Hajia Hadiza Buhari-Bello, the daughter of President Buhari is pictured with her four beautiful daughters.
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Saturday, June 5, 2021
Nigerian Prankster, Zfancy Narrowly Escaped Death, Involved in a Car Accident (See Photos)
Popular Instagram entertainer, Zion Ubani Chibuike who is popularly known as Zfancy narrowly escapes a car accident with minor injuries.
The talented prankster and his team got involved in an auto crash that ruined their vehicles nearly on all sides somewhere on a popular highway in Lagos.
Taking to Instagram to glorify God over the minimal damage from the crash and the zero record of life lost, Zfancy wrote;
“Life is a gift, appreciate it while you have it. Thank God for saving my team and I. Always be grateful.”
Suspension Of Twitter In Nigeria: Banky W, Adesua Etomi, Tacha, M.I, Toolz React
Twitter has reacted to the indefinite suspension of the social media site by the Nigerian government, expressing concern.
A statement by a Twitter spokesperson said:
“The announcement made by the Nigerian Government that they have suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria is deeply concerning. We’re investigating and will provide updates when we know more.”
While Twitter does not have physical offices in Nigeria, the platform is freely available in the country and has up to 2 million users, according to some estimates. The government’s suspension as announced by Lai Mohammed, the Minister for Information and Culture, has been interpreted as a potential directive to Internet Service Providers to cut off users’ access to the social media platform.
As we have reported, the suspension is a culmination of a three-day drama. It started when Twitter deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating its rules.
A few hours after Twitter’s action, Mohammed, the Information Minister, held a press conference in which he denounced the US social media company for having a suspicious agenda in Nigeria. He accused Twitter of enabling violence during #EndSARS protests in October 2020.
In the end, he justified his suspension of Twitter on the grounds of “persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”
The suspension brings Twitter squarely into the heat of the debate about the intersection of democracy and internet freedom in Africa.
When they announced that Ghana will be the location of their first Africa office, Twitter said it was because Ghana is “a champion for democracy, a supporter of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate.”
Twitter remains available in Nigeria at the time of publishing this – two and half hours after the announcement was posted on the Information Ministry’s verified Twitter account. It remains to be seen when the suspension takes effect and what actions Twitter takes.
Friday, June 4, 2021
USSD: Telcos Insist On Disconnecting Banks
Telecommunications operators in the country are again planning to disconnect commercial banks from the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), New Telegraph has learnt. This is even as the banks’ debt for the service is said to have risen to over N47 billion as of end of May. Sources within the industry told our correspondent that the banks had indicated that they were not ready to pay the debt while they continue to enjoy the service.
“The disconnection of the banks from our USSD platform is inevitable as we have now realised that the banks are not willing to pay the debt, which is accumulating every day and now over N47 billion “They want to continue to make money through our platforms and they are not ready to pay,” one of the sources said. This is coming in spite of the recent intervention by the Minister of Communi-cations and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, which led to the suspension of the earlier threat of disconnection by the telcos.
To address the issue, the minister on March 15, 2021, summoned a meeting involving representatives of mobile network operators, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), banks (represented by the Chairman, Body of Bank CEOs) and the sector regulators – Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). A statement issued after the meeting said there was a resolution that “effective March 16, 2021, USSD services for financial transactions conducted at DMBs and all CBN – licensed institutions will be charged at a flat fee of N6.98k per transaction.
This replaces the current per session billing structure, ensuring a much cheaper average cost for customers to enhance financial inclusion. This approach is transparent and will ensure the amount remains the same, regardless of the number of sessions per transaction.” Specifically, on the existing debt, which was put at N42 billion then, the statement, jointly signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, and Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said: “a settlement plan for outstanding payments incurred for USSD services, previously rendered by the MNOs, is being worked out by all parties in a bid to ensure that the matter is fully resolved.” However, telecom operators said nothing had been done to implement any of the resolutions months after.
“Nothing has changed after the meeting. The banks continue to use the USSD platforms without paying and the debt continues to mount. “We cannot continue this way, hence, we have decided to disconnect the banks. In fact, we would have disconnected them this week, but the NCC asked us to hold,” an official of one of the telecom operators said. Meanwhile, a few weeks after the joint meeting, the banks were reported to have claimed that they were not indebted to any telecom operators. “There is no such thing as an obligation due from banks to telcos,” Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, was quoted to have said at an investor call in Lagos.
