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 Travel › Dubai Leader Ordered To Pay Ex-wife $728m By UK Court by Azeemokoya(op): 12:26pm On Dec 22, 2021 |
The ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has been ordered by a court in the United Kingdom to pay his ex-wife, Princess Haya bin al-Hussein, $728 million (£500 million), as divorce settlements. In what has been described as the largest ever payout in a divorce case by a UK court, the settlement will be used to cover Princess Haya’s security costs for the rest of her life, as well as ongoing costs for the couple’s two children, Al Jalila Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Zayed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, with an upfront payment of $333 (£251.5m) due in the next three months. There is no fixed value on the total settlement, as the court ruled that Sheikh Mohammed should pay the annual security costs for his two children, aged nine and 14, for the rest of their lives or until a further court order is issued. In his written judgement published on Tuesday, Mr Justice Moor found that the biggest threat facing Princess Haya and her children Jalila and Zayed, is from “Sheikh Mohammed himself, not from outside sources.” According to evidence tended in court, Princess Haya had fled Dubai to Britain in April 2019 with her two children and filed a lawsuit against her estranged husband. In a series of hearings concerned with custody, access and financial support, which have so far cost over £70m in legal fees, high court judges have found on the balance of probabilities that. https://newsroundtheclock.com/dubai-ruler-ordered-to-pay-ex-wife-728m/
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| Politics › NASS Lacks The Guts To Veto Buhari’s Refusal To Sign Bill – Wike by Azeemokoya(op): 12:24am On Dec 22, 2021 |
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says members of the National Assembly lack the guts and boldness to veto President Muhammadu Buhari’s withholding of assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Wike was reacting to President Buhari’s refusal to sign the Bill into law on Tuesday, said the right thing for the lawmakers to do would be to override the President by using their veto power, but according to the Governor, the reverse is the case as the lawmakers are too timid and do not have what it takes to go against Buhari. Wike added the real reason for Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Bill was because “it was part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheme to allegedly deny Nigerians free, fair and transparent election in 2023.” Wike who bared his mind on Tuesday following the controversy generated by Buhari’s action, said the only way for Nigerians not to repeat the 2015 and 2019 mistakes of voting the APC-led federal government into power was to send them packing in 2023. “Three weeks ago, I told Nigerians that there is a conspiracy not to have a free, fair, transparent election in 2023 and that conspiracy was very clear. And I told Nigerians, Mr President will not sign the Electoral Act amendment bill,” Wike said. Wike said he knows the “modus operandi, style and strategy of the APC, and it is obvious to all discerning minds that the clause on direct primaries was inserted into the Electoral Act amendment bill as a ploy for the president to refuse assent to the bill.” He accused the APC governors and their National Assembly members of allegedly deceiving Nigerians that they were engaged in a battle of supremacy over the issue of direct primaries, whereas they had secretly agreed to scuttle the possibility of transmitting election result electronically in 2023. “What APC resolved in one the secret meetings they had was that their problem is not necessarily direct primaries, but the electronic transmission of result in 2023. https://newsroundtheclock.com/wike-accuses-nass-members-of-lacking-guts/
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| Politics › APC Govs Win Big As Buhari Refuses To Sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill by Azeemokoya(op): 12:17am On Dec 22, 2021 |
Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have become the biggest winners following the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. Federal lawmakers had been angling for direct primaries for political parties in the country may have lost out as President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to append his signature to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill sent to him by the National Assembly. The President in a letter to the lawmakers had explained his reasons for withholding assent, even as there had been agitations by some sections of Nigerians for the lawmakers to invoke the veto powers as the deadline for the president to sign the bill neared. According to the President, it would be better to allow each political party determine its mode of choosing standard bearer for elections, a position that had also been maintained by the governors. The President, in the letter, said the prevailing situation in the country would not allow him sign the bill. According to him, the high cost of conducting direct primaries, the security challenge of monitoring the election, violation of citizens’ rights, and marginalization of small political parties are among other reasons for his decision to reject the bill. The president said that it would be better to allow each political party to determine its mode of selecting candidates for election while avoiding the attendant negative ripple effect that comes with a direct primaries system. In the letter titled: “Withholding of Assent to Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021,” Buhari stated: “Further to the letter dated 18th November 2021 forwarded for Presidential assent, the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, as passed by the National Assembly, I have received informed advice from relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the government, and have also carefully reviewed the bill in light of the current realities prevalent in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the circumstances. “The Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, seeks to amend certain provisions of the extant Electoral Act 2010. Part of the objective of the Bill is the amendment of the present Section 87 of the Electoral Act, 2010 to delete the provision for the conduct of indirect primaries in the nomination of party candidates such that party candidates can henceforth only emerge through direct primaries. “The conduct of direct primaries across the 8,809 wards across the length and breadth of the country will lead to a significant spike in the cost of conducting primary elections by parties as well as an increase in the cost of monitoring such elections by INEC, who has to deploy monitors across these wards each time a party is to conduct direct primaries for the presidential, gubernatorial and legislative posts. “The addition of these costs with the already huge cost of conducting general elections will inevitably lead