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The Niger State Child Right Agency has arrested a 40-year-old businessman, identified simply as Ashiru, for allegedly r*ping his neighbour’s nine-year-old daughter. An official of the agency, Mr. Ezekiel Gana, said the girl’s grandmother discovered that she had been injured when the old woman noticed the abnormal way the girl was walking. “The grandmother noticed her movement and checked her private part where she noticed the damaged done by the perpetrator. Upon asking the girl what happened, she said ‘Uncle Ashiru’ put his big thing inside her,” the source said. The incident occurred at the New Market area of Maitumbi in Minna, the state capital. The grandmother reported the matter to the agency, whose director general, Mariam Kolo, ordered for the arrest of the suspect. Gana said the suspect refused to give any other name apart from Ashiru but admitted to have defiled the small girl inside his shop. He said the suspect had been taken to the State Criminal Intelligence

The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its seven-day warning strike following promises by the Federal Government to reconvene the tripartite committee on national minimum wage on October 4, 2018. The labour movement said the suspension took effect from Sunday, and further directed its affiliate unions and state councils to maintain “a high level of mobilisation and readiness until the struggle for a reasonable minimum wage is achieved.” Announcing the decision in Abuja on Sunday, the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, stated that the labour action was suspended to enable the tripartite committee to hold its crucial meeting and conclude its work. The workers are demanding a new minimum wage of about N50,000 instead of the current national minimum wage of N18, 000. Wabba, who was flanked by other labour leaders, said the unions had received a formal invitation to a meeting of the tripartite committee scheduled for October 4 and 5. He stated that the two-day meeting would be the f

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, has stated that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the man being propelled by Bola Tinubu and others to secure the ticket of the APC in 2019, is not fit for such high office. At a press conference in on Sunday, Ambode said:  “We have never responded to the campaign of calumny on social media. We have one family in APC. The aspirant being put up to compete against us is not a fit and proper person to take this job. "I have done everything in the last three and half years to serve people selflessly and to serve the poor. "This particular aspirant is somebody that has been arrested for spending fake dollars in a nightclub in America, and he has been detained for months. "He doesn’t have the competence to do what he is being propelled to do. This is somebody that has gone for rehabilitation before. The records are there at the Gbagada General Hospital. we don’t want to go too far. Our leadership should have a rethink. "I plead wi

Huawei is reportedly rolling out the Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0 update to the Mate 10 Pro. The new Huawei update is apparently restricted to European users for now. Prominent EMUI additions include a fingerprint-enabled password manager and GPU Turbo 2.0. Huawei isn’t the fastest when it comes to system updates, but it looks like the company is stepping up with Android Pie . According to GetDroidTips , the Chinese colossus has pushed out a Pie-based update to the Mate 10 Pro . The update is bundled with the EMUI 9.0 Android skin and has the build number 9.0.0.108, the website claims. The OTA is reportedly being pushed out to Mate 10 Pro users in Europe, but will “soon” spread to other markets. EMUI 9.0 packs plenty of features , such as the Google Lens-inspired HiVision feature, GPU Turbo 2.0 for better performance in selected games, and a biometric-enabled password manager (seen below). The Chinese brand is also touting faster app launch speeds and smoother system perform

The senator representing Adamawa Northern Senatorial District, Binta Garba, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, in the twilight of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, approached her, as the Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, to dump the APC. Garba said she was offered over N300m by the PDP so that Governor Jibrilla Bindow, the then candidate of the APC, would not scale through. She said her refusal to accept the bait from the then ruling party averted a crisis with the party gaining victory at the governorship polls and the three senatorial seats in the state. The senator, who spoke ahead of the APC primary, urged party members to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Jibrilla Bindow and herself again. She said:- “When I was chairman of the APC in the state, the PDP approached me to ditch the party and the candidate of the party then (Bindow), who later became governor. They said he (Bindow) would not go anywh

