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UAE includes six Nigerians on terror watch list

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet has included six Nigerians in its terror watch list in a new release on Monday.

In a resolution the Cabinet issued with the number 83 for 2021, 38 individuals and 15 entities were placed on the list of persons and organisations supporting terrorism.

According to the release, “the Resolution underscores the UAE’s commitment to target and dismantle networks that finance terrorism and its related activities.”

The UAE Resolution also “demands that regulatory authorities monitor and identify any individuals or entities affiliated with or associated with any financial, commercial or technical relationship and take the necessary measures according to the laws in force in the country in less than 24 hours.”

The six Nigerians included in the UAE terror watch list include Abdurrahaman Ado Musa who is number 27 on list.

Others are Salihu Yusuf Adamu, 28, Bashir Ali Yusuf, 29, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, 30, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, 31, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad, who made the list at number 32.

Top on the list is a national of the UAE and a terrorists figure who is also on the watch of the US and other international bodies, Ahmed Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed Alshaiba Alnuaimi.

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First International flights land in Kabul airport from Pakistan

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A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane from Islamabad, touched down in Kabul on Monday morning, following the withdrawal of US and allied troops from Afghanistan.

It marks the first flight to land in Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan since the chaotic final withdrawal of troops last month.

A statement by PIA spokesman, Abdullah Khan, said the service was a “special flight” to create “goodwill” with the people of Afghanistan and to “strengthen humanitarian efforts,” noting it was “not an aid flight” as wrongly speculated.

Khan said the Boeing 777 aircraft departed Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital city, at 6:45 a.m. local time after special arrangements had been made by Afghanistan’s civil aviation authorities and PIA’s staff.

Foreign journalists traveled into the Afghan capital on the flight while employees of the World Bank were brought back to Islamabad on the return leg, the spokesman said.

Last week, two Qatar Airways passenger planes, both carrying more than 100 foreign nationals, departed from Kabul and landed in Doha as the new Taliban regime begins a phased opening up to the outside world.

The flights signal that at least some foreign nationals who want to leave Afghanistan will be able to do so, following weeks of uncertainty, a Middle East security expert said while commending the PIA for the initiative.

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Biden is a disaster, I will have no choice but to rescue America in 2024 -Trump

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Former United States President Donald Trump, has described his successor, Joe Biden, as a “total disaster” and “an incompetent leader”.

He said he (Trump) would have no choice but to run for presidency in 2024 to save the country from collapse.

Trump, in an interview with Fox News aired on Monday, said the country is “getting to a point where we really have no choice” but for him to run for president again.

Asked about his plans for a potential White House bid in 2024, Trump said:

“I don’t think we’re going to have a choice. It is disgraceful.”

Trump went on to bill the Biden administration’s withdrawal of U.S. military assets from Afghanistan as the “greatest embarrassment in the history of our country.”

“When you look at Afghanistan and what happened, and the death for no reason, just for no reason,” Trump said, adding that military “parents – they want to speak with me – they don’t want to speak with Biden.”

“They’re just devastated. It is getting to a point where we really have no choice,” he added.

Trump went on to slam President Biden as “an incompetent person as the leader of our country” and called his administration “divisive.”

“They keep telling everyone how they want to get together, to be inclusive – they’re not inclusive. They are very, very dividing and divisive.”

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Armed groups recruiting, killing children in Niger -Amnesty Int’l

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Amnesty International (AI) has released a report indicating an increasing number of children being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso.

The report released on Monday, stated that the crisis has become so alarming that whole regions in the arid West African has become a disaster zone.

“In Niger’s Tillaberi region, an entire generation is growing up surrounded by death and destruction,” Matt Wells, AI’s Deputy Director for Crisis Response said in a statement.

Armed groups have repeatedly attacked schools and reserves, and are targeting children for recruitment,” he added in a statement.

Amnesty blamed the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and the al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), for causing the “devastating impact on children” in the region.

The 57-page report documented the impact on children of the conflict in Niger’s western Tillaberi, an area of 100,000 square kilometers (38,000 square miles) on the borders of Mali and Burkina Faso that is home to different ethnic groups such as Djerma, Fulani, Tuareg and Hausa.

According to the conflict tracking organization, ACLED, which was cited by Amnesty International, violence against civilians has led to 544 conflict-related deaths from January to July 23 this year, already exceeding the 397 people killed in the whole of 2020.

“Armed groups have killed more than 60 children in Niger’s tri-border area in 2021,” the report said, adding that the ISGS, which operates primarily on the border with Mali, appears responsible for most of the large-scale killing.