to a huge financial burden on both the political parties, INEC and the economy in general at a time of dwindling revenues.” The President also disclosed the security challenges that come with the preparation of direct primaries while considering the understaffed conditions of the various security agencies. Read also: Situation Room wants NASS to use veto power, if Buhari fails to sign Electoral Act Amendment Bill “In addition to increased costs identified above, conducting and monitoring primary elections across 8,809 wards will pose huge security challenges as the security agencies will also be overstretched, direct primaries will be open to participation from all and sundry and such large turn-out without effective security coordination will also engender intimidation and disruptions, thereby raising credibility issues for the outcomes of such elections. “The amendment as proposed is a violation of the underlying spirit of democracy, which is characterised by freedom of choices. Political party membership is a voluntary exercise of the constitutional right to freedom of association. Several millions of Nigerians are not card-carrying members of any political party. https://newsroundtheclock.com/buhari-refuses-to-sign-electoral-amendment-bill/
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| Politics › 2023 Presidency: Reno Omokri’s Endorsement Of Atiku Receives Backlash On Twitter by Azeemokoya(op): 7:31am On Dec 21, 2021 |
Former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri took to Twitter on Monday to announce his endorsement of Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 Presidential elections under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, Reno’s Twit received instant backlash from most of his followers who would rather see him support a younger candidate, preferably from the south of the Niger. I don’t think Atiku should rerun sir, we deserve a fresh breath in terms of power in terms of age,mindset I feel the next president of Nigeria should be for the youth no disrespect to the elders tho . Really?.. Na only Fulani dey this country. Am disappointed in you on this. What happens to you or any other? Originally tweeted by Babs (@babsonix) on 20/12/2021. Atiku…the same Atiku who was Father in sitting at Buhari’s sons wedding? Like seriously Reno? Atiku? Honestly we are not ready for change in this country. We are not. We all just enjoying blowing hot air. When the time comes to make critical decisions, it’s a total collapse. Originally tweeted by FUNMINIYI ADEOYE (@FunminiyiAdeoye) on 20/12/2021. https://newsroundtheclock.com/2023-presidency-reno-omokris-endorsement-of-atiku-receives-backlash-on-twitter/
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| Politics › Electoral Bill: We Have Advised Buhari Accordingly – Malami by Azeemokoya(op): 8:44am On Dec 20, 2021 |
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says his office has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Amendment Bill and it is left to him to either sign it into law or not. The constitutional timeline for the President’s signature expires on Sunday, December 19, and with Buhari jetting back into the country from Turkey where he was for the Turkish-Africa Partnership Summit, the signs are not clear whether he will sign the Bill into law. However, the National Assembly has the power to exercise their veto and transmute the Bill into law but most Nigerians are not confident they will want to go against the Executive. Malami who spoke on the imbroglio that has trailed the bill since it was transmitted to the President by the National Assembly three weeks ago, said his office had officially written its legal opinion to President Buhari on the Bill and the onus is now on the President to either sign the Bill into law or not. While fielding questions from journalists on Saturday through his Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Malami said though it was premature of him to comment on a process involving official communication between the office of the President and the office of the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice without allowing the conclusion of the administration cycle, the general public would adequately and timely informed by the Office of the President on the decision. https://newsroundtheclock.com/electoral-bill/
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| Crime › Ogun Couple Arrested For Selling Baby For N50k by Azeemokoya(op): 8:22am On Dec 20, 2021 |
The Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man and his wife for allegedly selling their one-month old baby for a paltry N50,000. According to the State Police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects, Eze and Oluchi Onyebuchi, who reside at Ilara area of Ode Remo, in Remo North Local Government Area of the state, were arrested following credible information received by policemen at Ode Remo divisional headquarters. In a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, Oyeyemi said the police got a tip-off that the couple willingly sold their one-month-old baby to a woman who is now at large. “Following the information, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ode Remo division, CSP Olayemi Fagbohun, detailed his detectives to the area where the couple was arrested and brought to the station. “On interrogation, the suspects explained to the police that it was one Mrs Ruth Obajimi, who directed the yet to be identified buyer to them. “They stated further that the woman came to them on the 14th of December, 2021, and told them that she is from the Human Rights office and that she will help them to foster their child. “The woman then gave them the sum of N50,000 and they handed over the baby to her despite not knowing her from Adam,” Oyeyemi said. https://newsroundtheclock.com/couple-arrested-for-selling-their-baby/
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| Celebrities › NTRC Entertainment Roundup by Azeemokoya(op): 7:58am On Dec 20, 2021 |
The outgoing week was one where a lot happened in the entertainment industry with a lot of talking points. We will pretend as if we did not notice the bile that flew between one-time best friends, actress Tonto Dikeh and cross-dresser, Bobrisky. Their fight dominated the headlies but we will not be dragged into it when there were sweet memories to savour during the week. Like Nollywood stars, Lateef Adedimeji and Oyebade Adebimpe, tying the knots to begin their journey into matrimony. We also witnessed a first when Kano State-born Shatu Garko, became the first Hijab Model to win the coveted Miss Nigeria crown. Let’s take a dive and enjoy this offering. Nollywood couple walks down the aisle On Saturday, December 18, Nollywood stars, Lateef Adedimeji and Oyebade Adebimpe tied the knot. The union of the Nigerian celebrities came as a surprise as both parties had denied speculations that they were in a relationship. While the renowned actor Lateef maintained that he was only a friend of Adebimpe; for the Nollywood actress, she specifically reiterated in numerous interviews that the talented Nollywood thespian was ‘not her type of man’. But the couple have finally walked down the aisle to the happiness of Nigerians and their colleagues in the entertainment industry. 