2023 Presidency: Edo supports you, PDP deputy Gov tells Osinbajo
Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has described Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) as the best candidate for the 2023 Presidency, declaring that the whole of Edo is with him. The Vice President was the Special Guest of Honour at the occasion. “Your Excellency, just know that you have Edo, you have us, anything that you want to do, you have us and you have God. And by the Grace of God, we will have our own as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023,” the Edo deputy governor said. The EndSARS was a clarion call to all of us.”He then noted that “the era of godfathers are over, it is now the era of good leadership and progressive leadership.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 23:36 UTC
Many drug barons now see politics as easy alternative –Soludo
The governor-elect of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, says politics has become a big business in Nigeria, adding that many drug barons and internet scammers have flocked into politics to avoid being arrested. He spoke on ‘The Purpose and Price of Disruptive Change’ at the first graduation of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance Pioneer in Abuja. The school was founded by former Minister of Education, Oby EzekwesiliSoludo said, “Indeed, Africa needs a new liberation movement. The second will be liberation from rentier politics and politicians. As the noose tightened globally on other rentier/criminal enterprises such as drug trafficking or internet scamming, many of the barons flocked into politics as the next easy alternative.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 21:32 UTC
I will back Saraki’s presidential ambition if…
Ijaw National Leader, Edwin Clark, has offered to support the presidential ambition of former Senate President Bukola Saraki if there is no consensus on a southern candidate. During the visit, the group spoke on the need for national cohesion through the emergence of a presidential candidate who, over time, has shown character and competence to deliver on national issues. Clark emphasised the need to present a credible candidate who understands the dynamics in every part of Nigeria, citing the fact that Saraki possessed all the qualities. Clark, according to The Nation, also noted the sterling performance of Saraki in the 8th Senate, while emphasising that if the Southern part of the country fails to produce a consensus candidate, he would support Saraki’s presidential ambition. However, if we fail to come up with a consensus candidate in the South, I will have no option but to support Dr. Bukola Saraki,” Clark declared.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 21:24 UTC
Three arrested as teenager burns girlfriend’s skull for money ritual in Ogun
Three teenage boys have been caught burning the head of a girl, said to be in a relationship with one of them, for money ritual in Oke Aregba area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Men of the Ogun State Police Command arrested the three teenagers in the early hours of Saturday following the tip-off by one Segun Adewusi, who is the community security guard. Adewusi was reported to have observed that four boys were burning something suspected to be human head in a local pot. The source said, “The arrested suspects were identified as 17-year-old Wariz Oladeinde from Kugba, 19-year-old Abdulgafar Lukman from Kugba and Mustakeem Balogun from Bode Olude, all in Abeokuta. “On interrogation, the arrested suspects confessed that what they were burning in the local pot is the head of the girlfriend of their escaped accomplice.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 21:18 UTC
Federal Poly Owerri bars students from driving on campus
The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, has barred students of the institution from driving on its campus. The school in a circular released on Friday noted that students who brought cars to school caused were flamboyant with their wealth. The circular signed by the school’s Registrar, B.O Dara stated that students who had cars could park them outside the gates of the campus and not bring them in. The school management however stated that only staff baring their identification cards are allowed to drive into the school premises. “After thorough deliberation, management, therefore, directed that students are hereby banned from driving their vehicles into the campus.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 20:50 UTC
Grass-cutting scandal: Court rejects EFCC exhibits against ex-SGF, Lawal
Delivering a ruling, Justice Agbaza agreed with the defendants that the court in 2021 rejected some exhibits on the said phone. He added that the EFCC was only attempting to bring into the court records, exhibits already marked rejected. The judge held that any oral evidence of the EFCC’s witness on the rejected exhibits would amount to hearsay since he was not the maker and did not sign them. Olujimi said that EFCC wanted to smuggle in evidence earlier rejected by the court when it ruled against admitting a compact disc on the said iPhone. Uket argued that the witness, who is the eighth prosecution witness (PW8), was only saying what he and other investigators saw and did at the EFCC laboratory on the iPhone.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 19:11 UTC
Slain OAU student Timothy Adegoke buried amid tears
The remains of a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Timothy Adegoke, who died in controversial circumstances have been buried, The PUNCH reports. The remains of the 37-year-old Master of Business Administration student were brought to the Eruwa Town Hall in a white casket with hundreds of youths in procession. The body of the accountant was buried beside the house he built for his parents in the New Eruwa part of Eruwa town. Family members, friends and beneficiaries of the deceased’s acts of kindness wept sore during the brief service conducted by Revd. Read AlsoService of tributes was first held at the Eruwa Town Hall where hundreds of youths, members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, and OAU students, among others had gathered.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 18:35 UTC
Land agent dies in Ogun hotel after sex with ex-wife
A real estate agent, 50-year-old Diran Elijah, has lost his life after having sex with his former wife identified simply as Idowu, at a hotel in the Agbado area of Ogun State. The woman was said to have raised the alarm but it was too late as he reportedly gave up the ghost at the hotel. He said, “The owner of the hotel initially wanted to lie that the man slumped outside and died. But the woman (Idowu) confessed that they had sex and afterwards, the man complained that he was tired and wanted to rest. They went to the hotel and after having sex, he became unconscious.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 14:40 UTC
Only public-spirited men bring about national transformation – Osinbajo | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says only public-spirited men and women of goodwill bring about national transformation. The summit, known as the AGORA Conference, has the theme: “The Advancement of the Common Good towards Justice, Unity, Structure, and Development of Nigeria”. Osinbajo said that transformational leadership, particularly in a multi-ethnic and multi-faceted country such as Nigeria, was needed across all levels of government and spheres of society. Osinbajo said that the common good as an imperative of public policy and governance was articulated by the second chapter of the Nigerian Constitution“The challenge of actualisng the common good is coterminous with our quest to actualise the Directive Principles and Objectives of State Policy. “And the pursuit of the common good is the pursuit of the good of those who hate us and have hurt us even in the recent past.
