“After independence, in order to build a great nation, each country went to work. But in Nigeria, after independence, our people went to pray and fast.”

“So, while we were praying, Malaysia came here and took our palm seedlings and build a great factory of it.”

“While we were praying, Singapore went into investment in technology.
While we were praying, India went into ICT.

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“While we were praying, China went to massive industrialization.
While we were shouting Allah Alakuba! UAE went into massive infrastructural development.”

“While we were binding and casting Lucifer, Japan went into technological development.
While we were speaking in tongues, Denmark went into education of her citizens.”

“While we were mounting big speakers in our places of worship, USA was mounting man on the moon. After our prayers, God, being a wise God decided to reward us according to our labour.”

“Since those that went into industrialization, technology, infrastructural development, ICT, education etc had been rewarded accordingly. It’s only wise God rewards us with our efforts in prayers.”

“That’s why today, Nigerian pastors are competing in building the biggest churches. That’s why there are more prayer houses and worship places than hospitals and schools. That’s why people rush to prayer houses for medical and business solutions instead of hospitals.”

“That’s why we don’t do business proposals before jumping into business since we are going to back it up with prayers. And when such collapse, we blame devil.”

“That’s why it’s a sin to say anything negative about pastors and imams.
That’s why our pastors don’t consider the opinion of engineers while building and blame devil when the building collapsed.”

“That’s why faith in God replaces building pillars and when it collapsed we blame it on Lucifer.
That’s why our pastors are making sure they plant church branches instead of schools in every street in Nigeria.”

“That’s why we always wait for God to do that which ability to accomplish He has already handed over to us.
That’s why we want our teachers to labour on earth and come to heaven for their rewards.”

“Nigeria is a prayer loving, God fearing nation. Religion has taken the place of technology, infrastructure, education and all.
When we are traveling, we ignore all the necessary road requirements, servicing of our vehicles and pray. And, once we pray, we can put a half fit vehicle on the road and blame our step mother or mother in law if anything goes wrong.”

“That’s why there are more people dying on our roads than wild life animals in the wilderness.
Because, we pray and fast and leave everything to God when God has given us all we need to survive and build a nation.”

~ God help us.

The Oyo State Police Command has apprehended one Monday Chukwuka who allegedly sold his one-day-old grandchild for N700,000.

The police said the suspect was arrested at his hideout in the Ibafo area of Ogun State, following a credible intelligence report.

Speaking while parading the suspect at the command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said: “On 10th July 2023, an actionable intelligence report was received by a team of police operatives attached to the Command Monitoring, Oyo State, about the ‘harvesting of a day-old baby girl’ from her teenage mother, identified as Sarah Chukwuka, in Oyo town and the sale of the girl-child to a criminal cartel that operates a baby factory in Abia State.”

Osifeso stated that upon the intelligence-led interview, Monday, who is the biological father of the teenage girl who gave birth to the day-old baby girl, confessed to the crime.

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He explained in detail how the suspect took the baby from her mother (his biological daughter) as soon as she delivered the child, under the pretext of handing over the baby to someone who would take good care of her.

“The suspect further explained in detail how he moved the baby to Abia State where he sold her to the owner of a baby factory located at Obehi, Ukwa West in Abia State for N700,000.

“Investigation was extended to Abia State and in the process of a coordinated raid on the baby factory, a female suspect identified as Popoola Bunmi and four other accomplices, whose names are Chinwendu Peter, Chidinma Blessing, Chukwu Christopher, and Favour Chukwu, were all apprehended in connection with the criminal activity,” SP Osifeso said.

The police spokesman added that a bundle of new birth certificates and some equipment being used for baby deliveries were equally recovered from the factory, adding that the suspects, as of the time of arrest, were unable to give any satisfactory explanation about the parentage of the babies recovered from the factory.

The suspect (Monday) said he decided to sell the baby because he could not afford to take care of his teenage daughter and the baby, saying he used the proceeds he collected after selling the baby to rent a shop and bought goods.

The teenage mother (name withheld), said she was not aware that her father wanted to sell the baby, adding that her dad only told her that he wanted to give the baby to someone to nurture her and return the baby after two years.

The suspected buyer of the baby, (Favour Chukwuka) said she bought the baby following a request from a couple (name withheld) who are childless, saying she was giving N50,000 as her share for the job after handing over the balance of N650,000 to Mr. Monday.

Other suspects arrested by the command include armed robbers, secret cult members with dangerous weapons, hoodlums who specialise in stealing cars, and notorious criminal receivers, among others.

On Friday, kidnappers reportedly killed two people and abducted many along the Ugwogo-Neke-Ikem road in Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu state.

Although the police had yet to react to the unfortunate incident, the number of people they abducted and their whereabouts are yet not known.

An eyewitness, Kingsley Odoh, who spoke to journalists in Enugu on Saturday, said the incident happened between 7:30 and 8 pm on Friday.

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According to him, the suspected kidnappers swooped on passersby along the road, shot sporadically at oncoming vehicles and killed two persons. They, however, kidnapped passengers in a bus plying the Enugu-Ugwogo-Neke-Ikem road.

Odoh said, “Chief Cyril Mbah from Neke Odenigbo-Nike was gunned down by suspected kidnappers along the Ugwogo/Isi-uzo road, near Neke Odenigbo junction.

“He was rushing home with his daughter in his car when he ran into a group of suspected kidnappers who suddenly opened fire on him. Unfortunately, he couldn’t survive the gunshots but nothing happened to his daughter.

