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Group Hits Obaseki Hard, Describes Edo Assembly Rubber Stamp, Opposition Parties Comatose
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EditorAn Edo State-based pressure group, Coalition of Benin Socio Cultural Organisations, Wednesday, carpeted the Edo State Government, accusing it of not fulfilling numerous campaign promises.
The Edo group also described the state House of Assembly as rubber stamp
Addressing a press conference in Benin City, Coordinator-General of the group, Osaze Amas Edobor, who was flanked by other leaders of the group, accused the government of ceding community lands to his cronies for private uses, just he queried what has become of the Benin River Port, Industrial Park and others.
He also accused the governor of not adequately deploying his monthly security votes to check the spate of insecurity in the state.
He said: “Why haven’t you been able to conduct local government elections in the state, and why are allocations meant for local governments diverted?
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“What was your intention of privatizing Edo Specialist Hospital which was built to deliver affordable healthcare services to the downtrodden and general good of Edo people?
“Why are you not willing to sign the Anti-Open Grazing Bill into Law inspite of the persistent menace/killings by herdsmen?
“What was the N16 billion given to you by the Federal Government for the construction of Federal roads executed by your Predecessor used for by your administration?
“Why haven’t you implement the EndSars Panel Report even after you publicly promised that you will implement it to the fullest?
“Before the construction of Azura Power Plant , we were told 14 -15 per cent shares were for Edo State but after the completion of the Power Plant, the entire shares were sold. Therefore, we want to know why you sold our shares, who you sold it to and where are the proceeds?”
The group also berated the opposition parties in the state, saying they were not living up to expectations as checks on the government.
“Why are opposition parties in the state not playing their roles as alternative force by keeping the Governor on his toes with constructive criticism and providing succour to Edo people?,” he questioned.
But in a swift reaction, the Special Adviser, Media Projects to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, described the group as an unknown association sponsored by politicians that he said his boss has sent out of job since the 2020 governorship election with his new brand of politics.
He said: “As reputable organisations, the media should know the difference between empty allegations from a group of politicians displaced by the new brand of politics promoted by His Excellency, Governor Godwin Obaseki and real criticism meant to promote good governance.
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“The only thing new about these lies and those who promote them is that they have incorporated a few more recently displaced individuals who for their personal, pecuniary interests recently tried to destabilise the harmony within the PDP in Edo State but failed miserably.
“As for each and every point made in their copious allegations, they are all complete lies, which are not even intelligently told. We call on all Edo people and Nigerians to completely ignore them.”
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VIDEO: Guinness World Record: Nigerian Onakoya Begins 58-hour Chess Marathon In New York
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EditorRenowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has embarked on a mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
Onakoya announced the commencement of the via his X account with the caption, “Game time.”
The event, which is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square, started at 10am on Wednesday, April 17, and is scheduled to end at 8pm on April 19.
Onakoya is set to engage in an intense chess marathon, aiming to play for 58 hours without a single defeat.
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The current Guinness World Record, set by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad of Norway on November 11, 2018, stands at 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds.
Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has embarked on a mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
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We are live from NYC @Tunde_OD pic.twitter.com/2rrU1BlBkJ
— The Gift of Chess (@thegiftofchess) April 17, 2024
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B-I-Z-A-R-E: Woman Wheels Dead Uncle’s Corpse Into Bank To “Sign Off” Loan In Her Name [VIDEO]
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EditorA Brazilian woman reportedly wheeled the corpse of an elderly man into a Rio de Janeiro bank on Tuesday, April 16, to try to get him to co-sign on a loan.
The bank customer, identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes, was captured on video standing next to the deceased seated in a chair and seemingly holding up his drooping head.
The footage captured Nunes talking to the dead man, whom she addressed as her “uncle,” and asking him to sign financial documents that would allow her to take out a $3,400 loan.
“Uncle, are you listening? You need to sign [the loan contract]. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, because I can’t sign for you,” Nunes says in the video, while pushing a pen between his limp fingers and instructing him to hold it “hard.”
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“Sign so you don’t give me any more headaches, I can’t take it anymore,” she adds.
When a bank worker tries to point out that the man’s color looks off and he appears “not well,” Nunes dismisses his concerns.
“He is like that. He doesn’t say anything,” Nunes says. “Uncle, do you want to go to the [hospital] again?”
Bank staffers quickly called the police, who arrived and arrested Nunes.
It was later determined that the deceased, identified as 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga, had been dead for several hours before his trip to the bank.
“She tried to pretend to get him to sign the loan. He already entered the bank dead,” Police Chief Fábio Luiz told TV Globo. “The main thing is to continue the investigation to identify other family members, and find out more about this loan.”
Cops said they will look into the circumstances of Braga’s death and will try to determine whether Nunes is actually his niece, and whether other relatives were involved in the alleged attempt to commit bank fraud.
Nunes could face charges of theft through fraud, or embezzlement, and abuse of corpse.
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in Rio de Janeiro Brazil a women (Érika de Souza Vieira Nunes) took the corpse of an elderly man into a bank to try to take out a loan of R$17,000 (USD $3,400), local Brazil media reported.
Suspicious bank employees filmed the incident and called the police.… pic.twitter.com/kzEzG6ORBP— interessingworld (@interssingworld) April 17, 2024
A newborn baby reportedly ‘came back to life’ after being sprinkled with holy water at her wake in front of stunned relatives in Paraguay.
The baby girl was born prematurely when her 21-year-old mother, at only 32 weeks along, was taken to hospital last Friday after suffering from breathing problems.
According to Mail Online, doctors advised her to deliver the premature baby as both the lives of the mother and her daughter were at risk as the mother-to-be was not getting enough oxygen.
Following an emergency caesarean section, her family received news that the baby girl was not showing any vital signs and had passed away. They later collected a death certificate and got a small coffin to hold a funeral.
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The hospital released the baby’s body to father Ignacio Medina Vega, who put his daughter in a tiny coffin and organised a small funeral. During the wake, her uncle saw the baby move her head after being sprinkled with holy water.
Ignacio told local media: ‘When the uncle arrived to say goodbye to her, he saw the baby was moving her head and was breathing.’
He added: ‘Then we went to look and we could see her little heart beating.’
The family immediately took the baby back to the Regional Hospital of Ciudad del Este in the Paraguayan city of the same name.
Doctors placed the newborn in an incubator in intensive care where she is still fighting for survival.
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The father said: ‘She started crying when a doctor grabbed her. The doctors told us it was a miracle. The serious thing is that we were about to bury her alive.’
It is estimated that the infant remained in the coffin for over four hours and the lid was closed for around half that time.
Following her alleged ‘resurrection’, the baby’s parents have decided to name her Milagros de Jesús – which translates as Miracle of Jesus -, according to local media reports.
The baby girl, who weighs less than 600 grams, is now back in hospital, where doctors have given her a ‘very reserved prognosis’.
Meanwhile, hospital officials are trying to establish why she was declared dead.
Hospital spokesperson Federico Schrodel said they haven’t ruled out the possibility of catalepsy, a condition characterised by a lack of response to external stimuli, loss of consciousness, and rigidity of the body.
He added: ‘Due to being premature, this is something that can happen, the patient is practically left without any vital signs.’
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