Enugu Holds Requiem Mass For Pupils Of Presentation School Who Died In Accident

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Immortalises victims, donates 18-seater bus at Requiem Mass

…Visits accident scene

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, joined the Catholic faithful and families of the deceased pupils of Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, and other victims who lost their lives in a recent fatal road accident in Awgu Local Government Area of the state, to celebrate a Requiem Mass for them at the school premises, in Awgu town.

Gov. Ugwuanyi who described the eight pupils as "angles" bade farewell to them, their late teacher, Emmanuella Chukwugbo and the school bus driver, Chukwu Basil, as well as other victims.

The governor said that his administration was saddened, devastated and overwhelmed with grief by "the eventual realisation that we had lost eight young innocent school children, one teacher and the school bus driver to this tragedy".

Laden with grief, the governor lamented: "Our children; our angels; had gone too soon and too suddenly; for no fault of their own.
“They were too innocent to have offended anyone; too young to have known sin; they only attended the day’s school; to acquire knowledge and high moral values; Yes, they were on their way home; to unite, as usual, with their beloved parents and siblings; a journey home that was never completed; what a tragedy!

According to him, “As Christians, we submit to the will of the most High God, who alone, knows why it happened. We accept our faith and find consolation in the conviction that our deceased angels are early arrivals in heaven; already seated in the midst of the heavenly host, praising God and glorifying his name”.

Disclosing that his administration, on the heels of the tragedy, had visited the recuperating survivors in the hospitals, Gov. Ugwuanyi extended “our condolences to the families of the deceased and our solidarity to the Catholic Diocese of Awgu” and prayed for divine healing and quick recovery of the injured as well as the fortitude for the families of the departed souls to bear the painful losses.

While sympathising with the management of the school, Gov. Ugwuanyi donated a brand new 18-seater bus to the school and promised to erect a monument at the scene of the accident to immortalise the school children. 

The governor thanked all those who toiled to save the accident victims and reduce casualty such as “the Bishop of Awgu Catholic Diocese, the Federal Road Safety Corps, Enugu State Command, Ministries of Transport and Health, Enugu State, Awgu Local Government Council Chairman and the attending health care workers in the hospitals, volunteers, men and women of good will” and thereafter shared a touching true-life story of Horatio Spafford (It is well with my soul) “to console us in this difficult period”.

Earlier in his sermon, the Catholic Bishop of Awgu Diocese, Most Rev. John Okoye consoled the families of the victims and urged them to take solace in the scriptures and “in our Lord Jesus Christ”.

He therefore appreciated Gov. Ugwuanyi for his administration’s empathy, support and solidarity since the tragedy, adding that “the governor did not only call to console us that fateful day; he sent his deputy to us the next day and as soon as he concluded his meeting with other South East leaders, on Friday, the governor physically made his way to the Teaching Hospital to empathise with the survivors and paid their medical bills.

“Your gestures touched us very deeply and we can’t forget them”, the bishop said.
The clergy and dignitaries at the event include the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Prof. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, the Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most. Rev. John Obodo, the Anglican Bishop of Awgu/Aninri, Rt. Rev. Benson Chukwunweike, the Chief Whip of Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Mrs. Jane Eneh.

Others include the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Sir. Obi Karma, their Culture and Tourism counterpart, Hon. Ugonna Ibe, the Chairman of Awgu LGA, Hon. Pedro Nwankwo, the Enugu State President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Alex Ogbonna, etc.

Enugu State is in the hands of God!

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Ahmed Lawan: Another Protest Looms If Unemployment Persists 

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday warned political office holders and policymakers against paying lip service to youth unemployment.

He challenged his colleagues in positions of authorities to factor youth employment and empowerment into the 2021 budget so as to escape another round of #endsars protests.

Lawan gave the warning when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, led top officials of his ministry to defend its 2021 budget before the Senate Committee on Agriculture.

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday warned political office holders and policymakers against paying lip service to youth unemployment.

