Twitter
user @EniolaHu who does not believe God is a male, today posted a video
on her handle in which she shared a contrary opinion on men being
tagged the head of their homes. In her video, Eniola said the fact that
more women are outperforming their husbands in their homes, financially
and otherwise, is a pointer to the fact that the old age saying that men
are the heads of the home is incorrect. According to Eniola, a big
penis does not determine the head of the home but the responsibilities
that are met by each party in the home. She is of the opinion that both
the man and woman are the heads of a home.Watch the video below If women
are outperforming men in family headship roles, why are men the head?
This entitlement is not only unfair but it breeds domestic/ partner
violence towards women. Men cannot just be the head of the home cuz
someone said so, plis dear.FULL: https://t.co/0fg4sg14CH
pic.twitter.com/jHzV96wGJ4— beauty. spirit. light. (@EniolaHu) December
11, 2018If women are outperforming men in family headship roles, why are men then tagged the head of the home?''- female twitter user asks
Twitter
user @EniolaHu who does not believe God is a male, today posted a video
on her handle in which she shared a contrary opinion on men being
tagged the head of their homes. In her video, Eniola said the fact that
more women are outperforming their husbands in their homes, financially
and otherwise, is a pointer to the fact that the old age saying that men
are the heads of the home is incorrect. According to Eniola, a big
penis does not determine the head of the home but the responsibilities
that are met by each party in the home. She is of the opinion that both
the man and woman are the heads of a home.Watch the video below If women
are outperforming men in family headship roles, why are men the head?
This entitlement is not only unfair but it breeds domestic/ partner
violence towards women. Men cannot just be the head of the home cuz
someone said so, plis dear.FULL: https://t.co/0fg4sg14CH
pic.twitter.com/jHzV96wGJ4— beauty. spirit. light. (@EniolaHu) December
11, 2018Photos: Finally, Atiku, Ezekwesili sign the peace accord
The
presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Atiku Abubakar and Obiageli
Ezekwesili have signed the peace accord ahead of the 2019 general
elections. The candidates in separate visits today signed the Peace
Accord at the office of the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Abuja.
Atiku, while signing the peace accord said that he is committed to free,
fair and credible election. He also commended President Buhari for
signing the peace deal but urged him to sign the electoral act amendment
bill into law to demonstrate his willingness to ensure free and fair
elections Ezekwesili while signing the agreement also called on
President Buhari to sign the electoral act amendment bill saying that is
the only way to assure Nigerians that he is ready for free and fair
elections in 2019. President Buhari and other presidential candidates
had earlier on Tuesday signed the peace. However, the presidential
candidate of the PDP and ACPN were absent at the signing ceremony.The
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, explaining why the
party was not represented said it was due to communication lapse between
the NPC and its national secretariat.
@obyezeks Signing of peace accord at Kukah centre https://t.co/yOMjcxi9ZH— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) December 12, 2018A Cover to Protect Your Legacy
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up.Teacher Jailed For Having Sex With Student In Her Home And Car Park.
Sonia Ruth Mackay, 43, pleaded guilty to persistent sexual exploitation of a child in September.The District Court heard she groomed a 17-year-old boy before having unlawful sex with him numerous times including at her house, at his family’s home and in public areas including in a lift and in a city car park.
Judge Liesl Chapman said Mackay drank alcohol and smoked cigarettes and cannabis with the victim and bought him expensive presents.
“In light of what you were doing and the way you were doing it, it is evident to me that you could not have been thinking straight,” Judge Chapman said.
Judge Chapman said Mackay’s offending had a devastating impact on the victim and his family.
“The victim’s mother said she does not pity you because you are a grown woman, a teacher, a mother and a wife who she says manipulated her son’s emotions to meet your own selfish needs,” she said.
“Your behaviour causes a feeling of outrage, quite rightly, in the community.
“Your behaviour was manipulative and unforgivable.”
Mackay wept as she was sentenced to four years and five months in prison.
The court heard a psychiatric assessment found Mackay was at a low risk of sexual reoffending and that she was sorry for the pain and suffering she had caused her victim and his family.
