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A video of a Nigerian graduate, Olutimehin Ilenre, burning his original certificates has surfaced online.

The History and International Studies graduate from Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) in Oyo State burnt his Bachelor of Arts, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Certificates.

In a video released on social media on Monday, Ilenre said he burnt his certificates due to a lack of a job, adding that the current situation in the country has rendered his certificates useless.

“To get a certificate in this country is like a waste of time,” he lamented.

The Nigerian graduate added that even when travelling out of the country, the certificates are rendered useless.

He noted that he had been unable to sleep in the last week after he recalled that all the jobs he had done for the past 13 years were jobs for which his certificates were not needed.

Ilenre, therefore, advised Nigerian youth to learn handwork due to the country’s present realities and urged parents to empower their children to learn handwork and trade.

“I finished school in 2010 and did my NYSC in 2010/2011; till today, I haven’t used these certificates to get a job,” Ilenre said.

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Tola King, an Oshogbo-based artiste has reportedly died after he fell ill during a church concert on Saturday.

The Governor of Celestial Performing Artistes Association of Nigeria, in Osun State, Temitope Awosika, who confirmed the incident during an interview with Punch Metro on Sunday, said Tola King was performing alongside his other colleagues at a concert organised by a Celestial church located in the Obalende area of Osogbo in the early hours of Saturday, when he suddenly became sick.

Awosika, who said he was contacted when the artiste took ill, further said Tola King was promptly attended to inside the church before he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Osogbo, from where he was transferred to another hospital in Ile-Ife at daybreak.

He further said, “Tola King was one of us in the Osun chapter. Saturday morning, I was called around 3 am, but I didn’t pick up the call. Around 5:30 am, I picked up the call. There was a concert at a Celestial Church in Obalende, Osogbo.

“The person that called me is one Evangelist Femi. The deceased and Femi were called to perform at the same time. Tola King performed for a while and dropped the microphone for Femi. After that, Femi said Tola suddenly held him from the back.

“He was immediately attended to as his breathing was at that point becoming heavy. Within 10 minutes, he was rushed to a hospital. From that first hospital, he was referred to another hospital in Ile-Ife. He was promptly attended to in that Ife hospital.

“Around 1:30 pm Saturday, his condition did not improve and by 2 pm, he gave up the ghost. He didn’t slump in the church. He was made to sit down when he took ill in the church. He was given first aid before he was taken to hospital.”

The CPAAN governor, who said the incident had thrown the association into mourning, charged people to lead a righteous life, as death remained a certain end for all creatures.

Suspected cultists kill UNIBEN final year student

A 500-level student of the University of Benin has been reportedly shot dead inside the campus in a renewed war between rival cult groups in the institution.

Three other students who were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries during the attack were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

A Student Union executive said the incident happened on Friday evening when the students were retiring to their hostels.

The source said members of the cult group stormed the Anatomy Department, close to the back gate of the institution where they killed the victim after the students finished writing their examination.

It was gathered that the deceased student was shot at a close range in his car. Three others were also shot while they were trying to escape from the gunmen.

The incident caused panic among the students and staff members on campus as they scampered for safety.

Another student said a fight between rival groups broke out in the Ekiadolor area, a community next to the school some days ago in which about three persons were allegedly killed before spreading to the Ugbowo campus of the institution.

A viral video of the incident showed a red car with bullet holes. The body of a man was seen being removed from the car and taken to the back of a pick-up van where he was to be taken away.

Efforts to get the reaction of the school’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, proved abortive as she did not reply to two messages sent to her through WhatsApp.

When contacted, the State Police Command’s spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, said he was yet to be informed of the incident.

“I am yet to be briefed of such an incident. When I get the brief, I will let you know, but for now no information.”

A few months ago a final-year student at the Hall 3 hostel of the University of Benin was shot dead in his room by gunmen.

A 24-year-old student of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Damian Okoligwe, who allegedly killed his 20-year-old girlfriend, Justina Otuene, has denied having a hand in the deceased’s death.

Okoligwe denied the allegation during an interview with journalists at the Command Headquarters of the Rivers State Police Command, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.

The suspect who said he was sick when the deceased visited his home, claimed he noticed his girlfriend was lifeless when he woke up.

He further claimed that he went to his brother’s house for treatment and returned three days later to dispose of her body.

The 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student denied harvesting any organ from Justina’s body, claiming that her remains were still intact.

Okoligwe said, “I was very sick that morning, and when I went to the room to check on her, she was still sleeping.

“I went back to the parlor, I laid down because I was very sick. I was calling her but she was not responding. I had to go back to check on her.

