On Sunday 19 May 2019, popular Nigeria circular artist, Friday Igwe, commonly known by his moniker Baba Fryo, took to his Facebook page on how he was humiliated and beaten up by some unknown soldiers.

The veteran singer shared photos of his brutally battered face saying he was really manhandled and assaulted by the soldiers who were able to escape through the interference of a female soldier.

He reported that the case has been handled by Ojo army barrack and that investigation is ongoing in other to fish out the soldiers.

Baba Fryo is most popular for his Dem Go Dey Pose song which was released in the late 1990’s, his music style was Galala.

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A cleric with the ECWA church, Zaria District Church Council and his daughter have been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen.

Fifteen other members of the church were also kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday.

Chairman of ECWA Zaria District Church Council, Reverend Nathaniel Waziri disclosed this in a press statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna.

The incident according to him happened while the church was hosting a combined choir fellowship which lasted Saturday night to the early hours of Sunday.

The statement reads in part “The gun men came and asked everyone in the church to surrender phones and thereafter demanded the whereabout of the pastor”

“After threatening the choristers, they became afraid and showed them the pastor’s house ”

“They took him away and his daughter with 15 others amongst which is the son of the pastor of Assemblies of God Church,” TVC reports

Efforts to reach the police on the matter have yet to yield results.

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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Sunday blasted former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido for criticising former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that Boko Haram and herdsmen were fighting to islamise Nigeria, saying that only those who supported such idea would criticise the ex-president.

Fani-Kayode said heard one or two people Lamido were not too happy with what Obasanjo said and had called him out for saying it.

“That is sad and unfortunate because Obasanjo has done more for the core north, Lamido’s Fulani tribe and Nigerian unity than any other former President or Head of State in our history. He also fought in a civil war to keep the country together.

“Why should Sule be upset about Obasanjo exposing Boko Haram? His comments were directed at Boko Haram and their agenda. Is Sule a closet member of Boko Haram now? If he wants to continue to defend Boko Haram he should continue.

“For anybody from the core north to call Obasanjo names for speaking the truth and baring his mind over what is unfolding in Nigeria today tells you how blinded by power, insensitive and callous some of these people are. It is only those that subscribe to the Fulanisation and Islamisation agenda that will criticise or oppose Obasanjo’s observation and describe him as “a bigot” for making them,” he said.

Fani-Kayode in a statement on his Facebook wall said what Obasanjo said was timely and necessary and that millions were commending him for it, saying that he spoke the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

He stated that Obasanjo remained the only politically active southern and Middle Belt leader who understood what was really going on, the grave danger that “we are in and what lies ahead. He is deeply courageous and his latest contribution that there is an agenda to Fulanise West Africa and Islamise Africa says it all.”

“Obasanjo needs say no more. History and posterity will be kind to him for speaking the bitter truth and saying what almost every other southern and Middle Belt politician and leader knows to be true but is too timid and too scared to say publicly. With his latest contribution he has vindicated yours truly and many others. I saw this coming in late 2013 and I told the world. Nnamdi Kanu saw it coming in 2014 and he told the world. Asari Dokubo saw it in 2015 and he told the world.

“Afenifere, OPC, YOLICOM, PANDEM, MEND, the Middle Belt Forum, the Niger Delta Avengers, IPOB, MASSOB and Ohaeneze saw it in 2017 and they told the world. The Christian Elders Forum, CAN and the Church saw it in 2018 and they told the world.

“Sadly the world refused to listen, left us on our own and, instead of rising to the occasion and confronting the evil, Nigerians went on bended knee to the powers that be and acted as if they were not saddled with a major problem that was bound to eventually consume them all. Now they know better even though most of them are still in denial,” he added.

Fani-Kayode said: now they must live with the consequences of their indifference, ignorance, cowardice and stoicism. What a pity. It is a tragedy of monumental proportions that a nation that is so blessed with extraordinary human and mineral resources should end up going this way.”

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The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Saturday inaugurated the rehabilitated multi million naira Ibadan Airport building.

Sirika said at the inauguration that the airport was vital to the socio economic activities of the South West Zone, adding that the Federal Government was aware of its critical importance.

”This city of Ibadan is indeed a pillar city in West Africa, just like Kano and the importance of Ibadan as a city, its environs and the rich history, culture, tradition, trade, commerce and the size of the population are too important to be ignored.

”Against this background, the Ministry of Transportation and Aviation decided to rehabilitate the Ibadan terminal building and some other associated works, including the perimeter fence of the airport so as to recreate the activities around the airport and return it to its past glory, ” he stated.

”We have achieved this feat as part of the 157 projects that we undertook during this administration and we completed 134 of them with this as one of them,” he added.

He promised that government would continue to embark on projects that would uplift the standard of the aviation industry.

Mr Victor Akinyelure, the Ibadan Airport Manager, said that the airport was under utilised, adding that the renovation would enhance its growth.

”Ibadan has a lot of potentials and upgrading the airport will make us to operate actively.

”When I came on board with my management team, we did our survey and we discovered that more than 3,000 people travel from Ibadan to the South East, including Enugu, Port Harcourt, Imo and so on.

”We also discovered that more than 2,000 people travel from Ibadan to all these West African countries.

”What we are now looking at is how this airport can capture about 50 per cent of those people and it will be good for us,” Akinyelure said.

The manager, who also disclosed that the airport runway was 2,400 by 60 meters, said it needed to be extended to be able to accommodate larger aircrafts.

”Apart from that, we also believe that they will get us the Instrument Landing System (ILS) which is very critical to safe landing and so many other things,” he stated.

In his remarks, Sen. Olusoji Akanbi representing Oyo South Senatorial District, said efforts were being made to ensure that Ibadan Airport functioned at full capacity like those in Lagos and other cities.

Akanbi, who commended the ministry for the rehabilitation work, urged government to do more to enable pilgrims fly directly from Ibadan.

He also noted that upgrading the airport would de-congest Lagos Airport.

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