Champions League: Real will leave our soul in the final - Ramos

Sergio Ramos warned Atletico Madrid to expect to face a determined Real Madrid side when the city rivals clash in a Champions League final for the second time in three seasons. 

DEATH OF SIX MEDICAL DOCTORS ……. Thisday

On a daily basis, so much blood is spilled on Nigerian roads. Last week, six members of the Ekiti State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and their driver died in a road accident along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The men were on their way to Sokoto to attend the NMA’s Annual Delegates’ Conference when the bus conveying them had a burst tyre, reportedly on the same spot where the former Minister of State for Labour, Mr James Ocholi, wife and son, recently died. The Kaduna State sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attributed the accident to over-speeding, like it did for the one involving the minister.

Korede Bello Superstar singer shows off casual fashion style

Nigerian pop music sensation, Korede Bello,seems to be taking more than his music career seriously. The singer’s fashion style is taking a turn for the best these days.

Kaduna’s anti-preaching law: A regulatory misstep – Part 2

Continued from yesterday 
The proposed Kaduna law is not focused on a secular purpose. It is aimed at regulating the two religions. It does not pretend that its only purpose is to regulate Christianity and Islam in the state. Section 10 of the constitution that prohibits the government from establishing any religion discourages government from dabbling into religion beliefs and practices. Providing for how religious people should engage in one of the critical forms of religious expression – preaching – is a prohibited headlong plunging into the waters of religion. If the law addressed a secular purpose like the level of noise permitted in a neighbourhood and consequently affected religious worship, it would have been a pursuit of secular purpose and the only question would have been whether the law laid excessive burden on religious belief and practice. In this case the proposed law directly regulates religious practice. It is not a reasonable response to a social problem. It is a wholesale regulation of religion. This contradicts Section 10 of the Constitution.

Davido Star singer lands feature in Teen Vogue magazine

Super star singer, Davido seems to be on a roll,as he features in the May issue of American Teen Vogue. The artiste seems to have a lot of international recognition lately.

Curriculum furore …….. Nation

•The government must consult wider; but religious lobbies must open their minds, if new curriculum on religion and citizenship must succeed

There is a storm over a new Basic Education curriculum, which by its designers, the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), is officially operative since 2014.

But it is being resisted by religious lobbies, Christian and Muslim, since the new subject comprises Christian Religious Studies (CRS), Islamic Religious Studies (IRS), Civic Education, Social Studies and Security Education, now to be called Religious and Values Education (RVE).

SmellGist Altar: Marriage by Bola Adeoye.

Marriage Is Meant for Connection
BOLA ADEOYE

“In God’s plan men and women need each other” (1 Corinthians 11:11 TLB).

Marriage doesn’t solve your problems. Marriage does not create your problems. Marriage reveals problems. It simply magnifies what was already a problem when you were living as a single adult.

There are a lot of things marriage can’t do, but it does have a God-designed function. So why did God design marriage?

Chidinma Ekile Singer shows off stunning looks in makeover photos

Chidinma Ekile looks good in new makeover photos shared via Instagram.

Senate seeks death sentence for kidnappers

The Senate yesterday resolved to enact a legislation prescribing  the death penalty for kidnappers.

The resolution followed the submission and consideration of the report of the Joint Committee on Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence on the “unfortunate recurrence of kidnapping and hostage-taking in Nigeria.”

Senators were outraged that kidnapping and hostage-taking, which used to be contained in the Southsouth and Southeast, was  becoming widespread.

SmellGist Altar:Three Spiritual Lessons to Keep You in the Race BOLA ADEOYE LastRock Int.

Three Spiritual Lessons to Keep You in the Race

BOLA ADEOYE

“In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win.” (1 Corinthians 9:24-26 TLB)

N2.5b ‘fraud’: Udenwa, Fani-Kayode in trouble ………. Nation

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives yesterday arrested former Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa over the disbursement of a huge sum of money during the 2015 presidential election.

Of the N4billion withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), N2.5 billion was paid into the accounts of six chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including Udenwa, and the Goodluck Support Group (GSG).

As of last night, Udenwa was still being detained at the Lagos State office of the anti-graft agency, which has launched a manhunt for a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode.

Under Jonathan,Diezani was untouchable–Sanusi ………. Punch

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi 11, said that nobody that had a confrontation with the former Minister Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, survived such an effrontery. This, Sanusi said, was because the former minister was one of the most powerful ministers under Jonathan.

He said, “I knew that taking on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporaton was taking on the most powerful minister in Jonathan’s government, and nobody who had touched Diezani had survived. It was not a question of what would happen, I just didn’t care at that time. I did not want to go down in history as having seen this and kept quiet.

Jane Michael Celebrity stylist adopts student from Alma Mater, pens touching childhood memories

Jane Michael turned 30 recently and visited her alma mater; Girls Academy on Lagos Island to celebrate the day and give back by adopting an SS2 student with severe financial hardship

Making sense of Nigeria’s Fulani-farmer conflict …….. BBC

After a spate of deadly attacks in Nigeria this year blamed on ethnic Fulani cattle herders, the president has ordered a military crackdown on the group.

But the issue is not new – clashes between different groups of Fulani herders and farmers have killed thousands of people in Nigeria over the past two decades.

In 2014, more than 1,200 people lost their lives, according to the most recent Global Terrorism Index. This made the Fulanis the world’s fourth deadliest militant group, the report said.