During the research for the report, Amnesty spoke to 16 boys who had narrowly survived ISGS attacks on their villages.

“We all are used to hearing gunshots and to seeing [dead] people layered on top of dead people,” one boy, age 13 or 14, said.

“We all are used to hearing gunshots and to seeing [dead] people layered on top of dead people,” one boy, age 13 or 14, said.

Another boy, who witnessed the killing of his 12-year-old friend Wahab in March, told the researchers:

“I think of Wahab and how he was killed. Sometimes, I have nightmares of being chased by people on motorbikes or seeing Wahab pleading with the attackers again,” he said.

“ISGS and JNIM have committed war crimes and other abuses in the conflict, including the murder of civilians and targeting of schools.

“Many children are experiencing trauma after witnessing deadly attacks on their villages.

“In some areas, women and girls have been barred from activities outside the home, and risk abduction or forced marriage to fighters,” the report said.

The Nigerien government and its international partners must urgently take action to monitor and prevent further abuses and protect the basic rights of all those affected by this deadly conflict — especially children,” Wells said.

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Nollywood Actress, Bimbo Oshin’s Husband, Dudu Heritage Slumps, Dies While Playing Golf.

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The socialite and entertainment promoter, Ola Ibironke popularly known as Dudu Heritage, husband of famous Nollywood actress, Bimbo Oshin, has died.

He died on Sunday evening.
It was learnt that he slumped and died while playing golf.

The deceased was the captain of the popular Ibadan Golf Club. He was also a music promoter, who was hailed by Fuji maestro, Abass Akande Obesere.

The Ibadan Golf Club has confirmed the death of Ibironke, who relocated from the United States to Nigeria many years ago to run his business.

According to a statement on Monday, the management said the club is in shock by “the sudden demise”.
“The flag will be hoisted at half-mast. Our prayers are with his family and members of this great club,” it read.

The golf course has been closed and all activities suspended until further notice.
The family said burial arrangements will announced in due course.

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Twins fall to their death from 10th floor while mum was live streaming on Facebook.

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Two-year-old twins have died after they fell from the 10th floor at a block of flats in Romania while their mother was live streaming on Facebook and a friend was looking after the siblings.

The death of the twins, a boy and a girl named Moise Cristian Petrice and Beatrice-Erica Petrice, took place on the night of August 11 in Ploiesti, a city in eastern Romania, around 35 miles from the capital Bucharest.

Police say the twins’ mother was streaming live on Facebook when she heard the sounds of ambulances, but she had no idea there was a problem at her house until a person knocked hard on the apartment door, at which moment the woman stopped the live stream.

However, speaking on Romanian chat show Access Direct on August 18, the mum Andreea Violeta Petrice and her friend, named only as Alina, had two very different versions of events, and they launched serious allegations at each other regarding what happened that night.

Andreea claimed she was sleeping in another room with her eldest son because he was extremely aggressive towards the twins. She said the twins were being watched by her friend Alina.
Andreea said she later went to check on the twins and discovered they were missing, noting that their usually tidy room was a complete mess with upturned furniture and nappies scattered all over the room.

The window was also open and Andreea accused her friend of being involved in the twins’ death, saying the mattress was off the bed and on the floor and that she does not think her two-year-old twins would have been able to remove it themselves.

Furthermore, according to Romanian news outlet Spy News, one of the twins, Beatrice, had a health problem that affected her right foot, making it impossible for her to walk properly, and it has been speculated that she would not have been able to climb on the table or on the bed on her own.

The mother also accused Alina of having taken illegal substances at the time of the tragic incident. Alina was taken to hospital where it was revealed that she had not taken any illegal drugs, according to Spy News.

The twins had celebrated their second birthday just one month before their untimely deaths.
Their heartbroken mum has reportedly been receiving psychiatric care after the tragic incident.

Telling her own side of the story, Alina claimed that Andreea was a careless mother.
Alina said that she took extremely good care of her friend’s kids, and that she even wanted to become a full-time nanny.

She said Andreea suggested she babysit the twins, adding that she looks after them so often her own children have become a secondary consideration.
The police investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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Yoruba Nation Agitators Protest Alongside UK Labour Party Leaders, Including Parliament Member, Jeremy Corbyn.

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The protest was held a few days ahead of a million man match scheduled to hold on Tuesday during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States.

Yoruba Nation agitators on Saturday stormed the streets of Liverpool, the United Kingdom to continue their demand for a separate nation.

The protest was held a few days ahead of a million man match scheduled to hold on Tuesday during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States.

The agitators also demanded the release of Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, who has been detained in Benin Republic since his arrest on July 19.

