Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Breaking News: Senate Summons Aregbesola Over Visa On Arrival Policy

Posted by Samuel on Tue 17th Dec, 2019 - tori.ng
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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbosola has been summoned by the senate over the latest visa on arrival policy of the Federal Government.

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Rauf Aregbosola
According to Punch Metro, the Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbosola, to appear before it alongside the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede.

They are expected to brief the Senate on the latest visa on arrival policy of the Federal Government.

This was sequel to a point of order raised by the Senator representing Ekiti North Senatorial district, Olubunmi Adetunmbi.

The lawmaker had drawn the attention of his colleagues to the fact that the executive did not carry the legislature along before the implementation of the policy.

Details later...

Newborn Dies After Doctors Fail To Catch Him After Mum 'Pushed'.


A newborn baby has been pronounced dead after he came out really fast that the midwife couldn't catch him.

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A newborn died after doctors failed to catch him when his mum pushed him out. Grieving father Claudio Mondragon said he had witnessed the tragedy as his wife Stefania gave birth to their son Valentino.

An investigation was underway today into the incident at a hospital in the Argentinian city of Gualeguaychu, a three hour drive north of the capital Buenos Aires near to where the couple live.

The baby boy was transferred to a specialist hospital in the nearby city of Parana, but he was pronounced dead before arrival.

Claudio, 29, told local paper El Dia: “My wife was in labour and was just about to have the baby and they asked her to push and she pushed so he would come out.

“He came out really fast and no-one grabbed him and he fell to the floor.

"The midwife didn’t have time to catch him and the obstetrician didn’t react.

“The only thing they did was lift him up from the flo
or and put him in an incubator and take him to another hospital.”

The freak accident happened last Thursday afternoon in a clinic called Sanatorio Pronto in Gualeguaychu.

The baby boy died as he was being taken to San Roque Hospital in Parana.

The investigation, led by a local state prosecutor, will determine if his death is the result of medical negligence and whether anyone should face criminal charges.

Valentino, whose 26-year-old mum Stefania was 37 weeks pregnant when she gave birth, has already been buried by his grief-stricken parents.

A preliminary autopsy is said to have concluded the baby boy died from a head injury consistent with a fall.

Minimum Wage: No Worker In Lagos Can Live With N30,000 - Ex-Governorship Candidate


Gbadamosi said the roads in Lagos were so bad that people were dying in the gridlock caused by the poor condition of roads.

Babatunde Gbadamosi
Babatunde Gbadamosi,
A former governorship candidate under the Action Democratic Party in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has said no worker can comfortably live with the new minimum wage of N30,000 in Lagos.
Gbadamosi while speaking at a conference in Lagos, said a minimum wage of N100, 000 should be paid to workers because of the high cost of living in the state.
Gbadamosi said, “Lagos should be paying at least N100,000 minimum wage because of the high cost of living in the state.
“There is no worker that can live comfortably on N30,000 salary in a month. The bad roads force transporters to keep increasing fares, rents are high, Lagosians pay so much to send their children to school.
“Lagos State internally generated revenue in a month is said to be above N30bn and that is the official figure. The state gets allocation from Abuja every month, so, can we say we get value for about N40bn made in a month?”
Gbadamosi said the roads in Lagos were so bad that people were dying in the gridlock caused by the poor condition of roads.
According to him, road construction and rehabilitation are the easiest tasks that can be done in governance, saying a kilometre of road in difficult terrains in the country will not cost more than N300m.
He said, “The Apapa gridlock has not been sorted out contrary to the promise made by the governor that he would clear the gridlock in his first 100 days in office. I knew it was a tall order. He was probably prompted to make that promise by his political advisers.
“ The palliative work they are doing on the roads is a waste of resources. They said they could not lay asphalt on the roads during the rainy season but the dry season is here, yet they are not doing what they promised. 

Failure To Terminate Pregnancy Leads To Dissolution of 7-Month-Old Marriage


A marriage of 7 months has been asked to be dissolved after husband allegedly starved wife for failing to terminate a pregnancy.

