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Stylist Toyin Lawani’s son weeps profusely over the death of actor Chadwick Boseman

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A sheep bred by a family in Stockport, UK, has sold for a whopping
$490,000 at an auction.

The sheep breed known as Texel is now officially the most expensive sheep in the world.

The Texel sheep named Diamond was sold this week at the Scottish National Texel Sale in Lanark after being bred by Charlie Boden and family from their Mellor Hall farm.

During the auction, the price of the sheep quickly escalated from an opening bid of $9,000 to an eye whooping $490,000.

The animal was finally bought by a three-way partnership between three farmers who have decided to breed the animal together.

The Texel Sheep Society said the previous record was £231,000 paid for a Texel, Deveronvale Perfection, in 2009.

According to the sheep society, Texel sheep originate from the island of Texel, one of the north-western islands off Holland and now dominate the UK sheep industry.

Jeff Aiken, flock manager at Procters Farm, one of the buyers, said: "The Texel for a start is the best breed in the UK and the pedigree side of it is getting bigger.

"If you want the best you have to try and buy the best[color=#000000].[/color]

"It’s an exceptional animal and the best Texel sheep I’ve ever seen. Hopefully he’ll do a good job on all three flocks."

According to Aiken the price is a 'one-off'. He emphasized that he did not want to give the wrong impression of the farming industry.

"There’s a small percentage of pedigree buyers that can club together and pay big money, but at the end of the day the commercial farmers are just as important if not more important – they are putting food on our tables," he said.

"I’m in the fortunate position that I can spend that sort of money[color=#000000].[/color]"

"He is the best lamb I have ever seen – so correct on his legs, bright, with a great top.

"He’s got it all."

Source: https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2020/8/checkout-the-worlds-most-expensive-sheep-purchased-for-490000-photos-2.html

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Billionaire daughter, Adama Indimi, and her hubby, Malik Ado-Ibrahim, got married on August 8.

The couple just released their pre-wedding photos[color=#000000].[/color] See more below

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Twitter user draws the attention of the public to a sinkhole along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway (photos)

A Twitter user has drawn the attention of the general public to a sinkhole on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway[color=#000000].[/color]

@Bamsay shared photos of the sinkhole and cautioned road users to be cautious while making use of the road so as to avoid getting involved in an accident.

He wrote

''Attention! For those of you travelling from Kaduna to Zaria and vice versa, please note that the road on the bridge near trade Fair complex has caved in, so reduce your speed when you approach or follow the other lane, if you are not driving, inform your driver.''

Source: https://twitter.com/Bamsay/status/1300138805005963264

Increased liquidity in the banking sector has continued to raise the lending institutions’ capacity to increase credit to the economy, NIKE POPOOLA reports

The Deposit Money Banks and merchant banks in the country borrowed N1.81tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria in the first quarter of the year.

In April, they borrowed N274bn from the apex bank, thereby increasing the amount borrowed to N2.08tn in the first four months of the year, according to data obtained from the CBN.

According to CBN reports, the banks continued to access the standing facilities window to square up their positions.

The trend at the CBN standing facilities window showed more frequency at the Standing Lending Facility window, as against the decreased patronage at the Standing Deposit Facility window.

CBN’s first-quarter economic figures showed that applicable rates for the SLF and SDF stood at 15.50 and 8.50 per cent respectively in March.

Total request for the SLF during the first quarter of 2020 was N1.81tn, made up of N1.21tn direct SLF and N597.96bn intraday lending facilities converted to overnight repo.

Daily request ranged from N0.72bn to N181.63bn and averaged N40.26bn in the 45 transaction days in the period.

Total interest earned at 15.50 per cent was N767.13bn.

The total SDF granted during the review period was N843.09bn, with a daily average of N14.05bn in the 60 transaction days in the first quarter of 2020.

Daily request ranged from N1.57bn to N47.90bn, according to CBN.

It said the cost incurred on SDF in the first quarter of 2020 stood at N460m.

According to the April monthly economic report of the CBN, the trend at the CBN standing facilities window showed more frequency at the SDF window, as against the decreased patronage at the SLF window due to the excess liquidity in the banking system.

It said applicable rates for the SLF and SDF remained at 15.5 per cent and 8.5 per cent respectively.

Total request for the SLF granted in April was N274.65bn, made up of N163.5bn direct SLF and N111.15bn ILF converted to overnight repo.