The protesters displayed various placards on which were written, “Self-determination is our right, not a crime, save us from Boko Haram”, “Stop the systematic genocide in Yorubaland”, “No Yoruba territory, no election in Nigeria 2023,” among other inscriptions.

The protest was held alongside another by some members of the UK Labour Party and others in an attempt to stop a controversial electronic arms fair from taking place.
The former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was also in attendance.

One of the party leaders said, “I was born in Nigeria, it is a country which was formed by British imperialism after the slave trade, and today, we continue to suffer over there at the wrong hands of arms sold from this part of the world and we have some campaigners here who have banners saying, ‘Boko Haram are terrorists, not bandits’, ‘Buhari must go’, ’Nigeria is bleeding’.

SaharaReporters revealed that the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS) vowed to go ahead with its planned one million march in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Separatist groups in the country under NINAS had earlier announced that they would hold a one million march to reiterate the demand for a referendum on self-determination and abolition of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

NINAS is an umbrella body of self-determination movements in the South-South, South-East, Middle Belt, and South-West (Ilana Omo Oodua).

The protest will be led by renowned Yoruba historian, Prof Banji Akintoye; a respected scholar, Yusuf Turaki; Secretary-General of NINAS, Tony Nnadi; pioneer Commissioner for Education in Osun State and National Chairman of Ilana Omo Oodua, Wale Adeniran, among others.

It was learnt that Nigerians in the diaspora from the South-East, South-South, South-West, and Middle Belt’s clans, living in the United States of America, are being mobilised to stand up for their indigenous nationalities.

Akintoye, during a recent interview said, “We want to show the world our plight so that we can see solutions. We can’t keep quiet. The mega rallies held in the South-West were a success, and it is not enough, but we need the world to understand our current plight.

“The Federal Government has tried to clamp down on our rallies, and some of the peaceful protesters were attacked, and some were arrested. We decided the rally that we’ve held at home is not enough, we need to go international.

“This rally is coming at a time the UN General Assembly is going to be meeting in New York. This rally will help in solidifying self-determination agitation.

“The rally is going to be an inclusive one, we’ve done the necessary… We’ve formed an alliance — NINAS — and we’ve agreed on the rally. We’ll have Yorubas, Igbos, Middle Belt, other regions at the rally.”

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Gunmen invade Kogi prison, free inmates, kill two soldiers

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The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 8, Lokoja, Ayuba Edeh, has confirmed the killing of two soldiers at a roadblock before the Kabba correctional centre, while over 100 inmates escaped when hoodlums invaded the facility overnight.

The soldiers were said to have mounted a routine checkpoint about 50 metres from the prison situated along the Lokoja- Okebukun-Kabba highway when the hoodlums came and rained bullets on them before invading the prison facility.

An eyewitness account on Monday morning said that the gunmen also sprayed bullets on an uncompleted building where the soldiers normally occupy before they broke into the correctional centre and released over 100 of the inmates.

The account said some of the correctional officers on guard were fatally injured, while one of the soldiers who made an attempt to flee was also hit in the leg.

A source also confirmed that three of the prisoners were rearrested at about 8.00 am on Monday beside Kudon hotel, Kabba, as they tried to board an Ilorin-bound vehicle.

Confirming the incident, Edeh said that the state Commissioner of Police and other heads of security agencies have swung into action to do an assessment of the cause of the invasion.

Our correspondent also learnt that the state controller of the correctional service, along with the state security adviser, Jerry Omodara, have gone to Kabba for an on-the-spot assessment.

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I don’t want to be a politician –Ighalo

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In an Instagram Live session monitored by PUNCH Sports Extra.
Heartland goalie, Ezenwa who hosted the session, had stated that as players who represented the nation and qualified them for the World Cup had the right to vie for posts in the Nigeria Football Federation set-up or any other political office.


Ezenwa went on to suggest that Ighalo could take up a political office someday but the former Eagles forward said he had no such plans, saying he detested politics.


“I don’t want to be president of anything. I don’t even like politics. I just want to play football, make money to feed myself, my children and my mother, that’s all.”

Ighalo who scored 16 goals in 35 matches for the national team also ruled out taking any football related political position.


“Some of us don’t want anything to do with Nigerian football after our retirement.”

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FBI releases first 9/11 document 20 years after terrorist attacks

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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released the first documents related to its investigation of the September 9, 2001, terrorist attacks, popularly known as 9/11.

The documents which came 20 years after the unprecedented attacks suspected to be the brain child of the Saudi government, followed an executive order by President Joe Biden.