“I went to check on her, she was not moving at all. She was very stiff and strong. After that, I did not know what to do, I had to carry her body into another room, and then I called my brother to come to my place.

“He came, and then he took me out of the place. He did not know there was anybody in my house. He took me to his place. That was where I received my treatment.

“I was thinking if I report the issue, I will be blamed for everything. So, I was trying to wrap her body and get rid of it, which was very wrong of me to do.

“As I came back that Wednesday to come and wrap her body, that was the Wednesday the police came. I did not remove any of her body parts.”


He noted that their relationship was not stable.

The suspect added that the deceased took a Bolt ride to his house on her own, noting that she was supposed to leave the same night but he slept off.

On his part, John Otuene, the elder brother to the slain 20-year-old girl, said his family wants justice to prevail on the matter.

“On Wednesday, we got a call that a case of a dead person had been reported to the Ozuoba Police Station and that we should go to the Police Station.

“So, I reported to the IPO at Mini-Okoro Police station. We reported to the commander. The commander gave the IPO a go-ahead.

“All of us went to the Ozuoba Police Station and they met the officer there who confirmed that the missing person in the picture is the person that was killed.

“I need justice. The guy that did it should pay for it, and everybody that was involved, because definitely, he was not the only one that was involved. Justice is what we need,” he said.

The Nigeria Police Force has announced the recruitment of constables (recruits) for 2023. The recruitment exercise will be conducted online, and the application portal will be open for six weeks from 15th October to 26th November 2023.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is currently recruiting new constables. If you are interested in applying for the Nigeria Police Force Recruitment 2023, here is a comprehensive guide on how to apply:


Eligibility criteria


To be eligible to apply for the Nigeria Police Force Recruitment, you must meet the following criteria:

Be a Nigerian citizen by birth

Be between the ages of 18 and 25

Possess a minimum of five credits in not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO or its equivalent, with credit passes in English and Mathematics

Be physically and mentally fit

Not be less than 1.67m tall for males and 1.64m tall for females

Female applicants must not be pregnant at the time of entry

Have a valid email address and phone number

Application process
The application process is entirely online. To apply, follow these steps:

Visit the Nigeria Police Force Recruitment Portal https://www.intelregion.com/jobs/nigeria-police-force-recruitment-programme/


Create an account by entering your name, email address, and phone number

Once your account has been created, you will be able to access the application form

Fill out the application form completely and accurately
Upload your required documents, which include your O’level results, birth certificate, and certificate of origin
Submit your application form and print out a copy for your records

Screening process

Once you have submitted your application form, it will be screened by the NPF. You will be invited for a physical screening exercise if your application is shortlisted.

The physical screening exercise will involve a medical examination, a physical fitness test, and a background check.

Training

If you successfully pass the physical screening exercise, you will be admitted into the police academy for training. The training program lasts for six months and covers various topics, including law, criminal justice, and police procedures.

After Training

Once you have completed your training, you will be deployed to a police station to begin your duties as a constable.

Tips for Success

Here are a few tips to help you succeed in your application for the Nigeria Police Force Recruitment:

Make sure you meet all of the eligibility criteria

Fill out the application form completely and accurately
Upload all of the required documents

Prepare for the physical screening exercise
Be honest and transparent during the background check

Conclusion

The NPF recruitment process is competitive, but it is also fair and transparent. If you meet the eligibility criteria and are well-prepared, you have a good chance of being selected.

The House of Representatives has summoned the embattled singer Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley in a bid to secure proper compensation and royalties for the late Afrobeat singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, a.k.a. MohBad.

The House, through its Committee on Justice, Youth and Legislative Compliance, on Thursday, October 26, 2023, also invited the manager of the late singer, Jiggy Adeoye, to an interactive session slated for Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

Mohbad, an ex-signee of Naira Marley’s record label, died on September 12, 2023, at age 27.


Naira Marley has also been accused of bullying or ordering the harassment of the late singer, however, police have identified other suspects connected to the death.

Naira Marley had earlier this month turned himself into the police and was taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities by coroner inquest instituted by the Lagos State government.

he House said both Naira Marley and Mohbad’s manager were needed to guide the committee on further legislative action. The letter was routed through the President, Performing Musicians Associations of Nigeria (PMAN).

The House had resolved to wade into the matter following the adoption of a motion moved by Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos).

Benson had called for a review of relevant laws guiding the entertainment industry as well as copyright laws, while expressing concerns about the contracts and agreements that entertainers are compelled to sign.