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A Sharia court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna on Monday dissolved a seven-month-old union between one Binta Abdullahi and Isyaku Abdullahi over irreconcilable difference.

The Judge, Mallam Dahiru Bamalli, dissolved the union after the complainant prayed the court to confirm notice of divorce issued by Abdullahi.

The judge also ordered the defendant to pay N7,000 monthly feeding allowance to Binta, his ex-wife who is pregnant, and also ordered him to take care of her health until she delivers.

Earlier, the complainant, 18, a resident of Rigasa area told the court that her husband had stopped caring for her ever since she refused to abort her pregnancy.

“When I noticed signs of pregnancy two months after our wedding, I notified him and he gave me N2,000 to terminate the pregnancy.

“I refused to abort the pregnancy and used the money to buy soap for my mother who is in the village; he later realized that I was still pregnant and was not happy
,” she said.

Binta said that the defendant had refused to provide her with food for 25 days adding that she begs food from neighbours.

She said that she had reported the matter to her guardian, but Abdullahi had refused to change.

She added that Abdullahi later made one pronouncement of divorce to her.

In his defence, the defendant 50, acknowledged to have divorced his wife but denied starving her of food

Ex-President Of Pakistan Sentenced To Death

Former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death after he was found guilty of high treason.

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Former President General Pervez Musharraf

A Pakistani special court hearing the high treason case against former president General Pervez Musharraf has handed the former ruler a death sentence.

A three-member bench of the special court headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad announced the decision, in a split judgment.

The court, in its short order said that it had analysed complaints, records, arguments and facts in the case for three months. The court added it had found Musharraf, now living in Dubai, guilty of high treason according to Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

It was a majority verdict, with three of the two judges giving the decision against Musharraf.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against Musharraf over his imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007.

The former army chief was indicted in the case in March 2014 after he appeared before the court and rejected all charges.

On March 18, 2016, the former president left Pakistan for Dubai for medical treatment after his name was removed from the exit control list on the orders of the Supreme Court.

A few months later, the special court had declared him a proclaimed offender and ordered the confiscation of his property owing to his continuous inability to appear.

Later, his passport and identity card were also cancelled on orders of the apex court.

World's Oldest Couple With No Children Set To Celebrate Their 80th Wedding Anniversary (Photo)

  
John Henderson and Charlotte Curtis considered to be the world's oldest couple are set to celebrate their 80th anniversary.

John Henderson and Charlotte Curtis
John Henderson and Charlotte Curtis
 
John Henderson and Charlotte Curtis aged 106 and 105 respectively who are officially recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest couple and will on December 22, 2019, celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary, and 85 years after sitting in a zoology class in 1934.
 
John and Charlotte married in a tiny ceremony with only two guests present on Dec. 22, 1939 and during their honeymoon in San Antonio, they stayed at a hotel that cost $7 a night.
 
Even though they known each other for 85 years, they have been married only for 80, meaning the record for the longest marriage according to Guinness World Records, belongs to Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher, who wed at the ages of 17 and 19, respectively, and were married for 86 years and 290 days before Herbert’s death in 2011.
 
Speaking to Washington post on Sunday, John Henderson said;
 
“it took her five years to make up her mind that she wanted to get married,”
 
John Henderson and Charlotte Curtis
 
Speaking about the first time he got a radio, John said;
 
“And I well-remember that long antenna. They had to put it up from the front yard to the backyard to receive a radio show,” he said.
 
He recalls renting a room while in the University of Texas in the early 1930s across the street from the Gregory Gym, one of the few historical buildings remaining on the campus.
 
“The neighbours next door had a cow and chickens. You can imagine today a cow and chicken house across the street from Gregory, where the campus is so large now you wouldn’t recognize hardly anything,”John said.
 
“I thought he was just a fine fella, and I didn’t mind his looking over my shoulder,”Charlotte told The Washington Post, remembering the first time she saw John in a Zoology class in front of John while he made passes at her.
 
The pair have been lauded by many for their long, milestone-filled life together.
 
However, John has admitted that other people have a different theory for why they're so happy together.

“Some people say that’s the reason we’ve had such a long married life, ’cause we didn’t have any kids to worry about,” John said, noting that the pair never had children.
 

