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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Reps Adopts Bill Seeking to Confer Citizenship on Foreigners Who Marry Nigerian Women

Nigerian women are in for a major win as a bill seeking to confer citizenship rights on foreigners married to them has been adopted by the committee of the House of Representatives established to amend the 1999 Constitution.

The bill was adopted following its presentation by consultants working with the lawmakers on the amendment of the document, PremiumTimes reports.

According to the report, Joy Ezeilo, one of the consultants working with the committee, while presenting the recommendation of the consultants, said existing provision in the constitution is discriminatory against women.

The existing law only allows citizenship by registration to be conferred on foreigners married to Nigerian men. She said the bill seeks to amend section26 (2a) of the 1999 Constitution by opening citizenship by registration to male and female.

The proposal would still follow Nigeria’s rigorous constitutional amendment procedure, including passage by both chambers of the National Assembly, approval of at least 24 of the 36 state legislatures and presidential assent.

The Nigerian Government is in talks with the United States Government over the possible extradition of suspended police officer, Abba Kyari, who was fingered in a multi-million dollars fraud allegedly masterminded by Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) disclosed this on Monday, February 7, in an interview with Channel Television.

According to him, “It is an issue that has international and national dimensions. Actions have been taken, it is a work-in-process locally and internationally and we are doing whatever it takes to ensure justice is done within the context of the law regardless of the personalities that are involved.

When criminality is involved, Nigeria and US naturally work together when there are elements of the offences that have taken place in the diverse jurisdictions. So, Nigeria is doing the needful by way of supporting what America is doing for the purpose of ensuring that the cases are tried accordingly within the context of the American context of it. And then, eventually, if there is need for local prosecution, nothing stops it.

There are a lot of issues that are ongoing inclusive of the possibility of consideration for extradition. That is where the collaboration element of it comes into play.

As far as I am concerned, the parties are discussing, the parties are collaborating, there are exchanges of correspondence from the perspective of investigation, from the perspective of extradition, and associated things.

Reasonable grounds for suspicion have been established and that will eventually translate to the possibility of prosecution and conviction if indeed one is adjudged guilty by the law.”

Akinwunmi Ambode Declares His Governorship Ambition, Says "The Future Is Now"

The Immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode who was ousted as the governor of Lagos State after stepping on some big toes within his party the All Progressive Congress in a brutal democratic take-over as come out again to declare his intention to return for another 4-years as the governor of Lagos State.

The former Governor as finally hinted on his ambition to return to the number political position in Lagos State, as he thanks all those who stood by him during his trying times, while also acknowledging the overwhelming endorsement he’s received for the contribution of his quota to the development of Lagos State.

During his time in power, he was seen as a representative of the youthful Lagosian populace, he has now declared his second coming while the incumbent governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says he’s still in consultations before he declares his intention for re-election.

Ambode declares that it can only get better for Lagos and indeed Nigeria while noting that it’s the time for the youths to take over, while noting that power is in their hands.

Read the ex-governor’s declaration statement below;

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a change in date for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

In its weekly bulletin released on Monday, January 31, the UTME exercise initially scheduled for April 20 to 30, would now hold from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 16. Similarly, the mock-UTME exercise earlier scheduled for April 2, would now be held on April 16.

However, JAMB said the date for the commencement of the sale of the 2022 UTME/DE application forms fixed for February 12 to March 19 remains.

It explained that the adjustments were meant to accommodate the interest of candidates who would be sitting for the UTME and others external examinations in April to ensure they were not caught in a conflict of dates that could see them missing any of their examinations.

The board also said it has introduced Computer Studies and Physical and Health Education as part of its UTME subjects for 2022. It also said it would adopt an optional USSD code to enable candidates to seamlessly register for the 2022 UTME without much stress or difficulty.

Details on how to apply for the United States ‘no-interview’ visa has been made public.

The US Mission recently announced that it commenced expansion of its visa services to assist non-immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visas.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

One may be eligible for a visa renewal without an interview if your application is for a B1/B2, F, M, J (academic only), H, L or C1/D (combined only) visa and you meet each of the following criteria:

Your previous visa was issued in Nigeria.

Your previous visa is in the same classification as your current application.

Your previous visa was a full validity, multiple entry visa.

Your previous visa expired within the last 24 months or will expire in the next 3 months from the date of application.

You have all your passports covering the entire period since receiving the previous visa and the passport with the most recent visa.