However, Judge Chapman said suspending the sentence would not adequately deter others from engaging in such behaviour.
She said Mackay’s offending was a gross breach of trust.
Judge Chapman said she understood “jail would be difficult and crushing” and imposed a non-parole period of two years and one month.
As she was taken into custody, Mackay told her family who were visibly upset, that she loved them.
ELECTORAL ACT: INEC to meet with political parties, stakeholders this week
LAGOS—THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed
plans to meet with all stakeholders including registered political
parties to brainstorm on the controversies trailing the Electoral Act
and how to make the 2019 elections credible.INEC boss
Speaking to Vanguard, yesterday, after a media-gender sensitive programme organised by INEC in Lagos, INEC’s Deputy Director on Gender, Mrs. Blessing Obidegwu, said the Professor Yakubu Mahmood-led electoral commission is putting all measures in place to make the forthcoming elections the most credible in the nation’s history.
“INEC is doing a lot to make 2019 most credible. We started with planning. We have looked at our processes and plans, also looked at the technology we will deploy and we are engaging stakeholders like political parties, civil societies and the media. We appeal to other stakeholder to be part of making 2019 elections the most credible ever as the commission cannot do it alone.
National peace accord: I wasn’t invited’ — Atiku
“On the issue surrounding the Electoral Act (which President Muhammadu Buhari, for the fourth time refused to assent to the amendment bill), the commission has plans of meeting with stakeholders this week and I believe there will be a lasting solution. I am confident that with the level of our preparation, we will have credible elections come 2019,” she said.
Middle Belt group decries Buhari’s veto of amended Electoral Act
The INEC Gender Director decried the under-reporting and participation of women politicians in past elections, saying: “The commission is trying to get women involved in the 2019 elections by enhancing their participation in the electoral process and one of the ways is to get women politicians reported positively by journalists. This was why the commission put up a seminar on gender-sensitive reporting on election. In the time past, women politicians were stereotyped and unjustly reported in very trivial matters.
Kogi APC Lawmaker Loses Seat After Defecting To PDP
APC and PDPThe Kogi State House of Assembly has declared vacant the seat of Hon. Linus Enenche, the member representing Olamaboro Constituency of the state.
The decision taken on Tuesday on the floor of the House in Lokoja followed the recent defection of Enenche from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
Enenche lost his seat following a motion moved to that effect by the House Majority Leader, Hon. Bello Hassan Abdullahi.
Abdullahi had hinged his motion on a letter transmitted to the House by the state chairman of the APC, Mr. Abdul Bello, informing the House of Enenche’s defection.
He said that the letter also stated that Enenche will be seeking a return to the house on the platform of his new party, the PDP during the 2019 elections.
By this action, Abdullahi explained that Enenche had contravened Section 109 -1 Sub Section G of the 1999 constitution as amended.
The motion was seconded by Hon Ahmed Mohammed but a member of the PDP in the house objected on grounds that there was no evidence to back the motion.
He also argued that Enenche had already dragged the APC to court over the matter.
The Speaker, Hon. Mathew Kolawole, however, overruled him and put the motion to vote.
Two of the three members present during the plenary voted yes while the only PDP member among them voted no.
Enenche, who later spoke with newsmen, described the action of his colleagues as reckless and unconstitutional.
The lawmaker who spoke on phone said that the matter was already in court, saying that declaring his seat vacant was null and void.
He alleged that the leadership of the House had refused to pay his salary and allowances for the past seven months.