The lawmakers during the debate on the matter at plenary on September 26 also assured MohBad’s family of its commitment to secure proper compensation and royalties from his musical works.

British rapper, Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr aka Stormzy has called for an end to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, an Islamic Resistance Movement.

This is as he showed support for Palestine.

Stormzy returned to social media on Thursday night to share some thoughts and update fans on his current activities.

He maintained that whenever there is an “injustice” in the world, he would always be on the side of “the oppressed.”

On his verified Instagram handle, he wrote, “I hope everyone is good, some fleeting thoughts;

“Free Palestine;

“In the future, if there is ever a clear injustice in the world, no matter how big or small, 100 times out of 100, I will be on the side of the oppressed. Unequivocally. As I always have been. Social media is a brilliant way to stand up for what is right, There are also a whole load of other ways to do this.

“I’m currently learning how to play Patel, Golf and Chess. I wanna learn horse riding too so I can buy a black horse like the one from the Lloyds TS8 advert and call it Skeng.

“I hate social media. It all makes me very sick if I’m honest but I love you guys a lot and it is nice to be present and connect to you via it.

“Odumodublvck is the coldest bruddah in the world right now.”

Stormzy promised to return to social media soon again to give his fans more updates, “hopefully with some new music.”[quoteIsrael-Hamas War: British Rapper, Stormzy Shows Support for Palestine

British rapper, Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr aka Stormzy has called for an end to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, an Islamic Resistance Movement.

This is as he showed support for Palestine.

Stormzy returned to social media on Thursday night to share some thoughts and update fans on his current activities.

He maintained that whenever there is an “injustice” in the world, he would always be on the side of “the oppressed.”

On his verified Instagram handle, he wrote[i], “I hope everyone is good, some fleeting thoughts;

“Free Palestine;

“In the future, if there is ever a clear injustice in the world, no matter how big or small, 100 times out of 100, I will be on the side of the oppressed. Unequivocally. As I always have been. Social media is a brilliant way to stand up for what is right, There are also a whole load of other ways to do this.

“I’m currently learning how to play Patel, Golf and Chess. I wanna learn horse riding too so I can buy a black horse like the one from the Lloyds TS8 advert and call it Skeng.

“I hate social media. It all makes me very sick if I’m honest but I love you guys a lot and it is nice to be present and connect to you via it.

“Odumodublvck is the coldest bruddah in the world right now.”

Stormzy promised to return to social media soon again to give his fans more updates, “hopefully with some new musics[/i]"

The Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed 11 new Medical Directors for the Federal Government established Medical Facilities in the Country.

This was made known in a statement issued by Director Press & Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, Patricia Deworitshe.

The new CMDs are listed as follows: Prof. Nyandanti Yakub Wilberforce – MD, FMC, Hong, Adamawa State, Prof. Issa Baba Awoye – MD, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Buddo-Egba, Kwara State, Dr. Umar Faruk Abdumajid – MD, FMC Daura, Katsina State, Dr. Muhammad Shittu Adamu – MD, FMC, Wase, Plateau, Prof Shuaibu Jauro Yahya – MD, FMC, Mubi, Adamawa State, Dr. Mercy Anugwu – MD, FMC, Onitsha, Anambra State, , Prof. Auwalu Sani Salihu– FNPH Dawanau Kano State, Prof. Rufai Ahmed – Registrar/ CEO, Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria.


Others include Prof. Mangwa J. Kortar – MD, FMC, Makurdi, Benue State, Prof. Robinson Chukwudi Onoh CMD, Alex Ekwueme, Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki, Ebonyi State, Dr. Nurudeen Isa – MD, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano State who received their appointment letters previously.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Kachollom Daju, while congratulating and presenting letters of appointment for an initial Four year tenure with effect from 1st August, 2023 to the new CMDs recently at the FMOH Headquarters Abuja, charged them to work together with the health workers and stakeholders as a team and explore all necessary avenues to provide a conducive work environment and Infrastructure aimed at achieving high standard health care.

According to her, “it may be challenging but there is no challenge that is unsurmountable and your appointment is an indication of the confidence that Federal Government reposed on you”.
She enjoined them to bring their skill and wealth of experience they acquired over the years to bear in their various health facilities noting that their performance will determine the renewal of their tenure.

Daju assured that the Ministry will provide necessary support with the available resources to enable them meet the hospital standard adding that the Ministry will organise induction training to the newly appointed MDs soon.

