On the 6th of September 2019, a story went viral on Facebook of a young man, Ikechukwu Oke, who had been hospitalised after 41-day fasting and prayer without food and water.

This kind of fast is popularly known as dry fasting.

The story had stirred the pot in Nigeria. While some prayed for the young man’s quick recovery, others argued that even though the veracity of the story could not be doubted, it is not possible that a human being can outdo Jesus Christ in food fasting.


Meanwhile, some medical doctors who spoke to a Nigeria Today correspondent have also expressed concern over the validity of the claim.

They said that while it is possible that a human being can survive for 41 days without food or supplement, it is impossible to survive more than seven days without water.

According to Dr Alex Oshim, a medical doctor at MedPlus Hospital, Ajah Lagos state, no human being can survive without water for 41 days.

He said, “I do not believe that a human being can survive 41 days without water. It is not medically possible, and it has never happened before.”

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When the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the death of former President Robert Mugabe on Friday, September 6, many African leaders did not quite know what to say in their tributes.

Mnangagwa, the man who ended his 37-year-rule in a coup described him as an icon of liberation.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said Mugabe’s sacrifices, especially in struggling for the political and economic emancipation of his people, will always be remembered by posterity.

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa said his people joined Zimbabweans in mourning “the passing of a liberation fighter and champion of Africa’s cause against colonialism”.

But not many in Zimbabwe hold a similar opinion of the former schoolteacher who led the Southern African country with iron fists for close to four decades that he was in charge.

In Africa, everyone knew what he stood for. He was anti-colonialist, anti-imperialist and a champion of African nationalism. Each time he spoke, he did not hide his disgust at any perceived white supremacy tendencies in any part of Africa.

He seemed to be the only black African leader who had the guts to challenge the western authorities while paying deaf ears to vitriolic criticisms by western media which had hitherto sought to keep most African leaders in check over the past decades of independent Africa. For those reasons, he was loved by many across the continent.

But in Zimbabwe, the story is totally different. He is best remembered for his intolerance to any form of opposition, human rights abuses and poor economic policies which plunged most Zimbabweans into poverty and sent hundreds of thousands fleeing from their home country in a struggle for survival.

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Manchester United have contacted Paul Poba's agent - Mino Raiola - over a new contract for the midfielder, according to L'Equipe.

The Red Devils want their record signing to commit his long-term future to the club.

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The Frenchman had appeared to be on his way out but has remained at Old Trafford and the Red Devils hierarchy are hoping to convince him to stay long-term.

The 26-year-old's current deal expires in the summer of 2021 and, if he does not sign, United may be forced to sell him at the end of the season in order to avoid losing him on a free transfer.

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When Nigeria meets Ukraine on Tuesday in an international friendly, Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa will be missing in action.

Goal reports that the 26-year-old winger from the international friendly game because of an injury he suffered while playing in his Saudi Arabia club Al-Nasir.

The report said Musa pulled out himself.

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Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has died.
He died aged 95 after ruling the Southern Africa country for 35 years.
“It’s with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing" of Mugabe, Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa said on Twitter.
The son of a carpenter and a catechism teacher, Mugabe was born on February 21, 1924, in Zvimba, a poor farming area west of Harare, then known as Salisbury, and trained as a primary-school teacher.
He was introduced to politics while studying at South Africa’s Fort Hare University and became a founding member of the Zimbabwe African National Union party in 1963. He was jailed the same year for calling for the violent overthrow of Ian Smith’s white-minority government.

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Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Nigeria may be heading for a complicated turn.

An outlet belonging to a South African food retailer, Shoprite was on Tuesday afternoon attacked by some angry Nigerians in retaliation to the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa on Sunday.

An eyewitness, Osamede Evbakhavbokun told Nigeria Today the Shoprite outlet attacked is the one at Jakande bus stop in Lekki, Lagos. He said he saw the mob attacking the outlet, burning tires and vandalising vehicles.

"Yes, it is true. When I drove past the place this afternoon, I saw everyone running helter-skelter. I quickly drove past to stay safe but I did see smoke coming out of the place and about two cars damaged. I also saw some of them dragging one Lebanese," he said.

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Nigeria and South Africa ought to be enjoying a mutually beneficial relationship.

South African businesses have strong presence in Nigeria, but there is no gainsaying the fact that neither Nigeria nor South Africa stands to benefit from any strained diplomatic relations.

Hopefully, the two countries can resolve this amicably and forestall avoidable economic losses that may result from any diplomatic squabbles.

Here are top five companies owned by South Africans that will suffer the most if this problem escalates.