Monday, 16 December 2019

2020: Downfall Of Reigning Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua Finally Predicted   

Eddie Hearn, who promotes Joshua and Usyk, believes Pulev will likely be the next opponent.

Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes Kubrat Pulev, is confident that his boxer will end the current run of IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
Joshua reclaimed his titles earlier this month with a twelve round unanimous decision win over Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia.
The IBF has ordered Joshua to make a mandatory defense against Pulev. The fight between Joshua and Pulev will likely take place in the first half of the year.
And when it does come down, Arum expects Pulev will come away with the big win.
“Let me let you in on a secret, you may agree or disagree. But by that time [end of 2020], there ain’t going to be an Anthony Joshua as a top fighter," Arum told Talk Sport.
“I’ve got a Bulgarian named Pulev who’s going to knock him on his ass in his next fight. I think everyone is in agreement that Pulev will be next.”
Kubrat Pulev and Bob Arum
At the same time, Joshua has been ordered by the WBO to make a mandatory defense against Oleksandr Usyk.
Eddie Hearn, who promotes Joshua and Usyk, believes Pulev will likely be the next opponent.
“We want the governing bodies to tell us who goes first, is it Pulev or Usyk? For me, it is probably Pulev, because that mandatory was called first. Off the top of my head, it will be end of April or early May for Joshua’s next fight," Hearn said.
The big fight in the heavyweight division is the rematch between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury.
Arum has no problem with matching Fury - should he win - against the Joshua-Pulev winner.
“As far as I’m concerned, why not? Tyson Fury is better than any other heavyweight in the world. The Joshua fight would be a big fight, after Wilder, but I haven’t spoken to Tyson about it. For me, I’d say bring it on,”Arum said. 

Car Explodes In Powerful Blast After Driver Lit Cigarette While Driving   

A car rider used an air freshener can without ventilating his car before lighting his cigarette causing an explosion.

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Accident car

A motorist was lucky to escape with just minor injuries when his car exploded as he lit a cigarette.

The blast was so powerful that his car was left misshapen and windows of nearby buildings in Halifax town centre were broken.

Police said the explosion happened when the driver used an aerosol can air freshener moments before lighting the cigarette on Saturday afternoon.

The force said on Facebook: ‘Shortly after 3pm this afternoon Fountain Street, Halifax, had to be closed due to an exploded aerosol can.’
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The statement said that the car was stationary in traffic when the owner used an air freshener can but did not ventilate his car before lighting his cigarette.

‘The fumes exploded and blew out his windscreen, along with some windows at nearby business premises.

‘The owner, fortunately, sustained only minor injuries but this could have been worse.’


The force said: ‘Please can members of the public be careful and follow guidelines when using air freshener cans?’
One reply to the force’s post said: ‘It was an almighty boom. An aerosol We watched his windscreen and window glass fall from the sky.

’ Pictures of the black Seat car posted on social media showed it suffered significant damage to its doors, boot and windows.

Source:Metro UK

Toyin Abraham's Ex-husband, Adeniyi Johnson Steps Out With Wife In Style (Photos)

   
Adeniyi Johnson and his wife, Seyi Adun have slayed in their latest new photos posted on Instagram.

Adeniyi Johnson and Wife, Seyi Adun 
Adeniyi Johnson and Wife, Seyi Adun
 
Adeniyi Johnson, actor, who is the ex-husband of actress Toyin Abraham has stepped out in style with his beautiful wife, Seyi Edun.
 
The love birds warmed hearts as they stepped out in matching blue Asoebi to an event in Ikorodu, Lagos.
 
 
Sharing the photos, he wrote: "May this week bring unending blessings and pleasurable surprises your way... those who do not know how christmas and new year celebration will be heaven will surprise you and make you a blessing to others."
 
See the post below: 
 

Saturday, 14 December 2019

I Was Born An Actor, Politician – Dino Melaye

   

Melaye made the claim in an interview with journalists in Abuja during the premiere of a movie titled, 'Lemonade'.

