Some members of the Creative Group Industry on Monday staged a peaceful protest to the Redemption Camp, Lagos -Ibadan Expressway to make some demands from the General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to speak up on some developments affecting the masses in the country.

The protesters in their hundreds, included Maverick Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, Michael Parish, Idris Abdulkareem, Baba Fryo and a couple of other upcoming artists.

They marched through the camp, carrying placards with inscriptions such as: “Adeboye, speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves”, “Adeboye, would you have kept quiet if Leah was your biological daughter”, among others.

Chairman and Convener of the group, Felix Duke said the protest was to demand Adeboye intervene in addressing the insecurity issues bedeviling the nation.

Duke said the group had expected that spiritual leaders should have reacted to the incessant killings and kidnappings affecting the North-East and other parts of the country.

“We are tired of the killings in Nigeria, the violence is too much.

” We want Pastor Adeboye, as a highly respected spiritual father globally, to lend his voice to the matter so that something can be done.

“Pastor Adeboye has his son as the Vice-President and he is well respected by President Buhari, so he needs to speak out, so that the presidency can take the matter seriously and address it as such,” he said.

According to him, the group which is formed to be independent chose Adeboye, among others because the RCCG has the largest Christian followership in Nigeria and Africa.

Duke said many Christians and non – Christians placed the spiritual leader of the church in high esteem and looked up to him .

Charly Boy, expressed disappointment that notable Nigerians, especially respected spiritual fathers were silent about the onslaught and killings within the country.

Oputa, an Advisory Board member of the group, expressed optimism that a word from Pastor Adeboye to President Buhari would send a notable signal and go a long way in restoring peace and order in the nation.

“With the number of followership Pastor Adeboye has, it will be totally wrong for him to be silent on the killings in the society.

“He needs to send a word to the Presidency, I am sure his word will go a long way to propel a change,” he said.

Addressing the group, Pastor Joshua Obayemi, National Overseer, RCCG, lauded the initiative of the group to speak for the voiceless.

He commended their struggle for the masses and promised to deliver the message of the group to Pastor Adeboye. (NAN)

The Lagos State Government has confiscated a truckload of “Ebola Ponmo” at Ijegun, a suburb of Lagos in the Alimosho Local Government area of the State, imported into the country by some unscrupulous individuals.

Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya, who disclosed this in Lagos on Monday, in a statement, said the Police in Ikotun area of the State made the arrest of a vehicle fully loaded with cowhide, otherwise known as “ponmo”, and subsequently informed officials of the State Government.

He pointed out that the cowhide preserved with certain chemicals for the purpose of being used as leather material are being sold for human consumption by some criminals prior to their arrest by the Police and subsequent confiscation by the State Government.

The Permanent Secretary noted that the confiscated “Ebola ponmo”, suspected to contain substances that could spread the Ebola virus, has since been transported to the Ministry’s outstation at Johnson Agiri Office Complex, Agege for onward disposal at the medical waste dumpsite in Ewu Elepe, Ikorodu area of the State.

Just few months after the exit of sensational singer, Lyta from, YBNL nation owned by Popular rap star, Olamide.

Another artiste have left the popular label.

This time, it is Picazo Rhap.

At the time of this report, The “Macaroni” Croonerhas change his management on social media. He posted on his twitter page hours ago with caption “new chapter” appreciating the label boss, Olamide’s support within his period with the label.

See his post below.

Number 1 African bad girl, Tiwa Savage came under heavy criticism after she shared a pictures of herself posing in 6um shorts.
She also shared a video of herslef shaking her body a little bit, her fans are not happy with what she wore in the video, as some asked her to respect herself as a mother.
See some comments blasting her….
Atinuke1786:
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“Tiwa is finally mad o”

Eilizabethbabs:
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“Madam you not a little girl again and you are from Africa know how to dress well and respect yourself!!!! Okay ”

Ngisontop:
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“What is the different between you and madwoman now nothing.”

Okerejo:
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See person mama…all in d name of watin abeg people…”

Angel_ugwunebo:
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“She’s looking for husband ”

Rolarkins19:
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“Anty Tiwa please put some respect to yourself”

Celestinegina:
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“Girl you are a mother, please dress well aba”

Seyidawodu:
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“Pls try and be moral cos JamJam is watching and lucky you cos you have a male child…”

Popular Nigerian record producer, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy has shared that he is an advocate of s*x before marriage, contrary to popular belief that one needs to wait till wedding night.
Don Jazzy, who spoke via his Instagram story, posted a question which he answered by himself.
Don Jazzy while answering a question online (he posted it on his insta-story) says there’s no way he won’t dig his woman before taking her to the altar saying church no reach there.

