November 2019

MKO Abiola’s Doctor, Ore Falomo, Is Dead

November 9, 2019 4:26 pm

Personal physician to Late Chief MKO Abiola, Dr. Ore Falomo, is dead.

Falomo, a former Medical Director of Maryland Specialist Hospital, was said to have died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.

Though no official statement has been issued on his death, some leaders of pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, have reacted to his death.

Chief Ayo Adebanjo described him as a progressive, nationalist, patriot and successful medical practitioner.

Adebanjo said Falomo fought for democratic ideals and was loyal to the struggle.

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Appeal Court Affirms Sanwo-Olu’s Election

November 9, 2019 4:21 pm

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Saturday, upheld the election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the five-man panel in two separate judgments, upheld Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the March 9 poll and dismissed the appeal by governorship candidates of Labour Party (LP) and Alliance for Democracy (AD).

The two parties and their candidates had appealed the Sep. 23 judgment of the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal which upheld Sanwo-Olu’s victory.

The appellate court in both judgments upheld the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal that the appellants failed to …

The Abduction Mess In Kaduna State

November 9, 2019 4:20 pm

Kaduna State is in a big mess. This aptly describes the raging insecurity in this state, where kidnapping and banditry have become big businesses. The last four years have been horrendous. Daily, scores of hapless people are kidnapped for ransom in communities across the state, while security agents and Governor Nasir El-rufai display so much incompetence. Traumatised residents of Rigasa, in Igabi Local Government Area of the state, were on the streets last Monday to protest the high rate of abductions in their community. They also visited the state’s House of Assembly to seek the intervention of the lawmakers over …

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NDDC: A Vote for Interim Managemnt Committee

November 9, 2019 4:18 pm

Henry Kissinger, a renowned former US Diplomat said that the success of any government is its ability to bring about new realities. When President Buhari in his quest for a new beginning, ordered a forensic audit into the activities of NDDC from inception to date, little did political influencers in the region imagine it would come to fruition. When he took a further step by directing the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs to inaugurate an Interim Management Committee to create the enabling environment for the audit, they broke the secure locks of hades and unleashed ancient demons to invade television …

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That Lionhearted Mishap

November 9, 2019 4:16 pm

It would have been heart-warming if Ms Genevieve Nnaji had kept sealed lips. It would have been gracious if frazzled selectors had promptly apologised, and speedily assumed responsibility, and offered to resign (or feigned it). It would have been a shocking binge of fresh air if our social media influencers and critics had done a little research before crashing into the current controversy surrounding America’s Oscar Awards’ treatment or maltreatment of our dear lovely Lionheart. It would have been great to see how the supposed second-placed work which is predominantly rendered in an indigenous language would have fared. It would …

Garlands For Mamman Daura

November 9, 2019 4:12 pm

When I look back now, I think the struggle against former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Third Term Agenda, cemented my relationship with Malam Mamman Daura. As Editor of Daily Trust, I had been one of the earliest people, who got to read an outline of that agenda. We held very robust debates in our weekly Editorial Board meetings, which I also chaired, and we knew, that it was a moment that called for the most definitive struggle, against what was designed to jeopardize Nigeria’s democratic consolidation. I was very convinced at the personal level, that Nigeria deserved better, than what Obasanjo …

2 Reasons Women Give For Using Black Magic In Relationships

November 9, 2019 4:11 pm
Are you in love with your girlfriend in a crazy manner you can’t explain? Have you done inexplicable things for your partner that leave people wondering if you are in your right senses? It might be the time to go on Twitter, search for Oloni and ask her privately if your girlfriend has confessed about using black magic or Jazz, known as Juju to keep you forever.
A  Twitter influencer named Oloni asked ladies to anonymously submit confessions. But these aren’t your ordinary Whisper app confessions. These confessions own up to using black magic against their own partners. With the …
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SA: More Than 25 Companies To Sponsor SA Couple’s Wedding

November 9, 2019 4:10 pm
Yesterday, the trending hashtag on twitter was KFC Proposal. Wondering what that is?
Yesterday, a man proposed to his girlfriend as KFC South Africa and what was supposed to be just a proposal turns out to be one of the biggest days in the life of the couple.

A man, Hector, went to KFC South Africa to ask his girlfriend to be his fiancee and tweeted the good news on twitter. However, one of his followers thought that was a very demeaning proposal and replied to him saying “SA men are so broke they even propose in KFC….they have

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This Is Your Chance, Lawal Tells Young Eagles

November 9, 2019 4:10 pm
Former International, Garba Lawal is thrilled by the number of players available to Coach Gernot Rohr for pick, as the Super Eagles set to clash with Benin Republic and Lesotho in next week’s Cameroon 2021 AFCON qualifiers.Despite the absence of some key players in the friendlies against Ukraine and Brazil, some of the players newly invited to hold forth for the established stars in the Eagles did not disappoint.Speaking with The Guardian yesterday, Lawal said that the youngsters who did well against Ukraine and Brazil could hold their own any day.

“It is fantastic that we now have some youngsters

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French Bishops Approve Payouts For Sex Abuse Victims

November 9, 2019 4:09 pm

French bishops on Saturday approved a programme of payouts to victims of sex abuse by priests — but survivors have already objected that the Church has not gone far enough in admitting responsibility.

Voting at the bi-annual Conference of French Bishops (CEF) in the southern city of Lourdes, a large majority of the 120 bishops approved the payments to those who had suffered abuse within the Church.

The size of the payouts will be made will be determined at a meeting in April, conference chairman Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, the archbishop of Reims, told reporters.

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UN Envoy Launches Intra-Syrian Talks

November 9, 2019 1:17 pm

Syrian government and opposition representatives sat down to draft a new constitution, in what UN mediator Geir Pedersen called a “historic moment”.

The fact that the warring sides agreed to sit down face to face for the first time after nearly nine years of conflict “is a powerful sign of hope for Syrians everywhere,” Pedersen told the 150 delegates.

“I encourage you to be patient and also to be persistent, to be ready to compromise and to engage constructively,” the Norwegian UN diplomat said.

He pointed out that the talks could pave the way to a broader peace process.

“I …

Brazil’s Leftist Icon Lula Walks Free From Jail

November 9, 2019 1:13 pm

Brazil’s leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.

The former president, wearing a black T-shirt and suit jacket, pumped his fist as he exited the federal police headquarters in the southern city of Curitiba and was quickly mobbed by hundreds of supporters and journalists.

In an impassioned address in a sometimes hoarse voice, Lula vowed to keep fighting for poor people and denounced the economic policies of the current right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro.

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