Singer, Davido cries out as he claims that the money he was sprayed during his wedding and the amount he’s seeing at home don’t tally.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
It would be recalled that Davido and his wife, Chioma held their wedding on the 25th of June and the event had been one which was attended by big celebrities.
A lot of the guests had gifted him millions of cash both in naira and in foreign currencies.
A video that is trending posted by Tunde Ednut shows the moment Davido was seen being sprayed wads of dollar while he performed at his wedding.
Davido took to the comment section to raise alarm, saying that the cash he was sprayed in the wedding videos doesn’t match the amount they counted at home.
He wrote …
“The video of all the money dem spray is and wetin we carry go house no Dey tally .”
celebrity.of.lagos
remarked:“With the strict invitation, them still pick money for floor ?? ”
big_____ray
remarked:“Wetin he expects? Picker must take him 30% ”
precious_favouristic
commented:“I can’t date a man like davido never he talks too much for a man”
d_flowergirlj
penned:“All those ushers and cleaners are now millionaires ”
mommy_chizzy
remarked:“Davido wedding made some people millionaires ”
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South-East governors announced on Tuesday that they will interface with the federal government for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
This formed part of the communiqué issued after a meeting of the Forum in Enugu.
At the meeting, which also had other stakeholders in attendance, were governors Hope Uzodinma, Dr. Alex Otti, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru of Imo, Abia, Anambra and Ebonyi states, respectively, as well as the host, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State.
The move comes after Kanu, who is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, expressed willingness to get the Nigerian Government to agree to an out-of-court-settlement.
On June 19, 2024, Kanu who is facing trial charges bordering on terrorism had through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of his intentions to seek reconciliation with the Federal Government.
Ejimakor had informed the court that he had discussed the out-of-court settlement with the counsel of the Federal Government, Adegboyega Awomolo.
However, Awomolo, who told the court that he had no instruction of his client to embark on any negotiations with the defendant, said: “I told him to go to the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, who has the power. If he is interested in negotiating he should go there, his office is just here.”
But, Just Binta Nyako observed that the court has no problem if the parties want to discuss negotiation, urging Kanu to approach the AGF who is the proper person to negotiate with.
Similarly, about 50 members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and political parties known as concerned federal lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke section 174 of the constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and section 107(1) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Kanu’s release.
The lawmakers appealed to President Tinubu to commence a presidential peace initiative to address all issues and challenges bedevilling the southeast region of Nigeria. These were contained in a 3 page letter signed by the lawmakers, dated June 19, 2024 and addressed to Mr President.
Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has also backed calls for Kanu’s release, noting that it would foster peace.
Giving his views on the continued detention of Kanu, Obi said: “I don’t see any reason for his continued detention, especially as the courts have granted him bail. Government must obey the court.
“Rule of law is an intricate asset that we must cherish and live with. I use this opportunity to plead with the government to ensure that all those who are in similar conditions are released and discussed with. We are in a democracy and we should not be doing things that are arbitrary and not within the law.”
Kanu should sign bond of peace – Lawyer, Idam
On his part, activist lawyer, Madubuachi Idam described the move by the IPOB leader to seek an out-of-court settlement with the Nigerian Government as the right move and not cowardice.
Idam stressed that such a move would avail Kanu the opportunity to voice out his grievances to the Nigerian Government and table his demands at the negotiation table.
Speaking with DAILY POST, the constitutional lawyer said: “Asking for an out-of-court settlement as the one being asked by Nnamdi Kanu is not an act of cowardice neither is it a sign of weakness.
“Kanu is not at war with the Nigerian state, he has no problem with the Nigerian state. Kanu is agitating to be free from Nigeria. It should not be misconstrued that he’s afraid of the Nigerian state.
“Kanu opting for out-of-court settlement is the right thing to do, it’s an opportunity to inform the state and explain his agitation.
“It’s an opportunity to vent his grievance and table his demands before the state if it will be met on a negotiation table without the need for him to continue the agitation.
