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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the programme of activities marking Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary to be observed with low-key on October 1, 2019.

Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Willie Bassey, said President Buhari gave approval to the programme of activities on Wednesday.



According to the activities lined up for the occasion to be kicked up from 23rd September, there would be Juma’at prayer at the national mosque and interdenominational Christian service at National Christian Centre.


There would also be a National Youth Entrepreneurship Empowerment Summit and Youth Concert at International Conference Centre and National Park respectively.


From the programme of activities, there was a clear indication that the usual fanfare and Independence parade held in the past at the Eagle Square, Federal Secretariat, Abuja would not hold on October.

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The Italian side scores two second-half goals to beat Liverpool while Valencia edge past Chelsea and Barcelona draw in the opening game of the Champions League competition this season.

TUESDAY'S RESULTS:

Lyon 1-1 Zenit
Inter Milan 1-1 Slavia Prague
Chelsea 0-1 Valencia
Ajax 3-0 Lille
Benfica 1-2 RB Leipzig
Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona
Napoli 2-0 Liverpool
Salzburg 6-2 Genk

Liverpool started their Champions League title defence in the worst possible way by losing 2-0 at Napoli while Barcelona survived a penalty to draw 0-0 at Borussia Dortmund.

Dries Mertens converted a penalty in the 82nd on Tuesday and Fernando Llorente struck in stoppage time for Napoli as the Italians beat their English opponents just as in last year's group stage.

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen parried Marco Reus' penalty and made several crucial saves as the five-time champions had a lucky escape in Dortmund in a second-half return of Lionel Messi from injury.

Chelsea's Ross Barkley meanwhile missed a late spot kick in a 1-0 home defeat against Valencia while Norwegian teenager Erling Haland netted a first-half hat-trick as Salzburg routed Genk 6-2.


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THE Italian side scores two second-half goals to beat Liverpool while Valencia edge past Chelsea and Barcelona draw in the opening game of the Champions League competition this season.

TUESDAY'S RESULTS:

Lyon 1-1 Zenit
Inter Milan 1-1 Slavia Prague
Chelsea 0-1 Valencia
Ajax 3-0 Lille
Benfica 1-2 RB Leipzig
Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona
Napoli 2-0 Liverpool
Salzburg 6-2 Genk


Liverpool started their Champions League title defence in the worst possible way by losing 2-0 at Napoli while Barcelona survived a penalty to draw 0-0 at Borussia Dortmund.


Dries Mertens converted a penalty in the 82nd on Tuesday and Fernando Llorente struck in stoppage time for Napoli as the Italians beat their English opponents just as in last year's group stage.


Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen parried Marco Reus' penalty and made several crucial saves as the five-time champions had a lucky escape in Dortmund in a second-half return of Lionel Messi from injury.


Chelsea's Ross Barkley meanwhile missed a late spot kick in a 1-0 home defeat against Valencia while Norwegian teenager Erling Haland netted a first-half hat-trick as Salzburg routed Genk 6-2.

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....Describes attack on panel members as Merchandised brainwashing propaganda.


As reactions, mainly from the opposition driven Coalition of United Political Parties(CUPPS) and other passing comments on different media platforms,continue to trail the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal,which dismissed the petition of Atiku Abubaka and Peoples Democratic Party against the declaration of Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress for want of proof, the National publicity secretary of Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria (ELFON); Hon. Chukwunonye Irouno yesterday in Owerri, the Imo state capital while speaking to newsmen, x-rayed the judgment and educated the public on vital issues surrounding the said judgement.
Below were Hon. Irouno's submissions:
I hope we are not allowing the deliberately merchandised brainwashing propaganda of people of extreme political interest to displace our natural sense of judgment in this matter.
It is either most commentators have not grabbed the true content of this well considered judgment produced by the consensual decision of five high ranking Justices of the panel or they simply chose to join the bandwagon of biased people of interest.



Take a look at the definite delivery of the panel on this subject of secondary school certificate and see if you can validly puncture it.


"If the 2nd Respondent (Buhari) has not presented his secondary school certificate to the Army during his commission, where did the Army get its academic qualifications quoted in form 199 by the Army? There is no doubt that the 2nd respondent is not only qualified but also eminently to contest for the said office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria". Again,
" Whether the name is spelt "U" or "O", in as much as the name Buhari belongs indisputably to the 2nd despondent, the certificate belongs to him".


Points in issue:

1.President Buhari submitted an affidavit where he swore that he submitted his secondary school certificate to the Nigerian Army,in whose custody same should be,having lost the said certificate during war or in one of his military adventures.

2.The Army didn't boldly or evidently say that Buhari never submitted his certificate to them but that it could not be found in their custody (a case of misplacement of the document).

3.The President applied to WAEC, the body in charge of secondary schools examination and issuance of certificate, which in compliance, reissued certificate to Buhari, having considered his claim.