Nigerians have commended the decision of Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi, to quit international football after the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Mikel, who has won a total of 89 caps for Nigeria, on Sunday, said he would love to mark his exit by winning the 2019 AFCON with the Super Eagles.

Mikel’s announcement to quit international football, however, got commendations from Nigeria.

They hailed the Eagles captain for leaving ‘honourably’, saying that his contributions to the team were immeasurable.

One of the fans, Everest Obilor, said, “Yes Mikel, it’s really time for such and we say big thanks for your wonderful contributions.”

“You have made enormous contributions and will forever be remembered, Nigerians wish you well in your future endeavours,” Okafor Israel added.

Noting that his resignation would give room for new players in the team, another fan, Adamu Bello, said that “I wish our politicians would learn from Mikel, knowing when to retire and encourage younger blood to carry on.

“Thank you so much Mikel, we appreciate your patriotic efforts, dedication and commitment.”

Macignatius Umezurike said, “You have really paid your dues and your name is written in gold in the history of Nigeria’s football.”

Leader Usang apologised to the former Chelsea midfielder over the abduction of his father while he was on international duties for Nigeria.

“Mikel highest point was playing for Nigeria and winning the match with the news of his father’s abduction. Sorry about that,” Usang added.

The Big Brother Naija house was in disarray last night after the Saturday night party.

It was the first party for the housemates who are barely one week in the house.

It all started when some of the housemates came back from the party to only discover their coins were missing.

Recall that Biggie had announced on Friday that the housemate with the least number of coins would leave the house during the first eviction show on Sunday.

Omatsola was the first to announce that his coins were no longer in the bible where he kept them.

According to him, “I kept 120 coins in the bible before going for party and someone took 100 of them and left 20.

“They want me to go! They want me to leave the house tomorrow! No! I’ll scatter this place. I’m a mad o! You people must understand that I’m not simple! I’m a mad man!

Ike also noticed that his coins were missing, and threaten fire and brimstone.

Even as other housemates intervened and tried to calm the situation, the issue of missing coins lasted throughout the night.

In another development, Instagram queen, Tacha, also flashed her full boobs on national TV

Northern Elders have threatened to withdraw 2023 Presidential slot from South-East if they insist on rejecting Ruga project for Fulani herdsmen.

The federal government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari had proposed establishment of Ruga settlements, nationwide, for Fulani herdsmen who have killed over 5,000 people in Nigeria since 2015. Many Nigerians including the people of South-East have kicked against it, saying it’s a strategy to “Fulanize and Islamize” the country.

Former Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters to former President, Shehu Shagari, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, a prominent Northern Elder, said that its rejection by the people of South-East, is equivalent to the rejection of the 2023 Presidential slot.

Meanwhile the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has alleged that there’s an ongoing plot by the Nigerian Government to repeal the Land Use Charge to enable it take over control of lands across the country for Ruga execution.

The group, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum says there is a surreptitious plan by the Federal Government to repeal the Land Use Act and take over the control of lands in the country from state governors.

This, it said, was to enable the government to subsequently implement the suspended Ruga project.

The forum said it gathered that the Nigerian government suspended the Ruga Settlement Programme due to the Act which restricted its access to land, adding that the government may move to repeal the law in order to facilitate the implementation of the Ruga grazing scheme.

Romelu Lukaku is hoping to be an Inter Milan player by the time they face Manchester United on July 20, the UK Mirror reports.

The Belgium striker has become the top target for the Italian side, after Antonio Conte was appointed manager last month.

Conte had tried to bring Lukaku back to Chelsea, his first English club, from Everton two years ago.

He was beaten to the deal by United, who succeeded with a £75million swoop.

But Conte is hoping to finally land Lukaku over the next fortnight.

United will play Inter in Singapore in the International Champions Cup series of high-profile friendlies a week on Saturday and the Serie A side is expected to open the bidding for Lukaku within the next week.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde spoke with reporters in Ibadan, the state capital, on his programmes for the first 100 days, the state’s debt profile and the decision to set up an anti-graft agency. Excerpts:

You made history on Friday with the appointment of Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun as the first female Secretary to the State Government in Oyo State, but some people have been criticising that step, noting that you should have appointed a politician. What were the considerations that made you go for a technocrat?