You have never been arrested or convicted of any crime or offense in the United States, even if you later received a waiver or pardon.

You have never worked without authorisation or remained beyond your permitted time in the United States.

APPLICATION STEPS:

If you haven’t already paid the visa fee, you’ll need to pay online or in cash at a GTBank before scheduling to apply to renew your visa.

If you are qualified based on the above criteria, visit https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng to start your application.

Select Nonimmigrant Visa Application, New Application/Schedule Appointment, and Visa Renewal without Interview.

Fill in your information and add any family members who are applying who also meet all the eligibility criteria. (Each applicant must individually meet the criteria; minors can apply without an interview only if they meet the eligibility criteria on their own.)

Answer a series of questions to determine eligibility for the program.

If eligible, schedule a date and time to submit your documents to the U.S. Consulate in Lagos (for February appointments) or the U.S. Embassy in Abuja (starting in March).

Gather the required documents as outlined on the appointment letter and present them at your drop-off appointment time.

Your passport will be returned by DHL with your visa, if your application is approved, or with a letter telling you the next steps to complete your application.

Please see our website at https://ng.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/ for further information and to monitor changes in processing times.

Ex-BBNaija housemate and reality tv star, Mercy Eke has stated that she can’t wait to experience pregnancy.

The entrepreneur revealed this in a recent tweet which she shared via her official Twitter handle.

According to the BBNaija star who was reacting to reports of superstar, Rihanna getting pregnant for ASAP Rocky, she really wants to experience what pregnancy feels like.

However, speaking further, Mercy Eke cleared the air that although she really wants to experience pregnancy, she wants it to be at the right time.

“I feel like crying. I really wanna experience this at the right time”, Mercy Eke wrote.

See tweet below:

Nollywood Actress, Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi has spoken up regarding the complaints of scam and fraud by customers of one of the brands she represents.

On Tuesday, February, 1, Instagram blogger @gistlover11 had alleged that many customers of the real estate company, Revolution Plus Properties are accusing the company of fraudulent activities.

Gistlover stated that these customers revealed that many of them paid for properties as far back as 2 years ago yet, nothing has been allocated to them.

Toyin Abraham who is the face of the brand alongside colleague, Odunlade Adekola, reacted to the news via her Instagram page.

She admitted that many had complained about the same issue to her in the past and she had personally taken it up to ensure resolution.

The actress added that she is not leaving the brand as she believes it has no intention of defrauding or scamming folks of their hard earned money.

She went on to say that complaints should be forwarded to the company or her and she will ensure everything is sorted.

Her post reads;

“I have seen and read the comments on the issue of delayed allocation by Revolutionplus, a brand that I represent.
Before now, some cases have been brought to my attention and many of them I have taken up the responsibility of following up.

As we speak now, I am still in talks with ED of Revolution Plus on how best and quick to resolve the matter. I am not leaving the brand as I can say they keep to their words, it’s just that we have issues that need to be resolved.

Please send messages to revolutionplusproperty or me if you have pending issues with Revolution Plus. The issues will be resolved as soon as possible. I am sorry for the inconvenience, the pain and the delay. Be rest assured that there is no intention to defraud you. My sincere apologies one more time.”

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Bobrisky Reveals Why He is Always Shy to Approach Singer Davido

Bobrisky, a popular controversial crossdresser, has praised Davido for his generosity, claiming he has the nicest attitude in Africa and is exceedingly kind to people.

According to the cross dresser, he has encountered Davido countless times at parties, clubs, and other locations but has never said hello to him since he is shy, but he knows and believes that he has the best personality in Africa.
He goes on to claim that he’s overly nice to people and that he typically wouldn’t write this, but he simply wanted to express his gratitude and nothing more before he regrets not sharing or expressing it when the worst happens.

Davido, being a sensational singer, is a really likeable character who quickly touches the hearts of those around him, and Bobrisky has perhaps experienced the sensitive side of him, which is why he dubbed him “the best personality ever in Africa” and “beyond kindness.”

Nigerian Singer and songwriter, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua popularly known as Seyi Shay, revealed that she is engaged and set to get married.

The ‘Right Now’ singer disclosed this on Monday morning on the Morning Rush show with The Beat FM as she promoted her ‘Big Girl’ album that was released in December 2021.

Her announcement is coming weeks after she sparked pregnancy rumour in a TikTok video she released on the platform which she also shared on her Instagram stories.