18-year-old Hijab model, Shatu Garko emerges winner of Miss Nigeria 2021 18-year-old Shatu Garko emerged as the winner of the 2021 Miss Nigeria beauty pageantry that was held in Lagos State on Friday, December 17. Shatu made history as she became the first-ever Hijab-wearing contestant to be crowned Miss Nigeria after defeating eighteen others. Garko succeeded Etsanyi Tukura, a Taraba State native who had won the 2019 contest. Because of COVID-19, there was no contest last year. Shatu made history as she became the first-ever Hijab-wearing contestant to be crowned Miss Nigeria after defeating eighteen others. Garko succeeded Etsanyi Tukura, a Taraba State native who had won the 2019 contest. Because of COVID-19, there was no contest last year. Actress Doris Ogala claims IG dancer Jane Mena’s husband is impotent On Friday, December 17, Nollywood actress, Doris Ogala, a friend and colleague of Tonto Dikeh, weighed in on the confrontation between her buddy and Instagram dancer, Jane Mena, on social media. In a series of Instagram posts, the actress fumed and blamed Tonto Dikeh for initially begging her to withhold some sensitive information about the Instagram dancer and her husband for the sake of their marriage. Doris Ogala has since urged Jane Mena to get ready as she would be ‘throwing the table down from the tenth floor’. BBNaija star Uriel Oputa reflects on failed music career Former Big Brother star, Uriel Oputa, via her Instagram, reflected on how she had dreams and aspirations of becoming the ‘next Tiwa Savage’. In a lengthy Instagram post shared on Thursday, the reality TV star stated that she moved to Nigeria so as to chase her music career like Tiwa Savage, however, things did not go as planned. Uriel described an occasion in which she was invited to play at an event and was so terrified that she forgot to put on the microphone while singing. She said someone came to tell her to put on the microphone, but she forgot the lyrics and ended up singing ‘Amazing Grace.’ The reality star stated that it was at that moment that she decided to give up on her music career. OAP Toolz unravels celebrities she can never drag on social media Popular on-air personality Tolu Oniru aka Toolz, has vowed never to engage in an altercation with celebrities like Tonto Dikeh, Jim Iyke and Frank Edoho. The media personality made this known in an Instagram post on Friday, while asking her fans to choose some of the celebrities they are scared of having altercations with. Reacting to her question, Toolz wrote: “Mine has to be Jim Iyke, Tonto or Frank Edoho. They like to bring nuclear bombs to fistfights.” https://newsroundtheclock.com/nrtc-entertainment-roundup/
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| Politics › Osita Okechukwu Asks Tinubu Not To Run For President In 2023 by Azeemokoya(op): 7:40am On Dec 20, 2021 |
The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has called on former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to contest for President in 2023 but should rather support a younger person from the South-East.https://newsroundtheclock.com/von-dg-begs-tinubu-not-to-run-for-president-in-2023/ 16 Likes 1 Share
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| Christianity Etc › Re: I Saw Bishop David Oyedepo In Hell With His Followers - Female Preacher (Video) by Azeemokoya: 3:27pm On Dec 19, 2021 |
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| Fashion › Shatu Garko Emerges First Hijab-wearing Miss Nigeria (photos) by Azeemokoya(op): 6:43am On Dec 19, 2021 |
An 18-year-old Kano State-born Shatu Garko, has made history as the first ever Hijab-wearing lady to win the moist coveted Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant crown when she emerged winner in 2021 edition which held in Lagos on Friday night, 17 December. The pageant which took place at the prestigious Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, amid glamour and glitz, saw the shy-looking Garko dusting other contestants to emerge the winner. Shatu Garko described herself as a Hijab model who loves horse riding, and is from Kano state in the North West region of Nigeria. She was crowned as the 44th queen of the competition during the coronation ceremony. Despite being the youngest contestant, Shatu Garko beat 17 others to become the first hijab-wearing model to wear the Miss Nigeria crown. The new Miss Nigeria succeeded Etsanyi Tukura, a native of Taraba State, the 43rd winner of the 2019 Miss Nigeria contest. For her effort, Shatu was awarded the cash prize of N10 million, a luxury apartment, a car and an ambassadorship deal. https://newsroundtheclock.com/hijab-model-shatu-garko-wins-miss-nigeria/
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| Politics › PDP Will Rescue Nigeria In 2023 – Obaseki by Azeemokoya(op): 10:28am On Dec 18, 2021 |
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has knocked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as being behind the current economic and political woes in Nigeria, saying only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can rescue the country in 2023. Obaseki Only stated this when he received members of Atiku Support Group led by Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, at the Government House in Benin. He said the PDP would not allow Nigeria to remain in the wilderness. “If Nigeria is going to be salvaged, PDP has to step into the throne to salvage this country politically. The stakes are too high; we cannot allow Nigeria to continue the way it is going,” Obaseki said. “Our great party must come to the rescue and take over the reins of power in this country. What we see ahead is not pleasant at all. I just pray that God Almighty sees us through next year, financially, so that we can even have presidential elections. “I don’t just see how we can continue to be deceiving ourselves. We try to prevent the country from growing by limiting and restricting imports, coming with all forms of phantom excuses to limit people from buying and importing what they cannot produce and need to live. “On the other hand, they are restricting foreign exchange availability. They are just throwing millions of Nigerians into poverty. “My commitment today is to our great party, the PDP. I accept the responsibility of leading our e-registration process. “We have done a very successful pilot in Edo, which I am hoping that the new committee will adopt so that we can roll out and build membership across the country. The soul of our democracy is making sure that we build our party like institutions. “Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian that is committed to this country; his achievements are visible. So, he is eminently qualified to contest the position of President of Nigeria and as you know, at the end of the day, power ultimately comes from God.” https://newsroundtheclock.com/edo-state-governor-godwin-obaseki/