Dino Melaye
Dino Melaye
A former chairman, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Dino Melaye, has said he was born an actor and a politician.
Melaye made the claim in an interview with journalists in Abuja during the premiere of a movie titled, ‘Lemonade, written by Joy Idoko and produced by 100% Joy Media Productions, where he featured prominently.
He also explained that he participated in acting “to send a message to Nigerians”, ameliorate problems and “get Nigeria out of the cocoon.”
While calling on the government to create laws that would promote entertainment in Nigeria, Melaye said he participated in the movie “to send a message to Nigerians, to ameliorate our problems and to get Nigeria out of the cocoon will be a very strong way to correct the ills in the society.”
He said, “I am born both as an actor and a politician. The entertainment industry is a very strong sector of our national life that should be encouraged. It is richer than oil because oil is exhaustible but these ideas rule the world as I speak to you. I believe that entertainment industry is one of the strongest weapons that we can be used to ameliorate our problems in this country.”
Idoko said, “Lemonade is a movie I shot; it is very dear to my heart because the story about Lemonade is the story that a lot of people are going through. People talk about domestic abuse, domestic violence and all that but people don’t talk about emotional and mental abuse.
“The setting was Abuja and I decided to cast with Senator Dino Melaye because we wanted to cast a real life Senator, we needed to cast a politician and I didn’t want to cast an actor as a politician.” 

My Sickness Is Spiritual - Veteran Actor, Pa Kasumu Cries Out

In 2017, it had been reported that Pa Kasumu's health worsened after he got back from a medical trip to India.

Pa Kasumu,
Pa Kasumu,
Ailing veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu, better known as Pa Kasumu, has said that his sickness is of a spiritual nature and not medical as many have presumed.
The popular Yoruba actor whose health status became worrisome after a video showed his frail state, told Saturday Beats that all he needs are fervent prayers and not financial aid from well-wishers and well-meaning Nigerians.
Pa Kasumu said, “For now, I don’t need any help. All I need is prayer. All I can say about my sickness is that it is spiritual. That’s why I said it requires prayer. I’m currently at a church camp for its annual congress. God should take care of me. I will stay at the camp till the congress ends.”
The actor, who has been absent from the movie scene since he fell ill 10 years ago, revealed that it was the first time he would seek spiritual help. He also dismissed reports that he is now totally blind. He said, “RCCG is the first place I’ve gone for prayers. But, they have also been praying for me in my church in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos. I came from Abeokuta to the camp today (Wednesday).
“The doctors are just saying their own. They said I had a partial stroke. It affected my left side and to some extent, my sight.
“My wife and children have been taking care of me. The sickness started a long time ago. But I had the partial stroke nine years ago.”
Reacting to reports that his smoking habits contributed to his sickness, Kasumu said people were just ‘talking rubbish’.
A son of the actor, Bode Odumosu, also spoke on his father’ health status. He reiterated that his father needs prayers, not financial aid.
I am his second son and we (his children) have been taking care of him. We didn’t reach out to anyone. People only became alarmed about Pa Kasumu’s condition after a video of him at Foluke Daramola’s event went viral,” he said.
In 2017, it had been reported that Pa Kasumu’s health worsened after he got back from a medical trip to India.
Although he was required to return to India two months after the initial trip, the sudden loss of his passport had prevented him from doing so.
In recent times, sad reports of veteran actors suffering from life-threatening sickness have been the order of the day

Nigerian Singer, Jaywon Loses Dad


  

Jaywon has announced the demise of his father on social media and his celebrity friends have been consoling him.

Jaywon
Jaywon
Nigerian singer, Iledare Oluwajuwonlo, better known by his stage name Jaywon, has lost his father.
The singer announced his father’s death on Saturday on his Instagram page with a picture of his father.
Jaywon, however, did not disclose the cause of his death. 
See what he posted on Instagram below:

Akeredolu Does Nothing, Wife Acts Like Governor - Ex-commissioner Makes Explosive Revelations


Banji Ayiloge who used to be an ally of the current governor in Ondo state has criticized him.