3.The WAEC while issuing the certificate, wrote Muhammed instead of Mohammed and this discrepancy in the letters 'U' and 'O' was raised.
How can the judgment quoted above be said to mean that the Judges used Affidavit to banish Certificate, as being brandished on the internet by Atiku supporters?

Is Affidavit no longer an age long legal instrument for validation of missing items in Nigeria or is Buhari above natural hazards of war?

As a human being, can't Buhari lose or misplace something, necessitating an affidavit?
Is the minor discrepancy in the use of just a letter in spelling one's name significant enough to invalid his certificate, especially when there's no other Mohammed dragging the said certificate with him?

It is in the light of all these that I urge us to take a closer look at the judgment before jumping into stereotyped emotional conclusions.


ELFON spokesperson further stated that "likes are treated by likes" according to the motto of homeopathy. If the plaintiff didn't first mobilize a flood of Senior Advocates, the respondent wouldn't have followed suit, for actions and reactions are mainly equal and opposite.

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The People of Oyo State will, next Monday, 16th September, 2019,* know who exactly won the March 9, 2019 guber election between Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Oloye Bayo Adelabu.Adelabu, Makinde

After many weeks of legal fireworks, the guber election petition tribunal recently accepted the final written addresses filed by Makinde, Adelabu, PDP and INEC.



Adopting his final written address, the counsel to INEC, Akinolu Kehinde (SAN), urged the tribunal to cancel the petition for being grossly unmeritorious and lacking in substance.



Kehinde had said that the petitioners erroneously put the burden of proof on INEC whereas the responsibility of proof lies on the petitioners.



He had said that the petitioners complained of irregularities in 1,334 polling units and only called 38 polling unit agents out of which majority of them confirmed that the election conducted by INEC complied strictly with the Electoral Act.



Kehinde had said that it was the responsibility of the petitioners to bring at least one witness from the 1,334 polling units, they complained about and urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition.



Makinde’s counsel, Dr Omyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), had said that the reliefs sought by the petitioners were faulty and evidences of the other witnesses not called amount to hearsay and urged the court to cancel the petition.



Adopting his final written address, counsel to PDP, Nathaniel Oke (SAN), had urged the tribunal to dismiss the petition on the ground of inadequacy of evidence and for lacking in merit.



But the counsel to Adelabu and APC, Yusuf Alli (SAN), had urged the court to hold that the petition was meritorious and that other witness not called have their statement properly laid before the tribunal.



Alli had said that under the law the number of witnesses called cannot override what had been properly laid before the tribunal.



According to him, cases were not won on the quantum of witnesses called but on the quality of testimony of the witnesses called, adding that the testimony of petitioners’ witness number 62 (PW62) speaks volume.



Alli had said that there were massive electoral infractions in 28 out of the 33 Local Government Areas called and a document spoke for itself after being adopted.



He had said that a certified true copy of a document could be tendered by anybody and not only the maker, urging the tribunal to find merit in it.

https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/governor-makinde-vs-adelabu-tribunal.html

Nigerian Born Tammy Abraham scored twice in the space of seven first-half minutes after Fikayo Tomori - another 21-year-old - had opened the scoring with a stunning 25-yard finish.

Abraham, who spent last season on loan in the Championship with Aston Villa, doubled the lead with a shot on the turn after referee Graham Scott had played an advantage following Conor Coady's foul on Mason Mount.

Wolves, who remain without a top-flight win this season, fell further behind when Abraham headed home, before the Chelsea striker made it 4-0 with a superb finish after beating Coady - a seventh league goal of the season that took him to the top of the scoring charts.

In an eventful game, Abraham then scored an own goal as Romain Saiss' header struck his right hand before crossing the line, before Patrick Cutrone added a second Wolves goal from close range.

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Upon assumption of office on May 29, 2019 as Governor of Imo state in a highly controversial manner that is expected to be resolved by the Court, the first official task embarked by Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha's administration barely 24 hours after inauguration and one week of being commissioned by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, was the demolition of AKACHI Tower, a colossal spiralling conical artifact of over 40 feet with a spiral ramp that Rochas Okorocha administration also left behind, VAM reports.


In a statement made available to VAM by Michael Anyanwu, Due to the spiral architectural design of this landmark edifice built on a reclaimed dumpsite that was abandoned by previous administrations, the structure can be climbed by going round it; while those who get up there can enjoy breathtaking pleasurable aerial view of the city of Owerri.


Apart from serving as one of the tourist attractions in the state which bequeaths serious economic value on it, the gigantic tower with a golden hand sculpture on the Zenith, symbolising the hand of God over the state, sits on an expansive plot of land, reserved for religious purposes as even Books of the Bible are inscribed on its walls.


When they had wanted to bring down the tower the first time, the general backlashes and criticisms by the people of the state condemning the action which they found repulsive considering the fact that it was built with public funds compelled them to flee the site but not without doing irredeemable damages to the foundational base of the structure and demolishing some parts of it.


Obviously not satisfied that they could not completely demolish the tower earlier, they resorted to secret cutting of the gigantic structure bit-by-bit especially at night until they completely pulldown what they had left of the edifice after their initial attempt to totally destroy it.