“The kidnappers went further, fired and flattened the tyres of another vehicle approaching the scene and successfully whisked away the driver and other people on board. Till now, no one is certain where they are.”

The Enugu State Police Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, when contacted on telephone, said he would verify the incident.

The Kano state government said all certificates of Private Schools operating in the state have been revoked with immediate effect.

Special Adviser to the Governor on private and voluntary institutions, Baba Abubakar Umar, announced this at a meeting with the proprietors of the private schools on Saturday.

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Umar said all the schools were expected to collect new registration form to fill for new certificates to be issued.

He pointed out that this is part of the state government’s commitment towards sanitizing the private schools operations and ensuring adherence to established laws and guidelines.

He charged the proprietors to pay their 10 percent tax to the government as at when due for the progress of the sector, adding that his return to the position of managing the private schools should not lead to intimidation as he doesn’t have intention to victimize anybody.

He emphasized his stand for closing down any school that violates the operational laws of the state ranging from equipment, environment of operation, curriculum and Calendar while revealing that a software had been developed to address all concerns from the government, school proprietors, parents and even job seekers in private schools.

Speaking on behalf of the proprietors, the Chairman, National Association of Private School Owners, Kano chapter, Muhammad Malam Adamu, described the move as fantastic and commendable.

There are conspiracies from various sources to encourage personnel of the Nigerian armed forces to overthrow the current democratic government, which is presided over by President Bola Tinubu, a report citing the Military high command has revealed.

However, the command asserted that the attempt will fail and that the military is content and thrives under democracy, so, it won’t take part in any plot to undermine Nigeria’s hard-won democracy.

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Tukur Gusau, a brigadier-general and the director of defence information, called the development “unpatriotic and wicked” in an early morning message sent to Daily Trust on Saturday.

He said that the military will continue to carry out its constitutional obligations rather than attempting to overthrow the current democratic government. He said that the Nigerian armed forces would not engage in any coup.

He added that the military will continue to carry out its constitutional obligations rather than planning a coup against the current democratic government, stressing that nigeria’s armed forces would not be diverted.

Gusau’s response according to the Newspaper, came after some Nigerians demanded that the military takes over as the nation’s leader because they think democratic governments have failed.

But, the senior military commander emphasised in his statement that the Nigerian armed forces, led by Gen. Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff, would not engage in any type of insubordination for whatever reason.

“The reports calling on the military to interfere in our democracy is highly unpatriotic, wicked, and an attempt to distract the armed forces of nigeria from performing its constitutional responsibilities,” the senior military man said.

Gusau denied allegations that the Nigerian military did not properly care for its soldiers, stressing that it would not permit any one person or group of people to incite military officers against the current administration.

Gusau said, “the defence headquarters frowns at a report being circulated online about welfare issues in the armed forces of nigeria. We wish to state unequivocally that the military is happy and better under democracy and will not get involved in any act to sabotage the hard-earned democracy in our country.

“While the leadership of the afn gives priority to welfare of its personnel however, we detest any attempt by any individual or group to instigate the law-abiding armed forces of nigeria to embark on any unconstitutional change of government in our country.

“The armed forces under the leadership of the Chief of Defence staff, General CG Musa is determined to ensure complete subordination of the armed forces to constitutional authority under his excellency, president bola ahmed tinubu and will not be distracted from its roles that are well defined in the 1999 constitution (as amended).”

Officials of the National Emergency Managment Agency, NEMA on Friday handed over relief materials to Eha-Amufu communities in Isiuzo Council Area of Enugu state and pledged to do more to ameliorate the suffering of those displaced by herdsmen attacks.

The National President of Eha-Amufu Federated Development Union, EFDU, Dr. Simeon Egbachukwu while receiving the relief materials on behalf of Eha-Amufu communities, appreciated NEMA for coming to the aid of communities affected by herdsmen invasion and appealed to the agency to do more to help the displaced families resettle.

The Chairman of Eha-Amufu Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Simon Ogbonna, in his speech, appreciated God for making the event possible, while thanking NEMA for their humanitarian intervention.

Ogbonna enjoined Eha-Amufu communities to remain steadfast and optimistic as greater things are on the way coming to Eha-Amufu.

Speaking at the event, the former chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, Chief Eric Ebeh lauded NEMA for the prompt intervention and appealed for more relief materials.

Hon. Francis Ede while narrating the sad experience of Eha-Amufu communities during the herdsmen attacks that nearly sacked the entire Eha-Amufu, appreciated NEMA for remembering the communities.

On her part, the zonal coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs. Ngozi
Echeazu Oduokwu thanked Eha-Amufu leaders for caring and working for the wellbeing of their people.

She specifically appreciated Dr. Simeon Egbachukwu, Mr. Simon Ogbonna and Pastor Robert Eze for their devotion and sacrifice that made the day possible.

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Mrs. Echeazu said NEMA has noted their concerns and assured of more relief materials that will be released in batches to alleviate the sufferings of the people.

The event attracted the Bishop of Eha-Amufu Diocese, His Lordship, Rt. Rev. DN Olinya, the Coordinator Isi-Uzo President Generals, Darlington Nnaji, Former chairmen of Isi-Uzo, Chief Eric Ebeh and Dr. Benjamin Edeoga, former SA to the Governor, Chief Francis Ede and Former Supervisor For Education, Hon. Shepherd Iyioku.

Others were, HRH, Igwe Edmond Ogbu, HRH, Igwe Philemon Obeagu, President Generals as well as religious leaders.