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Super TV CEO: Now, Who Speaks For Ataga?

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Douglas Aniemena, a close friend of Usifo Ataga, amid the general talk, gives an inside look into what really transpired with the SuperTV CEO

Finally, we have an arrest in the ongoing saga of  the murder of Usifo Ataga, and we also have a ‘confession’. An apprehended suspect has spoken, and, in a nutshell, she tells the World that it was a crime of passion.

The same crime of passion angle that was rushed, planted, and disseminated via the social media by person(s) unknown, barely hours after the news broke. In whose interest is it if we all accept this as a crime of passion?

The culprit, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, an innocent looking, soft spoken 21-year-old University of Lagos female undergraduate, spoke to the assembled press in a calm and measured tone, stating that basically, they had a drug-fuelled sex tryst that got out of hand when he tried to rape her, hitting her head against the wall and she grabbed a knife and stabbed him twice.

She also stated that she stole his money afterwards, using his ATM card and pin number that he had freely given her prior, asking her to take any amount she wanted but that she had declined, telling him that it was not what she wanted.

She also admitted to ‘helping’ herself with some money from his account after killing him and that she only stole N380,000 as opposed to N5m that was transferred from his account, and when asked why she stole from him, she answered that she needed the money for her school fees. 

The Police have since also released a statement saying amongst other things, that the suspect CONSPIRED WITH OTHERS, NOW AT LARGE, and allegedly murdered one Michael Usifo Ataga. The short service apartment where the alleged murder was committed was secretly booked by the suspect on the 13th of June 2021 and that she left the apartment after the deed had been done on the 15th of June 2021.

A fake driver’s license bearing Mary Johnson with the suspect’s photograph, was found amongst her belongings at her home, as well as a blood-stained cloth, ostensibly worn on the day of the murder.

The suspect confessed to using a kitchen knife to stab the deceased and that she took away the evidence, the blood-stained knife and discarded it in a dustbin by her house. She also admitted to stealing his iPhone.

The owner/manager of the service apartment said that the suspect called to book using a USA WhatsApp number and claimed that she had just arrived in the country and was at the airport and needed a place quiet to quarantine and that her passport was held at the airport because of Covid.

After taking the apartment, the suspect called the Manager/Owner and security guard a few times and all the time, she made sure to block her number, including after committing the murder, to extend her stay and ask them not to disturb the room, and again to enquire from her if the deceased’s vehicle had been taken away, unaware that the said Owner/Manager was already helping the Police.

Days after the incident, no one could describe her because according to the Owner/Manager and all her staff, she always wore face masks. The Security guard at the premises stated that the suspect had come to the gate to receive delivery from a delivery man who later told him after the suspect had taken her delivery, that it was drugs.

All parties involved in this ugly incident have now spoken, barring Usifo Ataga, who is no more. The dead cannot talk, so it is with Usifo. Who will speak for Usifo Ataga? I pray the facts of the case speak for him, especially as we consider that no amount of chicanery, sophistry, blatant lies and/or conjectures can defeat the evidence of solid facts.

What are the facts that we know? Usifo died a horrific death. He was not stabbed 2 or even 5 times; he was stabbed multiple times. His hands were bound tightly, and the marks were still all over his wrists, accompanied with evidence of torture and assault even as his corpse lay in the morgue.

And no one in the entire building heard his screams because he was gagged. Let that sink in: he was bound, gagged and tortured! The now-viral video of the room with the deceased lying on the floor, shows a room with blood-stained walls and floor, evidence of a ferocious struggle. One person could never have carried these out!

She claims that Usifo Ataga tried to rape her. How preposterous can one really get? The truth is that the allegation of an attempted rape is such an easy and convenient one for any woman alone in a room with a man to make.

Even if both of them are alive, without CCTV, how does the man conclusively prove that he didn’t make such an attempt? The credibility of those involved and circumstances around the case must come into play in search of the truth.