“For me, it’s the right step he has taken. It’s well thought and prudent for him to have toed that line and I encourage the Nigerian state to accept that application.
“Kanu is a citizen as far as Nigeria has not broken up, and when a citizen who controls a lot of people is making a demand, he must be listened to. His continued detention is not in the interest of anybody.
“Having said that, the current Attorney General of the Federation is a thorough lawyer who understands what it means to hold the state together. He understands that negotiations with the defendant in accordance with the Federal High Court rules are encouraged by law.”
The constitutional lawyer noted that Kanu should be made to sign a bond that part of the settlement would include preaching peace if released.
He stressed that the Biafra agitator should not be seen as an enemy of the state.
Idam added: “Kanu’s continued detention serves no purpose, it’s using a sledgehammer to kill an ant, it’s needless and unwarranted.
“If Kanu was tried by the Nigerian government the first time he was arrested in 2017, this tension would have been averted. The state popularized Kanu’s issue, he’s only asking to be free, let my people go.
“He should not be misconstrued as an enemy of the state. Kanu’s release will douse the criminal activities in the Southeast. What will they be agitating?
“Kanu should be encouraged to sign a bond that he will preach peace if released and I will encourage the state to toll the line. He had said severally that people should stop killings in the Southeast, he had even preached it in the open court that those killing are enemies of the Southeast.
“If his agitation has nothing to do with killing people and insecurity, so why should anybody be afraid that if he’s released, insecurity will continue?
“Kanu has said it by himself and I can tell you that if Kanu is released today, he will stand by his words and that will be more beneficial than having him in detention.”
Ohanaeze’s stance on out-of-court settlement
The National Public Secretary of Ohanaeze, Alex Ogbonnia, said a political solution is key, stressing that Kanu’s release would quell insecurity in the Southeast.
Ogbonia noted that the Biafra agitation was a fundamental issue and beyond Kanu.
“The issue of Nnamdi Kanu demands a political solution. The kinetic approach in the Southeast that has created unnecessary tension is not the solution to the problem.
“The Nigerian government should look into the cause because Kanu represents what’s happening in the Southeast of Nigeria. For example, the marginalization of the Southeasterners in the 2023 elections where there was so much shenanigan.
“Nnamdi Kanu represents all these agitations in the Southeast, so what he’s saying is that it’s either you treat us equitably in all fairness or you allow us to go; and it’s a simple message.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is saying political solution that requires non-kinetic approach, there are some kind of statement from the government that will lead to celebration galore in the Southeast
“Releasing Kanu will surely quell the insecurity in the Southeast and the Monday sit-at-home will stop. The agitation for Biafra is no longer about Kanu, it’s very fundamental; the agitation is a reaction to stimulus,” he told DAILY POST.
Court should be allowed to decide Kanu’s fate – Arewa Youths
Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, thinks otherwise.
The group is of the opinion that the court and not the Nigerian Government should be allowed to decide Kanu’s fate based on proven evidence.
National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima said the IPOB leader should be made to face the “music” of his action if found guilty by the court or released if proven innocent.
Speaking with DAILY POST, Shettima said: “It’s within the government’s confines to look at it, if they want to settle out-of-court or they want the court to continue.
“For me, I would have been comfortable if the court decided his fate at the end of the day based on what is before the court, they should do the needful.
“Kanu should face the music if he’s found wanting or be allowed to go if proven innocent. His punishment should serve as a deterrent to those who think that they can disobey the law and take impunity as a right either deliberately or ignorantly.
“However, if the government decides to settle out-of-court then so be it but at least, we all know now that nobody can do anything and get away with it.”
Nigerian should amend constitution to make room for self-determination
Shettima also urged the Nigerian government to amend the country’s constitution to allow for self-determination.
According to the AYCF National President, people should be allowed to decide if they want to become Biafra or remain as Nigerians.
“The proposed settlement is within the law and it’s for the government to deem it fit, necessary if that is what they want.