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Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria may be on the brink of another financial crisis as it battles dwindling revenue amidst rising debt costs, says civic-tech organisation, BudgIT.

In a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the organisation said that in its analysis of the federal government 2018 budget performance showed that the government spent a sum of N7.51 trillion based on total revenue of N3.86 trillion, creating a deficit of N3.64 trillion.

It also noted that while the Nigeria federal government planned to earn N7.16 trillion in 2018, it was only able to earn N3.85 trillion, which represents 54% revenue performance.

According to BudgIT’s examination, the government is also spending more on debt servicing at the same time its debt profile is growing astronomically. Although it recorded a revenue of N3.86 trillion, the government spent N5.86 trillion on recurrent expenditure, meaning that N2 trillion was borrowed to fund recurrent expenses.

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Between April and June this year, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP grew by 1.94% (year-on-year) in real terms, according to Q2 GDP data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS on Monday.

The growth doesn’t look like much but compared to the second quarter of 2018, which recorded a growth of 1.50%, the growth was positive as it indicates an increase of 0.44% points.

However, when compared to 2.10% recorded in the first quarter of 2019, the Q2 2019 real growth rate indicates a decline of –0.16% points. This means that the economy did better between January and March compared to April to June.

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Eliot (not real name) got involved in a ghastly motor accident while travelling to Enugu from Lagos.

Everybody in the vehicle was killed including him. Through the passengers’ manifest that he filled before boarding, the bus company contacted his relatives who came and claimed his corpse.

That was the beginning of unforeseen troubles for the family members. Eliot was a businessman in Lagos. His wife and only child lived in the village.

His travel had been to go and see them. Now, his death threw the family into confusion. He had been the one supporting his family financially including his aged mother.

After the burial, the family members started asking questions about Eliot’s finances and property in Lagos.

After his death, it was normal to find his money to help the family, particularly his wife, to get on her feet while she considers what to do with her life.

To cut the long story short, Eliot’s bosom friend knew the bank that kept Eliot’s money. He took the wife to the bank so she can claim it.

Unfortunately, it was not the wife’s name that was listed as Eliot’s next of kin. The account had been opened before Eliot got married and he had listed his older brother as next of kin.

Sadly, the older brother had also passed on two years earlier. The bank would not release the money to her. For the bank to do that, it reeled out a series of steps and legal documents that must be provided.

A journalist once asked a mobile money operator what happens to the credit on a user’s mobile money wallet in the case of death.

The mobile money operator looked aghast. Obviously, he didn’t expect such a question. In the end, he told the journalist to not try to be so morbid.

As the mobile money operator, the question of what happens if we die is one many would rather not talk about. Unfortunately, this rather happens sooner than later.

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It was a Saturday to remember. I was thrilled because I didn’t have much official work to do. But around mid-day, I received a phone call for an urgent meeting, so I had to run.

While going I had to take a bus across the abattoir in my area in Isolo. I have never been to any abattoir before. And I have to say, it was the worst place I had ever seen in my life.

The abattoir is a mid-size open market for freshly killed meats of all sorts. There is goat meat, beef from cows, chicken and turkey. But there is also pork, ponmo or cow skin, etc. all these are killed and roasted in the same place, washed and butchered in the same spot, and then sold at the same place.

Meanwhile, from a mile away, one can perceive the stench oozing from the place. It was not a regular stench but a drenched thick clutter of putrid smell, like some living things had died and are now rotting away nearby. I had to cover my nose while I passed by.

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At the end of the Tokyo International Conference on Africa that took place last week, Ghana walked away with a deal from Toyota to establish an auto plant in the West African country.

Ivory Coast also entered a similar deal with Toyota, signing a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU to seal it last Thursday.

But Nigeria came back with only $300,000, about 108 million naira from the Japanese government and a basketful of promises. And Nigeria’s opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has a problem with that.

According to a statement by the party on Sunday, that shows that the international community has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari even as it is an indication that no one wants to do business with Nigeria any longer.

The statement read: “The PDP says the disgraceful outing and poor attention given to President Muhammadu by world leaders and investors at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development has further confirmed his rejection by the international community.

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There is no gainsaying the fact that in Nigeria, the labourers are plenty and the harvest is few. But September does look promising as a few companies are looking to fill several vacancies.

Here at least 5 of the companies that have advertised several positions over the past week. If you are in the labour market, you should give some of them a shot. You might just get lucky.

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Mokalik, a movie by ace director, Kunle Afolayan is now available for viewing on the popular movie streaming platform, Netflix. The movie became available to Netflix subscribers on Sunday.