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| Celebrities › Ex-besties, Tonto Dikeh, Bobrisky Fight Dirty by Azeemokoya(op): 10:42pm On Dec 17, 2021 |
Ex-celebrity best friends, actress Tonto Dikeh and cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, have decided to unravel each other’s dirty secrets on social media after they fell apart recently. Both celebrities, who have surreptitiously been at loggerheads since 2019, rid themselves of all decency as they spilled some controversial epistles to their followers on social media. The altercation commenced in the early hours of Friday when Bobrisky responded to a post made by his former best friend on her Instagram post. Tonto had, on Thurday, taken to her Instagram page to advise her fans not to allow what some celebrities post on social media to make them look inferior as some of them borrow the things they post to make it seem as if they were living a good life. Although the mother of one did not mention any names in her post, Bobrisky who is known for posting cash and other luxuries online, took the post personal and attacked the actress. According to him, Tonto Dikeh lives a fake life on social media and rents cars just to keep up with her fake lifestyle. “You are d fakest damn. Have you forgotten how they serve you quit notice in ur previous estate, before you moved to dis new garage with 40 neighbors? “My boyfriend bought me a Lexus Jeep bla bla but na you rent car pass for Hilton anytime you wan go do ur fake life gang. “You can prove me wrong and snap me ur car garage, na you still move go man house wey never marry but you come on Instagram to motivate girls, oni motivational speaker inson. Even ur so called Bentley na 2006 model. Prove me wrong and snap d papers.” On Friday, Tonto decided to hit back at Bobrisky with damning details of things that happened while they were still best friends. Also firing from all cylinders, she wrote: “I respect friendship a lot, so when it goes sour, I walk away because whatever I say publicly will be believe cause I was the closest person to them.. “I try as much as possible to ignore ex-friends but Bob, DO NOT PUSH ME TO THE WALL.. “You are the same little boy I will walk into a chemist for to buy cracked butt healing creme for your licking poss filled anus to heal. You don’t see me coming out to tell everyone that your Bentley belongs to @ktsele1… “Or that you almost killed your ex-friends son with jazz? Or the Rolex watch you parade as bae bought me is actually mine? “Bob don’t let me become a pig like you again. It hurts to lose me I know, just move on. You have begged everyone to beg me I have refused… “I NEVER WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH YOU AGAIN… Everything you did, I did more for you!!! Btw you have my jewleries “Who gave me quick notice  Pls provide the papers..“I have you house gist fake ass fool, bring receipt and I will bring the real owner of the house real now. “Is it how you said you are sleeping you half the industry? I just don’t want to call names so I don’t ruin homes. Biggest gossip for Man like you.. “You have over 6petitions for stealing from people, you are also a Thief. If not for @ktsele1 by now you will be rotten in jail and you have no fear to insult him. Because he stoop so low to relate with you thing? “You are an ungrateful hoodlum. And I never regret anything in my life BUT I REGRET EVER KNOWING YOU. You are disappointing as a human, disgusting as a friend. You are a pathetic liar and this is the last you will hear from me. “I made you who you are today so I wouldn’t be the one to bring you down. Those ones are in front. I have saved you enough!! #KEEP RANTING.” Moments after Bobrisky also aired his response on Instagram, responding to Tonto earlier message where she disclosed that she regretted the day she met the transvestite. https://newsroundtheclock.com/bobrisky-and-tonto-dikeh-fight-dirty/
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| Politics › Nnamdi Kanu Is A Prisoner Of Conscience – IPOB by Azeemokoya(op): 10:32pm On Dec 17, 2021 |
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has declared its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, a ‘Prisoner of Conscience’. The declaration was made by the group in a statement on Friday by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, who said Kanu, who is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), can be compared to late South African freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela. In the statement, IPOB insisted that Kanu did not commit any crime and was bearing the burden of the Igbo race in their quest for self-determination. The IPOB spokesman said Kanu’s only crime was advocating for freedom due to the oppression of the people of the South-East. “Following the extraordinary rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria without proper documentation for doing so, and the long incarceration and detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody, we the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) wish to state categorically to the people of the world that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is now declared Prisoner Of Conscience,” the statement said. “In 2015, Nnamdi Kanu was first arrested and subjected to an egregious violation of his fundamental rights. “After his miraculous escape from the military invasion of his home in 2017, he was abducted in Kenya and renditioned to Nigeria in June this year. “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been in DSS detention in Abuja ever since then. We, therefore, have to inform the world, most civilized countries and the African continent that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is fighting for the freedom and self-determination of his people because under the United Nations Charter, to which Nigeria is a signatory, self-determination is not a crime. “Under the African Union Charter. to which Nigeria is a signatory, self-determination is not a crime. Under the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, particularly Article 20, CAP A9, self-determination is not a crime. “As a matter of fact and law, self-determination is recognized as a right, both domestically and internationally. Above all, self- determination is a political opinion, which is recognized as a fundamental right under the Nigerian Constitution. “It’s a matter of public record that hundreds of concerned citizens exercising their rights to peaceful protest protested the incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu but were massacred in cold blood by Nigerian security services. “In 2021 he was kidnapped by the Nigerian government in Kenya and subjected to extraordinary rendition to Nigeria against his will and against all norms and rules of international law. https://newsroundtheclock.com/ipob-declares-nnamdi-kanu-prisoner-of-conscience/
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| Politics › CNG Gives Buhari 3 Months To Resolve Insecurity Or Face Mass Action by Azeemokoya(op): 10:26pm On Dec 17, 2021 |
