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‘I’m ready to walk with all Nigerians’ — Tinubu seeks more patriotism in sallah message

Bola Tinubu, president-elect, says he is ready to walk with all Nigerians.

Speaking in a statement on Thursday to felicitate with Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri celebration, Tinubu said citizens should constantly seek to become a better version of themselves in patriotism, dedication to duty, and honesty.

“For Muslims in our country and all over the world, Ramadan is a sacred spiritual obligation as one of the five pillars of Islam. With the help of Almighty Allah, we have gone through a period of abstinence, self-discipline, self-reflection, self-purification in gratitude, and total submission to the will of Allah.

We have engaged in fervent prayers and supplications to Allah,” he said.

“Beyond the self-abnegation and pious living that the fasting period imposed on us, the spiritual exercise we just concluded has also helped us to improve our moral character, and refine our minds in pursuit of higher ideals for which there should be no turning back.

“At the heart of our faith and a major demand of all faithful is the requirement to commit ourselves to wholesome living. This entails love for one another, love for fellow humans regardless of creed, region, and ethnicity, love for our communities, and love for country. Makesense Pm reports,

“We are at the dawn of a Renewed Hope for a better, greater, and more prosperous Nigeria and I stand ready to walk with all Nigerians, young and old, male and female, with this opportunity to serve you in honour and dignity.

“This is a commitment that I have made and one in which we cannot afford to fail. I wish all Muslims in Nigeria and beyond a happy Sallah celebration.”

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Nigerian youths demand Afenifere restructuring, Adebanjo’s removal

Some youths, under the auspices of Afenifere Yoruba Youth Organisation of Nigeria, staged a protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday,  against the leadership of the acting leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political association,  Afenifere,  Pa Ayo Adebanjo.

The protesters, who stormed the residence of the National Leader of the group,  Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, said they had passed a vote of no confidence in Adebanjo’s leadership.

They carried placards with various  inscriptions, such as ‘Pa Fasoranti, pls revoke the mandate you gave Pa Adebanjo now;’ ‘Our vote of no confidence stands;’ ‘Afenifere must be restructured now;’ ‘Pa Fasoranti, please rescue Afenifere;’ ‘Ayo Adebanjo must go;’ ‘Pa Ayo Adebanjo: time to step aside from Afenifere.’

Speaking, the leader of the protesters,  Eric Oluwole,  said the group considered Fasoranti  as the authentic national leader of the Afenifere and called on Adebanjo to immediately step down on his capacity as the acting leader.

He said,  “We cannot allow one leader to mortgage our future. We cannot continue like this.

“The only person we recognise in this Yoruba nation is our Pa Reuben Fasoranti as the National Leader of Afenifere, and he still remains as the National Leader of Afenifere.

“We, hereby, call on Pa Ayo Adebanjo to step down immediately, and he should stop parading himself as the National Leader of Afenifere. He has been acting and we have the letter because baba (Fasoranti) wrote him a letter then that he should act on behalf of him.

“But now, the whole drama has changed, and the youths are involved now and we want to make sure we are part of the restructuring of Afenifere.

“We can only depend on Baba Reuben Fasoranti as the National Leader to immediately call on him (Adebanjo) to step down immediately. We believe that this protest can still yield a good result but we are going to come back again massively in Yoruba nation.

“What we need is sanity in Afenifere and we believe in Pa Reuben Fasoranti’s leadership.

“Recently he said that our own father (Fasoranti) cannot talk to him and we believe that he is not the almighty God of Yoruba nation and the universe. We still believe that we are youths to talk to him. But if he is unable to listen,  we know what to do.

“We are not threatening him. What we are saying is that he should step down in the interest of Afenifere. We want peace and we want Baba Reuben Fasoranti to take over.” Makesense Tv reports,

In  a swift reaction,   Adebanjo disowned the youths, saying they were not known in the Afenifere.

“I don’t know them and I have repeatedly said I don’t know their father. I don’t know their parents. They are only encouraging them to be talking. “

I have told you they don’t exist. I think some people just gathered them and gave them money to make them start talking as if something is happening in Afenifere, “ Adebanjo stated.

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I really don’t support all this attack , gradually this turning to tribal fight

Let judges do their job, Soyinka urges Obi supporters

Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described Obidients as one of the most repulsive, off-putting concoctions he ever encountered in any political arena.

Obidients is a term describing supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who contested the February 25 presidential election.

The elder statesman spoke in a statement on Friday titled, ‘Fascism on course (I)’.

Earlier, Soyinka on Channels Television and later on Arise TV, condemned what he termed the fascist language of the vice-presidential candidate of the LP, Datti Baba-Ahmed, by attempting to dictate judgment to the Supreme Court during a Channels TV interview on the poll won by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Eyes Of Lagos reports,

Besides, Soyinka faulted voter suppression witnessed in some polling units in Lagos State during the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly poll among other issues.

The Nobel laureate on Tuesday in a statement titled, ‘Media responsibility’, also  dwelt on related issues bordering on the presidential election, noting that his interview with Channels TV was distorted, thereby rendering his remarks completely unrecognisable.

But the Obidients trolled Soyinka online, abusing him and an ex-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, who in a Tweet, identified Soyinka’s objectivity and described him as “a phenomenon that unlettered and uncultured people may not fully understand in an age of lazy social media in which many don’t read or think deep.”

Obi and the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, are currently challenging the poll result in court.

