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Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has died at the age of 84. Keswick, a successful merchant banker, first joined the Gunners board as a director in 2005 before going on to take the mantle of chairman in 2013. He served in that role until retiring in May 2020, though he maintained an interest in the club. A club statement read: "It is with great sadness that the club reports the death of former Chairman, Sir Chips Keswick. A lifelong Arsenal supporter, he was a regular at Highbury after first standing in the boys’ enclosure in 1949 and listed his early heroes as the Compton brothers and Jimmy Logie but, above all, goalkeeper – and later manager – George Swindin, as young Chips was a budding schoolboy keeper himself. "But it was in the banking industry Sir Chips made his name, where he was a very senior figure for many years, rising to become Chairman of Hambros Bank and also a Director of the Bank of England. It was during his successful banking career that he became good friends with our former Chairman, Peter Hill-Wood – a former Vice-Chairman of Hambros – and Peter recognised that his business acumen, common sense and love of the Gunners would make him an ideal board member at Highbury." Former Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick dies at 84 It was during Keswick's reign as chairman that the Gunners clinched four FA Cups, along with runner-up finishes in the Premier League, Europa League and Carabao Cup.

Nigerian Influencer, Nickie Dabarbie Calls Out Skiibii, Mayorkun After Escaping Ritual Attempt.

Nigerian influencer, Precious Kingsley, also known as Nickie Dabarbie, has accused singers, Abbey Toyyib Elias, popularly known as Skiibii, and his colleague, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, better known as Mayorkun, of attempting to kill her for money rituals. Naija News reports that in a series of posts shared on her Instagram page on Friday morning, April 19, Nickie accused the singers of using various girls for money rituals. PauseUnmute Fullscreen According to Nickie, she escaped being used for ritual by Skiibii. However, it’s unclear what transpired between the trio. She wrote, “I just escaped from being used for rituals by Skibbi. Also Mayorku and some other Nigerian artists are all ritualists. It was all God.. You guys might not belive but it was all God. I just fought a spiritual battle and I’m a winner… I don’y know how to eplain but there is powersssss. The evil powersssss I didn’t use to belive until now.” Why I Dumped Acting For Music – Tiwa Savage Reveals In other news, Nigerian female sensational singer, Tiwa Savage, has revealed what inspired her journey into the music industry. Naija News reports that the Afrobeats star, in a recent interview with MTV, said she had always wanted to be in the film industry. According to the ‘Koroba’ crooner, she delved into the music industry because of a man she had a crush on. Tiwa said her crush was always around musicians, so she ditched acting for music.

Police Seal Off Benue APC Factional Secretariat.

Tensions rose in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State, as armed policemen sealed off the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Austin Agada. The office, located along JS Tarka Way opposite the Railway Market, was closed off early on Friday morning, creating a stir among party members and local residents. This police action coincides with the planned inauguration of members of the zoning committee by the Agada-led faction, which was scheduled to take place at the secretariat on the same day. The Publicity Secretary of the Agada faction, Daniel Ihomun, expressed his concerns, suggesting that the sealing off “may not be unconnected with the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the forthcoming local government election.” According to Punch, policemen along with an Armored Personnel Vehicle were deployed to the site as early as 6 AM. Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, for comments were unsuccessful as her phone was not answered at the time of reporting. The political atmosphere in Makurdi has been further complicated by the existence of two APC secretariats, each claiming legitimacy. The other secretariat, led by Benjamin Omakolo, is located along Kashim Ibrahim Way. In response to the developments, Terseer Agber, the Publicity Secretary of the Omakolo-led faction, issued a statement urging party members and the public to disregard the zoning committee constituted by the Agada-led group.

Kogi Commissioner Speaks On Gov Ododo Shielding Yahaya Bello From Arrest.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, has vehemently denied allegations that Governor Usman Ododo facilitated the escape of his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, from an attempted arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The denial comes after a tense standoff at Bello’s Abuja residence, where EFCC officials had staged an operation. PlayUnmute Fullscreen In a recent interview with Channels TV, Fanwo clarified that Governor Ododo, who was present at the scene, did not assist Bello in evading the law enforcement officers. The commissioner emphasized that Governor Ododo is committed to upholding the laws and legal processes of the country. “Governor Ododo did not assist in Bello’s departure from his residence; the EFCC’s claims are misinformation aimed at furthering their objectives,” Fanwo stated, addressing the controversy surrounding the incident. The situation escalated when, after several hours of siege, Governor Ododo was seen leaving Bello’s residence, leading to speculation that Bello had sneaked out with him. This incident prompted the EFCC officials at the gate to discharge a volley of shots. However, Fanwo rejected these claims, describing them as “baseless” and the product of an organized disinformation campaign. Fanwo further argued that the former governor is not attempting to avoid arrest, citing a state high court injunction that protects Alhaji Yahaya Bello from harassment by the anti-graft agency. The commissioner criticized the EFCC’s actions and questioned the agency’s certainty about Bello’s whereabouts. “Bello is not evading anyone; the existing court injunction protects his fundamental rights,” he added, reinforcing the stance that both the current and former governors respect the rule of law and the Constitution of Nigeria.