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has given President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian government a three-month ultimatum to resolve the lingering insecurity in the North or face massive shutdown of states in the region. The CNG, which gave the ultimatum after a stakeholders meeting held in Sokoto State on Thursday, decried the high rate of criminal activities ranging from banditry, kidnapping to armed robbery, that has escalated in the north west, resulting in the killings and abduction of hundreds of Nigerians. In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the CNG said it would mobilise youths in the North-West to ground activities in the zone until government dealt with the problem of banditry and other violent crimes in the next three months. The communique which was signed by the Sokoto State Coordinator of CNG Isah Jabbi Usman, on behalf of the group, blamed the activities of the outlawed volunteer vigilantes groups, known as Yan Sakai, for the escalation of violence in most parts of the north western states. Usman lamented the escalating insecurity, particularly in Sokoto and called for immediate action to address the situations once and for all, while faulting both the federal and state governments for not acting promptly to tame the situation at its initial stage. ‘’We hereby place the authorities on notice that if the killings and abductions are not significantly or totally controlled within the next three months, mass action would be called that will not prelude occupying all towns in all the frontline states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja,’’ Usman said. https://newsroundtheclock.com/cng-gives-buhari-three-months-to-resolve-insecurity/
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| Politics › Monguno Mentions Islamic Groups Sponsoring Terrorism In Nigeria by Azeemokoya(op): 7:55pm On Dec 15, 2021 |
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, on Tuesday, named three prominent Islamic as sponsors and backers of terrorism in Nigeria and the Sahel region of Africa. Monguno made the allegation while delivering a lecture at the 14th Workshop of the League of Ulamas, Preachers and Imams of Sahel countries held in Abuja. He mentioned the groups as the Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM), and the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS), and called on the Muslim clerics to call the groups to order. “Terrorism and the rapid escalation of violent activities by militant Islamist groups in the Sahel since 2016 have been primarily driven by the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS), which mainly operates in Mali and extends to Niger Republic and Burkina Faso,” Monguno said. “It is bolstered by activities of groups such as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM) and ISGS, which have continued to pose an imminent threat to the stability of the region. “In Nigeria, Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) dominate terrorist activities, especially in the North-Eastern part of the country... https://newsroundtheclock.com/nsa-monguno-mentioned-groups-sponsoring-terrorismo-in-nigeria/
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| Politics › Nigerians To Pay More Taxes In 2022 – Finance Minister by Azeemokoya(op): 10:59am On Dec 15, 2021 |
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has warned that Nigerians will have to pay more taxes in 2022, suggesting that the Federal Government is mulling additional tariffs and levies to be introduced next year in order to boost revenue. Ahmed made the remarks during a public hearing on the 2021 Finance Bill organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on Monday. According to her, Nigeria must diversify its revenues from oil to cover key expenditures. In a keynote she delivered to the Committee, the Minister explained that as of September, the Federal Government’s retained revenue was N4.56 trillion, or 75% of the budget, while the government’s share of oil revenues was N845 billion, or 56.3 percent pro-rated performance, and non-oil revenue share was N1.31 trillion, or 117.3 percent above budget. She added that Companies Income Tax and Value Added Tax collections were N616bn and N274.4bn, representing 121 per cent and 153 per cent respectively of the pro-rata targets, while Customs collections were N418.97bn. “This is clearly, our ongoing fiscal reforms of the last six years are yielding tangible results. However, the FMFBNP is closely studying the following issues, developments and policies: “Current fiscal policy stance to let tax incentives with sunset provisions to naturally expire and not to automatically renew such incentives without a detailed tax expenditure cost /benefit evaluation of the relative success of the incentives before extending incentives further; “Acceleration of projected increase tariff and excise duties (so-called ‘sin classes’) on tobacco, alcohol and carbonated drinks to fund vital expenditure on health, education and security; https://newsroundtheclock.com/nigerians-to-pay-more-taxes-in-2022/
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| Crime › Us-based Nigerian Pastor Indicted For Arranging Fake Marriages by Azeemokoya(op): 8:42pm On Dec 14, 2021 |
A United States-based Nigerian Pastor, Joshua Olatokunbo Shonubi, is in the net for allegedly arranging 60 fake marriages in the past seven years for illegal immigrants so they could get residency permits. The 50-year-old Shonubi who is the Senior Pastor of New Life City Church, Inc. in Hyattsville, Maryland, who was indicted before a federal grand jury on Friday, has been charged with “conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, visa fraud and for presenting false documents to a federal government agency, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain permanent resident status for foreign nationals by arranging marriages to U.S. citizens.” The indictment of Shonubi was announced by the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, and he is expected to have an initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson. Also Read: ‘Pastor’ arrested for conniving with wife to rape choir member The seven-count indictment was handed down to the suspect from at least January 2014, through January 2021, indicating that he engaged in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain immigration benefits for foreign nationals by arranging their marriages to United States citizens who served as their sponsors for permanent residence in the United States. The indictment alleged that Shonubi allegedly received thousands of dollars from foreign nationals in exchange for connecting them with U.S. citizen sponsors and facilitating their marriages. It also alleged that Shonubi, “often utilizing his role as pastor of New Life Church, directly or through others, recruited and groomed U.S. citizens, including economically disadvantaged citizens, with payments and promises of money in exchange for marrying foreign nationals, then sponsoring the foreign nationals for permanent residence in the United States through USCIS.” https://newsroundtheclock.com/nigerian-pastor-indicted-for-arranging-fake-marriage/