Enenche said all efforts made by him to get his entitlements released proved abortive as the Speaker claimed that he had been directed not to pay him.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wax masks are unveiled by Madame Tussauds but people think it's creepy (video)
Wax masks allegedly depicting Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been
tagged creepy after they were unveiled by Madame Tussauds.The fake Duke
and Duchess of Sussex were unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds in
Berlin.The wax masks were worn by real people who then proceeded to roam
the streets of an outdoor Christmas market. But people were unimpressed
and said the masks are deeply inaccurate, creepy, and do not adequately
depict the attractive royals.Watch video below. Shocking moment killers were nabbed with body of a woman they had just murdered for rituals after meeting her on Facebook (graphic video)
Two men were nabbed with the body of a woman they had just murdered for
ritual purposes and they revealed how they met her.The men, who were
nabbed just as they were calling an Alhaji to inform him that they had
body parts for sale, were stripped and tied by an angry mob after they
were caught in Aba over the weekend.When being questioned, one of the
men, identified as Emeka said:I'm from Ebonyi state. From Ukawu in
Ebonyi state.He denied knowledge of the murder and insisted it was the
other suspect, identified by his nickname Million, that was responsible
for the woman's death.Asked how they killed the woman, Million
confessed:We chatted her up online, through message."Is the girl a
prostitute," those present asked Million and he replied:Yes, a
prostitute. For Twenty five thousand.Emeka can be heard in the
background denying his involvement in the murder and saying:Million, you
won't tell these people that I didn't join you people in killing this
person. When asked how the woman was killed, Million said:Na this boy
(Emeka) use rope tie am. The woman's body can be seen on the ground,
with a lot of blood on the floor, close to her head. Her bag was also
recovered from the scene. 
At
this point, a man in the crowd can be heard saying:This is what they've
been doing; kidnapping girls, closing their accounts.This is what
they're doing. When they get the girl, they'll close the girl's account,
beat the girl, kill the girl, and do all sorts of nonsense. The man
added that they strangled the girl after gagging her to ensure she
doesn't scream. They added that the men are ritualists and were caught
trying to call Alhaji so they can sell the parts. They said they heard
Million calling the Alhaji to inform him that they have a woman's
parts. 
As
they were being led out, the suspect from Ebonyi state, Identified as
Emeka, said:Sir, it's this guy (Million) and my brother that are working
together.I don't know this guy. When asked for his brother's name, he
replied simply: "Chidera."Watch the shocking video below. Police arrest CEO of security company who ordered her thugs to brutalize gateman for demanding his salary
The CEO Esenty security services in Asaba, Delta State who ordered her
thugs to brutalize her gateman for demanding his salary has been
arrested and currently detained at Police Headquarters Asaba (Human
Rights Office). John, the gate man was allegedly beaten up by some thugs
hired by his boss, who was angered by his salary request. According to
activist Gwamnisu, the founder of Behind Bars Rights Defenders, John had
been working for his Madam without pay, but on that fateful day,
requested for his salary, only for the woman to unleash her thugs on
him. He was allegedly locked up inside the toilet and brutalized. The
case was, subsequently, reported to the police and after many weeks, the
boss has been arrested and will soon be charged to court. 
Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Donald Trump $293k in legal fees
Porn star, Stormy Daniels was on Tuesday ordered by a federal judge to
pay President Donald Trump hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal
fees for her failed defamation lawsuit against him. Judge James Otero,
who threw out Daniels' suit against Trump, asked her to pay the US
President $293,052.33 in attorney fees.He wrote:Based on the unique
nature of this litigation and the Court's familiarity with the fees
charged in this jurisdiction, the Court concludes that Defendant's rate
requests are reasonable.Ms Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, who
allegedly had an affair with Trump in 2016 when his wife just had their
son, said last April that she had been threatened by a man in a car park
to keep quiet about the alleged affair.She shared a sketch of the man
who she claimed had threatened her and her child.Mr Trump retweeted the
image, calling it a "total con job", and describing the image as being
of a "non-existent man".With the help of her attorney Michael Avenatti
she took Trump to court. She sued arguing that the president's tweet was
defamatory as it accused Ms Daniels of "committing a serious crime" -
namely, falsely accusing a person of threatening her.But Judge Otero
dismissed the suit in October and said Trump's tweet was a "hyperbolic
statement" against a political foe. Avenatti quickly denounced the
president and his lawyers and downplayed the judge's order on
Twitter. Avenatti tweeted:Stormy will never have to pay the felon Cohen
or Trump a single dime in attorney's fees, costs or sanctions. The award
is dwarfed by the $1.5 million award to be issued in NDA case - the
main case where Cohen and Trump have been lying to the court and the
public. #Criminals.Avenatti is representing Daniels in another lawsuit
against Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen. Through litigation,
the adult film actress is seeking to void a nondisclosure agreement
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Abolaji Onafuye, 54, a Nigerian who claimed his sister and nephew died
in the Grenfell Tower fire to secure accommodation and more than £40,000
has been convicted of fraud. Onafuye who is from Hammersmith, west
London, claimed the cash after telling volunteers he was related to two
real victims of the fire. He was put up in a hotel for nearly a year
before being moved to a flat. Onafuye denied fraud, but was convicted at
Isleworth Crown Court of two counts of frauds by false representation.
