“If you could not manage your Presidency, what moral authority do you have to call the man who has managed his government and party with almost military efficiency a mediocre?” he queried.
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Apostle Suleman: Court fines Halima Abubakar N10m over defamation of cleric
Apostle Suleman: Court fines Halima Abubakar N10m over defamation of cleric
An Abuja High Court has sentenced Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar to pay a fine of N10 million in damages to Omega Fire Ministries International’s Senior Pastor and General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleman, for publishing insulting comments about him.
The court also barred her from making further defamatory statements about the cleric.
According to the Certified True Copy of the judgement dated April 8, 2024, Suleman had accused Abubakar of making libellous allegations on her Instagram profile, @halimabubakar, which were then published by many blogs and media.
Suleman said Abubakar accused him of being a womaniser and devilish, among other things.
According to the process, Abubakar said, “Shan, you said you don’t think I am smart? LOL, ask Sule. At your age, I am glad Gistlover sent that list. Thank you, Gistlover, for calling me out. I for dey lie and lie for Sule? Never. God bless you, Gistlover. But your list is small, for real. Johnson, try me.
“Supporting you with your lies won’t work again. Anyone who involves himself or herself will be tagged a bloodsucker. All of you are supporting nonsense. No, be sule again; why do they bleed? They know the truth.
“Johnson Suleman Wake up and untie her!! You must untie her. You owe her two kids, you evil man. Not even how has your health been for 4 years… My sister must survive, O!
“Pis, don’t worry about me. But you can hold Johnson Suleman responsible just in case you can’t do anything. Nigerians, be aware if anything happens to you.
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“You told her to wait for you to find out why! Knowing well what you did. Giving you space is not possible. How many women have you done this to?
“You said it yourself that you couldn’t solve it! Why can’t you solve it? Then you disappeared. Not a word since! With all the calls, Tex’s, etc. Sule, she believed you. Nigerians, this man is dangerous and a hazard to society from people like this.”
Suleman, on the other hand, said that Abubakar’s statement, which was posted on her Instagram account, was untrue and spiteful.
In his decision, Justice Enobie Obanor stated that Abubakar was given the opportunity to defend herself in the case but chose not to.
The judgement read, “This issue is therefore resolved in favour of the claimant. Accordingly, judgement is entered in favour of the claimant as follows:
“A declaration that the statements published by the defendant against the claimant on her Instagram handle, @halimabubakar, falsely and maliciously written and published to the general public, are defamatory of the person of the claimant.
“The sum of N10,000,000.00 only to the claimant as aggravated and exemplary damages for libel contained in the publication of the defendant against the claimant on her Instagram handle, @Halimabubakar, and caused to be published in several blogs.”
The judge also ordered Abubakar to publish a correction of her defamatory words on her Instagram account, @halimabubakar.
“An order of this Honourable Court compelling the defendant to pay for the deletion of all links and reportage of the said defamatory comments on all platforms on the internet,” the judge added.
Apostle Suleman: Court fines Halima Abubakar N10m over defamation of cleric
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Kidnap kingpin who abducted 20, collected N70m, arrested in Taraba
Kidnap kingpin who abducted 20, collected N70m, arrested in Taraba
Troops from the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Jalingo, Taraba State, have arrested a suspect who confessed to abducting 20 individuals and extorting N70 million in ransom.
Captain Oni Olubodunde, the Acting Assistant Director of Public Relations for the brigade, said in a statement that Suleiman Ahmed, a resident of Bomanda village in Lau LGA, was apprehended on November 12, 2024, during an anti-kidnapping operation conducted in Maraban Abbare, Bomanda, and Karamuke villages.
“The operation was targeted at curbing kidnapping activities in Lau LGA. During initial investigations, Suleiman Ahmed confessed to abducting 20 people and collecting over N70 million in ransom,” Captain Oni said.
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He said the suspect also admitted to using an AK-47 rifle in his criminal operations.
“A follow-up operation on November 15 led to the recovery of the weapon from a concealed location and the arrest of one of Ahmed’s accomplices, identified as Hussaini.
“The troops also apprehended a suspected gunrunner at his residence in Mayo Dassa, Lau LGA,” he said.
Captain Oni emphasised that the 6 Brigade remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of residents in Taraba State, continuing to intensify efforts to dismantle criminal networks in the state.