APC Refutes Claims Of Presidency’s Involvement In Ganduje’s Suspension.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially refuted allegations that the presidency played a role in the purported efforts to remove its National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, clarified the party’s stance during an appearance on Arise TV on Thursday. PlayUnmute Fullscreen The controversy began after the APC’s Kano State chapter, through its spokesperson Ahmad Aruwa, accused some elements within the presidency of undermining and conspiring against Ganduje. Aruwa’s allegations, which were made in a viral video on social media, suggested a deep-seated plot within the higher echelons of power, implicating the presidency in the APC’s internal politics. In the video, Aruwa also criticized President Bola Tinubu for his silence, noting that Ganduje had been instrumental in bolstering Tinubu’s presence in Kano during politically turbulent times, despite opposition from some grassroots politicians. Responding to these allegations, Felix Morka stated that the claims made by the Kano APC did not reflect the official position of the national body of the party. “Much as I can’t tell the context in which Aruwa made the claim, it was not a true reflection of things,” Morka emphasized, distancing the national leadership from the controversy. He said, “First, I am just hearing about this. I didn’t monitor that information. I wouldn’t say much about it. I don’t know the context or circumstances in which he made those comments. But the national chairman of APC is still the national chairman and we have the leader of the party who is the president, who to the best of my knowledge recognises Ganduje as our national chairman. So nothing has shifted. “We know that the individuals who are behind this move to suspend the national chairman are people without membership in the party and any form of authority. I am sure you saw yesterday that all of the executive committee and members of the ward were at the national headquarters of our party to physically denounce all of the activities that occurred. “We are in a situation where some imposters and outsiders in the party are invoking legal processes to embarrass, create confusion, and disturb the peace of the party in Kano for no reason. From all indications, many of the members who were at that press conference where the announcement was made are individuals we profiled that are connected one way or the other with very senior officials of the NNPP.”

NBA President Speaks On Open University Law Graduate ‘Disgraced’ By Pastor Enenche.

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, has addressed the controversy surrounding the testimony of one Vera Anyim, who said she graduated from the National Open University with a B.Sc degree in Law. Recall that the law graduate had taken to the altar of the Dunamis Church in Abuja to testify that God made her the only graduate in her family. During the testimony, Vera said she graduated with a “BSc in Law” from NOUN. Enenche asked her what degree she had graduated with, and she replied that she had a B.Sc in Law. The clergyman had subsequently accused her of lying. The development sparked a nationwide outrage, with divergent opinions from Nigerians. Apologizing, Enenche said his action was based on his and the church’s aversion to seeming mediocrity and any appearance of untruth. Reacting to the situation at a press conference on Thursday, the NBA President said no university in Nigeria offers a B.Sc in law. He faulted the lady for arrogating to herself a title that never existed. According to him, “I was privileged to have watched the video of a woman who stood up in church and, supposedly, was giving a testimony of how she went through challenges and now has graduated from an open university or so. “And the man of God sitting in that congregation himself sensed that there was something wrong with the supposed testimony. “And what he said is also something that is complementary of the legal profession in a way. “Because he said, the way the person who was testifying spoke. “The English that she spoke, bad as the situation, was reflective of an English spoken by a lawyer. “And that was how he now posed the question. “And himself also acting like a lawyer that has mastered the skills of cross-examination and asked her to describe because he said, OK, if you read medicine, it should be NBBS. “Now that you have graduated and you have a law degree, what is it called? The person said, B.Sc. “So, should we be answering the question of whether there is B.Sc in law? “I don’t think so. It is not the Council of Legal Education that says so. “It is not the body of benchers that call lawyers to the bar that says you have B.S.c. It is not NBA. that says so. “It is not the body of benchers that call lawyers to the bar that says you have B.S.c. It is not NBA. that says so. “The person who attempted to arrogate B.Sc law to herself was found to have lied. We should really be wasting time talking about someone who has lied. “And of course, everyone knows that that is not the way to describe the degree in law is never described like that.”

