Image Courtesy -  Georgia Department of Public Safety   Traffic accidents on Georgia roads killed 24 people during the Thanksgiving  holiday weekend.  Monday afternoon, the death total was at 24, according to the DPS. By Sunday at 6 p.m., 22 deaths had been reported, DPS posted online. “This is 22 lives too many,” the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety posted on social media. “Thank you to all the GA law enforcement who worked these tragic, fatal crashes over the Thanksgiving travel period.  To GA motorists...please   #buckleup ,   #slowdown ,   #drivesober   and put down your phone.”  State troopers probed 17 of the deadly crashes. Troopers also investigated 604 traffic crashes resulting in 317 injuries, according to the DPS.  Troopers and motor carrier officers also wrote 11,172 citations, 13,184 warnings, and arrested 281 impaired drivers. A total of 6,...

                     Diego  Maradona and Doctor   Leopoldo Luque  , Image Courtesy TYC Sports Argentine police  in Buenos Aires are investigating Dr  Leopoldo Luque over the  treatment received by the soccer legend just before his death on Wednesday . Police in Buenos Aires were at the doctor's home and the clinic of  Doctor Leopoldo Luque, also seized files in the process of  investigating  Maradona's death. Detective officers in San Isidro, Buenos Aires province, said the investigation is “necessary” after interviewing Maradona’s relatives. Meanwhile,  Dr Luque told reporters on Sunday that he had the backing of his professional body, the Argentine Society of Neurosurgery. “I know what I did. I know how I did it.... I am absolutely sure that what I did the best for Diego, the best I could.” “I know what I did. I know how I did it.... I am absolutely sure that what I did the be...

Lewis, 29, and his father Adlay Lewis, 49, were shot and killed on November 15 at their home at First Trace, Bagatelle Road, Diego Martin. According to  Trinidad Express, Lewis was embalmed into a sitting position, placed in the tray of a hearse and given an open-air last ride past the Office of the Prime Minister on the way to his funeral by Dennie's Funeral Home and driven around Port of Spain on Wednesday. TTPS Road Safety Co-ordinator Brent Batson told Express via a What's App message that the funeral home's manner of transporting the deceased will be investigated. Batson said, "The TTPS is disappointed in the reckless behavior engaged in by a funeral home being circulated on social media whereby persons were seen seated in the vehicle tray seemingly as part of a funeral procession. Carrying persons in a dangerous manner is an offence Regulation 38 Rule 17 of the Motor Vehicle Road Traffic Act (MVRTA) with a $1,000 penalty and the TTPS will be continuing investigat...

  The wife of the newspaper vendor, Josephine Okereke. Josephine Okereke, the wife of the newspaper vendor shot and killed by a   Department of State Services agent , attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has disowned her husband’s family over their demand for N500m  settlement.  The family of Ifeanyichukwu Okereke had written to Femi Gbajabiamila, demanding N500m. On the other hand , Josephine Okereke said that she was not aware of the pre-litigation process and urged the Speaker to ignore the family.  Counsel to the family, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), in a letter dated November 23, 2020, said he was given the mandate to write the letter by the father of the deceased, Okorie Okereke; and the younger brother to the deceased, Destiny Okereke. Gbajabiamila had visited the family of the deceased and promised to ensure that they do not suffer, with scholarship for the deceased children and others. The widow expressed gratitude to...

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona, an Argentine professional  footballer and football manager  has died at the age of 60. The former football legend had successful surgery on a brain blood clot earlier in November. The Argentine Football Association released a statement, through its president Claudio Tapia, saying it "expresses its deepest pain at the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You'll always be in our hearts." Diego Maradona led Argentina to World Cup success in 1986 and scored 34 goals in 91 appearances for his country; Maradona won two Series A titles with Napoli and also played for Barcelona, Sevilla, Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys.

