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Monday, 5 September 2016

All Is Fair In Love, War, and the Nigerian Way of Life, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Evidently, there is this huge difference between the affluent here, and in economies that work. Ours do not simply fail to create any value, but by their existence are a large financial drain on the economy. By the same token, our poor and indigent differ from the poor and indigent in other places.

When, recently, the Emir of Kano weighed in on the parlous state of the domestic economy, the obstreperousness of the response to his contribution threatened to drown out the pith of his message. Still, step back a wee bit from the new tribal structures that have emerged around the competence (or lack thereof) of the incumbent federal government, and many of the sub-themes in the emir’s message invite a second look.

Barrister Aisha Wakil and two others were recently declared wanted by the Nigerian Army over alleged link with terrorist group, Boko Haram.

In an exclusive interview with Pulse in Maiduguri,Aisha Wakil who was nicknamed 'Mama Boko Haram' by locals said the protests which followed the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno state led to their delayed release.

According to her, Boko Haram members expressed dissatisfaction over the inability of the world to organise similar protests for other girls who were kidnapped.

While the All Progressives Congress-led federal government has made the anti-corruption war a priority, the conduct of the party’s members in Ondo shows a lot still needs to be done to sensitise Nigerians on the malaise.

The way money was shared by aspirants and their agents to the hundreds of delegates at the venue of the congress, a common scenario in Nigerian polity, arguably demonstrates the endemic corruption in the nation’s political system.

The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike pledged his support for the Nigerian Army exercise in the Niger Delta- Operation Crocodile Smile.

Governor Wike said his administration will continue to support all security agencies in Rivers state to maintain peace and order.

He said this while speaking with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai at the Rivers state Government House.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj have adopted new measures to simplify the annual ritual and secure pilgrims.

Over 2000 pilgrims died last year following a stampede on their way the Jamarat for the symbolic stoning of the devil. About10 per cent of the victims were Nigerians.

In order to avoid a repeat of the disaster, the Saudi ministry has decided to schedule the stoning ritual in batches for all countries.

As a guy, you probably don’t feel the onus is on you to be romantic. Maybe you’ve don’t even think the girl wants you to be romantic.

After all, romance was something your grandparents did, right? And those days are long gone. In 2016, we do things differently.

Not quite. Despite the rise of instant-dating apps like Tinder, and despite what popular pickup artists might tell you, girls still want to be romanced by men the way their grandmother’s we’re romanced. It’s true. Indeed, romance can lift you out of the friend zone and into exactly where you want be. Romance can also help a simmering relationship reach boiling point.

An unidentified man in Ogun State is currently battling for his life after his wife reportedly stabbed him leaving him with severe wounds.

According to a Facebook user, Odunsi Idowu, the incident happened on Saturday, September 3, 2016, after the couple had sexual intercourse.

Idowu stated in her post that the woman stabbed him due to a matter of jealousy, as her husband was reported to have married another wife.

“A woman did this to her husband for marrying another wife. They even had sexual intercourse before she perpetuated this act overnight.

“The husband is currently receiving treatment at Ijebu-Ode General Hospital.”

Inside Lagos: Police arrest man for allegedly robbing 81-yrs-old woman

The Police in Lagos said they had arrested a member of a two-man robbery gang, which allegedly robbed a 81-year old woman of about N7 million and other valuables.

Police spokesperson in the state, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, who confirmed this to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos, said that the suspect was arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS).

Badmos said that the suspect had told the police that the leader of the gang, now at large, was an herbalist.

Though the show didn’t disrupt in terms of starting as at the scheduled time, the performances made up for it in immeasurable ways.

From the not too familiar faces to the established and familiar ones, here are the moments that practically took our breaths away at the much anticipated concert.

Ace tune's performance

New kid on the block surfaces and wows the audience with his love song rendition that had naughty lyrics, with comic theatrics from the emerging act that left the audience cracked up.

DNMT dancers' show

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it has sealed another 37 illegal patent medicine stores and pharmacies in Ikorodu area of the state.

Dr Olufemi Onanuga, the Special Adviser to Governor on Primary Health Care, said this while reviewing the report of recent raids by the State Task force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 30 illegal patent medicine stores and pharmacies were sealed in June at Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area.

Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. – (Song of Solomon 2:15)

Over 40 people slaughtered by Fulani herdsmen in Enugu (Vanguard, April 2016).

Hundreds displaced in Adamawa as Fulani herdsmen attack two communities (Premium Times, August, 2016).

Tension in Bayelsa over herdsmen attacks (This Day, June, 2016).

Two killed as Fulani herdsmen attack Ekiti community (The Nation, May, 2016).

Fulani herdsmen kill 15 Tiv farmers (The Nation, June 2016).

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for the removal of primary school teachers' salaries from local government allocations in order to ease funding challenges at the local council level.

The governor made the call on Sunday in Ilorin during an interface with Muslim Scholars, tagged: “State of the State in Ilorin.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that "State of the State" will be a regular interactive session between the state government and groups such as faith leaders, women and youth groups.

At the height of God’s disillusionment though, is the fact that “… He saw that there was no man” how come there are millions of people in a country, billions of people in the world and God says there is no man?

“Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. So truth fails, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; and His own righteousness, it sustained Him.” – Isaiah 59:14-16

A Nutritional Biochemist, Dr Ochuko Erukainure, said on Sunday that consumption of maize was good for the management of diabetes and obesity in both children and adult.

Erukainure, a Senior Research Officer at the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO), Oshodi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that maize was one of the seasonal foods good for healthy living.

He said maize was rich in micro-nutrients like manganese, zinc, iron, copper and selenium, adding that its consumption could address the micro-nutrient deficiencies.

Good day, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg. Glad to know that you were in Lagos, Nigeria.

Although as I write you this letter, you must have left Abuja and be busy attending to your other schedules. But despite your hectic engagements, I hope you will find time to go through this letter of appeal.

Sir, as you might be aware, Borno State is the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Since the crisis began six years ago, over 20,000 people have lost their lives and a total of 2.5 million people, mostly women and children, displaced from their homes and presently settling in various IDP camps across the state.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Sunday advocated the celebration of Yoruba icons and heroes while they were alive.

Ogunwusi made the call when the crew of Apreel 1 Events Management visited him in his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun, to herald the 70th birthday of popular juju musician, Mr Sunday Adegeye.

He said that the musician, popularly known asKing Sunny Ade (KSA), had touched many lives in Yorubaland and the world through his music.

What Mark Zuckerberg has done in wading through water to visit dreamers and developers striving, with little support, for solutions in technology to the problems that confront our everyday living, is to validate their audacity. Hopefully, it draws the necessary attention to the tireless work and determination of many of our young men and women…

Samsung has officially recalled its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after reports that it can overheat and even explode. The company said it had “conducted a thorough investigation and found a battery cell issue.”

According to Samsung, there have been 35 reported cases and 2.5 million phones have been produced. While that figure is relatively high (batteries typically fail at a rate of 1 in tens of millions) it’s still far from common.

A comprehensive roadmap stating the challenges faced by displaced persons, solution to those challenges, implementation, activities with timeline, parties involved and their roles among others must be developed. The roadmap should also cover short and long term resettlement plans.

“It is pertinent to note that it costs more to keep IDPs in camps than it takes to resettle them.”

“Collating accurate data is primal to resettling IDPs.”

“The issue of displacement must not be treated politically; it calls for an urgent holistic approach.”

“Lack of reliable data has created a distorted picture of areas where interventions are needed.”

Fill Your Mind with Truth, Not Poison

Bola Adeoye — Sep 4, 2016

“A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash” (Proverbs 15:14 NLT, second edition).

If you want to become wise, the first thing you have to do is listen to God’s Word every day.

Proverbs 2:6 says, “It is the Lord who gives wisdom; from him come knowledge and understanding” (TEV).

Wellness Tips: 7 common lifestyle habits that are plain disgusting

There are habits a lot of people have that are plain disgusting especially in full glare of other people.

Most times, there are things (habits) peculiar to people that should be left in individual spaces or practised behind closed doors and not be done where people are always present as they can feel (and most likely) extremely gross.

TV personality, Charly Boy, who is now building a reputation for his numerous thought provoking comments, has made another observation concerning the state of governance in Nigeria.

In a recent post published on his Instagram on Saturday, September 3, 2016, "Area Fada", as he is also known stated that Nigeria may face more extremely difficult problems under President Muhammadu Buhari.

Charly Boy

(bellanaija)

He advised the president to step up to the plate and take charge of his administration.

My name is Adzege Faeren and I am a Nigerian scholar currently studying in Russia under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship scheme.

Three years ago, I was sent to Russia to study Medicine with many mouthwatering promises accompanying it. One of them was the promise of monthly stipends from the Nigerian government. However, this promise has never been a reality for me and several others. I am most certain that many people reading this are already familiar with this yearly outcry from scholarship students abroad, but, we will still cry anyway.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday G20 leaders meeting in China agreed they needed to work together to increase world economic growth.

She welcomed China's focus on structural reforms during its rotating presidency of the group, and said digital ministers from the world's 20 biggest economies would meet for the first time next year, when Germany will take over the G20 presidency.

She said the group also planned to set up a task force on innovation.

The Role of Lawyers In the Fight Against Corruption, By Bolaji Owasanoye

“A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper, Guido, has cheated him out of $10,000,000. His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first place. It was assumed that Guido would hear nothing so he would never have to testify in court. When the Godfather goes to confront Guido about his missing $10 million, he takes along his lawyer who knows sign language. The Godfather tells the lawyer, “Ask him where the money is!” The lawyer, using sign language, asks Guido, Where’s the money? Guido signs back, “I don’t know what you are talking about.” The lawyer tells the Godfather, “He says he doesn’t know what you’re talking about.” The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to Guido’s head and says, “Ask him again or I’ll kill him!” The lawyer signs to Guido, “He’ll kill you if you don’t tell him.” Guido trembles and signs, “OK! You win! The money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the shed at my cousin Bruno’s house.” The Godfather asks the lawyer, “What did he say?” The lawyer replies, “He says you don’t have the guts to pull the trigger!”

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