Miracle birth woman, 'Mummy P' set for baby no 10

Precious Ogbonna  a.k.a Mummy P

The striking story of Precious Donatus Ogbonna, the miracle birth woman who is yet  holding to her claim of delivering eight babies without undergoing the normal gestation period in child bearing is becoming very endless. The newest of the tale is that she said she is ready to deliver another baby making the number 9 in 18 months.  This is coming about three months after she got the eightth baby at Rose native maternity home in Port Harcourt in a manner that failed to prove the veracity of her story.  If she makes do her claim, she would have had nine babies in 18 months nine months after she lost her first baby Amarachi who died five days after she was born.  Precious Ogbonna is currently standing trial on child trafficking and related offenses at the Owerri, Magistrate Court.
Mummy P,  Pastor and General overseer of Christ Salvation Ministry, Owerri, made this revelation while speaking with SocietyGist few days ago. She disclosed that she felt some movement in her stomach and went to a native maternity home where it was said she will soon have a baby. According to her, she stressed that it was detected that the baby in her womb had the umbilical cord round him making normal delivery difficult, adding that she had been placed on drugs and injection to ease the problem while also expecting to deliver the tenth in the series soon. 
“First, I want to correct the error in your last publication that I had delivered baby no 8, it is not the eight baby but the nineth.  You did not count the first one that died few days after she was bon. So, it was the nineth and not the eight.  But now I am about to deliver the tenth.  Like I told you in the previous interview when you asked me whether I will still deliver another one, if you will remember, I said I did not know that I just gave birth.  But I know that God promised me ten babies.
"Shortly after that time I have been having contraction.  I went to another maternity home, and it was discovered not only that I have another baby but also that the baby was carrying his umbilical cord and this could lead to caesarean section which I dont want.”
She added that “They have given me drugs and injection pending another check-up date which is Thursday December 29.” 
When we sought to know why she refused to go to a conventional hospital to prove the veracity of her story especially after the previous ones have failed to convinced majority of people following her story, she said the choice of where to deliver her baby is exclusive hers and careless about  people doubting her story. 
“It is not a conventional hospital but a maternity located in the outskirt of Owerri, There is freedom of choice to go deliver where I want and where I feel the baby and I will be safe.  I’ll give you an instance of my younger sister who was pregnant and had the umbilical cord round the baby making it difficult to deliver the baby the normal way, she had a cesarean section but that also was in United States. I dont want that.” she said.   
You will recall that a DNA was sponsored by Vanguard on her and all the seven babies, and  it was revealed that Precious Ogbonna was not the biological mother of the babies.  In fact, it further revealed that none of the babies had the same maternity.  Further to our investigation, several native  maternity homes where pregnancies were framed and fake deliveries carried out were reported by Saturday Vanguard.  It was established that Precious got her babies from two of these homes, namely, Nurse Blessings’ home located on Ohonda close, in Rukpakulsi, PortHarourt where she got five of the babies and Rose clinic, Oyigbo, Porthacourt, Rivers State, where she got two. At the last purported delivery at Rose clinic on 21-22nd September, no third party was allowed to witnessed the delivery inspite of the controversy trailing the precious deliveries. Note even the female members of her church who followed her to the clinic to witness the delivery was allowed into the labour room in the three bed-room flat clinic.
This time, she hinted that she has chosen another native maternity home in the outskirt of Owerri for the delivery of the baby. “I decided to go to another home because the former home would not accept me having had deliveries there. In fact the publicity this issue has given me is another problem because they don't want to be involved in the controversy.  I did not even tell the new home my real identity for fear of being rejected,” she said.
She continued that this time, she would invite every body to witness the delivery to prove her story, adding that  “I’m going to discuss with the home to allow female journalists into the labour room to witness the delivery,” she said. 


