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Woman Dies after Weeks of Prayer, Fasting

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Woman Dies after Weeks of Prayer, Fasting

A family in Nyayo Estate in Embakasi, Nairobi is shock when their kin died after a long bout of prayer and fasting.

Police are investigating the incident in which Catherine Mutuku Kibara, 78, was found dead in her house while lying on her bed long after she had been reported missing.

In a police statement, her relatives told police the woman lived alone and it was unusual for her not to pick up calls. On Monday, her relatives were forced to break on her door after she failed to pick up calls and her mobile phone went off.

Her lifeless body was found lying on the bed after the door was broken down. Police who arrived at the scene said they stumbled on a register showing she had been fasting and praying since May 18. Police suspect she died out of starvation.

The exact cause of the woman’s death remains unknown and what happened during those three weeks is also a mystery because no one saw her after she locked herself in her house.

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The officers handling the case said they plan to conduct an autopsy on the body to establish how and why she died. The police also said the woman may have even been dead for a few days before her family opened the door, police said.

Fasting (going without food and drink for a period of time) is an ancient practice and some people believe it must have existed among believers from the very beginning.

Catholics might give up an item or two, such as sugar or caffeine, for the 40 days of lent leading up to Easter, but most people do not forgo all meals.

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Fasting is also found in the Jewish and Islamic faiths. The most common day of fasting for Jews is Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Muslims fast during the day during the month of Ramadhan, but they can eat after sunset.

In the Bible, fasting is used during times of mourning, prayer and to repent. Today, Christians mainly use it to get closer to God. (Nairobinews)

Court Remands Man for Offering Daughter for Money Rituals

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Court Remands Man for Offering Daughter for Money Rituals

ACCRA, GHANA – Evans Kyekyeku Oppong, a Returnee, who decided to offer his 11-year-old daughter for money ritual at Oyibi Kom has been remanded into police custody by an Accra District Court.

Court Remands Man for Offering Daughter for Money Rituals
 

Oppong, a 47-year-old machine Operator, charged with preparation to commit crime murder, has had his plea reserved by the Court presided over by Ms Ama Adomako Kwakye.

Accused person is expected to reappear on June 20. Prosecuting Police Detective Inspector Richard Amoah prayed the Court to remand the accused person pending further investigations.

Narrating the facts of the case, Inspector Amoah said Oppong is the father of the victim aged 11 and he has been living in Holland for many years. Accused however relocated to Ghana a year ago.

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In the month of May, this year, Oppong discussed with a friend known as Kwame that he was facing financial difficulties.

Prosecution said Kwame suggested that Oppong would need spiritual cleansing to turn things around for him.

Prosecution said Kwame later introduced Oppong to one Nana Fosu aka Nana K.K to assist him see a spiritualist for help.

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It said on May 29, 2022, Nana Fosu took Oppong to Nana Adu Boafo junior, who is a spiritualist and a herbal practitioner in Oyibi Kom, for money rituals.

Nana Adu Boafo agreed to do the money rituals for Oppong, and he directed him to buy a live python from someone in Kasoa to be used for the money rituals.

Prosecution said however, Oppong later informed the Spiritualist that he was afraid of snakes as such he would come to him for further discussions on what to do.

It said the Oppong later had discussions with the Spiritualist when the accused suggested human sacrifice for the money rituals.

Prosecution said the spiritualist feigned interest and told Oppong to furnish him with the date of births of his last two children to enable him to determine which one would be suitable for the sacrifice.

It said on May 31, 2022, Prosecution said Oppong rang the victim’s mother to confirm the day the victim was born.

Oppong also told the victim’s mother that he would pick up the victim to be taken to a friend who had returned from abroad for measurements so that a dress would be sown for her.

It said Oppong furnished the spiritualist with the date of birth of the victim as requested.

The spiritualist then alerted the Oyibi Police about the intended human sacrifice and urged him to play along with the accused so he (accused) could be arrested when Oppong produced the victim for the sacrifice.

Prosecution said the spiritualist later informed Oppong that he had spiritually checked on the dates of births of the two children and that the victim would be suitable for the sacrifice.

The Spiritualist instructed Oppong to bring the victim to his herbal centre in the morning of June 3, 2022.

The same day, Oppong rang his elder brother to release his car to enable him to visit a herbal centre for treatment as a result of a car accident he had recently.

Prosecution said that morning, at about 0800, the elder brother of Oppong released his car to his son to go and pick the accused to the herbal centre.

On their way to the herbal centre, they picked the victim at Amasaman.