He challenged his colleagues in positions of authorities to factor youth employment and empowerment into the 2021 budget so as to escape another round of #endsars protests.

Lawan gave the warning when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Sabo Nanono, led top officials of his ministry to defend its 2021 budget before the Senate Committee on Agriculture.


The Senate President said, “Recently, we had protests by some of our youths. Some of them, very genuine, were seeking the attention of leaders and they got the attention.

“So, our budget, especially for 2021, should be mindful of what we do to provide employment opportunities for these youths.

“They demonstrated, they protested because they could do so. There are so many other people who may not be youthful but are also in the same need. They didn’t protest.

“Let us meet them where they are, we don’t want to wait until they also start to grumble or protest we should be proactive.”

Lawan said the oil sector and the white collar jobs could no longer provide the required employment to keep the youths busy and financially stable.

It’s in your interest to keep peace – Buhari

Meanwhile, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday told Nigerian youths who have been protesting under the auspices of #endsars that it was in their interest to keep the peace.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke during the visit of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s former Minister of Environment, to the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The statement was titled, ‘It’s in the interest of our youths to keep the peace, says President Buhari’.

The President was quoted to have sad, “Our own generation is on the last lap, we are exiting. It is in the interest of the youth to keep the peace. They want jobs, infrastructure and development.

“I have sent a team led by the Chief of Staff (Prof. Ibrahim Gambari) to go round the country, talk to traditional rulers, who will then talk to the youth. The views of the youth have been heard.”

Buhari also lamented that COVID-19 had shrunk the global economy.

The UN Deputy Secretary-General was quoted as telling Buhari that she was on a courtesy call with her team to flag interest on challenges that concern the UN, particularly COVID-19, climate change, security, and humanitarian responses to the diverse challenges.

‘Senate unaware CBN froze #endsars leaders’ accounts’

The Senate on Monday said the Central Bank of Nigeria did not carry it along before it froze the bank accounts of some promoters of the #endsars protests.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who stated this in an interview with journalists, however said the red chamber was awaiting further information on the issue.

He said, “I heard the news through the electronic media and also read it on the pages of newspapers like every other Nigerian but we are interested in what actually happened as a parliament.”
Taraba panel receives 11 petitions

In a related development, the Taraba State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of police brutality on Monday commenced sitting with 11 petitions so far received.

The Chairman of the panel, Justice Christopher Awubra, disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the panel on Monday in Jalingo.

Awubra urged more victims of police brutality to approach the panel with their complaints, assuring them that justice would be done.

Those coming to testify at this commission will be sufficiently protected as the commission will not operate or allow impunity or intimidation,” the panel chairman said.

Awubura noted that the panel might hold sittings in some remote, rural areas so that the people who ordinarily might not be able to make it to the state capital would also have a chance to present their complaints.

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NCC: 5G Not Hazardous, To Be Deployed In 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission says the trial of the fifth generation mobile network shows that there is no health hazard associated with the use of the technology.

The commission in a draft consultation document on Deployment of Fifth Generation Mobile Technology in Nigeria published on Monday stated that the trial was conducted in six cities – Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Kano and Calabar.

The regulatory body said the tests were conducted in accordance with the 1998 International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection guidelines for general public exposure to varying electromagnetic fields, which were in force at the time of the trials.

It said the results of EMF radiation indicated that the highest radiation at 26 GHz millimeter wave at 5m away from source was 4.3 per cent and at 30m from the source was 0.14 per cent.

It added that the highest radiation at 3.5 GHz at 5m away from the source was 11.4 per cent and at 30m away from the source was 1.9 per cent of ICNIRP specification of 61 v/m for frequency range 2-300 GHz.
These results are far below the ICNIRP specification for protection of members of the public in the Guidelines and therefore suggest that no public health hazards are expected from the use of 5G in Nigeria,” the NCC said.

The telecoms regulator stated that the deployment of the new network in the country would be done in two phases.