The declassified document released on Saturday, catalogues reports from as early as 2016, which provided details of the FBI’s work to investigate the alleged logistical support that a Saudi consular official and a suspected Saudi intelligence agent in Los Angeles, provided to at least two of the men involved in the hijacking of the planes used in the attacks.

The document, released on the 20th anniversary of the deadly attacks, still contains significant redactions.

It details multiple connections and witness testimony that prompted FBI suspicion of Omar al-Bayoumi, who was purportedly a Saudi student in Los Angeles, but whom the FBI suspected to be a Saudi intelligence agent.

The FBI document describes him as deeply involved in providing “travel assistance, lodging and financing” to help the two hijackers.

The Saudi embassy in Washington, DC, previously said that it “welcomes the release of” the FBI documents and that” any allegation that Saudi Arabia is complicit in the September 11 attacks is categorically false.”

Biden’s executive order came after more than 1,600 people affected by the attacks sent a letter asking him to refrain from going to Ground Zero in New York City to mark the 20th anniversary unless he released the information.

The letter in part questioned the role of Saudi Arabia, suggesting that members of the Saudi Arabian government had been involved in “supporting the attacks.”

Shortly after the letter, the Department of Justice announced it would review what previously withheld information or documents related to the September 11, 2001, attacks it can disclose to the public.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/11/politics/fbi-releases-first-9-11-document-after-biden-order/index.html

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Israeli police recapture four Palestinian prisoners who escaped from security prison

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The Israeli police says it has recaptured four of the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from a prison in Northern Israel on Monday.

Announcing the feat in a statement on Saturday, the police say the first two prisoners were arrested on Friday evening in Nazareth, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Gilboa prison where the breakout happened

The other two escapees, according to the statement, were nabbed in the early hours of Saturday in the village of Umm Al-Ghanam, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the prison.

The first two men were identified as Mahmoud Al-Ardda and Yacoub Al-Qadri, while the later two, Zakaria Zubeidi and Mohammed Al-Ardda, were recaptured inside a truck in a parking lot after an operation involving soldiers, police and intelligence officers.

News of the recapture will ease the pressure slightly on Israeli authorities left reeling after it emerged the six men were able to take advantage of underground passageways built to carry the prison’s drainage system to aid their escape.

The Israeli media had made a meal of the audacious escape of the prisoners and widely reported that prison watchtowers were left unmanned, or that the guards were asleep as the breakout happened.

It had also emerged in the Israeli media that the prison blueprints, showing the passageways, had been uploaded onto the Internet by the building architects, though it is not known if the prisoners took advantage of the information in their escape.

Five of the men are members of the militant Islamic Jihad group.

Mohammed Al-Ardda and Mahmoud Al-Ardda are brothers while Zubeidi is a former commander of the armed wing of the largest Palestinian faction, Fatah.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/investigators-believe-escaped-prisoners-received-no-help-while-on-the-run/

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Head of Peruvian rebel group, Shining Path, dies in prison

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The founder of Peruvian rebel group, Shining Path, Abimael Guzman, has died in prison at the age of 86.

Guzman, who has been in prison after he was captured in 1992 in Peru’s capital, Lima, and jailed for the rest of his life after being convicted as a “terrorist”, died in his cell on Saturday, as he was set to receive more medical attention.

Guzman and his group, Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path in English, nearly overthrew the Peruvian state in a bloody Maoist revolution, according to state media.

Susana Silva, head of Peru’s prison system, told RPP radio on Saturday that Guzman had been ill in recent months and had been released from a hospital in early August.

She said his health condition worsened in the past two days, without elaborating further, adding that Guzman was set to receive more medical attention on Saturday but died in his cell at about 6:40am local time.

A former philosophy professor, Guzman was a lifelong communist who travelled to China in the late 1960s and was awed by Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.

He resolved to bring Mao’s brand of communism to Peru through a class war that he launched in 1980.

On getting back to his country, he founded the Shining Path, transforming it from a ragtag band of peasants and radical students into a potent rebel group.

An estimated 69,000 people, mostly in Peru’s poor interior, were killed between 1980 and 2000 in the internal conflict launched by the Shining Path.

Shining Path’s bold and immaculately planned attacks, its networks of informants and spies, and Guzman’s uncanny ability to evade arrest gave him an almost legendary reputation for seeming to be in all places at once.

His followers called Guzman the Fourth Sword of Marxism, after Marx, Lenin and Mao, and idolised him in revolutionary chants, songs, posters and literature.

He studied law and philosophy at the University of San Agustin in Arequipa, where he wrote two graduate theses: “The Theory of Space in Kant’ and another on law titled ‘The Democratic-Bourgeois State.’

