Ibadan – OYO town, the domain of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi yesterday broke silence on the death of Ooni of Ife, late Oba Okunade Sijuwade saying Ooni, as an institution, will live forever.
For the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere President Muhammadu Buhari has performed below the expectations of Nigerians in his 100 days assessment.
Odumakin
Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin said “the failure to have a cabinet in 100 days has led to a situation where governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has taken over the powers of the minister of Industry doing a list of what can be imported into the country.
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, Monday, hurriedly closed his defence before the tribunal.
In the four days of his defence at the tribunal, Emmanuel called 19 witnesses. The governor had earlier indicated interest to call more witnesses. The All Progressives candidate for the governorship election the the state, Umana Umana, had approached the tribunal challenging conduct of the election and declaration of Udom Emmanuel as winner of the poll.
All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos chapter, has condemned what it called “calculated attempt” by some sponsors to bring its National leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu down to their “miserable level” through dubious allegations.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
APC Lagos chapter Publicity Secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe made the remarks Monday, while reacting to a publication in one of the national dailies where the writer urged President Buhari to “beware of Tinubu because he is a moral burden and a dent on his image”.
* Gov too busy to join issues with Shehu Sani- Aide
El-Rufai-and-Shehu-Sanni… the good days
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, says the relationship between him and Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has broken down irretrievably s a result of ideological differences.
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has been accused by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), of allegedly squandering over N120 billion during his first 100 days in office.
The APC, in a statement on Monday by its chairman, Davies Ikanya, said Governor Wike who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had been merely engaging in falsehood and propaganda.
The apparent deportation plans were called ‘inhumane’ by one Twitter user (Picture: EPA)
Syrian refugee children allowed into Britain under a new policy announced by David Cameron today will be deported when they reach the age of 18, Paddy Ashdown has said.
Iranian and Afghan asylum seekers are taking three-month crash courses
Converting allows them to claim they would face persecution if sent home
Germany is expecting around 800,000 migrants this year - a 300% increase
Muslim migrants are converting to Christianity in their droves in the hope it will greatly improve their chances of winning asylum in Germany.
Hundreds of mostly Iranian and Afghan asylum seekers have changed faiths at the evangelical Trinity Church in a leafy Berlin neighbourhood alone.
Many claim true belief prompted the move, but the decision undoubtedly boosts their chances of being granted asylum by allowing them to claim they would face persecution if sent home.
Pastor Gottfried Martens lights a candle during a service to baptise migrants from Iran at the Trinity Church in Berlin. Pictured third right is Mohammed Ali Zanoobi who is among hundreds of mostly Iranian and Afghan asylum seekers who have converted to Christianity at the evangelical church in a leafy Berlin neighbourhood
A Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Adewale Kekere-Ekun, who was arrested on February 12, 2015 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for identity theft-related offences, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom.
Birthday cake tastes more delicious in September (Picture: Getty Images)
September birthdays are the best. Fact.
Birthdays are a personal highlight of the year for us all, and most likely our favourite day of the entire year. We’ll go as far as saying that birthdays are even better than Christmas.
The Nigerian Immigration Service has directed former Nigerian public office holders to immediately surrender official and diplomatic passports issued to them while they were in office.
The action, officials say, is based on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In case you haven’t noticed, a lot of mad people on the internet believe that the world is going to end this month.
On September 28, to be precise.
Various self-styled authorities believe that the world is slated to end on September 28 next month – caused either by an asteroid, the Large Hadron Collider, or a REALLY ANGRY version of Jesus, to tie in with the ever-popular Blood Moon Prophecy.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that the Muhammadu Buhari administration would not let them down inspite of their high expectations. He gave the assurance on Sunday at the 33rd Holy Ghost Convention of the Sword of the Spirit Ministry, Garden of Victory, Old Ife Road, Ibadan.
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Aburi, Ghana reassured Nigerians and the international community that he will name his cabinet before the end of the month.
Pres. Muhammadu Buhari and John Mahama in Aburi , GhanaState House Photos
President Buhari gave the assurance at a joint press conference with President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana.