The daily request ranged from N1.43bn to N94.17bn and averaged N18.31bn in the 15 transaction days from April 1 to 27.

Total interest earned at 15.5 per cent was N270m, according to the apex bank.

Total SDF granted during the review period was N497.67bn with a daily average of N29.27bn in the 17 transaction days from April 1 to 27.

The daily request ranged from N140m to N41.23bn, while the cost incurred on SDF in the month stood at N160m.

However, as more funds were made available to the banks, credit to the economy continued to grow.

The CBN stated in the report that credit to the private sector grew by 6.6 per cent in April, compared with 5.7 per cent in March, driven largely by other depository corporations’ credit, reinforcing the effectiveness of the Loan-to-Deposit ratio policy of the apex bank[color=#000000].[/color]

It stated that sectoral credit utilisation by the other sectors of the economy, at N18.53tn, rose by 0.25 per cent at the end of April above its level at the end of March.

Analysis of the composition of credit indicated that the sectors with lower risk weights received most of the credit.

The industry and services sectors constituted 37.3 per cent and 38.4 per cent of the total allocation respectively, compared with 37.9 per cent and 38.1 per cent in March.

Agriculture and construction sectors accounted for 4.7 per cent and 4.5 per cent at the end of April 2020, respectively, relative to 4.6 per cent and 4.3 per cent in the preceding month.

Given the strain on government revenue, fiscal deficit has been rising, as claims on government rose from a growth of 2.6 per cent in March to 10 per cent in April[color=#000000].[/color]

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting, said data indicated that total gross credit grew by N3.3tn since May 2019 to N18.9tn in June, showing increased lending to manufacturing, consumer credit, general commerce, ICT, and agriculture.

He said this illustrated the continued potency of CBN’s Loan to Deposit Ratio policy.

Emefiele said, “Even with an increasingly fragile global macro-financial condition and rising domestic credit, the Nigerian banking sector remained largely resilient with NPLs ratio continuing to moderate from 11.2 per cent in May 2019 to 6.4 per cent in June 2020.

“Yet, I note the imperative of sustained credit flows to the private sector, especially at this critical time when the productive machinery of the economy needs liquidity support to prop domestic supply.

“To help local firms cushion the consequences of the pandemic, the CBN is working with banks to restructure lending and grant increased forbearance to businesses which require such to survive.

“The CBN will continue its drive to de-risk lending and increase targeted intervention to strategic high impact private sector ventures through effective collaboration of all stakeholders, especially on the backdrop of the imminent economic downturn.

Another member of the MPC, Sanusi Rafindadi, said report on the banking system stability review showed that despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 lockdown, the banking system remained sound and resilient.

He said the industry capital adequacy ratio had increased to 15 per cent in June, which he said met the industry prudential benchmark.

Source: https://punchng.com/banks-borrow-n2-08tn-from-cbn-in-four-months/

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Woman Married Without Child For Seven Years Dies After Giving Birth To Quadruplet In Lagos, Family Cries Out For Help

We were rejoicing when she gave birth on Tuesday around 8:00am but our celebration was cut short by 9:00pm when we heard she died.

A 35-year-old trader, Adedotun Afusat Feyishara, in the Shogunle area of Oshodi Local Government Area of Lagos State has died after giving birth to quadruplet[color=#000000].[/color]

SaharaReporters gathered that the woman died on Tuesday at the Institute of Maternal And Child Health popularly known as Ayinke House located within the premises of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja.

A family member of the deceased told SaharaReporters that she died of complications after delivery.

“Ironically, she died on her wedding anniversary. After waiting for seven years, she gave birth to three girls and one boy. We were rejoicing when she gave birth on Tuesday around 8:00am but our celebration was cut short by 9:00pm when we heard she died. Our joy and jubilation was turned into sadness and cries. It is really a sad incident,” he said[color=#000000].[/color]

The family member also called on government, non-governmental organisations and public-spirited individuals to assist them by providing food and drugs for the babies to ensure their survival.

“I’m appealing to the Lagos State Government, companies and Nigerians at large to assist the family to nurse the babies. The kids are still in intensive care, we don’t even know the cost implication for now,” he added.

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2020/08/28/woman-married-without-child-seven-years-dies-after-giving-birth-quadruplet-lagos-family

The Presidency on Wednesday reacted to the National Bureau of Statistics’ second quarter 2020 Gross Domestic Product estimates which was published on Monday, giving itself thumbs up.

