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Friday, March 3, 2017
Hilarious: See This Lovely World Record (Photo)
The darkest and lightest men in the world are both from Africa. We make history anyhow. Lolz.
Wow!, Take a Look at This New Headquarter For The Peace Corps of Nigeria In Abuja (See Photo)
The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) yesterday commissioned a new National Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja. Some are wondering how they got money to erect such structure.
See Beautiful Photo of Musicians, P-Square With Their Children Rocking Same Outfit
Such a cute photo!, they look so good..
Check Out Photos From The Burial of Father of Nollywood Actress, Eniola Badmus
Actress, Eniola Badmus lost her dad yesterday. He was buried same day according to Islamic rites. May his soul rest in peace.
See photos below..
[Music] Chief Obi Ft Olamide - Carry Go
The multi-talented entertainer, Henry Obiefule popularly known as Chief Obi debuts his music career with an Afrobeat song titled Carry Go which features one of Nigeria’s finest artiste, Olamide.
The song was produced by Maryland based WillBeatz and mixed by BBanks of YBNL
Obi also features as a songwriter on the recently released The Chief album by Jidenna.
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Popular Actress, Juliet Ibrahim Celebrates Her 31st Birthday With New Stunning Photos
Actress Juliet Ibrahim who's is of Lebanese, Liberian and Ghanaian descent, was born on March 3, 1986. Her dad his Lebanese but claims Ghana as that's where her mum is from.
"Stop Celebrating Treasury Looters" - Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo Says
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to stop celebrating treasury looters. To him, it is unfortunate that someone accused of corruption is celebrated in his hometown because people believe he has taken his share of the national cake.
“Today someone who is corrupt is celebrated. There is a problem that we must resolve, and if we don’t resolve it, it will hurt us very, very badly, just as it is hurting us already,” he said.
Osinbajo said the best way to win the war against corruption is to study the models used elsewhere and adopt them.
“We can only resist corruption when we ensure that systems put in place are working,” he said.
The Acting President spoke while opening a two-day National Dialogue on Corruption, organised by the Office of the Vice President in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC).
Osinbajo said corruption fighting back was not peculiar to Nigeria, adding that the country “cannot survive with the type of corruption we have”.
According to him, corruption thrives where it is allowed to thrive.
"When the very best people see that there is no consequence of bad actions, they suddenly turn bad", He said.
Bomb Explosion Occurred In Borno State Killing 3 Suspected Suicide Bombers (See Photo)
Three suicide bombers lost their lives today along Damboa Road, Maiduguri.
According to the Borno state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Damian Chuckwu, two female bombers and a male bomber attacked petroleum tankers parked near a filling station along Damboa road. Two of them detonated while the third was gunned down by a soldier.
The petrol tankers burnt during the explosion but fire fighters quickly brought the fire under control. There was no record of civilian casualties.
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Charles Soludo Says President Muhammadu Buhari Inherited a Bad Economy But Now He Made It Worse
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said President Muhammadu Buhari had worsened the “very bad” economic situation he inherited when he assumed power in 2015.
“Buhari met a very bad situation when he assumed power, but he has made the situation worse. Nigeria today is a fragile state with a failing economy. Some say failing state; some say failed state.
“The economy is not just in recession; we are suffering from massive economic compression. Saying it is recession trivialises the issue".
Soludo spoke at the ‘Big Ideas Podium’, a public policy debate organised by the Afri Heritage Institution in Enugu, where he canvassed what he termed a “citizens united” campaign by Nigerians to demand change and accountability from government at all levels.
Speaking on the theme, ‘Prognosis of the Nigerian Economy 2017’, Soludo said Nigeria was fast approaching the status of a failed state.
The former apex bank chief noted that it would take nothing short of a miracle for the Federal Government to return the naira to its exchange rate to the dollar as of the time Buhari took over on May 29, 2015.
He said, “It will be a miracle if after eight years, by the time it leaves office in 2023, the current administration is able to return the economy in dollar terms to the exchange rate it met when it took over.
“The truth is this government inherited a very bad situation, but it has made it very much worse.
