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Foreign AffairsShell Defends 'Difficult' Decision To Buy Russian Crude Oil by Sunofgod(op): 10:57pm On Mar 06, 2022
Shell has defended its decision to purchase Russian crude oil despite the invasion and bombardment of Ukraine.

The oil giant said in a statement that the decision to purchase the fuel at a discounted price was "difficult". grin

It confirmed that it had bought a cargo of Russian crude oil on Friday but it had "no alternative".

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hit out at the energy company, asking on Twitter: "Doesn't Russian oil smell Ukrainian blood for you?"

So far Western countries have not imposed sanctions on Russian oil imports, fearing it will drive up already record high energy prices around the world.

But on Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was now in "active discussions" with European partners about banning them while also maintaining a "steady global supply".

Russia is the world's second top producer of crude oil after Saudi Arabia, and supplies about a third of Europe's needs.

Commenting on its move, Shell said it was forced to buy oil from Russia in order to maintain timely supplies of fuel to Europe.

The firm said it remains "appalled by the war in Ukraine" and has stopped most activities involving Russian oil, but it added the situation with supplies is "highly complex".

Russian oil currently makes up about 8% of Shell's working supplies. One of the firm's refineries, which produces diesel and petrol and other products, is also among the biggest in Europe.

"To be clear, without an uninterrupted supply of crude oil to refineries, the energy industry cannot assure continued provision of essential products to people across Europe over the weeks ahead," a spokesperson said.

"Cargoes from alternative sources would not have arrived in time to avoid disruptions to market supply.

"We didn't take this decision lightly and we understand the strength of feeling around it."

The firm also said that it will try to choose alternatives to Russian oil "wherever possible", and that profits from Russian oil will go to a dedicated fund aimed at helping people in Ukraine.

It comes shortly after the company announced that it would end all of its joint ventures with the Russian energy company Gazprom following the invasion.

That will involve the company selling its 27.5% stake in a major liquefied natural gas plant and a 50% stake in two oilfield projects in Siberia.

It will also end its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany. The 1,200km pipeline under the Baltic Sea had already been put on hold by German ministers.

In a statement issued on Monday, Shell said that it expected the move, which will also apply to any "related entities" to Gazprom, would be worth about $3bn (£2.2bn). The associated costs will be marked on its balance sheet later this year.

Shell followed on from the likes of BP, which had already announced that it would offload its stake in the Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft - a potential hit of $25bn.

BP said earlier this week it was too soon to say how or to whom its stake in Rosneft would be sold.

Norwegian oil and gas producer Equinor has also announced its exit from Russia, saying the conflict made its current position "untenable".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60638255

CrimeMan Rapes Wife’s 11-yr-old Cousin For Three Years In Ogun, Begs For Forgiveness by Sunofgod(op): 6:42pm On Mar 06, 2022
Man allegedly rapes wife’s 11-yr-old cousin for three years in Ogun, begs for forgiveness

A 35-year-old man, Idowu Shittu, is currently in police net for allegedly raping his wife’s 11-year-old cousin for three years.

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Shittu, who lives at Hallelujah Street, Ifo area of Ogun State, was apprehended by the police after his wife reported at Ifo division that Shittu had been forcing the minor to sleep with her for three years.

The Ogun State police image maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the wife informed the police that “her cousin, who lives with them informed her that her husband, Idowu Shittu has been forcefully having sex with her for the past three years, and when she can no longer bear it.”

According to Oyeyemi, the cousin, whose mother died when she was a toddler, had told the woman that she had been enduring the sexual molestation because she had no other place to go should she be sent out by the suspect, saying “he used to threatening whenever he wants to have his way with her.”

DAILY POST learnt that the DPO of Ifo division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, having been briefed about the case, detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, but pleaded for forgiveness from the little girl,” Oyeyemi said on Sunday, adding that the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State CIID for further investigation and prosecution.

https://dailypost.ng/2022/03/06/man-allegedly-rapes-wifes-11-yr-old-cousin-for-three-years-in-ogun-begs-for-forgiveness/
Foreign AffairsChelsea Owner, Abramovich’s Daughter Slams Putin Over Attack On Ukraine by Sunofgod(op): 10:46pm On Feb 25, 2022
Sofia, the daughter of Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, on Friday knocked Vladimir Putin, Russian president, over the attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

Russia Thursday invaded Ukraine and on Friday, Putin called on the Ukrainian army to overthrow the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Putin is particularly enraged by the prospect of NATO bases next to his borders and says Ukraine joining the US-led transatlantic alliance would mark the crossing of a red line.