In response, on behalf of the newly appointed MDs , Dr. Mercy Anugwu expressed appreciation to the President and the Ministry for finding them worthy of the appointment assuring that they will not disappoint. “We will do our best to improve the lot of our people, to justify the confidence reposed in us by the President and the Ministry, we will put in what it takes to move the health care system in our facilities going forward, we will not rest, we will move along with the vision of Mr. President and make sure that our people receive the best, we will not disappoint you” she promised.

In his vote of thanks, Dr. Anuma Ogbonnaya, Director, Regulatory and Professional Schools, FMOH acknowledged the importance and enormous nature of the appointment, noting that “to whom much is given, much is expected”.

He urged them to work hard, operate an open door policy and carry everybody along ensuring that the health facilities are upgraded and function optimally to deliver evidence, based on medical care to the teeming population of Nigeria.

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have kicked against the plan of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to release an N5bn palliative package to each of the 36 state governors in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to curb the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.

The organised labour said that the governors could not be trusted with such a project, adding that the governors would favour politicians rather than the poor Nigerians that needed the N180bn largess disbursed to the state government to the Nigerian citizens.

On Thursday, August 17, 2023, the federal government announced the N5bn palliative to each of the 36 states in Nigeria and 180 trucks of rice as part of its move to cushion the effect of removing the fuel subsidy.


The fuel subsidy removal has led to immediate and multiple increases in the pump prices of petrol in the country, subsequently leading to the rise in the prices of goods and services in the country and badly affecting its socio-economy.

The organised labour has also staged nationwide protests over the development and insisted that a functioning refinery is the pre-condition for removing the fuel subsidy.

But announcing the release of the palliative at the end of the 135th National Economic Council meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima in Abuja, the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, disclosed that the N5bn was to enable the state governments to procure 100,000 bags of rice, 40,000 bags of maize and fertilizers to cushion the effect of food shortage across the country.

He added that considering the urgency in meeting the need to mitigate the skyrocketing food prices across the country, the Federal Government had last week released five trucks of rice to each state of the federation.

Meanwhile, reacting to the government’s interventions, the Assistant National Secretary-General of the NLC, Mr Chris Onyeka, wondered why the FG was releasing money to governors, many of whom he said had refused to pay the minimum wage.

He dismissed the palliative fund as paltry, noting that it would not get to the intended beneficiaries.

“The money will not get to the people, let them share the money as they want but what the NLC agreed with them were certain milestones. The NLC will close its eyes to what the Federal Government is trying to give to the governors.

“To us as far as we are concerned, NLC will still stick to the milestones that we have agreed on, we will insist that those things are discussed and implemented to the letter.’’



“When the Federal Government wants to subvert the instrument of dialogue, it intentionally creates problems. The Federal Government had already started engaging using this instrument when they engaged the NLC; for them now to go and sit down at the level of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and to go and pretend to give them money is a subversion of social dialogue, subversion of peace, and a subversion of democracy because it is not democratic.”

Speaking in the same vein, the TUC Deputy National President, Tommy Etim stressed that governors could not be trusted with the implementation of the palliative funds.

“It is one thing to make pronouncements, implementation is another thing. I am sure you remember what happened to the COVID-19 palliatives in 2020 when foodstuffs were stored in warehouses and kept from hungry citizens. Same thing with the issue of the Paris Club relief fund that some governors went to hide in the bank so that they could get some from it while citizens were starving.

“We need a body that will follow up on the implementation because left to the state governors, the palliatives may not get to places where it should get. We need a body that will make them accountable. We need the citizens to be aware. The body should let everyone know when each state gets its own relief (package). Everyone should know the details that are received by each state, how the packages were distributed,’’ he suggested.

Also, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the Federal Government was about sharing N2,000 and a cup of rice to poor people across the country.

He also stated that the governors could not be trusted, as most of them were not paying minimum wage, adding that no committee was established to ensure the successful implementation of the initiative.

Ajaero said, “N5bn multiplied by 36 states is going to give you N180bn. So if you divide that with the official figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, which says that 133 million Nigerians are multi-dimensionally poor, and calculate it, you will get about N2,000 each for those who are poor.

“That is the official statistics of the government, but you and I know that the actual figure is more than that. So is that what to celebrate? And then, five trucks or there about, of rice to a state. The poor people of these states cannot get one cup of rice. It will not go round.

“Even if you pick them from the poverty bracket, it will be difficult for them to get one cup of rice. Is that the best we can do? Is that the best approach to governance? So do we look at our people as people we should give one cup of rice and N2,000? Is that palliative?”

He said the government should be serious with governance that served the interest of the people.

“Who are governors you are giving it to? Is the governors who have not paid minimum wage? Is there any committee to ensure the effective disbursement of that which is very insufficient?