After Guzman was captured by police at a spacious safe house in Lima in 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment, the Shining Path largely collapsed as a military threat, although remnants remain to this day.

In 2018, Guzman was given a second life sentence for a 1992 Lima car bomb attack that killed 25 people.

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2021 MTV Video Music Awards: Full list of winners

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The MTV Video Music Awards took place at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, on Sunday night, September 12, with Doja Cat hosting the ceremony.

The night’s big winner was Lil Nas X, who took home multiple awards, including the coveted Video of the Year trophy as well as honors for Best Direction and Best Visual Effects, all for his single “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).”
The artist dedicated his Video of the Year statute to “the gay agenda”.

Other winners included Olivia Rodrigo, who won Best New Artist and Song of the Year (for “Drivers License”); Justin Bieber, who won both Artist of the Year and Best Pop, for his song “Peaches,” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon; Billie Eilish, who won Video for Good for her ballad “Your Power”; BTS, who won Group of the Year; and Travis Scott, who won Best Hip-Hop for “Franchise” (featuring Young Thug & M.I.A.).

Below is the full list of nominees and winners.

GROUP OF THE YEAR

WINNER: BTS
Blackpink
CNCO
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic
Twenty One Pilots

GLOBAL ICON AWARD

HONOREE: Foo Fighters

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
DJ Khaled ft. Drake: “Popstar” (Starring Justin Bieber) – OVO /We The Best/Epic Records
Doja Cat ft. SZA: “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records/RCA Records
Ed Sheeran: “Bad Habits” – Atlantic Records
WINNER: Lil Nas X: “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” – Columbia Records
The Weeknd: “Save Your Tears” – XO / Republic Records

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande – Republic Records
Doja Cat – Kemosabe Records/RCA Records
WINNER: Justin Bieber – Def Jam
Megan Thee Stallion – 300 Entertainment
Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Taylor Swift – Republic Records

SONG OF THE YEAR

24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: “Mood” – Records LLC/Columbia Records
Doja Cat: “Say So” – Kemosabe/RCA Records
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic: “Leave the Door Open” – Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic Records
BTS: “Dynamite” – Bighit Music
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Dua Lipa: “Levitating” – Warner Records
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo: “Drivers License” – Geffen Records

BEST NEW ARTIST

24kGoldn – Records LLC/Columbia Records
Giveon – Epic Records/Not So Fast
The Kid Laroi – Columbia Records
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo – Geffen Records
Polo G – Columbia Records
Saweetie – Warner Records

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Wallows: “Are You Bored Yet?” – Atlantic Records
Ashnikko: “Daisy” – Warner Records
Saint Jhn: “Gorgeous” – Godd Complexx/HITCO
24kGoldn: “Coco” – Records LLC/Columbia Records
JC Stewart: “Break My Heart” – Elektra Music Group
Latto: “Sex Lies” – RCA Records
Madison Beer: “Selfish” – Epic Records/Sing It Loud
The Kid Laroi: “Without You” – Columbia Records
WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo: “Drivers License” – Geffen Records
Girl in Red: “Serotonin” – World in Red/AWAL
Fousheé: “My Slime” – RCA Records
Jxdn: “Think About Me” – DTA Records/Elektra Music Group

BEST COLLABORATION

24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior: “Mood” – Records LLC/Columbia Records
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
WINNER: Doja Cat ft. SZA: “Kiss Me More” – Kemosabe Records/RCA Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk: “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO/Republic Records
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam
Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa: “Prisoner” – RCA Records

BEST POP

Ariana Grande: “Positions” – Republic Records
Billie Eilish: “Therefore I Am” – Darkroom/Interscope Records
BTS: “Butter” – Bighit Music
Harry Styles: “Treat People With Kindness” – Columbia Records
WINNER: Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: “Peaches” – Def Jam
Olivia Rodrigo: “Good 4 U” – Geffen Records
Shawn Mendes: “Wonder” – Island Records
Taylor Swift: “Willow” – Republic Records

BEST HIP-HOP

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “WAP” – Atlantic Records
Drake ft. Lil Durk: “Laugh Now Cry Later” – OVO/Republic Records
Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion: “On Me (remix)” – Quality Control/Mo

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Five die in Ivory Coast’s helicopter crash

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At least five persons were confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in northern Ivory Coast on Friday.

The Mi-24 helicopter operated by the Ivoirian army was on a reconnaissance mission to a border town with Burkina Faso when it came down in the early hours of Friday.

The army said in a statement all the people on board the chopper died in the crash.