It said the phase one, which involves deployment based on the non-standalone approach, would commence in 2021.

According to the NCC, the phase two based on the stand-alone approach, which relies on new spectrum allocations, will commence in 2022.

“The current race to deploy 5G networks is targeted at providing citizens with the benefits of the technology while at the same time enabling the activation of the digital economy,” it said.

The telecoms regulator stated that the deployment of the new network in the country would be done in two phases.

It said the phase one, which involves deployment based on the non-standalone approach, would commence in 2021.

According to the NCC, the phase two based on the stand-alone approach, which relies on new spectrum allocations, will commence in 2022.

“The current race to deploy 5G networks is targeted at providing citizens with the benefits of the technology while at the same time enabling the activation of the digital economy,” it said.

The regulatory body said ‘5G network deployment will rely on the availability of sufficient radio spectrum at the low, medium and high-frequency bands to provide for the different use cases and applications’.

“While some of these frequencies will be newly assigned for 5G network deployment, others will have to be re-farmed from other existing communication services,” it added.

The commission said 24.25-27.5 GHz, 37-43.5 GHz, 45.5-47 GHz, 47.2-48.2 GHz, and 66-71 GHz were globally recognised spectrum bands for 5G deployment.

It said the bands were available and not assigned to operators at the moment except the 26 GHz band, where an operator currently had an assignment of two slots of 2 X 28 MHz each in the old plan.

The industry regulator promised that the operator would be vacated and the band licensed based on the new TDD plan.

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Meet the man who killed 8 women and slept with their dead bodies including that of his mother's

Necrophilia is a very sick crime, it involves a form of sexual obsession and attraction to the bodies of dead people. Why will anyone be attracted to dead people? It must be a very serious psychological disorder.

Who is Edward Kemper?



Edward Kemper was born in California on the 18th of December in 1948. Kemper grew up to be an antisocial person, at the age of ten Kemper buried a pet cat alive then he dug it up, beheaded it, and then put the head in a spike. Kemper did not stop there at age 18 he killed another cat.

Kemper was considered to be weird, he played with his sister’s dolls in a manner that was considered disturbing. Also, Kemper used to sneak out of his home to watch his teacher through her house windows.


< Kemper's parents' marriage didn't work out hence he was forced to live with his mum who maltreated him on several occasions, Kemper hated her and he described her as a sick angry woman. Kemper ran away from his mother and went to stay with his father but his father sent him to his grandparents. Kemper’s murders his grandparents.

At the age of 15, Kemper was 6 feet 4 inches tall.

On the 27th of August 1964, Kemper shot his grandmother in the head with a rifle after they had an argument and when his grandfather returned, Kemper also shot him and turned himself in for the arrest.

A photo of Kemper’s grandparents below.


After several Investigations, Kemper was found to be suffering from personality traits disturbances. Kemper was considered as a highly intelligent man as his IQ was said to be 145.

Kemper gets released and continues murders

Kemper was released on parole on 18th December 1969, he was about 21 years by then. Kemper returned to his mother, his mother had already remarried, Kemper began college with hopes of becoming a police officer but he was rejected because of his size, he was 6 feet 2 inches at that time.

Kemper did some odd jobs then he gained employment at the California Department of Transportation.

Kemper had to move out of his mother’s house because living with her became unbearable, but his mother didn’t stop, she called him several and came to see him uninvited.

From May 1972 and April 1973, Kemper murdered 8 people. He targeted female students who were hitchhiking, he took them to isolated areas where he shot, stabbed, or strangled them. When he was done with killing them, he took them to his house and beheaded them, he used their severed heads to unmentionable things.

Kemper killed two ladies Mary Ann Pesce and Anita Mary Luchessa, he took photographs of their bodies, slept with the bodies, and then dismembered them.

Photo of Mary Ann Pesce and Anita Mary Luchessa


Aiko Koo was another of Kemper’s victims, he killed the 15-year-old, slept with her corpse, and dismembered her body.


