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[VIDEO]: Finally, Dr. Paul Enenche Of Dunamis Church Speaks On Osinachi’s Death

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Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis Gospel International Centre, Abuja, has finally spoken about the death of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu.

The singer died on Friday at an Abuja hospital.

Until her death, Osinachi was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre. She was 44.

She was alleged to have died from health complications and suffered from domestic violence.

In a video posted on his official Facebook page on Wednesday evening, Mr. Enenche said he decided to set the record straight by disclosing what he knew regarding the circumstances surrounding Osinachi’s death.

Mr. Enenche said, “ We are in the season that calls for sober reflection in the light of the passing of our beloved sister, Osinachi Nwachukwu, who is a kingdom asset and a generational asset to the generation to come. In light of so much misinformation, in the light of so much misconstruction of events, I decided to set straight what I know concerning the situation.”

Medical Hurdles
The pastor, who is also a medical doctor, said that the singer came to his office in the company of her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, some two and a half months to three months ago. He said he prayed for her after she complained of chest pain.

Mr. Enenche said that when her condition did not improve, he counseled and advised them to go to the hospital for medical attention.

Narrating how he was involved in their medical journey, the pastor said:

“I called the head of our medical team, Dr. Osang, who is a Consultant Paediatrician at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, to assist with their situation. He, in turn, called his colleagues at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, where they attended to them.

“Upon seeing her, they ordered some investigations after an examination, and that included a CT scan. That was done and from what the doctors saw, they felt that there was a need for further investigation, either at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital or at the National Hospital in Abuja.”

“I called the doctor, a consultant pulmonologist respiratory physician at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Akoh Alexander, and told him about the situation, and he asked that they come to see him immediately; and they went to the Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital.”

“After she was examined, they felt there was a need for histology and biopsy of the lung tissue and they asked that she should go to the National Hospital to get that done.”

“I again called Dr. Jubril, who is the Head of Pathology and Consultant Histopathologist of the National Hospital Abuja, and reported the issue to him so he could help us with the investigation and find out what exactly happened and they continued the management.”

Respite
Pastor Enenche said that the singer recorded some level of improvement in her health.

He said: “The histology was done, and from what I saw at that time, the picture was much milder than what the CT scan earlier showed. So, we felt very happy that, at least, there was a relief. She called me daily and we prayed with her, she reported progress; the point came when she did not need oxygen anymore.

“According to what she said to me one night, they checked her oxygen perfusion and it was 100 percent, and we were very excited about that progress.”

“That was the point it was before my wife and I attended a crusade in Cameroon. On the second night in Cameroon, I was informed of the unfortunate incident of her passing.”

Domestic Violence Allegations
Mr. Enenche said that he was not aware that the singer suffered domestic violence before her death.

He said: “If there was domestic violence that led to or coincided with those symptoms that she came with two to three months ago, there is no way I would know. And if there had been perennial domestic violence, there was no way I would have known.”

Mr. Eneche said that he heard about the domestic violence allegations after the singer’s death, and he began to investigate.

“I began to ask questions, first I asked the twin sister, ‘were you aware that your sister passed through all these things. She said she knew some of them but a majority of them, she was hearing also from those she (the victim) confided in. I asked her, I said if you knew, why didn’t you let us know?’

“The sister said she always begged her, please don’t let the church know, don’t tell the pastor, please the man will change, just pray for us, and that continued to happen.”

Mr. Enenche also said that he spoke with the first son of the deceased, during his condolence visit to the family on Tuesday. He said he told him other stories of their mother being abused.

“I asked why didn’t you tell me, because typically they will run towards me after service and I will pray for them and lay hands on them, and I said why didn’t you tell me about what was going on in the home, and the young man said, they couldn’t tell me because the father would always ask them after they left me and said ‘what did you tell the pastor?”

The pastor also noted that he spoke to other choir members who were aware of what was going on in the singer’s marriage. They told him that Osinachi was in the habit of going on her knees to beg them not to escalate the issue.

“The last one that touched me so much was the music producer who came to see me in the office a few days ago to tell me his own experience. He told me how he witnessed the man slap his wife in his studio, and I said to him, you saw a man sap a woman in your presence and you left the man and the zero-tolerance are a man yourself, and he said that before he could respond to the man, the woman again with tears on her knees begged him not to do anything, to leave him alone.”

The pastor said that he has zero-tolerance for domestic abuse.

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Corrupt Politicians Should Not Get Any Serious Punishment, They “Still And Share With The People” — Ndume

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Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has explained the difference between corruption by politicians and other people.

Ndume said corruption by Nigerian politicians should not warrant any serious punishment, noting that it is People-Driven.

The senator admitted that politicians “steal and share with the people”.

He stated this on Tuesday when he featured on Channels TV Politics Today while speaking on the death penalty as the deterrent for those caught with drugs.

He said when politicians’ corruption is compared to others, it is a “small one’

He stated, “If you compare us, politicians, to all the corruption, it is very small. Our corruption is people-driven. If you steal it, you will go and share it with the people. If you don’t, you are not coming back for four years. There is no reason for stealing.