However, it is yet to be understood why the Ihedioha’s government is not comfortable with the tower since he assumed office as governor and this brings us to the pertinent questions which remain largely unanswered. What exactly could be responsible for the desperation exhibited by Gov. Emeka Ihedioha’s administration on destroying Akachi Tower with all the biblical verses and arts around it?


Why being so resolute and hellbent on pulling down the beautiful edifice built with public fund with the purpose of serving touristic, economic and religious benefits to the state?


The truth is that no occultist or man who has sold his soul to the devil will allow a religious artifact with biblical verses and arts inscribed all over it to stand. It is not possible unless such man is delivered of demonic possession.


Looking at their antecedents for the 12years they were in power in the state before Imo people rejected them in 2011 through the polls and brought in Sen. Rochas Okorocha as governor to liberate the state, I believe you would not want to recall that ugly memory of the gory era of incessant ritual and political killings. But an understanding of this fact will help you appreciate the reason for the desperation they are exhibiting to have the Akachi Tower off their sight.


The imaginative claim by them that Akachi is a shrine with diabolic or occultism representation not only reveals them as people battling with guilty conscience but also exposes their iniquitous hearts. Psalms 73:7 made this clear that "from their callous hearts come iniquity; their evil imagination have no limits". And for such people, Proverbs 4:16 said "they cannot rest until they do evil" and John 3:20 revealed that "everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed".


They cannot allow Akachi stand in the state because it symbolizes the hand of God and 1John 1:5 made it clear that "...God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all". It follows, therefore, that they have a good understand that light and darkness can never co-exist but ultimately darkness will always bow to the superiority of the existence of light. Even the bible reassured in John 1:5 that “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it”.


You can now understand why Gov. Ihedioha's administration has become so restless having the Akachi Tower in place in the state. The same explanation goes to why they abandoned operating from the Government House for fear of the presence of the VICTORY CHAPEL built there and dedicated to God Almighty by Okorocha's administration.


Even if without conceding that Akachi Tower is a shrine, should he not have engaged powerful clergymen of God to pray and defuse whatever demonic powers considering the fact that there are no powers superior to that of God Almighty?


If we must tell ourselves the truth, we need not be told that some dark minds that cannot rest until evil thrives in the land have taken over the helm of affairs of our dear state and are becoming rebellious against God our creator in whose hands Sen. Rochas Okorocha placed the state when he was governor.

The NAOSS national body condemned the killings of Innocent students of Federal university oye Ekiti by the members of Nigeria police force and also sympathise through the senate arm of the association with the family of those students that lost their lives in the incident that happened early this week in federal university Oye-Ekiti and we pray that God should give them the strength to bear the lost, VAM reports.
Ondo state logo

In a statement made available to VAM that the National Association of Ondo State Students, NATIONAL BODY is Using this medium to get in touch with our people that are indigenes of ONDO state in Federal University of Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State to vacate from the school premises for the purpose of adequate safety of their life, once we don't record the death of any our students during the crisis.

Information also got to the national secretariat of the association in Akure about the unlawful oppression and detention of ondo state students returning from FUOYE by the members of Nigeria Police Force in Ikere ekiti and demanding huge amount of money for their bail out.

The National leaders of the association is using this medium to send a warning massage to the area command office of the Nigeria police force in Ikere ekiti to stop that act now or get ready to face the confrontation of NAOSS national body if we record any unlawful detention of any ondo state students again.

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Ondo State Governor Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN represented by his Deputy, Hon. Alfred Agboola Ajayi on Friday, September 13, 2019 Joined the Agagu Family at the 6th year Memorial Lecture in Honour of their Patriach and Former Governor of Ondo State, Late Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu(CON) at the Civic Centre in Lagos, VAM has gathered.

The Memorial lecture was delivered by Emeritus Professor Oye Ibidapo - Obe former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. The Deputy Governor in his speech described the Late Agagu as a worthy son of the state and one whose footprints in the saddle of leadership continues to receive applause even in death. He appreciates the Olusegun Agagu Foundation for keeping the memory and virtue of the late Elder Statesman alive.


VAM confirmed other Personalities at the event includes Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, Dr. Ameerah Gurib-Fakim, Former President, Republic of Mauritius.


Former Secretary General of the Common Wealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Founder, Adeleke University Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, Wife of Nigeria's Former President, Mrs Bola Obasanjo, Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and Members of the Agagu Family.

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Following the protest staged by the Federal University of Oye Ekiti Students on September 11th, 2019 to drive home their displeasure about the total black out of their academic environment and the eventual sad loss of two of our students and injury to many as a result of the protest, the NANS ZONE D was on ground yesterday Thursday September 12th, 2019 for the on spot assessment and held an all inclusive meeting with the concern students and Stakeholders in Ekiti State, VAM has obtained.