In 1973 Kemper killed Cindy Schall and performed the same rites he performed on the other women he killed.

Kemper killed some other women before he finally killed his mother.

photos of Kemper’s victims below


Kemper kills his mother and her best friend


Kemper killed his mother on the 20th of April 1973. After she got back from a party, Kemper approached his mother but she was not in the mood to argue with him. When she was asleep he grabbed a claw hammer and hit her severally with it, he decapitated her head and had oral S** with her head. He then invited his mother’s bear friend to dinner and afterward he strangled her.

Kemper gets arrested for the murder of 8 women.


Kemper was arrested and it was said he tried to commit suicide twice while in police custody. Kemper revealed that he cannibalized some of his victims. He is currently behind bars and serving 8 life sentences in California Medical Facility in Vacaville.

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Pollution: A’Ibom Oil Communities Demand N16.4bn Compensation


Akwa Ibom oil producing communities under the auspices of Akwa Ibom Oil Producing Community Development Network (AKIPCON), has demanded more than N16.4 billion compensation over some communities affected by oil pollution in the state.

In a petition letter addressed to the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and signed by the organisation lawyer, Barrister N. A. Williams of Reliance Chambers, the group said its efforts to secure reparation for the affected communities have been largely ignored.


According to Williams, the organisation, for many years, has been demanding for compensation from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other oil companies following the devastating impacts of hydrocarbon pollution- oil spills, gas flaring and toxic waste dumping and gas leakages/emissions from corked and uncorked wells.

The petitioners disclosed that faulty oil well head had resulted in repeated oil spills at the Ikot Ada Udo, SPDC Ibibio 1, yet, the oil firm responsible has refused to compensate the affected communities. The group recalled that “the Ikot Ada Udo, SPDC Ibibio 1 oil spills incident first occurred in the year 1997. It re-occurred in 1999, 2004 and lasted till 2007, due to Ibibio 1 oil well head facility failure.

“The spills resulted in the discharge of remarkable quantity of crude oil into the majorly rural farmlands and water bodies in Ikot Ada Udo and adjoining villages in Ikpa Nung Asang clan in Ikot Abasi L.G.A, Ibiaku/Ukpum Minya clans in Mkpat Enin L.G.A and Abak Midim in Oruk Anam L.G.A. The spills drastically affected the ecosystem, wellbeing of the inhabitants and the environment.



“Sequel to this unfavorable development, the community attorney consulted an Accredited Estate Surveyors and Valuers, who carried out valuation of the damages caused by the said spill/gas emissions, which is in the sum of N4,136,484,000.00 (Four Billion, One Hundred and Thirty-Six Million, Four Hundred and Eighty Four Thousand Naira) only for Ikot Ada Udo. The valuation for villages in Ikpa Nung Asang in Ikot Abasi L.G.A, Ukpum Minya/Ibiaku Clan in Mkpat Enin L.G.A and other SPDC’s host communities in Akwa Ibom State is N12,266,950,000.00 (Twelve Billion, Two Hundred and Sixty-Six Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) only, totaling N16,403,434,000.00 (Sixteen Billion, Four Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand Naira) only.”

While waiting for Court of Appeal and National Human Rights Commission’s Special Investigation Panel (SIP) set up in 2016 to investigate oil spills and environmental pollution to conclude all AKIPCON matters before it, including the Ibibio 1 oil spill incident, the organisation alleged that “SPDC surreptitiously sell out Ibibio 1 & II oil and gas wells to your company which has now become part of your OML13. This is in order for SPDC to avoid payment of compensation to alleviate the long years of sufferings of their host community of Ikot Ada Udo and other affected communities.