Prince died on eve of planned meeting with addiction doctor …….. Reuters

Music legend Prince died one day before he was scheduled to meet a doctor who specializes in addiction treatment for a “life-saving mission,” the doctor’s lawyer said at a news conference on Wednesday.

California doctor Howard Kornfeld was first contacted by Prince representatives on April 20, one day before the singer’s body was discovered at his home, attorney William Mauzy told reporters.

“Dr. Kornfeld felt that his mission was a life-saving mission,” Mauzy said.

McConnell ‘committed to supporting’ Trump ……. CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s committed to supporting Donald Trump’s presidential bid.

But, the Kentucky Republican wrote, he has expectations of Trump — who he said “now has the opportunity and the obligation to unite our party around our goals.”

McConnell said in a statement Wednesday night that he plans to support the real estate mogul, who became the GOP’s presumptive nominee once Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his campaign after losing Indiana’s primary on Tuesday night and Ohio Gov. John Kasich then dropped out of the race on Wednesday.

“I have committed to supporting the nominee chosen by Republican voters, and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee, is now on the verge of clinching that nomination,” McConnell said.

U.S. judge says Clinton may have to testify in email lawsuit …….. Reuters

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may have to testify in a lawsuit related to the private email server she used while secretary of state.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said the parties in the case, the State Department and conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, also struck an agreement about the scope of the testimonies that some of Clinton’s former top aides will give in the case.

Call Your Governor and Talk Sense to His Head.

This should be tested to affirm its effectiveness and usefulness,

And we hope this will not be another avenue to rack money into the pocket of the Governors.

23 Nollywood stars with popular nicknames

Over the years, Nollywood stars have left movie lovers with fond memories as the industry grows.

One unique feature about the industry is the way practitioners acquire monikers by just playing a particular role which will leave memorable moments in the minds of movie lovers.

Pulse brings you 23 popular Nollywood stars that have become synonymous for a particular role that has in turn given them monikers/nicknames.

Kaduna’s anti-preaching law: A regulatory misstep – Part 1 By Sam Amadi

Two things stand out for me about the law. Yes, there is a reason to venture to regulate the exercise of religion in Kaduna State. The perennial incidence of religious violence and the recent violent clampdown on members of the Shiites provide a background of security anxiety. The second point is that that law is a poor and presumptive response to an eminent, but in no way unique, social problem. All said and done, the promoters of that law either do not understand the essence of freedom of religion or are in pursuit of mischief. I will believe the former for I don’t think a wise administrator would play such dangerous gambit. This must be a result of some form of shortsightedness. The proposed law is plain error that should be reversed as soon as possible.

A regressive grazing reserve bill part 2 By Claire Chizea

He goes on to equate acquiring grazing land, to land acquisition for schools, hospital and markets.  How are these comparable? Schools and hospitals are non-profit government interventions for social wellbeing of the citizens. How can these be compared with a profit and wealth-creating venture designed for a section of the citizenry? Can a sick person or student go to a reserve? NO! Can a pastoralist visit a hospital, school, and market? Yes! As stated earlier, public purpose grants access of use and equality to all for a specific period and duration not to a certain class of people. A market is a melting point for all users, not for select or special users whose sole aim for being in business is profit or wealth creation as stated by the senator.

Ronke Odusanya Actress shares lovely photos to celebrate birthday

Nollywood actress, Ronke Odusanya is a year older today, Tuesday, May 3, 2016!

And in celebration of her day, the actress shared some lovely photos of herself on Instagram.

Letter from Leicester City, to Nigeria By Japheth Omojuwa

Just like Leicester City. This will probably become a cliché, as a descriptive line for those who achieve the improbable, especially in sports. The City of Leicester and its stakeholders will not be bothered about the wrong pronunciations; they are the darlings of global sports right now. As far as impossible goes, Leicester City winning the English Premier League in 2016 was more or less deemed impossible by bookmakers. When you place Leicester’s odds of 5,000/1 of winning the Premier League as of August 2015 against the following odds: Piers Morgan becoming Arsenal manager – 2,500/1; Kim Kardashian for the US president – 2,000/1; and Elvis Presley who died 39 years ago being alive now 2,000/1. In practical terms, bookmakers, those who place numbers and cash against the possibility of something occurring, believed Leicester had a far lesser chance of winning the Premier League title than Kim Kardashian becoming the US President. Leicester City are Champions of England! The US President, Kim Kardashian? Trump that!

Hard times and the Nigerian worker By Wale Sokunbi

Nigerian workers joined the rest of the world last Sunday to celebrate Workers Day. The occasion offered the nation another opportunity to consider the condition of its workers and proffer solutions to their problems.

In spite of the fact that the celebration came at a time of little cheer for our workers, with as many as 22 out of the nation’s 36 states owing staff salaries of between two and seven months, the occasion was well celebrated with the traditional May Day rally in Abuja and a message from President Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige.

Strengthening Anti-corruption Agencies By Hannatu Musawa

When the present administration was sworn in on 29 May, 2015, fighting corruption was the topmost priority item on its agenda. The challenge of fighting corruption was a major issue during the 2015 general elections. In fact, majority of Nigerians who voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in that election, did so based on his antecedents as a man of integrity who is unyieldingly averse to corruption. Both locally and internationally, the President is well known for his antipathy and zero tolerance for corruption. Indeed, the emergence of Buhari is a policy and advocacy moment for Nigeria to upscale the war against corruption. Also, presently addressing the international dimensions to corruption in Nigeria, and the complicity of developed countries, is an ingenious and commendable effort on the part of the President.