S-East govs responsible for invasion of Kanu’s house —IPOB

Nnewi—The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, said it is holding five South-East state governments, particularly, Abia State and Ohanaeze Ndigbo responsible for the siege and invasion of its leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu family house in Afaraukwu, Umuahia, Abia State. IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, alleged that “Abia State Government in collaboration with other South-East State governments and Ohanaeze Ndigbo designed, perfected and unleashed Operation Python Dance on the people and the accompanying killing spree ostensibly to eliminate our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, since he cannot be bought or compromised. Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu “We, the IPOB, under the command and leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu are holding the Government of Abia State, four other South-East state governments and Ohanaeze Ndigbo responsible for the siege and invasion of our leader’s compound in Afaraukwu Ibeku, Umuahia from September 10 to 14, 2017. “The repeated denials of Governopr Okezie Ikpeazu and his hired hands will not eradicate the fact that, he, along with other South East governors designed and perfected Operation Python Dance and the accompanying killing spree ostensibly to eliminate our leader. “The Abia State government led by Dr Okezie Ikpeazu should, therefore, stop deceiving Nigerians on his real motive for imposing the curfew that followed the attack on Mazi Kanu’s home. He should rather toe the part of sanity by accepting responsibility of his well thought out action with his co- conspirators and give a true account of their action, before the people of Biafra. “He should also explain how they managed to allow envy and jealousy over the popularity of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to overwhelm them to the point of conniving with the Nigerian Army in killing defenseless unarmed Biafra agitators fighting for the liberation of their people. “The Abia State governor’s claim that he imposed a curfew during the invasion of our leader’s house in Umuahia to save 11 million Igbo in the North is laughable. That was a fabricated lie to deceive the people and with the intention to deflecting rising anger against him by Biafrans in Nigeria and in the Diaspora.” “The only reason Dr Okezie Ikpeazu imposed a curfew in Abia State was to stop IPOB members from mobilising to defend our leader, Kanu, during the invasion of his home by the soldiers. that he personally invited into Abia State. If it was the interest of securing the lives of Igbo in Hausa territories as they claim, they would not have escalated tension in the country by actively asking the Nigerian Army to come and kill the arrow-head of IPOB.” “What South East Governors and the Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership did not factor into their calculation was that IPOB is a global movement with a unique structure that no man can destroy, the architects of that attack were dreamers for thinking their well crafted lies which they have been selling to media houses can save them from the impending doom.”

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Madrid & Barca both cruise, but boring Copa needs new format.

Spain's two top fielded under-strength sides away from home, but take healthy leads into the second legs. It's time to make the cup more exciting...

No surprises in the Copa del Rey. Barcelona beat Murcia 3-0 away from home on Tuesday night with hardly any of their first-team regulars in the line-up and Real Madrid followed up with a 2-0 win at nearby Fuenlabrada on Tuesday as a host of big names stayed at home. It is time for a change.

Every year, there is talk of 2009 and Madrid's 4-0 loss to Alcorcon: the Alcorconazo . That remarkable result proved to be the beginning of the end for coach Manuel Pellegrini as Los Blancos crashed out following a narrow 1-0 win in the return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

But ever since then, there have been no real shocks in Spain's cup competition. Why? Because the big clubs have grown richer and even with a second or third XI, an upset is unlikely

Barca beat Murcia on Tuesday with goals from Paco Alcacer, Gerard Deulofeu and youngster Jose Arnaiz. The first two played for Valencia and AC Milan, respectively, before moving to the Catalan club, while the latter was an exciting talent brought in from Valladolid (who play in Spain's Segunda Division, one tier above Murcia). Even without Lionel Messi et al, the Blaugrana were huge favourites.

Madrid made harder work of Fuenlabrada, but ultimately prevailed after two penalties (at least one of which was somewhat fortunate) scored by Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez.

Nevertheless, there was never any real danger of Zinedine Zidane's side being beaten in this match - even without Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo, Karim Benzema, Keylor Navas, Sergio Ramos and their entire first-choice XI. For both Barca and Madrid, the return matches will be a formality.

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Murcia and Fuenlabrada will both have been happy to welcome Spain's big two teams, but a one-off game would be much more exciting. That would oblige the top sides to take the match more seriously and would also allow fans to see some of the world's top players at stadiums where they would usually not appear.

As it was, there were some good stories from the last 16. Numancia scored two late goals to beat Malaga 2-1, while Ponferradina edged out Villarreal, Elche drew at home to Atletico Madrid and tiny Formentera held Athletic Club.

