SERAP To Trump: Demand Looters’ List From Buhari, Ban Suspects From US

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> SERAP To Trump: Demand Looters’ List From Buhari, Ban Suspects From US</h1> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_348300" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 504px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-348300" height="336" sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845-504x336.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845-504x336.jpg 504w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845-75x50.jpg 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845-165x110.jpg 165w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845-270x180.jpg 270w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845-480x320.jpg 480w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/DKMRByYUMAEotCu-e1505948148845.jpg 700w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="504" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">President Trump, Godfrey Onyeama Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister and President Buhari</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Donald Trump requesting him to demand from President Muhammadu Buhari the list of looters of Nigeria’s money and ban them from entering US.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The organisation in a statement issued on Sunday urged President Trump to demand “a comprehensive looters’ list and to exercise your constitutional powers under the Presidential Proclamation 7750 to instruct the US Secretary of State to temporarily ban those named on the list and their family members from entering the US, pending the final determination of the cases against them.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> President Buhari is expected to meet Trump this week.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The organization also urged President Trump to “use Presidential Proclamation 7750 to ban those indicted for allegedly stealing some public funds $2bn to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets and ammunition meant for the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram. The imposition of temporary travel bans on senior public officials and others complicit in grand corruption is a preventive and not punitive measure.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Presidential Proclamation of 2004 allows the US Department of State to deny visas to corrupt foreign officials, their families and friends.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In the letter dated 29 April 2018 and signed by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni the organization said: “Applying the Presidential Proclamation 7750 would be very helpful to Nigeria’s efforts to fight grand corruption and end entrenched culture of impunity of perpetrators in the country. It would also facilitate equivalent visa bans in other globally desirable locations as well. Limiting the abilities of suspected kleptocrats, their families, and friends to enter the US and enjoy their loot abroad will provide a significant crimp in their lifestyles.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to SERAP, “Imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions against those accused of grand corruption in Nigeria would help to deter corrupt behaviour by high-ranking public officials. Such sanctions would not violate due process and presumption of innocence principles, if the reasons for the sanctions are communicated to those that may be affected. Also, the cases of those found not guilty of corruption can be revisited, since the proposed travel suspension would be temporary until the final determination of their cases.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The organization said Trump should “apply the Presidential Proclamation 7750 as an instrument of foreign policy to promote targeted anti-corruption sanctions in Nigeria, just as the US has for many years applied targeted sanctions, including imposing travel restrictions on or freezing the assets of those accused of terrorism. Our request meets the requirements of Proclamation 7750 because grand corruption in Nigeria including the alleged stealing of public funds meant to fight Boko Haram, has had serious adverse effects on U.S. foreign assistance goals in the country and undermined the stability of democratic institutions.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The letter read in part: “Proactive initiatives to combat global corruption have always been in the best long-term interests of the US. Therefore, your application of targeted anti-corruption sanctions would reaffirm US commitments to the global fight against corruption, help to supplement Nigeria’s criminal justice system, and be entirely consistent with the US obligations under the UN Convention against Corruption. Nigeria has also ratified the Convention. SERAP believes that pervasive corruption is at the heart of the insecurity, under-development and extreme poverty in the country.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “SERAP hopes that you will exercise your constitutional powers to promote transparency and accountability and reduce corruption in Nigeria. Presidential Proclamation 7750 of January 12, 2004 underscores the importance of legitimate and transparent public institutions to world stability, peace, and development.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The Proclamation notes the serious negative effects that corruption in countries like Nigeria has on the United States efforts to promote security and to strengthen democratic institutions and free market systems and reiterates the importance to the United States and the international community of fighting corruption.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Significantly, Proclamation 7750 underscores that it is in the interests of the United States to act to restrict the international travel and to suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or non-immigrants, of certain persons who have committed, participated in, or are beneficiaries of corruption in the performance of public functions. Section 5 provides that, ‘Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements.’”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “SERAP notes that Presidential Proclamation was made pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the US, including section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952. Section 1 allows suspension of the entry into the US, as immigrants or non-immigrants of public officials or former public officials accused of grand corruption, which has or had serious adverse effects on the national interests of the United States. It also covers the family members and friends of such public officials who are beneficiaries of the proceeds of corruption.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “SERAP notes that the Nigerian government in 2016 published details of the recoveries, which showed that the Nigerian government successfully retrieved total cash amount N78,325,354,631.82, $185,119,584.61, £3,508,355.46 and €11, 250 between May 29, 2015 and May 25, 2016. Also released were recoveries under interim forfeiture, which were a combination of cash and assets, during the same period: N126,563,481,095.43, $9,090,243,920.15, £2,484,447.55 and €303,399.17.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “But the publication of the recoveries failed to disclose the names of high-level public officials, politicians and others from whom the funds were discovered. Consequently, in July 2017 Hon Justice Hadiza Rabiu Shagari following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/CS/964/2016 ordered the Nigerian government to widely disseminate including on a dedicated website information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered since May 2015 and to disclose the circumstances under which funds were returned.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami SAN publicly said that government agreed with the ruling and would carry out the order. However, the Nigerian government only recently published alleged looters’ list. Even then, the list is not comprehensive and would appear lopsided.”</div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