Soyinka, in his latest statement, said it would appear that a record discharge of toxic sludge from the nation’s notorious smut factory was currently clogging the streets and sewers of the republic of liars.

He said, “It goes to prove the point that provoked the avalanche exactly! The seeds of incipient fascism in the political arena have evidently matured. A climate of fear is being generated. The refusal to entertain corrective criticism, even differing perspectives of the same position has become a badge of honour and certificate of commitment.”

He further said that on the issue, truth was ultimately at stake, counselling that at a most elementary level of social regulation: when one was a party to a conflict, one shouldn’t attempt to intimidate the arbiter, attempt to dictate the outcome or impugn without credible cause, his or her neutrality even before hearing had commenced.

The elder statesman stated, “That is a ground rule of just proceeding. Short of this, truth remains permanently elusive. The ensuing cacophony has been truly bewildering. It strikes me as a possible ploy to smother recent provocations by other, far more trenchant issues, such as revelations of declarations of a religious war.

“If so, let it be known that I have long declared war against religious fundamentalism, the nature of which justifies the butchery, kidnapping and enslavement of students in the name of religion. That aspirant’s alleged gaffe cuts no ice with me.

“Far more alarming was the grotesque fantasy of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court disguised as a wheelchair, zooming off in space to a secret meeting with other parties of the conflict. On its own, that is sufficiently scary. Swiftly followed thereafter by a television tirade of intimidation, it strikes one as more than the mere antics by the mentally deranged.

“The tactics are familiar: ridicule, incriminate, then intimidate. Objective: undermine the structure of justice. Just as a reminder: this writer was not being rhetorical when he declared, on exiting prison detention: Justice is the first condition of humanity.”

“By the way, I do agree with Seun Kuti; ‘Obidients’ is one of the most repulsive, off-putting concoctions I ever encountered in any political arena. Some love it, however, and this is what freedom is about; choice, taste, free emotions.”

He also commented on the viral audio conversation between Obi and the Founder, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, where the former, who labelled the audio as doctored, purportedly described the poll as a ‘religious war’ and punctuated the conversation with “Yes Daddy.”

On that, the Nobel laureate said, “By contrast, I have no quarrel with ‘Yes Daddy’. Roman Catholics are used to saying ‘Yes, Father’. Secularists say ‘Enh, Baba’. The context and content are what matters, and lies – where established – raise bothersome issues such as integrity deficiency.”

He added that in any adjudication, society found it unacceptable that a party to the dispute would resort to influencing tactics by extra-judicial means – such as bribery, noting that intimidation and threats were merely the obverse complements of material inducement.

He stated, “What the nation needs to know right now is if you are planning to send assassins after such negative analysts! Coming to terms with an unpalatable projected eventuality – sorry – possible eventuality, counsels deep reflection, not demonisation of the bearer of sour news.

“For the seriously committed, it requires pulling back the horns a little in order to regroup, rethink and resurge. Democracy is sometimes a long haul. Some of us have been at it for quite a while.”

Pre-empting that his position in the statement could generate more online attacks from the Obidients, Soyinka said, “I am well aware that the foregoing is further invitation for more nauseous bilge from the besotted. Please, be my guest. It is, after all, one of those special seasons of convergence of two seasons of self-flagellation.”

Condemning the N5m fine imposed on Channels TV by the National Broadcasting Commission over the controversial Datti interview, the essayist said he was willing to engage the LP vice-presidential candidate on the contentious interview or any of his nominees if Channels TV was willing.

He stated, “May I seize this opportunity, by the way, to condemn the sanctions imposed on Channels Television which anchored the performance of the LP candidate. As stated, I watched the programme keenly – saw the valiant efforts of the interviewer to ensure fair hearing.

“I fail to understand just where the station could be faulted, except from a disposition for injustice. To sustain that penalty is to give joy to others who turn Internet into a soakaway for their rancid emissions, yet feel that others should be silenced.

“If Channels TV feels up to it, I offer myself willing to engage Mr Datti – or any nominee of his – on its platform on this very bone of contention – one-on-one – without the malodorous intervention of media trolls, and with the same interviewer as mediator. That should be taken as a serious offer.”

https://eyesoflagos.com/2023/04/08/let-judges-do-their-job-soyinka-urges-obi-supporters/

I love Ruger’s music, our beef not deep – Buju BNXN

Afro-fusion artist, BNXN, formerly known as Buju, has said the beef between him and his colleague, Ruger is just a game.

In a recent interview with Pluzz 89.9 FM, BNXN said they are both cool now, while admitting that it was initially a problem of ego.

He said he is a fan of Ruger’s music.

The Finesse crooner said in the music industry, it is difficult for singers to rely on just their music, stressing that controversy promotes longevity in the industry.


BNXN said, “You need to understand that first we are all young. And a lot of time, some people’s ego got attacked sometimes. So, it’s not necessarily like anything. It happens.

“Those things like I said, are part of the game. I tell you this for sure, we [Ruger and I] are cool because on a level he’s doing his thing and I’m doing my thing. I love his music for what it’s. Makesense media reports,

“But, in this game for longevity, you have to have a personality. You just need to have a personality. They gotta know you for something. You can’t just ride with music. You can try but you can’t just ride with music.

“There just had to be like your supporting persona so people can know you for something [other than music],” he added.

https://makesensepromotions.com/i-love-rugers-music-our-beef-not-deep-buju-bnxn/

AFCON qualifiers: Peseiro hopeful of defeating Guinea-Bissau

Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro has promised that the team will defeat the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau in today’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match.