However, all of the Primera Division sides are at home in the second legs, making upsets extremely unlikely. So it is high time for a change of format in the Copa del Rey. One-off ties, like in England, will guarantee more excitement, bigger crowds and perhaps even the occasional shock. Because surely that is what cup football is all about.

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Dozens killed in fireworks factory blaze in Indonesia

At least 47 people have been killed and 46 others injured in an explosion and blaze at a fireworks factory in Indonesia.

The number of dead could rise as many of those who managed to escape had extensive burns, said Nico Afinta from Jakarta police.

"Those who died are completely unrecognizable, totally burnt," firefighter Oni Sahroni told reporters .

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Video: Dozens killed in fireworks factory fire

Many of the fatalities were female workers at the plant near the capital.

Witnesses said they heard a huge blast, followed by smaller ones which echoed across the neighbourhood in Tangerang.

Orange flames and black smoke rose from the stricken building, located near a residential area.

"My friends and I and some police officers knocked down a wall so people could escape, then the workers came out," resident Beni Benteng said.

"I saw people including women were jumping from above - oh my God," he added.

Authorities said the fire spread quickly after starting near the front door.

"Victims were found piling at the back - it seems like they were avoiding the blaze at the front door," Mr Afinta told reporters.

A burned out motorcycle, pictured following the fire

Image: A burned out motorcycle, pictured following the fire

Tangerang police chief Hary Kurniawan said the plant, which had more than 100 employees, began operating less than two months ago.

Quoting a local official, reporters said that while the factory had a permit, its closeness to a residential neighbourhood was against regulations.

"We are still investigating the cause of the fire and questioning witnesses," Mr Kurniawan told reporters.

"Factory owners or anyone who neglects and violates safety rules should be held legally responsible."

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Monkeypox spreads to 11 states

The Federal Government, yesterday, said the Monkeypox virus has spread to 11 states with 74 suspected cases as against seven states and 33 cases recorded on October 11.

     Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, stated this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House Council Chamber, Abuja.

Adewole, who, three days ago, said there were only three confirmed cases, listed the 11 affected states as Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, Nasarawa and Rivers.

 “The Council received an update on the state of the public health of the nation. We informed the council about the latest development in respect of the Monkeypox virus outbreak. So far, as of today (yesterday), there are 74 suspected cases in 11 states of the country.

“We have confirmed three from Bayelsa and 12 of the suspected cases from Bayelsa tested negative; four suspected cases from Lagos tested negative. We are still expecting the results of the other ones.

“We are also doing test at the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), Ede, to really understand the genomics of this virus. Even when they are negative, the laboratory attendant should be able to tell us what exactly they are,” he said.

He, however, dismissed rumour that the virus was being spread by the military through vaccination.

“The military is not involved in any vaccination exercise. And I must also educate Nigerians about how vaccination campaigns are done. The Federal Government will take the lead but we do not conduct campaign without working with states. So, there is no way we will do campaign without working with the states,” he said.

But he disclosed that the ministry would soon start vaccination against measles while a nationwide vaccination against Yellow Fever would commence before the end of the year.

This is even it he said the Federal Ministry of Health was conducting vaccination in only three states- Borno, Kwara and Kogi.

While cholera vaccination was being conducted in Borno, Yellow Fever vaccination was ongoing in Kwara and Kogi.

Asked if the military medical outreach was in good fate, the minister replied: “With respect to what the military is doing, I spoke about vaccination and not about military campaign. The military, as part of a campaign of winning over the heart and soul of the people will get engaged in several things. In the past, the military was noted for even constructing roads, the military would do outreaches, measure blood pressure, talk to people. These are normal things; I referred only to vaccination. We had to request for the assistance of the military in Borno State to reach inaccessible area with respect to the polio campaign. So, we have worked with the military in the past and we will continue to work with them.

“There are doctors in the military, there are nurses and when you go abroad, some of the best institutions abroad are managed by the military. So, we cannot disown the military. But what I want to put across is that the military is not involved in any vaccination.”

He also red the red flag on the nefarious activities of illegal traffickers of kidney, who he tagged illegal organ harvesters.

“With respect to the harvest of organs, we received advice periodically from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, from the National Security Adviser about goings on around the world, one of which is the harvest of organs illegally; and it is our duty to alert Nigerians that this is ongoing. They should be careful, they should seek advice, they should patronise only accredited institution. And as we rebuild our health infrastructure, there will be less need for anybody to travel out.”

This, he said would spare Nigerians the agony of falling victims of some of the illegal practices.

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