In a reports made available to VAM, Amongst the participants of the said meeting in order of priority are The Students Union President of Federal University of Oye Ekiti “FUOYE” and the CHAIRMAN NANS EKITI JCC Executives i.e Secretary, P.R.O, Vice Chairman, Director Action and Mobilization and others).

With the following persons in no particular order ; The Students Union President of COE Ikere Ekiti, Students Union President Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, The Vice President National Association of University Students, The National President of Federation of Ekiti State Students, The NANS National Vice President, Comrade Ojo immunity, Comrade Famuyibo Captain former NANS Deputy Senate President, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti former Students Union President and hosts of stakeholders and students.

In between our cerebral juxtaposing, we rose to leave for Usi Ekiti where we went to pay our last respect to one of the deceased, the late Comrade KEHINDE of FUOYE {May his soul Rest In Peace }, We pay a condolences visit to the family in their house and we went to the Federal Medical Center, Ido OSI, Ekiti from there we returned to Fajuyi Park to continue our meeting.

After all said and done, arguments here and there, but most importantly, on the account of the FUOYE Union President who gave us an on ground information of what went down and how it happened on the day of the incident as he had earlier narrated to Punch Newspaper as published yesterday 12th of September, 2019 and contributions from virtually everybody present at the said meeting, the Ekiti Students agreed thus:,

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Hon. Bello Abdullahi Balogun, House Leader, Kogi State House of Assembly, nominated to represent the North Central Geopolitical Zone at the forum of Majority Leaders of State Legislators in Nigeria, VAM reports.


Hon. Bello Abdullahi, the Majority leader of Kogi State House of Assembly was on September 10th, 2019 in Abuja, unanimously nominated by members of the North Central Geopolitical Zone of the forum of Majority Leaders of State Legislators in Nigeria to take charge of the affairs of North Central zone in the forum.
Bello Abdullahi (Credit: Media Aide)

According to the forum members, Hon. Bello Abdullahi was nominated because of his brilliance performance in the House and at Constituency level.


Hon. Bello Abdullahi in his acceptance speech, thanked the members of the forum for the confidence reposed in him and promised to take every member of the House along as he progresses with the responsibility saddled with his office as the representative of north central geopolitical zone.


He further pledged to work effectively with his colleagues from other zones to ensure that the aim and objectives of the forum are collectively achieved.

Source: https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/assembly-nominate-house-leader-bello.html

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that its 2018 Batch C, (Stream One) Corps members will be passing out on Thursday, 3rd of October, 2019, VAM has obtained.


The details is contained in a circular released today by the NYSC scheme management.


The passing out parade programme will start 19th September, 2019 and ends with the parade ceremony in different states on the Thursday 3rd October, 2019.


Check the circular below for the details of the activities @ https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/nysc-announces-passing-out-date-for.html

The Peoples Democratic Party has appointed Sen. Dino Melaye as Director General Campaign for the 2019 Kogi Governorship election.

Dino Melaye
The PDP made the appointment in a statement confirmed by Bode Ogunmola, Spokesman of the party in Lokoja, VAM gathered.


The Director General is to help drive the campaign of Engr. Musa Wada, the PDP Governorship Candidate for the 2019 November Election.

Full details here: https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/pdp-picks-dino-melaye-as-director.html

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),on Wednesday, confirmed that it monitored governorship primary elections conducted by 59 political parties in Kogi and 64 in Bayelsa, VAM has gathered.

The commission gave the confirmation in separate documents for the primary elections results it made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja.


The documents made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated the names of political parties, date of the primaries, the mode of primaries adopted, winners, gender and remarks, names of aspirants and votes scored.


The documents also revealed that in Kogi, INEC monitored the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) which produced Yahaya Bello as well as Musa Wada as winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in the state.


Also on the list were Abubakar Mohammed as winner of primary by Accord, Mrs Harirat Yakubu for Labour Party; Ephraim Medurin, Alliance for Democracy (AD); Nathasa Apoti, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and 53 others.


It also recorded that the APC primaries it monitored in Bayelsa produced Lyon David as the winner and Sen. Diri Douye as winner of that of the PDP.


It recognised Imomotimi Simeon as the winner of the primary conducted by the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Okala Azibola for Peoples Redemption Party (PRP); and Mrs Oguara Nengimonyo of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP).


The document indicated that only three women out of 56 emerged as candidates from Kogi and five females out of 64 candidates in Bayelsa for the Nov. 16 elections. Meanwhile, INEC Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said that they were just results of primaries monitored by INEC, not candidates list for the two states elections.

Osaze-Uzzi said that the documents were just results of parties primaries monitored by INEC.


“kindly note for purposes of clarity and to avoid any ambiguity that the lists above are not the list of candidates contesting the respective governorship elections. “They are the results of political parties primaries monitored by the commission. “Some parties may chose, for whatever reason, not to sponsor any candidate even after conducting primaries,” he said.

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It was harrowing experience for some Nigerians who were airlifted from the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg.
Nigerians arrived Lagos from South Africa

Their flight, which was scheduled to take off at 9:10 am, was delayed for about seven hours. Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, confirmed that immigration issues triggered the delay.