“We chose not to make a public statement out of it because it is not appropriate for us to be found fighting with telcos in public,” he added. The telcos had earlier threatened to disconnect the banks from March 15, 2021, which prompted the meeting that led to the suspension. In a statement released through their umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the telcos had said that the withdrawal of the service became inevitable as the banks have refused to pay their debts.
“Our members are initiating a phased process of withdrawal of USSD services, starting with the most significant debtors within the Financial Ser-vice Providers (FSPs) effective Monday, March 15, 2021. While the withdrawal of USSD service is in place, we encourage our subscribers to kindly explore alternative channels with their banks,” ALTON had said in a statement signed by its Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo. According to Adebayo, it had been more than eight months since the NCC issued an updated pricing methodology for USSD services for financial transactions in Nigeria.
The methodology, he said, explicitly restricted mobile network operators
from charging the end-user for the services and mandates the banking
sector to enter into negotiations to settle outstanding obligations and
agree on individual pricing mechanisms to be applied going forwards.
“During this time, mobile network operators have continued to provide
access to USSD infrastructure and our members have continued to pay all
bank charges and fees to access the banking industries assets and
customers, despite the fact that obligations due from banks to telecoms
companies for USSD services has reached over N42 billion,” Adebayo had
said in the statement.
FG Appeals to Nigerian Youths to Stop Renouncing Their Citizenship
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has appealed to young Nigerians to stop the trend of renouncing their citizenship in pursuit of greener pasture. According to him, it is worrisome and counterproductive.
The Minister expressed his concerns when he spoke at the Ministerial Alignment Meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Deliverables for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of Government.
Represented at the meeting by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Shuaib Belgore., the Minister said the Federal government would put up a mechanism in place that would keep young Nigerians busy in productive activities.
He appealed to the youths to stop renouncing their citizenship.
Aregbesola said a committee would be set up in the Ministry with stakeholders to oversee the operations and implementation of the deliverables.
He announced that the committee would be chaired by the Director, Planning Research and Statistics (PRS) in the Ministry, Mr. Kabiru Ayuba, with representatives of the four Services under the Ministry and other relevant officers.
Kemi Olunloyo Urges Tacha to Stop Discrediting BBNaija
Self-acclaimed investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has issued a stern warning to reality star, Tacha over her statement on the Big Brother Naija reality show.
It would be recalled that Tacha made headlines some hours ago after she insisted that the reality show did not help her life.
This statement sparked a lot of reactions from fans with some slamming Tacha for being an ingrate.
Kemi Olunloyo while reacting to the news has now urged Tacha not to berate the reality show as she does not know what lies ahead.
The popular journalist urged Tacha to disassociate herself from rude fans who are trying to put a stain on the good name she has built herself in the entertainment industry.
Read Kemi Olunloyo’s message to Tacha below:
See Photos as Laycon Meets Wande Coal
BBNaija lockdown winner, Laycon who is also a rap singer has hinted on a new collaboration with veteran singer and former Mo’hit member, Wande Coal.
This comes as Laycon recently met with Wande Coal who he described as one of his idols.
The Lockdown winner disclosed that Wande Coal called him and told him he would love them to work on a project together.
Laycon wrote via Twitter, ”Just got off the phone with one of my idols. He just told me he can’t wait to work with me.
I can’t wait to work with you too !!!”
However in a recent update on Thursday, Laycon wrote, ”And we met today @wandecoal Sneek-a-boo ”
[Music] Lojay & Sarz – LV N ATTN Ft. Wizkid
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We Have Reduced Kidnapping and Banditry With NIN – Isa Pantami says
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami says banditry and kidnapping have reduced since his office introduced the policy compelling Nigerians to obtain a National Identification Number.
Pantami made the claim in Abuja on Thursday, June 3, while rendering an account of his stewardship since assuming office, in 2019.
“When I was assigned to supervise the sector on 24, August 2019, unregistered, and partial registered sims were being used to perpetrate crime in the country. Nobody knew the total number of unregistered sims.
Within less than 15 days in the office, we have engaged the NCC as a regulator. We have directed them to carry audit exercise to enable them come up with unregistered and partial registered sims. They came with around 9.4 million which is enough to populate another country. It was the first time we didn’t know the total of unregistered sims in the country.
And we went further to direct NCC, to ensure that by 25th September 2019, that is only one month few days in office, I spent there to ensure that by end of September 2021, no sim that is not registered will be on our network. NCC as a regulator implemented that effectively.