The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission to the northern border with Burkina Faso, near Togolokaye. All the five persons on board died,” the statement read.

However, the cause of the accident has not been ascertained.

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Nicki Minaj’s husband may be going to jail for 10 years.

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Petty was arrested in 2020 over his failure to register as a sex offender.
American rapper Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has pleaded guilty to his failure to register as a sex offender.

According to PageSix, Petty pleaded guilty during a virtual court hearing Thursday to a charge of failure to register as a sex offender in California.

Petty is facing up to 10 years in prison — the maximum sentence allowed for the crime — and a lifetime of supervised release.
It would be recalled that Petty was arrested in 2020 over the offense.

He was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender in the city. Petty moved to California from New York in July 2019, but according to law enforcement he got pulled over in Beverly Hills in November 2019 and that’s when his legal troubles started.

According to the reports, he was pulled over in November and arrested for not registering as a sex offender in California.
He was later released on a $20,000 bond after being charged.

  • Kenneth Petty

Kenneth Petty crimes took place in New York back in 1995 when he was arrested and jailed for first-degree attempted rape.
Petty crimes took place in New York back in 1995 when he was arrested and jailed for first-degree attempted rape.

He served almost 4 years in NY state prison for the crime and was required to register as a sex offender.

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Fake Lawyer Arrested In Osun After Practising For 10 Years.

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Babatunde, from investigation, has practised for over 10 years and was charged by the police in a case file number: MOS/152C/2021.
A man, identified as Adebowale Babatunde, has been arrested for parading himself as a lawyer while presenting himself as a counsel before a Magistrate Court in Osogbo, Osun State.
Babatunde, from investigation, has practised for over 10 years and was charged by the police in a case file number: MOS/152C/2021.

According to a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Osogbo branch, Dawood Ajetunmobi, the Ministry of Justice has taken over the case from the police after the union requested it to do so.

It was learnt that the fake lawyer, Babatunde on March 10, 2021, appeared before Magistrate A. A Adeyeba to move a motion.
However, the way and manner in which the fake lawyer conducted himself in the court raised suspicion which angered one of the lawyers in the court.

The lawyer, O.U Yussuf asked the court through an oral application to dig into the personal details and status of Babatunde as a lawyer.
The magistrate gave a prompt order for the arrest of the defendant.

Meanwhile, the trial of the defendant which was supposed to come up on Wednesday, 8, September 2021 before the Osogbo Chief Magistrate A.K Ajala was shelved as Babatunde was absent in court which was the direct consequence of discovering him as a fake lawyer.

In his ruling, Magistrate Ajala refused the prosecutor’s prayer and adjourned the matter to September 24, 2021 for fresh arraignment since the matter is coming up before him for the first time.

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Married Edo community leader accused of beating 25-year-old woman to death because she refused to date him.

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A community leader, the Enogie of Uroho in Ikpoba Okha local government area of Edo State, Iguodala Ogieriakhi, has been accused of beating a 25-year-old woman, Faith Aigbe, to death

It was gathered that body of the young woman was found in the vehicle belonging to the community leader at the Specialist Hospital in Benin City on Thursday, September 9.

The situation led to serious apprehension as some angry sympathizers broke the windscreen of the SUV Sports Utility car to catch a glimpse of the dead body.

Police officers from Aideyan police division were said to have arrived at the scene and towed the vehicle along with Faith’s remains to the nearest police.

Friends and family members of the deceased have taken to social media to demand for justice while calling on the police to thoroughly investigate the death as they suspect foul play.

According to a statement by the family, the community leader, who is reportedly married to four wives, has been allegedly pestering Faith for a relationship.

On Thursday, he allegedly lured the deceased to a location where she informed him that she is engaged to another man and planning her wedding.

Enraged by the information, he was said to have brutally assaulted Faith until she lost consciousness. He then bundled her into his tinted Lexus 350, drove to the Specialist Hospital in Benin City and fled, leaving her to die. Read below:

“This morning I was awakend by the sad and despicable events of what happened Yesterday and how a young 25 years old Faith Aigbe was lured by one Friday Ogieriakhi Iguodeyala AKA (Drugs) who claims to be the Ohen of Uho community to his house she was brutally assaulted and left to die inside a locked Lexus jeep

“The sad event happened yesterday, the young girl was a teacher in one of the schools in the community, the said Ohen has been pestering her for a relationship despite married to 4 wives, yesterday the Ohen lured her to a location yesterday where she informed the Ohen that she is planning her introduction to get married, enraged by the information.