He is due to be sentenced at the same court on 18 December. The fire on
14 June 2017 in Kensington killed 72 people. Prosecutor Michael
Phillips, said: "Abolaji Onafuye had no connections to the Grenfell
Tower tragedy but saw an opportunity to benefit himself, both
financially and with accommodation."Our prosecution was able to prove he
had repeatedly and intentionally lied and that his post-arrest story
that it had all been an innocent mistake was just an attempt to escape
the consequences of his cruel deception."Dulux adds colours to homes this Christmas
Colour is an essential part of our day-to-day surroundings. We use
colours in different ways in almost everything we do. Colours can help
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can also be determined based on colours used in their personal spaces.At
CAP plc, manufacturers of Dulux, the number 1 paint brand in Nigeria,
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Speed Darlington is known to say a lot of things that people never take
seriously but he just made a speech that's earning him praises on
Instagram.The BangDadaDang crooner told men in a recent video that they
contribute to women's insecurities through the kinds of things they say
and do.He said:Girls them see their beauty through our eyes.If a big
butt pass and you look at it, another girl is looking at you. In her
mind she registers that big butt is in, look at him look at her. So,
when you say negative things about our skin color, it registers in our
girls' mind that we're not beautiful. And this leads to bleaching
cream.Be careful what you say when you're upset. Don't make statements
like; see as she black like amala dudu. Instantly, it has a
psychological effect on the girl. We, guys have responsibility too.
OK?We can't be talking about 'girls don't bleach, girls don't bleach'
yet guys keep saying things to make them insecure and then they end up
bleaching.So, all of us in diaspora from home to abroad...Sharing the
video, Speed wrote:We all have responsibilities to our identity and our
race. Word is bond be careful what you say about yourself your group
your race.He was praised by a lot of his followers for his comment.
However, some pointed out that he's equally guilty with the way he
prefers to feature big booty Dominican girls in his videos.@im_evans
wrote: "You’re guilty as well because you only use big booty Dominica
girls in ur videos." 
Speed
Darlington, who has said he will contest for the position of the
president of Nigeria come 2023 has been made a slight shift from posting
only about women and nudity to addressing topical issues.Watch his
video below. We all have responsibilities to our identity and our race.
Word is bond be careful what you say about yourself your group your
race.A post shared by BANGDADADANG EXCLUSIVE (@speeddarlingtont.v) on
Dec 11, 2018 at 9:58am PSTNicki Minaj threatens to sue 'Dailymail TV' host Jesse Palmer for 'lying' about her on national television (Video)
Rapper, Nicki Minaj, took to Instagram to lash out and threatened to sue
Daily Mail TV host Jesse Palmer for allegedly lying about her on
national television.“You better have a good lawyer, #JessePalmer
#ArnoldPalmer,” she wrote alongside a photo of Palmer. “You just lied on
me on nat’l TV & now you’re being sued. You better be able to back
up what you just said about me with FACTS. #SuperFacts #Defamation.” 
She
continued to call out the former NFL quarterback on Twitter. “You going
to jail,” she tweeted, adding, “The Barbz are getting more tuition and
student loan money after I sue this h**.”