“After I was sworn-in, I said I will have my cabinet in September. I expect that Nigerians should ask me questions after the 30th of September if I do not do so,” President Buhari said while responding to a question on the appointment of ministers.
Central Bank governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, at the weekend, said the apex bank agreed to bail out states to enable them pay their workers’ salaries so as to stimulate the economy.
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, declared that it would no longer tolerate the continued unlawful use of state apparatus of power by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to harass its elected officials at any level across the country.
Scores of highway sweepers under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and midwives in the state, on Monday, stormed Lagos State House of Assembly over non-payment of salaries arrears by the state government.
A six-year-old boy died in Lagos State, on Monday afternoon, when two boats collided in an accident that occurred at Odo Isitu area of Egan in Lagos State.
The daytime ban placed on the movement of articulated vehicles in Lagos State by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is not yet being complied with, Tribune Online has observed.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ogun State, on Monday, closed its case at the State Governorship Petition Tribunal, Abeokuta, the state capital, without calling any witness.
IN seizing power from General Gowon(80),the then Military ruler, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed (1938-76) told the nation on July 30 1975 that: “this Government will not tolerate indiscipline. The Government will not condone abuse of office”. He kept his word.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) has begun the process of recovering over $7 billion in over-deducted tax benefits from JV Partners on major capital projects, the Nigerian presidency has said
NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo over their asset declaration, saying that they were deceiving Nigerians. Noting that President Buhari last December declared that he had only N1 million in his account, the PDP wondered how the money suddenly rose to N30 million by May 29 after an expensive campaign. And this is apart from assets in his wife’s name.
I PLEDGE to Buhari my President, to be , faithful, loyal and honest. To serve him with all my strength. To uphold his honour and glory so I will not be counted amongst his enemies. So help me God. Knowing that he is an ‘ol soja’ I need to pledge my one hundred percent loyalty to him as he marks his first hundred days in office.
ABEOKUTA—Ogun State Police Command has arrested suspected armed robbers, who allegedly robbed and raped patients and nurses at a private hospital in Ijebu-Ode.
Following the declaration of asset by President Muhammadu Buhari, which puts his savings at $150,000 (N30m ), The Washington Post has said in one of its’ report that Buhari may be the least corrupt in Africa.
According to the reports which was tied to obtainable standards of other sub-Saharan African leaders, Buhari was described as being ‘dirt-poor’.
The release of licenses, in June this year, to 65 Nigerian companies to establish local refineries must be welcome news to everyone who is unhappy with the overwhelming Foreign Exchange bill for our fuel imports. The licenses were granted barely two weeks after President Buhari’s inauguration, and probably provide a strong indication of PMB’s burning desire to reduce Nigeria’s huge fuel import bill and hopefully also reduce or eliminate the incidence of subsidy in fuel pricing.
Pulling all-nighters to get your uni work in on time? Working double shifts to make ends meet? Or just been burning the candle at both ends?
From Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill to Bill Clinton many of history’s most successful people claimed they got by on as little as four hours a night.
Now a number of successful internet CEOs have shared their tips for getting by on minimal shut-eye.
Cut back on TV, tablets and smartphones before bed
This is bad (Picture: Getty)
Studies have found the blue-ish light given out by electronic screens confuses our brains and harms out sleep cycles.
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State has disclosed that his Public Property Recovery Committee discovered an aircraft belonging to the state but hidden in Morocco.
Mr. Abubakar stated this on Saturday night in Bauchi in a broadcast marking 100 days of his administration.
Recognising that not all migrants are refugees is the first step to finding a constructive way forward
If there is one thing that drives me nuts it is when people put on an air of bogus moral superiority. I mean the kind of finger-wagging holier-than-thou sermonising that has in the last few days been directed at Britain, and our handling of the great European immigration crisis. It would seem that the UK has been mean, bad, wrong and, above all, selfish. Sir Bob Geldof has called us a “f–––––– disgrace”.
President Muhammadu Buhari has set a deadline of Tuesday, September 15 for full compliance with his directive that all revenue due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies must be paid into the Treasury Single Account (TSA) or designated accounts maintained and operated in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), except otherwise expressly approved.
