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Eniola Aluko: 19-year-old shot dead in Plumstead named following afternoon of violence in London
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 05:09 Written by oasesnewsPolice name the victim of a shooting in Plumstead after a post-mortem finds he died of a gunshot wound to the neck and chest.
Sunday 16 June 2019 14:21, UK
The victim of a shooting in Plumstead has been named as 19-year-old Eniola Aluko.
Mr Aluko, from Thamesmead, died of a gunshot wound to the neck and chest, according to a port-mortem examination held on Saturday.
Three teenage boys and a 17-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of murder and subsequently bailed until early July.
An 18-year-old man was arrested on Saturday and remains in police custody.
Mr Aluko was shot in Plumstead, southeast London, on Friday afternoon just minutes after another teenager was stabbed 15 miles (24km) away in Wandsworth.
Two teenagers - a 17-year-old boy from Merton, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and Mohammed Nadir Dafallah, 18, from Wandsworth - were charged after a man was stabbed in Deeside Road on Friday afternoon.
They will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The victim has not yet been named by police.
Officers were called to Tooting at 4.42pm on Friday and found the 18-year-old in a critical condition. He died at the scene shortly afterwards.
Four other people, aged between 16 and 19, who were arrested after the murder have been released under investigation.
Police are continuing their inquiries.
Donald Trump branded London mayor Sadiq Khan a "disaster" and a "national disgrace" following two fatal stabbings and a shooting in London in the space of 24 hours.
Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday evening: "LONDON needs a new mayor ASAP. Khan is a disaster - will only get worse!"
Mr Trump's latest swipe at Mr Khan came hours after a man was found stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets, east London.
The victim, aged in his 30s, was found injured on Alton Street just before 2pm.
The stabbing followed the arrests of 10 people after two teenagers were killed in a stabbing and shooting which happened 12 minutes apart in different parts of London on Friday.
Theresa May resigns as British prime minister – here's where it all went wrong
Saturday, 25 May 2019 05:06 Written by theconversationEurope has claimed the career of yet another Conservative prime minister. After less than three years in office, Theresa May has suffered a catastrophic loss of confidence in her leadership among MPs and cabinet ministers. She has finally faced up to the demands from within her party and announced her resignation.
Indicating her intention to step down, May said she had tried her best to deliver Brexit but accepted that she had not managed to get MPs to agree. She said she was leaving with no ill will, only “gratitude”.
She will stand down as Conservative Party leader on June 7 and the competition to replace her will formally begin the following week – though in reality, it has been underway for some time.
Indeed, May’s departure has been a long time coming. Many speculated that she couldn’t remain long in office after losing her party’s majority in the 2017 general election. In December, when facing a vote of no confidence among her MPs, she promised not to lead her party into the next general election. In March this year, in a bid to persuade more MPs to back the Brexit withdrawal agreement, she promised to leave sooner rather than later.
May’s resilience has been remarkable. But it is also finite. Leaders can only lead when they have followers and too few Tories are now prepared to follow May any longer.
May’s premiership was brief but eventful. She fought a general election, faced down an internal party vote of no confidence and won a parliamentary vote of no confidence. She also lost the services of more than 30 ministers, many of whom resigned over Brexit disagreements.
Brexit means …
Much of the drama of course has been fuelled by Brexit. It launched May’s premiership in July 2016, when she succeeded David Cameron. It has been the source of most of her woes. And it has finally wrecked her premiership.
May was elected Tory leader in part because she seemed to offer a safe pair of hands for delivering the referendum result after
, most thought she would deliver.So where did it go wrong? Three points in time are worth considering, if only because they focus attention on the challenges she has faced.
The first is of course the decision that ultimately forced May’s hand. This came shortly before her resignation, when she presented a new set of “compromises” on her Brexit plans that would please precisely no one. She had been planning to present them for a parliamentary vote, despite already having lost three votes on her deal. The deal was now utterly toxic, and May’s intention to persist suggested a loss of judgement. Her stubbornness, once valued, was now a significant liability. Her party told her enough was enough.