Banji Ayiloge
Banji Ayiloge
A former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, who recently accused Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of mismanaging the state’s resources, Mr Banji Ayiloge, tells PETER DADA of the Punch why the Presidency should come to the South-West in 2023
After your recent criticism of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in your local government area disowned you, saying you were not a member of the party. So why have you been claiming to be a member of the APC?
As of today, even the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is not a registered member of the APC in Ondo State, though he won the last governorship election on the platform of the party. There are two reasons for this: he defected to the Action Alliance. That’s his party and that was why he was suspended from the APC. Then he imposed his team known as ‘Team Aketi’ (on the people). There was no meeting anywhere in the state and the people we have in the state as APC members are those people who were with him during the election. They are only masquerading as APC members in Ondo State. These people form only about 25 per cent of the members of the party in the state, while our group, Unity Forum, makes up about 75 per cent of the members of the party. I am a member of that forum.
Those claiming that I am not a member of the party in Ifedore Local Government Area are the same people handpicked by Akeredolu as officers of the party in the area. What do you expect them to say? However, some of them have apologised to me, saying they had to do it. I was with some of them in Adebayo Adefarati’s administration. For them to turn round and say they don’t know me is ridiculous. Apart from that, I was the chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change in the state and even represented the South-West region at a point. The communiqué urging the CPC to merge with other political parties was sponsored by me and sent to
Tony Momoh, who was the chairman of the CPC at that time. So how would somebody now say a foundation member of the APC was never a member of the party because he travelled out of the country?
The next step for the Unity Forum is to reform the party because there haven’t been meetings of APC members anywhere in the state. What we have is the Aketi team calling themselves the Continuity Forum. This is very dangerous for the party because I see Akeredolu trying to scuttle the chances of the party in the election because he has been financing the AA under which his people contested the last election.
In other words, I am not an ordinary member of the party but a leading contender to be the next governor of the state next year, by the grace of God. And if election is held today, I am sure I will defeat Akeredolu.
So you are already sure that you will contest the next governorship election in Ondo State…
Yes, I am even a leading contender, as I said.
But you were once an ardent supporter of Akeredolu, at what point did things go wrong between the two of you?
When Akeredolu wanted to contest 2011, he came to my house and begged for my support. He selected me as the director-general of his campaign group and the first question I asked him was which part of the state was he from. This is because at that time, I was trying to shop for a candidate for the ACN (the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria) because the party was weighing the option of picking its candidate from the northern senatorial district while the incumbent then, Olusegun Mimiko, hailed from the Central district, just like me.
And I thought it would be politically unwise to pick the governor from the Central district again, though there was no rule against that. I was looking for a credible candidate to support then but not from the Central district. When he came to me with his profile as the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and after being convinced by a friend that he belonged to the progressive movement, we supported him and started working for him.
There is something I want you to know about electioneering; the way you run your campaign is the way you are likely to run your government. If you run a lousy campaign, you’re going to run a lousy government. Everything we told him not to do, he did it, so before the end of that campaign, I was sure of the kind of governor he would be. At a point, I went to see Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (APC national leader) to complain about him but he (Tinubu) said I brought him on board and persuaded me to go back and work for him. He was just too erratic and when he was running for office again, I didn’t do anything (to support him); I folded my arms.
If the national leadership of your party directed you to go and work for his reelection, will you not agree?
I don’t think they will do something like that. Politics doesn’t work that way. They have been here before and they did not ask me to follow Akeredolu blindly. They listened to us and we reached an agreement and the agreement was not followed. I am sure they will return to find out why the agreement was not followed.
In one of your previous interviews, you described Akeredolu as the worst governor ever produced in the state. Are you criticising him because you are interested in his position?
Yes, I still maintain that because it is very clear to all. What is his achievement? The late Adekunle Ajasin was a governor and he was able to perform with little resources then, and even gave scholarships to people studying overseas. All we can see now is a flyover on a federal road in Ore, which has not even been completed. In 2015, the annual federal allocation to the state was about N53bn but by 2016, it went to N76bn and by 2017 when Akeredolu took over, it went to about N80bn and it has been rising since then, but what are we showing for it?
