October 9, 2019

'Aku Luo Uno Initiative': The Dr Godwin Maduka Example

‘Aku Luo Uno Initiative’: The Dr Godwin Maduka Example

October 9, 2019 11:44 pm

By: Ejimkonye Caesar Munachiso

Dr Godwin Maduka is a US-based Medical practitioner from Umuchukwu in Orumba South L.G.A of Anambra State. Born into a very poor family, Dr. Maduka was faced with the challenges of poverty as a child and this propelled him to start struggling early in life to fend for himself and his family. After his secondary education, and by dint of hard work and providence, he left for the United States of America in the 1980s to further his education.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Rust College, Mississippi in 1984. In 1988, he …

Danger: Nigeria Is Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder Part 2

Danger: Nigeria Is Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder Part 2

October 9, 2019 11:19 pm

By: Odumodu Gbulagu

Buhari’s coming to power brought unnecessary hardship and untold terror to the citizens of Nigeria. He stifled freedom of speech, stopped obeying court orders, jailed journalists, yet people praised him and said Nigeria needs a dictator and not a democrat.

Now that he has won and Next level has fully commenced, things have taken a different turn. Some of the people that helped him to power are now in detention. He closed the Southern border and left open the Northern side

Theophilus Danjuma, Nigeria Former Minister of Defence and a retired Army General asked Nigerians to defend …

Turkey Launches Offensive Air Strikes In Northern Syria

Turkey Launches Offensive Air Strikes In Northern Syria

October 9, 2019 3:21 pm

Turkey warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation was to create a “safe zone” cleared of Kurdish militias which will also house Syrian refugees.

Several locations were hit, and at least two civilians died, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.

It vowed to resist any Turkish advance across the border.

Amid growing humanitarian concerns, the SDF asked the US-led coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) to establish a no-fly zone in the …

Brexit: Special Sitting For MPs To Decide The Future Of UK

Brexit: Special Sitting For MPs To Decide The Future Of UK

October 9, 2019 11:57 am

MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit.

Parliament will meet on 19 October after a crunch EU summit – seen as the last chance for the UK and EU to agree a deal ahead of 31 October deadline.

If a deal is agreed, Boris Johnson will ask MPs to approve it – but if not, a range of options could be presented.

The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg says these could include leaving without a deal and halting Brexit altogether.

MPs will have to agree on a business motion …

Danger: Nigeria Is Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder Part 1

Danger: Nigeria Is Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder Part 1

October 9, 2019 11:21 am

By: Odumodu Gbulagu

Nigeria, as Buhari left it today, can be said to be literally sitting on a keg of gun powder awaiting explosion. Nigerians have been pushed to the wall for a very long time, and they have gotten to their elastic limit. Nigeria is a nation that is not at war but has seen more killings than Syria that is in full-blown war.

Failure of governance, bad economy, hunger and brutal killings are an integral part of the problem.

It all started when the fake Buhari told Nigerians in an interview that he wasn’t going to treat …

Okowa Appoints Daughter As Aide, Says He Has No Regrets

Okowa Appoints Daughter As Aide, Says He Has No Regrets

October 9, 2019 10:34 am

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, says he owes no one apologies for appointing one of his daughters as a political aide. Okowa said this on Tuesday at a media quarterly briefing in Asaba, Delta State capital.

The governor said his daughter was eminently qualified for the position.   “It is not true that I have two of my daughters appointed. I have only one appointed and she is rightfully qualified,” he said.

“I do not have any daughter on social media. The one appointed for girl child education is rightfully qualified.

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Female Banker Jailed One Year For Fraud In Osogbo

Female Banker Jailed One Year For Fraud In Osogbo

October 9, 2019 10:17 am

A 51- year-old female banker, Yetunde Iyabo Adewunmi, was on Tuesday sentenced to one-year imprisonment for conspiracy, aiding and abating fraud.

Adewunmi was convicted of the amended charge filed against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State.

A statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said investigation conducted by officials of the Commission had revealed that the convict used her position as a staffer of a new generation bank in Ile Ife, Osun State, …

BBC ‘SexforGrades’ UNILAG Cold Room Full Video Is Out

October 9, 2019 7:48 am

SexForGrades The BBC report is part of a year-long investigation into sexual harassment by professors at the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana.

The University of Lagos which says it has a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual harassment has suspended Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu following the allegation against him.

A statement signed by Principal Assistant Registrar (Communication Unit), Mrs. Taiwo Oloyede said the university “dissociates itself totally from this act(s) and any inappropriate behaviour of staff with female students and vice versa.”

“As a reputable Institution and one of the foremost Universities in Nigeria and sub-Sahara Africa, we are highly …

Statue of Iconic Zlatan Ibrahimovic Unveiled In Sweden

Statue Of Iconic Zlatan Ibrahimovic Unveiled In Sweden

October 9, 2019 7:15 am

A statue of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been built in his hometown in Sweden. The bronze structure, commissioned by the Swedish FA, was unveiled in front of hundreds of fans outside Malmo’s stadium on Tuesday.

No matter where you come from, where you are, no matter what you look like, the statue is the symbol that anything is possible,” said Ibrahimovic.

The 38-year-old scored 62 goals in 116 games for Sweden between 2001 and 2016. The statue, created by Swedish artist Peter Linde, is 8ft 9inches tall and weighs almost 500kg.

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EFCC Releases List Of 18 Fraudsters Busted In Lagos

EFCC Releases List Of 18 Fraudsters Busted In Lagos

October 9, 2019 6:50 am

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos.

The suspects are Abass Mukhtar, Enitan Adekunle, Olakunle Araoyinbo, Korede Adetule, Christmas Gabriel, Christmas Yole, Christmas Emmanuel and Harrison Obayogbono.

Others are Victor Kenneth, Adewale Musibau, Oluwajuwon Shofuyi, Idris Abdulazeez, Oyeku Adeoye, Omilana Adeleke, Okeke Chucks, Peters Olamide, Abayomi Jones and Usman Olalekan.

The suspects were arrested at three different locations in the Alagbado area of Lagos State, following intelligence reports received by the Commission from concerned members of the public about their alleged involvement in criminal activities.

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Ndi Anambra, Should Soludo Now Come And Mend It?

Ndi Anambra, Should Soludo Now Come And Mend It?

October 9, 2019 4:49 am

On Tuesday, 1st October, 2019, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo joined the convener of ‘The Platform Nigeria’ Pastor Poju Oyemade, the CEO, Financial Derivatives Limited, Bismarck Rewane and former Anambra state Governor Mr. Peter Obi to discuss the way forward for Nigeria’s economy. Soludo and Rewane are both members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s new seven-man Presidential Economic Advisory Council, PEAC, which Prof. Doyin Salami is the Chairman.

At the prestigious event, in which Soludo, Obi and Rewane delivered high-quality lectures and raised issues that would continue to be topics of debates for …

Anambra Eyes 80% Improved Performance In 2019 Budget

Anambra Eyes 80% Improved Performance In 2019 Budget

October 9, 2019 4:10 am

Anambra State government has said that it is optimistic that its 2019 budget will receive over 80 percent implementation, saying that the state has remained top in budget performance since Governor Willie Obiano took the reins of power in the state.

The state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Mark Okoye, said this at a news conference on the 2020 proposed budget presented to the Anambra State House of Assembly two weeks ago.

Okoye said, “The good thing about Anambra is that we present a budget that we can implement 100 percent. There is no use presenting ₦1 trillion …

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