But while this was the immediate trigger for her announcement, the seeds were sown long ago. The second point at which it all went wrong was the 2017 general election. The Conservatives gained votes but lost their parliamentary majority. May lost much of her personal authority as a result.
At the start of that election campaign, May had looked set to win a commanding majority. But even if she had won big, securing support for a withdrawal agreement would not have been simple. Her authority would have been greater, to be sure, and she would have had more MPs to support her, but it is unlikely that the withdrawal agreement would have looked much different. Many of the fundamentalist Brexiteers in her party could well have opposed it.
Which perhaps suggests that her demise was written into her story from the very moment she decided to run for the leadership in June 2016.
It was always going to be a monumental task to keep her party united as she sought to deliver on the Brexit referendum. Moderates in her party would have opposed a very hard Brexit. Anything less than a very hard Brexit would have been resisted by fundamentalists on the Tory benches.
May has made many mistakes along the way. Her suggestion early on that “no deal is better than a bad deal” was always a hostage to fortune. She might also have offered reassurance to Remainers and talked of the need for compromise, even as she pursued her vision. But this assumes that people in her party and parliament would have been willing to accept compromise.
Brexit has rapidly become a touchstone issue for political identity, akin to abortion and gun control in the US. In the circumstances the window for compromise was always small and fleeting.
As she confirmed that she was giving up, May sent a signal to potential successors, speaking once again about compromise, revealing that the late British humanitarian Nicholas Winton once told her: “Never forget that compromise is not a dirty word. Life depends on compromise.”
Nicholas Allen, Reader in Politics, Royal Holloway
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
British PM Theresa May in tears as she announces resignation
Saturday, 25 May 2019 01:57 Written by pmnews 
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in an emotional address on Friday, ending a three-year tenure of near-constant crisis over Brexit.
“It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit,” May, her voice breaking, said outside her Downing Street office.
PHOTOS: Tolga AKMEN / AFP
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The Story Of Woman Who Became A Drug Dealing Nun After Her Husband Stole Her Cash (Photos)
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:40 Written by oasesnews
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NIGERIAN MAN ERNEST EZEAJUGHI ELECTED FIRST BLACK MAYOR OF A LONDON BOROUGH
Friday, 10 May 2019 00:05 Written by alternativeafrica.A Nigerian scientist, Ernest Ezeajughi, made history Wednesday when he was sworn into office as the first black mayor of the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom.
Ezeajughi, a native of Anambra State, Nigeria, was elected mayor on April 16, 2019, by the College of Councillors on Brent, London, and was inaugurated at Brent Council’s Annual Meeting and Mayor making ceremony held at Brent Civic Centre on May 1.
The wife of the governor of Anambra State poses with the mayor. Pic credit: ENTER NIGERIA
Inspired by his late father and former South African President Nelson Mandela, Ezeajughi began his political career as a member of one of the founding fathers of the UK chapter of a major Nigerian political party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and became Chairman in 2010-2012.
He subsequently joined UK politics and soon became a strong member of the Labour Party. Before his election as mayor, the father of four won election for a Councillor position representing Stonebridge ward at Brent Council in 2014.
Within a year, Ezeajughi was elected Deputy Mayor of Brent and was, until recently, Deputy Mayor of Brent.
During his term as mayor, the illustrious son of Anambra State said he would work towards uniting diverse communities and support charity work – both in London and in his home country.
Ernest Ezeajughi is elected Brent’s first black Mayor. Pic credit: Pulse.ng
According to Brent, the mayor will be supporting two charities during his year in office:
Sickle Cell Society – First set up as a registered charity in Brent in 1979, the Sickle Cell Society is celebrating 40 years of working alongside health care professionals, parents, and people living with sickle cell to raise awareness of the disorder. The Society’s aim is to support and represent people affected by a sickle cell disorder to improve their overall quality of life.
“It is an amazing privilege and honour to be appointed as Mayor of Brent and to serve this great borough that I have called home since 2004. I gained inspiration from my late Dad to get involved in local politics.