“Some of us are products of struggles and I can tell you that you can agitate for whatever you want from religion to tribe but when it becomes critical that somebody has to lose his life, that is no longer an agitation; it’s something else. And this has been our worry and fear.
“The right to self-determination is guaranteed under international law and Nigeria is a signatory to that agreement, unfortunately, we signed a charter but locally our constitution does not reflect it, self-determination is alien to our constitution.
“At the same time, a referendum is not in our constitution. These are areas I feel if the government is sincere we should be able to amend the laws to reflect these two key issues.
“If you sign an agreement that you believe in self-determination by the international standard, locally it should reflect it and that is why today we have an issue where there is no way of exit in the country.
“Somebody can’t wake up and say we should divide corporately, it’s not reflected in our constitution. They should amend the constitution so that you can’t force people to stay with you, there should be an exit through referendum,” he stated.
Kanu, Ekpa have no control over Biafra agitation, criminals have taken over struggle
Shettima also observed that Kanu and the self-acclaimed Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa have lost control over the agitation.
“They say it’s easier to destroy than to build; when they started this agitation, they never envisaged that they would be consumed.
“Even if you release Kanu and bring Ekpa to beg for pardon, they can’t control this madness anymore because criminals have cashed into it in the name of agitation.
“How does agitation become kidnapping, looting, robbery, killing innocent people? It’s not done anywhere.
“This is a criminal act and they should be dealt with as criminals. Whether you release Kanu or not, he has no control because if he did, with all he has been saying, killing would have subsided.
“Can you say in all honesty that these criminals in the Southeast are listening to what he’s saying? They are not.
“They engage in all sorts of criminality in the name of Biafra struggle, sit-at-home and all sorts.
“I don’t think Kanu will be safe if released today, going by what we are seeing. It has become a criminal activity and all of us must come out to condemn this act,” Shettima cautioned.
Hope of release from the federal government’s custody appears to be in the offing for the detained Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu as Senators from the South-East region of Nigeria will today, Wednesday, July 3, hold a crucial parley with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to make a case for his release.
The Senators billed to be led on the visit by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe are expected to convey their plea for Kanu’s release to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through the AGF.
Sources close to the Senators confirmed to DAILY POST that the parley would be held at the Conference Hall of the AGF at the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja by 10 am.
The source said that the meeting is a follow up to an earlier request made by about 50 House of Representatives members seeking forgiveness for Kanu.
Uchenna Awom, a Special Assistant on media to Senator Abaribe confirmed the new move to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
It would be recalled that on June 23, about 50 members of the House of Representatives had begged President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Kanu.
The federal lawmakers, who identified themselves as “Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East”, asked Tinubu to direct the AGF to invoke Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution to terminate criminal charges against Kanu and release him.
Similarly, Obi Aguocha, a House of Representatives member representing Ikwuano, Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency, had sought the support of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of Kanu.
Aguocha, who visited Buhari on Saturday at his country home in Daura, Katsina, was said to have apologised on behalf of Kanu for his “missteps and ill gestures”.
The lawmaker was also said to have argued that a political resolution would address the concerns of the aggrieved parties and promote unity within the country in respect of Kanu’s matter.
DAILY POST was reliably informed that apart from making a case for the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Abaribe team would also persuade the Federal Government through the AGF to drop the terrorism charges against Kanu.
Senator Abaribe had stood surety for Kanu in the sum of N100m when he was first arrested and charged with terrorism offences by the federal government at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Senator, however, ran into stormy waters when Kanu jumped the bail and fled the country on the ground that the military invaded his ancestral home in Abia State with a view to kill him.
While an arrest warrant was issued by the Federal High Court against him for his arrest, the government of Nigeria intercepted him in Kenya and brought him to the country in 2021.
Kanu has since 2021 been remanded at the Department of State Services, DSS, custody following the fresh terrorism charges filed against him.
Also, a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Kanu Godwin Agabi and Chief Mike Ozekhome, both Senior Advocate of Nigeria had pleaded with the federal government to forgive Kanu and order his release from custody.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