But the many hours of waiting and anxiety ended as the Boeing 777 aircraft belonging to Air Peace landed last night at the Lagos Airport.


The aircraft touched down at 9.37pm and taxied to the premises of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with returnees recounting tales of regrets.


Relying on the flight manifest, Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa said 231 males and 86 females were preparing to return home yesterday.


As they alighted from the aircraft they expressed bitter experiences in the hands of their South African hosts.


They were received at a temporary camp opened for their profiling by Mrs Dabiri-Erewa, who said the government has available to each of them N40, 000.00 recharge card to enable them communicate with their family members.


In appreciation of the gestures, the returnees rose in euphoria to sing the national anthem.


An Osun State indigene who identified himself as Saheed, lamented how he was sacked from work for being a Nigerian.


He narrated how he was subjected to discrimination despite working in Pretoria for more than five years.


Another returnee from Edo State, who identified himself as Anthony Joshua, described his trauma as unfortunate.


He called on the government to cut ties with South Africa because of the maltreatment of Nigerians.


Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, said the offer to air lift the trapped Nigerians was the least he could do to assist.


He lamented how South African authorities delayed the flight for over 12 hours just to punish Nigerians.


In her remark, Mrs. Dabiri Erewa praised the airline for its patriotic act.


As at 10.45 pm, the profiling of the returnees was ongoing by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).


Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa spoke of an arrangement with the Bank of Industry (BoI) to offer entrepreneurship programmes to those willing to learn.


She said: “The BoI will also be here to offer some entrepreneurship programmes and some support to start a small business and there would be some stipends for transportation to take you home and we will profile them and for those who want to get any training, they will decide what kind of training they want to do and the Bank of industry will be there to provide it.”


According to Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa, 320 Nigerians were scheduled to be evacuated yesterday.


It was learnt that a second plane would arrive in South Africa tomorrow to bring the second batch of 320.


Six hundred and forty Nigerians signed to be evacuated back home following unending attacks targeted at foreigners in South Africa.


Heidi Giokos, a reporter with eNCA who has been monitoring events at the airport in South Africa, also tweeted that the plane took off at 3:30pm, South African time.

She wrote: “188 Nigerians have boarded the @flyairpeace plane.

The plane was brought in for Nigerians who wanted the evacuation plan offered by @flyairpeace. The board is now ready to take off. It was scheduled to leave at 9:10 am. Over 7 hour delay.”


According to her, the delay was caused by cases of expired documents from some Nigerians going through the South African immigration.


She also reported earlier that some Nigerians were not allowed to board as they couldn’t provide travel documents for their children.

Continue Reading: https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/xenophobic-attacks-after-many-delay.html

The Leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists Delta State chapter led by Comrade Micheal Ikeogwu endorse and support the NAPS nationwide campaign against female victimization and sexual molestation on campus.


Earlier today in preparation for the official unveiling and kick-off of our nationwide campaign against female victimization and sexual molestation on campus, as part of the association’s responsibilities to at all time carry along relevant and necessary stakeholders in nation building, the Director of Mobilization and Strategic Engagements of NAPS, Dio Oghale Emeka Rex paid a consultative visit to the Chairman of NUJ Delta State to discuss a way forward and strategize on the success of the campaign in the state.


The chairman who was very happy in receiving the Director, officially endorse and declare his support for the campaign, and also affirm NUJ partnership in the forthcoming campaign, as he applaud the students body for such a wonderful initiative and their immense contribution in nation building.

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The management of Ede Polytechnic, Osun State shut down the school at the academic board meeting held on Tuesday 10th September 2019, the School Managenent has directed the students to proceed on a compulsory mid second semester break for 2018/2019 Academic Session with immediate effect, VAM has learnt.


Correspondent, Adejayan Gsong had reported that the Academic Staff Union(ASUP), Ede Polytechnic chapter had on Friday passed vote of no confidence on the School Management for condoning indiscipline following an alleged mistreatment of a staff by the president of the students’ union of the institution, Rufai Opeyemi Lukman.


However, in a swift reaction, the union congress met today with the school Governing council. While there were indications that the meeting ended in a deadlock.


Consequently, the Authority of the School has directed students to vacate Halls of Residence latest 2:00pm on Tuesday 10th September, 2019.


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Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service to make the Nigeria Passport compulsory for all Nigerians, so as to effectively monitor the flow of migrants into the country.
Akeredolu, Eunice Ladi Aboyade(NIS Boss in Ondo State)
Governor Akeredolu said those migrating into the country, especially through the land borders must be ascertained with the proper use of the national passport.


The Governor Spoke on Tuesday while playing host to the leadership of the state command of the Nigeria Immigration Service in his office.


The NIS team was led by its state comptroller, Mrs Eunice Ladi Aboyade - Yebovi.


