February 2020

Muhammadu Buhari

Despite Criticism, We’Ve Made Progress In N’East – Buhari

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said despite criticism, his government has made substantial progress in the war against Boko Haram in the North East.

Buhari spoke when he received Dr Christos Christou, International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) at State House, Abuja, Friday.

“We know the pathetic situation of children not knowing where their parents are, or the communities they come from, and that was why we established the new Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This is to harness and channel resources to such deprived people,” he declared.

The President promised that …

Trump Mocks Oscar’s Best Movie Pick Parasite

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

The U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film “Parasite,” telling a campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics such as 1939’s “Gone with the Wind.”

The cast of Parasite at the 92nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

“Parasite,” a dark social satire about the gap between rich and poor in modern Seoul, earlier this month, became the first non-English Language film to take Hollywood’s top prize.

It also won three other Oscars – best director and original screenplay for Bong Joon Ho and best international feature film.…

Oluwo Suspended 6 Months For Assaulting Fellow Oba

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

The Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers on Friday suspended the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi for allegedly beaten up a fellow oba.

Read Also: We Almost Exchanged Blows, I Didn’t Assault Oba – Oluwo

He was suspended for six months.

A committee headed by Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Adedotun, was also constituted by the council to further investigate the matter involving Oluwo and Obas in Iwo land.

The royal fathers at their emergency meeting held at Osun State Government Secretariat, Abere,Osun State agreed to suspend the monarch for six months.

The meeting was presided over by …

Chioma B

Chioma B: Fans React As Cardi B Prepares To Visit Africa

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

‘Money’ singer, American rapper, songwriter, television personality, and actress Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known professionally as Cardi B, is set to visit Africa for the second time.

This time it is South Africa the social media sensation and mum of 1 is heading for a concert, as tickets are already selling out fast, to the point of crashing a ticketing site. She even urged South Africans to teach her about their country through their comments.

Fans have since reacted on twitter, expressing utmost pleasure at Cardi B retaining her Nigerian given name Chioma B, even though South Africans want her …

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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