“The said Ohen went into a rage and beat the young girl mercilessly until she became unresponsive, then he dragged her into his tinted Lexus 350 and drove her to central hospital, on arrival at central hospital he parked his car with the young girl inside and fled the scene without trying to get the hospital emergency teams to administer treatment or first aid to her

“Seeing that the young girl did not return home after some hours the family started a frantic search for her and one of the boys to the Ohen informed the family of her whereabouts, they rushed to the hospital parking lot and searched for the car on finding the car and the young girl sucked in the back seat the mother tried to force the car door open in the hope that the girl might still be alive but the hospital secirty stopped her and requested they go get the police.

“The distrust mother then rushed to Aideyan police station and after 2 hours the police reluctantly accompanied them there, instead of the police to quickly force the car open they insisted in towing the car to their police station saying that they do not have the power to foece open the car

“Again the distrust mother watching life sneaking out of her daughter went to look for a towing van and after about 5 hours the car was eventually towed to the police station where the police then broke the glass of the car and discovered that the young girl had given up the ghost.
“The family of the young girl are in serious pains now and the said Ohen is bragging that nothing can happen to him. The mother of the deceased girl called me early this morning and tearfully narrated her ordeal to me. I am asking you all to help the family of Faith Aigbe to call on the police to immediately arrest and prosecute the said Ohen.”
Meanwhile, the remains of the deceased was later deposited in the mortuary for further investigation while the Enogie has since reported himself in Ologbo Police Division, Edo state.

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Resume Work Or Go To Jail —Nigerian Court Threatens Doctors, Rules Against Ongoing Strike.

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The National Industrial Court in Nigeria has ordered striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to resume work or risk being jailed.

In a court document obtained by SaharaReporters, the Federal Government of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Health were judgement creditors while members of NARD alongside the association’s president, secretary general and Crown Prince were judgment debtors.

In the document issued on September 3, the court also asked the striking members to suspend all forms of hostilities else they will be guilty of contempt of court and “liable to be committed to prison”.

The document read, “In the national industrial court of Nigeria in the Abuja judicial division hodlen at Abuja

“Between Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Government of Nigeria as Judgement Creditors and Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors as Judgement Debtors

“In the matter of an application for commital proceedings for disobediemce to court order against Dr. Okhuaihesum Uyilawa, President of NARD; Dr Jerry K Isogun, Secretary General, NARD; Dr Dare Godiya Ishaya, Crown Prince NARD and NARD members.

“Take notice that unless you obey the directives contained in a ruling delivered on the 23rd August, 2021 by Honourable Justice J.I Targema Ph.D to wit:

“It is hereby ordered that the Claimant/Applicant and the Defendants/Respondents suspend all goes of hostilities forthwith pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“And other orders made in respect of this suit against the judgement debtors.

“And this honourable court having delivered its ruling, it is hereby ordered as described above.

“Further take notice that the enrolment order of the court is attached herewith.

“You will be guilty of contempt of court and will be liable to be committed to prison.

“This form was issued by D. E. Kaswe Esq of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama Abuja.”

The doctors went on strike on August 1 to protest against inadequate allowances, irregular payment of salaries, among others.

In a ruling on August 23, Justice John Targema, directed all parties in the suit to suspend all forms of hostilities and return to status quo pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

He said: “Having looked especially on the affidavit of extreme urgency, the grounds of the application, the affidavit in support of same and arguments of counsel for the applicant. I also weighed the submissions and arguments of counsel on the law as it stands on this application.

“It is hereby ordered that claimant/applicant and the defendant/respondent suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”

The judge ordered that a hearing notice and other processes should be served on the defendant, including the originating summons.

Targema adjourned the matter to September 15 for a hearing of the motion on notice and/or any other pending application on its merit.

However, a source said the Nigerian government had gone to court behind the doctors and obtained the exparte motion against the doctors.

The enrolment of order read, “upon this motion ex parte dated on 18th day of August 2021, coming up before this court, praying for the following orders,

“1. An order of interlocutory injunction restraining members of the defendants/respondents in all States of the federation from further continuing with the industrial action embarked on the 2nd day of August, 2021 contrary to the section 41 of the Trade Dispute Act Pending the termination of the Substantive suit.

“An order of interlocutory injunction compelling all members of the defendant/respondent in all States of the federation to suspend the said industrial action commenced on the 2nd August, 2021 and resume work immediately pending the determination of the substantive suit.

“And for such further order or orders as this honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.

“Upon reading the motion exparte and affidavit in support sworn to by Ahmed Nasiru, Male, Muslim, Adult and Nigerian citizen of the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja and after hearing D.E Kaswe Esq for the applicant who moved in terms of the motion papers.