Her
threat comes after Palmer said on his show that it wasn't the first
time Nicki was defending a sex offender after she defended her new boo
who is a convicted rapist and also a murderer.In the video, the Daily
Mail TV host mentions her brother, Jelani Maraj, who is in jail for
raping an 11-year-old girl and said: “Her fans are also worried because
this isn’t the first time Nicki Minaj has defended a sex offender,”
Palmer says.Watch the video below.This is why Nicki Minaj is Suing Jesse
Palmer #jessepalmer #NickiMinaj https://t.co/tDx4OdCZbH
pic.twitter.com/LpWKlHLNMB— SportsGossip.com (@sportsgossip) December
12, 2018 Can the Army harrass an off duty Police officer for rocking the Military outfit? - Nigerians ask Dolapo Badmos
CSP Dolapo Badmos, the Police Public Relations Officer Zone 2 Command
recently shared a photo of herself rocking the military outfit (camo)
and her followers including recently called to bar lawyer, Ayo Shonaiya
were quick to ask her if the Army could harrass her. See her response
below...
Photo: 58-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter in Lagos
The Lagos state police comand have arrested a 58-year-old commercial
motorcyclist, Johnson Okon, for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old
daughter in the Ikorodu area of the state.Parading the suspect before
newsmen, the state commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi, said the
victim had informed her mother about her father's action. Her mother who
did not believe her, asked her not to tell anybody. Angry that her
mother was unwilling to act against her father, the victim fled their
home and took refuge at her father's friend's house. “The command’s
Gender Unit is investigating a case of defilement reported by a
14-year-old girl against her father, Johnson Okon, 58, of Charismatic
Road, Abule Berger, Ikorodu. According to the victim, after her father,
who is a security man/okada rider, had defiled her, she reported to her
mother, who did not believe her and warned her not to tell anybody. She
added that because of her mother’s inaction, she ran away from home and
sought refuge in the home of her father’s friend. The victim has been
referred to the Mirabel Centre for medical examination.” Imohimi
saidAlso paraded was a 64-year-old man, Habib Abdullahi, who was accused
of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in his apartment in Ikorodu,
Lagos. Parading the suspect before newsmen, CP Imohimi said“The Gender
Unit is also investigating another case of defilement that occurred in
the Ikorodu area of the state and reported by one Mrs Obinna, 37, of
Selewu, Ikorodu on behalf of her six-year-old daughter against one Habib
Abdullahi, 64, a carpenter of the same address as the
complainant. During interrogation, it was revealed that onMonday,
December 3, 2018, around 10am, the suspect took the victim into his room
and inserted his fingers in her private parts.“However, her mother
noticed that her daughter was unnecessarily irritated and withdrawn; so,
she began to ask her questions and she revealed to the mother what
Abdullahi had done to her. Investigation is ongoing into the two cases
of defilement; the suspects will be charged to court soon'' he said Nestle, Airtel, 2 BaBa foundation, Belanova Apartments and more sponsor Love Idoko's Abuja YEEP Summit as Youths Get Empowered
Nigerian youths from across the country as well as entrepreneurs from
all walks of life gathered at the International Conference centre Abuja
to commemorate the much anticipated National Youth Entrepreneurship and
Empowerment programme, YEEP organized by Love Idoko's Activate success
International foundation. The event was aimed at teaching youths
practical steps on how to become entrepreneurs through exposure to
achievers who have succeeded in different fields. Also the platform
created an opportunity for young entrepreneurs with fantastic business
ideas to be empowered. 'START NOW' being the theme was targeted at
promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths as no
fewer than thirty(30) youths with scintillating business ideas and plans
will be empowered with grants which will be disbursed within four
weeks. Speaking at the event, the convener and founder of Activate
Success International Foundation, an event planner and Life Coach, Love
Idoko said " To wait until you are old to pursue your dream is to waste
the person that you are . we all have only one life to live, therefore,
we must give it our best shot" as she urged youths to imbibe an
entrepreneurial approach to life as a way of channeling a lustrous path
for the future. The one-day event was sponsorship by Nestle, Airtel
.School Me Lottery, Belanova apartments,2 BaBa foundation, Crown luxury
