The fraudsters, whose total number has not been disclosed, were busted in a joint operation by Ghanaian police and the US embassy.
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
End of the road: Police Bust Fake US Embassy In Ghana
The fraudsters, whose total number has not been disclosed, were busted in a joint operation by Ghanaian police and the US embassy.
Muslim Communities Remain Isolated Because Men Keep Marrying Women From Home Countries, Report Warns
Muslim communities remain isolated even after decades in the UK because men keep marrying foreign wives, a Government adviser has warned.
Dame Louise Casey said that there is a “first generation in every generation” phenomenon in Muslim communities which is acting as a “bar” to integration.
The review also accuses Labour and local authorities of having “ignored or even condoned” harmful cultural traditions for fear of being branded “racist or Islamaphobic”.
Donald Trump adviser says ‘If China doesn’t like it, screw ’em’ as diplomatic row escalates
Donald Trump should not worry about insulting China and if Beijing objects to him speaking to Taiwan, “screw ’em”, an economic adviser to the US president-elect has said.
Stephen Moore, chief economist of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, said Mr Trump was right to risk China’s displeasure by speaking on the phone with the president of Taiwan, which the Chinese regard as a breakaway province.
Monday, 5 December 2016
Are You Hooked On More Supplements Than You Need?
We all believe that health is wealth, and we should spare no expense in making sure we glow with health most of the time. One of the fast fix ways for most of us to stay healthy is popping all manner of vitamin pills. Only recently, it’s been alleged that many people who take high doses of certain vitamins and minerals could be damaging their health.
Democracy needs a Strong Structure By Muyiwa Adetiba
Many, many years ago, at the beginning of its democratic experience, it was said that an elder statesman in the United States of America was asked by a confused elite, ‘Sir, what really do we have —a monarchy or a democracy’? To which the elder statesman replied, ‘A democracy—if we can keep it.’ The US has been the bastion of world’s democracy since then exporting whenever it can, this brand of governance to far flung countries.
Ubi Franklin ‘Cries’ Online Again
Last Year First sunday of December I was in church with my wife, this year she wasn't in church with me but I reserved her a seat for her. As it's the culture at House On The Rock to have an overflow service after @theexperiencelagos I shared a video of us dancing in church and a lot of you criticize it today I wish I didn't take down that video and just appreciate a Happy Family praising and exalting God together and not bothered what a comment without a face will say.
Who is Afraid of Atiku Abubakar? Jeff Eme
The choice Nigerians need to make in 2019
One politician strolled into the fourth republic with huge dose of democratic credentials. Alhaji Abubakar Atiku established himself as a democrat immediately he resigned from public service. He became a disciple of late Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, the great political tactician that swept the country like a hurricane.
Members of this political machine included Chief Anthony Anenih, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lamidi Adedibu, Dapo Sarumi, Yomi Edu and others.
Venezuela to introduce bigger bills amid soaring inflation
Venezuela’s central bank has said it will issue higher-denominated currency notes mid-December. The South American country is facing an acute economic crisis as its inflation is expected to surpass four digits next year.
Venezuela will introduce six new bills ranging from 500 to 20,000 bolivars, the OPEC nation’s central bank said in a statement on Sunday.
Currently, the largest-denominated Venezuelan note is 100 bolivars (9.4 euros), which is worth just around two US cents on the black market. A two-liter soft drink bottle can cost 25 times that amount.
Olugbo’s Outburst, Royal Rascality, Says Ooni
Oba Ogunwusi said this on Sunday in a statement issued on his behalf by the Director of Public Affairs. Ooni’s Palace, Mr. Moses Olafare, in reaction to the statement issued on behalf of the Olugbo by the Olugbo-in-Council.
Human Rights Abusers Who Buy London Homes Could Have Assets Seized | TheGuardian
Dictators and human rights abusers who buy luxury property in London and use the UK to conceal their wealth could have their assets seized under an MPs’ initiative.
A group of backbenchers are seeking to amend the government’s criminal finances bill and introduce a clause targeting those guilty of human rights abuses outside Britain. It would allow officials and organisations such as Amnesty International to apply for an order to freeze their UK assets.
Donald Trump could erase Obama’s legacy almost as soon as he takes office | BusinessInsider
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory on Election Day has put some of President Barack Obama’s hallmark achievements in jeopardy.