Mrs. Adeosun, from her CV, you probably would have been able to see that she is eminently qualified to hold that position. Also, I made a promise to the people of Oyo State during electioneering that we would balance the positions in our administration along the lines of gender, religion and other considerations. We promised that we would not leave anyone behind. If you look at the four major posts in the executive branch, you have the Governor who is a Christian and a male, the Deputy Governor is a Muslim and a male, the Chief of Staff is a Muslim and a male, so if you look at that equation, what we were looking at in appointing the SSG, which is like third most important position in the executive arm, was gender balance. We want to ensure that we adhere to the Policy of Affirmative Action on the percentage of representation for women. So, we went for Mrs. Adeosun, who is a Christian. Out of those four positions, we have two Muslims and two Christians and almost all the zones were represented.

What happened that made it possible for you to pay salaries as and when due?

First, when you have worked and toiled for 30 days, you deserve your wages. Nobody is doing the workers any favour by paying their salaries, because they have worked and you need to pay them. When we came in, I was sworn in on the 29th of May and as far as I was concerned, the May salary was already past due as of that time. So, within 48 hours of my swearing-in, I signed off for the salaries to be paid. Remember that I begged the people to apply for this job; it was not like it was a job reserved for my family. I went round; I promised the people that we will not toy with the welfare of my constituency, which is that of the workers in Oyo State. And one of the things we have to be mindful of is that first, they must get their salaries as and when due. Second, they must have access to training and retraining opportunities. Also, when people have their promotions, the promotions must be backed up by appropriate letters and other things that will make the promotions meaningful. For me, I want to motivate the workers in Oyo State. Gone are the eras when the workers are made redundant and government will be bringing all sorts of consultants to do the jobs of the workers. What I am saying to them is that by demonstrating that the government will do its part, I want the workers to be motivated and be ready to play their own role to ensure that Oyo State is moving forward.

It may also interest you to note that we have done our planning and workers’ salary will always be paid on the 25th of every month.

Before you assumed office, there were claims about some funds being taken out of the government coffers illegally. When you took office, how did you meet the state’s treasury? Was it, indeed, depleted or there were still funds?

We did not meet the treasury as it should be but the people of Oyo State should not fret, because our government has decided to be forward-looking. We did not meet the state’s purse in good condition but our government has drawn a line between what has been done and what we want to do. We want to focus on what we can do to uplift the state, to make life better for the people.

Yesterday, we were looking at the books of the Ministry of Works. There was a road contract awarded and it came up to N2 billion per kilometre and I wondered how that could be. Even in the Niger Delta, which is a riverine area, they could not have constructed a kilometre of road for N2 billion. So, I asked how could they have constructed a road for N2 billion per kilometre and I was told that they said they were going to construct filling station, street lights and that it was 32 kilometres. They have paid some money and even two days to the end of the government, on 27 May, they still paid some money. That is the terrible situation we have found ourselves, but we were prepared, because we knew something like that would happen.

I want to assure with our people in Oyo State that the focal point of our government is how to expand the economy of the state so that there will be shared prosperity in the economy.

On the question about how much debt our government inherited, we are still looking at the books. But the one we have seen and confirmed, the debt owed by the past administration is about N150 billion. Once again, I will tell the people of Oyo State that if we change N150 billion to dollars, it will be about 500 million US Dollars. If we do what we are supposed to do in these four years and we expand the economy of Oyo State, the debt will not hurt us. But if we verify that some of the debts are questionable; for instance, if you float a bond, it is supposed to be tied to a particular project, so if we look at the bond they floated, was it used for the project it was meant for? We can do a value-for-money audit using a baseline of what happened at certain periods so that as we go forward, we would not also fall into the same ditch.

But if we calculate everything being owed as of now, it is going to about N150 billion. As we speak, the money that comes from Abuja is N4.5 billion and the workers’ salary is N5.4 billion. That means we need to take at least N1 billion to plug that wage bill and there are many things that we want to do. But where I am coming from as an entrepreneur, I started my business with N50,000 and so I am not afraid about whether we can surmount the challenges facing the state or not. But if we have the support of the citizenry and they know what we are doing and the direction we are heading, there is no doubt that we will succeed, because the Yoruba will say that aja to ba l’eni l’eyin a pa obo [A dog with the support of a hunter can kill a monkey].