Full details here>>> https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/why-nigeria-passport-should-be.html

The Commissioner briefed Journalists on various developmental strides of the Akeredolu led administration in the state from infrastructural development, being witnessed across the 18 LGAs, to health, social services, agro business, industrialisation among others, VAM report.
Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo at a media chat with members of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council, held at the Press Centre, Adegbemile, Akure.

Mr. Ojogo said the media briefing would be regular, saying the people of the state needs to be updated on government programmes and policies.

On the N50Billion Bond:

The state spokesman said the bond is for capital projects.

Answering questions from newsmen at the interactive session held on Saturday the Information Commissioner noted that the #50billion bond had become imperative to enable government to pay contractors handling its various capital projects especially roads contractors.


He pointed out that the money from the capital market would not come to the purse of the state government but it would be spent directly on government’s projects.


Ojogo explained that Akeredolu would rather spend such huge bond on legacy projects that would impact positively on the lives of the citizenry instead of using same for any re-election bid.


“The governor didn’t take loan or bond to win his election in 2016, the people freely gave him their mandate, so he can’t take loan to do any reelection.


The Commissioner also took his time to clarify some other state issues such as the delay in conducting local government election and efforts being made by Akeredolu to bring aggrieved chieftains of the APC to his fold.


The State Spokesman promised that the state government would soon come up with actions on local government election and creation of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).


In a remark, the Ondo state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Adetona Aderoboye commended the information Commissioner for reviving the media interaction after about three years, urging him to sustain it on monthly and quarterly basis to help the state government in its information management.


Aderoboye who commended Governor Akeredolu for recently appointing two members of the Union as his key Aides, said journalists in the state were happy with the redeployment of Ojogo to the information ministry as a core professional.

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Two Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students on Wednesday in Abuja engaged each other in a brawl over plans by the South African High Commission to sponsor some of them to the country.


President of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Bello Shagari, who led the group, was in company with the President of Students Union Government of the University of Abuja.


Acting South African High Commissioner, Bobby Moroe, after a meeting with the students’ leaders said his country was planning to engage Nigerian youth on a cultural exchange visit.


He said the motive behind the visit was to further tighten the existing relationship between Nigeria and South Africa.


Moroe noted that the trip would enable the NANS members to meet with their South African counterparts as part of measures to resolve attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.


However, later the legit President of NANS, Danielson Akpan, and other executive members stormed the South African High Commission and claimed to be the authentic representatives of students in Nigeria.

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The primary election, which was conducted at Cliff hotel Lokoja on Wednesday, Sept. 4, had in attendance the representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from the state headquarters, and the Representatives of the National Secretariat of the party, report reveal to VAM.


The delegates who were drawn from the three Senatorial District in the state adopted a consensus model using voice votes which favoured Engr. Samari Muhammed Zakari who was returned as the winner having survived the party screening.

Samari Zakari
In his acceptance speech, Engr. Zakari assured the delegates and the entire members of the party that he will run a purposeful and citizenship driven government.


He added that the ‘Light Has Come’ slogan of the party will come to play in the November governorship election as he is ready to take Kogi state to the next level.


He pledged to implement the manifesto of YDP to lift the people from the shackles of poverty and underdevelopment, VAM has learnt.


Engr Samari, reminded Kogi electorates that only the almighty God gives power to whoever he wishes to, and that the level of maturity, organization and non-violent democratic process witnessed during the primary election is one of the essential elements in the electoral circle in any democracy.


According to the governorship hopeful, the exercise of a collective will over the aspirations of many resulted in his emergence as the flagbearer of the Young Democratic Party for the Kogi State November 16, 2019 gubernatorial election.


Engr. Zakari reiterated once again that Kogi State is in dire need of good leadership and good governance and it has become imperative for the good people of Kogi State to collectively work together to achieve one main goal of taking Kogi State back from the current state for an improved situation.


The YDP Candidate also referenced that, due to the daunting challenge of leadership failure and tragic consequences of underdevelopment in Kogi State, his aspiration to become the next executive governor is to initiate a robust leadership, a sustainable policy thrust and institutional principles that will guarantee a total re-engineering of a purpose-driven governance and sustainable development in Kogi State.


He commended the delegates, state executives, stakeholders and the National Working Committee of his party, the Young Democratic Party for the hard work to keep the party afloat and remaining steadfast to ensure that the party is not hijacked by unscrupulous individuals who are only out for their personal gains.


The state chairman of the party, Comr. Adam Isah Ojenya tasked members to take back the state by working in an agreement to making the party the pride of the state.

Read Also: Court Tells Ex-banker, Who Helped Ibori to Return £7.3m Or Face 10 Years In Jail(Opens in a new tab)

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He stated that the party will do everything humanly possible to occupy the Lord Lugard House after winning the November 16, 2019 election.

The primary election, which was conducted at Cliff hotel Lokoja on Wednesday, Sept. 4, had in attendance the representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), from the state headquarters, and the Representatives of the National Secretariat of the party, report reveal to VAM.


The delegates who were drawn from the three Senatorial District in the state adopted a consensus model using voice votes which favoured Engr. Samari Muhammed Zakari who was returned as the winner having survived the party screening.