From end of September 2019, to 2020, you will discover that even kidnapping and banditry reduced to the barest minimum. It was a time that hardly can you spend one month or more without hearing about kidnapping.
The more you come up with policies to make the system effective the
more criminals will come up with another strategy to compromise the
policies.”he said
Federal Government Suspends Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria
The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
According to the minister, the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.
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NYSC Debunks Media Reports Claiming its DG Announced Plans to Mobilise Corps Members For War
The National Youth Service Corps NYSC has debunked media reports claiming its DG, Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, had announced plans to mobilise corps members for war.
Some media houses interpreteted his comment to mean that corp members were to be mobilised to fight in areas where there are crises.
In a rebuttal published on its social media page, the scheme statement that at no time did the DG say coprs members are to be mobilised for war.
Read the rebuttal below
This is to clarify the misrepresentation of the NYSC Director-General’s recent interview with the media currently trending on the social media.
The Director-General had stated that in line with the National Defence Policy, Corps Members are like soldiers on reserve, because their education, exposure and sophistication, can make them easily adaptable to military training.
He charged them to remain focused and patriotic; and for the spirit of NYSC to live in all Nigerians.
General Ibrahim never at any point said that Corps Members are being mobilised to fight war.
The Scheme shall continue to safeguard the interest of Corps Members at all times.
Management.
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
CONSTITUTION REVIEW: The Senate Should Be Scrapped to Reduce Cost of Governance - Gov. Akeredolu says
As the process of amending the 1999 Constitution is ongoing, the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has called for a unicameral legislature for the country.
Specifically, the governor said the upper chamber of the National Assembly should be scrapped while the Assembly should be on part-time basis to reduce the cost of governance.
Akeredolu stated this at the Akure Centre of the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the review constitution, held at the International Cultural and Event Centre, Akure, the state capital, on Tuesday.
Represented by his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor said the position of the state was for the Federal Government to be reduced in weight and responsibilities.
He said, “The position of the Ondo State Government has been made public. We advocate for a Federal Government largely reduced in size and scope of engagement. We want to see a Constitution that will enhance the performance of public office holders at all levels.
China Records World’s First Case of Human Infection With H10N3 Bird Flu
China has reported the first case of human infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu from the country’s eastern Jiangsu province, China’s National Health Commission said on Tuesday June 1.
The man, a 41-year-old resident of the city of Zhenjiang, was hospitalised on April 28 after developing a fever and other symptoms, the NHC said in a statement.
The patient was diagnosed as having the H10N3 avian influenza virus on May 28, National Health Commission said in a statement without elaborating on how the man had got infected with the virus.
The man was stable and ready to be discharged from hospital. Medical observation of his close contacts had not found any other cases.
No other cases of human infection with H10N3 have previously been reported globally, it said.
H10N3 is a low pathogenic, or relatively less severe, strain of the virus in poultry and the risk of it spreading on a large scale was very low, the NHC added.
The strain is “not a very common virus,” said Filip Claes, regional laboratory coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases at the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Only around 160 isolates of the virus were reported in the 40 years to 2018, mostly in wild birds or waterfowl in Asia and some limited parts of North America, and none had been detected in chickens so far, he added.
Analysing the genetic data of the virus will be necessary to determine whether it resembles older viruses or if it is a novel mix of different viruses, Claes said.
If You Can’t Afford My Lifestyle, Don’t Tell me About Relationship – BBN Star, Khloe says
Khloe has become popular on social media for showcasing her hot physique and in a new post on her Instagram story, she noted that any man who can’t afford her lifestyle should stay away from her path.
According to the popular influencer, she has suffered a lot and would not want to go back into her former lifestyle.
Khloe who couldn’t hide her frustrations noted that she’s not a gold digger but she knows her worth.
She added that it’s a shame for a broke man to be trying to find love in someone rich, urging them to go for a woman their wallet can afford.
Read her message to men below:
Monday, May 31, 2021
Emmanuel Osodeke Emerges New ASUU President
The immediate past vice-president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has emerged as the new president of the union.
A professor of soil science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Osodeke was elected president of the union during a three-day conference, which held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State today Sunday, May 30.
He took over from Biodun Ogunyemi, a professor of education at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State whose tenure ended last week.
Other members of the union, who were elected alongside Mr Osodeke, include Chris Piwuna of the University of Jos as vice president; Olusiji Sowande of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, as treasurer while Ade Adejumo, a professor from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, was elected as financial secretary.
