 6.21m in the men’s pole vault final and McLaughlin’s 50.68 in the women’s 400m hurdles final are all now officially in the record books, as is the world U20 mark of 9.94 set by Letsile Tebogo in the men’s 100m heats.”

The 25-year-old Amusan took the world by storm when she ran a time of 12.12secs – shaving almost a tenth of a second off the previous world record held by American Keni Harrison (12.20secs) – in the semi-finals of the World Championships in Oregon, USA, before going on to win gold in the final at the Hayward Field stadium.

Mexico’s foreign minister slammed for sharing selfie of him and his wife at Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral

Mexico’s foreign minister is facing backlash in his home country after he shared a selfie of himself and his wife prior to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

Marcelo Ebrard posed alongside his wife, Rosalinda Bueso, as the couple smiled before he uploaded the picture to his Twitter account Monday evening, September 19.

‘At the State Funeral of HM (Her Majesty) Queen Elizabeth II,’ wrote Ebrard before he joined other world leaders at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England.

His tweet was labeled as tasteless and a lack of respect towards the Queen, who died September 8 after 70 years as the head of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.

‘I find it disrespectful to take selfies at a funeral,’ one person tweeted. Another user on the platform lashed out at Ebrard for not showing decency.

One follower said he displayed behavior that some vacationers tend to display when visiting The Tower of London.

‘Marcelo is the typical tourist who goes to bother the Beefeaters and the royal guards to see if they move,’ the user wrote.

‘He is the typical tourist who goes and wants to touch the Mona Lisa.

He is the typical tourist who puts the name of Mexico in the sewer. Thank you, I am honored by your visit.’

Trump mocks Biden for the 14th row seat he was given at the Queen’s funeral

Donald Trump has mocked Joe Biden for being given a seat on the 14th row at the Queen’s funeral and said if he were the president he would have been moved closer to the front of the audience.

The former President said on his social media platform – Truth Social – that it showed there is “no respect” for the United States anymore. He also insisted it was a good time for Biden to get to know “leaders of certain Third World Countries”.

In his first reaction to the funeral, Trump noted Biden’s position in Westminster Abbey behind the Polish president.

He wrote: “This is what’s happened to America in just two short years. No respect! However, a good time for our President to get to know the leaders of certain Third World countries.”

He added: “If I were president, they wouldn’t have sat me back there—and our Country would be much different than it is right now!”

He then quoted his own tweet and added: “In real estate, like in politics and life, location is everything.”

Dismissing Wike will be dangerous for PDP – Gov Ortom

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has warned the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to address the injustices meted out to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and other members of the party as ignoring Wike would be dangerous for the party at the polls.

Speaking at the Benue state government house on Monday, September 19, Governor Ortom said the leadership of the party has failed to deploy its internal mechanism and conflict management skills in handling the crisis.

“There is injustice that has been meted to my friend, Wike, because he stood for the party and supported it to the end.

The leadership of the party should do the needful to resolve the problem and not to shove people around as though they are not relevant.

Everyone is relevant and one vote can make you fail election. So, the leadership, at the national level, should do more.

Politics is interest and what is the interest of out state and our people. What do I tell my people in Benue?”

Governor Ortom cautioned the party at the national level not to relegate any member saying “If you dismiss us that you don’t need us, I believe that will be dangerous.

@I want the party to address the injustices so that as we move into election, we will work together and we will have no crisis.”

Policeman carried away on a stretcher after collapsing during Queen’s funeral

A police officer has been carried away on a stretcher after he fainted while on duty in London today, September 19, for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

The funeral for the late monarch is underway and dignitaries have arrived at the venue.

But there was a slight ruckus as an officer was carried out of the venue on a stretcher by Royal navy personnel and some of his police colleagues.

The police officer’s condition is currently not known.