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| Travel › UK Removes Nigeria, 10 Countries From Red List by Azeemokoya(op): 8:34pm On Dec 14, 2021 |
Following threats of retaliation by Nigeria, the UK government has removed the country and 10 other African countries it placed on the COVID-19 Red List due to the outbreak of the Omnicron variant of the Coronavirus.https://newsroundtheclock.com/uk-removes-nigeria-from-red-list/ 11 Likes 1 Share
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| Travel › FG To Ban Flights To UK, Canada, Others by Azeemokoya(op): 8:00am On Dec 13, 2021 |
The Federal Government is set to ban flights from the United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina and Saudi Arabia from coming into the country in a retaliatory move against the countries decisions to include Nigeria in the Omicron red list countries. The decision by the Nigerian government was contained in a leaked audio where the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, revealed that the ban on the nations would be announced on Monday or Tuesday by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19. In the leaked video obtained by various media houses, the Minister is quoted stressing that the decision to ban flights from the affected countries was a retaliatory move and would be made public by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC). “Also, there is a case of Saudi Arabia, which put Nigeria on the banned list – no visa, no travel, et cetera. So, also Canada. So, today, there was a meeting, I participated in a zoom meeting, COVID-19 task force, just for your information also. “We have given our input in aviation, it is not acceptable by us and we recommend that those countries – Canada, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina be also put on Red List, as they did similarly to us. “If they don’t allow our citizens to go into their countries, who are their airlines coming to pick from our country? “So, I am very sure that in the next few days, between now and Monday, or perhaps Tuesday, at maximum, all those countries will be put on the Red List from the PSC (Presidential Steering Committee) from the task force of COVID-19. Once they are put on the red list, which means they are banned, of course, their airlines will be banned. https://newsroundtheclock.com/nigeria-to-ban-flights-from-uk-canada/
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| Crime › ‘pastor’ Arrested For Conniving With Wife To Rape Choir Member by Azeemokoya(op): 7:43am On Dec 13, 2021 |
One Peter Taiwo, who claims to be a Pastor and the founder of Christ Apostolic Bible Church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has been arrested by the state Police Command for allegedly conniving with his wife, Elizabeth, to rape a 16-year-old choir member of the church. According to the state police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, Taiwo and the wife were on Friday for allegedly defiling the 16-year-old against her will. In a statement confirming the arrest of the couple, Oyeyemi said the incident was reported at the the Adatan Division of the Command and the DPO, SP Salaudeen Abiodun, detailed detectives to the scene, where the randy pastor and his wife were apprehended. “The couple were arrested on Friday following a complaint lodged at Adatan divisional police headquarters by the victim. “In her statement, the victim told the police that while she was in the church for choir practice, the pastor’s wife instructed her to go and meet him in their room because the pastor wanted to send her on errand. “As soon as she got into the room, the pastor’s wife locked the door from outside; the pastor overpowered her, and forcefully had sex with her. “She also told the police that the pastor’s wife later came in after her husband had satisfied himself and met her crying and told her to stop crying as she is now a woman. The pastor’s wife then warned the victim never to tell anybody what happened or else she will die. https://newsroundtheclock.com/pastor-arrested-for-rape/
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| Celebrities › American Rapper Dr Dre Celebrates Divorce by Azeemokoya(op): 5:58pm On Dec 12, 2021 |
American rapper and record executive, Andre Young, popularly known as Dr Dre, and longtime partner, Nicole Young, are officially separated after the pair settled on an agreement to finalise their divorce. To celebrate the divorce, Dr Dre threw a ‘Divorce AF’ party to officially celebrate his return to bachelorhood after his 21 years of marriage ended in a divorce. Dr Dre’s friend Breyon Prescott, shared a photo of the entertainment mogul in front of huge silver balloons with the words ‘Divorced AF.” inscribed on it. Dr Dre and Nicole were married in 1996 and have two adult children, Truice, 24, and Truly, 20. The pair, according to TMZ, have been “at war” over disagreements surrounding money, have finally come to an agreement, with the 51-year-old Nicole is said to have requested $2 million a month in temporary spousal support from the rapper and producer. Despite this, reports suggest that Dr Dre paid his estranged wife a onetime sum of $2 million and $500,000 in legal fees. https://newsroundtheclock.com/dr-dre-celebrates-divorce/
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| Celebrities › FFK Hits Back At Estranged Wife, Precious, Calls Her Heartless by Azeemokoya(op): 3:38pm On Dec 11, 2021 |
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, popularly called FFK, has hit back at his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu, calling her a heartless mother with a bipolar disorder. FFK was reacting to claims made by Precious through a court affidavit that the former minister has erectile dysfunction and that she did not have sex with him for six years. According to Precious in the court affidavit, FFK never consummated his six-year relationship with her because he is impotent. Sge added that the four children they had in the marriage was through artificial insemination. She also told the court that the former minister did not perform any rites before their marriage nor paid her bride price, and prayed the court to declare that she was never married to Fani-Kayode. She further accused the ex-minister of assaulting her while they were married, adding that the he lied to her that his marriage to his third wife had ended. But reacting to the allegations through his lawyer, Ayodeji Sunday Ibikunle, FFK denied that he physically abused her while they were married. “We are constrained to point out the fact that Miss Precious Chikwendu, the former partner of our client Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Sadaukin Shinkafi, is suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and we acknowledge the fact that she is totally insane. “Ordinarily, we cannot be expected to respond to the crass, filthy, delusional, salacious, disgraceful and absurd allegations of an insane person. We appreciate the fact that Precious is clinically unstable, is as mad as a hatter and is prone to telling monstrous lies and making delusional statements. “A glaring example of her degenerating mental state is the pernicious and specious lie and diabolical fabrication from the pit of hell that any of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode’s sons is suffering from COVID 19 or that any of them has head injuries. https://newsroundtheclock.com/ffk-hits-back-at-estranged-wife/