The match comes up today in the tiny Indian Ocean country.

Makesense Media reports that the Guinea-Bissau national football team defeated Super Eagles 1-0 in Abuja last week.

Responding to questions on Sunday, the coach of the Super Eagles said, “If we repeat the performance of last Friday in the second leg, we will beat them 3-0. No team can take good luck all the time.”

“We scored two goals against Sierra Leone with less amount of pressure. Then we had about 50 per cent of the opportunities we had today and beat them 2-0.”

Peseiro had said the Super Eagles were unlucky to convert the chances that they created in last match.

He said, “First of all congratulations to Guinea-Bissau. We missed many goals, we could have been here for another hour and not score, sometimes it happens in football,” Peseiro told reporters at the post-match press conference.

“I’m not happy of course, I am sad like my team but they did the maximum. We created many, many clear opportunities but it was a bad day. If we played in the way we played today, we (are supposed to) beat Guinea-Bissau.

“Guinea-Bissau were lucky and very bad luck for us.”

https://makesensepromotions.com/afcon-qualifiers-peseiro-hopeful-of-defeating-guinea-bissau/

Airfares soar as foreign airlines hike exchange rate

International airfares on Nigerian routes have increased by more than 20% after foreign airlines increased the exchange rate for ticket sales from N462 to N551 per dollar.

International passengers flying on Nigerian routes have been paying higher fares after airlines restricted their inventory of lower-cost tickets in order to mitigate the effects of the rising amount of trapped funds.




The International Air Transport Association, the Switzerland-based trade association of the world’s airlines, has increased the naira-dollar exchange rate for ticket sales, which is expected to worsen the plight of Nigerian travellers who are already paying higher airfares.

On Friday, several travel companies confirmed to our correspondent that global distribution system companies had informed them of the latest increase.

They said the development was not unconnected with the difficulty faced by foreign carriers in repatriating their ticket sale proceeds out of Nigeria.

According to travel agents, the increase in the exchange rate has led to an over 20 per cent increase in international airfares.

“Virgin Atlantic which has a promo of about N800,000. This same promo is going for about N1.1m as a result of the increase in the exchange rate,” the chief executive officer of a travel agency, who chose to speak on condition of anonymity, said.

As of January this year, foreign airlines flying into Nigeria had about $743m in trapped funds in Nigeria. IATA has said Nigeria has the highest amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds globally.

Stakeholders and travel firms have however emphasised the need for the Federal Government to direct the CBN to expedite the release of the trapped funds.

A former President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents-the trade body for local travel agents-Mr Bankole Bernard, who also confirmed the latest increase in IATA’s exchange rate for ticket sales, said the Federal Government needed to honour the provisions of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement signed with foreign countries particularly as it affects the repatriation of funds.

Today, the rate at which we are issuing tickets is N551 to a dollar. Is that the official rate? No, but that is the rate we are issuing tickets, which is moving closer to the black market rate. This means the issue of trapped funds would not have been if it had been properly managed,” he said

“The funds became trapped because we (the government) were not ready to give foreign airlines funds at the official rate. Why didn’t you tell them the rate you would give them funds so that they can sell their tickets at a particular rate as long as it is official? After all, we have multiple exchange rates. So, what will make this one different? Then, there will not be an issue of trapped funds and people will do their business and the agony travellers are facing will not be there.”

The Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, a research firm, said foreign airlines could not be blamed for the latest increase in the exchange rate.

He said, “In dollar terms, airfares have not gone up, It is still the same amount. The increase will only affect those who buy their tickets in naira. But we can’t blame foreign airlines. We need to put ourselves in their shoes. Why can’t they repatriate their funds? They are losing money by not being able to repatriate their funds. Most of their expenses are denominated in dollars, how will they pay for all these services and goods when they can’t repatriate their funds?”

IATA had a few weeks put foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria at $743,721,097 as of January 2023.

IATA disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and signed by its Area Manager for West and Central Africa, Dr Samson Fatokun.

IATA urged the minister to intervene and ensure the resolution of the issue of airlines’ blocked funds in Nigeria.

The letter read in part, “For over a year, Nigeria has been the country with the highest amount of airline-blocked funds in the world. Please find attached the comparative table of airlines’ blocked funds by country. Moreover, as of January 2023, airlines’ blocked funds in Nigeria have increased to $743.721.092 from $662m in January 2022 and $549m in December 2022.




While highlighting the social-economic impact of the airline-blocked funds in Nigeria, Fatokun said the increasing backlog of blocked funds of international airlines would impact negatively the foreign direct investment in the country, at a moment the country was expecting investment in the concession of some of its major airports.

He also noted the continued delay in allowing foreign airlines to repatriate their funds violates BASA.

Sirika later promised that the Federal Government would ensure the backlogs of unremitted funds were paid.

He was not specific on when this would be done. The Central Bank of Nigeria had a few months ago released part of the trapped funds. Since then, however, the central bank appears not to be looking in the direction of the foreign carriers as the amount of trapped funds rises on daily basis.

The President of the Association of Foreign Airlines and Representatives, Mr Kingsley Nwokoma, said IATA reviews exchange rates periodically, adding that the current increase might have passed through necessary steps.

According to him, foreign carriers have been finding it difficult to repatriate their funds, noting that this has made doing business in Nigeria very difficult.

https://makesensepromotions.com/airfares-soar-as-foreign-airlines-hike-exchange-rate/

Thomas Tuchel Becomes Bayern Munich Manager

Thomas Tuchel, a former Chelsea manager, was named head coach of German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich on Thursday night, March 23, 2023.