Prosecution said at a spot at Oyibi, Oppong asked the driver to wait for him and he (Oppong) took over the driving.

Oppong later stopped and bought three “Ghana Must Go” and two bottles of Schnapps.

The Prosecution said Oppong arrived at the Herbal centre with the victim and the Spiritualist asked him to sit at the Hall while Oppong was asked to change his clothing on the compound and given a white calico to tie around his waist.

Oppong was then given some concoctions to bathe. In the process, the Spiritualist called in the Oyibi Police to arrest Oppong and the victim was rescued. (GNA)

Liverpool Makes Move to Sign Kalvin Phillips

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Liverpool Makes Move to Sign Kalvin Phillips

The young 17-year-old prospect Gavi has already established himself as a critical player, racking up 47 appearances in all competitions this season for the Catalan giants.

Liverpool Makes Move to Sign Kalvin Phillips
Kalvin Phillips

The up-and-coming youngster signed for Barca in 2015 at the age of 11 and was promoted to the senior squad in 2021.

Liverpool were hopeful of getting their hands on the talented youngest, but Gavi has always been keen on signing a new contract with Barca.

Spanish news outlet Sport reports that Liverpool’s pursuit ended when it was discovered that Gavi intends to sign a new deal with Barca, which includes a gigantic €1 billion release clause.

The Reds now turn their interest to popular transfer target and Leeds’ midfielder Kalvin Phillips with Klopp’s Reds having reportedly already begun negotiating a deal to sign Philips, according to Sport.

Phillips remains in contract with Leeds until June 2024, but his popularity this summer could see him move away from his boyhood club Leeds United.

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Manchester United and Manchester City have both been keen on signing the midfielder, but things have become more challenging since the Whites managed to stay up in the Premier League.

It has previously been reported by the Daily Mail that the England international would reject a move to Manchester United, but Leeds would listen to offers of around £60million.

Pep Guardiola, who views Phillips as a replacement for Fernandinho, now faces stiff competition to sign the Leeds midfielder from Jurgen Klopp, but who will come out on top, if any?

Tunisia Expert Drafting New Constitution Says no Reference to Islam

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Tunisia Expert Drafting New Constitution Says no Reference to Islam

Tunis, Tunisia – The man contracted by President Kais Saied with rewriting Tunisia’s constitution said Monday he would present a draft stripped of any reference to Islam in order to fight Islamist parties.

Sadeq Belaid (AFP)

The first article of a constitution adopted three years after the North African country’s 2011 revolution says it is “a free, independent and sovereign state, Islam is its religion and Arabic is its language”.

But Sadeq Belaid, the legal expert appointed last month to head a committee to draft a new constitution, told AFP “80 percent of Tunisians are against extremism and against the use of religion for political ends”.

“That’s exactly what we want to do, simply by erasing Article 1 in its current form,” he said in an interview.

The draft will be presented to Saied ahead of a planned July 25 referendum.

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Asked whether there would be any reference to Islam in the new constitution, Belaid said “there won’t be”.

The new constitution is at the heart of Saied’s roadmap for rebuilding Tunisia’s political system, after he sacked the government last July and later dissolved parliament in moves described by rivals as a coup.

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Belaid, who once taught Saied and now heads the president’s “National Consultative Commission for a New Republic”, said he would present the new draft by June 15.

The president is then to sign off on the text ahead of a popular vote.

Belaid, 83, said he wanted to tackle Islamist-inspired parties such as Ennahdha.

“If you use religion to engage in political extremism, we will not allow that,” he said.

“We have political parties with dirty hands. Whether you like it or not, French or European democrats, we won’t accept these dirty people in our democracy.”

Many Tunisians have welcomed Saied’s moves against political parties and a mixed presidential-parliamentary system seen as corrupt and inept, but others have warned that he risks scrubbing out the country’s democratic gains over the last decade.

Antiquities Case: Iraq Court Hands British Retiree 15-year Sentence

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Antiquities Case: Iraq Court Hands British Retiree 15-year Sentence

An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a British retiree to 15 years’ prison for trying to smuggle antiquities out of the country, but acquitted his German co-accused.

The maximum penalty for the offence is death by hanging but the court decided on a lesser sentence for James Fitton, 66, “because of the advanced age of the accused,” the judge said. Fitton’s lawyer said that he would appeal.

The court found “insufficient evidence” to convict co-accused Volker Waldmann, 60, who was visiting Iraq with Fitton on an organised tour when they were arrested in March at Baghdad airport.

War-ravaged Iraq’s tourism infrastructure is almost non-existent but the country is timidly opening to visitors.

Iraq has also been trying to recover antiquities that were looted over a period of decades from the country whose civilisation dates back thousands of years.

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When the judge asked the men whether they were guilty or not guilty “of trafficking antiquities,” each replied: “Not guilty.”

They appeared in court dressed in yellow prisoners’ clothing, but not handcuffed, said an AFP journalist at the hearing.

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They were charged under a 2002 law against “intentionally taking or trying to take out of Iraq an antiquity”.

According to statements from customs officers and witnesses, Fitton’s baggage contained about a dozen stone fragments, pieces of pottery or ceramics.

Waldmann, a Berlin psychologist, allegedly had two pieces but at the trial’s opening on May 15 denied they were his.

When the judge asked Fitton why he tried to take the artefacts out of Iraq, he cited his “hobby” and said he did not mean to do anything illegal.

“I didn’t realise that taking them was against the law,” Fitton said, adding that some of the ancient sites were open and unguarded.

In his verdict the judge found that Fitton was “aware” that the location from where he collected the fragments was “an archaeological site” and that it was illegal to take them.

The judge concluded there was criminal intent.

Defence lawyer Thaer Massoud denied this, and called the judgement “extreme”.

In Waldmann’s case the judge accepted the defence argument that the German did not know the pieces from Fitton were antiquities.

The two men were not acquainted before their trip to Iraq.

They heard the verdict two weeks after court had adjourned to allow time for further investigations at the request of Waldmann’s lawyer, Furat Kuba.

“We don’t have any more details: what site do these pieces come from? What era, what civilisation do they date back to?” Kuba said at the time.

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Traffic Diversion Starts as Berger Begins Repair

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Traffic Diversion Starts as Berger Begins Repair

Julius Berger has commenced repair work on Lagos-Ibadan expressway once again after a short break off the major and busy road.

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Traffic Diversion Starts as Berger Begins Repai

As a result, the Lagos government has rolled out traffic diversion plans as the federal government proceeds with the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Shagamu axis of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriageway for six months.

Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed in a statement on Monday. He said the rehabilitation would commence would last six months starting from June 9, NAN reported.

According to the rehabilitation schedule contained in the notification, kilometre zero to five of the Lagos-Shagamu Expressway would be modified for traffic diversion.

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He assured that the other lanes on the expressway would be accessible to motorists during the cause of the construction.

Mr Oladeinde affirmed that signage and diversion signs would be installed along the route to guide motorists on movement and to ensure safety.

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He added that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority would be on the ground to control traffic flow.

The commissioner urged motorists and other road users to be patient and understanding.

 

50 Persons killed at Catholic Church in Southwest Nigeria

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50 Persons killed at Catholic Church in Southwest Nigeria

Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people including women and children, according to a hospital doctor and media reports.

50 Persons killed at Catholic Church in Southwest Nigeria

The gunmen shot at people outside and inside the church building, killing and injuries worshippers, said Funmilayo Ibukun Odunlami, police spokesperson for Ondo state.

She did not say how many people were killed or injured at St Francis Catholic Church in the town of Owo but added police were investigating the cause of the attack.

Ondo state Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who visited the scene of the attack and injured persons in hospital, described Sunday’s incident as “a great massacre” that should not be allowed to happen again.

The identity and motive of the attackers was not immediately clear.

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“It is so sad that while the Holy Mass was going on, unknown gunmen attacked St Francis Catholic Church…leaving many feared dead and many others injured and the Church violated,” said Catholic Church spokesman in Nigeria, Reverend Augustine Ikwu.

Ikwu said the bishop and priests from the parish had survived the attack unharmed.

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A doctor at a hospital in Owo told Reuters that at least 50 bodies had been brought into two hospitals in the town from the attack. The doctor, who declined to be named because he is not authorised to speak to the press, also said there was a need for blood donations to treat the injured.

President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack, calling it “heinous”, and the Vatican said Pope Francis was praying for the victims who had been “painfully stricken in a moment of celebration”.

Nigeria is battling an Islamist insurgency in the northeast and armed gangs who carry out attacks and kidnappings for ransom, mostly in the northwest. (Reuters)

Nigerian VP Osinbajo Rescues Accident Victims

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Nigerian VP Osinbajo Rescues Accident Victims

The Nigerian Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s convoy was not involved in an accident along airport road, Abuja on Monday morning as purportedly reported.

Osibanjo who was on his way to Ondo for a condolence visit over the massacre of Catholic worshippers on Sunday morning, according to his office, stopped to offer assistance to an accident victim.