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<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Ikoyi To Experience 5-Hour Outage Sunday – EKEDC</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_339647" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px auto 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 504px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-339647" height="239" sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ekedc-e1505600371954-504x239.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ekedc-e1505600371954-504x239.jpg 504w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ekedc-e1505600371954.jpg 600w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="504" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC)</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a five-hour outage in Ikoyi and environs from 10.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Mr Godwin Idemudia, the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a statement on Saturday that the outage would enable the company to carry out maintenance work.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to the general manager, the maintenance work will be carried out on the company’s 33KVA Bus Section 11 at the Fowler Injection Substation.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We solicit understanding from all our customers who will be affected by the outage, especially for the inconveniences it will cause them even as this information comes to them at a short notice.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Eko Disco promises to keep improving its equipment for better service delivery to electricity users in its network.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />“We implore our customers to bear with us,” he said.</div> </div>

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APC Denies Alleged Levy Of N6bn On Governors For Congresses, Convention

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> APC Denies Alleged Levy Of N6bn On Governors For Congresses, Convention</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_375912" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 495px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-375912" height="336" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/APC-Spokesman-Bolaji-Abdullahi-e1523795988333-495x336.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/APC-Spokesman-Bolaji-Abdullahi-e1523795988333-495x336.jpg 495w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/APC-Spokesman-Bolaji-Abdullahi-e1523795988333-75x50.jpg 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/APC-Spokesman-Bolaji-Abdullahi-e1523795988333.jpg 600w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="495" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">APC Spokesman, Bolaji Abdulahi</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that governors elected on its platform are to contribute N6 billion for its forthcoming congress and national convention.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Malam Bolaji Abudulahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement in Abuja on Saturday said the story was misleading.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The APC denies the story and wishes to state that the story is misleading and has misrepresented our party.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We, therefore, wish to make the following clarification.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “At the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) and the governors of the party held at the party secretariat on Thursday 26th April, it was pointed out that many of the governors had fallen behind in the payment of their party dues.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “While some of the governors have been up to date with the payments, a few others have not paid at all.” he said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He added that those governors that were not up to date in payments were, therefore, requested to pay up, especially in view of upcoming party activities.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Abudulahi said it was, therefore, possible that a governor that fell in the category of those that had not paid since inception could owe up to N250 million.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said it was, therefore, grossly misleading, if not downright malicious, for a report to simply apply this sum to everyone and multiply by the number of governors.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “For the avoidance of doubts, party dues are paid by all members of the party holding positions, either by election or appointment.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Therefore, members of the National Assembly as well as cabinet ministers also remit a percentage of their earnings to the party.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “It is, therefore, false to say governors are expected to pay up with state money,” the APC spokesman said.</div> </div>

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12 Killed In Lagos /Ibadan Expressway Accident

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> 12 Killed In Lagos /Ibadan Expressway Accident</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_374354" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 504px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-374354" height="266" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/scene-accident-504x266.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="504" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Scene of an accident</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Twelve persons were confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a Ford bus at Foursquare area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the incident in Abeokuta.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Akinbiyi explained that the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking on the part of the Ford passenger bus with registration number AAA 886 XR, which led to a head on collision with the oncoming truck.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He stated that the truck with registration number LSD 138 XQ, was coming from the opposite direction before the accident.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The accident happened around Foursquare camp (diversion axis) on the Lagos /Ibadan Expressway.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “17 people were involved, 12 persons comprising six male and six female died while three male and two female sustained injuries, ” he said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The TRACE spokesman added that the injured victims were taken to Ife – Oluwa Plus A hospital, Ogunmakin while the corpses were deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara.</div> </div>

12 Killed In Lagos /Ibadan Expressway Accident

12 Killed In Lagos /Ibadan Expressway Accident Scene of an accident Twelve persons were confirmed dead while five others sustained inj...

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Magnito Out With ”C4”

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Magnito Out With ”C4”</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377989" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 610px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-377989" height="610" sizes="(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Magnito-%E2%80%93-C4.png" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Magnito-–-C4.png 610w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Magnito-–-C4-336x336.png 336w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="610" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Magnito – C4</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Magnito releases his latest song ”C4”. Go check it out.</div> </div>

Magnito Out With ”C4”

Magnito Out With ”C4” Magnito – C4 Magnito releases his latest song ”C4”. Go check it out.