Thomas Tuchel takes over for Julian Nagelsmann, who was reportedly fired just minutes before the news of Tuchel’s appointment went viral.

According to Fabrizio Romano, an Italian transfer news expert, Tuchel and Bayern Munich have reached a “full agreement,” and the German tactician has accepted the position.

At around 10:00 p.m. (WAT), Fabrizio tweeted, “Contract agreed, documents are being prepared tonight”

Details about the contract’s terms, length, and objectives have yet to be made public, and the club has yet to make an official announcement as of the time of writing this report.

Nagelsmann was fired just days after leading Bayern Munich to a 2-1 loss to Bayern Leverkusen. The defeat came on the same day that their main title rivals, Borussia Dortmund, defeated Koln 6-1.

As a result, Bayern Munich entered the March international break in second place with 52 points in 25 games, one point behind first-placed Dortmund. Makesense media reports,

All things being equal, Bayern Munich’s Thomas Tuchel, who made his name in Europe as an elite manager at PSG before winning the UEFA Champions League, Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup at Chelsea, would face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Bayern will play City in the first leg at the Etihad on April 11, with the second leg in Germany on April 19. If the Germans advance, they will face Real Madrid or Chelsea in the semi-finals.

https://makesensepromotions.com/thomas-tuchel-becomes-bayern-munich-manager/

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping colleague’s 9-year-old daughter

A 51-year-old utility officer, Ubregbo Parmer, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his female colleague’s 9-year-old daughter.

Ubregbo convict committed the offence on December 10, 2019, inside his office in Magodo, Lagos.

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday, held that the prosecution had sufficiently proven the charge of defilement against the convict.

Soladoye said, “The evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses established the ingredients of the offence against the defendant, who was properly identified by the survivor.

“The survivor gave vivid and gory account of her ordeal in the hands of the defendant.”

The judge added that, “I hereby find him guilty as charged of the one-count charge of defilement, and he is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant should have his name registered in the sexual offence register as maintained by Lagos state.” Eyes Of Lagos reports,

Justice Soladoye further berated the survivor’s mother for being negligent in her care and allowing her child to be taken away by her male colleague without supervision.

“The need for proper and good parentage can not be undermined at this age and time where defilement and rape are the order of the day. Parents should be alive to their responsibilities,” stated the judge.

The state counsel, Olufunke Adegoke, presented two witnesses and two exhibits during the trial, while the defendant testified as the sole witness in the case.

https://eyesoflagos.com/2023/03/23/lagos-man-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-for-raping-colleagues-9-year-old-daughter/

PDP Cooked Results Can’t Torpedo My Victory – Alex Otti Boasts, Warns INEC

Alex Otti, the Labour Party’s Abia governorship candidate, has demanded that he be declared the winner of the state’s governorship election on Saturday.

Otti made the declaration during a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, where he stated that results from 16 of the state’s 17 Local Government Areas clearly show that he won the election.

Makesense Tv reports earlier reported the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the indefinite suspension of the collation of the results after political thugs disrupted the process on Sunday.

Thugs said to be affiliated with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed INEC’s collation center in Obingwa Local Government Area, attempting to force electoral officers to declare forged results in the LGA.

Speaking at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Otti said that having secured approximately 172,000 votes to the PDP’s 71,000 votes in the 16 LGAs, the ruling party could not “torpedo our victory” by using falsified results from the last LGA, which he claims has less than 30,000 registered voters.

He also warns INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu not to use himself as a tool to subvert the will of the people, emphasizing that he clearly won the majority of votes cast by the people of Abia.

He also urged the commission’s management to do the right thing by ensuring that whatever decision they reach following their ongoing review of Obingwa LGA results reflects the will of the people.

https://makesensepromotions.com/pdp-cooked-results-cant-torpedo-my-victory-alex-otti-boasts-warns-inec/

Court Sends Lagos Man To Prison For Defiling 18-Year-Old Daughter

One Roland Okajare has been sent to a correctional centre for allegedly defiling his 18-year-old daughter.

According to News Agency of Nigeria, the 36-year-old accused was remanded by an Ikeja magistrate’s court in Lagos state on Tuesday. Makesense reports,

The Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje, who referred the case file to the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), adjourned the case to April 12 when verdict on the case made.

Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Kehinde Ajayi, told the court that Okajare committed the offence on January 4, in his shop at the Ikotun Bus Stop, Lagos.

https://makesensepromotions.com/court-sends-lagos-man-to-prison-for-defiling-18-year-old-daughter/

DJ Cuppy graduates from Oxford University (photos)

Disc Jockey, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, a.k.a DJ Cuppy, has graduated with a Masters of Science from the Oxford University, UK.

The daughter of billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, took to her social media pages on Thursday, March 16, 2023, to share photos from her graduation ceremony. Makesense media reports,

“Third Degree HOTTER! I’m now officially a “Master of Science” from Oxford University,” she announced. 