Meanwhile, the US, UK and some other countries have announced sanctions against Russia.
The UK government imposed the “most punishing sanctions” to target Russian elites.

There are calls for the British government to seize Chelsea Football Club from owner Abramovich but his asset was not among UK’s list of targets. There were suggestions that Abramovich, along with a host of other Russian oligarchs based outside the country, flew back to Moscow on Thursday.

However, Sofia Abramovich, who is the third daughter of Abramovich’’s seven children, shared her thoughts on Instagram stories, declaring that Putin, not the Russian people, wanted the war with Ukraine. She added, “The biggest and most successful lie of the Kremlin’s propaganda is that most Russians stand with Putin.

“Since the western media has been talking a lot lately about the fact that Putin wants to invade Ukraine or something, which is totally nuts, I thought it might be a good time to remind that Russia is not Putin.”

According to Sofia, the invasion of Ukraine is a selfish move by President Putin and his friends and does not represent the thoughts of Russians.

http://saharareporters.com/2022/02/25/chelsea-owner-abramovich%E2%80%99s-daughter-slams-putin-over-attack-ukraine
Foreign AffairsRussia Bombs Nursery School by Sunofgod(op): 9:58pm On Feb 25, 2022
Russia accused of bombing NURSERY as pictures show it ‘surrounded by bodies’ in strikes that killed child & four others

RUSSIA has been accused of bombing a nursery as horrifying video appeared to show a kindergarten surrounded by bodies.

Drone footage taken in the eastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka appears to show the Sunshine nursery with a shell explosion outside.

Bodies of at least two adults appear to be lying outside in pools of blood as with other people crouched alongside them.

The front of the building - which has a sand pit, play area and slide in the yard - appears to be blown out with shutters scattered the ground.

Blast damage is seen outside with a large black crater on the road outside, and further explosive damage near the play area.

The kindergarten appears to be flying a Ukrainian flag above its doors, which is hanging limply in the aftermath of the blast.

Kyiv's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba earlier today accused Russia of war crimes after reports of attacks of orphanages and nurseries.

"We are collecting this and other facts, which we will immediately send to the Hague. Responsibility is inevitable," he said.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17772443/russia-bombed-nursery-kindergarten-bodies/

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PoliticsUKRAINE Conflict Will Boost Nigeria's Income - Nigeria Backs Putin! by Sunofgod(op): 7:28pm On Feb 25, 2022
Nigerian govt will take advantage of current crude oil price surge – Minister

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government is deepening effort to spur oil production in order to take advantage of global crude oil price.

Sylva said this in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the forthcoming Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2022) slated from Feb. 27 to March 3.

He was reacting to the global oil benchmark Brent crude which rose over five per cent to trade at $103.33 a barrel with escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
CareerRe: Should I Go Or Should I Stay ? by Sunofgod(m): 1:54pm On Feb 25, 2022
Go
SportsRe: Aubameyang Makes History, Scores Hat-Tricks In EPL, Ligue 1, Bundesliga & LaLiga by Sunofgod(m): 1:46pm On Feb 25, 2022
Arsenal bleeped up
SportsRe: Lukaku ‘Will Accept Pay Cut’ To Dump Chelsea For Inter Milan Return by Sunofgod(m): 9:08am On Feb 25, 2022
Good
PoliticsFG To Partner South Korea In Tackling Unemployment In Nigeria by Sunofgod(op): 11:00pm On Feb 22, 2022
The federal government says it’s collaborating with South Korea to address Nigeria’s unemployment issues, especially among the youth and women.

Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while receiving the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae on Tuesday, in Abuja.

Mr Ngige said the era of white collar jobs was no more, that blue collar jobs were now being created, especially in the technical field and agriculture.

