Lukman dumps APC over Tinubu’s poor performance
The immediate past National Vice Chairman (North West) of the All progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has resigned his membership of the party over alleged bad governance under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. Lukman, in a letter to selected party leaders titled: “APC and The Future of Nigerian Democracy” claimed that after one-year of “planless leadership” under the President Tinubu-led administration, not much can be achieved during his tenure. With that, both the APC and the governments it controls are getting more and more unpopular. The popular saying in the country now is that President Tinubu is a one-term President. I don’t expect party leaders will agree with my decision.
Source:The Guardian
June 13, 2024 11:05 UTC
Nollywood actor, Sule Suebebe is dead
Entertainment of Wednesday, 12 June 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Nigerian film industry is currently mourning the loss of one of its seasoned actors, Dayo Adewunmi, popularly known as Sule Suebebe, who passed away at the age of 68. As reported by guardian.ng, Suebebe succumbed to a long-term illness on Wednesday morning at a hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Baba Suebebe passed away at the hospital this morning. He acknowledged his reckless lifestyle and lack of guidance, appealing for forgiveness from those he may have wronged, particularly women. The family of the late actor will provide details of his funeral arrangements in due course.
Source:The Guardian
June 13, 2024 08:08 UTC
IATA predicts $30.5bn net profit projections for airlines in 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2024 compared with its June and December 2023 forecasts. Contained in the report presented at its 80th Annual General Meeting in Dubai, IATA predicted in its outlook highlights among others that the net profits are expected to reach $30.5 billion in 2024 (3.1 percent net profit margins) representing an improvement on 2023 net profits which are estimated to be $27.4 billion (3.0 percent net profit margins) which is also an improvement on the $25.7 billion (2.7 percent net profit margin) forecast for 2024 profits that IATA released in December 2023. Speaking at the AGM, IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh declared: “In a world of many and growing uncertainties, airlines continue to shore-up their profitability. The expected aggregate net profit of $30.5 billion in 2024 is a great achievement considering the recent deep pandemic losses. With a record five billion air travelers expected in 2024, the human need to fly has never been stronger.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 13, 2024 06:20 UTC
Kaspersky researchers punch holes in biometrics hardware security
Researchers with Kaspersky Lab disclosed a number of vulnerabilities in a popular brand of biometrics scanners. The security firm disclosed a total of six CVE vulnerability entries regarding code injection flaws in hardware from ZkTeco. While the research focused on ZkTeco specifically, the Kaspersky crew said that the findings suggest a larger possibility for serious security flaws in biometrics and authentication hardware. “Biometric scanners offer a unique way to resolve the conflict between security and usability,” the researchers wrote. The hackers’ proof-of-concept loaded a QR code with additional commands that would grant the attacker with privileges otherwise locked off from ordinary users.
Source:Punch
June 13, 2024 03:13 UTC
35 dead, dozens injured in Kuwait building fire
More than 35 people were killed and dozens injured in a building fire in an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Forty-three people were injured, the health ministry said, after the blaze broke out in a residential building south of Kuwait City at dawn. Related Posts No Content Available“As for the deaths in the building behind me, the number has exceeded 35 so far.”Forensic teams have identified three of the bodies, Owaihan added. According to a source in the General Fire Department, the victims suffocated from rising smoke after the fire broke out on the ground floor. The building’s owner has been detained in an investigation into potential negligence, Interior Minister Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef said as he too visited the scene.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 12, 2024 18:32 UTC
Nigeria’s greatness beyond rich mineral resources — Otti
Abia Governor, Alex Otti says the greatness of the Nigerian nation goes beyond the rich mineral resources buried beneath its soil. Because we believe, Abia has become a model democratic society where the leadership is accountable to the people, not to a tiny cabal of godfathers. Wherever you are, whatever you do, the Government will do its part by providing you with the right support to soar higher. “We shall not reach the mark in one day, but we will commit every waking hour to the task of meeting the aspirations we share as a democratic society. Our dear State, Abia, will be great in our lifetime.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 12, 2024 14:59 UTC
Shutting down national grid criminal, police warn protesters
The police added that tampering with the national grid is a criminal offence. The statement read, “Those who want to stage a peaceful protest are advised to inform the police and request protection. Members of the public are again reminded that it is a criminal offence to tamper with the national grid or prevent/disrupt the transmission of electricity. “The Nigeria police will protect the rights of all citizens including those on peaceful protest but will not look on to see the rights of other citizens being violated. “We remain dedicated to upholding the rights of citizens while ensuring that public order is maintained.”