properties and BBB media brought in an array of successful Nigerian
entrepreneurs who breathed inspiration into the minds of the youths as
they relayed their stories so far in the entrepreneurial world. Aside
their practical and life-infusing tales were titbits and principles
which guarantee success if practicalized. Among the panelists were
Bassey Eyo: CEO Pay Porte, Dr Ola Brown: founder Flying Doctors West
Africa, Others were George Okoro: an award-winning photographer ,
Adewale Aladejana: CEO Sapphire Scents, Onyeka Akumah: CEO Farm Crowdy,
Seyi Adekunle: CEO Vodi Tailors, Ogwa Iweze: CEO DZYN, Ucy Rochas, an
entrepreneur and humanitarian , Tosan Jemide: Africa's top celebrity
baker. Special guest appearance by 2face Idibia: Africa's music
maestro, Nollywood film maker and legislator: Desmond Elliott and Namure
Ediomioya: G.M AIT network operations. The event being the first of its
kind at the national level, was barraged by multifarious sessions
ranging from Lectures and symposia, media presentations, panel sessions
to entertainment sessions as music artistes Eljoe, Naomee alongside
Bash, a sensational oral poet added flair to the event.Besides, cash
prices of N200,000 will be given to 30 youths whose business ideas are
selected and will be empowered to start their business. The National
Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment programme, YEEP is a brainchild
of Love Idoko, whose desire is to help people discover their talents as
well as purpose and to fan them to maximization. Some of the attendees
had this to say about the event: 
See photos from the event below: 
Ex-Skye bank chairman Tunde Ayeni arrested by EFCC, to be arraigned for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested and detained a
former Chairman of Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank), Tunde Ayeni, for
fraud, Punch reports.Ayeni was chairman of the bank before it's license
was revoked by the CBN in September this year. The former bank boss is
alleged to have mismanaged the defunct bank's funds which almost led to
its collapse. According to reports, the EFCC has filed charges against
Ayeni at a Federal High Court in Maitama and he will be arraigned in
court soon. He is currently being detained by the anti-graft agency.The
Central Bank of Nigeria, NDIC and AMCON had revoked the operating
licence of Skye Bank following its financial instability, thus
necessitating the regulators to rename it Polaris Bank and made a
capital injection of about $2bn. TNollywood is growing but we havent gotten it right yet. There is still no structure - Mike Ezuruonye tells Vibe.ng
Nollywood movie star and producer, Mike Ezuruonye reveals In an
exclusive interview with Vibe.ng that Nollywood is growing but they
still haven’t gotten it right because there is no structure. He says; “I
want to wake up one morning and see that we have over 200 cinemas in
this country”. The movie star goes further to highlight the problems
facing the movie industry, he says; The issues of royalties aren’t met,
producers are lazy and are not looking for other avenues to expand the
clientele of Nollywood, content buyers are ripping people off, and
distribution is also a big issue. 
When
asked if he would take 700 Million dollars to retire from Nollywood, he
said; “I will take it o, but I will still be working from the shadows
because being in Nollywood makes me happy. Find the full story and
interview, snazzy photos and other interesting stories and articles in
our November/December feature, ‘Real Life Of Mike Ezuruonye' Watch Full
Interview belowhttps://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMoJFBpQnTQThe
post Nollywood is growing but we havent gotten it right yet. FG advocates alternative funding for road, housing projects
The Federal Government has advocated the need to fund the various road and housing projects in the South-South region outside annual budgetary provisions.
Mustapha Shehuri
Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Mustapha Shehuri, who said this during a three-day inspection tour of projects in the South-South region, yesterday, said there was a need for other sources of funding besides the yearly budgetary provision
He said: “There is a dire need for alternative and innovative sources of funding besides the usual annual budgetary allocations. The government is presently using the SUKUK bond funding option and Public-Private- Partnerships, PPP, to bridge infrastructural gaps in the country.”
During his tour, the Minister inspected the dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road, Section II; Okene-Auchi, Section III; Auchi-Ehor, as well as Section IV of Ehor-Benin City Road.