Three babies still missing?
Following Precious Ogbonna arrest last May and taken into police custody over child trafficking and related offences, the seven miracle babies were kept at RedCross orphanage in Owerri. Since then, SocietyGist have been monitoring events in the home.  Few weeks after, one of the babies was alleged dead while three others were taken away from the home to an unknown place, leaving three .  Police have refused to comment on the issue.
When Saturday Vanguard visited the home, only three of the babies were found and the situation remained the same when we visited again recently to see if there was any new development. At the home which has four rows of about 15 baby cots had 10 babies between the age of 0-2years.
Staff of the home declined comment on the whereabouts of other Precious Ogbonna’s babies. But an inside source claimed the Police took them away. Further investigations revealed that they were being kept in another welfare home in Owerri.
Now, where are the babies who were said to have been taken away from RedCross Orphanage about three four months ago? Are they alive? How are they faring? The entire story is becoming unending as issues about the welfare of the babies are revibrating.
Just few days ago, the acclaimed mother of the babies, Precious Ogbonna said the babies Conqueror, 19months; Chizitere, 18months; and Fineseed, 15 months; (females) have not been returned, leaving only Ekpereamaka, 16months; Flourish, 12months; and Ebenezer, 8months (males) in the home. She stressed that security reasons were cited by a police source just as she wonderd why they would have to be kept apart.
When contacted on phone, the ACP State CID, Owerri, Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu also declined comment. When asked whether the babies are still in their custody, he said: “the case is in court and I can’t comment on it.” But where are the three babies? Why are they being kept apart and why are others still being kept at Redcross orphanage if truly those were the reasons?
The home which has other babies in its care depends largely on donations and gifts by members of the public who ocassionaly visit the home.  Besides, a source maintained that gifts and donations no matter how little are being recorded immediately they acknowledged it. When SocietyGist visited the home with undisclosed identity, few individuals were seen bringing gifts to the home with Matron of the home seen attending to them and three of the babies were seen there playing.
Counsel to Precious Ogbonna, Barrister N.B.E Nwigwe who is also the Chairman of Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, Owerri branch said: “I don’t want to go beyond my brief. I have not gone to the home to see the babies and she has not told me that three of them are missing. I can’t comment on that.” He noted that he cannot seek for the release of the babies until “they formally arraign her and we quash the case; it will appear premature to ask for the release of the babies now,” he stressed.
However, a source who preferred anonymity disclosed to Saturday Vanguard that the babies lack proper care adding that the home did not have enough resources but only rely on gifts by individuals.  “They are not receiving adequate care. How much funds are they getting? They are doing their best,” said a source. We further observed that the environment is another source of concern as there are lots of mosquitoes within the home inspite of window nets in the home. “Recently, two of the three kids there had cold and it is a regular thing which is not good for  babies,” the source said.
Asked whether a formal complaint was lodged on this issue, our source said “the Matron was not available as at the time of the visit but maintained that the police would have to present the babies to the court when the time is right.”

SocietyGist: Ushering in the new hijri year 1433AH

SocietyGist: Ushering in the new hijri year 1433AH: In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allow...

Ushering in the new hijri year 1433AH

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w) is His Messenger and the seal of all His Messengers.