He criticised what he described as the "Official policy of waiting for the oil price to rise".
Soludo said the government cannot be relied upon to provide the change that Nigerians desire.
The solution to the quest for change, according to him, is a citizens’ united campaign that will put government on its toes.
He called on Nigerians to agitate for the implementation of campaign promises by government at all levels, noting that the country would make progress if political parties kept at least 25 per cent of the promises they made before coming to power.
Soludo said, “Only citizens united can rescue Nigeria, not just the government alone. It is a big luxury for anybody to say I am minding my business, because what others do will come to mind your own business for you sooner than later.
"We can’t get the leadership that we desire but we can get the leadership that we demand and work for. If only each party or government implements 25 per cent of their promises, Nigeria will be a great country".
He added, “If you see the governments run by APC, PDP and APGA, they are all the same, because Nigerians don’t hold them accountable. We must resolve as citizens not to let government off again; peaceful agitation must be encouraged and tolerated in this country. Everybody must be allowed to have a voice.
"For example, the APC promised us that they were going to restructure Nigeria; before the elections, they said the current structure was not working, they said that Nigeria was becoming a failed state; but now, they are in power and they are not getting it done.
"Unless we citizens rise up and tell the government ‘deliver on what you promised’, they will not get it done".
EFCC Says Ayo Fayose Paid Mike Ozekhome From His Share of Dasuki’s Loot
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court in Lagos not to give Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) access to his account in Guaranty Trust Bank which has a balance of N75m.
The anti-graft agency claimed that the money, which was paid to Ozekhome as legal fee by the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was part of the N2.26bn arms procurement fund, which a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), allegedly looted.
The EFCC said they traced N1.22bn out of the N2.26bn Dasuki loot to Fayose.
The anti-graft agency stated that Dasuki routed the money to Fayose through a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.
The EFCC said this in a counter-affidavit it filed in opposition to an application by Ozekhome seeking the unfreezing of his account.
Ozekhome’s GTB account, having a balance of N75m, had since February 7, 2017, been frozen by the EFCC on the order of Justice Anka.
But Ozekhome had approached the court stating that the EFCC misrepresented facts to obtain the freezing order and urged Justice Anka to lift the freezing order.
The SAN had contended that the action of EFCC was unconstitutional, had no legal justification, and was a gross violation of sections 36, 37 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution.
In response, however, the EFCC, in a counter affidavit deposed to by one of its prosecutors, Idris Mohammed, said though it had earlier secured an interim order from Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos to freeze Fayose’s account, the governor, through Ozekhome, went before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Ado Ekiti Division of the Federal High Court to obtain an order to unfreeze the account.
The EFCC prosecutor said despite the fact that Fayose was aware that it had immediately appealed Justice Taiwo’s ruling, the governor still went ahead to dissipate part of the contentious funds, paying a sum of N75m to Ozekhome who helped him to secure Justice Taiwo’s unfreezing order.
EFCC said Ozekhome ought to have “reasonably known that the N75m was transferred to him” from Fayose’s account, which the EFCC said was used to retain proceeds of crime and alleged kickbacks from some contractors in Ekiti State.
The EFCC urged Justice Anka not to unfreeze Ozekhome’s account.
Justice Anka adjourned till March 7, 2017, for hearing in the case.
Hurray!, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal is 60 Today
Born Olasunkanmi Wasiu Ayinde Marshal on March 3, 1957, K1 is one of Nigeria’s most-successful music artistes ever. He is known for introducing the fuji music genre to the sounds of keyboards, saxophones and guitars. The release of his breakthrough album in 1984 marked the beginning of his success story and since then there's been no stopping him.
We Teelamford.com Staffs and Lovers Wishes you a happy birthday sir, Long Life and Prosperity.
Check Out 3 Best Friends Who Got Married on Same Day (See Photos)
These photos of friends getting married on same day is friendship goals. They all had their court wedding yesterday. Viv Ade-Fatona, one of the brides, gushed about the ceremony. She shared the photos with the caption;
"So, we all got married today! we've grown over the past few years from friends to family. From L-R: The SIs, The AFs & The AKs. May the Almighty God give us the grace to do and be and give the best to our partners." Congratulations to them.