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Rayce Drops ”Another Level”

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Rayce Drops ”Another Level”</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377985" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 700px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-377985" height="700" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Rayce-%E2%80%93-Another-Level-e1524932673512.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="700" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Rayce – Another Level</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Rayce releases ”Another Level” Produced by Ploops and mixed by Teepiano.</div> </div>

Rayce Drops ”Another Level”

Rayce Drops ”Another Level” Rayce – Another Level Rayce releases ”Another Level” Produced by Ploops and mixed by Teepiano.

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Darkovibes Featuring Ayat ”Bangers”

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Darkovibes Featuring Ayat ”Bangers”</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377987" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 500px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-377987" height="500" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Darkovibes-ft.-AYAT-%E2%80%93-Bangers-Prod.-N-O-V-A.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Darkovibes-ft.-AYAT-–-Bangers-Prod.-N-O-V-A.jpg 500w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Darkovibes-ft.-AYAT-–-Bangers-Prod.-N-O-V-A-336x336.jpg 336w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="500" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Darkovibes- Ayat ”Bangers”</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Fast rising Ghanaian artiste Darkovibes has featured Ayat in this new one titled ”Bangers”.</div> </div>

Darkovibes Featuring Ayat ”Bangers”

Darkovibes Featuring Ayat ”Bangers” Darkovibes- Ayat ”Bangers” Fast rising Ghanaian artiste Darkovibes has featured Ayat in this new o...

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Watch Visuals For Patoranking’s ”Suh Different”

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Watch Visuals For Patoranking’s ”Suh Different”</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377982" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-377982" height="338" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PATORANKING-%E2%80%9CSUH-DIFFERENT%E2%80%9D.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PATORANKING-“SUH-DIFFERENT”.jpg 600w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PATORANKING-“SUH-DIFFERENT”-504x284.jpg 504w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">PATORANKING- “SUH DIFFERENT”</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Amari Musiq boss Patoranking is out with the visuals for his recently released track titled ”Suh Different”</div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

Watch Visuals For Patoranking’s ”Suh Different”

Watch Visuals For Patoranking’s ”Suh Different” PATORANKING- “SUH DIFFERENT” Amari Musiq boss Patoranking is out with the visuals for ...

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Dominant Palace Hit Five Goals Past Helpless Leicester

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Dominant Palace Hit Five Goals Past Helpless Leicester</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377983" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 700px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-377983" height="476" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Palace-1.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Palace-1.jpg 624w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Palace-1-75x50.jpg 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Palace-1-494x336.jpg 494w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="700" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Palace players celebrate<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Photo: BBC/Getty Image</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Crystal Palace all but guaranteed their Premier League safety after a dominant display against 10-man Leicester City saw them winning 5-0.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Palace looked like they had the match sewn up at half-time after goals from Wilfried Zaha and James McArthur, which both came from fantastic passing moves.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to BBC, the Foxes’ intensity improved early in the second half, but any hopes of a comeback looked out of sight when Marc Albrighton received a straight red for pulling down an on-rushing Zaha.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> They fell apart in defence and it allowed first Ruben Loftus-Cheek and then Patrick van Aanholt to slot past goalkeeper Ben Hamer to make it 4-0.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Christian Benteke, on as a late substitute, compounded Leicester’s misery when he scored from the spot after being fouled by Harry Maguire.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The result moves Roy Hodgson’s side eight points clear of the relegation zone with two games to go, although they have played one more match than four teams below them.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Leicester, who are ninth, look to be finishing the season with a whimper after picking up only four wins in their last 18 league matches.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> This latest result and performance puts more pressure on manager Claude Puel, with speculation already mounting around his future.</div> </div>

Dominant Palace Hit Five Goals Past Helpless Leicester

Dominant Palace Hit Five Goals Past Helpless Leicester Palace players celebrate Photo: BBC/Getty Image Crystal Palace all but guarante...

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Positive Thinking Isnt Enough...