“I have been to the National Assembly, I can’t say because we are on TV now and not tell the truth. If the death penalty is supposed to be included in corruption, I will support it but you don’t go and kill someone that stole one million or one billion, no. But someone who steals one trillion of government money should be killed.

The senator said he supports death punishment for drug dealers.

“The death penalty is the best deterrent for those being caught for drugs. If you do drugs, you are killing people.

“In fact, that means you have destroyed the lives of so many people and killed so many people,” he said.

Recently, the Senate passed a bill, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (Amendment Bill) 2024 passed by the Senate.

The bill prescribed death penalty for persons found guilty of trading in hard drugs and narcotics.

This has, however, been debated and faulted by many stakeholders on whether or not President Bola Tinubu should accent the bill.

On Saturday, some legal practitioners expressed different opinions on the debate over the bill. Some of them urged President Bola Tinubu not to assent to the bill passed by the Senate while others pressed for it to be signed into law.

Some of the lawyers stressed that the death penalty was not a solution to drug trafficking and other drug-related offences in the country.

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NEMA Receives 150 Nigerians Repatriated From Chad — 23 Males, 48 Females, 71 Children, 8 Infants

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the arrival of 150 stranded Nigerians repatriated from the Chad Republic.

The agency, in a statement on Wednesday, said the repatriated Nigerians include 71 children, 48 females, eight infants, and 23 men.

It said the evacuated Nigerians arrived at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday at about 8:30 pm.

“The Nigerians were assisted back in a voluntary repatriation exercise programme by the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (UN’IOM) on Tuesday, 14th, 2024,” the agency said.

“The flight Air Cargo with registration number SU-BUR landed at the cargo wing of Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 2030 hours.

“The profiles of the returnees indicate that 23 males, 48 females, 71 children, and 8 infants arrived in Nigeria aboard the flight.

“Some of the returnees demonstrated their joy at the success of their return back to Nigeria. Agencies on the ground to receive the Nigerians were NEMA, Immigration Services, Nigeria Port Health Services, FAAN, and the Nigeria Refugee Commission.”

Last year, 104 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from N’Djamena, the capital of the Chad Republic.

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Reps To Summon NSA Over Faulty Aircraft In Presidential Air Fleet

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The house of representatives, on Wednesday, expressed its concern over the status of the presidential air fleet.

Following a resolution by House Committee on National Security and Intelligence Chairman Satomi Ahmed to conduct a “comprehensive investigation” to determine the airworthiness and technical status of the presidential fleet, the MPs addressed the issue during Wednesday’s plenary session.

Following a malfunction with the presidential plane, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reportedly took a rented aircraft from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia.

Vice President Kashim Shettima had to postpone his travel to the US at the beginning of this month because of an aeroplane malfunction. Shettima was supposed to speak for Tinubu at the US-Africa business summit in 2024.

“Vice President Kashim Shettima, who was originally scheduled to represent the President, was unable to make the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet,” Stanley Nkwocha, a media aide to Shettima, said in a statement.

The president was, instead, represented by Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, at the event.

While moving the motion, Ahmed said the faulty aircraft in the presidential fleet “pose a clear present and imminent threat to the lives of the president, the vice president, and other very important personalities who use the fleet from time to time”.

The lawmaker said the situation has brought “shame and embarrassment” to the country.

Ahmed said the “ugly situation” should be “arrested” to “forestall any fearful tragedy that might pose an existential threat to the peace and unity of this country”.

In his contribution, Ali Isa, the minority whip, said the president and the vice-president do not need to use a presidential aircraft for their official trips.

Julius Ihonvbere, the majority leader, said due to security implications, the safety of the president must not be left in the hands of commercial airlines.

“Don’t take anything for granted. We must ensure that the officers leading the country are protected and given the dignity they deserve,” Ihonvbere said.

Kingsley Chinda, the minority leader, said there is no harm if the president uses commercial flights.

The lawmaker said the parliament should not spend legislative time discussing whether or not the president of his vice should fly commercial flights.

“I have not seen anything wrong with public office holders using public aircraft. The prime minister of the UK uses British Airways. It is commercial. We should be thinking of how to resuscitate the Nigerian airway,” he said.

“British Airways is not a British Air Force; it is a British private company. If we have planes in the presidential fleet, they should be maintained, and the president and vice president can use them.

“If for any reason we have failed to maintain them, it is not for it to be discussed on the floor of the house.”

Sada Soli from Katsina countered Chinda, saying that the UK prime minister uses a special British Airways plane.

“Today is a very sad day for me to speak on this issue. The life and security of our president and vice president are very important,” Soli said.

“What is going on in the presidential air fleet?” You know how much money this House budgeted for the president’s fleet. What is going on?”

The motion was, however, stepped down.

The house said the security committee has the power to invite Nuru Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), to explain why the presidential air fleet is not functioning optimally.

Addressing journalists after plenary, Ahmed said the committee would summon Ribadu and the commandant of the presidential air fleet over the development.

“So, therefore, it is a shame. When Mr President wanted to leave on official duty from Riyadh to the UK, he used a chartered flight. In the 21st century? Come on. Not Nigeria. Let’s be serious, please,” he said.

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