The ceremony was attended by her family members and her fiancé, British boxer, Ryan Taylor. 

https://makesensepromotions.com/dj-cuppy-graduates-from-oxford-university-photos/

Osimhen shines as Napoli beat Frankfurt to reach UCL quarter-finals

Napoli made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history after Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. makesense media reports,

Victor Osimhen struck either side of half-time and Piotr Zielinski added another from the penalty spot to secure a 5-0 aggregate triumph in the last 16 for Serie A’s runaway leaders.

https://makesensepromotions.com/osimhen-shines-as-napoli-beat-frankfurt-to-reach-ucl-quarter-finals/

DPO goes wild, opens fire on inspector during argument in Rivers

The Divisional Police Officer, DPO of 9th Mile Police Station in Rivers State, SP Obidike Chukwudi, shot at his junior colleague (Inspector) during argument inside the police facility.

It was gathered that the DPO had earlier detained the Inspector (name withheld) for allegedly leaving his duty post.

According to Makesense Media, multiple sources said that Obidike thereafter shot at the inspector on Monday while inside the cell during an argument.

The action of the DPO is in violation of Nigeria Police Force order 237 which guides the use of firearms by police officers.

“An Inspector was assaulted and shot by the 9th mile Divisional Police Officer after he was detained in the cell for leaving his beat. He fired the bullet inside the cell and he misfired but the shell caused a bruise on the police Inspector. This is an attempted murder, not punishment anymore,” a source familiar with the incident told SaharaReporters.

Another source who is a policeman added, “An incident of violation of force order 237 happened at 9th mile police station on Monday being 13th March 2023.

“The DPO of the police station detained an Inspector for leaving his beat and while he was in cell, the DPO heard him shouting and instead of cautioning, he opened fire on the Inspector.

“This should be looked into by the authorities because police officer has right to life as well. Shooting is not part of the punishment of a defaulted police officer. I don’t even know Nigerian senior police officers can go to the extent of attempted murder.”

https://makesensepromotions.com/dpo-goes-wild-opens-fire-on-inspector-during-argument-in-rivers/

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Nigerian Army begins 2023 recruitment

The Nigerian Army has announced that application for recruitment into the organisation has commenced till 14 April 2023.

The Nigerian Army tweeted on Tuesday, March 14 that the application has been open since Monday, 13 March and it is free. Makesense Media reports,

The Army said the recruitment is for 85 Regular Recruits Intake for Non-Tradesmen & women has commenced.

“Application starts 13 March & ends 14 April 2023. Application Is Free at https://recruitment.army.mil.ng/darrr.”

The Nigerian Army also published the method of application on their official website: “Apply online via the recruitment portal https://recruitment.army.mil.ng. Log on to the above-mentioned link using the username and password.

Interested applicants are to complete the application form, submit it online and print a copy.

Thereafter, print and complete the Guarantor Form as appropriate. Applicants are to ensure they present copies of the Application Form and guarantor forms to the designated state recruitment centers.

The Army said applicants must be single and Nigerian citizen by birth, and must possess a National Identity Card/NIN or BVN.

“Applicants must be medically, physically and psychologically fit in accordance with Nigerian Army Standards,” the Army said.

Applicants must be free of any criminal conviction by the court of law.

Applicants must possess a valid birth certificate/age declaration endorsed by the National Population Commission, Hospital or Local Government Council.

Applicants must possess a valid certificate of state of origin.

Applicants must not be less than 1.68 metres and 1.65 metres tall for male and female candidates respectively.

An applicant must not be less than 18 years or more than 22 years for non-trades men/women, while trades men/women must not be more than 26 years as at 31 April 2023.

All applicants must possess at least a minimum of 4 passes in not more than two sittings in WASCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB.

“In addition to above qualificationS, those applying as trades men/women must also possess Trade Test/City Guild Certificate, e.g.”

https://makesensepromotions.com/nigerian-army-begins-2023-recruitment/

Nigerian national arrested for supplying methaqualone drugs in India

A Nigerian national identified as Oluebube Damain has been arrested by the police in India for supplying Methaqualone drugs in Delhi-NCR.

According to the police, 1,050 grams of methaqualone drugs were seized from the 29-year-old suspect.

The police stated that Oluebube came to India from Nigeria on a three-month visa in 2019 and after the expiry of his visa, he continued to live illegally in the country. Makesense Media rpeorts,

The Special Commissioner of Police (Crime), Ravindra Singh Yadav, said the accused was arrested at Mohan Garden in Uttam Nagar for supplying Methaqualone drugs to an unknown person.

A total of 1,050 grams of light yellow colour substance known as methaqualone worth crores in the international market was recovered from his possession.

Yadav added that a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was registered.

https://makesensepromotions.com/nigerian-national-arrested-for-supplying-methaqualone-drugs-in-india/

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Osimhen wins Serie A player of the month award for February

Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has been named Serie A Player of the Month for February by the Italian Footballers Association (AIC).

“Osimhen has been named Player of the Month…Congratulations, Victor!” Napoli Tweeted on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old Nigerian also won the Serie A Player and Goal of the Month award for January.

In February, Osimhen scored four goals in four league appearances for Serie A leaders Napoli.

The player of the month award is coming on the heels of the 2022 Best Foreign Athlete award he won. Makesense Media reports,

He recently bagged the Emerging Player of the Year Award at the 2022 Globe Awards and the 2021/2022 Serie A Young Player of the Year Award.

Osimhen is the top scorer in the Italian Serie A with 19 goals from 21 league appearances.

https://makesensepromotions.com/osimhen-wins-serie-a-player-of-the-month-award-for-february/

#NigeriaDecides: Atiku Wins In Kebbi, Defeat Tinubu, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been declared the winner of the presidential election held in Kebbi State last Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The former Vice President received 288,175 votes, defeating Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 248,088 votes.

