February 21, 2020

Ndume Kicks Against Blanket Amnesty For Bandits

Bill Supporting Rehab Of B’Haram Helps Insurgency

February 21, 2020 9:46 am

Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has rejected the newly introduced bill aimed at creating an agency for repentant Boko Haram insurgents.

Ndume, who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Army, said the bill was indirectly asking more Nigerians to team up with the terrorist group.

The lawmaker stated that the bill will swell the ranks of Boko Haram because they are sure of rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

Recall that the National Agency for Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalisation and Integration of repentant insurgents in Nigeria was sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Gaidam representing Yobe East Senatorial District

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Pete Edochie

Pete Edochie: Men Kneeling To Propose To Women Are Fools

February 21, 2020 9:46 am

Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie said Nigerian men kneeling down to propose to their women are not just fools, but ‘compound buffoons’.

In January, a video of the actor condemning the act of men kneeling to propose to their girlfriends went viral. He said the Nigerian men going on bended knees to make marriage proposals are simply copy cats of a culture prevalent in the Western World.

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The 72-year-old actor  was asked recently to speak on wedding proposals, and again, he vehemently kicked against men going down on their …

In Portugal, One Can Now Die When He Wants

February 21, 2020 9:45 am

The Portuguese parliament has approved five government legislative proposals to legalize euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally sick in the country.

The five proposals were presented Thursday by ruling Socialist Party (PS in Portuguese), Left Block (BE), People Animals Nature party (PAN), The Greens (PEV) and Liberal Initiative (IL).

In the 230-seat parliament, 223 lawmakers took part in the voting.

The proposal from the PS received 127 votes in favour and 86 against.

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There were 10 abstentions.

Legislators rejected a proposal of euthanasia in 2018.

“This will be …

Buhari Govt Warned Against External Borrowing

February 21, 2020 9:45 am

A Professor of Financial Economics, Prof. Ndubisi Nwokoma has warned President Muhammadu Buhari led government against external borrowing.

Nwokoma, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Research, University of Lagos, gave the warning in reaction to plans by the government to approach China for a $17 billion loan.

 

“Borrowing would be relatively harmless if it is tied to projects and are efficiently managed.

“Nigeria’s borrowing history is not salutary and debt service payments, even now, have been putting significant pressure on revenue.

“Nigeria is in a debt trap and should be cautious in procuring more debts,’’ Nwokoma said.

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Marlians

A Nation Filled With Marlians!

February 21, 2020 9:45 am

From the killings of innocent villagers by Katsina State bandits to the abandonment of more than 600 corpses in a Delta State hospital, life has become very cheap in Nigeria. Demoralised by what I see around me, I thought it was going to be another of those weeks of doom and gloom. But it was not until four friends visited me yesterday afternoon that I made up my mind to let things pass this week. I had asked if any of them could offer me an idea on what to write about. The first suggestion was a big No. I …

Benin

Girls For Sale – Difference Between Old And New Benin

February 21, 2020 9:44 am

In the dark days of slavery, the Benin Kingdom was one of the few territories in the southern part of Nigeria where slavery did not thrive with the active collaboration of the locals, especially kings and chiefs. Instead, the kingdom was known for its stout refusal to participate in what was then the common practice of selling indigenes out to Europeans for the ultimate journey into slavery.

It should therefore be considered an irony of history that the two states that probably incorporated the Benin Kingdom of old – Edo and Delta states – are today arguably the headquarters of …

Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo

Degi-Eremienyo Provides Proof Of Unique Certificate

February 21, 2020 5:15 am

The ousted deputy governor-elect in Bayelsa State, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo has named three of his Primary School teachers who can confirm to the world that he did not forge his certificates.

The deputy governor-elect addressed the press in Abuja on Thursday where he denied the allegation of Certificate forgery.

Degi-Eremienyo further asked the police to vet his credentials, lamenting that the Supreme Court ruling had left him greatly traumatised and in distress.

He said he called the press in order to defend his reputation which the Justices of the apex court whether consciously or unconsciously, have subjected to scurrilous scandal,

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Boko Haram Repentant Members Not Recruited – Army

February 21, 2020 5:15 am

The Coordinator, Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), Maj.-Gen Bamidele Shafa, has debunked reports that repentant members of “Boko Haram” have been enrolled into the Nigeria military.

Shafa in an interview with newsmen after a visit to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, explained that the military is a professional body, which abides strictly to rules and regulations regarding recruitment.

He added that to be recruited into the army, “You must be a Nigerian, must not have been convicted of any offence, and must not have been a members of any proscribed organisation.

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Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege

‘Omo-Agege Using His Office To Trample On Me’ – Delta Rep

February 21, 2020 5:14 am
On Thursday, a member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Ossai accused the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo Agege of using his position to block his bill on establishment of a tertiary institution in his constituency.

The lawmaker, who is also from Delta state as Omo-Agege, said that his bill was blocked because the Deputy Senate President is also sponsoring a bill on the same subject matter.

Ossai disclosed this to pressmen after his futile attempt to oppose the bill by Omo-Agege.

During the second reading of the bill by Omo-Agege, entitled “A Bill for an Act to Provide for

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Ohanaeze

‘Gov Ugwuanyi Kind Of Person We Want’ – Ohanaeze

February 21, 2020 4:52 am

The leadership of the Igbo apex organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu State, on Thursday, described Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the kind of leader they want.

The apex-Igbo group joined stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in applauding Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his peace and good governance initiatives and inclusive leadership style, which have entrenched participatory democracy in the state.

Speaking during the PDP State Flag-off of the Chairmanship Campaign in Ikem, the headquarters of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, ahead of the February 29 LG Elections in the state, the State Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Alex Ogbonna, who

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Buhari

Will Buhari Resign? Lai Mohammed Answers

February 21, 2020 4:51 am

Nigerians expecting President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to rising insecurity in the nation are joking, as the nation’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said emphatically on Thursday that the president will not resign.

He admitted that the nation was currently going through security challenges, but noted that the challenges were being tackled headlong.

According to him, there had been some red herrings in recent times, including those calling for the resignation of President Buhari or the sack of the security chiefs.

“I just want to say that the government, which has provided and continues to provide the

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UNICEF

UNICEF Begins Implementation Of Child-Friendly Initiative

February 21, 2020 4:50 am

The United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) says it has commenced a programme aimed at promoting the health and protection of the rights of children in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

UNICEF tagged the programme “Child-Friendly Communities Initiative (CFCI)”.

Mr Bhanu Pathak, the UNICEF Chief Field Officer, in charge of Bauchi, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing participants at a one-day inception meeting in Bauchi.

Pathak explained that the objective of the programme is to implement different child-friendly programmes at the grassroot level which will include education, health, nutrition and protection of the child right.

He said the programme …

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