The NBS had disclosed that the nation’s GDP declined by 6.10 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2020, ending the three-year trend of low but consistently improving positive real growth rates recorded since the 2016/17 recession.

Consequently, for the first half of 2020, real GDP declined by 2.18 per cent year-on-year, compared with 2.11 per cent recorded in the first half of 2019[color=#000000].[/color]

Key players in the nation’s economy, including the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry had said the government might not be able to service rising debts and fund budgets as the economy shrunk by 6.1 per cent.

But the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement titled “Our response to Quarter 2, 2020 NBS figures, by Presidency,” said the overall decline of 6.1 per cent (for Q2 2020) and -2.18 per cent (for H1 2020) was better than the projected forecast of -7.24 per cent as estimated by the NBS.

He said the figure was also far better than many other countries recorded during the same quarter.

The presidential spokesman added that despite the observed contraction in economic activity during the quarter, it outperformed projections by most domestic and international analysts.

He said it also appeared muted compared to the outcomes in several other countries, including large economies such as the US (-33 per cent), UK (-20 per cent), France (- 14 per cent), Germany (-10 per cent), Italy (-12.4 per cent), Canada (-12 per cent), Israel (-29 per cent), Japan (-8 per cent), South Africa (projection -20 to -50 per cent), with the notable exception of only China (three per cent).

The statement read, “The government’s anticipation of the impending economic slowdown and the various initiatives introduced as early responses to cushion the economic and social effects of the pandemic, through the Economic Sustainability Programme contributed immensely to dampening the severity of the pandemic on growth[color=#000000].[/color]

“On the fiscal side, a robust financing mechanism was designed to raise revenue to support humanitarian assistance in addition to special intervention funds for the health sector.

“Adjustments to the national budget as well as emergency financing from concessional lending windows of development finance institutions were critical in supporting governments’ capacity to meet its obligations.

“On the monetary side, moratorium on loans, credit support to households and industries, regulatory forbearance and targeted lending and guarantee programmes through NIRSAL were some of the measures implemented in response to the pandemic during the second quarter.

“It is equally worth noting that since the start of the third quarter, the phased approach to easing the restrictions being implemented centrally and across states have resulted in a gradual return of economic activity, including the possibility of international travel.”

Adesina added that the anticipated health impacts of the pandemic had been managed without overwhelming the health infrastructure, which would have further compromised the ability to re-open the country to travel, commerce and international trade.

This, he further explained, had provided greater confidence and ability for authorities to initiate the conduct of nationwide terminal examinations in schools and resumption of the next academic year.

The presidential spokesman said while it is anticipated that the third and fourth quarters would reflect continued effects of the slowdown, the fiscal and monetary policy initiatives being deployed by government in a phased process would be a robust response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: https://punchng.com/shrinking-economy-nigerias-situation-better-than-others-says-presidency/

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The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, arraigned a pastor, Nduka Anyanwu, before the state Magistrates’ Court in Yaba for allegedly defiling and impregnating two sisters.

Anyanwu was alleged to have slept with the sisters, aged 17 and 13, on several occasions and impregnated them.

The suspect was arraigned on two counts bordering on defilement before Chief Magistrate A. Adedayo[color=#000000].[/color]

He pleaded guilty to the charges.

The prosecutor, Roman Unuigbe, told the court that Anyanwu committed the offences sometime in June 2020 at a church complex in the Oshodi area of the state under the pretext of praying for the victims.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the mother of the victims had tried to prevent the police from arresting the defendant on the grounds that he was a man of God[color=#000000].[/color]

According to Unuigbe, the offences contravene Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

Following the defendant’s plea, Magistrate Adedayo ordered him to be remanded in custody and adjourned the case till September 15, 2020, for presentation of facts and sentencing.

Source: https://punchng.com/lagos-pastor-defiles-impregnates-two-sisters/

Former Gombe FA chairman, Shuaib Gara-Gombe, has sensationally disclosed that Aisha Buhari, wife of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), wanted former Super Eagles forward, Daniel Amokachi, appointed as sports minister.

Buhari on August 20 appointed the former Everton star as his Special Assistant on Sports, months after he was named the country’s football ambassador by the President[color=#000000].[/color]

Gara-Gombe, while speaking on a sports breakfast show on Kennis 104.1 FM on Monday stated, “Aisha Buhari has always been fighting for those who participated in the husband’s campaign to be compensated and for a very long time, she has been fighting for him (Amokachi).

