Political Critic Stanley Nwabia Passes On At 43.

Political critic and activist Stanley Nwabia has died.

Family sources told newsmen that Mr Nwabia died in the early hours of Sunday following an unsuccessful blood transfusion procedure in Lagos. He was 43.

Ojugo Onyeluka (@GentleOjay) told PREMIUM TIMES he spoke with Mr Nwabia’s wife and she confirmed the passing of her husband.

It was not immediately clear why the procedure was necessary for a man who appeared agile and socially adept. His last Tweet was three days ago, indicating he might have fallen ill beyond recovery after that.

“His wife was sobbing uncontrollably,” Mr Onyeluka said. “I was also too emotionally broken to ask him why the transfusion had to be done so urgently.”

Some of his associates have also tweeted confirmation of his passing and hailed him as a courageous political commentator and patriot.

Mr Nwabia is popular amongst supporters of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, which he used his Twitter handle (@MrStanleyNwabia) to champion online. Some of his associates have speculated a kidney failure as the cause of death.

Mr Nwabia’s admiration of the PDP has earned him tremendous respect amongst the opposition commentators online.

His criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress also made him a regular target for ferocious attacks from pro-government social media users.

His online activities included standing as a public relations expert and fixer for PDP politicians.

A native of Abia State, Mr Nwabia was born in Lagos and lived there throughout his life.

He is survived by a wife and four children.

The Best FIFA Men’s Player: How Players Voted.

Following the conclusion of the FIFA the Best Gala, FIFA have published the voting breakdown of the Best FIFA Men’s player award. Per the rules, players and coaches are expected to select their top three from the short listed players for the coveted price. The first player gets awarded five points, the second three and the third, one.

Both Messi and Ronaldo did not select Van Dijk at all while Van Dijk gave Messi his five points. More so, Messi had Ronaldo in his list, but the latter did not repay the gesture.

See how they voted below.

Messi: Mane, Ronaldo, De Jong.

Van Dijk: Messi, Salah, Mane.

Ronaldo: De Ligt, De Jong, Mbappe.

Hazard: Mane, Van Dijk, Messi.

Alves: Messi, Mane, Van Dijk.

Modric: Ronaldo, Hazard, Messi.

Kane: Messi, Van Dijk, Ronaldo.

Lloris: Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe.

Aubameyang: Ronaldo, Hazard, Messi.

Neuer: Van Dijk, Mane, Hazard.

Chiellini: Ronaldo, De Jong, Salah.

Son Heung-min: Kane, Van Dijk, Ronaldo.

Robertson: Van Dijk, De Jong, Mane.

Ramos: Hazard, Ronaldo, Salah.

Xhaka: Ronaldo, Van Dijk, Messi.

Godin: Messi, Mane, Van Dijk.

Police Investigate Nigerian Citizen’s Death In UK Detention Centre.

Oscar Okwurime, a Nigerian national whose death in a detention centre in the UK is the subject of an investigation by the Home Office, repeatedly said he was feeling sick in the weeks leading up to his death.

He died last week at the Harmondsworth removal centre, where he was found by another detainee. According to family members, the 34-year-old repeatedly told authorities he was ill but did not receive medical attention.

“I told him straight away: ‘tell the authorities there and they will get you checked,'” Okwurime’s brother, identified only as Alex, told The Independent newspaper.

“That first week, they didn’t do anything. And the second week, he said they were still saying nothing. The last time I saw him, he told me he was on a waiting list of about 400. He said he was feeling pain in his side.”

Alex, who said his brother did not have any health issues before his detainment, called Oscar’s death “a pure case of negligence”. “If someone is in your custody and telling you they’re not feeling well, it’s your duty of care to get them checked,” he said.

The family’s story was corroborated by two people who knew Okwurime from the Harmondsworth facility. According to one, the Nigerian asked staff repeatedly for a doctor but was told “this was not a quick process” at the facility.

The other said Okwurime tried to get an appointment with a nurse. He had been in detention for about three weeks after entering the UK on a visitor’s visa and subsequently asking for asylum.

The UK has been criticised regularly for its system of indefinite detention for those seeking asylum.

📷: Independent Newspaper

Human Trafficking Kingpin Gets 6 Life Sentences Plus 129 Years Jail Term.

Ediozi Odi, a Nigerian human trafficking kingpin, has been sentenced to 129 years imprisonment in addition to 6 life sentences in Pretoria, South Africa.

According to iol.co.za, his underage victims are from poor homes and were promised a better life, but had no idea that they were entering his brothel – a house disguised as a barbershop.

Once inside, the girls were immediately forced to smoke highly addictive drugs manufactured and sold by Odi. Once the victims were exposed to the drug, they were immediately hooked and would do anything to get their hands on it.

