Pep Guardiola Champions league dream with Manchester city crash again on Saturday for the fourth consecutive time as Lyon beats man city 3-1 to reach the semi final of the Champions league. Thanks to Moussa Dembele who struck twice, man city now have to wait to lift the Champions league for at least another year.
Man city brilliantly managed to create an opening in the long defense with Gabriel Jesus who gave a perfect cross to Sterling inside the six yard box and Sterling ballooned it over an empty net instead of what should have been a tap in, that the coach pep frustrated and fans all over the world bewildered.
Thus time, no appeals, no excuses, Guardiola has once again failed in the Champions league, the last time he won it was 2011 with barcelona.
Former Premier League and La Liga striker, Michael Owen, has predicted tonight’s Europa League semi-final tie between Manchester United and Sevilla at the RheinEnergieStadion in Germany.
Man United defeated Copenhagen 1-0 in the Europa League last-8 final encounter a few days ago, while Sevilla won 1-0 against Wolves.
“Two former winners of the Europa League come face to face in the first of the semi-finals,” Owen wrote in his column for BetVictor.
“The teams have only been paired together once before in UEFA competitions, and that was back in 2018 when Sevilla triumphed 2-1 on aggregate.
“This time the result will be decided in a one-off tie.
“This is definitely a clash of two teams who are extremely difficult to beat. Sevilla are unbeaten in 19 matches in all competitions, and Man United have lost just once in their last 24.
“Both teams squeaked through their quarter-final ties with 1-0 wins.
“Sevilla have now kept a clean sheet in their last 3 games, and I do not see many goals in this match.
“I think Man United’s superior firepower might just be the difference between the sides and I am going for a 1-0 win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men.”
In a fairly disagreeable event, the Somali president and deputy exchange Antony Joshua kind of blows until they tumbled to the ground. They sat next to each other and near one another in a sort of public interview.
This is a very rare occurrence to happen anywhere in the world. It is not only embarrassing but also a very bad example from the people who should be preaching peace and acting as good role models to the entire country.
This is an extremely uncommon event that happens anyplace on the planet. In addition to the fact that it is humiliating, it is an extremely terrible case of the individuals who ought to lecture harmony and peay in as great good examples for the entire nation.
They battled out in the public and in front of the cameras. The law can make risky divisions between supporters of the president and his deputy. They should set their pride aside and apologize to their residents to ensure the nation remains joined together in peace and harmony.
A 31-year-old young man known as Okon Asuquo, who was involved in cannibalism at Odukpani Local Government Area in Cross River State, was arrested by the State Police Command in Calabar.
While at the Police Headquarters, footage of his killing and butchering someone in horrific and traumatic manner was re-played to the men of the press before being paraded today at the State Police Command in Calabar.
When the arrested cannibal was being questioned by reporters, his expression was overwhelmed with awe on how someone was secretly recording him while carrying out the act of cannibalism.
However, members of Odukpani’s community were also present at the Police Command in Calabar, cheering the new Commissioner of Police up for his gigantic effort and success being recorded in flushing out for arrest people terrorizing communities under Odukpani LGA.
Meanwhile, his accomplice that assisted him in preparing charms being allegedly used on his victims was the one wearing a blue shirt and standing next to him in the photo above.
It can be recalled that the apprehended men whose video went viral online for involvement in cannibalism with a video footage showing one of them butchering human into pieces for meal like someone butchering an animal.
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has accused former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, of deliberately reading meanings to his statement for political gains.
Bode George faulted Fayose’s claim, stressing that the governor was on his own.
“I find it completely unacceptable. How can a committed member who has benefited immensely from the party pitch his tenth against our own candidate in Edo State?
“I am countering such remarks by telling the people of Edo State that we, members of the PDP in the South-West, that we are in support of Obaseki. We pray for him and we will work and support him to win the election,” he had said.
But reacting in a post on his Twitter page, Fayose pointed out that he said it clearly that he believed “Obaseki will win, but he should honour his agreement with the PDP by not returning to APC after assuming office for the second term for flimsy excuses.”