‘Mokalik' tells a career story of an 11-year-old boy, Ponmile, from the middle-class suburbs who spends the day as a lowly apprentice at a mechanic workshop in order to view life from the other side of the tracks. When his father arrives to take him home; Ponmile must make up his mind if he wants to return to school or take on his apprenticeship full time.

The film stars Kunle Afolayan’s nephew Tooni Afolayan, Ayo Ogunshina and Dayo Akinpelu. It also features soul singer Simisola Ogunleye, and ex-BBNaija housemate Tobi Bakre.

Afolayan had disclosed the acquisition of Mokalik by Netflix in July, signalling increased interest in Nollywood contents by the American streaming giant after it acquired actress Genevieve Nnaji’s Lion Heart last year.

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The recently introduced reciprocity visa fees by the U.S. government for Nigerians seeking American Visas will not be revoked any time soon.

The United States Embassy said this in a statement released on Friday.

An official of the U.S. Embassy said that the embassy is yet to be formally informed of any reduction of fees for American citizens seeking Nigerian Visas by the Nigerian government, Premium Times reports.

“The U.S. Embassy looks forward to receiving official diplomatic communication regarding a new fee schedule for Americans seeking Nigerian visas. Until such time, and confirmation of implementation, the reciprocity fees for approved visas to the United States will remain in place,” the statement reads.

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Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos, Venezuela’s Caracas, Myanmar’s Yangon, Pakistan’s Karachi and Bangladesh’s Dhaka were the world’s five least safe cities, according to an index by Economist Intelligence Unit.

The report which was released on Thursday ranks cities based on their ability to handle everything from climate disasters to cyber-attacks.

Tokyo emerged the safest city in the world. Singapore took second place after Japan’s capital while another Japanese metropolis, Osaka, came third - the same top three as the two previous Safe Cities Indexes of 2015 and 2017.

This year the index of 60 cities aimed to capture the concept of “urban resilience”, which is the ability of cities to absorb and bounce back from shocks, researchers said.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has given a directive that all torn, worn out, dirty, overused naira notes are deposited in the nearest commercial bank on or before Monday 2nd of September.

The directive was contained in a mail sent to customers by commercial banks in Nigeria on Friday, August 30, 2019.

In an email sent to bank customers through their banks on Friday, the apex bank said the initiative is part of efforts "to improve the overall quality of the Naira notes in circulation".

What does this mean for you?

If you have in your possession, overused or mutilated Naira notes, you are required by the CBN to deposit such notes at any bank branch near you on or before Monday, September 2, 2019.

What does overused or torn Naira notes mean?

Overused notes include any Naira note that is now weak to such an extent that it could easily tear at further handling or processing. Mutilated notes include any Naira note that has been partially or permanently damaged, but which clearly still has more than half of its original size together.

Meanwhile, Nigerian Today correspondent, Lawrence Solomon, paid a visit to one of the Commercial banks in Surulere, to see how Nigerians are turning out regarding the directive.

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Prices of food items including rice, chicken, turkey, tomato paste, etc have gone up by at least 25% days after the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS closed the Seme border.

Nigeria Today correspondent, Lawrence Solomon who visited Aguda market, a popular staple food arena in Surulere, Lagos reports that prices of 50KG of imported foreign rice have increased from N14,000 to between N18,500 to N19,000 within the past few days.

The brands of rice sampled include Royal Stallion, Mama Gold, Capricon and others. Some traders have already run out of stock of these imported foreign brands.

Prices of one kilogram of chicken have also risen from N1,100 to N1,600, while the price of one kilogram of turkey has risen from N1,200 to N1,700

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The Nigerian Army has established a “Super Camp” in Kotonkoro in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger to tackle kidnapping, cattle rustling and banditry in the area.

Brig.-Gen. Gideon Ajetonmobi, Commander, 31 Artillery Brigade, Minna, disclosed this while conducting the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Matane, round the Super Camp, during a courtesy visit.

According to a statement by the SSG’s information officer, Lawal Tanko, on Thursday, the brigade commander said the establishment of the camp was to create a military presence in the locality.

The brigade commander said the military presence was aimed at addressing insecurity bedevilling the area and some parts of the state.

He said that the establishment of the military camp became necessary as the state shared common boundaries with Zamfara and Kebbi.

According to him, the camp will bring about the much-desired solution to the migration of bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers from the neighbouring states to Niger.

Ajetonmobi told the SSG that the camp which was situated on a 700 by 700 metres of land, with about 200 soldiers was battle-ready to confront criminal elements.

