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Chioma Okoli suffers miscarriage amid Erisco legal battle

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1 month ago

May 29, 2024

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Chioma Okoli suffers miscarriage amid Erisco legal battle

Chioma Okoli, the Facebook user who has been embroiled in a legal battle since 2023, when she reviewed the Nagiko Tomato Mix, a product of Erisco Foods Limited, has suffered a pregnancy loss.

Effiong Inibehe, Okoli’s legal representative, confirmed this on Wednesday via a post on his X page, noting that the Federal High Court in Abuja remanded her in Suleja Custodial Centre on Tuesday.

“I can confirm that Chioma Okoli suffered a miscarriage and lost her pregnancy. I made this disclosure to the Honourable Court during yesterday’s proceedings and it was reported by pressmen who were in the court,” the lawyer wrote.

I can confirm that Chioma Okoli suffered a miscarriage and lost her pregnancy. I made this disclosure to the Honourable Court during yesterday’s proceedings and it was reported by pressmen who were in the court.

Prior to yesterday, we decided to keep this information private and…

— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) May 29, 2024

“Prior to yesterday, we decided to keep this information private and to only disclose it in the court. I am only stating this here due to the fact that the Court is already aware of it and many people are asking for confirmation. The evidence of the miscarriage is before the Court. [It] is not for the media.

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“I can also confirm that she was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday on a two count-charge of alleged “cyberstalking” to which she pleaded not guilty.

“Chioma was remanded in Suleja Custodial Centre (Suleja prison) pending a ruling on her bail application fixed for Friday, May 31, 2024. Please, those asking me questions about her case and her current condition should understand that there is a limit to what I can publicly say at this time. History will vindicate the just.”

Okoli’s ordeal began in September 2023, when she posted on Facebook that Erisco Foods’s Nagiko Tomato paste was sugary and subsequently asked those who had used the tomato puree to share their experiences.

In response to a Facebook user who asked her to “stop spoiling my brother [sic] product”, Chioma reportedly wrote, “Help me advise your brother to stop ki**ing people with his product; yesterday was my first time using it, and it’s pure sugar. Tueh!,”

Acting on a criminal petition written against her by Eric Umeofia, the owner of the company, the police arrested Chioma in Lagos and immediately flew her to Abuja. She was then taken to court, where she was charged with cybercrime.

Chioma Okoli suffers miscarriage amid Erisco legal battle

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BREAKING: Pilot survives as NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

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43 mins ago

July 1, 2024

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BREAKING: Pilot survives as NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

A Nigeria Air Force (NAF) helicopter has crashed at Tami village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The incident occurred in the early morning on Monday, causing significant alarm among the villagers.

The helicopter, said to be on a routine operational flight, experienced a technical hitch that led to the crash.

The pilot managed to execute emergency protocols effectively that ensured his own survival.

Eyewitnesses said the pilot emerged from the wreckage unscathed.

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Residents of Tami village quickly gathered at the crash site, offering assistance and expressing relief that no life was lost.

It was gathered that a team of military officers from the Nigerian Air Force swiftly arrived at the scene to secure the area and conduct an initial investigation.

They cordoned off the crash site to prevent unauthorised access and to ensure the safety of the villagers.

The officers also began preliminary assessments to determine the cause of the crash, which remained unknown at this time.

BREAKING: Pilot survives as NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

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UK cab driver confesses still getting paid in Nigeria as civil servant

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2 hours ago

July 1, 2024

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UK cab driver confesses still getting paid in Nigeria as civil servant

Despite leaving Nigeria for the UK two years ago, Sabitu Adams gets paid each month as a junior official at a government agency back home.

Adams, who now works as a taxi driver in the UK, had his name changed by a BBC report to protect his identity.

The taxi driver has yet to resign from his job in Nigeria.

Adams is one of the thousands of ghost workers, a rampant issue in the Nigerian civil service.
Each year, the government carries out biometric verifications and reels out numbers representing discovered ghost workers, and money saved.

But no one is ever announced to have been arrested or prosecuted.

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Last week, President Bola Tinubu directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money.

Tinubu also ordered that the culprits’ supervisors and department heads be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud while they were in charge.

Adams told the BBC that he was not worried about the president’s directives because he earned better as a taxi driver in the UK.

“When I heard about the president’s directive, I smiled because I know I am doing better here – and not worried,” the 36-year-old said.

The cab driver said he did not resign “in case I choose to go back to my job after a few years”.
Adams was quoted as saying he had an arrangement with his boss in Nigeria who is a “relative”.

UK cab driver confesses still getting paid in Nigeria as civil servant

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Police rescue 2 kidnapped victims in Abuja

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2 hours ago

July 1, 2024

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Police rescue 2 kidnapped victims in Abuja

Two kidnapped victims were rescued by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command in the Guto community of Bwari, Abuja, on Sunday.

According to a statement by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the rescue operation was triggered by an early morning attack by gunmen on the community. The prompt response from the police and other security agencies was crucial in handling the situation.

The statement noted: “In response to the sudden attack by unknown gunmen in Guto village, Bwari, earlier today, June 30, 2024, at about 01:30 p.m., where two female victims, Mart Ojadi, 15 years old, and Evelyn Chinaza, 12 years old, were kidnapped and forcefully taken to an unknown location, the operatives of the FCT police command from the anti-kidnapping unit swiftly mobilised to the scene.

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The police, along with the DSS and local hunters, pursued the kidnappers into Gauraka Forest in Niger State, which borders the FCT. The confrontation led to a fierce gunfight, eventually causing the kidnappers to flee into the surrounding bushes with various injuries, leaving the two victims behind, unharmed.

The rescued girls have been safely reunited with their families. FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth C. Igweh, praised the operation and reiterated the commitment of the police force to ensure the safety and security of the capital. He also encouraged residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the police through the following emergency lines: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.”