Samari Zakari
In his acceptance speech, Engr. Zakari assured the delegates and the entire members of the party that he will run a purposeful and citizenship driven government.


He added that the ‘Light Has Come’ slogan of the party will come to play in the November governorship election as he is ready to take Kogi state to the next level.


He pledged to implement the manifesto of YDP to lift the people from the shackles of poverty and underdevelopment, VAM has learnt.


Engr Samari, reminded Kogi electorates that only the almighty God gives power to whoever he wishes to, and that the level of maturity, organization and non-violent democratic process witnessed during the primary election is one of the essential elements in the electoral circle in any democracy.


According to the governorship hopeful, the exercise of a collective will over the aspirations of many resulted in his emergence as the flagbearer of the Young Democratic Party for the Kogi State November 16, 2019 gubernatorial election.


Engr. Zakari reiterated once again that Kogi State is in dire need of good leadership and good governance and it has become imperative for the good people of Kogi State to collectively work together to achieve one main goal of taking Kogi State back from the current state for an improved situation.


The YDP Candidate also referenced that, due to the daunting challenge of leadership failure and tragic consequences of underdevelopment in Kogi State, his aspiration to become the next executive governor is to initiate a robust leadership, a sustainable policy thrust and institutional principles that will guarantee a total re-engineering of a purpose-driven governance and sustainable development in Kogi State.


He commended the delegates, state executives, stakeholders and the National Working Committee of his party, the Young Democratic Party for the hard work to keep the party afloat and remaining steadfast to ensure that the party is not hijacked by unscrupulous individuals who are only out for their personal gains.


The state chairman of the party, Comr. Adam Isah Ojenya tasked members to take back the state by working in an agreement to making the party the pride of the state.

Read Also: Court Tells Ex-banker, Who Helped Ibori to Return £7.3m Or Face 10 Years In Jail(Opens in a new tab)

Continue Reading here >>> https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/09/samari-zakari-declared-winner-of-young.html

He stated that the party will do everything humanly possible to occupy the Lord Lugard House after winning the November 16, 2019 election.

Big Brother America also ongoing in the United States.


Prize Money is $500,000 (N180m).


Picture as captured by
CKN News


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Boko Haram issues statement! Frowns at Xenopbobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans

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Shoprite Closes Down Nationwide, As workers fear for their lives and job security

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The Managing Director of VAM Online Newspaper, Comrade Tunde Bright Olorungbotemi responded to the Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu comment on Idanre Hill below: ''Forget Idanre Hills. BEMORE summer Bootcamp is set to be the new tourist attraction in Ondo State. Believe it or not!- Arabinrin''.

Betty Akeredolu, Olorungbotemi Bright

Olorungbotemi has reacted to the online post by Mrs Betty Akeredolu in which she indicated that BEMORE Summer Camp was set to relegate Idanre hill and become the new tourist attraction in Ondo State.

Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu's post

In a statement made available to VAM News by the Idanre born Online media practitioners acknowledged that no human initiative is incomparable with natural initiative, compare to Idanre hill which has been recognized globally as far as the colonial era in Nigeria and a UNESCO world heritage zone.


He also described Idanre hill as a global cultural landscape consists of the ancient historical hill, Belfry, King's palace, Shrines, Natural rock etc which can never be overtaken by any human initiative called BEMORE Summer Bootcamp as a new tourist attraction in Ondo state.


He further urged the Wife of the Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu to remember that a tree doesn't make a forest and without aftereffect to give further explanation about her word, remember we are in Nigeria where there is a freedom of speech but freedom after speech is not guaranteed.

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The Managing Director of VAM Online Newspaper, Comrade Tunde Bright Olorungbotemi responded to the Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu comment on Idanre Hill below: ''Forget Idanre Hills. BEMORE summer Bootcamp is set to be the new tourist attraction in Ondo State. Believe it or not!- Arabinrin''.

Betty Akeredolu, Olorungbotemi Bright

Olorungbotemi has reacted to the online post by Mrs Betty Akeredolu in which she indicated that BEMORE Summer Camp was set to relegate Idanre hill and become the new tourist attraction in Ondo State.

Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu's post

In a statement made available to VAM News by the Idanre born Online media practitioners acknowledged that no human initiative is incomparable with natural initiative, compare to Idanre hill which has been recognized globally as far as the colonial era in Nigeria and a UNESCO world heritage zone.


He also described Idanre hill as a global cultural landscape consists of the ancient historical hill, Belfry, King's palace, Shrines, Natural rock etc which can never be overtaken by any human initiative called BEMORE Summer Bootcamp as a new tourist attraction in Ondo state.


He further urged the Wife of the Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu to remember that a tree doesn't make a forest and without aftereffect to give further explanation about her word, remember we are in Nigeria where there is a freedom of speech but freedom after speech is not guaranteed.

Read More: https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/08/ondo-governor-wife-comment-over-bemore.html

I am an undergraduate of Federal Polytechnic Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State, presently battling with a kidney- related problem.