A group, which identified itself as the Disengaged Staff of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital reportedly comprising 256 staff of LAUTECH, said that before they were disengaged in 2017, the state government owed them 24 months’ salaries.

I will tell them to exercise patience. The government that we are running will be one with a human face and we will be kind and considerate. But as we speak, the Ministries, Departments and Agencies are still bringing their books to us. These disengaged individuals are not the only ones facing that situation, even at the Secretariat some people disengaged. When I was being conducted round the Government House, I was shown the banquet hall, which the past government pulled down and I was told about how the person who wrote to oppose the demolition of the edifice was sacked. All these issues will be revisited and those who were disengaged unjustly will be restored to their duty posts. But the way the economy of the state is and the resources that are available, we have to take the issues one after the other.

For how long will the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) be banned or are you contemplating lifting that ban anytime soon?

We are in constant engagement with them. We are not out to punish anybody. We want people to live their lives as normal as possible and we do not want to tamper with anybody’s means of livelihood. However, we cannot accept a situation whereby just because of a union, the rest of the people will be living in palpable fear. I heard what happened on the day of my inauguration between the two sides of the union and I told them that it does not matter whether anyone supported or did not support me during the electioneering. I said elections were over and it is time for governance. I swore an oath to ensure the safety and security of our people.

So, as I said, we are in constant engagement with them and if they are ready to operate peacefully and they can demonstrate to us that there will be no more clashes, I will lift the ban immediately. That is the condition they must fulfil. We will never go back to a situation where people were killed at Iwo road [in the name of unionism]. Somebody said to me that in the last eight years of the last administration, security was one of the points that they scored really high on and that nobody got killed during that period and I said no, Beyioku was killed during that period. He was the deputy chairman of that union; I knew him when we were in ANPP. I don’t want a single soul to be lost under my watch and I will wield the big hammer if something untoward is about to happen. I am not going to wait until it happens. I need to also warn them that the Anti-Terrorism Act is still on in the state and I will put as many of them in jail if they are not ready to allow peace in Oyo State. It will not matter whether you were our supporter or not, it is the same standard for everyone.

Still on the NURTW issue, there is this suggestion that the Oyo State government could boost its Internally-Generated Revenue by centralising the operations of the union in a way that the state, the local government and the union will share proceeds on percentage basis. Does your government have any plan in this regard?

We do have plans to improve the IGR of Oyo State. However, we are not going to do it at the expense of the hardworking people of Oyo State. To go to the NURTW in particular, if we want to get any fee from their collections, we will need to provide motor parks that are standard and modern. As the Yoruba saying goes: Gba fun Raji n’ile ni gba fun Gbada l’oko, ara oko to ba fee je buredi, a fi isu ranse s’ile, I have directed that the lands allocated for motor parks should be inspected. The way motorists stand by the roads is dangerous. There are three major motor parks in Ibadan; they are the ones in Iwo Road, Challenge and Ojoo and I can assure the people that we will transform the parks. We will do it in a way that even if we say the union should share the collections, they will see that the government has done its part. There have to be toilets at the motor parks, there have to be cleaners, good lighting system and other amenities such that they will know that whatever government wants to make from the transport system will be ploughed back to improving the sector.

You recently said that you will establish a state anti-corruption agency. Why?

The EFCC is a federal agency and when I met them, I told them that the agency already has a lot of responsibilities. I’m concerned about the fact that the money of Oyo State is being embezzled and I felt that by setting up such agency, named Oyo State Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, we will be able to better monitor how our funds are spent. I can take a case to the EFCC in Abuja and they might have a lot of issues to address such that before it gets to Oyo State, those who embezzled might have escaped or left office. We don’t have control over the federal agency. We are talking about true federalism and the state government is not subordinate to the Federal Government, it is a coordinate government. With the agency, we will be able to address our own pertinent issues in our state. No one should be scared; anyone who has not embezzled public money should not be scared. We will not tolerate public money being in the pockets of private individuals.

You promised to commit more money to education how do you then plan to do that?

We are not the one that drafted the budget that we are currently operating; it is that of the immediate past government. N280 billion was approved as the 2018 budget and the expected revenue is N80billion, inclusive of Internally Generated Revenue and federal allocation. So we had a gap of N200 billion. I asked government workers where they expected us to get the money allotted to some projects from and they told me that was money on paper.