Also, a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Austen Sado, was elected as investment secretary; Adamu Babayo from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, was elected the union’s internal auditor while Stella-Maris Oke from Cross Rivers State University of Science and Technology, was elected as the new welfare secretary.
Ahmed Gulak: Police Gun Down Killers of APC Chieftain After Fierce Battle
The Imo State Police Command has shot dead the suspects allegedly responsible for the assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Bala Elkana, the spokesperson for the command in a statement via Facebook on Sunday, May 30, said operatives of the command’s tactical units, intelligence response team, and police mobile force killed the assailants during a gun battle.
The police disclosed that riffles, pistol, ammunition, and the vehicles the slain hoodlums used in killing the former presidential aide were recovered by the operatives.
The police spokesperson said the killers were traced after eyewitnesses and Gulak’s driver gave a vivid description of the assailants and the vehicles they used in carrying out the attack.
The police said:
The assailants were said to have used a Toyota Camry 2005 model with silver color; Toyota Sienna 1998 Model with golden color; Toyota Hilux with white color; and a Lexus RX 330 with golden Color. (Registration numbers are withheld for security reasons).
Having established the identity of the assailants and the description of the vehicles used in carrying out the attack, the teams further got details of the direction the hoodlums have taken. With further leads, the team was able to establish the location of the suspects.”
The police stated that the suspects were located at Afor Enyiogugu junction in Aboh-Mbaise local government area where they were found distributing onions to locals from a trailer they confiscated.
According to the command, the hoodlums who were providing security coverage to those sharing the onions opened fire on the police teams on sighting them.
The police said its forces returned fire, killing six hoodlums who carried out the killing and fatally injuring four other members of the gang.
The command stated that the driver who drove late Ahmed Gulak identified the dead assailants as those who killed the politician.
Ahmed Gulak’s Death Calculated to Instigate The Northerners Against The Igbos – Gov. Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has described the murder of Ahmed Gulak’ as senseless and wicked, saying it was calculated to Instigate the Northerners against the Igbos.
The former Presidential aide was murdered on his way to catch a flight at Sam Mbakwe International Airport.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state openly condemned the greusome murder in a statement titled ; Ahmed Gulak; A Killing Too Senseless and Wicked.
In his words he said, “The killing of the former presidential aide is calculated to instigate Nigerians against each other, particularly northerners against the igbos living outside the South-East. We must confront the enemies of the people with a view to neutralizing them. This is definitely not the time for political correctness. Banditry should not be allowed to subvert the legitimacy of the current government at all levels”.
While some persons said the murder was political, others said it was connected with ethnicity.
Akeredolu further said ” We call on all security agencies to collaborate with a view to unviel the criminal elements sponsoring and undertaking terrorist acts. They must be punished severely”.
Bobrisky Shows Off The Result of His Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery (See Video)
It will be recalled that Bobrisky made headlines some hours ago when he shared a video of himself undergoing butt surgery.
This move sparked reactions from fans with some claiming the cross-dresser is only chasing clouts.
Bobrisky in a new video posted on his timeline showed off his new butt as he continues to receive treatment.
All eyes will be on the cross-dresser when he finally leaves the hospital and shows off the new butt on social media.
See video below:
Checkout Photos Of The Policewoman That Shot Sowore
Sowore was on Monday morning shot in the right side of the stomach towards the hip by Daniel at the Unity Fountain, Abuja while he was trying to gain entrance into the place.
The activist was said to have been speaking with a detachment of police officers stationed at the public facility when the female officer fired at him.
See the video below..
WATCH: How @YeleSowore Was Shot By CSP Altine Daniel At Unity Fountain, Abuja During Protest Against Insecurity #RevolutionNow
FULL VIDEO: https://t.co/1aJ1QbYnkX pic.twitter.com/xRsQdz0hrg
Barcelona Signs Manchester City Striker, Sergio Aguero
The Argentina International left Manchester City following the expiry of his contract at the end of the season and has joined Ronald Koeman’s side on a deal until the end of the 2022-23 season.
The 32-year-old striker will be presented at the Nou Camp with club president Joan Laporta on Monday evening, May 31, and will officially join on July 1. He will have a release clause of €100 million.
Barca have said in a statement on their official website: “FC Barcelona and Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero have reached an agreement for the player to join the Club from 1 July when his contract with Manchester City expires.
“The player will sign a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season and his buy out clause is set at 100 million euros.”
Aguero made his final appearance for City as a substitute during their 1-0 Champions League final loss against Chelsea on Saturday in Porto.
He will now travel to Argentina to join his national side for their World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia.