How He Spent 7 Hours With Cobra In Same Room Without Being Hurt - Bishop Oyedepo

The General Overseer of the Living Faith Church International also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has told a story of how he spent seven hours with cobra in the same room.

Revealing he was unhurt by the snake, Oyedepo shared the story to prove how God manifests Himself in the life of someone who loves Him.

In a Youtube video, the clergyman said when you become a lover of God, the enemy will leave you alone, because every attempt on your life will bounce back on him.

He said, “You may read all the books I have written but until you discover my heartbeat for God, you don’t know my secret. God knows I love him, all the devils know I love God and God proves perpetually and unending that I truly love him. So He manifests himself concerning me at His own time. He does it naturally in all the realms.

“I was in my office and a cobra was found in my wardrobe, the third floor of the building and I worked in that floor seven hours in the previous night and the morning when they were cleaning, there was a cobra and it stood up. It was there all night and I was there.

“Let me tell you this, when you become a lover of God, the enemy will leave you alone, because every attempt on your life will bounce back on him.

“Everybody desires supernatural intervention in their finances but there is nothing you earn as wages that will be equal to wealth, it is the blessing of God that makes you rich and he adds no sorrow to it. So, to bring the hand of God to bear on your finances, whatever God says to you to do regarding your finances, do it.”

JAMB Issues New Directives On How To Check UTME Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the use of USSD code to check the just released results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME.

JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday.

It said candidates are now expected to visit the Board’s website to access their results.

The exam body said the new results checking process was necessitated by the current challenges associated with the USSD code.

It read: “It has come to the attention of the Board that the result checking on USSD code 55019 is saddled with some challenges. Consequently, the Board hereby directs all candidates to visit JAMB portal to check for their 2021 UTME result.

“Each candidate is to follow this simple steps; Visit https://www.jamb.gov.ng.

“On the menu bar, click on efacility; On the page that shows up, click on UTME 2021 Main Results Notification Slip; Enter your registration number and click the button Check My Result.

“Candidates can check their results from anywhere there is internet access, checking by USSD code 55019 is suspended.”

Excitement As Burna Boy, Diddy Meet For First Time After Grammy Win

Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy and American rapper and producer, Sean Combs, also known as Diddy has finally met.

Diddy co-produced Burna boy’s Grammy award-winning album, ‘Twice as Tall’, over Zoom due to the COVID-19 restrictions.

On Thursday, the duo finally met for the first time as Diddy shared a video of their meeting on his Instagram page.

In the video, Diddy was seen welcoming Burna Boy amid smiles, hugs and laughter.

He captioned the video, “God is the greatest! Yesterday was the first time seeing my brother @burnaboygram in person since the pandemic and since we created the Grammy award winning album, ‘Twice as Tall’ over Zoom!

“This shit is deeper than rap, this is a true brotherhood, the two kings reunite! LOVE LOVE LOVE.”(sic)

NDLEA Apprehends 60 Suspected Drug Traffickers In Imo

Sixty drug suspects in Imo State have been arrested between January and June 2021 and 646.23 kilograms of hard drugs seized, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said.

Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and tramadol are among the seized drugs while the suspects arrested were between the ages of 17 and 60 years.

Nse Inam, the Imo State Narcotics Commander, while briefing journalists on the commemoration of 2021 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, added that the Federal Government Special Border Task Force also transferred 4,784kg of Cannabis sativa to the state command.

Speaking further, Inam, an Assistant Commander General of Narcotics, said that eight convictions secured various jail terms. He added that the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria strike affected the prosecution of the affected persons.

He said, “15 drugs addicted person admitted, two persons were successfully rehabilitated and discharged while five others were terminated for various reason. Drug education, sanitisation and public enlightenment were also carried out at Imo State University, Trinity High School Oguta, Emmanuel College Owerri and St. Silas Anglican church Amawire Uratta among others.”

“Drug abuse and trafficking portend serious danger to any society. For us to tackle the problems of insecurity, we have to take the issue of drugs and trafficking seriously”, he added.

Super TV CEO Murder: Police Explains Release Of Suspect’s Father

The Lagos State Police Command has released father of 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to death.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hakeem Odumosu, said that the suspect’s father and one Nkechi Mogbo, have been released on bail, reports The Punch.

It was learnt that Chidinma Ojukwu’s father was arrested for resisting his daughter’s arrest at their residence in the Alagomeji area of the state.

Until Chidinma’s arrest, Mogbo had been in police custody after investigation showed that she operated the service apartment where the University of Lagos undergraduate allegedly killed Ataga.

The suspect, while being paraded at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday, confessed to have committed the crime.

Odumosu said though investigation was ongoing, an order had been given for Mogbo’s release on bail, adding that Chidinma’s father had also been released.

He stated that Chidinma’s account of how she perpetrated the crime exonerated her father and Mogbo.

Odumosu said, “Chidinma’s statement exonerated her father as she said that he was not aware of the incident. We released him. Also, the lady in our custody, one Mrs Nkechi Mogbo, who leased the flat from the property owner and used it for a service apartment, has been released on bail.

“After Magbo was arrested, she assisted the police because of the information she gave us. Now that we got the principal suspect, and the fact that the principal suspect confessed that she singularly committed the act, and equally went further to explain that she never met Nkechi Mogbo, but that she only phoned her and that they transacted all the business online, I have ordered her release on bail while we continue our investigation.

“However, if any other thing during the investigation points to her, bail is not the end of the case and we will bring her back.”

Mob Sets Truck On Fire For Crushing Student To Death In Ogun

Angry students on Friday, set a truck ablaze for allegedly crushing a male student to death in Ilaro, Yewa South area of Ogun State.  

It was understood that the deceased was a student of Baptist High School, Ilaro.

The incident occurred at Sabo Junction, inbound Owode Road at about 3.12pm, as reported by Vanguard.

According to eye witnesses’ account, the tragedy reportedly occurred when the truck laden with cement lost control due to over speeding.

It was gathered that the truck which has been burnt beyond recognition, was journeying from Ibese inbound Owode-Idiroko when the unfortunate incident occurred. 

It was learnt that the truck driver lost control due to brake failure and over speeding and ran into the students who were returning home from school.

The impact of the incident as gathered, led to the death of one of the students on the spot.

This was said to have sparked violent in the area as the students mobilised and angrily descended on the truck and set it on fire.

It could not be ascertained if the truck driver and motor boy escaped the scene before the truck was set ablaze 

Road users in the area were said to have ran helter skelter until the arrival of law enforcement agents doused the tension.

While commiserating with the affected victims, he said, ” truck drivers are again charged to eschew overspeeding in view of its attendant consequences.”

He said the body has been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ilaro while the Ilaro Police Station took over the case for further investigations.

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison

US white ex-police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail for murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020.

The judge said Derek Chauvin’s sentence was based “on your abuse of a position of trust and authority, and also the particular cruelty shown” to Mr Floyd, BBC reports.

The 48-year-old Floyd died after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes. 

His murder caused global protests against racism and police brutality.

Chauvin, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges last month. During his trial, his lawyer described the killing as “an error made in good faith”.

Chauvin was also told to register as a predatory offender and was barred from owning firearms for life. 

He and three other former officers are separately charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights.

The Floyd family and their supporters welcomed the sentence. 

“This historic sentence brings the Floyd family and our nation one step closer to healing by delivering closure and accountability,” lawyer Ben Crump tweeted.

Floyd’s sister Bridgett Floyd said the sentence “shows that matters of police brutality are finally being taken seriously” but there was still “a long way to go”. 

President Joe Biden said the sentence “seemed to be appropriate” but admitted that he did not know all the details.