Addressing the officers and men of the Super Camp, Matane commended the Nigerian Army for the establishing the camp and stressed that the military presence in the area would put an end to banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling.

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Nigeria has very attractive investment opportunities with some of the highest “Returns-on-Investment’’.

That is what President Muhammadu Buhari told participants at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD7 in Yokohama, Japan on Thursday.

Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity in a statement said the President said he looked forward to prospective investors making inroads “in the following priority sectors in Nigeria, namely, power and renewable energy, petrochemical and gas, maritime (shipping and ports), automobiles, mining, agribusiness, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, ICT and railway”.

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An Italian oil major, Eni, has said that it has made a huge gas and condensate discovery onshore Niger Delta.

Eni said on Tuesday that through its affiliate, Nigerian Agip Oil Company, it made a significant gas and condensate find in the deeper sequences of the Obiafu-Obrikom fields, in Oil Mining Lease 61, Punch reports.

It said the Obiafu-41 deep well had reached a total depth of 4.374 m, encountering an important gas and condensate accumulation within the deltaic sequence of Oligocene age comprising more than 130m of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing sands.

“The find amounts to about one trillion cubic feet of gas and 60 million barrels of associated condensate in the deep drilled sequences,” Eni said in a statement.

According to the Italian firm, the discovery has further potential that will be assessed with the next appraisal campaign.

It said, “The well can deliver in excess of 100 million standard cubic feet/day of gas and 3,000 barrels/day of associated condensates, and will be immediately put on-stream to increase NAOC’s gas production.

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“The discovery is part of a drilling campaign planned by NAOC JV and aimed at exploring near-field and deep pool opportunities as an immediate time to market opportunities.”

According to the statement, Eni has been present in Nigeria since 1962, with operated and non-operated production, development and exploration activities on a total of 30,049 square kilometres in the onshore and offshore areas of the Niger Delta.

It added that in 2018, Eni’s equity hydrocarbon production amounted to 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

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The United States Embassy in Nigeria says effective from Thursday, August 29, 2019, Nigerians applying for tourism, student and business visas will not only pay the N59, 200 fee but will have to pay an extra $110 (N40, 700) after the visa has been issued to them bringing the total cost to N99, 900.

However, applicants who are denied visas would not need to pay the extra N40, 700.

Applicants seeking the L1 Visa (work permit) will pay an extra N112, 100 if given visas while those applying for H4 Visa (dependency/spousal) will pay an extra N66, 600.

The US Embassy adopts the rate of N370/$1 for Nigerians which is higher than both the official rate and the black market rate.

The increment also comes amid complaints from hundreds of Nigerian visa applicants that they had not been able to secure US visa appointment dates despite making payments for visas.

The embassy said in a statement that the increment was done based on reciprocity.

The US Embassy lamented that Americans were paying too much to secure Nigerian visas and therefore the US government decided to retaliate.

The US embassy said it had been holding talks with the Nigerian government to reduce the fee but the Federal Government refused to accede to its requests.

The directive comes less than four months after the US cancelled the dropbox system for Nigerian visa applicants which used to allow Nigerians who have a travel history to the US to apply for visas without going for interviews at the embassy.

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On the 20th of August, the apex court struck out an appeal filed by Nigeria’s opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Atiku Abubakar challenging the Presidential Election Tribunal’s dismissal of their request to access the INEC “central server”.

PDP and its presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, had alleged that the “server” housed the results of the poll electronically transmitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission during the exercise.

Meanwhile, INEC denies that the result was transmitted via any other means except through manual collation through the designated centres by the accredited electoral officers.

The Point You May Have Missed

To clear any misconceptions that may arise from the proceedings, the former spokesman of Atiku campaign organisation, Mr. Segun Sowunmi said that the apex court did not nullify the petition totally but dismissed it hoping that the server issues will be considered within-trial and if not yet properly considered, the PDP will still have ample time to bring it before the supreme court.

Mr Sowunmi made the clarification while featuring as a guest on the Arise TV Morning Show on Monday.

He said: “At the beginning of trial, our counsels sought to access materials from INEC, and it was not coming forth on time, therefore, they went to court and they went straight to supreme court, but because the tribunal has eventually commenced its work and was about finishing, it was no longer necessary for the supreme court to weigh in on that issue.

“The supreme court simply rested and dismissed that matter believing that within trial, those issues, will either be considered, and if they have not been properly considered, the PDP, its candidate and his counsels, will have more than enough opportunities to bring the matter to the Supreme Court and then it can weigh in properly."