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), finished third with 10,682 votes, while Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples’ Party (NNPP), finished fourth with 5,038 votes.

Professor Yusuf Sa’idu, the state’s Returning Officer, confirmed this at the collation center, noting that the total number of registered voters in the state is 1,983,985, while the number of accredited voters is 599,201.

Meanwhile, INEC was forced to suspend results collation in Kebbi State earlier this month due to the disappearance of a returning officer.

Makesense Media gathered that the returning officer for the Marafa ward in Birnin Kebbi had been missing since around 2 p.m. on Sunday.

He was asked to step aside prior to his disappearance to reconcile some discrepancies in the results figures he brought to the collation center.

However, that was the last we saw of him, with the development holding INEC officials at the collation center hostage and forcing the electoral body to suspend operations.

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Lionel Messi has been crowned the best men's player of 2022

Lionel Messi crowned best men's player of 2022 at FIFA's The Best awards after World Cup win with Argentina

Lionel Messi has been crowned the best men's player of 2022 at FIFA's The Best awards after beating French duo Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe to lift the award.

Messi claimed his second The Best title and first since 2019 after World Cup heroics with Argentina

The 35-year-old led Argentina to the World Cup crown, scoring seven goals and becoming the first player to score in every game at the competition.

An emotional Messi admitted that the personal award completed what had been a 'tremendous' year of success for him and his club and country colleagues.

Messi stated: 'Wow, it's amazing. It's been a tremendous year and it's an honour for me to be here tonight and win this award.

'Without my team-mates I wouldn't be here. I achieved the dream I had been hoping for for so long. Very few people can achieve that and I have been lucky to do so.'

Meanwhile, Messi's national team-mate and Aston Villa shot-stopper Emiliano Martinez claimed FIFA's 'The Best' goalkeeper prize to be crowned the world's best.

Martinez beat Morocco's Yassine Bounou and Belgium's Thibaut Courtois to the award, and thanked the efforts of his parents in helping him make it to the top.

'They always ask me who my idols are or who I watched when I was a kid…Watching my mom clean buildings 8 o for 9 hours and watching my dad work. They are my idols,' said Martinez.

Argentina's coach Lionel Scaloni was recognised as 'The Best' men's coach as the World Cup-winning manager topped the polls ahead of Manchester City's Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid's Champions League-winning coach Carlo Ancelotti.Lionel Messi crowned best men's player of 2022 at FIFA's The Best awards after World Cup win with Argentina

Lionel Messi has been crowned the best men's player of 2022 at FIFA's The Best awards after beating French duo Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe to lift the award.

Messi claimed his second The Best title and first since 2019 after World Cup heroics with Argentina

The 35-year-old led Argentina to the World Cup crown, scoring seven goals and becoming the first player to score

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Machina canvasses votes for Tinubu, Buni, ignores Lawan

Bashir Machina, the former APC senatorial candidate for the Yobe North Senatorial District, has urged Yobe State residents to cast their votes in large numbers for the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu and governor-elect Mai Buni.

Machina noted that the APC has put forth the best presidential candidate and urged the public to support him in the elections on Saturday in his first statement following the “controversial” ruling that removed him as the senatorial candidate and upheld the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan.

Eyes of Lagos reported that Lawan was confirmed as the APC senatorial candidate for Yobe north by the Supreme Court in a decision rendered by a five-person panel on Monday, February 6, 2023.

Two High Courts in Damaturu, Abuja, had upheld Machina’s selection as the Yobe North senatorial candidate in the APC primary elections on May 28 before the ruling of the Apex Court.

Machina who had gone silent since the ruling canvassed that the people of Yobe should vote for the APC and categorically mentioned names of the presidential and governorship candidates but was, however, silent about Lawan’s name.

He said, “Tinubu is a large-hearted philanthropist, a reputable humanist who will drive productivity and growth, he has the capacity to drive the nation in the direction that we want it, I urge you to support his presidential ambition for the betterment of our country.

“We have no fear of the opposition party because Yobe is already for APC, let us shun violence and cast our votes for our party which by implication is voting for good governance.”

Eyes Of Lagos reported that Yobe North wasn’t the only one who had a similar situation as the same was done in Akwa Ibom North West where the Supreme Court declared the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, was the winner of the party’s senatorial ticket instead of Udom Ekpoudom who won the primary election for the APC.

The Supreme Court judgments have overridden the provisions in section 33 of the Electoral Acts ( Amended, 2022) which provides that, “A political party shall not be allowed to change or substitute its candidate whose name has been submitted under Section 29 of this Act, except in the case of death or withdrawal by the candidate: Provided that in the case of such withdrawal or death of a candidate, the political party affected shall, within 14 days of the occurrence of the event, hold a fresh primary election to produce and submit a fresh candidate to the commission for the election concerned.”

It would be recalled that the duo of Lawan and Akpabio contested for the presidential ticket of the APC but were defeated by Tinubu who clinched the ticket.

https://eyesoflagos.com/2023/02/23/machina-canvasses-votes-for-tinubu-buni-ignores-lawan/

Lagos Police Release Emergency Hotlines Ahead Of General Elections

The Lagos State Police Command has issued a list of hotlines to report any suspicious act of violence committed by unscrupulous individuals during the upcoming presidential elections on February 25th.

Makesense Media reports that the hotlines were released on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.










