Domestic & Sexual Violence Response Team reacts to the allegations that the men who drugged, raped and filmed a woman in a hotel have been freed

The Domestic & Sexual Violence Response Team have reacted to the allegations that the young men who drugged, raped, and filmed a 23-year-old woman have been freed by the Lagos state police (read here).

Twitter users alleged that suspected rapists, Razaq Oluwaseun Oke, 28, and Don-Chima George, 25 (left), have been freed by the Lagos State Police after Don-Chima’s dad, who owns Dallankester Hotels in Lekki Phase, where the rape took place, intervened.

Twitter users also alleged that Don-Chima’s father got the police to arrest the victim’s brother, sister and friend.

But the DSVRT has said that the allegations are false. They say the suspects are still in custody and will be prosecuted.

In a statement released via Twitter, DSVRT wrote:

 

Our attention has been drawn to the rumour that the perpetrators of rape of a 23 yr old lady have been released. This is to inform the general public that the suspects are still in custody. The DPP will ensure diligent prosecution of the case. @kingNelo2@grooveeshakes @TheNamii

 

 

Again, fire destroys over 70 shops at Yan’Katako market in Kano State

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that fire destroyed 70 temporary shops at Yan’Katako Market in Rijayar Lemo area of Kano.

 

The Spokesman of the State Fire Service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed confirmed the incident saying 30 of the shops were completely razed down while 40 were slightly burnt.

“We received a distress call in the early hours of Thursday at about 03:45 a.m. from one Bashir Suleiman that there was fire outbreak at the market. On receiving the information, we quickly sent some of our personnel and fire fighting vehicles to the scene of the incident at about 03:52 a.m. to quench the fire so as not to affect other shops,“ he said.

 

He advised traders at the market and other residents to be more careful and desist from using instruments capable of triggering fire as a way of guarding against future occurrence.

 

Mohammed also advised the people to keep fire buckets, blankets and extinguishers that would enable them curtail any fire outbreak before calling on the fire service.  Mohammed said the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Aleksander Ceferin re-elected as UEFA president for four-year term

 

Aleksander Ceferin has been re-elected unopposed as UEFA president for a four-year term at the governing body’s annual congress in Rome.

 

Ceferin, who began his term as president in 2016 as permanent successor to Michel Platini, was voted in by acclamation from the delegates of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The Slovenian vowed to work alongside European Club Association leader Andrea Agnelli in order to protect the Champions League from a breakaway ‘Super League’ of elite clubs.

“It’s not a promise, it’s a fact. Major clubs, if you had carried out your alleged plan, your clubs would have lost their status as ‘great clubs’ in the hearts of the people. The only thing ‘great’ about you would have been your past, and nothing else.

By respecting the football pyramid, the promotion and relegation system that lies at the heart of our sporting culture, results on the pitch, which sometimes differ from those in the account books, you remain great clubs in the world’s eyes” said Ceferin.

 

Ceferin also urged FIFA to listen to UEFA’s reasons for opposing plans for two new competitions – a global Nations League and 24-team Club World Cup.

Social media is a threat to a peaceful 2019 elections- former Liberian president, Amos Sawyer says

A former President of Liberia, Prof Amos Sawyer, has raised concerns over the use of social media in inciting violence during the 2019 elections.

The former Liberian president said this at an ongoing one-day peace conference by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, tagged ‘Peaceful Elections and National Development,’ held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja today February 7th.

“Social media poses significant challenges and increases the risk of incitement and conflict. It requires robust countermeasures by civil organisations and peace committee. The role of the media, though sometimes annoying, is vital and should be protected.” he said

Outrage as Twitter users accuse Lagos police of allegedly freeing young men who drugged and raped a lady then filmed it

The police have been accused of freeing the two young men who drugged and raped a 23-year-old woman then filmed it with their phones.

The suspects, Razaq Oluwaseun Oke, 28 (right), and Don-Chima George, 25 (left), whose father owns Dallankester Hotels in Lekki Phase one, took the woman, 23, to a club on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019.

Unknown to the young woman, her male companions had an ulterior motive. While at the club, they mixed the young woman’s drink with a substance that made her weak and almost unconscious. Satisfied that the drug was beginning to affect the victim, they quietly left the club with her to Dallankester Hotels in Lekki Phase one, owned by the father of one of the suspects named Don-Chima George.

At the hotel, they allegedly took turns to rape her and they filmed the abuse on their mobile phones (read here).

The suspected rapists were arrested after the victim called her brother and he came with police officers. The suspects denied raping the girl but their mobile devices were searched and a video of the men abusing their unconscious victim was seen on their phone.