He urged the Republic of Korea to assist Nigeria in agriculture, which has enormous capacity to boost the foreign exchange base of the country.

Mr Ngige said the collaboration would explore opportunities in the agriculture sector and help in jobs creation and ease off the unemployment pressure in the country, especially among the youth and women.

He said the development of agriculture sector through collaboration would assist Nigeria in developing foreign exchange base and reduce spending the nation’s limited resources in importing food.

Mr Ngige stated that products made by Korean companies enjoyed high patronage in Nigeria, including phones, loud speakers and electronics.

He, therefore, appealed to the country to reciprocate Nigeria’s patronage by getting some of their raw materials from Nigeria to ensure a balance of trade between the two countries.

While commending South Korea for establishing skills acquisition centre in Kogi, he urged that the gesture be spread to other geopolitical zones.

He called on South Korea to support Nigeria’s clean energy programme, to save resources wasted from burning oil and gas for the generation of electricity.

https://gazettengr.com/fg-to-partner-south-korea-in-tackling-unemployment-in-nigeria/
BusinessRe: Oil Price Nears $100 A Barrel Amid Russia-ukraine Crisis by Sunofgod(m): 10:46am On Feb 22, 2022
Putin causing worldwide inflation.....it is well.
Politics15 Years After, BPE Re-assigns Ogboyega Coal Mines To Orbit Exploration by Sunofgod(op): 9:28pm On Feb 10, 2022
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has granted approval to Orbit Exploration and Natural Products Limited (OENPL) to take over the mineral titles of Ogboyega North and South Coal Blocks, Mines number 769 & 772 ML from Western Metal Products Company (WEMPCO).

The company is set to generate electricity with coal from mines, the Bureau of Public Enterprise said in a statement yesterday.

This was one of the major highlights of the meeting of the council, presided over by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo which held recently at the presidential villa, Abuja.

In granting the approval, Council noted that BPE’s due diligence on the enterprise indicated that OENPL can provide the financing and technical expertise needed to successfully operate the mines.

It further noted that WEMPCO had requested for BPE’ s approval to transfer the mineral titles of the two coal blocks to OENPL in line with the provisions of the asset share purchase agreement and that OENPL has proposed to spend N112 billion to procure equipment for operationalizing the two coal blocks and power generation.

Ogboyega North and South Coal Blocks were sold to WEMPCO in 2007 at the fee of $7,378,150 million and $7,678,250 million respectively.

However, 15 years after the transaction, the two Coal Blocks have not been fully operationalised.

Consequently, WEMPCO requested the Bureau for approval to transfer the Mineral Title of Ogboyega Coal Block to Orbit Exploration and Natural Products Limited (OENPL).

This necessitated the bureau to review the provisions of the assets sale purchase agreement executed with WEMPCO.

The BPE in a statement said review the request conforms with the provisions therein, particularly Article 18.6 which allows such transfer of shares, subject to the consent of NCP/BPE.

Having studied the business plan and financial position of OENPL, the BPE recommended that it was capable to operate the mines.

https://leadership.ng/15-years-after-bpe-re-assigns-ogboyega-coal-mines-to-orbit-exploration/
PoliticsFG To Compensate Vehicle Owners For Engine Related 'adulterated' Fuel Problems? by Sunofgod(op): 10:24pm On Feb 08, 2022
......Surely they are liable for allowing the fuel to enter the supply chain?
PoliticsRe: Tired Tinubu Jets Out For Medical Treatment. by Sunofgod(m): 12:22pm On Jan 28, 2022
Corpse....
PoliticsOsinbajo Will Defect To PDP.....Guaranteed To Beat And Humiliate His Godather by Sunofgod(op): 6:55pm On Jan 23, 2022
....watch this space.
PoliticsBuhari Visited Tinubu In Corruption-tainted London Villa Acquired By Oyetola by Sunofgod(op): 9:07pm On Jan 16, 2022
It was a meeting of two of Nigeria’s most influential politicians in London – President Muhammadu Buhari was visiting political kingmaker and senior member of his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

In July, the presidency announced that Mr Buhari was heading to London for an education summit. The office also added that the president would also see his doctors for “medical check-up”.

