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Rivers State government has granted pardon to additional forty-six inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Port Harcourt.

This takes the number of pardoned inmates in one week from the facility to 56 after ten inmates were granted pardon by the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simoen Amadi last week.

The action followed the directive of the CJ for Chief Magistrates to be deployed to the Correctional Centre to hear cases and release inmates detained for minor offences.

Some of the released inmates while expressing joy for their freedom, commended the Chief Judge of Rivers State for the initiative.

They promised never to go back to the crime that brought them to the Correctional facility.

According to a statement by the Acting Chief Registrar of the High court of Rivers State, David Ihua-Maduenyi, court officials, legal officers of the Rivers State Ministry of Justice, the Rivers State Police Command, personnel of the Legal Aid Council among other stakeholders were present at the special court session.

https://dailypost.ng/2021/09/05/46-correctional-service-inmates-receive-pardon-in-rivers/

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says his addiction to the game of Squash is one of the secrets behind his longevity.

He spoke on Saturday during the finals of the 3rd Olusegun Obasanjo National Squash Championship in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The championship attracted participants from different states of Nigeria.

It was organized by Ogun State Squash Association in collaboration with Nigeria Squash Federation.

Obasanjo in his remarks, described squash, believed to be game of the army, as interesting and exciting.

The 84-year-old player said the grace of God and the game of squash are secrets of his longevity.

“Those of you who probably feel that the game of squash is something that is fearful, you can now see the beauty,
excitement and the interest. It is a very beautiful game.”

“I am addicted to it. And when people ask me, at my young age… I am a young man, officially 84 going to 85 years. I’m still playing squash. So, when people ask me, what is the secret? It’s the grace of God and squash is part of the secret.

“Again, it is a game that does not require too much time. If you are a very busy person, when you play a game of squash for one hour, you must be sweating. There are other games, when you play them for three hours, you don’t even know that you are playing a game. But here, you are in the court for 45, 50 or 60 minutes, you have got a good exercise for the day.”

Obasanjo expressed his gladness over young talents in the participation and charged them to strive more for excellence.

He also applauded the participants, sponsor and the officials for making the tournament “interesting and successful.”

Meanwhile, Mistura Durosinoluwa from Kwara State, has emerged the winner of under 16 category of the tourney.

Mistura defeated Delight Allison from Akwa Ibom State by three straight set in the final of the Championship played at the Olusegun Obasanjo Squash court in Abeokuta.

Durosinoluwa, who won under 16 girls category and Dominion Ntupe from Lagos, the winner in the boys category attributed the victory to hard work.

Number two seeded player in the championship from Delta state, Busayo Olatunji, defeated number one player, Rofiat Abdulazeez from Kwara state 11-8, 8-11, 11-3 and 11-7 to emerge winner in the senior women category.


https://dailytrust.com/obasanjo-speaks-on-secrets-of-his-longevity

Philippine Airlines said Saturday it was filing for bankruptcy in the United States to slash $2 billion in debt as it tries to survive an industry gutted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The national carrier of the Philippines said the filing will allow it to restructure contracts and cut debt by at least $2 billion while getting $655 million in fresh capital when it emerges from the Chapter 11 process.

PAL will also downsize its fleet by 25 per cent and re-negotiate contracts to reduce lease payments.

“Philippine Airlines will continue business-as-usual operations while finalising the restructuring of our network, fleet and organisation,” senior vice president and chief financial officer Nilo Thaddeus Rodriguez said in a video message.

As part of agreements reached with suppliers, lenders and lessors, Rodriguez said PAL will secure $505 million to execute the recovery plan. The money will later convert into airline equity and long-term debt.

It will also obtain another $150 million in debt funding after it emerges from the restructuring process “in a few months”, Rodriguez said.

Philippine air travel volume collapsed by 75 per cent from about 30 million passengers in 2019 to seven million last year due to pandemic restrictions, PAL president Gilbert Santa Maria said in the same video.

The carrier cancelled more than 80,000 flights, wiping out $2 billion in revenue, and let go of 2,300 employees.

Its main shareholder injected more than $130 million in emergency liquidity and a non-strategic asset was sold for more than $70 million.