They were immediately arrested. But according to social media users, the young men have now been released from jail

Twitter user @KingNelo2 made the allegation writing:

 

I honestly cannot believe the audacity of Nigeria and money. So 1) don chima george and ricco were released. Scot free FOR RAPE 2) don chima’s father then got police to arrest the victims brother, sister and friend. As in right now HER BROTHER is in jail. I am FURIOUS

 

 

Twitter users have reacted with outrage.

See some reactions below.

 

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin cover Vogue magazine’s latest edition as they reveal they saved themselves for marriage

Newlyweds Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are the cover stars for Vogue’s March 2019 issue.

The couple got married last September at a lower Manhattan courthouse after a twelve-week romance and a nearly ten-year friendship.

 

They revealed to Vogue that they saved themselves for marriage. The couple said abstaining from sex till they were married was the perfect decision they ever made.

 

 

Justin Bieber said that his religious beliefs were one of the reasons why he chose not to have sex with Hailey until they had had their wedding. The singer added that he had an issue with sex and when he started dating Hailey in June 2018 he had been celibate already for more than a year.

Justin said:

 

God doesn’t ask us not to have sex for him because he wants rules and stuff. He’s like, I’m trying to protect you from hurt and pain. I think sex can cause a lot of pain.

Sometimes people have sex because they don’t feel good enough. Because they lack self-worth. Women do that, and guys do that.

I wanted to rededicate myself to God in that way because I really felt it was better for the condition of my soul. And I believe that God blessed me with Hailey as a result.

There are perks. You get rewarded for goodbehaviour.

 

 

 

Justin and Hailey first met in 2009 but they didn’t officially start dating until 2016. Their romance was short-lived, though, and Hailey admitted they ‘didn’t speak for quite some time’ following their first break-up, which is when Justin rekindled his romance with Selena Gomez.

However, the pair got back in touch in June 2018 after reconnecting as friends at a Hillsong church service in Manhattan and now they are husband and wife.

More photos below.

 

“I named my granddaughter Chimamanda” Spanish fan tells Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Colombia (photos/video)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wore a huge smile on her face when a Spanish fan told her that she named her daughter Chimamanda, after the writer.

 

The Half of a Yellow Sun author is in Cartagena, Colombia, where she was invited to deliver the inaugural Gabriel Garcia Marquez lecture at the Hay festival.

 

Following the lecture, Ms Adichie met with fans and it was a very emotional one for her, with a big fan, who could speak neither English nor Igbo, letting her know that she named her granddaughter after her.

 

 

Sharing a video of the encounter, Chimamanda wrote:

 

 

‘I named my granddaughter Chimamanda,’ she said.
Deeply moved by the warmth and love in Barrio Nelson Mandela.
I have never wished so desperately that I spoke Spanish.
Thank you, Cartagena.
~CNA

 

Watch the adorable video below.

 

 

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‘At this rate I might not pick up my PVC, the disorganization that INEC is displaying is horrendous’ – Female rapper, Kel

Nigerian rapper and broadcaster, Kel just took to twitter to rant about the disorganisation at the PVC collection centers in Lagos.

 

In her words, ‘In this moment, I hate this country and every rotten thing it stands for’.

 

See all her tweets below…

Jungle Justice: Man beaten to death by villagers after kids broke his windscreen then accused him of being a kidnapper as he chased them (photos/video)

A man has been beaten to death by members of a community after some children wrongly accused him of being a kidnapper in Anambra state.

 

According to online reports, the man was driving past a village when children from the village threw stones at his car and shattered the windshield.

 

He chased the kids as they tried running away and he caught one of them. But the other kids ran into their community and claimed the man was a kidnapper who was chasing them to abduct them.

 

Without hearing his side of the story, the villagers stripped him of his trousers and underwear and beat him to within an inch of his life. They attempted to set him on fire but the police intervened and took him to the hospital.

 

Emergency surgery was performed on him but he died hours later.

 

 

The deceased’s name has been given as Paschal and the hashtag #Justice4Paschal is already trending on Twitter.

Twitter users are calling for the arrest of those who played a part in the jungle justice.

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Watch the video below.

 

 

Federal high court orders the re-opening of all frozen COSON accounts

Justice Mohammed Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 ordered the re-opening of all bank accounts of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) at United Bank for Africa (UBA), Diamond Bank PLC and First Bank of Nigeria, frozen as a result of an interim order issued by him on November 30, 2018. The judge also struck out Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1819/2018 brought by Premier Music Publishing Ltd, Pretty Okafor and one other saying that his court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit as there was a subsisting order of the Federal High Court on the matter.