Coincidentally, Mr Tinubu, who had travelled to London earlier, was also receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment in the British capital. So, a perfect setting for both men to meet was created.

Media handlers of the two men later flooded social media with photos of both men having what seemed like a jovial conversation in a London house. Another photo of both men standing, with their face masks drawn underneath their chins, was also shared.

“President Muhammadu Buhari this evening in London, the United Kingdom, visited Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,”Bashir Ahmad, one of Mr Buhari’s media aides, captioned the photos on Facebook on August 12.

Certainly, it was not the first time both men were meeting, and photos of their encounter were released to the public. However, on this occasion, the release of their photographs angered many Nigerians.

Many called out the two politicians for releasing photos of themselves on medical tourism while doctors in public hospitals in the country were on strike.

But what most Nigerians did not know was that the property at which the duo met was linked to one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country since Mr Buhari became president in 2015.

A PREMIUM TIMES investigation has now revealed that the mansion where Mr Tinubu welcomed President Buhari is not only embroiled in a multi-billion fraud scandal, the Buhari government had actually secured a freezing order on the property from a Federal High Court before the previous owner, who is now an international fugitive, sold it at a huge discount to an offshore company owned by the governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, a known proxy and a relative of Mr Tinubu.

This revelation emerged as part of the ongoing global Pandora Papers reporting project, led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and in which PREMIUM TIMES is a key participant.

The project involved 600 journalists from 150 news organisations around the world sorting and analysing a trove of almost 12 million confidential files, tracking down and interviewing sources, and adding context using public records and documents.

The leaked files were retrieved from some offshore services firms around the world that set up shell companies and other offshore entities for clients, many of them influential politicians, businesspersons, and criminals seeking to conceal their financial dealings.

The Mansion at 32 Grove End Road, London

The property, which is situated at 32 Grove End Road, in the wealthy Westminster neighbourhood of London, has become a sort of mecca to associates of Mr Tinubu, and politicians of the ruling APC, after the former Lagos governor started staying there for what appears to be recuperation.

Apart from Mr Buhari, other politicians who have visited Mr Tinubu at the expansive 6,975 sq ft property are the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; a former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun; Mr Amosun’s successor, Dapo Abiodun; the governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi; the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu; members of the Lagos State House of Assembly; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; a contingent from Kano State led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje; top fuji musician; Wasiu Ayinde, among other dignitaries.

The 32 Grove End Road villa exudes stunning opulence. According to an advert brochure of the property released by popular United Kingdom real estate company, Savills, the estate is made up of two buildings – a five-bedroom property with a formal reception, a study, a master bedroom with an en suite dressing room, bathroom and a cinema suite with a balcony overlooking the rear garden. Two of the other four bedrooms in the property are en suite.

The second building on the estate is a self-contained two-bedroom flat which is built above the property’s double length garage. The property comes with a gym, two guest cloakrooms, a carriage driveway that can park up to eight cars, and front and rear gardens, and an electric gate.

Bought from a fugitive at a £8 million discount

Documents obtained from the UK property register revealed that in July 2013, the property with title number 340992, was bought for £11.95 million by Zavlil Holdings Ltd, a shell company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, a notorious tax haven. Further documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES revealed that Zavlil Holdings Limited is owned by Kolawole Aluko, an international fugitive wanted by law enforcement agencies in Nigeria and the United States for money laundering.

Kola Aluko and his associate, Jide Omokore, were indicted in the U.S. and Nigeria for multi-million-dollar fraud and money laundering violations allegedly in collusion with a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.


In 2016, the Federal Government of Nigeria filed a Mareva injunction at a Federal High Court in Lagos seeking to confiscate a list of properties belonging to Messrs Aluko and Omokore valued at $1.8 billion.

A Mareva injunction is a Court order which freezes the assets of a defendant pending the outcome of a litigation.

In the suit against Messrs Omokore and Aluko, alongside their companies, Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited and Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited, the Nigerian Government asked the court to grant it seven orders to prevent the accused from disposing the assets. The government alleged they were acquired through fraudulent means.