A man you claim to have been sleeping with and that you were so eager to sleep with him that you eagerly booked an apartment yourself and came to expressly sleep with him, not for a few hours but for days on end, and that he had already slept with you twice, tried to rape you and hit your head against the wall with no evidence of head bruises, even as you left the apartment that same day? Come on, the story doesn’t add up.

This is the same woman it has now come to the fore that at least on one occasion, 3 to 4 years ago, was arrested for blackmailing a married man and using an innocent security man’s bank account to collect the money. She must have been at most, 18 years old then, if not younger! She is clearly a pathological liar, remorseless, calm and assured, and didn’t start today. 

She said they did drugs. The toxicology reports are not out yet, but if any drug is found in Usifo’s system, then it makes this dastardly act even worse, he must have been surreptitiously drugged!

In this day of bank transfers, whoever gives you their Bank card and pin number, when they can easily transfer any amount to you, if indeed he gave her his card and said take anything you want, as she claimed? Did he also give her his BVN? How did she obtain it?

Usifo Ataga’s company had some substantial amount of money in an Escrow account, and the first attempt was to try and move the money. Was this done before or after Usifo Ataga had been killed? Then someone sent in instructions trying to change his Banking security details, and that flagged up the account and the account was promptly blocked.

She claimed that she wanted money for school fees, did she need a billion Naira for her school fees? The fact was that because these funds were in an Escrow account, torture Usifo Ataga all you wanted then, he simply could not, and was not able to move even a dime from the money even if he wanted to!

Then, his money in another account was now moved to his account that they had his ATM card and then went on siphoning his funds. The speed and sophistication of these dealings were alarming.

The facts in a nutshell tell us that this incident was neither an accident nor a drug-fuelled sexcapade gone wrong! It was a premeditated, well-set-up conspiracy to murder. One person, however strong could not have tied and gagged Usifo Ataga and then carried out all that was done, talkless of this woman.

The police who have more evidence than I have stated here, have explicitly stated as such. Those still pandering to these salacious slants of these social media stories are just unnecessarily muddying the waters. This is as clear a case of conspiratorial homicide as you will ever get given the circumstances.

And just as Abel’s blood cried out for vengeance from the ground, as the good Scripture says, and in the absence of anyone speaking for Usifo Ataga, may Usifo’s blood shed so callously all over that apartment floor and walls by cowards, speak volumes on his behalf.

*Aniemena,  a friend of the deceased, writes from Lagos

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Cameroon Re-Elects 89-Year-Old Marcel Niat Njifenji, As Senate President

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Former President’s Son Jailed In United States

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The son of a former president of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, has been sent to prison in the United States.

GWG.ng learnt that the US Justice Department on Tuesday announced that Sanha had bagged more than six and a half years in prison for involvement in a transnational heroin trafficking conspiracy.

The statement also disclosed that Sanha was a leader and organizer in the heroin trafficking conspiracy and was involved in its importation from Europe to the United States.

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In July 2022, he and a co-conspirator were arrested after arriving in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and they were extradited to the United States shortly afterwards.

In September 2023, Sanha pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance for unlawful importation.

According to the statement released by the US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, “Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, planned to use the proceeds to finance a coup in the West African country that would lead to his eventual presidency and establishment of a drugs regime.”

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Also, the special agent in charge of the FBI Houston, Douglas Williams, said, “Malam Bacai Sanha Jr. wasn’t any ordinary international drug trafficker, he is the son of the former president of Guinea-Bissau and was trafficking drugs for a very specific reason – to fund a coup.”

Guinea-Bissau has a history of military coups interspersed with periods of democratic rule, though elected leaders have managed to serve a full term since the country gained independence from Portugal in 1974.

Sanha’s father, Malam Bacai Sanha, was initially installed by a junta as interim leader in 1999 before he lost the election the following year.

He won the presidency in a 2009 election but died while seeking medical treatment in Paris in January 2012 before completing his term.

His son, known as “Bacaizinho” in Guinea-Bissau, has served in several government roles, including his father’s economic advisor.

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Gaza: Akpabio’s Audacious Call For Ceasefire

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President of Nigeria’s Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has in faraway Geneva, Switzerland at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) took the bull by the horns when in an audacious display of depth and the Nigerian spirit called for action towards an enduring ceasefire and peace in Gaza. Akpabio was unequivocal in declaring that the time to end the carnage in Gaza is now and all hands must be on the deck. 

According to the President of the Senate, there is time for everything and the present circumstances demand all nations to rise above sentiments and invoke the spirit of humanity, by doing all it requires to bring sustainable peace to the region.

Akpabio, whose contributions evoked a whirlwind of emotions at the session, attracted comments from a wide spectrum of the global community. As the head of Nigerian delegation, which included the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu and other lawmakers from both the Senate and House of Representatives, Akpabio unequivocally spoke with clarity of mind and certain terms, setting the tone for robust and fruitful deliberations on the war in Gaza, which has so far left children and women killed, shelling of more than two-thirds of Northern Gaza and annihilation of the entire population.  

This contribution has brought out the best of humanity in Senator Akpabio; his milk of kindness and compassion was brought to bare as he sought for the return of humanitarian aid, and restoration of normal life to Gaza, as well as meetings on a permanent truce.

Akpabio’s presentation at the IPU is a testimony to the fact that Nigeria has regained her voice in the comity of nations and is poised to take her pride of place as the giant of Africa. The era of playing second fiddle and being muzzled by smaller nations on the continent is effectively over, courtesy of the ostentatious, courageous and purposeful leadership exemplified in the ilks of the Akpabios.        

His presentation was awe-inspiring words and like John the Baptist, the voice of one nation crying in the wilderness that the world should rise up and take a proactive decision. He said “Madam President, this is a lone voice from Nigeria. We tried our best in Angola and we failed to lend a collective voice to what is happening in Gaza. Today, the world is very expectant. We must drop our ego. It has nothing to do with which country brings the proposal. The basic tenets of humanity demands that we leave here with a resolution for the rest of the world, to show that we have human feelings in us.

“The issues are very clear. If you notice the proposal for 12 blocs; they attempted to even marry the proposals from South Africa. Yes! South Africa has a right to be emotional, but we have children who are dying even as we are talking now. We have people who do not have water to drink even as we are talking now. We have people who are going to suffer infection from gunshots”.

Hitting the nail on the head, the leader of the Nigerian delegation submitted that humanity must not be lost on the altar of emotions. Humanity must be expressed, demonstrated and its impact felt. According to Akpabio, “We have to show the world that we are human beings. The cessation of hostilities must be a part of our resolutions. Access to humanitarian aid must be a part of our resolutions. At the same time, release of hostages and even those who are Prisoners of War, because if both sides take steps in releasing the hostages, releasing the Prisoners of War, it means that both sides have agreed that the International Community can go to the next stage, which is negotiation for sustainable peace.

“If they cannot agree, I would urge that from here, we have a three-man drafting committee to come up with those resolutions which we must make before we leave here. We can no longer allow a child to die tonight, without lending our voice. It doesn’t matter which side. We are all parents. If we come here to look for ego and then try to be emotional, it’s not affecting them.

“Nothing is affecting Denmark, there’s nothing affecting South Africa. The people affected are over there and nobody will agree to the lone resolution from Israel. It must be all-encompassing, so that we stand up from here as human beings. That would be my plea.

“Let them go aside, meet and remove those vexatious items. In the course of their discussions, we can have amendments, we can add items that we should add but we must discuss the Gaza issue in this 148th IPU Assembly. That is my position,” he declared.

This is incisive and denotative. It means Nigeria is no longer playing at the periphery but in the mainstream of global legislative politics and it must be heard loud and clear. As the 148th Session of the IPU comes to a close, delegates from the member nations would depart with an indelible message, the call by Senator Godswill Akpabio that sanity must return to Gaza.

