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‘’But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also’’ – Jesus Christ in Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:39). I am not a pastor. In fact, I do not subscribe to the wedges and hedges of religion, but there is, no doubt, wisdom in the teachings of Anobi Isa. The point here is simple, ‘’turn the other check’’ even when you are persecuted. If I may add, this teaching is cardinally about being meek. And what does Jesus say about the meek? He says,…
Following the successful confirmation, by the Senate, of President Buhari’s nominees to the Board of NDDC, and Senate President’s call that the Board should assume duties immediately, prominent Niger Delta Group, Ijaw Nation Diaspora Coalition (INDC) has lent its voice to patriotic calls urging the Presidency to inaugurate the Board which is representative, broad-based, and backed by law. According to the President of the Coalition, Elder Johnson Ebibai, “it is presently illegal to have an interim management committee with an indeterminate tenure when the Act setting up NDDC clearly states that the Commission will be run by a Senate-approved Board,…
By Akeem Oyetunji The Office of Nigeria’s Vice President has finally confirmed that indeed, some aides of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, have been relieved of their jobs. Recall that on Wednesday, dozens of aides of the embattled Vice President were reportedly sacked through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on the order of President Muhammad Buhari, who is on a two-week vacation in the United Kingdom. Earlier on Thursday, Daily Trust newspapers in a report exclusively unveiled names and portfolios of the 35 Osinbajo’s aides sacked by the President. According to the newspapers,…
Determined to tackle challenges of dwindling revenue, the Director-General, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Lanre Gbajabiamila has asked all erring lottery operators to defray all debts owed to the Federal Government or face stiff sanctions which may include revocation of licenses, as well as arrests and prosecution. Mr. Gbajabiamila gave this warning at a meeting in Abuja between the management of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission and lottery operators, especially those who had failed to comply fully with the Terms and Conditions of their licenses and operating Permits. At the meeting which had several sister regulatory agencies as observers, the Director…
By Harry Awuumi It is not the best of time for accredited journalists covering the seat of government, Aso Rock, Presidential Villa as a photojournalist with the Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Abayomi Adeshida, was earlier today (Thursday) manhandled by the Security Details of the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). The incident took place at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja during the opening session of the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit organized by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NiDCOM, chaired by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Narrating his experience to journalists, Adeshida said he was taking photographs of the Vice-President taking a tour of…
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A businessman, Victor Ogunjobi, 53, who allegedly obtained N10.2 million under false pretenses, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge. The defendant, who resides at 4, Cole St., Surulere, Lagos State, is facing charges of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretenses and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. According to the Prosecutor, Sgt. Chekube Okeh, the defendant defrauded one Mr Peter Ibrahim in the guise of buying five cars for him from the U.S. Okeh said that the fraud occurred on July 6, 2018, on 21 Road, Festac Town, Lagos State. “The defendant promised to…
The Police in Niger said it arrested one 30-year-old Ismaila Yahaya of Dutsen- Kura Gwari in Minna for luring and obtaining N286,000 from one Fatima Kasim of the same address under the pretense of doubling the money. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Usman Adamu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. He said that on Nov.1 at about 1100 hours the operatives of the state intelligence Bureau (SIB), while on surveillance, arrested the suspect. Adamu said the suspect confessed to the crime and efforts were on to arrest two of his accomplices. He…
Reports that two officers of the Kuje Nigerian Correctional Service wheeled Maina into the courtroom at about 9:30 am, armed with two first aid boxes. Maina was dressed in a light green color caftan. The former chairman of PRTM was looking pensive and sickly. NAN reports that Maina had, on Oct. 25, arraigned alongside a firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Okon Abang. He was charged with 12 counts bordering on money laundering, operating fictitious bank accounts and fraud. NAN reports that while Maina is the 1st defendant in…
Japan’s top automaker Toyota has seen a 1% rise in July-September profit as vehicle sales grew around the world. Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday a profit of 592 billion yen ($5.4 billion) for the second fiscal quarter, up from 585 billion yen last year. Toyota, which makes the Prius hybrid, Corolla subcompact, and Lexus luxury models, stuck to its net profit forecast for the fiscal year through March 2020, at 2.15 trillion yen ($20 billion). That would be an improvement over the 1.88 trillion yen earned in the year ended in March. Vehicle sales for the latest quarter grew not…