Trump has come out strongly against almost all of the top initiatives Obama spent eight years working on — the Asia pivot, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, Obamacare, and the Iran nuclear deal — and they’re fragile enough that Trump could reverse course fairly easily.
“You have an outsider president being replaced by the most outsider candidate ever elected,” Ian Bremmer, a geopolitical analyst and president of the Eurasia Group, told Business Insider via email.
Lessons for Nigeria from the United States poll, by Mike Igini
ONDO ELECTION, OUR DEMOCRACY: Lessons for Nigeria from the United States poll, by Mike Igini, ex-Resident Electoral Commissioner By Dapo Akinrefon Mike Igini, until recently the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Cross River and Edo States respectively, monitored the November 8 presidential election in the United States of America. In this interview, Igini points out the lessons for Nigerians in the poll.
You have just returned from the US to monitor the election. The outcome came as a shock to the whole world. Are you surprised?
Kidnappers Scares Foreign Investors away From Nigeria —NGE
Rising from its 4th quarterly Standing Committee meeting in Yola, Adamawa State, weekend, the Guild in a communique signed by the president, Funke Egbemode, and secretary, Victoria Ibanga, said the new dimension was portraying the country negatively in the eye of the global community, with the potential of scaring away foreign investors, at a time their contribution was crucial to revamp the country’s ailing economy.
Presidency: Yes, Consolidated Accounts Overdrawn, But Sanusi Wrong on Figures
The presidency has faulted allegations made by former CBN Governor, and Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, on the state of the economy, maintaining that the former apex bank boss did not get his facts right.
Sanusi had at a policy dialogue organised by the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD), criticized President Muhammadu Buhari administration for relying on massive fiscal expansion and a faulty foreign exchange policy that discourages investment to get the country out of the current recession.
Ending the Unnecessary State Sponsorship of Pilgrimages
Government at all levels should stop funding journeys undertaken for religious reasons to save needless expenditure, writes Vincent Obia
Is it right for government to spend millions of naira annually on sponsoring religious trips by individuals when majority of the people live in poverty and government complains about inadequate funds to provide basic amenities? Or, is it fair on the people and the country to make them pay for journeys to holy places undertaken for religious reasons when the constitution prohibits state religion?
Corruption: EFCC Moves To Arraign 5 More Judges
All is set for the trial of at least five more judges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The commission has concluded investigation on the judges.
There were indications that cases being handled by the judges before their travails might be reassigned.
The details were being worked out by the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court (NIC).
The details were being worked out by the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court (NIC).
Also, it was learnt that the EFCC has seized the passport of a Commissioner of Police, Mr. Victor Onofiok who has been detained in connection with alleged N1.9billion fraud.
From Libya With Tears: Story of Trafficked Nigerian Woman | PremiumTimes
Peju Akins (not real name) was offered a poisoned chalice in a Lagos church in January 2015; she embraced it hook, line and sinker!
A lady she met during Sunday service painted the rosy picture of Libya, with the streets of Tripoli “flowing with milk and honey,” and the promise that after making money in the North African country, she would easily migrate to Europe.
“I’m lucky to be back in Nigeria alive; many died during the one-month trip through the desert, especially between Agadez in Niger Republic and the Libyan capital, Tripoli. My ‘burger’ (trafficker) succeeded in convincing another lady to make the trip with us from Lagos. We were seeking better life, but it was a regrettable trip and a waste of almost two years of my life.’’
Reps, OBJ: The Battle For Moral High Ground
It is no longer news that there’s no love lost between the federal lawmakers and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The animosity dates back to the latter’s time as president.
All through his eight years tenure as president, Obasanjo and the parliament were at variance on many issues, which was summed up in the legislature’s determination to assert its independence as an institution and Obasanjo’s resolve to control the legislature by imposing candidates to occupy leadership positions; an act lawmakers viewed as unnecessary interference into their affairs as an arm of government.
Villa Chapel’s Thanksgiving Johnathan Absent' Osinbajo Confirm His Was Invitation
Revealed: 40 Reps, 5 Senators parade O’ Level certificates
A peek into
A total of 45 federal lawmakers who got elected into the Nigerian parliament during the 2015 general elections to represent their various constituencies across the country were inaugurated into both chambers of the National Assembly with either Secondary School Certificates or Grade-II Teachers’ Certificates as their highest educational qualification, investigations by Daily Trust on Sunday has revealed.