The third prayer the government made to the court was to grant it an order restraining the accused “from giving any instruction, demanding, accepting, receiving payments and/or transacting, transferring, mortgaging or howsoever dealing in any manner with assets of the Defendants in both houses and land in Abuja and Lagos and others located outside Nigeria.”

The government then listed 17 properties in Abuja, Lagos, the U.S., Canada, Dubai, Switzerland, and the UK.

Among the listed properties was “Grove End Road, London”.

The court granted the government all its prayers. In October 2017, an attempt by the defendants to dismiss the Mareva injunction granted on the properties was subsequently dismissed by Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, the trial judge.

But just around the time (on October 18, 2017) the court dismissed the defendant’s attempt to dismiss the injunction, documents obtained from the U.K. property register revealed that Mr Aluko sold the house for £9 million to Aranda Overseas Corporation, an offshore company incorporated in the British Virgins Island by two of Mr Tinubu’s most trusted surrogates – Adegboyega Oyetola, formerly chair of Paragon Group of Companies and incumbent governor of Osun State and Elusanmi Eludoyin, Mr Oyetola’s successor at Paragon.

The huge discount at which the property was sold is curious and raised questions of whether Mr Aluko desperately needed to sell the property even while a court of law had placed a freeze order on it.

The United Kingdom, especially the greater London area, is noted for rapid increase in the value of properties. According to PREMIUM TIMES’ calculation of the likely value of the property when it was bought by Aranda Overseas Corporation done on the website of UK’s National Building Society, which is the largest building society in the world, the property should be worth approximately 17 million pounds. Thus, Mr Aluko sold the property at a discount of £8,000,000.

How we used public photos to confirm Identity of London villa
In the application filed by the Nigerian government, the house number of the property on Grove End Road was omitted. However, PREMIUM TIMES’ extensive investigation in Nigeria and the U.K., including a detailed analysis of photographs of visits to Mr Tinubu, has shown that the APC leader is staying at the same property the Nigerian government wants forfeited.

We were also able to determine that it was at the same property that Mr Tinubu welcomed Mr Buhari on August 12 as well as other politicians who visited him. Our reporters carefully analysed some of the photos of these visits. Sources close to Mr Tinubu also confirmed that he stays and welcomes guests, including Mr Buhari, at the property.

Two photos of the visit of Mr Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, were particularly helpful in making the initial connections.

We compared the photos with those of the estate published in an advertisement brochure for the property by the real estate firm Savills, and they matched with features seen in some of the photos shared by those who visited the political kingmaker and presidential hopeful.

In one of the photos, Mr Abiodun, wearing a blue jacket and brown pants, stood beside Mr Tinubu, who spotted a white robe just behind. Double door entrance in front of a staircase. They smiled as they touched each other with their elbows in what seems like a playful coronavirus “shake”.

The floor tiles of the doorway and the intricate mental work of the railings of the staircase are identical to one of the photos in the advertisement brochure of 32 grove End Road published by Savills.

In another photo, Messrs. Abiodun and Tinubu were captured having what seemed like a hearty laugh. A comparison of the concrete rectangular concrete slabs around the garden with those of the garden in the Savills brochure showed that they are identical.

We also compared the photos taken during Mr Buhari’s visit and those taken during the visit of the Kano State governor and his entourage and they clearly showed that Mr Tinubu met with them at 32 Grove End Road.

Beyond analysing photographs of the interior and exterior of the building, we also sent representatives to visit the location and determine that the APC leader stays there.

We put our findings to Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson for Mr Tinubu. He promised to get back within 24 hours when we reached him on the telephone. Four days after, we are yet to hear from him.

When reached for comments, Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant on media to Mr Buhari, asked that questions be emailed to him. We did as he instructed. However, we did not hear from him subsequently.

How Oyetola broke the law

In November 1999, eighteen years before it was used as a vehicle to purchase the London property, Mr Oyetola and his billionaire partner, Mr Eludoyin, sought the service of a Bristol, UK-based international company registration agent, Jordans Limited, to help them set up a company.

They wanted a kind of setup that would guarantee some secrecy and on November 11 of that year, the company was registered.

Leaked confidential records revealed that Messrs Eludoyin and Oyetola became the shareholders and directors of Aranda and we did not see any record that the latter resigned from the management of the company even as he served as chief of staff to his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, thereby breaking Nigeria’s law.