“In my Mayoral year, I hope to be able to work with all of Brent’s rich and diverse communities. I look forward to raising money for my two amazing local charities for the year,” the new Brent mayor said during his inauguration.
Born in Awgbu Town, in Orumba North, Anambra State, Ezeajughi had his primary, secondary and tertiary education in Anambra and was actively involved in student union politics.
He attended Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, where he studied Applied Microbiology. After graduation in 1998, he worked briefly in the family business before moving to England to join his wife in 2004. He has since lived in Brent.
While in England, he gained a Master of Science at Kings College London, and worked for several organisations, including the Royal Mail, Public Health England.
The scientist currently works for the Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA).
His latest feat comes on the back of Sanchia Alasia’s, who was announced as the new mayor of Barking and Dagenham, a London borough in June 2018. The equality and diversity expert became the first woman from the Caribbean to hold such a position. (f2f Africa)
'Whose dad is this?': man on chain being dragged around busy Waterloo station
Sunday, 10 March 2019 03:44 Written by dailymail.co.ukBizarre footage shows the moment that bemused police officers confronted a dominatrix as she dragged a man around on a chain through a busy railway station.
The portly, middle-aged man is seen in the video holding a sign by his side which reads 'On Probation For Miss Foxx' in front of a large crowd of shocked commuters.
Shortly afterwards, a pair of baffled-looking police officers are seen approaching the man and woman as they make their way through Waterloo Station in central London.
The clip was taken on Thursday and posted to social media by Dutty Boukmann, along with the caption: 'Whose dad is this?'
Bizarre footage shows the moment that bemused police officers confronted a dominatrix as she dragged a man around on a chain through a busy railway station
The clip begins with a shot of the white-haired man kneeling on the train station floor holding a card in his right hand.
The word 'probation', written in black ink, can be made out next to 'Miss Foxx' in red ink.
The Miss Foxx in question is standing nearby holding on to the chain attached to the man's neck.
Miss Foxx, who has long red hair, appears to be talking to a pair of officers from British Transport Police.
Other people can be seen going past smiling or watching the scene in disbelief.
The man filming says: 'And it's just a fetish she said. That's why everyone's so happy about it.'
An advert for Miss Foxx online reveals her to be a UK-based dominatrix offering several services
The portly, middle-aged man is seen in the video holding a sign by his side which reads 'On Probation For Miss Foxx'
A spokeswoman for British Transport Police said: 'We were made aware of it and alerted to it.
'However, there was no real offence committed, and therefore there were no arrests or cautions. They were spoken to by officers and left the station shortly after.'
A Twitter page, purporting to be Miss Foxx, posted videos of the man on the lead in Waterloo Station, referred to as: 'Public B***h Walk.'
In a Twitter post, she added: 'I love public humiliation. Network Rail staff and public fascinated, followed me out the station like I was Kanye.
'A priest had a massive grin on his face.
'Me: "Surely you've seen this". Po po [police]: "Not in Waterloo Station". Me: "Get used to it".'
A Twitter page, purporting to be Miss Foxx, posted videos of the man on the lead in Waterloo Station, referred to as: 'Public B***h Walk'
Nigerian rapper sent to jail in UK for drug dealing
Sunday, 03 March 2019 15:01 Written by dailypost.ngAdetokunbo Ajibola, a Nigerian rapper has been jailed five years in the United Kingdom for drug dealing.
BBC reports that the rapper who goes by the stage name Trapstar Toxic was arrested while fleeing a flat containing £30,000 worth of drugs.
He was sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Friday.
The 26-year-old was put behind bars after pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of cannabis with intent to supply and possession of the criminal property at a previous hearing.
The court also heard how Ajibola attempted to escape by jumping from a second-floor window when police raided the property on April 25, 2018.
Prosecuting Counsel, Dec James, who led the investigation, told BBC: “Ajibola played a leading role in the control of the Class A and B drugs markets in the Willesden area.
“He reaped the financial rewards of his illegal enterprise with no thought given to the misery of drugs supply that he brought to the community where he lived.
“The police will now begin confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover the assets seized, to ensure that Ajibola does not profit from his criminality.”