Then, I have asked the civil servants to work on the budget that we will operate from now till the end of the year. For the first time, we will reduce the budget. The budget performance for previous years is 38 to 40 per cent; I will run a budget with a performance that must be 65 to 70 per cent. In that way, we will embark on projects based on resources that are available. We will reduce the budget from N280 billion to about N150 billion for the year. People are saying that it is out of pride that we have such a huge budget; that we want to be behaving like some other states.

For example, people are told that a certain road project is included in the budget but there is no money for the project in the budget. When it is not done, it is included in subsequent budgets and runs into several budgets. I don’t want to operate a deceitful budget. We want to operate a government where the people can hold us accountable whenever we make a promise. Right now, the Ministry of Finance and that of Budget and Planning are in the same ministry. But, we will go to the House of Assembly to decouple that ministry. Budget and Planning should be alone and focus on planning.

Oyo State residents, especially those in Ibadan, will like to know the plan of your government on waste collection.

A dirty environment antagonises good health and people will have to spend a lot of money on their health. The people should dump their wastes at designated places. When we assumed government, we met the waste contractors but noticed that there was laxity. I had to call the Head of Service to question if the waste contractors planned to sabotage our government because they were appointed by the previous government. I do not believe in the fact that because we were not the ones who appointed the waste collectors, they should be sacked. If they abide by their terms of contract with government, and government plays its role, we have to ask them to give value. We set up a task force to engage them and that discussion is ongoing. However, we have said it in the media that the people should use waste collection bags and patronise the existing waste collectors. So, the status quo should remain while we still look at the terms of contract of the existing waste contractors. After examining the terms of contract, we will know the next step to take.

On the day of your inauguration, you scrapped the N3, 000 Education Development Levy but in some public primary schools, students are still being asked to pay money despite that order and the one on the N500. Doesn’t your free education policy apply to primary schools?

That is not possible. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria stipulates that primary education up to JSS3 must be free and compulsory. The law also stipulates that any parent that doesn’t ensure that his ward/children goes to school should be sanctioned. So, no one is expected to collect fees from students.

The payment of primary school teachers is first line charge in the allocation going to the local government from the Federal Government. I will make public a telephone number for the people of the state to report such issues of noncompliance on the collection of fees to government. I will monitor to address complaints. Anyone collecting fees that should not be collected will be invited to give explanations about why they are collecting such fees.

Those children begging on the streets constitute a security threat and are tools in the hands of criminals. Is there anything being done by the state government to address this threat and take them off the streets?

I talked about a programme of the World Bank and the Federal Government is assisting us through a programme known as BESDA. The children roaming the streets should be in school and the programme is to attract them. To answer your question, it is not only about taking those children off the streets; rehabilitation entails thinking about their future and we have to give them hope. So, we have to take a whole gamut of steps to rehabilitate those children. The need to attract students to school is also one of the reasons behind our decision to stop the payment of N3, 000.

The opposition in the state is worried that you hardly stay a whole week in the state that you jet out often. Are those trips official?

They are official. What I can assure the people of the state is that if they look closely, they will know our movements. Last week, I visited the Executive Secretary of UBEC (Universal Basic Education Commission) because about N2.5billion meant for Oyo State was not released. The immediate past government seriously tried to get the money released but was not successful. Based on our conversation, the UBEC decided to release the money. So, I think it is better for me to go to Abuja to get more money for the state than to stay in the state. Those who talk about my movement out of Ibadan should calculate the number of days I spent in the state and see if I have not been able to meet up with 20 days that I should devote to work. I also work on Saturdays and Sundays when there are files to be attended to. This is because I have a contract with the people of the state to make the affairs of the state utmost on my mind.

Immediately you assumed office, you sacked local government chairmen. Do you also plan to appoint caretaker chairmen or would you conduct local government election?