Igbo Presidency: How Feasible In 2019?
After many years of being in the political doldrums, the business tycoon cum politician, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has come out calling on President Buhari to informally or formally arrange for an Igbo President in 2019.
He was one of the leading Igbo politicians in earlier days but somehow had receded into a temporary oblivion and had abandoned the race for the Aso Villa to lesser politicians over the years.
He was one of the leading Igbo politicians in earlier days but somehow had receded into a temporary oblivion and had abandoned the race for the Aso Villa to lesser politicians over the years.
Another Arab Awakening Is Looming, Warns A UN Report | Economist
IN DECEMBER 2010 Egypt’s cabinet discussed the findings of their National Youth Survey. Only 16% of 18-29-year-olds voted in elections, it showed; just 2% registered for volunteer work. An apathetic generation, concluded the ministers, who returned to twiddling their thumbs. Weeks later, Egypt’s youth spilled onto the streets and toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
Drivers who kill while on mobile phones will face life sentences | Telegraph
Drivers who cause death when looking at their mobile phones will face life in jail for the first time under Government plans to be revealed on Monday.
In a major hardening of sentencing guidelines, ministers will propose raising the upper limit of imprisonment for dangerous drivers who kill from 14 years to a lifetime.
It is designed to send a “clear message” that people who cause “immeasurable pain” to families with reckless driving should be given a “punishment that fits the crime”.
The move comes after a string of high-profile cases where children have been killed when people at the wheel failed to brake while being distracted by their phones.
Last year, 122 people were sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving and a further 21 people were convicted for killing someone when under the influence of drink or drugs.
Ministers have become concerned at whether the punishments are harsh enough, with evidence showing the average sentence for causing death while driving is less than four years.
Sam Gyimah, the justice minister, said: “Killer drivers ruin lives. Their actions cause immeasurable pain to families, who must endure tragic, unnecessary losses.
“While impossible to compensate for the death of a loved one, we are determined to make sure the punishment fits the crime.
“My message is clear – if you drive dangerously and kill on our roads, you could face a life sentence.”
Ministers will tomorrow propose increasing the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving or when under the influence of drink or drugs from 14 years to life.
They will also suggest creating a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving, with a maximum sentence of three years.
Dangerous driving includes speeding, street racing and also using a mobile phone when at the wheel, which ministers have become increasingly concerned about.
In October, a lorry driver who killed a woman and three children by hitting their stationary car while looking at his mobile phone was jailed for 10 years.
Tomasz Kroker, 30, smashed into the vehicle carrying Tracy Houghton, 45, her sons, Ethan, 13, and Josh, 11, and her stepdaughter, Aimee Goldsmith, 11, at 50mph.
When handing down the sentence, Judge Maura McGowan said his attention had been so poor that he “might as well have had his eyes closed”.
This latest string of proposals, announced by the Justice Department, comes after action earlier this year from the Transport Department.
Under the plans, penalties for using a handheld mobile phone while driving will rise from three to six penalty points and from £100 to £200 when a driver is issued with a fixed penalty.
Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, said recently: “It may seem harmless replying to a text, answering a call or using an app, but your actions could kill and cause untold misery.
“We all have our part to play in ensuring our family and friends do not use their phones while driving. I will be announcing a tougher new penalty regime shortly.”
A consultation on the new sentence guidelines will close in February. Ministers stressed that whatever the guideline changes, sentencing remains a matter for independent judges.
HOLY AND AWESOME IS HIS NAME
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Monday, December 5
Psalm 111
HOLY AND AWESOME IS HIS NAME
He provided redemption for his people... holy and awesome is his name. Psalm 111:9, NIV
Two characteristics of the name of the LORD are the focus of today’s devotion. To say that God is holy, is to extol His purity,
Sunday, 4 December 2016
Health Concerns: WHAT ARE THE MEDICAL DANGERS OF MARIJUANA USE?
I must preface these statements with the remark that there is still a great deal of research to be done concerning the effects of marijuana on the health of humans due to the fact that widespread marijuana use has only become prevalent in this country within the last three decades, so the effects of long-term use are just beginning to become apparent. I should also add that in making these observations, I have concentrated on the risks of smoking natural marijuana, since it is the most effective method of ingesting its active cannabinoids.
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