                      E ndSARS protesters  at the  Lekki toll gate  in Lagos. 20 October 2020 The UK parliament has voted in favour of the government considering imposing sanctions on Nigerian officials involved in the alleged excessive use of force on peaceful protesters during last month’s anti-police brutality demonstrations. Also, The Nigerian Army has stated that the alleged massacre of protesters at Lekki Toll Plaza is untrue. The non-binding resolution was a result of a petition brought before the UK parliament,    a petition signed by over 220,118 individuals in the United Kingdom, asking the UK Government to sanction Nigeria for alleged violations of human rights. The Nigerian authorities have continued to deny that security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters. Consequently, t he Petitioners   called for an independent investigation into abuses and urged the British government to target N...

Senator Ali Ndume Abdulrasheed Maina A Federal High Court has ordered Senator Ali Ndume to be remanded at Kuje at Kuje Correctional Centre for failing to produce the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. Ndume stood, who is representing Borno south, as surety for Maina’s bail, who is standing trial on alleged money laundering charges. Maina has repeatedly failed to appear in court for the continuation of his trial. Justice Okon Abang ordered Ndume’s remand while ruling on an oral application made to the effect by lawyer to the prosecution in the ongoing money laundering trial of Maina and a firm – Common Input Property and Investment Limited. They were first arraigned on October 25, 2019 following which he was admitted to conditional bail at N1b on November 26, 2019. In undertaking to stand as Maina’s s...

  Late Olaoye Abayomi [Kush] Ismaila Adebayo - The Second VIctim     An alleged drunk officer of the Nigerian Police  shot two citizens, leaving one dead and another critically injured   at Queens Court Hotel area, along Ikere-Ekiti road, Ado Ekiti on Saturday 21,November 2020. One Olaoye Abayomi (Kush) died while the second person, Idris Ismaila Adebayo was critically injured and receiving treatment in a hospital. The Police Officer involved with the shooting has been identified as Tizhe Goji attached to a yet-to-be identified VIP despite the fact that Mohammed Adamu, the Inspector-General of Police has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Very Important Persons across the country with immediate effect. More details coming soon

By Ojutole Online Media First of all, I will advise that you take your time to read this report very well with full attention. My intention here is to tell the story that many people are not aware of due to the side that was initially super imposed on the general public. This whole incidence happened around 2007 thereabout. Prophet Israel was a young boy in his twenties doing ministry in the celestial church. This was a young man from an extremely poor family who didn't know what the future holds for him. Laide Williams who was in her thirties was living in the UK and heard of this young prophet in Nigeria who had the gift of spiritual insight. She came to Nigeria to see him, and he prayed for her. She got back to the UK and had tremendous Testimonies as regards the things she came to see him for. Meanwhile, she was married in the UK. She maintained close communication with the young prophet, and gradually she started telling him about how she has falling in love with him and als...

Ifeanyi Okereke Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has handed over his security officer Abdul M. Hassan to the Department of State Services (DSS) over the shooting of a newspaper vendor Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke. This is contained in a statement personally signed by the speaker on Friday. Gbajabiamila stated, this is to allow for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action on the officer who has also been suspended. “The unfortunate death of Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke at the hands of one of my security aides has left me deeply shaken." “Mr. Okereke was a citizen going about his business, trying to make a living for himself and his family. There is no reason for his life to have ended the way it did. “This morning, I have handed over the security operative, Abdullahi M. Hassan, to the Department of State Security (DSS) for investigation and appropriate administrative and judicial action. In the interim, he has been suspended from the convoy. “I expect...

  Image Courtesy nbcnews Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, The  President-elect has defeated President Donald Trump with 306 electoral votes to 232. That's according to the Associated Press, which  called Georgia  and its 16 electoral votes for Biden on Thursday.    Georgia had not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1992. Biden said on Thursday  that Mr Trump's refusal to accept the election results has left Americans "witnessing incredible irresponsibility". "Incredibly damaging messages are being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions," Mr Biden said, adding that Mr Trump's actions in Michigan were particularly troubling. "What the President's doing now is going to be another incident where he will go down in history as being one of the most irresponsible presidents."