“Actually, she wanted Amokachi to be the minister of sports. Unfortunately, he couldn’t get that position, so when the pressure was much on the Presidency, he (Buhari) tried to appoint him as a football ambassador. When he was appointed as such, he was asked to report to Sunday Dare. He’s been going to the ministry, doing nothing and between the period that he has been there as football ambassador, he has done nothing[color=#000000].[/color]

“Amokachi deserves to be compensated. Buhari does not know Amokachi, Buhari knows his wife, who Amokachi worked with throughout the campaign.

“We have always called for sportspeople to be appointed to occupy sports positions for our sports to be good but unfortunately, the few that had that opportunity either misused it or they are not too competent to be where they were placed.”

Source: https://punchng.com/aisha-buhari-wanted-amokachi-as-sports-minister-gara-gombe/

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, approved the composition of the governing council of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities.

He also appointed Mr James Lalu as the commission’s Executive Secretary.

These were contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

The statement was titled “President Buhari approves appointment of chairman, members of council and Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons With Disabilities.”

The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Governing Council and appointment of Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities in line with the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2019[color=#000000].[/color]

“According to the Act, the commission shall be headed by a part-time chairman and six members who shall be persons with disabilities representing the geo-political zones of the federation subject to confirmation of the Senate for a four-year term of office in the first instance and may be reappointed for a second term of four years and no more.

“The Executive Secretary, who shall be responsible to the council for the implementation of the policies and administration of the daily affairs of the commission, shall also be a person with disability with a five-year tenure in the first instance, and may be reappointed for a second term and no more.

“Below are the names, designations and geo-political zones of members of the management of the commission: Dr Hussaini Kangiwa – Chairman – North West; Oparaku Jaja – Member – South East; Philomena Konwea – Member – South South; Omopariola Oluwasola – Member – South West; Amina Audu – Member – North West; Mrs Esther Awu – Member – North Central; Abba Ibrahim – Member – North East; and James David Lalu – Executive Secretary – North Central.”

Source: https://punchng.com/buhari-appoints-officials-for-persons-with-disabilities-commission/

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Monday said a student taking the ongoing West Africa Examination Council examination in the state had tested positive for COVID-19.

Emmanuel, who made the disclosure in a media chat in Uyo, did not mention the name of the student and the school involved.

The governor said the student had an asymptomatic situation, adding that he took normal precautions to avoid spread.

He, however, said the state government had begun random testing of students for the virus in secondary schools across the state.

“We have tested over 100 students and it is only one young man that tested positive for COVID-19 in the state,” the governor said.

“We did what we ought to do medically; I want to believe that by now, the young man should be okay,” he said.

The governor said he had put in place modalities to ensure that the student did not miss out on anything from the class.

He added that a government team was moving around schools to make sure that the students were safe and writing the examination while adhering to COVID-19 protocols.

“All of them are in excellent health condition because we have put everything in place to ensure that the students are quite safe,” he said.

The governor said he had directed all his Special Assistants to go to schools across the state and monitor the level of compliance to COVID-19 safety measures.

“I have directed all my Special Assistants to go to all the schools and monitor the level of compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols and give us first-hand reports in case of any emergency.

“Students observed all COVID-19 protocols before starting their examination. We want to make sure our students are safe even while writing the examination,” the governor said[color=#000000].[/color]

Emmanuel said that he had provided over 100,000 face masks, sanitisers, and all the COVID-19 support to the schools writing the examination across the state[color=#000000].[/color]

“Based on the report I have, I think the students are doing well; it is left for them to reciprocate by giving us excellent WAEC results,” he said.

(NAN)

Source: https://punchng.com/wassce-candidate-contracts-covid-19-in-akwa-ibom/

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Two IMT students seen fighting over a man in #Enugu


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The moment socialite #Bobrisky was verbally attacked by some Nigerians at an event in Dubai


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My Dear Imo�� Youths The Governor Hope Uzodimma (Onwa �) Administration Is Specially Made For Us, He Looked Straight Into My Eyes � N Said My Son The Future Of The Youths Begins Now, I Will Work With A lot Of Them, I Asked Him His Excellency Are You Sure Sir ? He Smiled N Said My Son If Am Not Sure You Won’t Be Here With Me, Of A Truth At My Little Age Who Am I To Be With A Governor If He Does Not Believe The Power Of The Youths. My Governor Is Accessible, Smart, Loyal, Humble, Clean, Hard Working, Educated, Generous, Fearless, God Fearing N Above All Peaceful, IMO State�� Is Now In Safe Hands, Watch Us Excel Under The Watch Of A Legend, Only Time Will Tell, #MyOwerri�� Is HopeFul #CubanaChiefPriest� #CelebrityBarMan�

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House of Representatives member, Shina Peller is a chief again. The Chairman of Aquila group of companies along side his wife were conferred with Chieftaincy titles in Epe, Lagos State this weekend.