In the video, the singer who donned an off-white sweatshirt and a pair of black three-quarter tights was seen dancing and in the process, seemed to flaunt what appeared to be a bulging baby bump. While dancing, she was also seen touching what appears to be a baby bump tenderly.

When asked by On-Air Personality, Osi Suave, about the ring on her finger, Seyi Shay responded, “Some guy gave it to me and said hey, will you marry me? It’s going nice, I’m being for real, these are diamonds, baby! Real diamonds!”

Osi asked if he was the man behind her glow and she said, “I had already evolved, I was already glowing before I met the guy so he just added to the glow. It was like the ribbon on the package, I would not have said yes”

In a separate case on Wednesday, January 19, an Abia state high court awarded N1 billion as damage in favour of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu against the Federal Government.

Kanu had pleaded with the court to grant an order of compensation to the tune of N5 billion after the alleged invasion of his father’s house in September 2017, by some security personnel, The Nation reports.

In his reaction, the presiding judge, Justice Anya described the invasion of Kanu’s Afaraukwu residence as notorious and unlawful.

Justice Anya also granted Kanu’s plea for an order asking the government to issue a public apology in three national dailies over the illegal invasion of Kanu’s Afaraukwu residence.

The judge also advised the government to adopt a political resolution in dealing with issues involving the southeast secessionist.

The Senate has re-amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed by the National Assembly on November 18, 2021.

Accordingly, the chamber in Clause 84(2) of the report approved direct, indirect primaries or consensus as procedure for the nomination of candidates by political parties for the various elective positions.

It also approved the recommended Clause 84(3) that “a political party that adopts the direct primaries procedure shall ensure that all aspirants are given equal opportunity of being voted for by members of the part.”

Clause 84(4) further provides that “a political party that adopts the system of indirect primaries for the choice of its candidate shall adopt the procedure outlined below; (a) In the case of nominations to the position of Presidential candidate, a political party shall, (i) hold special conventions in each of the 36 states of the federation and FCT, where delegates shall vote for each of the aspirants at designated centers in each State Capital on specified dates.”

The clause provides that a National Convention shall be held for the ratification of the candidate with the highest number of votes.

The amendment followed a motion for its re-committal to the Committee of the Whole.

The motion was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North).

The Senate Leader, in his presentation, recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had signified withholding his assent on the Electoral Act No. 6 2010 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2021 which was passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to the President on Thursday, 18th November, 2021.

Captain of the Guinea Bissau national team, Jonas Azevedo Mendes has vowed that they would rather ‘die’ than see themselves lose today’s match against the Super Eagles.

Mendes, who is the team’s first-choice goalkeeper said they will be out in full force to battle the Super Eagles for a victory.

Asked if there was any particular player in the Eagles team they were targeting, Mendes said, “we know Nigeria is a good team. It will be a mistake to target any particular player. We are facing all of them with equal attention,” he said.

Raised in Portugal, the goalkeeper has spent most of his playing career in the third tier of Portuguese football.

Obi Cubana Offers University Scholarship and Employment To Lagos Hawker For His Generosity

Nigerian billionaire, Obi Cubana has offered university scholarship and employment in any of his companies, to Ekuma Jeremiah, the Lagos hawker seen in a viral video giving money to inmates.

Disclosing this in an Instagram live interview with media personality Daddy Freeze, Obi Cubana said: “I am offering him a lifetime opportunity, he has to go to school I think that is his ambition.
“I will see him through the university and if he wants to do Masters abroad , I will make sure he is comfortable while going to school because like I said earlier, that is the best we can do for him.

“He will do University, anything he wants and then by God’s grace I know I will still be standing by the time he is done with school, he has a place in any of my organisations at the top level and if by God’s grace he finds a higher calling, you see there is nothing tied to this, I do not expect anything in return.

”I am not giving any conditions for this but if he chooses not to go back to school we can now hear what he wants to do and then we see him through.

“The most important thing is to know that he has in me a mentor, he has in me a life guide in me. I will make it easy for him through God so I believe that God will give me health and strength.

“The guy will go to any University of his choice in good condition not just to pay school fees. He has a heart of gold. This is the kind of people we need.

“I pray that people will do eye service to get my attention, let them do this kind of thing, in doing that you don’t know when you get used to it the world becomes a better place.”

Legendary Canadian singer, Celine Dion has been forced to cancel the rest of her current US Courage Tour from March 9 to April 22.

The 53-year-old singer was forced to scrap the shows by ‘severe and persistent muscle spasms,’ according to a press release posted to her website.

