Humanity Watch

…….Urges Politician to shun undemocratic acts By Josephine Ella-Ejeh As Muslims accross the globe celebrate this year’s Eid el-Kabir, the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae, has felicitated with the Muslim faithful across the country. Speaking in a statement issued by the party National Publicity Secretary, Alfa Mohammed on Tuesday in Abuja, falae expressed gratitude to God for sparing the lives of the faithful to celebrate another Eid -el Kabir. While wishing the Hajj pilgrims “happy Arafat and safe return to the country,” the SDP National Chairman called on the pilgrims to pray for peaceful electioneering activities in Nigeria during the 2019 general elections. “We advise the political class, especially those seeking elective offices in the forthcoming general elections to fear God in their quest and eschew fraudulent and undemocratic means of seeking offices,” he said. Falae also warned against imposition, saying that those who m...

Suspected armed robbers have shot dead a Catholic priest, Michael Akawu, in Gwagwalada, a satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Akawu was shopping at a supermarket around 8 pm on Saturday when the bandits attacked the facility and fatally shot him. It could not be ascertained if the incident was a robbery or an assassination as details of the violence were sketchy on Sunday. The slain cleric who was ordained last year was said to be the first indigenous priest in the Gwagwalada area. The Catholic Church spokesman, Fr. Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the incident but added that he did not have much details about the circumstances surrounding Akawu’s demise. “I heard about the incident, but I don’t have much details about it because I’m not in Abuja. It’s very unfortunate, but I will get the details once I return,” he told our correspondent on the phone on Sunday. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Anjuguri Manzah, could not be reached fo...