Photos: Nigerian police officers allegedly brutalized a man, for refusing to surrender his telephone

A man who goes by the name Maido on IG, shared his brutal experience with men of the Nigerian police yesterday. According to him, he was attacked because he refused to surrender his phone. He wrote;
"Yesterday was the worst day of my life, infact I almost lost it. At about 7pm I was driving along lagos-Ibadan express way with a friend, when we noticed a car closing up on ours and someone waving to us, asking us to stop.
After I took sometime to observe I suspected it was the police and I pulled over. Actually they weren't even in a police vehicle so I couldn't have noticed early enough. They were armed, one of them furiously came to me shouting. He said they have been trying to stop me or chasing me for a while. I was suprised because I did not notice at all. There were three of them, only one was on uniform. They immediately started cursing and using vulgar words on us, they called us criminals for no reason, after so much interrogation they decided to do a search on the vehicle, I consented to that, and when they could not find anything incriminating in the car they demanded to search our phones. I refused them checking my phone because they had already seized my friend's phone for no reason, I simply tried to make them understand that my phone is my private property but instead of hearing me out, they resorted to physical assault. They hit me with all sort of objects including their guns, I had to do my best to leave the scene for my dear life. I was terribly injured over a phone that wasn't worth it at all, I equally lost my wrist watch. The question is, what wrong have I done by being a regular Nigerian young boy into entertainment. This police brutality has finally got to me and the world must know, Police brutality has to stop, its me today and it might be you tomorrow #StopPoliceBrutality#IdemandJustice #NigeriaPoliceForce#policebrutality

Yesterday was the worst day of my life, infact I almost lost it. At about 7pm I was driving along lagos-Ibadan express way with a friend, when we noticed a car closing up on ours and someone waving to us, asking us to stop. After I took sometime to observe I suspected it was the police and I pulled over. Actually they weren't even in a police vehicle so I couldn't have noticed early enough. They were armed, one of them furiously came to me shouting, he said they have been trying to stop me or chasing me for a while. I was suprised because I did not notice at all. There were three of them, only one was on uniform. They immediately started cursing and using vulgar words on us, they called us criminals for no reason, after so much interrogation they decided to do a search on the vehicle, I consented to that, and when they could not find anything incriminating in the car they demanded to search our phones. I refused them checking my phone because they had already seized my friend's phone for no reason, I simply tried to make them understand that my phone is my private property but instead of hearing me out, they resorted to physical assault. They hit me with all sort of objects including their guns, I had to do my best to leave the scene for my dear life. I was terribly injured over a phone that wasn't worth it at all, I equally lost my wrist watch. The question is, what wrong have I done by being a regular Nigerian young boy into entertainment. This police brutality has finally got to me and the world must know, Police brutality has to stop, its me today and it might be you tomorrow #StopPoliceBrutality #IdemandJustice #NigeriaPoliceForce #policebrutality

Видео опубликовано Maido (@juicyboymaido) Сен 23 2016 в 12:40 PDT

Video: The Game tells Russell Simmons to stay in his lane -- The beef has no end

The Game has a clear message for Russell Simmons when it comes to getting involved in his business 'stay in your damn lane!
Game's manager, Wack 100, tells TMZ. Simmons' claim he arranged a peace treaty between Meek Mill and Game ... is full BS. Wack says Simmons "must have discussed this in yoga classes with Meek," but he has no right to discuss Game's business.
He says Russell did briefly speak to Game, but the rapper basically told the mogul to butt out in more colorful language, we're guessing.
Check out the vid we got with Simmons Thursday morning in NYC, he told us the beef was not only squashed, but he hoped there was a chance Meek and Game would work together in the future.
Game obviously disagrees. Strongly.

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates veteran juju musician King Sunny Ade on his 70th Birthday

                         

Veteran Nigerian musician/multi-instrumentalist, King Sunny Ade is celebrating his 70th Birthday today, 22 September. In a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, KSA was congratulated for bringing pride to Nigeria.


"President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates music legend, King Sunny Ade, as he turns 70 onSeptember 22nd, 2016.

President Buhari joins all friends, family and fans of the multi-talented instrumentalist, songwriter and dancer in celebrating his remarkable life, which has been graced with numerous awards for outstanding performances, including nominations for the Grammy."

"As a Nigerian musician, the President believes the Septuagenarian has over the years brought pride to his country by mastering his art against all odds, taking the African musical genre to the global stage, and serving as an inspiration and a mentor to upcoming artistes."

"Apart from bringing joy to many hearts and homes through his music, President Buhari also commends King Sunny Ade’s love for humanity, especially the less privileged, by setting up a foundation that caters for the needs of others."

"He prays that the almighty God will grant the versatile entertainer longer life, good health and more strength."