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| Health › Covid-19 Vaccines Not Best For Africa – Expert by Azeemokoya(op): 3:30pm On Dec 11, 2021 |
A researcher at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Professor Richard Adegbola, has raised that alarm at the current Covid-19 vaccines being produced, saying they are not the best for Africa. Adegbola also warned African countries to be wary of the vaccines being donated to African countries as he does not think that they are the best for the people of the continent as none of them has been evaluated in the continent. Adegbola, an elected member of the Sabin Vaccine Institute Board of Directors in Washington D.C., stated this at a meeting on the implementation strategy on COVID-19 vaccine development held at NIMR in Lagos on Friday. According to him, nobody will take a vaccine in the U.S. or UK that has not been evaluated in their setting, noting that a vaccine that has high efficacy in the UK may not have a high efficacy in Africa. He also maintained that producing a vaccine in “our settings would help to evaluate the efficacy of such a vaccine on the people of the continent.” “I don’t think the ones available now are the best for Africans because none of them has been evaluated here. “Nobody will take a vaccine in the U.S. or UK that has not been evaluated in their settings and a vaccine that has a high efficacy in the UK may or may not have high efficacy here in Africa,” he said. Adegbola also noted that Africa produced only one per cent of vaccination being used in the continent, and called for the prioritisation of safety as a key element in development. He further explained that vaccine production is different from when drugs or chemicals are being produced, noting that safety is very crucial. https://newsroundtheclock.com/covid-19-vaccines/
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| Politics › Buhari Gives Security Agencies Marching Order Over Killings by Azeemokoya(op): 11:27am On Dec 11, 2021 |
President Muhammadu Buhari, has, once again, given security agencies the marching orders following the escalating insecurity and killings in the Northern region in the wake of the death of some commuters at the hands of suspected bandits in Sokoto State. Buhari gave the order on Friday following the escalating killings of innocent Nigerians in Sokoto State in the past few days, culminating in the burning to death of 42 travellers by bandits in the state on Wednesday. The Sokoto State government had, in a statement, confirmed the incident in a statement by Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s spokesman, Muhammad Bello: “Contrary to speculations that over 40 people lost their lives in a bandits attack a 42-seater bus traveling to Kaduna on Monday, facts have emerged that 23 people lost their lives during an attack at Gidan Bawa village in Isa local government area of Sokoto State,” the statement reads. However, in a bid to effectively tackle the menace, Buhari in a statement issued on his Facebook page, mandated the National Security Adviser, the Police and the Department of State Services to investigate the incident in order to forestall future occurrences. “I have dispatched a high-level delegation of Security and Intelligence chiefs, led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), to Sokoto and Katsina States, in response to the spike in the activities of bandits in the two States,” the President wrote. https://newsroundtheclock.com/president-buhari-gives-security-agencies-marching-orders/
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| Politics › ‘father’ Of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, Wins $54bn Ownership Case by Azeemokoya(op): 4:32pm On Dec 09, 2021 |
The self-acclaimed ‘father’ and creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, has become the 26th richest man in the world after winning a whopping $54bn BTC ownership case. Wright won the court case which supposedly confirms his status in the crypto community. Wright had been dragged to court by the family of his late business partner, Dave Kleiman, over the possession of 1.1 million Bitcoin, which is worth $54 billion. Kleiman’s family had demanded that the late computer security expert deserves half of the Bitcoin assets, which they claimed he and Wright created, but was stolen by the latter following Kleiman’s death. There have been contention as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto (a pseudonym) who is credited for creating and mining the first Bitcoin in 2009, with some people laying claim to the name, Wright being one of them. In 2016, he stated that he was Nakamoto, but his claim was disputed. However, the lawsuit in Miami, United States, has renewed Wright’s assertion. Kleiman’s family had also fueled Wright’s claim during the lawsuit, despite the jury voting in favour of Wright to own the 1.1 million BTC. The court decision means Wright’s networth is estimated to be above $54 billion, placing him in 26 position on Forbes billionaires list, above David Thompson & Family who is worth $53.3 billion, and just below Robin Zeng, valued at $56.6 billion. https://newsroundtheclock.com/craig-wright-wins-bitcoin-ownership-case/
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| Politics › Igbo People Only Care For Political Appointments, Not Development – Ngige by Azeemokoya(op): 9:46am On Dec 09, 2021 |
Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour, has accused his Igbo people of only being interested in political appointments and not the development of their region. Ngige who made the allegations during an interview with Chaninels Television, said the people of the South-East have not appreciated the infrastructural development of the region being put together by President Muhammadu Buhari as what they prefer is getting political appointments from the federal government. Ngige added that President Buhari does not understand the mentality of the Igbos and what they want, which is why the people do not appreciate the developmental strides of the president in the South-East. “President Muhammadu Buhari does not understand the people of the South-East. My people love appointments. They don’t care about development and that is where Mr. President didn’t get them well. “Mr. President felt that by giving them infrastructure, they will be happy. In the mind of the President, he is saying ‘if I empower you through your fertilizer plant in Ebonyi state, give loans, credits and grants to farmers in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Imo, that our people will be happy.’ But these people just love appointments. “They don’t want such projects coming into the region.” He added that though former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan gave more Igbos political appointments during their tenures, the South-East has remained underdeveloped. “We had plenty of appointments during Obasanjo and Jonathan. For example, the Enugu airport has been dilapidated over the years. “We have had four aviation ministers: Kema Chikwe, Fidelia Nnjeze, Osita Chidoka, and Stella Oduah. How come your airport is dilapidated? https://newsroundtheclock.com/chris-ngige-says-igbo-people-only-care-about-appointments/ 2 Likes