Santa Maria said PAL now operates 21 per cent of pre-pandemic flights to 70 per cent of its usual destinations.
AFP


https://punchng.com/philippine-airlines-files-for-bankruptcy/

BlueAngel444:
al these rumours, first it was Madrid then Bayern, now its PSG

omo this PSG v madrid transfer saga sweet die. Madrid wan sign mbappe. PSG in turn wan sign haaland so that madrid no go snap am next season

Ibime:
As long as they are still fielding Hopes and Prayers as DM and Pogba as CM, they will struggle to be consistent

What happened to matic and mctominay

Havertz10:
you are fond of calling people clowns but you are arguably the least intelligent person here, the only times that your write ups have coherent value is when you copy and paste from Twitter, but off the cuff there are certain takes of yours that are astonishingly stupid

Wetin be this this?

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I hear say PSG wan buy Werner. airmark how far una go sell

A total of 322,000 Nigerian refugees currently living in neighbouring countries such as the Niger Republic, Cameroon and Chad are to be repatriated to the country. Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has received a draft Tripartite Agreement for the voluntary repatriation.

Ms Farouq’s special assistant on media, Nneka Anibeze, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

The draft was submitted tothe minister by the Technical Working Group on the repatriation of Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon.

The draft after its ratification would kick start preparations for the repatriation of refugees from the Republic of Niger and Chad.

Ms Farouq, after receiving the draft noted that a total of 322,000 Nigerian refugees were currently living in neighbouring countries.

“Out of the figures, the Republic of Niger currently hosts 186,957 refugees; the Republic of Cameroon has 118,409 while 16,634 refugees are in the Republic of Chad.

“With a large number of refugees in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, the federal government has officially initiated talks with the governments of Chad and Niger to sign tripartite agreements similar to the one we have with the Republic of Cameroon.

“I am happy to inform you that we already have a draft copy of the Tripartite Agreement for Voluntary Repatriation of Nigerian Refugees in Niger and Chad Republics,” she said.

Speaking, the Federal Commissioner at the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Iman Suleiman-Ibrahim, thanked the minister for the confidence reposed in her.

Ms Suleiman-Ibrahim sought the cooperation of all partners in efforts to bring back the refugees in safety and dignity.

“Part of the governance infrastructure for carrying out this exercise includes that of the Borno Government and some selected Federal Government’s MDAs as well as the UNHCR, our invaluable Technical partners.

“It goes without saying that we need to work in synergy to ensure a successful voluntary repatriation in line with the Presidential directive,” Ms Suleiman-Ibrahim said.


https://gazettengr.com/322000-nigerian-refugees-to-be-repatriated-from-cameroon-niger-chad/

abobote:
Better o, coz marriage is not for everyone, oloshos are meant for the street and should remain there. Just be a baby mama, use the money from street and give him or her good training

i can't wait to eat her work

Phranco and kingabduleez how far.

debbydams:
u no well

Don't get me wrong, I'm just doing my research. Not a zodiac freak.

debbydams:
pardon?

I mean your zodiac sign

debbydams:
I have Neva betrayed anyone trust in any aspect..in relationship or friendship..neither do I pretend or do High class..I'm always blunt

Hmmm...I'm guessing you are any of aries, Taurus, Sagittarius, virgo, aquarius and Scorpio.

Two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, U.S, terror networks – Al-Qaida and Islamic State – continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security globally, especially in Africa, a top UN counter-terrorism expert has said.

UN counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov told the Security Council on Thursday at UN headquarters, New York, that terrorist groups had been adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world’s most fragile regions.

While Al-Qaida and Islamic State remain focused on reconstituting their capabilities in Iraq and Syria, Mr Vornkov said the groups’ relentless spread across the African continent in recent months was the most alarming development.

The so-called “Islamic State in the Greater Sahara” has killed several hundred civilians since the start of 2021 in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

The group’s “West Africa Province” will likely gain from the weakening of Boko Haram, with an additional spillover of terrorists and foreign fighters from Libya.

Meanwhile, the expansion of Da’esh in Central Africa and especially in northern Mozambique could have far-reaching implications for peace and security in the region.

He briefed the council on the eve of the fourth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, observed annually on August 21.