I thought the former governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was lousy but when you compare him with Akeredolu, you will want to commend Mimiko. The Office of the First Lady was created and the First Lady behaves like she is the governor while the governor goes about doing nothing.
But civil servants have been praising him for paying their salaries as and when due, is that not a plus for him?
Why will he not be able to pay salaries after getting N80bn as federal allocation annually? Within two months, he should clear the backlog. How dare you praise a governor for paying wages? If I were governor, I would borrow to pay wages because if you work, you must be paid. Workers deserve their wages. If they are denied their wages, it will affect the economy. No state should owe anyone their salary.
You are one of those who supported the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to get to power but he has since disappointed many Nigerians; do you regret supporting him to get to power?
I think people should look at it from the perspective that there is no government that can perform magic in Nigeria. But since Buhari got there, we can see improvements. We can see some infrastructure being put in place and we can look at his fight against corruption. However, we hope to see Buhari stabilise the anti-corruption fight and block loopholes through which public funds are stolen. That way, the next person that takes over from him will consolidate that.
Are you saying there is no problem with the regime of the President, Major General Buhari (retd.)?
The defect in Buhari’s government is there because of the political situation in the country. People like us have been talking about devolution of power or restructuring. For instance, when people ask me how President Donald Trump is doing in the United States, I just laugh. We only read those things on the pages of newspapers. If the mayor of my town was behaving like Trump, I would have been back home (in Nigeria). The mayor is responsible for clearing garbage, paving local roads, and the town generally. The local government allocates money to pave local government roads, so we don’t care about whatever Trump does.
I have been talking about restructuring for the past 20 years.
But your party, the APC, is in power and has shunned every move made by Nigerians to get the Buhari regime to restructure?
Our party supports it. If you looked at the manifesto of the party when it contested in 2015, you would see that it was there. Besides, I am saying I support it. You said the party has not been supporting it. Well, for the rest of my life, I will be building a coalition of people that will support it in my party to make sure that we restructure the country. This is not a military era, we have to debate it. Even in the USA, there are people who don’t like Trump in the Republican Party. If I were a state governor, I would push for restructuring and make sure I had enough reasons to back it up.
So what is your position on the recommendations of the report of the National Conference of 2014?
There are very good things in the 2014 confab that I like and I am sure there may be some that I would not like. We have to look at the report. We can’t just throw everything in the dustbin. But unfortunately, we don’t have any of our governors in the South-West talking about it anymore. For 20 years, I have been preaching it (restructuring). I was a part of the defunct National Democratic Coalition.
What do you think will be the future of the APC if the power remains in the North beyond 2023?
Come 2023, power belongs to the South-West; that is the only way the party can exist. Equity demands that people should support the power shift to the South-West; there is no doubt about that. If the power does not shift to the South-West, then it is bye-bye to the party. What did we labour for?
We are not fools. Let me tell you, when you look at the multi-ethnic setting of the country, for the next 50 years, there must be provision for zoning to reassure each region at the national level (that they belong to Nigeria). We have had Fulani, we have had Yoruba, and we have had Ijaw and Hausa. So if Buhari tried three times in the past and failed, and on his fourth attempt, formed an alliance with other parts of the country, especially the South-West, to win, then I think it is only fair to let other people try it.
Even if there is no zoning in the constitution of the party, the sentiment now is that the Presidency should go to the South-West and not to remain in the North. That would destabilise the party. What should we tell our South-West people? Are we going to tell them that we are there to play second fiddle (to the North)? It is not going to work if power does not come to the South-West.
People believe Nigeria will have problems if its electoral system is faulty and the electoral system has faced serious criticisms since the regime of Major General Buhari (retd.) started. For instance, the APC won the recent Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections amidst violence and massive electoral malpractices; what do you make of this?
I can see that our electoral system needs to be updated. We should not wait till the next general elections. What people should do is to push their legislators to get a proposal to make it work. There is no perfect election anywhere in the world. However, people should look at the mistakes of the past and push their legislators to make corrections.
In the case of Kogi and Bayelsa elections, I don’t have on-the-spot assessments of the polls. However, the mistakes made there can be corrected before the governorship election in Ondo State. We don’t like violence and don’t want a repeat of 1983 electoral violence. People like me have been shouting and what we are saying is that violence should be prevented in the state. 
Source: Punch