The former Ekiti governor reminded Bode George of his statement expressing his desire for PDP to lose the Ekiti, Osun and Rivers States governorship elections.
Fayose wrote; “I just read the response of Chief Bode George to his understanding of what I said concerning the Edo State election.
“Even though I won’t like to dignify him with a response, it is important that I set the records straight because it appears that he may have deliberately read different meanings to what I said obviously because of Political gains he wants to make out of it and I careless.
“My position is that, for obvious reasons, I am not a fan of both Gov Obaseki and Oshiomhole. That notwithstanding, I believe that Obaseki will win, but he should honour his agreement with the PDP by not returning to APC after assuming office for the second term for flimsy excuses.
“It is equally important for Chief Bode George to know that I am not the mouthpiece of South West PDP. I speak for myself and I take responsibility for whatever I say.
“Above all, we still remember his negative statement concerning PDP on Ekiti, Osun and Rivers States elections. We still have the audio and it is a reference point that we will never forget.
Kolade Balogun, a convicted internet fraudster, is to control traffic for three months.
He is also to pay a fine of N50,000.
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, convicted Balogun, following his arraignment by the Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
According to the charge sheet brought against the convict by the anti-graft agency, “Kolade Balogun, (a.k.a William Davis, alias Bahemooth) sometimes in March 2020, or thereabout, at Ilorin, Kwara state within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, attempted to commit an offence of cheating by personation by pretending and representing yourself to be a Whiteman called William Davis, alias Bahemooth to unsuspected white woman on dating site called seeking arrangement as it is contained in your Gmail account, williamdavis@gmail.com and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 95 of the Penal code of Northern Nigeria.”
Balogun pleaded guilty when the charge sheet was read to him.
Prosecuting counsel, Aliyu Adebayo, in his submission, asked the court to convict the defendant based on his plea, proof of evidence, and exhibits tendered.
But defence counsel, Rotimi Oyagbola, urged the trial judge to temper justice with mercy, arguing that his client was a first offender.
In his judgement, Justice Oyinloye, said the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, considering the unchallenged and uncontradicted testimonies of the prosecution witness.
The judge said the convict should pay a fine of N50,000 and also control traffic at the junction behind the state Ministry of Physical Planning for three months, commencing from August 17 to October 17, 2020.
He further ordered that his items like phones and laptops recovered from him be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria
There was mild drama on Thursday at the Edo State House of Assembly, located in Ring Road axis of Benin City, as the roofs of the Assembly complex were forcefully pulled down.
We reports the move comes following the foiled forceful takeover of the Assembly by 17 lawmakers of the APC and loyalists of the Party’s Governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
The order was reportedly issued by the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu who have since decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the APC.
Naijaloaded had reported how security agencies, believed to be drafted from Abuja, on Thursday, stormed the Edo Assembly complex to provide security cover to the 17 APC lawmakers and Ize-Iyamu’s loyalists.
The move, which was to allow fresh inauguration of the APC loyalists, and the impeachment of the Speaker, Frank Okiye; the Governor and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, was however foiled when Obaseki, Shaibu and supporters stormed the complex.
Our correspondent later observed that thugs were immediately drafted to forcefully pull down the roof of the Edo Assembly under the guise that it needed to be replaced with new ones.
“The (commanders), including El-Rufai, know where the problem is,” Ihejirika told Vanguard. “He should stop deceiving Nigerians by trying to divert attention”.
He continued, pointing an accusatory finger at the former minister, claiming it was he who kept the necessary weaponry and equipment needed to fight the insurgency from the military. “The likes of El-Rufai have been supporting Boko Haram. In fact, El-Rufai and his likes are the same group of people that ensured the army did not to get the requested equipment to deal with this menace once and for all, as they used their cohorts to tell the government that procuring modern equipment were not necessary.”