<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 24.48px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"> Positive Thinking Isn’t Enough</h3> <div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"> <div class="post-header-line-1"> </div> </div> <div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-113751504761199870" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; line-height: 1.3; position: relative; width: 340px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCJNcU9YHGs4hEN2ya6TpClw8VNNOKNh05jvI4cLlGaNUDTSs0SyXeC-3IZAM0qd8HLc0I3xILpfvnGDZNyBYkBgbgQVPlzA2kkzsi1RYwtz3ApSXi2tLefmLuW3APUPomGDLRcAlE8U/s1600/IMG_20180428_172947_006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCJNcU9YHGs4hEN2ya6TpClw8VNNOKNh05jvI4cLlGaNUDTSs0SyXeC-3IZAM0qd8HLc0I3xILpfvnGDZNyBYkBgbgQVPlzA2kkzsi1RYwtz3ApSXi2tLefmLuW3APUPomGDLRcAlE8U/s320/IMG_20180428_172947_006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> By Olawumi Peter<br /> <br /> Positive thinking has to do with being able to control your focus regardless of what kind of challenges you are facing. This can be a tough challenge because when all you see is negativity or poor results, it is a lot easier to think negatively and focus on things like why bad things always happen to you or why you can never seem to achieve your goals. This can be a trap that can destroy your life in terms of preventing you from ever realizing your goals and dreams. In this article, I will discuss the importance of being able to think positively and will also offer you some tips on how you can use this to change your life.<br /> The problem that many people have is that thinking positively is easier said than done. When you are in the middle of a challenge, it’s not always easy to look on the bright side of things. So how do you have positive thoughts when there seems to be no evidence that you will achieve your goals or get pass your challenge? Faith. You have to have faith that you will be better off if you believe in yourself and keep fighting for your dreams. It’s not something that everyone can do but it’s something that you can develop.<br /> You can start to create a more positive mindset by reading positive books or listening to a positive CDs every day. One really great book is, “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman V. Peale. By constantly feeding your mind with positive material, you will get used to seeing the brighter side of things. You can also start to hang around positive and encouraging people as well since their attitudes can help change yours. Just thinking positive isn’t enough to change your life though.<br /> The best way is to go beyond positive thinking is to focus on taking action. Get in the habit of taking action even when it’s hard. Let’s say you failed to reach your financial goals. What do you do now? You take action. Do something about it. It’s only when you take action that can you change your situation. Thinking positive is great but sometimes it can be hard to think of the right things but if you take action every time you fail, you will build momentum. The reason why negative thinking will cause you to fail is because it will cause you to not want to do anything.<br /> If you combine a positive mentality and the habit of taking action, you will have a much greater chance of achieving your goals. Will thinking positively all the time guarantee success? Of course not, but if you think negatively all the time, that’s a guarantee that you will fail.</div>

Positive Thinking Isnt Enough...

Positive Thinking Isn’t Enough By Olawumi Peter Positive thinking has to do with being able to control your focus regardless of...

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BlackMagic Premieres ”No Need” Visuals

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> BlackMagic Premieres ”No Need” Visuals</h1> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377978" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-377978" height="358" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BLACKMAGIC-%E2%80%9CNO-NEED%E2%80%9D.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BLACKMAGIC-“NO-NEED”.jpg 600w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BLACKMAGIC-“NO-NEED”-504x301.jpg 504w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">BLACKMAGIC- “NO NEED”</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> BlackMagic now has the video of his ”No Need” song officially out. Watch it below</div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

BlackMagic Premieres ”No Need” Visuals

BlackMagic Premieres ”No Need” Visuals BLACKMAGIC- “NO NEED” BlackMagic now has the video of his ”No Need” song officially out. Watch it...

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Measuring Peace In Nigeria

<figure class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_377977" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px auto 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 400px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-377977" height="274" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Abdulrazaq-O-Hamzat.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Abdulrazaq-O-Hamzat.jpg 400w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Abdulrazaq-O-Hamzat-75x50.jpg 75w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Abdulrazaq O Hamzat</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> By Abdulrazaq O Hamzat</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> An increasing amount of attention to peace indexes has provided insights into the levels of peace and conflict around the world. The indicators used in Vision of Humanity’s renowned Global Peace Index (GPI) report have now been adopted in a Nigeria Peace Index, created by the Foundation for Peace Professionals (FFP), with slight adjustments made to suit local use. This is a useful tool for peace builders in Nigeria, especially for authorities in search appropriate policy direction for peace building.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Measuring peace at the national level allows a country to assess the social, political and economic factors that create peace. More importantly, the NPI will allow peace builders in Nigeria to change the narrative, by concentrating the advocacy on foundational indices of peace, not on crisis or conflict management. This is important because, by focusing the discussion on fundamental indices of peace, we are channeling efforts towards advocating for improvement in those factors that make the society empowered and less prone to conflict and insecurity.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> To design the Nigeria Peace Index (NPI), five (5) broad indicators were adopted namely; crime rate, level of human rights abuse, level of poverty, level of education, and rate of incarceration. Under these five broad categories, there are sub-indicators, which include rates of communal clashes, kidnapping, extra-judicial killings, unlawful arrest and detention, armed robbery and many others. Foundation for Peace Professionals (FPP), the developer of the index collected data from across the 36 states of the federation between 2010 and 2016 to produce it.</div> <div class="google-auto-placed" style="backface-visibility: hidden !important; background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 340px;"> <ins class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8264632571551786" data-ad-format="auto" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 10px auto 30px -10px; text-decoration-line: none; width: 360px; z-index: 30;"><ins id="aswift_10_expand" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-table; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; visibility: visible; width: 360px;"><ins id="aswift_10_anchor" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; visibility: visible; width: 360px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="300" hspace="0" id="aswift_10" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_10" scrolling="no" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 300px; left: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 360px;" vspace="0" width="360"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> It is important to note that, a perception of peace is not the same as presence of peace. Perceptions can be shaped by external factors, such as media reports and the more coverage of negative stories a state receives, the greater the perception of lack of peace and vice versa.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Additionally, it is on the basis of news coverage that newspapers give opinions on their op-ed pages. Talk shows on televisions turned the sharing of opinions into a national pastime. Editors and talk show hosts strive to give us a range of opinions that stretch from one end of the spectrum to another. At another level, people are enlisted to share their thoughts and feelings publicly on any number of social, moral, and political matters and as a result, some people spend valuable time sharing only feelings, sentiments or uninformed opinions.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> However, that is not the case with the NPI, which was designed based on facts and verifiable data. It is not about opinion or perception of peace. It is primarily focused on rating the peacefulness of states based on foundational indices of peace, which are verifiable and not tied to any singular event. We all need to agree that such a fact-based index need to be given more attention to improve the general state of peacefulness in the long-run.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> More importantly because, the NPI will help leaders at various arms of government come to term with fundamental issues needing proper attention to guarantee long term peace, we must encourage them to not only take a look at the index, but to also support its continuous production on annual basis.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Finally, let me ask an important question we can all ponder about: How can media contribute to peace building and prevent conflict in Nigeria? It is by giving voices to those who are advocating tolerance, peace building and understanding and promoting such other efforts geared towards strengthening the foundational indices of peace. Nigeria Peace Index (NPI) is one of such effort, and we all need to embrace it.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Hamzat is a Human Rights Ambassador and Executive Director of Foundation for Peace Professionals. </strong></div>