Her announcement comes three months after she had to cancel the start of her Las Vegas comeback residency over the same health issue.

‘Tickets purchased with a credit card through authorized ticketing outlets will be refunded automatically to the credit card used for purchase,’ the press release said.

‘Ticket holders of the cancelled performances will soon receive an email notification with more information. For further inquiries, ticket holders should reach out to their original point of purchase.’

Celine ‘recently has been treated for severe and persistent muscle spasms which are preventing her from performing, and her recovery is taking longer than she hoped,’ per her website. ‘Her medical team continues to evaluate and treat the condition.’

She herself said: ‘I was really hoping that I’d be good to go by now, but I suppose I just have to be more patient and follow the regimen that my doctors are prescribing.’

The superstar singer added: ‘There’s a lot of organizing and preparation that goes into our shows, and so we have to make decisions today which will affect the plans two months down the road. I’ll be so glad to get back to full health, as well as all of us getting past this pandemic, and I can’t wait to be back on stage again.’

She continued: ‘Meanwhile, I’ve been very touched by all the words of encouragement that everyone’s been sending to me on social media. I feel your love and support and it means the world to me.’

Twitter user identified as @jacksonpbn has publicly called out the popular singer, Duncan Mighty while accusing him of dodging a concert after receiving payments.

This is coming after the Port Harcourt Boy crooner some weeks back shared a photo of himself wrapped in bandages while revealing how he got involved in a ghastly motor accident.

The netizen who insisted that this is a method devised by the singer to withhold the money without discharging his duties disclosed that this has been the style of the artiste for some time now.

He also vowed to get back his money at all costs.

He wrote:

“I paid Duncan Mighty N3million for Nkporo Youths Unity Concert that held December 30 2021, and additional N630k for flight tickets. He didn’t show up for the concert. Next I heard was a picture of him wrapped in bandages claiming accident while holding his cell phone.

Duncan Mighty has become notorious for collecting money from show promoters and not showing up. He did that with a show in Uromi, Uyo and other places. I am not one who would want to deal with folks in the entertainment industry. Duncan should avoid my troubles and pay back NOW!”

In a follow-up tweet, he also wrote:

“So last night I went down to my basement to dance to Duncan Mighty’s song. I just wanted to show that much as I love his music, he cannot take my money on top of an agreement and just walk away and nothing happens. If that is his style, I am be the last he tries that stuff with.”

See tweets below:

I paid Duncan Mighty N3million for Nkporo Youths Unity Concert that held December 30 2021, and additional N630k for flight tickets. He didn’t show up for the concert. Next I heard was a picture of him wrapped in bandages claiming accident while holding his cell phone. pic.twitter.com/AyYOgEMdhT
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) January 15, 2022

So last night I went down to my basement to dance to Duncan Mighty’s song. I just wanted to show that much as I love his music, he cannot take my money on top of an agreement and just walk away and nothing happens. If that is his style, I am be the last he tries that stuff with. pic.twitter.com/NGlBy3Nx50
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) January 16, 2022

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Reps Adopts Bill Seeking to Confer Citizenship on Foreigners Who Marry Nigerian Women

Hushpuppi: Suspended Police Officer, Abba Kyari, May Be Extradited to The U.S — FG says

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Akinwunmi Ambode Declares His Governorship Ambition, Says "The Future Is Now"

JAMB Shifts UTME Exam Date To May 6, 2022

How to Apply For US ‘No-Interview’ Visa Renewals In Nigeria

Reality TV star and Ex-BBNaija Housemate, Mercy Eke Wants to be a Mom!

Toyin Abraham Speaks After Customers Accuse Her And ‘Revolution Plus Property’ Of Fraud

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Bobrisky Reveals Why He is Always Shy to Approach Singer Davido

Seyi Says She Is Engaged To ”Some Guy” Who Put A Diamond Ring On Her Finger

Court Orders Nigeria Government To Pay N1bn To IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Tender Apology

President Muhammadu Buhari Wins As Senate Removes Direct Primary Clause, Passes Electoral Act Amendment

Guinea Bissau Captain Vows That The Team Will Rather Die Than to Lose to Super Eagles

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Obi Cubana Offers University Scholarship and Employment To Lagos Hawker For His Generosity

Celine Dion Cancels All Tour Dates Due to Devastating Health Battle

Singer Duncan Mighty Called Out For Failing to Make Refunds For a Show He Was Paid For in December