In Nigeria, a person is statutorily obligated to withdraw from engaging in or directing a private business, except if it is farming, upon becoming a public officer, Section Six (6) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act stipulates.

Apart from Aranda, Mr Oyetola has another footprint in the offshore shadow economy. He and Mr Eludoyin, in 2003, incorporated another shelf company in the British Virgin Islands, Global Investments Offshore Limited.

Gboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun State.
Gboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun State
He ran the company as a director almost throughout his term as Mr Aregbesola’s Chief of Staff. However in June 2018, months before he became governor, he withdrew from the company and made his children – Rukayat Oyetola, Hafiz Oyetola, and Rasheedat Oyetola directors.

He also transferred his shares in Global Investments Offshore Limited to Mr Eludoyin and his son Haifz in June 2018. A register of directors we saw shows that all the formalities for the transfers were concluded and signed on June 1, 2018.

By remaining a director of Global Offshore for the entire period he was Chief of Staff to Mr Aregbesola, Mr Oyetola violated Nigeria’s code of conduct law and could be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal if authorities decide to prosecute him for the infraction.

It however remains unclear why Mr Oyetola would rush to buy a property his country was pushing to confiscate due to well-known corruption allegations against its then owner.

Also unclear is why Mr Tinubu, who apparently wants to become Nigeria`s president, would agree to stay at the controversial property.

As for Mr Buhari, it is yet unknown why he would visit Mr Tinubu at a property suspected to have been originally bought by Mr Aluko from the proceeds of alleged theft of Nigeria’s oil money.

Mr Oyetola ignored multiple requests for him to comment for this story. His spokespersons declined to revert days after they promised to do so.

As indicated earlier, the spokespersons for Messrs Buhari and Tinubu also declined to comment for this report despite multiple requests by our reporters.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/pandora-papers/488537-pandora-papers-buhari-visited-tinubu-in-corruption-tainted-london-villa-acquired-by-oyetola.html

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PoliticsMuslim (Atiku/Tinubu) To Take Over From Muslim (Buhari) ? How Manage? by Sunofgod(op): 9:27pm On Jan 11, 2022
Christians have become too docile... shocked
HealthRe: COVID-19 Update For January 8 2022 In Nigeria by Sunofgod(m): 1:24pm On Jan 09, 2022
Zamfara deaths nko?
Christianity EtcPope Francis Says Choosing Pets Over Kids Is Selfish by Sunofgod(op): 7:05pm On Jan 05, 2022
Pope Francis has suggested people who choose to have pets over children are acting selfishly.

The Pope's comments came as he was discussing parenthood during a general audience at the Vatican in Rome.

"Today ... we see a form of selfishness," he told the audience. "We see that some people do not want to have a child. shocked

"Sometimes they have one, and that's it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children.

"This may make people laugh, but it is a reality."

The practice "is a denial of fatherhood and motherhood and diminishes us, takes away our humanity", he added.

Pope Francis said that people who are unable to have children for biological reasons should consider adoption, urging people "not to be afraid" in embarking on parenthood.

He also spoke of a "demographic winter" - possibly referring to countries with declining birth rates - in which "we see that people do not want to have children, or just one and no more".

It is not the first time Pope Francis has taken aim at people who choose pets over children.

In 2014, he said that having pets instead of children was "another phenomenon of cultural degradation", and that emotional relationships with pets was "easier" than the "complex" relationship between parents and children.

The 85-year-old Pope has been photographed petting animals ranging from dogs to panthers in the past, but he is not thought to have a personal pet.

His 2015 visit to the United States was marked by dog owners dressing their pets in canine papal outfits with the hashtag #popedog on Instagram.

Asked at the time if the Pope was aware of the trend, a Vatican spokeswoman said: "I imagine he has more important things to think about."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59884801

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PoliticsHarsh Reality In Nigeria's North (Brutal Living Conditions - Viewer Discretion) by Sunofgod(op): 12:32am On Jan 03, 2022
SportsJoey Barton Slams Klopp As "Wrong" Over Stance On Signing Unvaccinated Players by Sunofgod(op): 3:08pm On Jan 01, 2022
Joey Barton slams Jurgen Klopp as "wrong" over stance on signing unvaccinated players

Joey Barton has taken a swipe at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp over his comments on unvaccinated players.