The girls, mostly aged 13 and 14, told the court that once high on the drugs, Odi himself raped them “to teach them the tools of the trade” as an initiation into the sex trade.

According to the report, the victims were locked up in the house for the duration of their stay, while Odi send his workers to prowl the streets for prospective clients.

They were also locked up in a dungeon (pictured) under the floor of the house whenever the police raided.

The girls were paid for their prostitution by means of drugs and they hardly got any food. The brothel master took all their proceeds.

📷: Zelda Venter/iol.co.za

Thousands Of Nigerian Girls Sold Into Prostitution In Burkina Faso – Ambassador.

Ramatu Ahmed, Nigerian Ambassador to the country, said on Monday that No fewer than 10,000 Nigerian girls are forced into prostitution in Burkina Faso.

This secluded interview was derived by the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Ouagadougou. The sitting Ambassador has been in the power since s August 2017, he further stated that over 200 Nigerian girls had been voluntarily repatriated this year.

Dragging out the effect the problem has on Nigeria Image he says “The spate of human trafficking here in Burkina Faso is a big concern to the Embassy because at present, we have nothing less than 10,00 Nigerian girls who have been trafficked into Burkina Faso as commercial sex workers”. “And most of these girls are underage; most left schools and are roaming about doing commercial sex work in Burkina Faso”.

He continued further by stating that “For every Nigerian girl that escapes and wants to go back, there are more than 10 in the bush that are willing to carry on.”

In a bid to curb the problem She said the embassy was partnering with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) office in Ouagadougou, to assist in the voluntary repatriation of some of the victims of human trafficking.

Gedoni and I did not have Sex – Evicted BBNaija Housemate Khafi.

Evicted Housemate, Khafi Kareem says she loves her partner Gedoni Ekpata and felt so much peace around him whilst in the BBNaija Reality show.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that actress and presenter said this in her first major interview with host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu following her exit from the show.

Khafi who spoke on the intensity of her relationship with Gedoni, reiterated that they never had sex in the house.

“I felt such peace around him. I didn’t think I couldn’t be myself around him.

“We did not have sex. You know sex is a natural thing. If I did, I would actually say that’s what happened.

“I wouldn’t want to be given the penalisation or punishments for things I didn’t do,” she said.

She said, “I just feel like in the house, everything is so intense so where you will get to in a relationship over three months seeing somebody and been on a date with them is like a week in the house.

“The intensity seeing everybody when you wake up and when you go to sleep. I think it was after the eviction in the first week, after we were almost up that’s when our bond really grew.

The bubbling personality also revealed plans to host a Nigerian tourism show as part of her post-BBNaija plans.

When asked if she would fully concentrate on acting, Khafi said, “I love acting, I feel like it will be a given. I can do that with my eyes closed.

“I definitely want to do presenting. I would like to have a travel show where I showcase different states in nigeria and just do some tourism stuff,” she said.

Ebuka also asked Khafi how she maintained her bubbly demeanor when her eviction was announced. She noted that she felt grateful for the experience.

She said, “I felt grateful. When my name was called, I would have been grateful to stay in the house.

“When I was leaving, I was like it had been an amazing last week in the house and I felt grateful and now I can begin the rest of my life,” she said.

On her relationship with fellow housemate Tacha, Khafi also described her relationship with Tacha as genuine, adding that they were naturally pulled towards each other.

She said, “interestingly I want to be friends with the person I think has no friends or who felt alone.

“I also felt alone in the house when I first came. We just gravitated to each other and we have been cool since the first week,” she said.

The police officer also noted that Ike Oyeama, who nominated her for eviction, was playing the best game in the house.

NAN reports that with Khafi’s eviction, there are ten housemates left to compete for the Grand prize worth 60 million Naira.

ASAP Rocky’s Former Swedish Lawyer Shot In The Head And Chest.

The man who first represented A$AP Rocky in his Sweden assault case has reportedly just been shot.

According to TMZ, Henrik Olsson Lilja, who initially represented Rocky in July before the rapper’s assault trial began, was shot in the head and chest as he was leaving his apartment on Friday morning (Sept. 6). The gunman reportedly jumped inside of a waiting SUV and fled the scene soon after the shooting.

Despite his gunshot wounds, Olsson Lilja was able to call the police. It is unknown if the shooting was related to his representation of Rocky, who was convicted for an assault on a 19-year-old man last month.

Olsson Lilja was replaced by Rocky’s other attorneys by the time the rapper’s trial started in August. He is the attorney that disputed claims that Rocky was living in inhumane conditions while jailed in Sweden.

Details later.