We will conduct local government election within the first quarter of next year. We will not contravene laws in the election we plan to do. It’s the opposition that is scared about the conduct of election. The matter of sacking them is now before the court so I will not be able to say a lot about that. We are ready to comply with court judgment on the matter. The court asked them not to proceed with the election but they got another judgment to vacate that previous judgment. We have seen so many infractions and they know. But, I am also concerned about the fact that the constitution recognizes 33 local government areas; the issue of creating 35 local council development areas (LCDAs) is still in court. But despite the fact that the case was still in court, why did they proceed with election? You can create LCDAs for development to get to the grassroots but you have to abide by the constitution. You can hold election in 33 local government areas but can only appoint to the 35 LCDAs. I initially agreed with the concept of LCDA but we considered that that was what we met on ground and that it will bring government closer to the grassroots. But most LCDA chairmen do not go to office daily. They just wait for money to be disbursed and share it; only for them to return when another money is to be shared. You conducted an election for chairmen and councillors but you did not swear in councillors. After losing the governorship election, that is a year after conducting the local government election, then you swear in councillors and constitute ALGON. Who does that? But as I have said, we will abide by court judgment but continue with governance.

However, speaking to Big Brother during his diary session on Sunday afternoon hours before the eviction, Omashola apologised to Biggie.

One of the Big Brother Naija 2019 housemates, Omashola has apologized to Big Brother for his action on Saturday night.

Omashola had on Saturday night threatened housemates after his 100 coins were no longer in the bible where he kept them.

Ike also noticed that his coins were missing, and threaten fire and brimstone.

In respect to this, Big Brother on Sunday morning asked Omashola and Ike to pack their bags ahead of Sunday live eviction tonight for breaking the rules of the house.

However, speaking to Big Brother during his diary session on Sunday afternoon hours before the eviction, Omashola apologised to Biggie.

According to him:-

“I feel sad, disappointed and embarrassed at myself for my behavior last night.

“I got out of my head last night was shouting anyone.

“I was scared that was why I threatened the housemates after my coins got missing. No vex for me biggie I take God beg you.

“My reaction last night was out of panic, I’m really sorry. Big Brother, I F**cked up.”

He further stated that he would be very depressed if he is evicted.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released N35.9 billion for 166 projects under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme.

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele disclosed this at a meeting with vice chancellors of University-based Poultry Revival Programme in Abuja yesterday.

Emefiele, who spoke through the CBN Deputy Governor on Economic Policy, Okwu Nnanna, said the apex bank’s interventions such as the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme and the Real Sector Support Facility had addressed the problem faced appreciably.

He said N507 million was also released to 433 farmers and another N238 million to 112 projects under Agri-Business Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme.

Emefiele said apart from these interventions, CBN had recently financed the pioneer egg-powder production company in the country with N2 billion under the Differentiated Cash Reserve Requirement-Real Sector Support Facility (DCRR-RSSF) window.

Speaking on the poultry revival programme, he said: “We have asked for information on the capacity of institutions and companies’ poultry pens, hatcheries, feed mills, size of crop farm and number of tractors for grains production.

“Others are commercially viable and bankable business plan; including processing facility as well as any other information that would enrich your participation in the programme.

“We rely on the University based poultry production model because you have the existing Infrastructure, experience and human assets to enable production at reduced cost and in a competitive manner.

“Let me emphasise that we have structured this programme to ensure that they can be accessed by those who need them the most and are ready to operate their facilities in a commercially viable manner.

“This programme is directly in conformity with our resolve to diversify the economy, be catalyst for job creation and inclusive economic growth. While these are our ultimate goals, our main intermediate objective is to ensure that poultry production is increased as well as end the smuggling of poultry products into the country.

“The CBN would be committing considerable human, material, and financial resources to monitoring both the disbursement and utilisation of these funds in a robust and verifiable manner.

“Participating institutions will be required to submit periodic returns on disbursements as well as an analysis of the impacts of the Fund they received” he said.

Emefiele said that CBN would also undertake regular on and off-site checks to ascertain veracity of the reports received hence enjoined the institutions, to help the bank in achieving these goals by ensuring that these funds were deployed in an effective and efficient manner.

A participant and President of Poultry Association of Nigeria, Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, commended the CBN’s initiative.

Ibrahim said he was optimistic that this initiative would address the main challenge in the sub-sector, the problem of cost per capita.

According to him, this intervention will also go a long way in addressing smuggling of poultry products into the country.

A Biological Science student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, ( FUTO) has been arrested after an alleged failed attempt to use one of his colleagues for money ritual (Yahoo plus).

The incident happened overnight at a hostel, Bliss Mansion, in Umuchima, Imo State. During interrogation, the suspect revealed that he decided to take the action so that his “Yahoo” involvement can start going smoothly.