Measuring Peace In Nigeria

Abdulrazaq O Hamzat By Abdulrazaq O Hamzat An increasing amount of attention to peace indexes has provided insights into the levels of pe...

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2019: 14 Parties Form Alliance To Dethrone Ambode

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> 2019: 14 Parties Form Alliance To Dethrone Ambode. </h1> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_363328" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 700px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-363328" height="493" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Akinwunmi-Ambode-e1516206239497.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="700" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Governor Akinwunmi Ambode</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an alliance to challenge Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the state, Mr Kola Ajayi, made the disclosure on Saturday in an interview News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that the “Star Alliance “was recently formed with the objective of providing what he called a credible alternative to the APC.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Ajayi, who also chairs the alliance, listed other parties in the coalition as MEGA, Action Alliance and New Nigeria People’s Party.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to him, the others include People’s Progressive Party, People’s Redemption Party, Democratic Alternative and Accord.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Ajayi said that the People’s Party of Nigeria, People ‘s Alliance for National Development and Liberty, People’s Democratic Movement and Legacy Party of Nigeria were also part of the alliance.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He claimed that APC had yet to meet the aspirations of Lagos residents, hence, the need for a credible alternative.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We formed this coalition to provide a credible platform on which to deliver good governance to the real people at the grassroots.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We think Lagos residents deserve better and we should come together and give them the kind of government they want,’’ he said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He urged the residents to embrace the coalition which, he said, was formed for the masses.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The coalition chairman said that the parties in the alliance had been<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />meeting regularly on the strategy to employ to win Lagos in 2019.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that the coalition would soon reach out to residents especially those at the grassroots on its development agenda.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The state Chairman of NNPP, Malam Shakirudeen Olofin, also told NAN that the alliance was formed to give residents a `better deal’.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that the coalition was the `Lagos Third Force’ with the intention to bring real governance to the state.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Also confirming the alliance, the state Chairman of MEGA Party, Mr Oladele Idowu, said that the coalition was formed to deliver `real’ change to the state in the interest of residents.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Lagos State Chairman of Action Alliance, Mr Shola Omojola, also told NAN that the opposition parties were discussing strongly in the alliance to give the state residents a better deal.</div> </div>

2019: 14 Parties Form Alliance To Dethrone Ambode

2019: 14 Parties Form Alliance To Dethrone Ambode.  Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an ...