 

On December 17 when the application to have the order of Justice Hassan vacated, was moved by COSON lawyer, Mr. Uche Val Obi SAN, the senior advocate drew the attention of the court to the fact that Pretty Okafor, one of the plaintiffs who deposed to the affidavit upon which the ex-parte order was obtained, did not disclose to the court that while he was a member of a defunct musical group called “Junior & Pretty”, he had never at any time applied to be a member of COSON, never been granted membership of COSON, does not possess a membership number, membership certificate or membership card of COSON, has not assigned any copyright to COSON and has no voting rights in any meeting of COSON and no interest in the funds of COSON.

 

The senior advocate also drew the attention of the court to the fact that Mr. Okafor did not disclose the existence of Suit No ID/ADR/903/18 filed on the 22^nd of May, 2018 against him by the Chairman of the Board of COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji in which Chief Okoroji is claiming the sum of six hundred million naira for malicious lies and serial defamation published by Mr. Okafor, a suit to which Mr. Pretty Okafor had not filed any defence.

 

Obi went ahead to remind the court that COSON has well over 4,000 members across the country made up of Nigeria’s foremost songwriters and performers who have interest in the funds of the society and who had not authorized the Plaintiffs whom he described as forming less than 0.075% of the COSON membership to bring the court action and that none of the over 150 reciprocal representation partners of COSON across the world was in support of the suit and that the plaintiffs lacked locus to bring the action.

 

The court was also told that the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting of COSON had been fixed and widely publicized to hold on December 18, 2018 and that the injunction was a devious plan by the plaintiffs to starve COSON of funds, abort the extra-ordinary general meeting and deny the thousands of innocent COSON members their earned royalties planned to be made available to them at the EGM.

 

In the affidavit in support of the application, it was deposed to that Mr. Toju Ejueyitchie, the Managing Director of Premier Music, the 1^st Plaintiff in the case, was a member of the Management Board of COSON and failed in his attempt to be re-elected to the Board and has since then been antagonistic to COSON and has repeatedly written petitions upon petitions against COSON and despite the fact   that an overwhelming majority of the members of COSON resent their plans and strategies, the plaintiffs have become obsessed with their desire to control COSON.

 

The attention of the court was drawn to the fact that COSON was practically unknown and given little chance of survival about eight years ago but as a result of focused and dedicated leadership, the organization has grown in leaps and bounds, attracting the bitterness and acquisitiveness of some like the plaintiffs who have relentlessly attacked and distorted the records of the organization with every instrument they can muster.

 

The court was also told that as proof of the malice behind the action of the plaintiffs, immediately after obtaining the injunction, they rushed to the banks and ensured the service of the order on all the banks but made sure that COSON was not served. COSON only discovered that all its bank accounts had suddenly and mysteriously been shut down and every road block set up to prevent it from processing and filing a proper application to discharge the order.

 

Several members of the COSON Board as well as the COSON General Counsel were in court when the decision was read. Reacting to the court decision, COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji who was in court when Justice Hassan read his detailed ruling said that he was happy with the judge’s understanding of the issues. He said that he was touched by the calmness with which the members of COSON had endured the trauma they had been forced to go through and said that every step would be taken to ensure that all outstanding royalties are sent to their rightful owners without delay.

 

The Plaintiffs were represented in the case by Dr. Adewale Olawoyin SAN.

Festus Keyamo denies saying ‘President Buhari has memory loss just as Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed did’

Festus Keyamo who is the spokesperson of the Buhari Campaign Organization, has refuted reports quoting him as saying President Buhari suffers memory loss just the way Jesus and Prophet Mohammed did when they were alive.

Former Premier League defender Repka sentenced to 15 months in jail after being convicted of fraud

Former West Ham star and Czech retired footballer, Tomas Repka has been convicted of fraud and sentenced to 15 months in jail.

 

The Prague 6 district court ruled that the 45-year-old Repka sold a luxury car had been renting at the time to a woman. It was also revealed that Repka signed a deal, promising to return the money if the ownership was not transferred to the woman, but he didn’t do that.

At Thursday’s ruling, he was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 15 months in jail. But his lawyer and the state prosecutor immediately appealed.

 

This comes months after he was found guilty of revenge porn attacks on his ex-wife.

Back in August, he was found guilty of advertising the sexual services of his ex-wife, Vladka Erbova, on the internet without her knowledge. The retired footballer also included the victim’s phone number on ads.

‘Its becoming normal for dads to impregnate their daughters in Edo State’ – Commissioner for Women Affairs, Ohenhen

Edo State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Magdalene Ohenhen has revealed that it is becoming a normal thing in the state for fathers to impregnate their daughters.

