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Saturday 29 October 2016

Hsssh: Police is your friend but can fight over money

Igando area of Lagos: Nigeria Police Officers engage in street fight with colleague over money extorted from driver. Of course, even while celebrating shame, Police is your friend!

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday in Lagos says the subtle enforcement of speed limit is only on commercial and fleet operators, while that of private vehicles will commence in 2017.

Mrs Ojeme Ewhrudjakpor, Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Operations of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the subtle enforcement on the speed limit “is not for private vehicles for now”.

Davido’s manager, Kamal Ajiboye has explained what went down at the show Kaffy accused Davido of turning down dancers at the last minute, saying Kaffy was only making a big deal out of nothing. Speaking with Saturday Beats, Kamal said;

Reluctant to open the bottle of chilled drink in front of her at a restaurant where she agreed to meet our correspondent that hot afternoon, having a drink with a reporter in a restaurant was the last thing she wanted at such a critical time, but for the situation she found herself in and the need to vent her frustration by speaking out.

Dr. Oguntuase Moyosola, as she introduced herself, had many issues to worry about, thus, her disposition speaks loudly of a frustrated mind. Her situation is entirely understandable and one would not blame the 27-year-old anyway. Her present situation reeks of frustration, in contrast to how she felt about eight years ago when she secured admission into the prestigious University of Benin to study Medicine and Surgery.

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed some key things he will fix before leaving office. While speaking at a meeting with the director, Global Upstream of Shell Oil Company at the State house,

We Were Overwhelmed by Nigerians’ Expectations –Segun Oni, APC Deputy National Chairman (South)

In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU and Gbenro Adeoye, the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Segun Oni, speaks about the crisis in the party and preparations for the Ondo State governorship elections among other national issues

The crisis in your party in Ondo State seems to have divided your members’ loyalty and some Nigerians, including the Peoples Democratic Party, have ruled out any chance that the All Progressives Congress can win the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Do you agree?

Of course you all know that Aliko Dangote is Africa’s richest billionaire.The CEO of Dangote group is not really a flamboyant person but he has taste. Dangote is an inspiration to many who hope to become wealthy, with focus and dedication. His mansion is cool. See more photos...

Top dignateries inclduing governors from Northern part of the country were present at the residence of President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura for the Wedding Fatiha of the President's daughter Hajiya Fatima and her hubby Mallam Ya' u Gimba Kumo. See more photos...

National President of the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Comrade Israel Ade Adeshola through the Lagos State ministry of transportation said it would employ 1000 graduates from different Universities as Bus Conductors.

The Senate has called for proper investigation of the N2bn worth of cocaine intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Apapa Tincan Island Port in Lagos.

The drug, which was intercepted on October 13, 2016, had been handed over to the NDLEA by the Customs.

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Senator Joshua Lidani, who led members of the committee on oversight visit to the offices and facilities of the NDLEA in Lagos, called for synergy among security operatives at the seaports.

One man has been killed and five other people have been injured in Italy after a bridge collapsed over a busy road.

The bridge, in Lecco province near Milan, fell when a heavy goods vehicle was crossing, crushing cars below.

Timaya has joined the list of Globacom brand ambassadors. In an official statement, the firm said that the singer was signed on as the latest Glo brand ambassador last week.

The company disclosed that Timaya was made a Glo ambassador because of his success in the music industry and for being an inspiration to millions of Nigerian youths, especially in the South-South part of the country where he is popularly known as the Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa.

Our tripartite legal systems which function contemporaneously is making it difficult for the provisions of our constitution, which we claim is supreme, to exercise any form of authority, in relation to girl child marriage.

Nigeria’s civil intentions to defend the rights of the girl child, in relation to marriage, has always threatened relationships and other lines of affiliation, especially when its dictates appears to favour one side in a country with a tripartite legal systems (civil, customary and Islamic laws).

Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, the Deji of Akure, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis arising from the clearance of Jimoh Ibrahim as Ondo state governorship candidate for PDP.

The monarch made the appeal today while addressing aggrieved Ondo Peoples Democratic Party members at his Palace in Akure. He said the non clearance of Eyitayo Jegede by Independent National Electoral Commission according to court orders was generating protest.

Overall, I was impressed by KSW’s fine mind. His perspective was nuanced — the type that can come from someone with a front row seat in life’s amphitheatre. As I gaze at the photographs of Ken and I from the day of the interview, Ken’s voice rings through my computer. I am left wondering: Why do the good ones die young? What a world! Goodbye, KSW.

Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. and I met at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua centre in Abuja in 2010 when I was conducting research for my book Criminal Resistance? The Politics of Kidnapping Oil Workers. I was eager to interview the scion of the Saro-Wiwa family. I was particularly interested in the symbolism of the extrajudicial assassination of the Ogoni Nine (including Ken’s father) and the turn to explicitly violent repertoires of protest in the Niger Delta. Ken sent me a text a few days after my interview with Alhaji Asari Dokubo. Ken was planning to travel to London and wanted to know if I was still in Abuja, so we could have the interview before his departure. It was quite thoughtful of him. I was no longer in Abuja but flew the following morning to meet him at the Nicon Hilton Hotel.