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| Travel › How Truck Crushed Lagos Students To Death by Azeemokoya(op): 7:21am On Dec 09, 2021 |
Tempers flared yesterday as residents of Ojodu, a suburb in Lagos protested over the killing of about 10 pupils of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Secondary School by an articulated truck that lost control. The pupils were returning home after school hours when the incident occurred at the Grammar School Bus Stop, Ogunnusi Road, along Ogba-Ojodu/Berger axis on Tuesday. According to eyewitnesses, the truck driver was trying to evade arrest by Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and men of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) from Berger Division, Ikeja. An eyewitness said the pupils wanted to cross the road to the other side when the truck rammed into them as the brake of the truck failed during the hot chase by VIO and LASTMA officials. Anxious parents stormed the scene, a stone throw from the Ogba/Ojodu road to inquire about the corpses and the injured victims. Economic activities were paralysed as residents trooped out to protest the avoidable tragedy, blaming the notorious driver, VIO and LASTMA officers for the accident. https://newsroundtheclock.com/how-truck-crushes-lagos-students-to-death/
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| Celebrities › FFK Did Not Have Sex With Me For Six Years Because He Is Impotent – Ex-wife Prec by Azeemokoya(op): 6:51am On Dec 09, 2021 |
Precious Chinwendu, the estranged wife of former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, popularly called FFK, has told an Abuja Customary Court that for six years, her husband did not have sex with her as he is impotent. Precious, a former Nigerian beauty queen, made the allegations in an application for custody of the four children she had with Fani-Kayode, adding that she got the four children through artificial insemination as their marriage was never consummated for the years they were married. Precious who filed the application through her counsel, Mr. Abiodun Olusanya, also notified the court that she had information that one of the kids – all of whom are currently in the custody of Fani-Kayode – was injured in the head. Olusanya told the court that the ex-Minister had been served via substituted means, as ordered by the court. In the suit marked FCT/CCK8/01/043/2021, the ex-beauty queen revealed that she was forced to remain celibate during their marriage as the children produced in the marriage were not conceived the normal way. Consequently, Precious urged the court to declare that she was never married to Fani-Kayode, adding that contrary to FFK’s claims, he neither paid her bride price nor performed customary or statutory marriage rites with her. Also, she alleged that in the course of their cohabitation, she found out that his marriage to his third wife, Regina, was never dissolved. Among other things, she accused Fani-Kayode of recurring assault, alleging that he often ordered his bodyguards to strip her naked and lock her up in her room. https://newsroundtheclock.com/precious-chikwendu-accuses-ffk-of-impotence/
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| Politics › Buhari Transmits 2021 Finance Bill To Senate by Azeemokoya(op): 6:01pm On Dec 08, 2021 |
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted the 2021 Finance Bill meant to support the 2022 budget to the Senate for consideration and passage. The 2021 Finance Bill was confirmed on Tuesday by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who read proceeded to read the accompanying letter from the President on the floor of the Upper Chamber during plenary. The letter was entitled ‘Transmission of Finance Bill 2021 to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law in support of the 2022 Budget,’ quoted the President as saying it the Bill was support the implementation of the 2022 budget. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Sections 58 and 59 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I formally request that the Finance Bill 2021 be considered by the Senate for passage into law. “The Finance Bill 2021 seeks to support the implementation of the 2022 Federal Budget of Economic Growth and Sustainability by proposing key reforms to specific taxation, customs, excise, fiscal and other relevant laws.” According to the President, the Bill, among other things, specifically provides for enhanced domestic revenue mobilisation efforts to increase tax and non-tax revenues. “The Bill also seeks tax administration and legislative drafting reforms particularly to support the ongoing automation reforms by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). https://newsroundtheclock.com/buhari-transmit-financial-bill-to-senate/ 1 Like 1 Share
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| Celebrities › Whitemoney Goes Into Music, Promises To Win Grammy by Azeemokoya(op): 9:29am On Dec 08, 2021 |
Winner of the Big Brother Naija Season 6, Hazel Oyeze Onou, popularly known as Whitemoney, has tried his hands in music with the release of his debut single titled Selense, which was released last week. The single which has met with a lot of critical assessment by Nigerians, is Whitemoney’s first effort and according to him, he will get better as time goes on and will win the Grammy next year. The multi-talented reality star recently released his first song since he won the reality show, however, it seems Nigerians were not impressed. A Nigerian journalist, Taiwo Alabi, in an open letter humbly advised him to quit music, while controversial Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu also advised Whitemoney against venturing into music. Speaking about the reception of his song in a recent interview with Cool Fm on Tuesday, Whitemoney said he has received tons of hate comments from people who tend to compare him to past Big Brother Naija winners. He reiterated that contrary to claims that he’s following a trend by going into music, he had been doing music before he went into Big Brother’s house. https://newsroundtheclock.com/bbn-winner-whitemoney-goes-into-music/
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| Politics › Senate Condemns UK Travel Ban On Nigerians Over Omicron by Azeemokoya(op): 9:02am On Dec 08, 2021 |
The Nigerian Senate has condemned the travel ban imposed on Nigerian travelers by the United Kingdom over the detection of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country.https://newsroundtheclock.com/nigerian-senate-condemns-uk-over-travel-ban/ 1 Like
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