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Army Recovers AK-47 Rifles, Charms From 3 Herdsmen In Benue

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Army Recovers AK-47 Rifles, Charms From 3 Herdsmen In Benue</h1> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_377971" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 700px;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-377971" height="464" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Army.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Army.jpg 471w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Army-75x50.jpg 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Army-165x110.jpg 165w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Army-270x180.jpg 270w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="700" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Nigerian army</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Nigerian Army has recovered two AK-47 rifles, live ammunition, cutlass and assorted charms from three suspected herdsmen arrested in Benue State.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The suspected herdsmen were arrested at a camp close to Tormatar village in Benue State.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Commanding Officer of the 72 Special Forces, Makurdi, Colonel Suleiman Mohammed, consequently paraded the suspects before reporters on Saturday in the state capital.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to him, the suspected herdsmen were arrested by troops in Guma Local Government Area of the state on April 26.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said the suspected militia herdsmen, identified as Abubakar Umaru, Adamu Likita, and Yusufa Alhaja, opened fire on the soldiers during the attempt to arrest them.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Mohammed further confirmed the arrest of one Aliyu Tashaku by the military for his alleged involvement in the attacks on Benue communities.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He disclosed that the military was conducting an investigation into Tashaku’s arrest after he was picked up by troops in the state capital, Channels tv reports.</div> </div>

Army Recovers AK-47 Rifles, Charms From 3 Herdsmen In Benue

Army Recovers AK-47 Rifles, Charms From 3 Herdsmen In Benue Nigerian army The Nigerian Army has recovered two AK-47 rifles, live ammunit...

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Cynthia Morgan In Debt Scandal

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Cynthia Morgan In Debt Scandal</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_248961" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 510px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-248961" height="339" sizes="(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cynthia-Morgan.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cynthia-Morgan.jpg 510w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cynthia-Morgan-75x50.jpg 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cynthia-Morgan-504x336.jpg 504w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cynthia-Morgan-495x329.jpg 495w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Cynthia-Morgan-120x80.jpg 120w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="510" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Cynthia Morgan</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Nigeria’s reggae musician Cynthia Morgan who has been off the music radar for sometime is reportedly in tax and rent debt.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Movie actress Adesua Etomi last week asked for the where about of the singer before this incident.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Saturday Beats exclusively obtained court documents showing that Cynthia Morgan has been charged to the Ikeja High Court for failure to pay her rent at her Omole apartment. It was learnt that on the same day the artiste was served court papers for defaulting on payment of rent, she was also served with court papers for evading tax.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A source close to the owner of the apartment where Cynthia Morgan currently lives told Saturday Beats the amount she owed, which tallies with the information on the court papers obtained by Saturday Beats.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The source added that the singer’s brother has been begging the owner of the apartment for further grace period even though the initial six months grace given to the artiste ended last month.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Ever since she moved into the apartment as a tenant, the owner of the building has described her as a nightmare. She has since been given quit notice. At a point, the owner of the house didn’t even know who was staying in the flat because every day, new faces showed up at the apartment and they would leave the gate open at odd hours. Young scary looking boys with different hair colours come around and they smoke in the compound.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “They disturb the nice couple living in the flat upstairs, who have been complaining that they can’t even let their kids play in the compound because of the type of people they see around. She has owed waste bills for over a year. They always play loud music at odd hours of the day. Funnily enough, the couple who live upstairs are also popular; the man is a very popular celebrity designer but I would not want to mention his name. His wife always complains that her home help sweeps cigarette butts everywhere all the time.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “Cynthia Morgan decided at a point that she was going to be recording in her room. When the noise was too much, the owner of the house had to talk to her about it. She has been given quit notice. The six months grace period is up and she was meant to have moved out last month. She is flat broke. They have been pleading that they don’t have anywhere to move to neither can they come up with the rent. But it’s her brother that has been speaking on her behalf. We haven’t seen or heard from her but he claims she is always locked up in her room.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The court papers have been submitted to Cynthia Morgan’s apartment already and she has been served a court date. She owes N1.3m. According to her elder brother, she is in the house. She was also served court papers for not paying up to N3.584m in tax. It was the agent that sued her on behalf of his client. He is a very popular real estate agent; he is like a celebrity estate agent. He’s the one that gets apartments for most of them,” the source said.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Despite the court papers with Saturday Beats, when a call was placed across to Cynthia Morgan’s phone, her representative who identified himself simply as Maze denied the fact that she owed money. He simply said, “I do not know of anything like that and I would say that it is a lie. I do not know about any court papers, so I would say that it is a lie. To the best of my knowledge, I am not aware that she owes her landlord any money. I believe that if they claim she smokes, entertains strange guests and leaves the gate open at odd hours, they should have proof. In my book, none of this statement is factual. I don’t know about these details and I would say that it is a lie.”</div> </div>

Cynthia Morgan In Debt Scandal

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Zimbabwe Legalises Marijuana