Super Eagles Striker, Ighalo Struck By Serious Tragedy

   
One of the most prolific football strikers in Nigeria and Africa has been thrown into a state of mourning.

Odion Ighalo, sister
Odion Ighalo and sister
Nigerian striker Jude Ighalo has announced that his sister passed away on Thursday.
The China-based striker took to his social media handle to break the sad news on Friday and failing to reveal the identity of the sister.
However, the retired Super Eagles player failed to make further comments on the sad occurrence. The former Watford forward posted the news on his social media pages with the caption ‘R.I.P sister 12-12-19 along with pictures of their happy moments.

EKSU May Lose Over 50 Courses Accreditation   

The staff members, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday and pleaded anonymity for fear of being haunted.

Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti,
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Ekiti State University, (EKSU) may soon lose accreditation of over 50 sciences and technology courses owing to the sack of over 90 percent duly employed technologists, staff of the institution.
The staff members, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday and pleaded anonymity for fear of being haunted, also claimed that those of them who were technologists were employed through due process and ought not to be among those axed for irregularities in their employment and credentials.
They further claimed that most touching of the whole saga was the fact that 90 percent of the technologists who were employed for the purpose of accreditation of some science, technology and education related courses, were also sacked. To this end, they raised the alarm that the school will soon lose accreditation if the dismissal was not reversed.
A staff, simply identified as Okufemi, said: “It was a shock to see names of staff with genuine employment process on the list; one of the shock is that all technologists employed for the purpose of accreditation across the university is enlisted.
“These technologists were approved by council in 2016, recruited via written and oral interview and less than 10 % of those interviewed were selected. They were used for NUC and COREN accreditation for over 43 department across faculties of sciences, educational, agricultural, engineering etc in 2016, 2018 and recently in 2019.
“This made the out gone council to confirm there appointment after two years of service and the present council also promote the technologist in October 2019.
To the surprise of the university community, all these technologists who made 90% of the entire technologist in the university were found on the list of those sacked.
“Should this decision stands, what happens to the accreditation the university is currently enjoying; what happens to departments and units in Sciences, Agriculture and Engineering who will be without any technologists?
“These and many more questions are egging for answers as the mix up in the list throws the entire university community into confusion,” he said.   

Nollywood Actress, Anita Joseph Shakes Big 'Ikebe' In Intoxicating Video


Anita Joseph hasn't been active in the film industry but she has been using the social media space to remind us she is very much around.

 Anita Joseph
Anita Joseph
The struggle for social media attention heats up as actress Anita Joseph throws in her entire bum in a short dance video.
The mother of one was seen enveloping the camera lens of her mobile phone with her big backside shaking to a song.
Anita Joseph has always boasted that she could give American music star, Nicki Minaj a run for her money in twerking and this video shows she might not be boasting.
Meanwhile, many have criticized her actions as well as dance performance. Anita Joseph's acting career has been nosediving in recent times and it appears she could have quietly thrown in the towel.
Watch the video below:

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Nigerian Man Shares His Encounter With A Ghost Inside A Bank (Photos)   

A Nigerian man has shocked his followers on social media after sharing his encounter with a ghost.

Ejike shared the ghost story on his social media page
A Nigerian man identified as Ejike Ofoegbu has taken to social media to narrate his encounter with a ghost at a bank.
He also shared photos to back up his claim.
Read his post below;
"I never believed dead men work again until what I saw today made me to believe so, I have never encounter spirit until today.

I walked in to my bank to fix the issues am having with my bank, I won’t say the name of the bank to avert unnecessary conflict.