I was diagnosed of acute kidney disease in May 17 when I was about to write my final exams. Since then, I have been placed on dialysis three times in a week.

The doctors at the University of Medical Science Teaching Hospital Ondo, Ondo State have advised, I go for transplant which is estimated to cost N12 million for surgery according to medical experts.

As a result of the urgency and the financial difficulty my family is facing, I'm seeking donations from Nigerians to help me carry out the transplant.

All donations can be forwarded to Polaris Bank account number 2020604681 with the name Jimoh Abdulrasaq Olusola

I can also be reached on my mobile phone number- 0703 086 8799.
https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/08/save-ekiti-students-jimoh-abdulrasaq.html

Nigeria's 'Thomas Edison' and International award winning graduate from the department of Mass Communication, University Of Benin (UNIBEN), Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, popularly known by his Instagram handle @mr.voiceover.

Whose inspiring succes story recently broke the internet, inspired millions of people globally and got him featured on several national and international media channels worldwide, with the Inclusion of British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC obtained by VAM, on how he enrolled into 16 primary schools, attended 14 secondary schools, repeated junior and senior classes severally, lost his Dad along the line, took the University Matriculation Exams 5 times and wrote o'level exams 17 times in 5 years before he secured admission into the University, all due to broken home, yet has been mobilized for the National Youth and Service Corps (NYSC) programme for Batch B, Stream II for 2019.
NYSC call up letter, Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu
Mr. Emmanuel Ahmadu, a professional Voice-Over Artiste, Nollywood Actor, Writer, Entrepreneur and humanitarian, who will be thirty (30 years) by December this year, (27/12/1989), has expressed his feeling on his mobilization to our correspondence during a phone interview, stating that "although life felt hopeless and very depressing for me during the countless setbacks and unfortunate events that befell me, but I am glad today that i did not succumb to suicide and it has paid off. I had thought University strike actions would not allow me to serve, but God showed me eerie favour, because he wanted my story to inspire the world afterwards. Indeed perseverance, focus and God made my story change" He said.


Mr. Emmanuel is currently using his story as a quintessence to be observed in tackling the prevailing global menace of depression and suicide, which by 2020, will become the 2nd most prevailing health problem in the world history, according to World Health Organization (WHO).


He says, "my passion & vision towards solving the global menace has prompted me to use my inspiring story as a focal point to organize 'community mental health awareness and sensitization programme' states by states across the federation, geared towards tackling depression and suicide across Nigeria. I'm also working to have my full story published in a book and being adapted into a cinema movie to serve as a ray of hope to tackle depression and suicide, prevalent amongst youths across the world".

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It doesn’t really matter whether one is in Jerusalem or Judea, the rivalry between Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is not one that can end in a jiffy.

Messi, Ronaldo
Both players boast of cabinets full of numerous awards from far and near. Their rivalry remains a talking point not only among stakeholders and soccer pundits alike but also among their teeming fans scattered across the globe.


But like the saying goes out of the abundant of the heart the mouth speaks, which perhaps explains why Ronaldo has finally submitted that he is better than Messi.


The Juventus forward gave his personal take on the eternal rivalry between them, stating that the difference between the record-breaking pair is that he has won the Champions League with more than one club.


The debate over who is better – either currently or indeed of all time – reached boiling point during the duo’s shared time in Spain, with Real Madrid and Barcelona fans at odds over which of the world-class stars should be named the best.


A total of five Ballons d’Or each does little to help separate the attackers, but with Messi having spent his entire senior career at Barcelona, Ronaldo hinted that he perhaps puts himself ahead of the Argentine due to his ability to adapt to new surroundings.

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Ekiti student, Kabiru Yusuff Badmus, ACA- An Academic Acumen

This Guy is simply Phenomenal!

� He ended his academic exploits in prestigious Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti as the Overall Best Graduating Student for 2016/2017 academic session with Distinction Grade, both in ND & HND of Accountancy Discipline. He Won Almost 10 Prizes/Awards in the Last Concluded 17th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the Great Institution.

I was not surprised when he notified me of his qualification as a Chartered Accountant in July, 2019. Because it was an expected feat. He wrote two final stages of professional examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria while on National Youth Service and passed each stage in one touch.

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Ekiti student, Kabiru Yusuff Badmus, ACA- An Academic Acumen

This Guy is simply Phenomenal!

� He ended his academic exploits in prestigious Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti as the Overall Best Graduating Student for 2016/2017 academic session with Distinction Grade, both in ND & HND of Accountancy Discipline. He Won Almost 10 Prizes/Awards in the Last Concluded 17th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the Great Institution.

I was not surprised when he notified me of his qualification as a Chartered Accountant in July, 2019. Because it was an expected feat. He wrote two final stages of professional examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria while on National Youth Service and passed each stage in one touch.

Continue Reading>>> https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/08/ekiti-student-kabiru-yusuff-badmus-aca.html