What The PDP Is Seeking From the Tribunal

He also outlined the five focal points that PDP and Atiku Abubakar wants in a court as follows:

Whether the second respondent, in this case, Muhammed Buhari, was at the time of elections, considered qualified to contest in the elections as president of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Whether Muhammed Buhari submitted to the INEC, affidavit containing false information of a fundamental nature, in terms of his qualifications
Whether from the previews and evidence, it was established that the respondent, Muhammed Buhari, was elected by lawful votes cast on the election day(s).

Whether any of the votes cast on that day was invalid by reason of corrupt practices.

Whether the presidential elections conducted by INEC was invalid by reason of non-compliance to the electoral act 2010 as amended and 2019.

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Can we take a break from the FBI’s 80 Nigerians infamous list? Some great stuff is happening in this country. Music is one of them.

If you doubt it, ask yourself why a former US President Barrack Obama would queue our own Rema’s song in his playlist.

The Mavin Record signee’s single titled: Iron Man made Obama’s 2019 Sure Playlist which he shared on his twitter handle @BarackObama on Saturday.

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If you are completing your National Youth Service or benefiting from the government’s N-Power programme, you may be deployed to serve as a police officer.

According to the National Economic Council, NEC plans are underway to engage these in community policing.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said that Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti presented an update on NEC Ad-hoc Committee on Security and Policing.

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The kidnap kingpin allegedly freed by the Nigeria soldiers after he was arrested in Taraba has been arrested and has confessed to getting soldiers’ help to escape.

In a video shared by Sahara Reporters, Wadume is seen confessing in the Hausa language. It is understood that he is admitting to being rescued by some Nigerian Army officers and that 3 police officers were killed in the process.

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Official sources have reported that Hamisu Wadume, the suspected kidnap kingpin in Taraba State, has been re-arrested.

It was not immediately clear when and where Mr Wadume was taken into custody, but Premium Times has reported that Mr Wadume was sighted at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.

The police are expected to release a statement on his arrest later.

Mr Wadume was the ‘high profile’ kidnapping suspect arrested by the police on August 6. He was being driven to Jalingo by the police team when soldiers opened fire on them along Ibi-Wukari Road, killing three police officers and a civilian.

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The embattled Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has reportedly resigned.

Oyo-Ita has decided to send in her letter of retirement to President Muhammadu Buhari amidst allegation of fraud levelled against her, The Cable has reported.

Mrs Oyo-Ita is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged N3bn bribery, duty tour allowance falsification and fraud case.

She was invited by the EFCC on Wednesday to answer questions regarding the allegations, which emanated from a petition against her.

She has, however, denied all the allegations.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed why Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not declared the winner of the February 23 election.

INEC told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that it was satisfied that Atiku did not secure a majority of lawful votes cast during the election.

The country’s electoral umpire stated this in a final written address it filed before the Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-member panel tribunal, INEC, through its lawyers led by Mr Yunus Usman SAN, seeking the dismissal of Atiku’s petition on the outcome of the 2019 presidential election.

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The German government has deported a new batch of Nigerian migrants, less than 48 hours after the attack on former Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

According to reports, the migrants have already left Frankfurt Airport at 8 a.m. and were expected to land in Nigeria’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The number of migrants deported was not ascertained as at the time of this report, it was, however, gathered that they were picked randomly from different accommodation centres.

It would be recalled Last month two batches of Nigerians were sent back home from the European country.

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In 2016, Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC started a scheme that allows it to swap crude contract to enable reduce the cost of importing petroleum products.

You see, the price of crude at the time was falling and Nigeria wasn’t making enough from crude sales to pay for fuel import and still cover other expenditures.

So, it started this barter arrangement where the NNPC gives crude to select companies but instead of getting paid in cash, they receive refined petroleum products of equivalent value.

About 132 companies bid for the crude-for-product swap deals, NNPC said in May.

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Former Minister of Transportation and current nominee, Rotimi Amaechi, has been promoted to the highest rank in the Catholic Church under the order of the Knights of St. John.

Mr Israel Ibeleme, his media Aide, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

He said Amaechi was conferred with the Exemplification honour of the knights of St. John from Grand Master, Nigerian Temple Noble and Exalted Knights of the Holy Cross Knight of St. John International.

Ibeleme said the former minister was conferred with the honour for his service to the Order and humanity for over 20 years at the Pope John Paul II Catholic Centre in Abuja.

He quoted Monsignor Kenneth Enang, in charge of the Pope John II Catholic Centre, as saying that the promotion was premised on Amaechi’s support toward the growth of the Catholic church.

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