Tomorrow, Muslims all over the world will celebrate the new Hijrah year 1433. There is no better auspicious time to say happy new hijrah to all brothers and sisters.  It another new leaf in the lives of Muslims, another period of reckoning in the history of the religion and another chapter on how we want to propagate  and spread the message.  Though it is only a means of counting which identifies with the religion and assented to by Allah, but we ought to understand that Islam is far more beyound celebrating a date. Islam like I wont to tell those who have little or no understanding about the religion, it predates the era of Prophet Isa or Musa just like the counting of the Hijri year predates the time prophet Muhammad lived.   Unlike the Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named.  It came into place by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter gravissimas after which several countries adopted it, the eventual evolution of Hijri was part of the arrangement of Allah in perfecting the religion of Islam even after the life of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w).  For those who believe in the devine mathematical pattern expressed in the Glorious Quran, it is clear and explicit that Allah had arranged every thing  even before Umar bin Khattab (r.a) decreed the counting of Hijrah.  Much as we believe that Allah sometimes uses literary and mathematical styles to prove the authenticity of His words, a careful look at the Quran will reveal that Allah had planned the dates, months and year well before man was made to contrive them.  Try check out the word “month” (shahr) in the Quran, it occurs 12 times; check out the word “days” (ayyam/yawmayn), it occurs 30 times, and the word “day” (yawm) occurs 365 times.
In 1959, Abdurrazzaq Nawfal, an Egyptian scholar, noticed some mathematical relations between the frequency of certain words. While writing his book “Al-Islamu Deenun wa Dunya” (Islam: both Religion and World), he noticed that the frequency of the word “Dunya” (World) have exactly the same frequency as the word “Akhirah” (hereafter), 115 times each, in the Quran. In 1968, while writing another book titled “Alemul Jinni wal Malayika” (Universe of Jinns and Angels), he noticed that the word “Shaytan” (Satan) have exactly the same frequency as the word “Malak” (Angel), 88 times each. These interesting literary symmetry in the frequency of certain words led him to make a more comprehensive study on the numerical structure of the Quran. Nawfal published his findings in 1983 in a book: “Al-I’cazul Adadiy LilQuranil Kareem” (Numerical Miracle Of the Holy Quran). The book was published by Darul Kitabil Arabiy, Beirut, Lebanon.  He also proves the above calculation of number of times the words day, months appear in the Qur’an.
It only goes to show that the number of days and months culminating into year had already been planned by Allah.   The Qur’an says: “Soon We will show them our signs in the (farthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things?”  (Quran 41:53) But for us Muslims who know that everything including days, months and the year had already been ordained through Islam, and the fact that He had effected His plans by actualising the counting of the days, months and year the way He wanted, we can always praise His Majesty.
People have argued back and forth on the celebration of the new Hijri.  While scholars differ in their opinions that it the practice lacks evidence from the Qur’an and hadiths, others believe that it should be celebrated.  In this crazy world, where a massive wisdom is required to do jihad without going against the bounds of Allah, where we need to show all the goodness of Islam, we owe ourselves a duty to do the right thing with amazing wisdom.  The occasion of Hijrah, no doubt, kindle the light of hope in the hearts of the early Muslims who set a shinning example for all Muslims, in every generation, to emulate. We should remember the great sacrifices that the Prophet (s.a.w)  and his companions paid in order to spread the message of the religion of Islam. It should remind us of the great journey  the Prophet (s.a.w)  and his companions when they migrated from Makkah to Madinah and the pains and threats they encountered on their way to Madinah.  At mosques and Islamic gatherings, we should talk about the Prophet’s Hijrah from Makkah to Madinah that took place in the year 622 CE. We should talk about its meaning and significance and we should also talk about the general concept of Hijrah in Islam.  The Arabic word Hijrah is often translated as “exile, exodus, flight or migration”. Its meaning is, however, much more dynamic and active. It means “to leave, to move, to shun and to quit”.  We can apply it to our daily lives by quiting all kinds of sins, by departing from ignorance and superstitions and move to knowledge and light.  We can shun all kinds of oppression, enslavement, injustices and dwell in the service of Allah.  We can move away from politics of division and ethnocentrism to harmony and unity.  We can depart from the path of hellfire to salvation, we can now migrate to the right path.
As momentous and as crucial as the event of the ‘Hijrah’ or migration of the Prophet (s.a.w) and the believers from Makkah to Madinah, it only reminds us of the need to change our attitude in the service of Allah.

Cocaine Ingestion: Baba Suwe gets N25 million for illegal detention

Baba Suwe

 Following his illegal detention for over three weeks without proof that he
ingested himself with wraps of cocaine, an Ikeja High Court has ordered the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to pay the sum of N25
million in damages to Nigeria popular comedian, Babatunde Omidina, aka
Baba Suwe.

The comedian, Baba Suwe was on his way to board an Air France flight, to
Paris at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, on
Wednesday October 12, 2012   when he was arrested for alleged drug
ingestion.

As the saga ensued, the drug agency insisted that the comedian had wraps
of drugs in his system.

However, twenty three days after the arrest and after several excretions plus
bowel cleansing, the drug agency was unable to proof that the comedian had
drug in his system. He was then set free by an Ikeja high court on bail of
N500, 000.

Unhappy with the treatment meted to him and the breach of his freedom  and
human rights, the comedian sued the NDLEA through his lawyer Babatunde
Aturu and was awarded N25 million in damages. Sweet victory!

I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E! Dead body resurrects after 3 days in morgue

 

Badagry residents of Oremeji in Aradagun near Badagry, Lagos, were on

Sunday thrown into shock when a man presumed dead suddenly resurrected

after three days in the mortuary.

It was learnt that the man, simply identified as Mr Agosu, died of an

undisclosed illness on Friday in a hospital and his remains were deposited at

the morgue of the Badagry General Hospital.

News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the news of his resurrection,

however, broke out on Sunday evening as members of his Mountain of Fire

and Miracle Ministries, MFM, were preparing tents for his wake keep.

NAN learnt that a worker at the morgue suddenly heard that a dead man was

coughing from inside the morgue and contacted the hospital management

who ordered a doctor to carry out a test on the man.

On examination, it was discovered that the man was still breathing and

thereafter directed that he should be admitted for treatment.

Deputy Medical Director, Badagry General Hospital, Dr Tunji Olabuntu,

confirmed the incident, saying: “It is true that the man resurrected after three

days in the mortuary, but he was not originally admitted in our hospital.”

He said the body of the man was brought to the hospital morgue from outside

and not a patient of Badagry General Hospital.

EFCC Boss Sacked

Mrs Farida Waziri, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been relieved of her Job.
President Goodluck Jonathan has subsequently appointment Mr. Ibrahim

Lamorde as the Acting Chairman/Chief Executive of the commission.