Source:Punch
June 12, 2024 08:11 UTC
Nathan’s hot dog eating contest host felt ‘gut punch’ after Joey Chestnut July 4 decision
Joey Chestnut won’t be competing in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and at least one person associated with the event is sick to their stomach. The 40-year-old has been almost unbeatable on July 4, winning the event 16 times, including every single one since 2016. Three of those 16 wins came against Takeru Kobayashi, who had previously won the contest six times in the early 2000s. Kobayashi, coincidentally enough, had his own problems with MLE and has not competed at the Nathan’s contest since 2009 after he had a dispute over his contract. 3 Joey Chestnut won’t be competing this year.
Source:Punch
June 12, 2024 06:37 UTC
Five Finger Death Punch Breaks Their Tie With Metallica
(Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images) Getty ImagesFive Finger Death Punch returns to the No. “This Is The Way” by Five Finger Death Punch steps up one space on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart this week. Five Finger Death Punch has accrued 15 No. 1 now included in their discography, Five Finger Death Punch breaks out of a tie with two other acts on the ranking of the musicians who have reached the summit the most frequently. Now, Five Finger Death Punch stands alone in third place.
Source:Punch
June 11, 2024 18:05 UTC
Otti suspends health commissioner for alleged misconduct
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has approved the suspension of the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo. A statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Culture in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, said the suspension is to allow for the investigation of allegations of gross misconduct levelled against the Commissioner. The statement read, “The Abia State Government is committed to good governance and the rule of law under which persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Consequently, the administration is painstaking in investigating and establishing facts of infractions or misconduct uncovered by its internal monitoring and feedback system. “In light of these developments, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr Ifeyinwa Kalu, will collaborate with the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Azodo, to run the affairs of the Ministry in the interim pending the outcome of further investigations into the allegations against Dr.Ngozi Okoronkwo”.
Source:Punch
June 11, 2024 14:10 UTC
Ozone-harming gas declining faster than expected: study
Scientists said Tuesday that international efforts to protect the ozone layer had been a “huge global success” after revealing that damaging gases in the atmosphere were declining faster than expected. A new study has found that atmospheric levels of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), harmful gases responsible for holes in the ozone layer, peaked in 2021 — five years ahead of projections. The most harmful CFCs were phased out by 2010 in an effort to protect the ozone layer — the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet rays from the Sun. This study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, examined levels of these pollutants in the atmosphere by using data from the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment and US National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. The United Nations Environment Programme in 2023 estimated it could take four decades before the ozone layer would recover to levels before the hole was first detected in the 1980s.
Source:The Guardian
June 11, 2024 13:51 UTC
The Pisco Punch Comes Home
The Pisco Punch rose to fame between 1893 and 1919 at the Bank Exchange, where bartender Duncan Nicol served it with a two-drink limit. He also prefers Italia pisco, which was used in the original Pisco Punch. In 1777, more than a century before the Pisco Punch appeared at the Bank Exchange, Peruvian navigator Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra introduced pisco to California. In return, Toro-Lira’s work transported the Pisco Punch to Peru: The publication of his book led the recipe to spread across Lima. BarSol Pisco founder and master distiller Diego Loret de Mola, who had his first Pisco Punch two decades ago, has seen it flourish in the capital since then.
Source:Punch
June 11, 2024 10:59 UTC
Minimum wage: Tripartite committee submits report, President to decide
President Tinubu with some labour leaders after a meeting at Aso Villa on Wednesday, August 2. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Monday, said the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has submitted its report. The committee was tasked with the responsibility of recommending a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers in the public and private sectors. The statement read, “The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has concluded its assignment and submitted the report to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday, 10th June 2024. To fast-track the talks, the President, last Tuesday, directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to present the cost implications for a new minimum wage within two days.
Source:Punch
June 11, 2024 00:12 UTC
What will Nigeria look like with a regional system of government?
So, what’s a regional system of government? The government structureIt is imperative to note that Nigeria practised a hybrid of regional government and parliamentary system of government between 1960 and 1963. Pulse NigeriaShould Nigeria revert to a regional system of government as practised in the early 1960s, the current arrangement would collapse to accommodate a prime minister and premiers who would act as head of government at the regional level. Currently, Nigeria is partitioned into six main regions namely, South West, South East, South South, North West, North East, and North Central. With this in place, a major problem has been solved for a regional system of government if it ever happens.
Source:The Guardian
June 10, 2024 20:46 UTC