Mr Voronkov, while presenting the secretary-general’s latest report on the threats posed by terrorist groups, said Al-Qaida and Islamic State, also known as Da’esh, had continued to exploit the pandemic to use technology to regroup.

He noted that Da’esh continued to exploit the disruption, grievances, and development setbacks caused by the pandemic to regroup, recruit new followers and intensify its activities both online and on the ground.

“Today, we face transnational terrorist threats like Da’esh and Al-Qaida that are enduring and able to adapt to new
technologies,” Mr Voronkov explained. “But also expanding to include individuals and groups that commit terrorist attacks connected to xenophobia, racism and other forms of intolerance.”

The UN counter-terrorism architecture, largely set up in there wake of the 9/11 attack, helps member states implement effective frameworks to prevent, address, investigate and prosecute acts of terrorism.

It is also ramping up efforts to help countries adapt to the rapidly changing nature of the threat, which has become
more digital and de-centralised in recent years.

“We will need to ensure that Afghanistan is never again used as a launching pad for global terrorism,” the UN official said.

https://gazettengr.com/taliban-al-qaeda-isis-expanding-in-africa-un-warns/

2023 is open to all zones

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said that after President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency in 2023, the South West Nigeria lacks the moral standard to aspire for Buhari’s successor after spending 8 years as President through Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2003) and as Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, (2015-2023).

Ohanaeze insisted that the Igbo are favored by all standards to occupy the Nigerian President in 2023 and urged other Nigerians to support the Igbo.

The group in a statement signed by its Secretary General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo World, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, condemned what he described as attempts by detractors of Ndigbo to blackmail her with the activities of Biafran agitators over Igbo presidency.

“The South West has no strong claim for presidency in 2023. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo led Nigeria as President from 1999 to 2007 while Professor Yemi Osibanjo will conclude 8 years as Vice President from 2015 to 2023. So, 2023 will be the turn of the Igbo to occupy the exalted office of the president.

“Ohanaeze condemns attempts to blackmail the Igbo with activities of Biafra agitators resurrect the rhetorical questions about the activities of other ethnic militia’s activities in the past. Did the activities of OPC stop Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s emergence in 1999?

Did the activities of the Niger Delta militants stop Dr Goodluck Jonathan from emerging the President in 2011? Did Boko Haram insurgents and bandits stop General Muhammadu Buhari in 2015?

“Since the activities of these groups did not stop the people from the aforementioned areas from emerging Presidents of Nigeria at different times, the rise of self-determination agitators from the South East will not stop the zone from producing the president in 2023.

Igbo Presidency in 2023 will rather assuage the burning flames of Biafra agitation and put Nigeria back on track for greater heights.”

Stressing that the coast is getting clearer for Igbo presidency in 2023, Ohanaeze Ndigbo tasked Igbo presidential aspirants to reach out to all political parties and geopolitical zones and build bridges of friendship and support.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/with-obasanjo-osibanjos-years-as-president-vp-south-west-lacks-moral-right-for-presidency-in-2023-―-ohanaeze/

debbydams:
I don't understand

i want us to be cool. I like you

debbydams:
wow,,this is true my dad is from akoko north east,,when he speaks u will think hes not a Yoruba man in fact he doesn't look like a Yoruba man..

Hi, i've come to make peace.

this Nini voice be like ice water

WarriAproko:
Boma dun straff dis girl for here tire

Dem dey act Nollywood

this princess yash na helele

Shezkid01:
Non of them This housemate too mumu

both were even giving them clues

Shezkid01:
Me too After lecture like this japa to my house Lock my door I need to meet with people So I won’t end up like beatrices

what do you mean

by this time tomorrow one person go don fish out pere and maria

Saga is getting worked up with nini's games

so saskay is now a wild card

Maria dey act abeg

tega is mentally stressed on top wild card

Falomo211:
So this mamiwater maria go enter this house her pant no go shift Hiaaaaaa biggie go pack simps full house

Maria is another nengi. no pant shifting till she leaves tomorrow or later

3RNEST:
princess na fine igbo gal sha

taa! na Yash she get

scondy:
It's so effing fake....like....1st time in the history of bbn....no after party drama...mtchew

you are such a nascissist.