According to a statement issued by the president spokesman Dr. Reuben

Abati, the appointment takes immediate effect.

Mrs. Waziri was appointed EFCC Chairman by Late President Umaru Musa

Yar’Adua on May 18, 2008 and confirmed by the Senate on May 27, 2008.

Mr. Lamorde, an officer of the Nigeria Police, was, until this appointment the

Director of Operations of the EFCC. He was also Ag. Chairman of the EFCC

before Mrs. Waziri assumed duty at the Commission.

Breaking News: Jonathan sacks EFCC chairman, Mrs Farida

*Approves Lamorde as Acting Chairman

I’ll do everything to ensure unity — HRM Olu Epe

HRM Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, Olu Epe of Epe

The Balogun of Epe paying homage to Olu Epe during the last Ojude Oba

It was really a scintillating occasion as sons and daughters of Epe, Lagos state, trooped out recently to pay homage to HRM Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, Bangbopa Esilokun 1, the Olu-Epe of Epe Kingdom. For the Oba, it was meant to be a low-key event to prepare ground for the forthcoming Kayo-Kayo, another festival known with Epe community but the people immersed in celebration of a popular and amiable traditional leader, they put aside every other thing to pay homage and present their gifts to the palace. Several clans and quarters clad in different Aso-ebi, danced their way to the Oba’s palace in turn to pay their homage. The elated Kabiyesi blessed them and urged unity amongst all.
Speaking with Saturday Vanguard earlier, the Olu-Epe of Epe said he had used the last one year on his throne to foster unity among the Eko-Epe and Ijebu-Epe.  He said: “I’ve been working on bringing unity between the two communities. I’ve not completed it all but up to 70 per cent. The Ijebu Epe attended my coronation. Both communities were well represented and that gives an indication that there is unity. For instance, the two chief Imams of the two communities were present with their officials and very many other members of the communities. In a way it is a big achievement. I am trying relentlessly to bridge whatever dichotomy and differences between the two communities. I know God will do it for us. But I must tell you I am satisfied with what I have done within a year. We will improve on it.”
The Obas stressed that in any place where there is no unity, there can never be progress.
The town which is battling for development in terms of infrastructure and economic activities, according to him will have a fresh breath of developmental strides if every body buries the hatchet. He stated: “What caused this in the past was that one community was trying to lord it over the other and because of that government was not willing to do anything in the area, they would rather take it to another place. But all that is now a thing of the past.
He dismissed the notion that politicians in the area have not been doing enough to fast-track development in the area. He said:  No, they have been doing a lot but because of the disunity, it makes it difficult. In the past, some factories were to be sited between Ikorodu and Epe, four were cited at Ikorodu and only two were cited in Epe, but the two did not work because of the disunity. For example the Lagos State Breweries was sold and now a home for sachet water even the Milling Industry at Shalla, all the equipment were brought to the site but because of lack of unity, it did not survive.”
Advising politicians, sons and daughters of the town, the Olu Epe of Epe stated that politicians in the two communities should unite in order to fast-track development. They should tolerate each other and shed the toga of ‘I’m stronger or wealthier than you’, everybody from Epe should see himself as Epe and not Eko or Ijebu. We should work towards the progress of Epe” he stated.
Each quarter in the community paid homage to the Olu-Epe led by the chief in the quarter. These are Okebaloguns, Bado-Okes, Bado-Isales, Isale-Agoros, Oke-Posus,etc. 
Kabiyesi said: “I wish to emphasis that it is a borrowed culture, it is not our heritage, we did not bring it from Lagos and that is why up till now the Lagos Obas don’t celebrate it. Based on that, I instructed that activities should be scaled down and as the name implies, Ojude-Oba, it must be done in the front of my palace.”
Next month, it will be Kayo-kayo (candle light). This is our real heritage, we brought it from Lagos and we will do it the way it should be done not sparing anything. As a result, I am using this medium to call on all sons and daughters of this town to join hands in making the forthcoming Kayo-Kayo a memorable one. That is why I ordered that activities should be scaled down in order that we may be well prepared for Kayo-kayo coming next month. It is a state festival, we have worked hard for it to be approved and it has so been approved as a state festival. But I want us to improve on it so that the celebration will justify the name Kayo-Kayo.
He noted that Epe, Ibadan, Abeokuta started about the same time, citing that with several communities in Abeokuta and Ibadan development is not stagnan. He advised the people of Epe generally to bury their hatchet, embrace one another, unite so as to usher in development.
The ojude-oba was an evening of good menu, an infectious atmosphere of chumminess by those who waited behind.