The Anfield chief recently suggested that he would avoid signing any players who had not been inoculated.

The German labelled them a “constant threat” to his squad, amid a rise in Covid cases within football in recent weeks leading to mass postponemens.

Now, Bristol Rovers boss Barton has offered his typically blunt assessment of the situation.

Barton said: "Can I just say, on the record, I've seen managers - Liverpool, Man United - saying they won't sign unvaccinated players.

"I'll let you know we'll definitely sign unvaccinated players. We just want good players.


"And I know there's loads of conjecture about whether players are getting jabbed. For me you've got to be careful about telling people what to do. If lads don't want to do it, they don't want to do it.

"Most lads I know are doing it. But also there are some people who just don't want to. And you have to respect that.

"We have to be mindful, there are going to be loads of good players who for whatever reason don't want to take a chance, for whatever reason; their research and information they've garnered and the risk posed to them.

"I think it's wrong for people to come out and say they wouldn't do this, and they wouldn't do that. Categorically, we just want to sign good players.

"Whether or not they're vaccinated or not is their choice - like their religion, or sex, or whatever they choose to do. You've got to respect that and be careful not to pressurise players to do something they don't want to do.

"They should come to that natural run of events, I don't think it should be football managers coming out and pressurising young men into potentially life-changing decisions."

Ironically, Barton's side have seen their League Two game at Leyton Orient on New Year's Day postponed due to Covid cases.

It is their fourth successive game to have bitten the dust.

Confirmation only arrived at 10am on the day of the game, after Rovers requested the cancellation.


EFL rules state that a game can go ahead should a team be able to field 14 players, including a goalkeeper.

A statement from Bristol Rovers, who have not played a fixture since December 11, said: "The club has had to take the decision in light of unforseen illnesses in the Rovers first-team squad this morning.

"Despite this extremely disappointing situation, we have continued to work hard within COVID-19 guidelines and only took this measure to ensure the health and safety of our players and staff.

"We understand that this late postponement will cause disruption and upset to our travelling fans and we can only further apologise for any issues caused."

The EFL this week scrapped the on-the-day testing for players in a bid to try and halt last-minute postponements.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/barton-slams-klopp-unvaccinated-players-25829216
FamilyLady Narrates How Her Husband Impregnated Her Mother, Plans To Marry Her by Sunofgod(op): 1:04pm On Jan 01, 2022
An unidentified Nigerian woman has revealed how her husband identified as Ken impregnated her mother and he’s planning to marry her as the second wife.


The woman disclosed that she got married to her husband in 2009, but their marriage did not lead to pregnancy despite visiting doctors, herbalists and churches.

She disclosed that her husband’s mother had advised him several times to marry another wife and bear her grandchildren.

The woman decided to narrate the incident, she wrote, “In 2009, I got married to my handsome husband. We were living peacefully and happily but unfortunately, I couldn’t conceive early.

“A year after my marriage, I didn’t get pregnant nor had miscarriages and my husband, Ken was down in the dumps.

“He knew it wasn’t my fault neither it is his because we had visited the doctor and he confirmed that we both are okay.

“In 2011, there was no sign of pregnancy, my husband became more worried. We visited so many hospitals, herbalists and churches but I was still unable to be put in a family way.

“My husband wouldn’t sleep at night. He would always be staring at the roof cogitating on how to solve the puzzling circumstance.

“His mother was really acrimonious. She advised Ken to marry another wife. In her words, she said: “Your wife is barren, marry another wife that will bear me grandchildren”.

“Ken would always be cheesed off when she usually say that. He loved me so much and wouldn’t want me to share him with another woman.

“A year later, the year was 2012. It was the third day of March. I had a fever as my temperature was very hot.

“I lost my sense of taste and everything looked nauseating to me. My husband went to work that day.

“He came back in the afternoon as he bought me fried rice and chicken for lunch. He saw me laying on the long sofa in the sitting room shaking like a leaf.

“Baby, what’s the problem?” He asked.