Following his disqualification from the Oyo gubernatorial race by the APC for skipping NYSC, Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu has disclosed that Governor Abiola Ajimobi equally skipped the mandatory national youth service scheme. If you expose me, I will expose you... The ruling APC had on Friday disqualified Shittu after the minister admitted that he deliberately skipped NYSC because he felt his membership of the Oyo House of Assembly after he graduated from the university had served as national youth service. But in a revelation he made on Channels Politics Today program on Sunday, Shittu said Ajimobi, who recently indicated that he would be running for senate after his tenure as governor, allegedly does not have NYSC certificate. The minister said the NYSC saga over which he was disqualified was allegedly ochestrated by Governor Ajimobi to get him out of the race because the governor knows that he will jail him if he becomes governor of Oyo State . He equally cl

Popular blogger Linda Ikeji, who obviously is in the business of talking and writing about people, has also mentioned that she needs people to continuously talk about her and she doesn’t care if it’s for good or bad. According to Linda, it when people stop talking about her, then something is wrong and that indicates she is no longer relevant. She wrote: “Relevant for the last 10 years, hopefully, will be for the next 40 years . There’s no stopping this woman! ” She eulogized herself. “When people troll me and say all kinds of things, my friends worry and call me asking how I’m dealing with it and I tell them the same thing all the time; start getting worried when people stop talking about me. It means at that time that I’m no longer relevant and what I do or say no longer matters. That would be a tragedy! . Lol. I’m an internet businesswoman; every dime I make is from the internet, every impact I make is mostly on the internet, so I need people to keep talking; good or bad, it

Bola Tinubu takes a stand against Governor Ambode Over "Master-plan": 1. (Monday), our party and the people of Lagos will have an encounter with destiny. We shall hold our governorship primary. 2. With the holding of direct primaries to elect governorship candidates in Lagos and other states, the APC takes a groundbreaking step toward greater internal democracy and progressive governance for the benefit of all people. 3. While our party is young, it has grown fast and has travelled far in a short time. This speaks well of the character of you, the party’s rank-and-file members. What, in other nations, has taken political parties generations to achieve, we have done in a few brief years. 4. No other party in Nigeria dare attempt what we have already dedicated ourselves to do. I thank and commend all APC members and all Lagosians who have lent their support to this historic and humane mission upon which our party has embarked. 5. We are democrats in the truest sense

There was another violence Jos yesterday crisis at Nassarawa Gwong Jos,Plateau State leading to the killing of many people.It is unclear what led to the crisis. In a related story,Stefanos Foundation released a statement yesterday reporting unrest in Jos.Below is the statement... 'SUDDEN UNREST IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE CAPITAL The attention of Stefanos Foundation has been drawn to the unrest today, Sunday 30/9/18 in some parts of Jos city, Plateau State. Report says riot erupted this afternoon around Dutse Uku area following an incident involving two persons, where one of them was allegedly killed and his body was being taken for burial. The situation, which generated rioting across divides in Jos metropolis is currently being handled by security operatives. Stefanos Foundation is calling on everyone to unanimously raise their voices unto God for His intervention. We are praying for God to grant wisdom to the security operatives as they struggle to arrest the situation. Pleas

Psalm 61 For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David. 1  Hear my cry, O God;     listen to my prayer. 2  From the ends of the earth I call to you,     I call as my heart grows faint;     lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3  For you have been my refuge,     a strong tower against the foe. 4  I long to dwell in your tent forever     and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. [ b ] 5  For you, God, have heard my vows;     you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. 6  Increase the days of the king’s life,     his years for many generations. 7  May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;     appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him. 8  Then I will ever sing in praise of your name     and fulfill my vows day after day. source: https://ift.tt/2Rbf1yJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A Prado jeep owner bit more than he could chew in the Sangotedo area of Lekki, Lagos, yesterday. The man had brutalized a driver who allegedly scratched his car, leaving him with a severe head injury. However, tables turned as angry Nigerians descended on him, over his excesses... Seeing that his life was under by the irate mob, the man started begging for dear life. He was eventually spared. source: https://ift.tt/2P0ZDn2 https://ift.tt/2NTR4hx