Shina shared photos from the event and wrote: “It was a memorable event yesterday in Epe as His Royal Majesty, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, Arolugbade Elepe II (Olaja of Epe land) honoured me and my lovely wife with chieftaincy titles of Akinrogun of Epe land and Yeye Akinrogun of Epe land respectively.

”I feel really humbled that His Royal Majesty could consider me and my wife worthy enough of the chieftaincy titles, which he said was due to my contribution to the development of the society.

”The conferment of the chieftaincy titles was part of the activities to mark the 20th coronation anniversary of His Royal Majesty as the Oba Oloja of Epe land.”

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/B836vzFHBSX/

Tyson Fury has dominated the media channels and headlines since he dominated Deontay Wilder in what can only be tagged as a rather ‘be-wildering’ match.

As it stands though, it seems the latest boxing champion knows the champion of the conspicuous Marlian movement. Talk about Global Fame, International repute and mass acceptance, and it seems Azeez Fashola has it all.

Here’s a video of the new world heavyweight champion hailing and having fun with Naira Marley as shared by the self-titled Lamba king on his Instagram page today.


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Visited the @AlikoDangote 8th wonder in the world - second largest fertilizer plant (ready for commissioning) and the biggest oil refinery (75% completed, with the petrochemical unit 60% completed). I’m still in AWE having not been in Lagos for 5 months. � ... F.Ote�

Yesterday, the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited did a test run of its Fertilizer plant which is the second largest in the world after that of Qatar. Surely his dream of local refining is materializing as the 8th wonder of the world gradually evolves. �� … F.Ote

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The news about the release of Mr Agba Jalingo is heartwarming. We will hope that political leaders get the message that press freedom is an integral component of a democratic society. -AA

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The Abia State Police Command has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra to steer clear of the burial of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ene Okon, said the police would not allow IPOB to participate in the burial.

He added that if members of the proscribed organisation were seen anywhere around the burial venue, the police would scatter the burial.

IPOB had earlier asked the Nigerian army and other security agencies to better face the real security challenges confronting the country, instead of stopping them from burying His Royal Majesty Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and his wife.

The pro-Biafran said its members were not coming for war but to pay their last respects to the parents of their leader.

But the CP said he had reached out to the traditional prime minister of Afaraukwu, Kanu’s hometown, to make it clear that the burial would not hold if IPOB members attended.

He said, “Whoever thinks along that line is fooling himself. IPOB will dance during the burial and the police elephants will dance too.

“They (Afaraukwu community) should tell IPOB not go near the area, let alone participating in the burial.

“If the community fails to adhere to the police’s warning the burial will not go on smoothly because we are going to scatter the place. IPOB is proscribed by the Federal Government.”

Okon added that no one should expect him, as the Commissioner of Police, to sit and allow a proscribed group operate in the state.

“We will not tolerate any flag, IPOB insignia or the group’s member disguising as Jewish or Zionist Church members during the burial.”

He insisted that the police would only provide security for the burial on the condition that no member of IPOB would be seen around the venue.

Source: https://punchng.com/kanu-parents-burial-wont-hold-if-ipob-attends-cp/

Some Guys no get Joy !!!

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Stupid caption

Pray you don't die a poor man

Bigflamie:


Guys have deployed new system of yahoo, just get a small kid then let the kid act your script with your camera on standby then wait for the outcome of the publicity.

Bro no body dey use that format !!!

Because FCMB Will go and investigate first !!!

stop typing like a tout !!!

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May God Change Her Story !!!!

We are inspired by Dele's determination to study. It's great our ATM Gallery could light her books for the evening, but we would love to do more to support. Can you please help us find Dele? Please RT until it gets to someone who knows her.

#DeleDetermination #FCMB #MyBankAndI

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bluebay:
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