Recounting how he managed to survive, the victim, identified as Daniel, said:

“He called me, at night, appealing to me to allow him sleep over at my place and I sent him my address.

When he arrived, he told me how he was arrested by the police. He said he doesn’t want more Some minutes past 12:00am, he came to the bed telling me that the music I was playing was disturbing him because he hasn’t slept for about two days.

Suddenly he started chanting incarnations. I initially thought it was funny, until he started asking me why I haven’t slept off yet. I told him I would sleep when the time comes, although secretly, I was praying.

At 2:00am he started beating me up and when I was shouting, he told me that no one can hear my voice. I struggled with him for so long, destroying the properties in my room.

At 2:30am, my lodge mates started coming to my rescue and by God’s grace, I could open the door for them. He also told me that his plan was that in the morning, he would collect money.

A 28-year-old suspect identified as Promise Oguegbu has been arrested by the Police in Imo over the murder of a man and his mistress in Lagos. He however claimed his landlady killed her husband. Rasaki Balogun, 56, and his lover, Muyibat Alabi, were found dead on June 20 at his No. 16, Taiwo Oke Street, Victory Estate in Ejigbo.

They were discovered after the man’s wife, Akorede, said to be resident in Iba Housing Estate, reported to the police, Guardian reports.

In the course of investigating the case, detectives trailed the deceased’s vehicle to Imo State in the custody of one Promise Oguegbu, a tenant of the deceased, who was promptly arrested.

It was also gathered that Oguegbu allegedly took Balogun’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card, which he was said to have used in making withdrawals from the deceased’s account.



While parading him at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), the police said he killed the victims in a robbery attempt, an allegation Oguegbu refuted. According to the suspect, it was the man’s wife and another man who killed them, claiming he was only given the car by the woman to shut up.

He said:

“I did not kill anybody. The landlord’s wife poisoned her husband and the husband’s girlfriend. I was the only one who saw her doing it. She begged me that I should not expose her so that is how I put myself into this trouble.

It happened on June 18. I came from abroad and I was trying to go back to South Korea but they could not grant me visa. I was a tenant in their house.

The woman called me that I should come inside to assist her because I was the only one in the house. I went inside her house. I saw her with one tall guy. The guy tied the man. She told me to tie the other girl; I had to comply so they will not kill me.

“I went outside as I was hearing noise I saw when the woman was pouring something inside the man’s mouth and the woman’s mouth. I did not kill this man. They arrested the wife but I do not know where she is now. I am not in a relationship with her.

“She was the one who gave me the car. She said the car was her own and she gave it to me and begged me not to report her to the police. She told someone to drive the car out of the compound and it was that person that drove the car and myself to my village.

“It was the landlady, Korede that sent me to do ATM withdrawal for her and I gave her the money. I am not a murderer. I didn’t kill anyone. It is my silence that has landed me in this mess,” the suspect said.

A video of a Nigerian woman sleeping outside the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany has gone viral on social media. The woman was seen sleeping outside the embassy with her little children.

The unidentified woman reportedly traveled a long way from Munich to Berlin to renew herself and her children's passports.

A concerned Nigerian man who spotted the woman and her kids outside made a video of the situation and shared it on social media. He asked the woman questions about her situation and she revealed that they were there to renew their passports.

It was gathered that the family had slept outside because they had nowhere else to go. They were unable to renew their passports due to unforeseen circumstances.

The family could not travel all the way back to Munich and come back again the next day to renew the passports.

40-year-old man has been arrested by the police after he was allegedly filmed flashing a girl at Clarke Quay on Sunday (July 7).

Instagram user, Jewel Koh, shared her experience over a series of Instagram Stories.

Koh decided to leave first after she finished supper with her friends at a Haidilao hot pot restaurant.

She decided to get a cab from Liang Court and while she was on her way there, a man appeared "out of nowhere" and 'grabbed her tightly'.

Koh tried to shake him off but the man appeared to continue following her as he touched himself inappropriately.

She turned around and shouted: "Stop following me!"

Koh said she then realised that the man had removed his pants as he blocked her path and flashed himself to her.

She said to Mustshare News: "I thought he was going to attack me already when his pants came off. I screamed for help, but no one came."


In the video, Koh shouts: "Call police ah. Go away, go away! F*** off!"

She ran away afterwards and subsequently posted a warning about the man on her Instagram Stories.

According to Nestia, Koh loged a report with the police and submitted the videos as evidence.

