Tragedy struck at a burial ceremony, after a yet-to-be identified policeman attached to Chief Johnny Aribogha in Delta State shot 34-year-old Fred Igueriede dead, leaving two other persons, a man and a woman, with gunshot injuries.
The
deceased who left behind his wife and two children, was killed while
exchanging pleasantries with his former employer, Chief Johnny Aribogha
at funeral of the mother-in-law of Mr. Joe Akugbowe, a tenant of Chief
Aribogha, at Eweri Primary School, Emede in Isoko South LGA he was
invited to.Punch
reports that the family of the deceased claimed that Aribogha, was at
large and could not be reached since the incident occurred. The elder
brother of the deceased, Mr. Governor Ogbon, called on the
Inspector-General of Police and the Delta State Commissioner of Police
to go after all those culpable in the killing, as two other people in
the crowd were said to have sustained gunshot injuries as other
policemen at the ceremony fired continuously in the confusion that
trailed the incident.
However, when contacted, Aribogha denied
having a hand in the killing, saying his security detail who has already
been arrested had an accidental discharge which killed the victim
Confirming
the incident, Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim,
said three riot policemen from the 33 Squadron had been arrested for the
“dastardly act.” He noted that the cops were in detention, adding that
investigations were ongoing
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Popular show host, Gbadewonuola Olateju Oyelakin known as Teju Baby Face
has sensationally declared that all the years he spent as a stand up
comedian was nothing but a waste of time.Teju who was into the
business of cracking jokes for over 10 years declared that his calling
had never been stand up comedy but rather mentoring and teaching and his
television programme, “The Teju Baby Show” has given him the
opportunity to fulfill his life calling.
Teju speaking at his
“Teju Baby face Academy”, said people can work hard and still leave in
penury, advising everyone to work smart and find what they can do
effortlessly, but in excellence, so that they can add value, because it
is only when you add value that you will get wealth easily.
“To
say the truth, all the years I spent doing stand up comedy were nothing
but a waste of time. It was later I found out my calling is in
mentorship and teaching. That is why I am doing this now", he said.
Teju
Babyface, who is the lead mentor at the Teju Babyface mentorship
academy, a resource hub for the mentoring and empowerment of young
Africans, In 2016, authored his first book, “Secret of the Streets : 23
Secret For Achieving Success With Talent".
Though he started his
career as both an actor and a comedian, his first major break was the
creation of his hit talk show, The Teju Babyface Show, which he still
produces and runs on TV stations across the nation.
The National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has tagged five Nigerian
songs as “Not to be Broadcasted.” The corporation released the list,
saying it has banned the 5 songs from being aired.
The songs are: Olamide‘s “Wo” and “Wavy Level“; Davido‘s “Fall” and “If (Remix)“; and 9ice‘s “Living Things.”
The
Federal Ministry of Health had in a tweet on Friday said that the video
to Olamide’s “Wo” is in violation of the Tobacco Control Act 2015.
