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,

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.

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.

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 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,”

 

 

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.

 

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

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.

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.’

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, 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."

 

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