The tweets read;

AS THE ELECTIONS APPROACH, ARM YOURSELVES WITH THESE POLICE EMERGENCY NUMBERS (LAGOS STATE ONLY):

08127155132

08065154338

08063299264

08039344870

STRICTLY EMERGENCIES!

ALSO REMEMBER THAT 767 AND 112 ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL.

BE LAW ABIDING AND STAY SAFE.


Nigerian Army Releases Hotlines


Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army released a list of hotlines earlier today to report acts of violence committed by unscrupulous individuals during the presidential elections scheduled for February 25th.

Makesense Media reports that Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, made the announcement on Tuesday.

He stated that the public should use the hotlines to support security agencies’ efforts to ensure peaceful elections across the country, as well as to report on the behavior of troops deployed to provide security during the election.

According to Nwachukwu, this is part of the Nigerian army’s effort to assist the police, which is the lead security agency, in conducting free, fair, and peaceful elections.

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Naira drops, weakens against the Dollar

The Naira, the national currency of Nigeria, has declined in value in relation to the dollar, trading at N461.60 per dollar at the Investors’ and Exporters’ window.

Compared to the N461.33 it traded on Tuesday, this amount represented a 0.06 percent decline.

On Wednesday, the open indicative rate reached a high of N461.35 to the dollar. Makesense Media reports

An exchange rate of N462.01 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.60.

The Naira sold for as low as N446 to the dollar within the day’s trading.

A total of 81.95 million dollars was traded at the official Investors and Exporters window on Wednesday.

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Portable acquires Brand New Range Rover SUV worth atleast N46Million

Zeh nation huncho Portable acquires Brand New Range Rover SUV worth atleast N46Million.. congrats to him ... Makesense Media reports

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We haven’t seen her since last year’ — Brain Jotter speaks on rumoured murder of his cousin, Police reacts

Popular Nigerian skit maker, Chukwuebuka Emmanuel aka Brain Jotter, has spoken about the disappearance of Precious Chidalu Ihedimbu, his cousin.

The humour-merchant’s post comes shortly after controversial Instagram blog, Gistlover raised an alarm over the alleged murder of the missing lady.

Gistlover pointed fingers at a police officer identified as Patrick who was allegedly involved in the disappearance of Precious.

The report had claimed Ihedimbu was lured and killed last year over claims that her boyfriend belonged to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Sharing his thoughts on the incident via his Instagram page on Sunday, Brain Jotter said his cousin has been missing since last year.

Brain Jotter also described the report that his cousin had been killed as “heartbreaking”.

“It is true my cousin didn’t return home after she left her parents house since last year. According to the information reaching every related families from her parents, they didn’t know her whereabouts. But hopes were high that she will soon return,” he wrote.

“Seeing the news about her disappearance with actual information from @gistloverblog.mediahouse is even more heartbreaking and devastating. Her parents has seen the news about their missing daughter as well as other related family members and we would solely be acting upon their decisions respectfully.

“It is very sad and heartbreaking that Nigeria has once again happened to us @nigerianpolice, why are we threatened by the people that are suppose to protect us.

“This is even one out of many other victims, and it is very heartbreaking that the people that are meant to protect us are the ones killing us.

“This is not an individual fight, this are deep government concerns and if they care about us, they already know what to do with the news circulating the internet already. It is well with Nigeria.”

The Comedian called on the police to investigate the matter and ensure justice is served.

“@nigeriapoliceforce Please do something, the people are Suffering. This is too much trauma amongst many in Nigeria already. We need Justice. @nigeriapoliceforce,” he added.

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“This is even one out of many other victims, and it is very heartbreaking that the people that are meant to protect us are the ones killing us.

“This is not an individual fight, this are deep government concerns and if they care about us, they already know what to do with the news circulating the internet already. It is well with Nigeria.”

The Comedian called on the police to investigate the matter and ensure justice is served.

“@nigeriapoliceforce Please do something, the people are Suffering. This is too much trauma amongst many in Nigeria already. We need Justice. @nigeriapoliceforce,” he added.

https://makesensepromotions.com/we-havent-seen-her-since-last-year-brain-jotter-speaks-on-rumoured-murder-of-his-cousin-police-reacts/

Burna Boy, Rema, Tems Thrill Fans At 2023 NBA All-Star Game

It was a celebratory night for Nigerian music as Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems dazzled fans with electrifying   performances at the 2023 NBA All-star game.

On Sunday, 19th February 2023, the NBA all-star game took place in Salt City, Utah where superstars from both conferences squared up for a thrilling match to raise funds for charity.

Watching the electrifying performances of Team Lebron and Team Giannis was not the only highlight of the night, as Nigerian Afrobeats megastars, Burna Boy, Tems, and Rema also shared the spotlight as they thrilled fans in what was an Afrobeats-themed performance.

Nigerian megastar, Burna Boy, who was introduced by Cameroonian star, Pascal Siakam, opened the show with an exciting performance of ‘Anybody’ while being backed up by his captivating, Outsiders Band.

Performing next was Rema who thrilled spectators with his global smash record, ‘Calm Down’ before delivering an impressive rendition of his new single, ‘Holiday’.

Grammy award-winning singer, Tems also dazzled listeners with her class and stage presence as she performed her hit singles, ‘Free Mind’ and ‘Higher’ before closing with ‘Essence’.

Burna Boy returned to close the show with a brilliant rendition of his smash hits, ‘YE’ and ‘Last Last’. A performance that further proved his mettle as one of the world’s best-performing acts.

On what was said to be an exciting night, the All-star match was won by Team Giannis by 184 points to Team Lebron’s 175.