The former Army Chief also said that El-Rufai and others allegedly green-lighted Boko Haram’s activities and attempted to divert concern from the atrocities of the sect. “When the Boko Haram operation started, supporters of the sect like El-Rufai said that there was nothing like Boko Haram and that the army was just killing innocent youths,” he said, furthering, “El-Rufai said that I was re-inventing the killing of the Ibos during the Biafra war following government’s determination to rid the country of terrorism.”
Iherjirika also says that he was the first person to declare that the country was dealing with a war situation, but El-Rufai and others allegedly denied the gravity of the situation, disagreeing with his judgment. This move, the General says, gave Boko Haram time to regroup and redevelop.
“It is the same group of El-Rufai that started the human right abuses campaign. It was done in order to block any international assistance after the state of emergency was declared and the sect was initially tamed. That gave Boko Haram time and respite to build up again”.
Ihejirika also told Vanguard that El-Rufai and others are further involved with Boko Haram and its operations, but that he could not yet disclose that information.”
It is worthy of note that Nasir El-Rufai was duly relieve of all accusations and the accuser sanctioned, Nigerians must do well to carry informations that would promote unity and progress and not disunity
When Florence Abu, a hair stylist, left the shores of Nigeria in 2012 for Russia, she thought it would be for a good cause as she had then hoped to find greener pastures abroad. She didn’t take the step just to better her life alone, but to improve the fortunes of her family. Sadly, that was not the case.
Abu, an indigene of Edo State, soon found herself knee deep in modern day slavery. She had been trafficked out of Nigeria unsuspectingly.
Upon her arrival in Russia, she got engaged in menial jobs until her handlers told her that the real reason why she was in the country was for prostitution.
Prior to her departure, Abu said she was lured to travel abroad by an assistant ‘pastor’ in her local church then, who claimed that he saw a vision of her prospering outside the shores of Nigeria.
Human trafficking is a global menace and the disturbing trend is not new. According to a 2016 UNESCO report, poverty is the reason why women and children are vulnerable to being trafficked. Another report in 2018 by the Global Slavery Index, ranked Nigeria 32 out of 167 countries where persons are trafficked from.
Abu, like other victims in her shoes, all she needed was a greener pasture. To be assured that she would not abscond on getting to Russia, the hair stylist said she was asked to give the mother of the pastor her pubic hairs and finger nails.
Abu said she was also told to pay $46,000 to be free again or be killed if she ‘forms smart’.
“I first of all refused the offer but he now told me that I don’t have a choice because God showed him in a revelation that my destiny is not in the country, that my destiny is outside the country and for me to achieve that aim, I need to leave the country so I can earn better money and also help my family and take them away from poverty and for me to also have a better stay.
“When he said that, I was like okay but I don’t have the money to leave, how am I going to leave, and he said that not the problem, and that they are the ones that are going to fix the bills to leave.
“The only thing they will request from me is for me to go and look for money to do my international passport, that if I can do my international passport, then the rest of the things they are doing is on them.
“The pastor told me that that’s the only form of guarantee that I should do it so I don’t have a choice I had to give her what she requested for hair from my head, my armpit pubic part and my fingernails so I gave her those things then she now asked my to leave. That was how I left, I gave it to the Mother of the pastor and the mother of the person I’m going to meet in Russia so that was how I gave her.
“They told me that after my payment, i can decide to do my hair dresser work, do my dancing or my singing that I can go ahead with that but for the now, the only thing I can do is to see how other girls are hustling on the streets, that’s how I’m going to sell my body as a prostitute to also pay her her money, until I finish paying he the $46,000 but if I want form that I’m a very smart girl, she might even kill me here (there),” the hair stylist said.
‘I went through hell’
Abu said sometimes she was forced to be on call with different “clients” for more than 24 hours at a time.
The stylist said when she complained to her handler of how dangerous some of these clients were, the ‘madam’, as they are often called, did not care and only requested for the proceeds from her prostitution.
“My life was like 24hours, I go to work, sometimes I go for a week, i’ll go to work, I’ll have bad clients, some will carry gun, sometimes I’ll use nakedness to run out of the house, day time like this, broad day light running for my life,” she said.