Lovely Couple Pre-Wedding Photos With a Keke Napep (See Photo)
Love is something that comes without tension or conditions. Love naturally and seek natural love. I just love the simplicity of this couple's pre-wedding pics.
Presidency Replies Ex-Central Bank Governor, Charles Soludo, Says He is Entitled to His Opinion
The presidency has replied Former Central Bank Governor, Charles Soludo, who at a function in Enugu yesterday, said President Buhari has worsened the already bad economy he inherited in 2015.
In a statement issued by Special Assistant to acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the presidency said Soludo is entitled to his opinion.
According to Akande, Nigerians are working with facts that have shown that the Buhari-led administration is taking Nigeria out of economic recession. Below is the statement..
"Prof Soludo is entitled to his own opinion, and Nigerians entitled to the facts. The opinion he expressed is understandable in a democratic system but the facts are that the challenges of today are a direct result of wrong headed decisions of the past, and quite mind-boggling actions of those who were entrusted with leadership. Some of those who served in the recent past have validated this assertion. Nigerians have demonstrated that they know the Buhari administration inherited a sorry state of the economy but is working diligently to fix it with positive results now emerging. What even Former CBN Governor Soludo cannot deny is the fact that the Buhari administration has ended the bleeding of the nation and is implementing reforms. The Buhari administration is spending more on infrastructure at a time when resources are lean. When we had abundant revenues what happened was profligacy and plunder. What no one can deny is that the Buhari administration is now implementing on behalf of ordinary Nigerians a Social Investment Programme that is unprecedented in Nigeria's history, paying poorest Nigerians N5000 monthly, feeding school children and engaging hundreds of thousands of unemployed graduates. And there is more to come. The Buhari administration is plugging loopholes in several ways including through the Treasury Single Account, raking in resources that otherwise were hidden and misappropriated and the proper auditing of the Federal payroll discovering about 30,000 ghost workers and saving billions per month. Another step in the right direction is the fact that Nigeria no longer has to shell out billions of dollars for JVC cash call, bringing relief from a burden that has slowed down investment in the oil industry. There has even been a marked improvement in PMS availability in the country. It is certainly quite curious that very few among us will choose to ignore the new direction but make store of the burdens of past without proper attributions. This appears to me to be selective amnesia to which they are certainly entitled. What would have been more patriotic is that people of goodwill will join several others working with us in this administration and offer progressive ideas and join hands with a government and administration that every one knows are led by a President and Vice President who are trustworthy and are people of unabashed honesty, and integrity.
Corporal Punishment For Children Been Ban In Zimbabwe
A High court in Zimbabwe has outlawed corporal punishment for children both at home and in school. Although a constitutional court will have to confirm the judgement, the ruling states that Parents and teachers are not allowed to lay their hands on children even if they misbehave.
The ruling comes after a parent, Linah Pfungwa, complained that her child in grade one had deep bruises after a teacher beat her. Linah said her daughter had been punished for failing to have her reading book signed by guardians as proof she had done her homework.
Ms Pfungwa, who filed her application with support from the Justice for Children's Trust, said her child was assaulted with a rubber pipe. In her application, she said that children should not be subjected to any form of violence and such corporal punishment breached their rights.
"My child suffered major bruises and I took photographs and pictures... She had deep bruises on her back and she could hardly sleep properly. I posted the pictures of my daughter on our WhatsApp group for other parents to observe and it turned out that other children had also been assaulted. If my child misbehaves, I ground her by denying her access to television as well as denying her pocket money or other goodies like sweets and presents," she said.
"If she does well, I reward her by presents or extra hours of watching television. My child is well-behaved and well-brought up simply as a result of the dialogue that I use as a means of discipline," Linah added.
Justice David Mangota agreed that corporal punishment for children was unconstitutional and parents and teachers should not lay their hands on children even if they misbehave. Some parents are criticising the ruling, while rights groups says it is long overdue.
Source: BBC Africa
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