Rt. Hon Eseme Eyiboh is the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and the official Spokesperson to the President of the Senate

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Trump Becomes First US President To Face Criminal Trial

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The immediate past president of the United States and the 2024 Republican Party presumptive nominee for the presidential election, Donald Trump will face a criminal trial on 15 April.

GWG.ng reports that it is the first time that a former or a sitting president of the United States will be brought to such a humiliation.

The trial of Donald Trump is in connection with so-called hush money paid to porn actress, Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. The money was reportedly paid to quiet Stormy Daniels from coming out to speak on the alleged affair between her and Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of fraud in the trial related to an alleged cover-up of that payment in his accounts.Meanwhile, Donald Trump had a momentary breath of air after an  appeals court judge granted him a ten day extension to pay the $464m penalty in a fraud case in New York

The court in that case reduced the amount he is to pay to $175m.

Donald Trump could lose some of his most cherished possessions within and outside New York including Trump Tower and his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida if he fails to come up with the lesser money.

GWG.ng reports that hopes of Donald Trump raising cash through the sale of shares in his new social media messaging platform, Truth Social are allegedly impeded by restrictions.

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in the trial which is expected to put the forthcoming presidential election in a new perspective.

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Trump To Lose Assets As Ex-president Faces Two Legal Crises In U.S.

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Former United States President Donald Trump faces two legal crises in New York on Monday, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine.

Trump, who has once again clinched the Republican nomination despite facing a raft of legal charges, has already been hit by heavy fines in two civil cases.

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In his case over business fraud, his lawyers on Monday must either prove that he can guarantee payment of the $454 million fine or face the possible seizure of some of his assets.

Judge Arthur Engoron imposed that fine after finding Trump, a 77-year-old real estate magnate, and his two adult sons guilty in a non-jury trial.

If Trump is unable to provide the needed bond – and his lawyers have said they have tried in vain to secure one – then “obviously his image would change dramatically, I would think, for many people, because he has said that he’s a billionaire and very successful,” Andrew Weissmann, a former federal prosecutor and author of the book ‘The Trump Indictments’, told AFP.

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“And if he cannot post a bond in any amount, that obviously is a huge problem,” Weissmann added.

Separately, a criminal court in Manhattan convenes at 9:30 a.m. (1330 GMT) to set a new date in his historic trial over payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

The former president took to his Truth Social platform Saturday to again blast Judge Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James in no uncertain terms.

In one all-caps message, he denounced the judge as “grossly incompetent and corrupt”.

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In another, Trump said James “goes after Trump for doing absolutely nothing wrong!”

Trump regularly rails against a judicial system he says is “fixed” against him. He has said James – who is Black – is “racist,” and accused Engoron of being a “crooked judge” controlled by Democrats.

Despite Trump’s supposed inability to secure a bond, he bragged online on Friday that due to “hard work, talent, and luck” he had almost $500 million in cash, which he said he had planned to spend on his election campaign against President Joe Biden.

The judge, he said, “knew this (and) wanted to take it away from me”.

Trump got some positive financial news on Friday, when it was announced that Truth Social would finally go public through a merger, a transaction that could net him billions of dollars.

He cannot tap into the funds for six months, but it potentially could help him secure a bond.

If he fails to do so, Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond Law School said Trump “confronts the prospect of humiliation and serious financial harm”.

James could order a freeze on his bank accounts, or move to seize some of his New York properties.

Trump might “even declare bankruptcy”, Tobias said.

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44-year-old candidate Faye leads in Senegal presidential election

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Early results from Senegal’s presidential election put opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye ahead, sending his supporters to celebrate in the West African country.

About five of the 19 candidates in the race issued statements as results trickled after the election on Sunday, congratulating 44-year-old Faye.

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Former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, the ruling coalition’s candidate, however, said that celebrations were premature.

Ba added that a run-off will be needed to determine the winner.

“For our part, and considering the feedback of the results from our team of experts, we are certain that, in the worst case scenario, we will go to a run-off,” Ba’s campaign said in a statement.