Hannah Marie Kilmonster kept the fact she’s a trained singer hidden during her audition (Picture: ITV)
Farmer Hannah Marie Kilminster might have ditched the wellies and the tweed for her X Factor audition – but it seems she’s more used to the stage and bright lights than she first let on.
A note from First Class passenger Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, who was accused of bribing crew to get him and his wife to safety, goes under the hammer
A letter relating to the scandal - which is said to have turned Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon into a recluse - is to go under the hammer at an auction of Titanic artefacts later this month Photo: SWNS
Today is a sad day for some employees of the Zenith Bank PLC, one of Nigeria’s leading new generation banks, who were served notices terminating their appointments and services.
German residents greeted migrants and refugees arriving with applause but tensions increase on the island of Lesbos
For those who had risked their lives to flee a cruel civil war by rickety boat or in a smugglers’ truck, it would have been a remarkable sight.
Germans gathered by the hundred at train stations on Sunday to welcome refugees arriving in their cities as if they were long-lost friends or returning war heroes.
An estimated 10,000 refugees were expected to arrive in Germany by train from Hungary and Austria on Sunday, and they were greeted with spontaneous rounds of applause and songs, as well as sweets, pastries and toys, on station platforms across the country.
At Munich station, volunteers amassed a large stockpile of food. Helpers at the main train station in Frankfurt formed human chains to pass bags of food, clothing and toiletries to the exhausted arrivals, whom they welcomed with banners and balloons.
A man cheers as he and other refugees arrive at the main train station in Munich, Germany Photo: Corbis
She suffered from severe depression, brought on by years of bullying.
Her misery was so deep that she tried to kill herself three times before her final attempt.
Olivia’s message to the bullies
It left her clinically brain dead, and her heartbroken parents had to make the decision to switch off her life support.
After the 19-year-old’s death in 2012, her dad discovered a suicide diary Olivia had made, and a five-minute video documenting her depression – and leaving a poignant message to bullies.
In the video, she holds up cards describing her torment.
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Olivia describing psychosis (Picture: YouTube)
The cards said: ‘I’m great at hiding all my problems and wear the best fake smile 24/7 so no one knows how much I’m suffering inside.
‘None of my friends know anything about me – they fall for my fake laughs and smiles – they believe I’m fine.’
Olivia, from Melbourne, Australia, said she started seeing a ‘ghost-like figure’ who she named Bree as her depression became more severe.
In 2009 she dropped out of school, but even after returning was unable to cope.
Olivia was 19 when she died
‘I have attempted suicide more times than I can count,’ she wrote.
Another card said therapy had not worked, and she concluded: ‘I can’t hide anymore behind a fake smile, I can’t pretend I’m okay. I’m going to go away and no one will notice.’
She had a message for others who have attempted to take their own lives.
Olivia with her loving family from left to right: brother Alex, mum, Kellie and dad, Warren
Olivia wrote: ‘Just because I’ve failed to kill myself doesn’t make me weak, it doesn’t make me pathetic or an attention seeker and if you’ve failed too it doesn’t make you any of these things either.
‘You are strong, you are brave and you will get through this I promise.’
Olivia’s parents appeal for bullying to stop:
Describing her psychosis as a ‘living, breathing nightmare’ she urged others: ‘Please talk to your friends when they show signs of mental illness, because you can save their life. That’s all I ask of anyone because no one saved me.’ It was only when she was asked by a psychologist what had caused her misery that it hit her.
She wrote: ‘Then it hit me – BULLYING! All my pain is caused by heaps of tiny comments built up over the years.’
Olivia’s parents have called for bullying to end (Picture: YouTube)
And she continued: ‘If you ever think of bullying someone… DON’T! because you could ruin their life. Your words hurt and could make someone take their life.’ Now her parents, who set up the Angels4Olivia website, are hoping their daughter’s tragedy can give hope to others.
Olivia said she knew how to hide her suffering (Picture: YouTube)
Mum Kellie said: ‘I actually didn’t really know about the bullying until I actually saw her video that said about bullying that I realised that is what had caused it all.’
Olivia at her Year 12 school formal in Melbourne
They’ve now made a bold commercial which they hope will discourage others from becoming bullies.