“It is upon these facts and circumstances that our Client has instructed us to raise this representation to you to inform you that since you have bought and fully taken over the aforesaid assets of SPDC (Ibibio 1 & II oil and gas wells – being part of your OML13), you should take immediate steps to settle the liabilities left behind by paying compensation to the victims of the said oil spill using Valuation Report already submitted to SPDC, within 30 days upon the receipt of this letter,” the solicitors demanded.

The lawyers expressed hope that as responsible and responsive company operating under the law and international best practices, NNPV will create an avenue of dialogue with AKIPCON to negotiate on this matter for the sake of justice and industrial harmony

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Senate Committee On FCT Promises Quick 2021 Appropriation Bill Passage



As questions are being raised by federal lawmakers on how several ministries and their agencies implemented the 2020 budget, the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has assured of quick and expeditious passage of the territory’s 2021 expenditure proposals of more than N243 billion.

Chairman Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Abubakar Kyari, assured that the territory’s statutory budget would be approved before the end of 2020 financial year to enable the FCT Administration complete strategic ongoing development projects spread across the six area councils.


Senator Kyari gave the assurance during the 2021 budget defence by officials of the FCTA led by the Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Musa Bello, who pleaded for quick consideration of the proposals to enable contractors go back to work, pointing out that only about 40% success was recorded in budget implementation during the outgoing year.

The committee chairman decried the level of under-development, especially within the satellite towns of the FCT, despite the huge amounts of money spent annually on infrastructure and other services.



He remarked that at the slow rate of growth, it might take Abuja more than 50 years to attain the type of development befitting the federal capital of Nigeria, a nation which prides itself as the giant of Africa.

The lawmaker warned against embarking on new projects in the 2021 financial year and he advised the administration to concentrate more on the development of the satellite towns to decongest the city and reduce the pressure from population explosion.

FCT minister, Musa Bello, blamed the unimpressive performance of the 2020 budget on the Covid-19 pandemic and the #endsars protests but assured that the FCTA will improve on its rating in 2021.

The minister promised that no new projects will be initiated in 2021 but added that the administration will concentrate on completing old ones especially the Millennium Tower located at the city centre.

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FCT Administration Moves To Resolve Workers’ Minimum Wage Strike


Executive members of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) met for several hours on Thursday evening with representatives of the FCT Administration to find lasting solutions to the month-long strike by primary school teachers and area council employees.

The workers downed tools and boycotted classes as well as offices since October 1, 2020, to press home their demand that the six area councils should commence payment of the new minimum wage which came into effect throughout the country about four months ago.


Insiders, who are labour leaders at the closed-door meeting, disclosed that the negotiating parties could not arrive at any meaningful agreement when the meeting ended Thursday night.

The major bone of contention revolved round arguments from both government officials and unionists on how the FCT Administration can pay the huge sum of money involved without crippling administrative operations and other essential services required by Abuja residents.

During the short break granted to enable participants ease and stretch themselves, the FCT NULGE President, Comrade Hassan Abubakar Yakubu, told anxious newsmen that worker’s compliance with the industrial action was 100% and guaranteed to last indefinitely.

He warned that it would be a mistake for government to underrate the resolve of the workers to prolong the strike stressing that members will not back down until their demands for full payment of the outstanding emoluments are met.



He stated that the arrears amounted to more than N6 billion and assured that workers would only go back to work when the area council chairmen accept to implement the new wage regime and pay the backlog instalmentally.

“We are aware that the area councils may not have the capacity to pay the arrears immediately. We can accept gradual settlement of the arrears on the condition that the chairmen should accept to start the implementation of the new minimum wage throughout the six area councils.”

Yakubu urged members to be patient and steadfast in their resolve despite the hardship being experienced assuring that victory will come at the end of the struggle.

“We have been patient for twenty months. I ask members for more patience as the lingering issues are about to be resolved amicably. Victory will be on our side because what we are asking for are our rights. We will get positive results,” he said.

Public primary schools have remained closed in Abuja since last month when schools reopened in the FCT after the long break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, junior administrative workers of area councils have boycotted their offices due to non-payment of the minimum wage.

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