He also inspected the ongoing dualisation of Sapele-Ewu Road, sections I and II, Sapele-Agbor and Agbor-Ewu roads.
The minister expressed satisfaction at the level and quality of work being carried out, especially in Bayelsa State in spite of the difficult terrain.
He said this while inspecting ongoing construction works on Yenegwe-Okaki-Kolo Road and the dualisation of Yenegwe Road Junction-Kolo-Otuoke-Bayelsa Palm Road.
While in Rivers State, the Federal Controller of Works, Engr. J. O. Fadire, briefed the Minister on the progress of work on the rehabilitation of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Section IV, Aba-Port Harcourt, as well as the 39-kilometre Bodo-Bonny Road with bridges across Afa, Opobo and Nanabie Creeks, the only one to link the Ogoni people with Bonny Island.
Sidmach rewards best performing WAEC students
Three students with the best results in the West African Secondary
School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for 2017 were rewarded by top IT
Company, Sidmach Technologies as a way to encourage more students to
pursue high academic standards.•Odukomaiya Oluwakayode of Wellspring College, Omole-Ikeja (middle), receiving the award presented by Sidmach Technologies.
Donye Oluwaseun and Chuka-Ebene Mitchel, both of Faith Academy, Gowon Estate, Ipaja Lagos and Odukomaiya Oluwakayode of Wellspring College, Omole-Ikeja respectively emerged Sidmach prize winners for best three WASSCE results in 2017 and went home with a laptop and modem each, with internet access for different tenures of between six months and one year.
The company presented the prizes recently at the NCS Lagos IT Conference and AGM.
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Sharing their excitement at the event, one of the teachers at Faith Academy expressed gratitude to Sidmach for the prizes and attributed the success of the top two students to God and the right application of knowledge acquired in class.
GM, Software Solutions Division of Sidmach, Mr. Mudashiru Lawal, while presenting the award, reiterated Sidmach Technologies’ commitment to rewarding excellence in education.
He enjoined teachers to continue imparting quality in students.
Sidmach Technologies is a leading technology company offering solutions that transform learning, teaching and administration in schools and education bodies across Nigeria and West Africa.
Nigerian Army Has Committed War Crimes Against Humanity – International Criminal Court
Nigerian ArmyThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has said Nigerian security forces (NSF) have committed war crimes against humanity.
According to TheCable , the ICC said it has received “a total of 169 communications” from Nigeria and its assessment has shown that security forces in Nigeria have committed war crimes varying from murder, torture, and intentionally attacking the civilian population.
“Specifically, the office found a reasonable basis to believe that the NSF committed the war crimes of murder pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(i); torture, cruel treatment pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(i); outrages upon personal dignity pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(ii); and intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population,” the ICC said.
The ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, in her annual report on preliminary examination activities (2018), also said the ICC found reasonable basis to believe that Boko Haram also committed war crimes against humanity.
“Furthermore, the Office found a reasonable basis to believe that Boko Haram committed the war crimes of murder pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(i); cruel treatment pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(i) and outrages upon personal dignity pursuant to article 8(2)(c)(ii)”.
The ICC added that Boko Haram was
“intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population or against individual civilians pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(i); intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to education and to places of worship and similar institutions pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(iv); pillaging a town or place pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(v); rape, sexual slavery and sexual violence pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi)”.
The office of the prosecutor added that the ICC met with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to further investigate eight potential cases of war crimes against humanity.
ICC said several “files pertaining to alleged violations by members of the army were submitted to the Office (of the prosecutor). These files relate to a limited extent to the two potential cases identified by the Office”.
“Of the 27 files provided to the Office, 24 either lacked information to determine their relevance for the admissibility assessment or did not appear relevant.
The ICC complained that “other information specifically requested by the Office which was assessed to be potentially relevant to the admissibility assessment has yet to be provided by the Nigerian authorities”.
The criminal court added since 2017, the Nigerian authorities appear to have “taken concrete steps toward fulfilling their primary responsibility to investigate and prosecute ICC crimes”.