Responding to Stomp queries, the police said: "On July 7 at 5.46am, the police were alerted to a case of public nuisance along 1 Fullerton Square.

"A 40-year-old man was arrested in relation to the case.

"Police investigations are ongoing."

Bisi Fayemi, wife of Ekiti state governor Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to the trending rape scandal involving COZA pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo.

According to Mrs Fayemi, she is appalled by the number of women who shamed Busola for daring to speak out.

In an article shared online, Mrs Fayemi wrote:

”Over and over, supporters of the Pastor and some who claimed neutrality kept asking why Busola decided to speak up twenty years after the rape took place. Why is she speaking out now? Why did she not say something at the time? I could not believe some of the things people were saying, including those who ought to know better. Busola Dakolo and her husband Timi received unprecedented support for their bravery, the court of public opinion seems to be in their favour.

“However, I could not help but wonder how we got to where we are, a society blissfully unaware of the war that has been waged consistently on the bodies of women and girls from one generation to the next. Women don’t talk about what happened to them as girls or as adults because of the implications – shame, stigma, punishment, rejection. I am even more appalled at the number of women who have added their voices in the shaming of Busola. If you cannot say anything to support another woman in pain, say nothing. Keep quiet. If you are a fan of the accused Pastor, support him if you want, but you don’t have to call his accuser names.

She continued saying;

“When I was ten years old, my mother brought a male teenage relative to live with us to help around the house. His name was Sina. He slept on a mattress on the floor with my younger brother, while I was on the bed with one of my young Aunts. One night, before I fell asleep, I felt my bed covers being pulled. I pulled them back up. It happened again and I did the same thing. The third time, I allowed the covers to be pulled off totally to be sure I was not making a mistake. I sat up and asked Sina what he was doing. He said ‘nothing’. I stayed awake for most of the night. First thing in the morning, I went to tell my mother. She did not yell at me. She did not scream and call me a liar. By the time I got back from school, Sina was gone and we never saw him again. We never had any male relatives live with us after that.

“When I was in secondary school and home for the holidays, I was around thirteen at the time, I told my father I wanted to learn how to swim. There was this young man who lived next door, he used to run errands for my father, we called him Brother Lai. My father asked Brother Lai to take me and my Aunt to Airport Hotel, Ikeja, to teach us how to swim. My first swimming lesson was my last. Brother Lai held me from behind, teaching me how to kick my feet under the water, while at the same time pressing himself against me and touching me inappropriately. When I asked him why he was doing that, he asked, ‘Can’t I play with you’? The next day, when he came around for us to go for the next lesson, I refused. I never told my parents what happened, I just mumbled something about not liking water. I was afraid of causing trouble.

“I did not want Brother Lai to be sent away on my account, the same way Sina was frog-marched to the motor park by my mother. I did not want my parents to think I was in some way encouraging these men to be inappropriate towards me. So, I said nothing, and just stayed out of Brother Lai’s way. Brother Lai had never given any indication that he was anything other than a respected older brother figure. I was however literally placed in his hands and he saw an opportunity and took advantage of it. That is what predators do, they wait for opportunities to present themselves and then they abuse trust and innocence. With hindsight, I shudder at the naivety of my trusting parents.

“I, however, learnt to appreciate my mother’s response to my claims, it could have gone differently. What if my mother had not believed me? What if Brother Lai had come into our house and I had let him in, and he had proceeded to attack me in my own home?”

Khaffi and Gedoni have been giving us vibes lately and we can’t help but notice that these two lovebirds may just be the next Teddy A and Bam Bam.

Last night during a diary session with Biggie, Khafi confessed to liking Gedoni but was scared of crossing the line. Jackye also advised her to lay things down for Gedoni letting him know that she is really into him.

Long before that, Gedoni and Khafi have been spotted a few times loved up together even during night time with Gedoni being a gentleman.

This time, Gedoni sure made a move and Khafi let him through.

Posted by George on Wed 10th Jul, 2019 - tori.ng
These are cute and lovely photos of a huge man who is set to walk down the aisle with his frontally endowed woman.



Beautiful endowed lady displays her cleavage in s*xy outfit, all loved up with her giant fiance in their pre-wedding photoshoot.

Their pictures have gone viral on social media with many ladies lusting after the huge man.

The details of their wedding ceremony are not known and we are not sure they are Nigerians.

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