Millions took part in a peaceful day of voting to elect Senegal’s fifth president following three years of unprecedented political turbulence that sparked violent anti-government protests and buoyed support for the opposition.

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At stake is the potential end of an administration led by outgoing President Macky Sall that has promoted investor-friendly policies but failed to ease economic hardship in one of coup-prone West Africa’s more stable democracies.

Voters had a choice of 19 contenders to replace Sall, who is stepping down after a second term marred by unrest over the prosecution of firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and concerns that the president wanted to extend his mandate past the constitutional limit.

The incumbent was not on the ballot for the first time in Senegal’s history. His ruling coalition picked Ba, 62, as its candidate.

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About 7.3 million people were registered to vote in the country of around 18 million. Turnout was at around 71 per cent, according to state television RTS.

Election Day ran smoothly with no major incidents reported.

The first set of tallies announced on television showed Faye had won the majority of votes, triggering widespread street celebrations in the capital Dakar.

Jubilant supporters gathered in Sonko’s neighbourhood as supporters set off fireworks, waved Senegalese flags, and blew vuvuzelas.

At least five opposition candidates later declared Faye the winner, effectively conceding defeat. They included one of the main contenders, Anta Babacar Ngom, who wished Faye success as leader of Senegal in a statement.

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It was not clear how many of the 15,633 polling stations have been counted so far, according to Reuters.

Final provisional results are expected by Tuesday. A second round of voting will only take place if no candidate secures the more than 50 per cent majority required to prevent a runoff.

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Man Takes His Life On Facebook Allegedly After Girlfriend’s Infidelity (Video)

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Tragic news has emerged from Middleburg, South Africa, where Kelvin Mhofu Ngoshi, a Zimbabwean resident, reportedly ended his life on Facebook Live. The distressing incident unfolded as Ngoshi broadcast himself silently consuming what initially appeared to be a regular Coca-Cola.

However, viewers soon realized that the beverage was tainted with poison.

In the video, Ngoshi did not utter a single word, leaving viewers to speculate about the motive behind his actions. It’s been reported that Ngoshi’s decision to take his own life was driven by the pain of his girlfriend’s alleged infidelity.

The heartbreaking footage circulated on social media, sparking shock and sadness among viewers. Tragically, Ngoshi passed away shortly after consuming the toxic substance, leaving behind a young daughter.

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Man Survives Acid Attack Orchestrated by Former Girlfriend (Video)

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Augustine Kofi Poku, a Ghanaian man, has survived a harrowing acid attack allegedly orchestrated by his former girlfriend. The ordeal unfolded amidst a tumultuous relationship that spanned back to 2016, during which Augustine provided financial support to his ex-partner.

However, as the relationship progressed, Augustine found himself trapped in a web of control and possessiveness. His ex-girlfriend’s behavior escalated to the point where she reportedly hid his passport in a bid to prevent him from leaving the country.

In a shocking development, Augustine became the victim of a brutal acid attack, allegedly orchestrated by his former partner. The assailant, carried out the attack just days before Augustine’s planned departure, leaving him hospitalized for nearly three months.

Despite the agony of his injuries, Augustine displayed remarkable courage by identifying his attacker to the authorities. He recognized his ex-girlfriend’s voice during the assault and provided crucial information to the police, leading to the assailant’s arrest, conviction, and subsequent sentencing to 10 years in prison.

In a TikTok video, Augustine expressed regret over his past and lamented the inability to undo his mistakes.

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Video Emerges Of Police In Tense Argument With Foreigners During Stop And Search

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A viral video depicting a tense confrontation between foreign nationals and Nigerian police officers during a stop-and-search operation has sparked widespread attention on social media platforms.

The footage captured the heated exchange between the foreigners and the law enforcement agents, although the exact cause of the argument remains undisclosed at this time.

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The incident has garnered significant interest online, with netizens expressing curiosity and concern over the nature of the altercation and its underlying factors.

As the video continues to circulate across various social media channels, users await further details and clarification regarding the circumstances surrounding the confrontation between the individuals involved
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