Marriages that take place in church are having troubles if the foundation is not right, not to talk of the so called destination weddings. It is with the commitment of both parties that all will be well.

About six months after her marital squabble, it appears Tiwa Savage is ready to mend fences with her estranged hubby, Tunji Balogun, aka Tee Billz.

A lengthy ownership tussle triggered by a 2011 takeover of one of Nigeria’s top pension administrators, has sparked fresh allegations of fraud and forgery.

First Guarantee Pension Limited was taken over by the regulator, the National Pension Commission, PENCOM, in defiance of multiple court orders and directives from the nation’s Attorney General.

Members of the Niger Delta Dialogue Team, otherwise known as Pan Niger Delta Group, led by former Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark, will today (Saturday) meet in Abuja to decide on the key issues to be discussed when they meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday next week.

The meeting, which sources told our correspondent is expected to hold at the Abuja residence of Clark, would be attended by members of the committee, many of whom were said to have arrived Abuja on Friday evening.

The Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has instructed the newly sworn-in chairman of the state’s civil service commission, Bonaventure Ibebuike, to immediately work out modalities that will see 3,000 graduates employed into its workforce.

Okorocha, however, instructed that those to be employed must be computer-literate and must fall between the age bracket of 20 and 30.

An American Airlines plane has caught fire on the runway of Chicago's O'Hare airport while taking off. The Boeing 767 bound for Miami experienced an "uncontained engine failure", officials involved in the investigation said.

The pilot aborted the take-off and evacuated everyone on board via emergency chutes as black smoke billowed from the plane.

Twenty people suffered minor injuries.Nine crew members and 161 passengers were on board.

A federal official said the plane appeared to have suffered a rare and serious type of engine failure in which parts break off and are spewed outside the engine.

INTERVIEW: Why Nigerian Shiites should be allowed to fully practise their faith — U.S. Envoy

U.S. President Barack Obama’s Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Shaarik Zafar, was in Nigeria recently as part of his maiden visit to sub-Saharan Africa to meet with government officials and civil society representatives on issues of promoting educational and economic opportunities and accountable governance. At the end of a workshop on anti-corruption tools for religious leaders, Mr. Zafar spoke exclusively with PREMIUM TIMES’ Bassey Udo and Sani Tukur on the role of religious leaders in combating corruption, promoting accountability, and encouraging transparency. Excerpts:

Nine people have died and twenty four wounded in two separate suicide bomb attacks on Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State early hours of this morning,

National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA already confirmed the incident and their rescue team are already at the scene evacuating victims.

Thank God my teeth are back

Six-year-old Ryan Coutinho wasn't used to smiling. He felt embarrassed after losing almost all his teeth at the age of three.

Now he does. And can't stop showing it.

But getting here wasn't easy, says dentist Amanda Mattos.

The boy lives in a rural area near Guajeru, a poor town in north-eastern Brazil. He had his teeth pulled out as a result of early cavities. Only a few on his lower arch remained.

The Buhari Plan must embody the vision of leap-frogging the poverty of the zone with a medium-term strategy of transforming the lives of the people for the better. Boko Haram has also set out to close access to education for the people in the zone. In this context, accelerating equal access to quality education for girls, as well as boys…is an imperative.

On Wednesday, the president inaugurated the 21-member Presidential Committee on North East Initiatives (PCNI). The Committee chaired by General T.Y. Danjuma will be the apex coordinating body for all interventions in the region including those by the public, private, national and international development partners. The Committee is domiciled in the Presidency and is charged with responsibility for developing the strategy and implementation framework for rebuilding the North-East region. The PCNI is a special purpose vehicle with a life span of three years after which the North East Development Commission currently being debated in the National Assembly will takeover the relay.

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Saturday, October 29

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YOU ARE BLESSED FOR ENDURING SUFFERING

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial… he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12, NIV

In line with yesterday’s message, James shows us the blessedness of enduring suffering for the sake bf Christ in our text today.

Drug Charges: Former Navy Chief wants His Job Back

A former Guinea-Bissau navy chief who was convicted in the US of drug trafficking has asked the president if he can resume his military career, reports the AFP news agency.

"I have returned from a trip which took me away from the country for three years. It's normal that on my return that I come and see the armed forces' commander in chief," Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto told reporters.

Nigerian dance queen, Kaffy granted a ‘Tell All’ interview to Thenetng explaining why she’s so angry with pop star, Davido.

The mother of two cleared the air on the confusion caused by her angry rant that led people to believe Davido sent dancers off stage at the just concluded 3 Thrones concert in Lagos. Rather she said the incident happened three months ago in New York.

A day after the electoral commission, INEC, made a decision unfavourable to him and his supporters, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State rushed to Abuja to discuss the consequence of that decision with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mr. Mimiko expressed concern that INEC’s decision to drop Eyitayo Jegede for Jimoh Ibrahim as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has the potential of endangering the peace of the state.