“While there seems to be a tangible prospect of further proceedings against members of Boko Haram, including high-level commanders, at this stage the same cannot be said of the NSF, in particular since the Nigerian authorities tend to deny any allegation against the latter.
“While acknowledging the cooperation of the Nigerian authorities in the course of the preliminary examination, the Office will require, for the purpose of expediting its assessment, further information and evidence demonstrating that relevant national proceedings are being or intended to be conducted without delay”.
The ICC also said it is examining the farmers-herders crisis in Nigeria.
Senate stops EFCC nominations for excluding Southeast, Southsouth
• Steps down panel’s report for further legislative action• ‘It implies some geopolitical zones are the real criminals’
• Reps threaten zero allocation to aviation ministry
The Senate yesterday refused to confirm four nominees picked by President Muhammadu Buhari on the ground that the south-south and south-east regions of the country were not represented.
It also declined to confirm the appointment of nine others onto the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC), saying the nominations were lopsided.
Buhari had sought legislative approval for Moses Ndasule, Lawan Mamman, Galadanci Najib, and Adeleke Rafiu to serve on the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The nominees were screened by the Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, which presented its report on the floor of the chamber during plenary.
In the report presented by its chairman, Senator Chukwuma Utazi (PDP, Enugu North), the committee recommended their confirmation on the basis of their “qualification, experience and suitability” for the job.
Utazi, however, said the committee observed that the nomination excluded other geopolitical zones. “The committee observed that three out of the four nominees were from the north central, northeast and northwest geopolitical zones, with only one nominee from the southern part of the country, that is southwest.
“The committee notes that this is not in strict compliance with the Federal Character Principle as provided for in Section 14 (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The committee makes this observation to guide the executive in future nominations,” Utazi said.
But Senators Rabiu Kwankwanso (PDP, Kano Central) and Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North) supported the recommendation of the committee for the nominees’ confirmation, citing their “experience and competence.”
Trouble started when Senator Victor Umeh (APGA, Anambra Central) rose to oppose the nomination on the premise that it would send more wrong signals about the fight against corruption.
Umeh said it was wrong for members of the EFCC board to be appointed from the northeast and southwest zones, which had already produced the chairman and secretary of the commission.
“Mr. President, we have continued to say that there is need to accommodate all parts of Nigeria in activities of government, particularly in appointing people into agencies of government. That has been the practice in this chamber, and on this issue of fight against corruption, the EFCC is a very important commission because the fight involves all parts of Nigeria.
“People are investigated in all parts of Nigerian and the commission cannot fight corruption to the satisfaction of all Nigerians if some parts of the country are not represented on it,” he said, urging the Senate to be “bold enough” to step down the consideration of the report and return the nomination to the presidency.
Senator Mathew Urighide (PDP, Edo South), who supported Umeh, said the exclusion of the southsouth and southeast painted a picture that people from the zones were the “real criminals” in the country. He also called on the Senate to step down the consideration of the report until it reflected federal character.
Asked by Senate President Bukola Saraki to give more information on the composition of the EFCC board, Utazi said there were six positions, including chairman and secretary.
He said the positions could go round the six geopolitical zones of the country and give everyone a sense of justice. He described the “lopsidedness” as unfair to the excluded zones.
But the Majority Leader Ahmed Lawan (APC, Yobe North) said the committee’s recommendation should be approved because it did not breach the EFCC Act, which is silent on the zones from which members should be appointed.
The session eventually turned rowdy as more senators made heated contributions to the debate. This forced the lawmakers to go into a closed-door executive session that lasted about 15 minutes.
On resuming plenary, Saraki said the senators had resolved to step down the report for further legislative work.
The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation meanwhile has threatened it would not allocate money to the aviation ministry in the 2019 budget.
The committee’s position followed the failure of Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika to appear and account for the performance of the 2017 and 2018 budget.
The Chairman of the committee, Nkiruka Onyejiocha, said it was unimaginable that Sirika, a former lawmaker, would keep the committee in the dark on activities of his ministry.
“This has been happening over a period of time. We can no longer take it, as we must deliver on our mandate. Nobody can take us for a ride,” she declared.