Kidnap kingpin who abducted 20, collected N70m, arrested in Taraba
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Obasanjo’s comment on Tinubu mischievous, says Afenifere chief
Obasanjo’s comment on Tinubu mischievous, says Afenifere chief
The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Mr Kole Omololu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s short stay in office has shown signs of outperforming former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s record.
The chieftain of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation said in a statement yesterday that the emerging gains of the president’s economic reforms gave hope that the nation was on a trajectory of recovery, growth, and development.
Omololu, in reaction to Obasanjo’s claim on Saturday that Nigeria had become a failing state under President Tinubu, said the former president’s assertion was incorrect given the increasing gains being made under the president.
Delivering a keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, New Haven, at the weekend in Connecticut, USA, the former president, in his recorded lecture titled, ‘Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria, said the country’s pervasive corruption, mediocrity, immorality, misconduct, mismanagement, perversion, injustice, incompetence, and all other forms of iniquity confirmed Nigeria’s failing state status under the president.
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However, Omololu said Obasanjo’s conclusions were inaccurate and mischief from the former president’s habitual attention-seeking.
“This is typical Obasanjo grandstanding. As the late President Shehu Shagari wrote about him in his autobiography, ‘Beckoned To Serve,’ Obasanjo is an egotistical narcissist who cannot stand not being the centre of attention and the cynosure of all eyes. He will engage in serial acts of incitement to attract the spotlight to himself,” he stated.
Saying Obasanjo had persistently criticised his successors unduly, Omololu contended that Tinubu’s managerial, moral and anti-corruption records were shoulder above the former president’s.
The Afenifere chieftain said the president’s economic reforms, including the withdrawal of petrol subsidies and the unification of forex rates, were bold measures the former president did not have the courage to take while in office.
He said these measures had shored up the nation’s revenue and helped it to reduce its debt service ratio from 97% to 65% of income within 17 months.
He added that Nigeria, under Tinubu, had achieved a new record in its trade balance, with an unprecedented N14.07 trillion trade surplus by half-year 2024, pointing out that the administration’s non-oil revenue in one quarter was more than the total generated during Obasanjo’s eight years in office.
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Omololu queried, “How can President Obasanjo talk of mismanagement when, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, the Nigerian Stock Exchange crossed 104,562.06 All Shares Index, a 39.84% increase year-to-date, making it the second-best performing exchange in Africa?”
The Afenifere chieftain also disputed the former president’s assessment of the president’s anti-corruption record, stating that the top global transparency rating agency, Transparency International, reported a more positive evaluation.
“Transparency International says Nigeria is less corrupt today than during the Obasanjo administration,” he said, adding, “Nigeria improved on TI’s Corruption Perception Rating this year, moving five places from 150 in 2023 to 145 in 2024. In contrast, under Obasanjo, Nigeria was rated the second-most corrupt nation in the world, with only Bangladesh ahead of us in 2002. Out of 102 nations, Nigeria was number 101.”
Omololu pointed out that Obasanjo and his deputy, Atiku Abubakar, publicly exposed themselves via a nasty public exchange exposing their dirty dealings.
Omololu said Obasanjo, who could not manage his deputy, Atiku, lacked the moral authority to accuse Tinubu of immorality and mismanagement.
Obasanjo’s comment on Tinubu mischievous, says Afenifere chief
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Gunmen abduct NDLEA officers in Delta
Gunmen abduct NDLEA officers in Delta
Gunmen have abducted officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Delta State, sparking concerns over rising insecurity in the are.
Reports indicate that the armed assailants ambushed the officers and their orderly near the agency’s state headquarters at around 8:00 pm as they were returning home from work.
The attackers, believed to have monitored the victims’ routine, intercepted them along the Isah-Ogwashi-Uku Road in Aniocha South Local Government Area.
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Sources familiar with the incident suggested that the kidnappers may have received insider information to carry out the attack.
Efforts to obtain a comment from the NDLEA State Command’s spokesperson, Mr. John Kennedy, were unsuccessful, as he declined to speak on the matter.
This incident follows a troubling trend in Ogwashi-Uku, where five people have reportedly been kidnapped in the past 10 days. The recent wave of abductions has left residents in fear, with criminals allegedly adopting new strategies to elude law enforcement.
Gunmen abduct NDLEA officers in Delta
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