Zimbabwe Legalises Marijuana<br /> <br /> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_377968" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 504px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-377968" height="333" sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Marijuana-farm-504x333.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Marijuana-farm-504x333.jpg 504w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Marijuana-farm-75x50.jpg 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Marijuana-farm-165x110.jpg 165w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Marijuana-farm.jpg 640w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="504" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">A Marijuana farm</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Zimbabwe has followed Lesotho by legalising the production of marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes, making it the second African country to turn the drug into a source of revenue.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> However, recreational use of the drug known in the country as ‘mbanje or dagga’ remains illegal.</div> <div class="google-auto-placed" style="backface-visibility: hidden !important; background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; height: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 340px;"> <ins class="adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate" data-ad-client="ca-pub-8264632571551786" data-ad-format="auto" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 10px auto 30px; text-decoration-line: none;"><ins id="aswift_10_expand" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-table; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; visibility: visible; width: 340px;"><ins id="aswift_10_anchor" style="background-color: transparent; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; visibility: visible; width: 340px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="200" hspace="0" id="aswift_10" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_10" scrolling="no" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 200px; left: 0px; max-width: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 340px;" vspace="0" width="340"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A government notice by the health and child care minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa says individuals and corporations can apply for licenses to grow marijuana, whose production and possession had brought up to 12 years in prison.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Dr David Parirenyatwa: health and child care minister of Zimbabwe: announces the new rule on marijuana<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Producers of mbanje must be licensed by the minister, reported Zimbabwe Herald.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The notice was contained in a Government Gazette Statutory Instrument 62 of 2018 (Dangerous Drugs – Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Scientific Use Regulations).</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “An application for the issue of a licence in terms of section 27 of the Act shall be made to the Minister, in duplicate and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee and three copies of a plan of the site proposed to be licensed which shall comply with the requirement specified in these regulations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “In case of an individual, proof of citizenship or proof of being ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe or proof of an exemption by the Minister (will be required),” reads the regulations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “In the case of a company, proof of citizenship or proof of being ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe of the majority of directors or proof of an exemption by the Minister and proof of incorporation in Zimbabwe of the company; and a declaration, signed and dated by the proposed authorised person in charge, stating that the authorised person in charge, the proposed responsible person in charge and, if applicable, the proposed alternate responsible person in charge, are familiar with the provisions of the Act (will be required),” reads the regulations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The application for the licence must also provide a detailed description of the method that the applicant proposes to use for keeping records.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Minister has powers to audit the activities of the licensed producer with respect to cannabis.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “The application shall also contain the following – (a) if applicable, the maximum quantity expressed as net weight in grammes of fresh cannabis, dried cannabis, cannabis oil to be produced by the applicant under the licence and the production period . . . and the maximum number of cannabis plants to be sold or provided by the applicant under the licence and the period in which that quantity is to be sold or provided,” read the regulations.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In case of an application for a licence to sell or provide fresh cannabis or cannabis oil under, the applicant must provide the Minister before commencing to sell or provide the substance, with the dried cannabis equivalence factor determined under section 73 and the method that they used to determine it.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> If an applicant intends to possess, produce, sell, provide, ship, deliver, transport or destroy cannabis at more than one site, a separate application must be submitted for each proposed site.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A licensed producer designate one authorised person in charge to have overall responsibility for management of the activities conducted by the licensed producer under their licence at their site who may, if appropriate, be licensed producer.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The latest move on marijuana by Zimbabwe is a marked shift from the traditionally tough stance in the largely conservative country.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The tiny nation of Lesotho last year became the first African country to issue a license for medical marijuana.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Countries including Malawi and Ghana are reportedly exploring ways to legalise the drug. Nigeria’s National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency continues to arrest people in possession of marijuana.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A South African court last year ruled that private use of marijuana was legal but the government appealed.</div>

Zimbabwe Legalises Marijuana

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Bauchi Agog As Air Marshal Abubakar’s Son Weds Yuguda’s Daughter

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Bauchi Agog As Air Marshal Abubakar’s Son Weds Yuguda’s Daughter</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_238091" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 504px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-238091" height="336" sizes="(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-504x336.gif" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-504x336.gif 504w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-75x50.gif 75w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-495x330.gif 495w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-120x80.gif 120w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-480x320.gif 480w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-270x180.gif 270w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Governor-Isa-Yuguda-165x110.gif 165w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="504" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Isa Yuguda, former governor of Bauchi State</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Bauchi town went agog Saturday as Capt. Nasir Saddique, son of Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar and Hauwa Isa Yuguda, daughter of former Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, were joined in holy matrimony.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The marriage contract was sealed at the Bauchi Central Mosque, after the payment of N100, 000 as bride price by the groom.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The groom was represented by Alhaji Aminu Abubakar, his uncle, while Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, represented the bride.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Chief Imam of Bauchi Central mosque, Sheikh Bala Baban-Inna, who presided over the religious aspect of the ceremony, urged the couple to have the fear of God and live in peace.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He warned them against betraying each other as they would account for their deeds in the hereafter.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The ceremony was attended by prominent personalities, among them, the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mansur Dan-Ali and his Education counterpart, Malam Adamu Adamu, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> All roads leading to the Emir of Bauchi’s palace where the Central mosque is located were closed to traffic for security reasons, forcing some dignitaries to walk some distance to the venue.</div> </div>