When I walked in, there were many people in the bank, so I waited for my turn to reach, along the long wait, I decided to use their toilet, as I was about to walk into the toilet, I saw a man who walked pass me, he walked into the toilet before me, so I stayed in front of the door waiting for him.

for good five minutes this man is still in the toilet, to make case more scary for me, the man was standing, which means he wasn’t really going to toilet. I knocked in the door again “ gbom!! gbom!!! Sir please am still waiting for you” I said, he then closed the toilet door completely, and that was were the demonic power came in, the sound I was hearing before all stop, I stand there for more 10 minutes, I decided to open the door gently, until the door was widely open, the man was nowhere to be found, to my surprise, the water sink tap was running, the power bank I saw him enter with was there, but no trace of the man.

I met the security, I told him what just happened, he was shocked, he told me, did I really saw that, he now also explained to me, that their night duty security always said that a man always Enter that toilet at night, he wanted to took me to their manager, I refused.

With my investigations, I later learned that in 2017 February a man died in that bank, he was requesting for his money sized by the bank, when the bank told him that his money has been fortified by the government, he collapsed and died in the bank instantly

With so much scared in my heart, I rushed home, I unlocked the door, but the door didn’t open, I felt like someone was holding it from inside, I asked myself what was happening, because I didn’t get all this drama, I heard a voice from inside that said, “ never tell anyone what you saw or happened today” I rushed to call my friend, when we rushed back, the door is already opened.

Right now am on my way to Lagos till am I get myself, because I feel like am in the under world now."
However, many people are debating the veracity of the story.

Friday, 13 December 2019

Book On Buhari Gets Over 1million Pre-Order 2 Weeks Before Launch

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Public curiosity in the book has been aroused by the recent debate occasioned by a Nigerian newspaper editorial on whether President Buhari has earned his place as a democratic leader.

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari

The author of the soon to be launched book on President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Philip Agbese has received an order for over 1 million copies of the book just two weeks to the date for the official launch.

The book entitled, “Integrity Vs Power Play: Understanding the Buhari Phenomenon” is set for launch at the International Conference Centre , on the 30th of December, 2019.

Agbese, who is the Chief Executive Officer of TheNigerian, a news portal established in the United Kingdom, had in a widely circulated press statement announced the date and venue for the launch of the book and few hours after the news went public, inquiries about the book dominated the social media space with many asking for copies.

Public curiosity in the book has been aroused by the recent debate occasioned by a Nigerian newspaper editorial on whether President Buhari has earned his place as a democratic leader.

The author made it known in the statement that both the background and current leadership style of the Nigerian President agree with the main point in the book that the President Buhari has earned respect as a transformational leader and an outstanding democrat.

The pungency of the view canvassed as well as the authority with which the book is written serves to whet the appetite of the reading public that various institutions and individuals have placed orders for the book ahead of the set date for launch.

A statement from the book launch committee called on the general public who are eager to demonstrate their love and support for President Muhammad Buhari to be patient as copies would be made available on the day of the launch and in leading book stores across the country.

The committee said there’s no doubt that the twisted narrative about the President which some are trying to impose on the populace would be challenged with the launch of the book stating that Nigerians and the international community would soon get to know the truth about the true qualities of the Nigerian President.

An 18-Year-Old Boy Was Caught With a Local Pistol At Night In Lagos


An 18-year-old boy has been caught with a local pistol at night in a community in Lagos state.

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An 18-year-old teenager, Sodiq Shehu, who was allegedly caught with a locally-made pistol and a cutlass at night was charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

NAN reports that the defendant, also an unemployed, whose address was not given, is being tried for conspiracy and unlawful possession of a gun and arms.

The prosecutor, Insp. Victor Eruade, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Nov. 10 at Shibiri Bus-Stop in Ajangbadi area of Lagos State.

Eruade said that the police on patrol had stopped the defendant at about 10:30 p.m., on Nov.10 and on searching him, they found a locally-made pistol and a cutlass with him.

The prosecutor also alleged that two different ATM cards and an LG mobile phone were found on him and he could not give a satisfactory account of how he got them.

The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 298 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty.

The chief magistrate, Mrs M.I. Dan-Oni, admitted the defendant to a bail of N200, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

She ordered that the sureties must be gainfully employed and have evidence of two years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

Dan-Oni, thereafter, adjourned the case until Jan. 8, 2020 for mention.

Dr. Tunde Diya Emerges As The Odogbolu Chairman

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