Several Pedestrians rushed to the scene to help in rescuing passengers of the vehicle.

According to a statement from his media team; “VP came across a road traffic accident, stopped to lend assistance, & ensured victim was taken to the hospital with VP’s convoy ambulance. He then proceeded on his trip and is now in Ondo State heading to site of yesterday’s attack in Owo.”

“VP’S security and medical teams assisted in removing the victim from the crushed vehicle resulting from a somersault. And transported patient to Airforce base hospital. It was a solo accident. The car had summersaulted on the opposite lane and was impaled on a tree.”

Similarly, the VP as confirmed the incident through a statement he made via his twitter handle.

“I was not involved in an accident. On my way to the airport, we ran into an accident scene. My security and medical teams assisted in removing the victims of the crash from the scene. They have been transported to the Airforce Base hospital.” He tweeted.

See Below some of the pictures at the scene of event:

Nigerian VP Osinbajo Rescues Accident Victims

Nigerian VP Osinbajo Rescues Accident Victims

DR Congo’s President Accuses Kigali of Backing M23 Rebels

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DR Congo’s President Accuses Kigali of Backing M23 Rebels

Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said Sunday there was no doubt that Rwanda was backing a rebellion on their territory, but insisted he was still seeking peaceful relations with Kigali.

DR Congo's President Accuses Kigali of Backing M23 Rebels

His remarks were just the latest exchange against the background of the resurgence of the M23 rebels active in the east of the country, near the border with Rwanda.

“I have always maintained that you have to build bridges rather than walls,” said Tshisekedi on state television, in his first public remarks on the growing crisis between the two countries.

“Unfortunately, today, we are where we are.” DR Congo’s neighbours should not mistake its desire for peace with weakness, he added.

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“That does not constitute an opportunity for neighbours to come and provoke us,” he said.

“I hope that Rwanda has learned this lesson, because, today, it’s clear, there is no doubt, Rwanda has supported the M23 to come and attack the DRC.”

Tshisekedi’s was speaking as he visited Kinshasa’s western neighbour, Congo-Brazzaville, for talks with President Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebels, who have been involved in a series of clashes with the army since the end of May, allegations Kigali has denied.

Kinshasa has suspended flights of Rwandan airline RwandAir between the two countries and summoned Rwanda’s ambassador to warn him of the country’s position.

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Relations between the DRC and Rwanda have been strained since Rwandan Hutus accused of slaughtering Tutsis during the 1994 Rwanda genocide arrived in eastern DRC en masse.

The relationship began to thaw after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi took office in 2019 but the recent resurgence of M23 violence has reignited regional tensions.

M23 fighters captured Goma in 2012 before the army drove them from the city and crushed their rebellion.

However, the militia took up arms again in late 2021 after accusing the government of having failed to respect a 2009 agreement that foresaw incorporating its fighters into the army.

Islamic scholars want APC to Choose Muslim Presidential Candidate

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Islamic scholars want APC to Choose Muslim Presidential Candidate

The Yoruba Muslim Scholars in Nigeria has commended the resolution of the 11 All Progressives Congress (APC) northern governors to support zoning the presidency to the South, demanding that a Muslim candidate should emerge from the party’s primary.

Islamic scholars want APC to Choose Muslim Presidential Candidate

“While we look forward to the emergence of a Muslim from among the loyal and competent aspirants from the South-West, we wish the party a hitch-free convention.” it said.

The Concerned Yoruba Muslims Scholars in Nigeria had also called for a Muslim presidential candidate from the South-West.

The group gave the commendation in a statement jointly signed by its president general AbdurRasheed Mayaleke, secretary general Olaiya Abideen, and publicity secretary Abdulganiy Ezra, on Sunday in Abuja.

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“We see the present zoning decision as a step in the right direction, we are greatly indebted to President Buhari, who not only created an enabling environment for the resolution of the logjam,” stated the so-called Muslim scholars. “But also went ahead to endorse the resolution of the northern governors’ position in the overall interest of unity, peaceful and mutual trust and progress of our nation.We acknowledge this courageous stance for equity and moral rectitude.”

It described the resolution as an uncommon resolve to confront issues militating against the country’s march towards nationhood.

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“All the stakeholders that intervened at one point or the other behind the scenes are well appreciated. Special mention must be made of the leader of the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto and the leadership role of Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria in this regard,” added the Yoruba Muslim scholars.

Eleven governors from the North had in a statement on Saturday, announced their decision to support a power shift to the South after the end of the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. (NAN)

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