Watch Live: Charlotte, NC officials address state of emergency, unrest following protests

United States of America will never have rest from gun violence, so far they continue to legalise gun for all civilians. Police shoot at first, because they think you had gun on you.
 Everybody owns a gun in the U.S. Everybody owns a gun in the United States. The mentality is there for the police to think that you might shoot at anytime. It is a pity that only blacks are guns scape goat in the United States.
You can't say Police are not doing their job in the U.S, but blacks are the victims. It will continue like that, until United States stop legalising gun for everybody. It will continue like that, until United States put gun control law into use.
United States is not the only country where blacks lives, there are blacks in the UK, Canada. Unnecessary shooting is not happening in those countries, because they have law for gun.  They don't legalise gun for all citizens. They have gun control law and people are abiding to it. I hate this racial issues, i am tired of it. United States always brings it up with shooting and shooting all the time.Did you know that gun was first made in Russia,? They have a lot of gun and arms in Russia. They have law for guns for the citizens on how to use it. They don't abuse it, because not all Russians have access to gun, despite having lot of guns in that country. 
America and the Americans needs to talk to themselves. Many developed and developing countries are looking up to them. But falling their hands, because all Americans, including their government have started acting ignorant to everything.

Lionel Messi gets knocked, out for three to four weeks

                   

Lionel Messi will be out for the next three to four weeks after getting a groin injury in the match against La liga rival club Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night. He went off on 59 minutes on Wednesday after a Diego Godin tackle.
The Argentina captain was forced to miss Argentina's World Cup 2018 qualifier against Venezuela earlier this month with a groin injury, but has played in all five La Liga games this season, netting 7 goals.
                            
The Argentine could return for Barca's Champions League tie with Manchester City on 19 October.

Nigerian world's richest black man, Aliko Dangote plans to buy Arsenal F.C. in 4 years

It seems like the richest black man in the world, Aliko Dangote is refusing to give up on Arsenal as a huge Arsenal fan. He's been talking about buying Arsenal since about 4 years ago. It even got to an extent that he said the current owner of Arsenal only worth $5 billion dollars, that he is richer than him and he can buy all stakes at Arsenal, if given the opportunity.

He stated that he loves Arsenal so much as an Arsenal fan, he also added that he would like to make Arsenal the biggest and richest club in the world, if given a chance to buy the football club.  Dangote said that 2 years ago.
It was only yesterday that the richest black man in the world re-stated his plans  to buy the biggest and the most decorated football  club in London 'Arsenal' in four years to come.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV in New York on Wednesday, Dangote stated that there’s no doubt he’ll buy Arsenal and it’s not a problem of money.
“Maybe three to four years. The issue is that we have more challenging headwinds. I need to get those out the way first and start having tailwinds. Then I’ll focus on this.”

“It’s not about buying Arsenal and just continuing with business as usual,  It’s about buying Arsenal and turning it around. I’ve run a very successful business and I think I can also run a very successful team. Right now, with what we’re facing, over $20 billion of projects, I cannot do both.” He said.

Dangote, who has already invested about $8 billion dollars in building the biggest oil rig in Nigeria, making it the biggest oil rig/oil refinery in Africa, reportedly worth about $13 billion.

Video/photos: Charlotte, North Carolina unrest, Governor decleares state of emergency following non stop violence

Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, woke to a state of emergency on Thursday with National Guard troops deployed on the streets after a second night of violent protests over the fatal police shooting of a black man.

One person was on life support after being shot by a civilian late Wednesday as riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades to try to disperse demonstrators who looted stores and threw rocks, bottles and fireworks.

Four police officers suffered non-life threatening injuries, city officials said.

The latest trouble erupted after a peaceful rally earlier in the evening by protesters who reject the official account of how Keith Scott, 43, was gunned down by a black police officer in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities say Scott was wielding a handgun and was shot after refusing commands to drop it. His family and a witness say he was holding a book, not a firearm, when he was killed.

Scott's wife, Rakeyia Scott, said on Wednesday evening that her family was "devastated" and had "more questions than answers" about her husband's death.

She said she respected the rights of those who wanted to demonstrate, but asked they do so peacefully.

But the pleas appeared to go mostly unheeded. Overnight, protesters smashed windows and glass doors at a downtown Hyatt hotel and punched two employees, the hotel's manager told Reuters. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" was spray-painted on windows.

Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency late Wednesday night and began the process of deploying the National Guard and state highway patrol officers to the city to help restore peace.

"Any violence directed toward our citizens or police officers or destruction of property should not be tolerated," McCrory said in a statement late on Wednesday.

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts was considering a curfew and Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), which is headquartered in Charlotte, told employees not to report to work at its uptown offices, local media reported.

The killing of Scott came just days after a fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was recorded on video. Protesters have held peaceful rallies demanding the arrest of the female officer involved.

The two deaths were the latest in a series of police shootings over the last couple of years that have raised questions about racial bias in U.S. law enforcement. They have also made policing and community relations a major topic ahead of the presidential election in November.

The American Civil Liberties Union has called on the police in Charlotte to release camera footage of the incident. Authorities have said the officer who shot Scott, Brentley Vinson, was in plainclothes and not wearing a body camera. But according to officials, video was recorded by other officers at the scene, and by cameras mounted on patrol cars.

Mayor Roberts said she planned to view the footage on Thursday, but did not indicate if or when it would be made public.

William Barber, president of North Carolina's chapter of the NAACP, called for the "full release of all facts available," and said NAACP officials planned to meet with city officials and members of Scott's family on Thursday.
Sources: Reuters.