Woman is jailed for 50 years for murdering heavily pregnant teen, 19, by luring her into her home and then cutting baby from her abdomen.

A woman dubbed the 'Womb Raider' who teamed up with her daughter and brutally murdered a Chicago teenager before cutting her baby from her abdomen, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Clarisa Figueroa, 51, received the sentence in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday, April 16 after she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the 2019 killing of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez who was lured to Figueroa's home by the promise of free baby clothes. , according to ABC 7.

“The loss of my daughter’s life is something I will never overcome,” Ochoa-Lopez’s mother, Raquel Uriostegui, wrote in her statement, the outlet reported. Yovanny Lopez, Ochoa-Lopez’s husband and father of their older son and of the baby killed by the mother-daughter duo, wrote, “Your punishment will never be enough because my son will never be able to hug his mother ever!” “I lost my family, and that will always stay with me,” the grieving father said in tears outside the courtroom following the sentencing. Along with the help of her daughter, Desiree Figueroa, 29, the two murderous women lured the young mother to the Figueroa family’s home with the promise of free clothes for her unborn baby.

Ochoa-Lopez had been to the home on April 1, 2019, and left unharmed. However, on April 23, the deadly pair carried out their sinister plot.

Desiree had been showing the nine-month-pregnant teen mom a photo album of her adult brother, who had recently died. While viewing the album, Clarisa came up behind her and strangled her to death with a cable, according to prosecutors. Clarisa then ordered her daughter to get a butcher’s knife, and she cut the baby from Ochoa-Lopez’s womb. After they removed the child, the two wrapped the slain mother’s body in plastic and dumped it in a garbage can outside their home with the help of her daughter.

Clarisa then called 911, trying to pass off the baby as her own, and told the operator that her newborn was not breathing. Ochoa-Lopez’s son died two months later after suffering severe brain damage. Police uncovered the unsettling bed of lies after investigating Ochoa-Lopez’s husband reported her missing the day after she was killed.

Discovering the mother had gone missing after visiting Figueroas’ home, police began suspecting foul play was involved. Two weeks later, police found Ochoa-Lopez’s car park near the mother and daughter’s Chicago home. Detectives discovered her decomposing body inside the trash container. A DNA test later confirmed the baby Clarisa was trying to pass off as her newborn was Ochoa-Lopez’s. Authorities said not long after Clarisa’s adult son died of natural causes, she began lying to her family that she was pregnant despite having her fallopian tubes tied years earlier. For months, she posted an ultrasound and photos of a nursery on her Facebook page while plotting to acquire a newborn by any means necessary. Investigators found that Clarisa had been in connect with Ochoa-Lopez on a Facebook page for pregnant women since March 2019. Desiree Figueroa was given a lighter sentence of 30 years for first-degree murder after she agreed to testify against her mother as part of the plea deal. Clarisa’s boyfriend, Piotr Bobak, who helped clean up the crime scene, was sentenced to four years in prison last year after pleading guilty to concealing the murder.

Absence of witnesses stalls trial of Lagos pastor who allegedly raped and impregnated his 17-year-old daughter.

The trial of a Pastor Emmanuel Orekoya at the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling his 17-year-old daughter was stalled on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, because of the absence of prosecution witnesses. Orekoya was first arraigned on February 27, before Justice Abiola Soladoye on a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration in 2017 in the Itire area of Surulere, Lagos. NAN reports that the prosecution also told the court that the pastor allegedly defiled his daughter by inserting his fingers into her vagina and also by inserting his penis into her mouth contrary to the Criminal Laws of Lagos State (2015). The pastor pleaded not guilty to the charges. At the resumption of hearing on Wednesday, the prosecuting State Counsel, Mr Olusola Soneye, told the court that his three witnesses could not make it to court. He explained that he reached out to the witnesses on Tuesday and that they promised to be pre-sent in court. Soneye then asked for an adjournment to which the defence counsel did not object. Justice Soladoye adjourned to June 5.

Trending video shows moment clergyman, Paul Enenche, caught a woman lying while sharing a testimony in his church.

A video of popular Nigerian clergyman, Paul Eneche, calling out a woman for sharing a false testimony has made the rounds on social media. The woman who attends his church in Abuja was on the altar to share her testimony of how God made her the “only graduate in her family.” Worried by her command of English. the cleric asked the lady what degree did graduated with and she said ‘’Law''. Prodding further, the cleric asked her what kind of Law degree, the lady answered ‘’B.Sc in Law'' He asked that the lady leave the altar and warned his members never to come to the altar to lie about a "testimony." Watch the video below

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