  Israel Oladele Ogundipe A Lagos State High court on Wednesday 18th November, 2020  sentenced  prophet and Sheperd-in-charge of CCC Global Genesis church world wide,  The Unstoppable Generation,  Israel Oladele Ogundipe to two-year imprisonment for defrauding  a United Kingdom based woman.   The trial judge, Justice Olabisi Akinlade jailed Prophet Oladele after she found him guilty of two count charges out of the seven he was charged with. Justice Akinlade in a judgment that lasted for about four hours sentenced the defendant, prophet Oladele to a year imprisonments for count two and four. She however discharged him of counts 1,3, 5 ,6 and 7 for lack of evidence against him. Oladele was charged with seven counts charges bordering on fraud and obtaining money by false pretenses, preferred against him by the Lagos State government sometimes in 2007.  Mrs. Olaide Williams-Oni, told an Ikeja High Court how she was allegedly defrauded of over N17 mill...

  Speech at the Passing Out Parade of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, classified Amotekun. When the story of the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun is told, it will be on record that it was officially launched on January 9, 2020. However, the Amotekun journey began earlier. In July 2019, the six states of the southwest, namely Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo States, agreed to set up this outfit. Amotekun is indeed a first of its kind security agency because it is a regional security outfit initiated by one of Nigeria's six geopolitical zones. History will also state that the headquarters is here in Oyo State. Since its founding, we have been taking steps to ensure that the security outfit kicks off operations. In March 2020, the Oyo State House of Assembly passed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020, which I signed into law a few days later. Although COVID-19 and other logistical issues delayed the recruitment process, we ran an open and t...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the current surge in the prices of fuel on Monday evening, asking its reversal with immediate effect.  The congress condemned the increase, saying the price increase will actually create  more economic hardship especially among lower- paid workers. In a statement signed by the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, the congress noted that it would receive an update from its affiliates who were members of various committees set up after the last round of negotiations with the Federal Government. “The outcome of this engagement will determine our response in the coming days. But while we are at that, we condemn the recent price increase and we call for its reversal with immediate effect,” Wabba said. The statement read: “There is no doubt that there is great disquiet in the land over the extraordinary level of inflation in the country. The recent increase in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has only exacerbated the curr...

Pastor Bakare The serving overseer, The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC),Pastor Tunde Bakare has condemned clampdown on #EndSARS protesters , saying their accounts should be unfrozen . Pastor Bakare while speaking in his church at an event observed to mark his 66th birthday and his wife’s 60th birthday spoke on the topic “The youth of the nation are the trustees for prosperity”, he said that such action may ignite the youths to start  another protest.  “I have observed with keen interest the policy actions and positions taken by national and sub-national governments to address the broader issues of youth development in Nigeria, from the prompt disbandment of SARS, to the N75B Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (N-YIF) launched by the federal government, as well as the appointment of young Nigerians on panels of inquiry set up by various state governments. I commend these actions by the federal and state governments. They have, to an extent, been forced to self-reflect and ali...

    Image Courtesy -  Picture-Alliance Thirty two Nigerians were on Friday repatriated from Germany for immigration and related offences.  The returnees all – males arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos from Dusseldorf Airport aboard a chartered aircraft belonging to Envelope Airline. However, details of their deportation were not available, immigration sources said the removal was executed by the German Embassy and that they were deported for various immigration related offences. According to Network of Refugees for Refugees, a Stuttgart-based migrant self-organisation that monitors deportations from Germany,   Forty Nigerians including single mothers and their children, were forcibly deported to Lagos by German authorities on Monday (21 October 2019).  To date,  More than 23, 500 persons were deported from Germany.

Joe Biden   Joe Biden pledged during his campaign to practically  reverse some of the provisional immigration deeds initiated during Donald Trump’s four years in office. While some actions can be undone with the stroke of a pen, others will take more time.   The Biden administration plans to restore protection for people brought to the U.S. illegally as minors and stop using  the United States Department of Defense funds to build a border wall. The incoming administration also intends to overturn Trump's  travel and immigration restrictions  on 13 mostly African or predominantly Muslim countries. Also, a new guidance would be designed to stop "collateral arrests," which are apprehensions of immigrants who are not the target of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations but are nevertheless taken into custody because they are in the country without legal status. At the southern border, Mr. Biden has pledged to discontinue the Trump a...