Anointed Lagos APC Governorship aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has responded to claims made by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, during his world press conference on Sunday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, called for respect and insisted that “my pursuit of office will continue to be based upon issues that matter to Lagosians and not on attacks against someone’s character, even when he attack mine”. He also stated that he has forgiven Ambode ahead of Monday’s primary and “hopes he regains his balance and proper comportment no matter the outcome of tomorrow’s contest”. The full statement read: “Let it be heard by all that I hold the people of Lagos state with great respect and affection. Their welfare is my utmost concern and it is what drives my pursuit for the governorship nomination of the APC.  As such, I also hold the office of governor of our state in high esteem. I shall never consciously do anything that will undermine the dignity of the office nor will I engage in personal attacks

Happy Independence Nigerians. Our country is today a shame to other Nations in terms of human capital and infrastructural development. Many are ready to die in the desert or sea, than remain in a Lifeless country without much hope for the average youth. The government has failed and is still failing. No deliberate efforts to empower Nigerians with the Right Skills and Resources to Transform our Nation for the good of all. What will it take Nigeria to cut the Salaries and Allowances of ALL PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS from the President down to the councillor by 75%? And whoever cannot serve Nigeria with 25% of what he/she is getting presently should simply resign and go face their private business. What will it cost the Federal Government to build REAL Technology Training facilities in all states of the Federation and train our teeming youths to manufacture things like Microwave, Pressing Iron, Freezer, Television, Camera, Laptop, Cars, etc. and make all necessary raw materials availabl

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the Lagos All Progressives Congress governorship primary scheduled for Monday. Contrary to the impressions created by pictures on the social media that shows the Vice President with Sanwo-Olu, Osinbajo is neutral in the Lagos power battle. He merely came to plead with the party leaders to allow a level playing field for the two contestants, including the incumbent Akinwunmi Ambode. According to a statement by Osinbajo’s office, Osinbajo yesterday attended a meeting of the Lagos State General Advisory Council, GAC, where he had been invited by the elders on the council. Before the meeting, the Vice President who had been in Lagos to participate in the Presidential primaries in the State had met with Governors Ambode and the APC National Leader Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu. APC gubernatorial aspirants Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat were also at the premises of the GAC meeting ahead of the Vice President’s arri

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A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps in Ebonyi state, identified as Usang Benedict Williams has died. The accounting graduate of the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH), who was deeply involved in politics reportedly died in his sleep at the weekend. See dream message from friend... According to his younger brother, his death came 7 days after his 25th birthday and about 10 days after a friend and his younger brother dreamt about his death and asked him to pray. source: https://ift.tt/2Qmhk0J https://ift.tt/2Om8cMk

The disposition of many leaders of the APC in Lagos, loyal to Bola Tinubu, before and after a stakeholders meeting at the party’s secretariat, showed that they were not satisfied with the level of security provided for them. From the moment date of the party’s primary election was made known publicly, members of the APC had continue raising concerns and drawing attention of their leaders to the relationship between Governor Ambode and Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, and how the latter could manipulate and influence security process in favor of the governor, after leaders of the party turned their backs at his second term bid. The claims were that the if the incumbent governor would not be getting favored on his second term request, his school mate, who is a CP in Lagos, would not deny him of assistance at the expense of the party leaders. On that ground was their raised concerns that the state was not in safe hands and that Edgal would cause unrecoverable damage if he is

Last week it was Governor Obaseki that was caught sleeping at an international were Mr President was giving a speech. We thought it was a mistake and did not post the pictures. Days later, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed who was awake in Osun state during the "Rigging" of the Rerun poll, now got to a public event and started sleeping. Leadership in Nigeria is something else. Sigh! source: https://ift.tt/2DJVZgh https://ift.tt/2zGDh53