 

She described the situation as very sad, saying the earlier the state stopped it, the better. She made the disclosure, yesterday, during a protest by the Brave Heart Initiative for Youth and Women (BHI) led by Lady Grace Osakue.

 

The group was seeking  justice for 17-year-old Gift Alonge who was said to have been impregnated by her father. The victim was alleged to have been first impregnated in 2017 by her biological father, Jacob Alonge, and later in 2018.

“It’s a very sad situation. Edo State is becoming something else, and the earlier we stop it, the better for us. It is becoming a normal thing in Edo State for men to impregnate their own daughters,” the commissioner said.

Ohenhen cited another case of a man who slept with her daughter for over 10 years before the case was reported to the police. She said: “It is time we stopped all these. Edo State forbids it, it is a taboo. We are begging Edo men to stop sleeping with their daughters, it is an abomination.”

CUPP alleges plan to frame up Atiku, Saraki, Melaye

The Coalition of United Political Parties has alleged that there is a grand plot by the Federal Government to implicate the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Bukola Saraki; Senator Dino Melaye and other opposition leaders as the 2019 election approaches.

 

The coalition’s spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, in a statement released to newsmen, said the opposition politicians will be accused of gunrunning. The statement in part reads

“Elements of the ruling party have commenced the branding of some vehicles with the colours of the opposition bearing the photos of these opposition leaders and have acquired arms which will be hidden in the vehicles and the vehicles will be driven to join the campaign convoy of the opposition consensus candidate in Kwara, Kogi and Adamawa and other parts of the country where they have also selected.

“The vehicles will eventually be searched by the police and the arms recovered. Their plot will include mobilising thugs and causing violence on the day of such recovery so as to tag the opposition as violent. The APC leaders are aware Nigerians now know them for their violence which has trailed their campaigns nationwide.

“Their internal crisis and ‘grab-power-by-all-means’ attitude have catalysed their rejection by Nigerians and they desire to break all the laws to cast the opposition in bad light.

“On poll day, part of their plot include also to use more of these branded vehicles loaded with thugs to disrupt voting and collation in
some centres and blame the opposition for violence and disruption of the process which will lead to mass arrest of opposition leaders to give the ruling party advantage to rig and deny the people the opportunity to give their preferred candidates their mandate.

The security agencies are hereby put on notice that Nigerians will not accept any breach of security being orchestrated by elements of the ruling party disguised in whichever form they choose.

Nigerians are put on notice to be watchful and vigilant to see through the evil plans of the ravenous group of rulers we have in our country today. They should not be deterred. Their songs of war and plot to rig the elections will be resisted. APC is already in morbid fear of losing elections and all their shenanigans are like the last futile kicks of a dying horse.”

 

Stunning red carpet photos of Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Chanel Iman, others at the 2019 amfAR New York Gala

Last night, the amfAR New York 2019 Gala was held at Cipriani Wall Street on in New York City.

 

The star-studded fashion event was attended by celebrities like  Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Jonathan Cheban, Alan Cumming, Winnie Harlow, Chanel Iman, Duckie Thot, Leomie Anderson, Maxwell, Candice Swanepoel, Michelle Rodriguez, and many more.

 

amfAR is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment, education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy.

 

See red carpet photos from the event below…

 

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian flaunts extreme cleavage in glamorous black gowns as they attend amfAR Gala in New York together (Photos)

Reality stars and sisters,  Kim Kardashian, 38 and Kourtney Kardashian, 39 turned heads as they arrived for the amfAR gala in New York City wearing matching black ensembles on Wednesday.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians stars stormed the star-studded event at Cipriani’s Wall Street in the color-coordinated Versace dresses, with Kim showcasing her cleavage, and Kourtney flaunting her hot legs.

See more photos below.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother defends him against rape claims, says alleged victim ‘didn’t go to his hotel room to play cards’

The mother of superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out to defend him against rape allegations after an American teacher Kathryn Mayorga accused him of raping her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009.

 

Dolores Aveiro said she had ‘confidence’ in the 34-year-old Portugal forward and insisted: ‘I know the son I have.’

 

The mother-of-four also lashed out at Ronaldo’s accuser, saying she ‘didn’t go to his hotel room to play cards’.

At a PR launch in Lisbon she said: ‘I have confidence in my son when it comes to what happened.

‘When she went there, it wasn’t to play cards. It was to do something. I know the son I have.’

 

The Portuguese footballer has since denied the claims despite multiple reports that he paid her £290,000 settlement for her silence after they met.