Surely, the performances of the Nigerian trio will linger in the memories of fans as they look forward to the 2024 NBA all-star game set to take place in Indianapolis.

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APC members defect to PDP in Enugu

Numerous members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Enugu West Senatorial Zone switched parties on Sunday to support Dr. Peter Mbah, the PDP’s candidate for governor.

At the endorsement rally held in the zone, the APC members lit their brooms on fire while hugging the PDP.

They stated that the PDP was Enugu’s sole hope for effective government.

The Enugu West Senatorial Zone was divided into five local government areas: Aniniri, Awgu, Ezeagu, Oji River, and Udi.

Makesense Media report that, The defectors announced their rejection of the APC, calling their action historic and the triumph of light and hope. They were led by Mr. Gilbert Chikwado-Chukwu, the former acting chairman of the APC in the state.

Chikwado-Chukwu, who spoke on behalf of others, said they decided to join the ruling party because of the good governance and massive infrastructure the state was enjoying under the party.

While receiving the former APC members to the PDP and handing over the umbrella to them, the chairman of the party in the state, Augustine Nnamani, lauded them for taking the right step and assuring them that the party would give them all the privileges being enjoyed by members.

“You have foresight for the realisation that it’s only the PDP that can continue to transform the state through its excellent policies.

“I want to appreciate you because you recognised that in Enugu, there is peace and security, massive infrastructure, thriving environment and other dividends of democracy,” he said.

The chairman called on the people to take the message of hope to their constituents by delivering massive victory to the PDP in their wards during the elections.

https://makesensepromotions.com/apc-members-defect-to-pdp-in-enugu/

2023 Election: Atiku hoping to capitalize on Naira redesign policy – Sowore

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has slammed his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, as an opportunist.

Makesense Media report that, Sowore claimed that Atiku intended to capitalize on the controversies surrounding the Naira redesign policy to win election.

His statement is contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Monday.

He said the Naira redesign policy was designed to hurt poor Nigerians.

“Opportunistic @atiku thought he could capitalise on the poverty-inducing Naira Design to win election. Any real leader would have known that ‘naira design’ fraud was gonna to hurt poor Nigerians. Reason I keep saying there is no difference. He’s coming to sell everything,” Sowore tweeted.

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Two cousins arrested for robbery and murder in Ogun State

Operatives of Ogun state Police Command, on February 9th, arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo, 34, and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun, 31, for allegedly robbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle, k!lling him and dumping his c@rpse at a riverbank in Ijebu-ode.

Makesense Media reports gathered that, A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspects were arrested following information received by policemen attached to Obalende divisional headquarters, Ijebu Ode, on the 13th of December 2022, that a d€ad body which was later identified as that of a tricycle rider was found on the riverbank at Agoro area of Ijebu Ode.

Oyeyemi said upon the information, the DPO Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami led his detectives to the scene, where it was discovered that the deceased was matcheted to d€ath after which his tricycle was taken away. He said the DPO, there and then detailed his Crack team to embarked on technical and Forensic Investigation of the incident in order to unravel those behind the devilish act.

Oyeyemi stated that the efforts of the police yielded positive result on the 9th of February 2023, when one of the suspects, Damilola Famoriyo, who reside at New site, Awosan Fakale Ikorodu Lagos was arrested with the d€ceased's phone.

"His arrest led to the apprehension of his accomplice, who is also his cousin, Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun of Road 1, Block A, Maya Ikorodu Lagos State.
On interrogation, the two suspects confessed to the commission of the crime. In their statements, they confessed been a 2-man syndicate who specialized in snatching motorcycles and tricycles.

They confessed further that they always carry out their robbery operation in Ijebu ode and its environs. According to them, on the 13th of December 2022, they lured the victim Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka to carry their farm products from Agoro area to the town, and they agreed on a price. But on getting to Agoro/Ikangba road, they stopped him and snatched the tricycle from him. It was when the deceased tried to struggle with them that they matcheted him to d€ath and dragged his corpse to the riverbank"

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Naira redesign: Supreme Court, not Buhari, has final say –Kogi govt

Kogi State Government says it is waiting for the determination of the suit it filed alongside its counterparts, Zamfara and Kaduna against the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the cashless policy.

Recall President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the CBN to allow only the old N200 to remain legal tender until April 10, 2023, in order to improve currency circulation in the country and ameliorate pains experienced by Nigerians due to the challenges posed by the policy.

I have given approval to the CBN that the old N200 bank notes be released back into circulation and that it should also be allowed to circulate as legal tender with the new N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes for 60 days from Feb. 10, 2023 to April 10 2023,” Buhari was quoted as saying.

But reacting, in an interview with TVC on Thursday, Kogi Commissioner of Information, Kingsley Fanwo said they are reviewing the situation.

We all listened to what Mr President has said today. We are reviewing the situation. There are no clear lines of action right now. As we are also aware the case is before the Supreme Court and they will resume hearing February 22nd.

“We are very confident that the Supreme Court will go ahead with the case and whatever decision they arrived at, we are confident that we have a President that trolls the line of constitutionalism and believes in the rule of law.”

He added; “We are not going to go beyond the case we instituted at the Supreme Court. The process is still on and it has been adjourned till February 22nd.

“On February 22nd, we hopefully that Supreme Court will either arrive at the decision of reserve a date for judgement eventually. So, we (Kogi State Government) are going to wait for the decision of the Supreme Court.”

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