“It is hereby ordered that the claimant/applicant and the defendant/respondents suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending the hearing and determination of the motion on Notice.

“This matter is accordingly adjourned to 15th September 2021 for Hearing of the motion on Notice and or any other pending Application. Hearing notice and the originating process he issued and served on the defendant/respondent.

“Proof of service of same be filed in the case file before the next adjourned date.”

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TBT with Israel Adesanya @stylebender

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Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born July 22, 1989) is a professional mixed martial artist, a former boxer, and kickboxer who is Nigerian-born but is based in New Zealand.
Nicknamed The Last Stylebender, Israel Adesanya is one of the growing numbers of Nigerians in Mixed Martial Arts who are making the country proud.

Adesanya’s antics in MMA have catapulted him to a position reserved for only the best in the sport.
With a record of 20 wins and only one loss, Israel Adesanya is on track to establish a reputation that will place him as an MMA legend.

His aggressive fighting style, and confidence in facing opponents, as seen from his antics in the octagon and his interviews, gives off a fearless persona, a core feature that has endeared him to multiple MMA fans.
Not only Israel’s persona makes him intimidating, but his record makes opponents get cold feet. 

  • Style Bender

Of his 20 wins, Israel has defeated his opponent by Knock Out on 15 occasions. 
His kickboxing and boxing career has probably helped him solidly build his MMA record; one certain thing is that Israel Adesanya is no average MMA fighter.

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Take proactive steps to prevent coup, Osinbajo urges ECOWAS

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Economic Community of West African States must take proactive steps to prevent coup d’etat in the sub-region and even on the continent.

This is as he revealed that the unconstitutional seizure of power in any shape or form is simply unacceptable and has no place in the 21st century.

Osinbajo said this yesterday at a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS member-states.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said the meeting, attended by 10 of the ECOWAS leaders, alongside others, including representatives from the United Nations, comes after Guinean President Alpha Conde was ousted by a coup d’etat in the West African country on September 5. This culminated in his arrest and detention by the country’s military junta, the dissolution of the Guinean Government, suspension of the Constitution, and a military takeover.

“Stating Nigeria’s position on the unfortunate development in Guinea, the Vice President said, “I join all well-meaning global leaders to express in the strongest terms the condemnation of the Government of Nigeria of this unconstitutional change of Government; a development that could seriously destabilize the Republic of Guinea.”

“What happened in Guinea is a brazen disregard for the provisions of ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, which clearly states that every accession to power must be made through free, fair and transparent election.”

According to the VP, “The unconstitutional seizure of power in any shape or form is simply unacceptable,” noting that “four coups within the last few months is a dangerous trend indeed,” in the sub-region.

While expressing concern, Osinbajo went ahead to table an idea which the Chairman of ECOWAS and President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo later described as “a proposal of great weight.”

According to the VP, “We are sliding back to the infamous 60s. Our zero-tolerance for coups is important but clearly insufficient. Are there further steps that we can take to prevent coup d’etat?

“Could we, for example, work out an understanding with the UN, AU, Commonwealth and possibly, even the development finance institutions we are a part of to act in unity to suspend a country where there has been a seizure of power from all these bodies simultaneously?”

The statement said, “In the same vein, the Vice President noted that it was imperative that countries in the sub-region respect the provisions against unconstitutional accession to power, and to apply it in all instances.

“He then called on “the Authority to immediately invoke the provisions of Article 45 of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance by suspending Guinea from all ECOWAS decision-making bodies and statutory meetings. We should also take any other necessary punitive measures that will ensure that the military junta does not overstay in power.”

Osinbajo said, “We must forestall a repeat of military interventions and the instability it engenders in the West African sub-region. In this connection, Nigeria wishes to once again urge all to always respect the principles of democracy and the constitutions of your respective countries.”

Furthermore, the VP urged the ECOWAS Commission “to immediately appoint a Mediator to lead the region’s genuine engagement with the military junta, all political actors, and civil society groups in Guinea towards finding a lasting solution that will return the country to democratic rule as soon as possible.”

He added that “ECOWAS must use its regional mechanisms efficiently to engage the military junta and if necessary, provide support for them to return the country to normalcy and democratic rule.”

Osinbajo urged the military junta in Guinea to not only ensure the physical safety of President Condé and all those detained along with him but also ensure his immediate and unconditional release.

“The safety of lives and property of the people of Guinea must also be guaranteed. The military must draw up a timetable for a civilian-led transition and commence the process of exiting the Guinean political stage and return the country to constitutional order and civilian rule,” Osinbajo submitted.

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