Source:The Guardian
January 29, 2022 13:32 UTC
Erdogan sacks Turkey’s statistics chief after controversial inflation figures
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according to a decree published Saturday, after annual inflation figures angered both the pro-government and opposition camps. The dismissed state statistic agency chief, Sait Erdal Dincer, came under fire after releasing data this month that put the annual inflation rate at a 19-year high of 36.1 percent. But Erdogan reportedly criticised the statistics agency in private for publishing data that he felt overstated the scale of Turkey’s economic malaise. Erdogan did not explain his decision to appoint Erhan Cetinkaya, who had served as vice-chair of Turkey’s banking regulator, as the new state statistics chief. The Turkish leader also appointed a new justice minister, naming former deputy prime minister Bekir Bozdag to replace veteran ruling party member Abdulhamit Gul.
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 12:06 UTC
Our most successful movie was ‘Arbitration’, not ‘Wedding Party’ —Chinaza, Inkblot Co-founder
Chinaza Onuzo is the co-founder, Inkblot Productions; co-writer and executive Producer for the new movie – ‘Superstar’ currently showing in cinemas. In this interview by SEGUN KASALI, Chinaza spoke about his growing up experiences, assessment of the film industry and other issues. Inkblot recently celebrated 10 years in film production, how did you get here? If you mention the 17 movies we have done, I think the movie people mention is, ‘Wedding Party’ and probably the most successful Nigerian movie. How would you rate the Nigerian film production industry?
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 29, 2022 09:08 UTC
Britain's assisted dying bill hopes to end 'inhumane' suicides
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Source:The Guardian
January 29, 2022 09:04 UTC
Is Biden a threat to global peace?
Doing this to Russia at this critical juncture in world history makes Biden a mortal danger to global peace. As said above, President Trump was merely a rude, empty barrel who could have carelessly taken America to war by his infantile fumbling and bumbling than by any rationally calculated policy. Unlike Trump, Biden is an experienced politician. Biden’s main problem is Trump who, in a hostile takeover, has succeeded in turning the GOP into the party of Donald Trump. Buffeted as he is at home by lacklustre economic performance, and dogged everywhere by Trump, Biden is turning increasingly to foreign policy to shore up his presidency.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 29, 2022 08:43 UTC
VIDEO: Scene at court as Jaruma gets bail
Friends of aphrodisiac seller, Hauwa Saidu aka Jaruma hailed her with chants of ‘Next President of Nigeria’ while she returned with ‘Odeshi’ in excitement after she was granted bail by an Abuja court on Friday. Jaruma faces counts of defamation of character, criminal intimidation, injurious falsehood, publishing falsehood to incite the public to hate Ned Nwoko, her erstwhile business partner, Regina Daniels’ husband. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: [email protected]
Source:Punch
January 29, 2022 07:59 UTC
Where will the world be in the next 300 years?
The world is a flux, ever-moving, ever-changing, we are not where we were 300 years ago. This week on WhatsApp Conversation, we imagine what the world would be in 300 years. In 300 years, it will be incredible to see what the world will be like. Tosin AwoniyiIn the next 300 years, I think the world would have advanced in technology, how? In the next 300 years, the dynamics are going to be even crazier, the world will become relatively smaller with depletion of natural resources and an explosion of human resources.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 29, 2022 05:02 UTC