“When I will still call my madam, see wetin happen, she go say that one nor concern am o, work just Dey as we Dey talk now, make I just find one place wear my cloth make I Dey go another work. Something like that, many things happened.
“I even went to work one day and they threw me from a three story building, I broke my hand, I was at home for two months, she was like she won’t be the one feeding me so I should use that same broken hand and go to work until I finish paying her her money,” she added.
Abu was repatriated to Nigeria after she came down with a mysterious illness that defied treatments.
‘Victim turned activist’
Since she returned to the country in 2017 after spending five years in Russia, Abu has been working hard to re-establish her hair styling business and collaborating with different groups to create enlightenment on trafficking and irregular migration.
“I spent five years in Russia, I have been here now since three years plus because I came back in 2017, February 2017,” she said.
“What I’ve been doing, I’m a hair stylist but I don’t have a stall now, I’m planning to have a store which is I’m looking for support so that I can be able to set up my business and what I have been doing for the now.
“I was working with Mr Okoduwa (national coordinator, Initiative for youth awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Re-integration (IYAMIDR)) maybe just going for sensitization programs, letting people know about the root against illegal migration, and something like that, speaking against this because when I can I never fold my hands I make sure I caught my trafficker, I made sure I exposed my trafficker you understand.
“I never said because I am afraid of them even with the threat and everything I said I can’t let them go because I know what I suffered back there in Russia and this person told me that my life is in her hands so I let her know that God that brought me here, he didn’t just bring me here for a purpose and I can’t see other girls also wasting their lives,” she said.
‘Pastor who trafficked Abu facing charges‘
Solomon Okoduwa, national coordinator, Initiative for Youth Awareness on Migration, Immigration, Development and Reintegration (IYAMIDR), said all those who were involved in trafficking Abu are being prosecuted.
Okoduwa expressed dismay that it is taking too long to convict all those who played roles in the trafficking of Abu.
“The case is still ongoing, the trafficker, the mother, the pastor, all the culprits involved have been arrested, and they are currently facing the charges filed by the federal government through the NAPTIP office, that is what is going on right now.
“Florence is very healthy though not economically healthy so we pray that through this interview, people that hear her ordeal, hear her speak, see her courage, see her determination to see that yes these people are brought to book will also come to support her,” she said.
‘Ignorance, illiteracy aiding trafficking’
Julie Okah-Donli, director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said beside poverty, ignorance, illiteracy and deceit are aiding the trafficking of people out of the country.
“First of all it is ignorance and then deceit and then off course illiteracy plays a major role I mean because when somebody tells you that you are going to be given a good job abroad, you don’t have a work visa, a work permit, you don’t have a stay, how are you going to survive in a place like that and that’s why because of their vulnerability by virtue of their status, they are easily trafficked.
“So these are the major factors, I’m not ruling out poverty in the sense that they approach the parents and tell them, okay we are going to take your daughter somewhere to work, you know she’s going to have a better life and send you money and all of that but trust me 80 percent is ignorance, illiteracy and deceit,” the director-general said.
Okah-Donli said over 16,000 victims have been rescued from human traffickers.
“We have prosecuted over 12,000 (traffickers). We have secured about 425 convictions and we have had over 1000 cases spread across Nigeria.
“We have rehabilitated quite a number of victims to the extent that they pass through primary secondary school and University courtesy NAPTIP,” she said
In a discussion between them, Dorathy shared a feeling she has been experiencing towards Brighto to Lucy, telling Lucy that she has a strong likeness for Brighto and she dose not know where this is coming from. She complained that during the games, big brother constantly pair her alongside Brighto, with the hope that it is alphabetically. Although Lucy sees this as a sign, that big brother is trying to make something happen between them, but she is not sure what it is.
Recall that Dorathy had once shared how she feels to Brighto as she could not hold back her feelings, after a snub from Ozo, who preferred to lost after Nengi
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