Thousands of stigmatized 'Witch Children' have found refuge at CRARN center, in Akwa Ibom. The children were branded as "witches" by church ministers and have been cast out by their families and shunned by society.

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A 30-year- old, commercial motorcyclist, Tukur Paul today beat his wife, Mrs Jennifer Paul to stupor over her accusation of snoring.

It was the intervention by neighbours and passers-by that saved her from further attack. One of the neigbhours Lawrence Oluwanishola, who witnessed the fight, told NAN that the couple who resides at Masaka, Nasarawa State, were fond of constituting nuisance to the environment through constant query.

We also need a national policy on entrepreneurship development. The most successful and leading enterprises in the country are owned largely by foreigners, with our people being minority shareholders. A system where it is easier to prosper and succeed in business through buying and selling is inherently anti-development. Entrepreneurship training should be part of education at all levels.

The millionaire activist who admitted smashing up Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star called the Republican nominee a 'serial liar and a misogynist' as he explained his actions on Thursday.

James Otis, 52, an heir to the Otis Elevator Company fortune, was arrested on Thursday for taking a sledgehammer and pick-ax to the $30,000 tourist attraction.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, as he turns 85 on Sunday.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said he joined members of Babalola’s family, close associates, professional colleagues and the academia in celebrating the man who said epitomises unique and enviable qualities that every nation will want projected in its leadership and citizenry.

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Mr. John Oyegun, says God sent President Muhammadu Buhari to save Nigeria from collapse.

Oyegun made the observation in Sokoto on Friday when he declared open a three-day retreat organised by the Kano State Chapter of the party for its officials and stakeholders on political party management.

Rapper Kevin Gates has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after being convicted of kicking a female fan at a Florida concert last year.

A Polk County jury found Gates, who was sentenced Wednesday, guilty of battery after he was captured on cellphone video kicking 19-year-old Miranda Dixon at Lakeland's Rumors Nightclub, where he performed last August.

The prices of goods and services are on the increase daily with no commensurate rise in wages. You don’t’ wake up one day and come up with an idea to reintroduce tolls. Was there due consultation between the public and the people representing the government? Do they have strategic partnerships that can hold government accountable? Who will be the technical partners of this project? What is the budget earmarked for the project? How will it be executed? When will it be executed? What will the proceeds be used for? Is there a revenue sharing formula between the project investors? These are the questions government has to consider before concluding whether or not to reintroduce the tollgates. The budgets of the federal and state governments have been severely affected by the recent recession, no doubt.

Just like she said, what? what?? Can’t deal! But i want to believe Ice Prince was JOKING when this was recorded. It’s not that serious and men should stop this ownership thing. Can’t one breathe again once you are in a relationship/married? lol... dead dead dead!!! Still laughing.

The result of last year’s presidential election made some Nigerians sad and sorrowful; and some jubilant and excited. For those who fell in the latter category, the anticipation of the Change windstorm was not swivelled around compensating one man or a few agenda-driven persons. It was about a change hoped for in the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

“I rejected the appointment because my hands are full”

–Dr. Usman Bugaje, October 26, 2016.

“Sir, I, Najatu Mohammed, wish to thank you so much for considering me worthy of being appointed the Chairperson of the Federal University Dutse. It is however unfortunate that I was not consulted before the appointment was made. I also regret that I have to use the same medium to announce that I cannot accept the appointment”

Why Obanikoro Can’t Raise His N100m Bail - Video

An insight into why politicians who had controlled and squandered Billions of Naira cannot raise N100million for their own bail in a new policy of anti-corruption is shared by the National President of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Yusuf Zambuk in Lagos. Find out the opinion here.

Please watch this video and tell us if you agree with him. Please you must watch it o, our Nigeria of today!

Men Accost Lady, Gang Raped Her While With Boyfriend

Some hoodlums have attacked a man, Ganiu, and his lover, identified only as Ibiyemi, in Ago Egun community, in the Ilaje, Bariga area of Lagos State, during which they gang-raped the woman.

Our correspondent learnt that while three of the hoodlums dealt Ganiu blows, five others swooped on Ibiyemi, a trader, blindfolded and raped her.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki challenging a previous decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

Mr. Saraki is facing trial at the tribunal for alleged false declaration of asset.

He had approached the appeal court after the CCT dismissed his application in April, challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him.

According to our little findings, the fashion line is related to Africa/African prints and it is going to be strictly for males. They say it’s in line with the modern Africa and the designs will soon be rolled out.

Who Are These So Called Hausa People That Are Dominating Us?’ – Reno

When we in the South say that the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria are our enemies, we really ought to be aware that we are just playing into the divide and rule strategy of the oligarchs who have been the powers behind the throne in Nigeria for decades and who want the North and the South to be suspicious of each so they can play one side against the other and continue to dominate us to our detriment.

On the invitation of Harvard University, Boston, in the United States, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, would be delivering a lecture at the university's 'Nigeria in the World' seminar on Thursday October 27, 2016.

Professor Osinbajo will be talking on "Destroying Boko Haram and the Rebuilding of Nigeria's Northeast."

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