Bauchi Agog As Air Marshal Abubakar’s Son Weds Yuguda’s Daughter

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2019: Opposition Parties In Lagos Form Allia

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> 2019: Opposition Parties In Lagos Form Allia</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="post-body xt-post-content" itemprop="articleBody" style="backface-visibility: hidden !important; background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_307521" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 400px;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-307521" height="299" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Alliance-for-democracy.gif" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="400" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Alliance for Democracy (AD)</figcaption></figure><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Fourteen opposition parties in Lagos State have formed an alliance to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the state, Mr Kola Ajayi, made the disclosure on Saturday in an interview in Lagos.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that the “Star Alliance “was recently formed with the objective of providing what he called a credible alternative to the APC.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Ajayi, the Chairman of the alliance, listed some of the parties in the coalition as AD, MEGA, Action Alliance and New Nigeria People’s Party.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> According to him, the others include People’s Progressive Party, People’s Redemption Party, Democratic Alternative and Accord.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Ajayi said that the People’s Party of Nigeria, People ‘s Alliance for National Development and Liberty, People’s Democratic Movement and Legacy Party of Nigeria were also part of the alliance.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He claimed that APC had yet to meet the aspirations of Lagos residents, hence, the need for a credible alternative.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We formed this coalition to provide a credible platform on which to deliver good governance to the real people at the grassroots.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We think Lagos residents deserve better and we should come together and give them the kind of government they want,’’ he said.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He urged the residents to embrace the coalition which, he said, was formed for the masses.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The coalition chairman said that the parties in the alliance had been meeting regularly on the strategy to employ to win Lagos in 2019.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that the coalition would soon reach out to residents especially those at the grassroots on its development agenda.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The state Chairman of NNPP, Malam Shakirudeen Olofin, also disclosed that the alliance was formed to give residents a `better deal’.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> He said that the coalition was the `Lagos Third Force’ with the intention to bring real governance to the state.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Also confirming the alliance, the state Chairman of MEGA Party, Mr Oladele Idowu, said that the coalition was formed to deliver `real’ change to the state in the interest of residents.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Lagos State Chairman of Action Alliance, Mr Shola Omojola, said that the opposition parties were discussing strongly in the alliance to give the state residents a better deal.</div> </div> </div>

2019: Opposition Parties In Lagos Form Allia

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Ex President Joyce Banda Of Malawi Returns Home After 4 Years In Exile

<h1 class=" xt-post-title" itemprop="headline" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 3.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 4rem; margin: 0rem 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: capitalize; width: 340px;"> Ex President Joyce Banda Of Malawi Returns Home After 4 Years In Exile</h1> <div> <figure class="wp-caption alignleft" id="attachment_174469" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; float: left; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 5px 20px 5px 0px; max-width: 100%; width: 447px;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-174469" height="336" sizes="(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px" src="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/President-Joyce-Banda-447x336.jpg" srcset="https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/President-Joyce-Banda-447x336.jpg 447w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/President-Joyce-Banda-80x60.jpg 80w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/President-Joyce-Banda-161x120.jpg 161w, https://s17350.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/President-Joyce-Banda.jpg 450w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="447" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; margin-top: 0px;">Former Malawian President Joyce Banda</figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Malawi’s former president Joyce Banda returned home on Saturday four years after she went into exile following Peter Mutharika’s rise to power in 2014.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> JB, as she is popularly called in Malawi, landed through Chileka International Airport at noon clad in orange and black dress.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The former Malawi leader, who was accompanied by her husband, retired Chief Justice Richard Banda, was welcomed by her People’s Party (PP) officials and party supporters who jam-packed the airport clad in the party’s orange colour.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Before addressing her party supporters, JB told the press that she was very excited to be home.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> On her warrant of arrest in connection to plunder of public funds during her reign as announced by the Malawi police in 2017, the former Malawi leader said “I have never been told about the warrant of arrest and I don’t know why they would want to arrest me.”</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> JB is scheduled to hold her first political rally on Sunday at Domasi in Zomba where she hails from, according to PP officials.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Her return was officially announced by her party spokesperson Nowa Chimpeni on Monday.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Malawi Police Service in 2017 issued warrant of arrest for the former president on allegations that she was connected to the embezzlement of public funds in a scandal known as cashgate.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> JB attained the office of the presidency on April 7, 2012, following the death of President Bingu Mutharika.</div> <div style="background-color: #fdfdfd; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif; font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.575rem; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> She then lost the May 2014 elections, which saw Bingu’s brother Peter Mutharika rising to power under the Democratic Progressive Party.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

Ex President Joyce Banda Of Malawi Returns Home After 4 Years In Exile

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