Piers Morgan reacts after Dr. Victoria Bateman went completely naked during a speech to protest Brexit (photos/video)

Dr Victoria Bateman, an Economics Fellow from the University of Cambridge, went completely naked to protest Brexit.

 

In a performance at the Cambridge Junction theatre last week, on the eve of the Parliamentary vote on Britain’s exit from the European Union, Dr. Victoria Bateman carried out a naked protest as she argued that “Brexit leaves Britain naked”.

 

 

During her naked protest, she argued that

“Britain has sold itself the emperor’s new clothes. She explores how Brexit leaves the British economy exposed, how it has uncovered and fuelled dangerous anti-immigration sentiments, and how it has laid bare the failures of past policy – failures that mean that too many people believe they have nothing to lose from Brexit simply because they have nothing at all.”

Victoria concluded with a warning: that Britain is changing direction, away from travelling the road that leads to a free and open society to instead travel a path that is nationalistic and unwelcoming.

 

 

She added that “In the dark times ahead, we must all keep on making the case for freedom – a freedom that goes beyond the individual nation state and that allows each and every one of us to make the most of our lives no matter where we are born.”

Reacting to the Naked protest, Piers Morgan, who is very vocal about his opinions, shared the video and wrote:

 

This may just have turned me into a Brexiteer. ?

 

Watch the video below.

 

INEC deletes names of dead persons from voter register in Ondo State

On Wednesday 6th February, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State said it had identified and deleted names of dead persons from the state’s voter registers in preparation for the general election.

 

Rufus Akeju, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State made the disclosure at a press briefing with reporters in Akure, saiying INEC had already displayed the list of registered voters in all the 18 local government areas of the state.

 

According to Akeju, the total of 1,828,219 voters were registered in the state while a total of 398,958 Permanant Voter Cards (PVC) were yet to be collected.

“This exercise (display of register of voters) was carried out in this state in the last qaurter of the year 2018. Quite a number of claims raised during the exercise were treated and names of dead persons that are still in the register were identified for deletion.

The statistics of PVC distribution in the state as of 2nd January 2019 is a total number of registered voters 1,828,219 and a total of uncollected PVCs in the state are 398,958” he said

Akeju, who spoke through Assistant Director, Voter Education, Yemi Oguntuase, explained that a total of 41 senatoral contestants and 96 federal constituency contestants will be participating in the 2019 general election exercise in Ondo State.  He added that both the presidential and National Assembly election and that of the state assemblies will hold in 3,007 polling units of the state on February 16 and March 2, 2019.

 

The REC, however, stated that INEC was fully prepared for the elections, stressing that the electoral unmpire with the Inter-Agency Consultatives Committee on Election Security had been working to ensure a peaceful, credible, free and fair 2019 election. He stated that the members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) would be constitute the bulk of Ad-hoc staff that would be deployed for the poll due to existing MoU between INEC and NYSC.

 

The Smart Card Readers, according to the REC, will be used during the general election in order to confirm that the PVC presented by the voter is genuinely issued by INEC and to also verify if the holder is truley the bonafide owner.

Breaking: Court orders arrest of ex-NIA DG, Ayodele Oke and wife ”wherever they might be anywhere in the world”

Justice C.J Aneke of the Federal High court in Lagos has ordered the arrest of former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folashade, anywhere they are sighted in the world.

 

EFCC in January this year, filed four charges of alleged fraud against Oke, and his wife, Folashade Oke.

 

Recall that in 2017, $43 million was found stashed in an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos state. Investigations showed that the apartment belonged to the NIA boss and his wife.

 

After an investigation by a panel led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Oke was dismissed from office in 2018. In January, the EFCC filed four charges against him.

 

In the charge sheet marked FHC/L/499/19, the EFCC alleged that the Okes “indirectly concealed the sum of $43,449, 947, property of the Federal Government of Nigeria in Flat 7B, No. 16, Osborne Road, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed parts of proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust.”

The Okes were alleged to have committed the crime on April 12th 2017, contrary to Section 15(2)(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Amendment Act 2012.

In the second count, they were alleged to have between August 27, 2015 and September 2015 “indirectly used $1,658,000,” belonging to the Federal Government, contrary to the law.

In the third and fourth counts, the defendants were alleged to “directly retained the sum of $160,777,136.85,” belong to the Federal Government.

The couple were meant to be arraigned in court yesterday but the operatives of the antigraft agency told the court that they are no where to be found. There are speculations that Mr Oke and his wife might have fled the country.

This morning, Justice Aneke ordered the police to effect their arrest wherever they might be sighted in the world.