“I don’t know” I replied with my mouth shaky.

“He held me up immediately and lay me down in the car as though we were going to the hospital.

“We went to the hospital and after a round of tests, the doctor disclosed that I was pregnant.

“He injected some drugs into my veins and ordered Ken to take me home and buy me good food which he did without prorogation.

“We were so happy and we partied together. Ken wrote many poems for my unborn child and me. When I asked him what he would like the child to be.

“Certainly, a male child but if it turns out to be a girl, I would be also grateful.

“I would always wreathe in smiles because he was different from other men who have resentment on girl children.

“Nine months later, I gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. Ken was happy as Larry and he was grinning like a Cheshire cat at the hospital.

“The way he shouted in the hospital when the doctor broke the news to him showed that he was extremely happy.

“After I returned from the hospital, my mother came for post-natal care–omugwo.

“I loved my mother so much, she was very young and beautiful. Sadly, I don’t know my father.

“I’ve asked her who my father is but she wouldn’t just tell me; she would always look for a way to cover up my questions.

“A few months later, I noticed some unusual moves between Ken and my mom but I overlooked them because I trusted Ken.

“One day, my mother fell sick and was taken to the hospital by me. The doctor tested her and found out that she was pregnant.


“I asked her who was responsible and she told me that it is my husband. I was frozen with thoughts and I couldn’t wait for Ken to come back as I went to him in his office.

“I gave him the result and blubbered with tears rolling down my face ” Tell me it’s not true”.

“He gave a glance at the result and said ” Yes, I’m responsible, I will make her my second wife”.That’s how it was.” shocked

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https://www./2022/01/01/lady-narrates-how-her-husband-impregnated-her-mother-plans-to-marry-her/
BusinessNaira Tumbles To N435/$1 At Official Market As CBN Adjusts Forex Rate by Sunofgod(op): 7:57pm On Dec 31, 2021
Nigerian naira tumbled to N435 against the dollar at the official market on Friday.

This is coming as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) adjusted the country’s exchange rate on its website to N413.49/$1 — in what seems to be another devaluation this year. shocked

In May, the apex devalued the naira from N379 to N411 per dollar by adopting the (I&E) window.

Although Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, had dismissed insinuations about naira devaluation, says Nigeria operates a managed-float exchange regime.

A managed float fx regime is when exchange rates fluctuate daily, but central banks attempt to influence the rate by buying and selling currencies to maintain a specific range.

Checks by TheCable showed that the local currency, which opened trading at an indicative price of N420.67 to a dollar, dropped to N435 at the end of Friday’s trading, according to FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign-exchange trading in Nigeria.

The naira was quoted as high as N445.50 per dollar during the intra-day trading.

Nwanisobi Osita, spokesperson of the CBN, told TheCable that the market determines the exchange rate.

“If you see N413, then that’s what it is. The market determines the rate,” Osita said.

The apex bank has devalued the exchange rate multiple times since March 2020 as it strives to bridge the disparity between the official and parallel market rates.

At the parallel market, the local currency stabled at N570 to a dollar.
https://www.thecable.ng/naira-tumbles-to-n435-1-at-official-market-as-cbn-adjusts-forex-rate

PoliticsFFK's Estranged Wife, Precious Accuses Ex-Minister Of Flouting Court Order by Sunofgod(op): 10:48pm On Dec 27, 2021
Fani-Kayode’s Estranged Wife, Precious Chikwendu Accuses Ex-Minister Of Flouting Court Order Granting Her Access To Their Four Children

Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused him of disobeying an order of court granting her access to their four children during the festive period.

Precious and Fani-Kayode have been locked in a legal battle over the custody of their four sons since they split last year.


A Customary Court at Kubwa, in Abuja, had on December 8, ordered Fani-Kayode to allow her access to their four sons at a neutral ground during the Christmas and New Year periods.

“Both parties through their counsels are to agree on a date, time and place where the petitioner can see her children, spend time with them and thereafter be returned to the respondent.

“This order subsists pending the determination of the suit,” A. M. Alkali, Chairman of the three-member panel of the Customary Court had ruled.

On the strength of the order, Precious’s lawyer, Emeka Uchegbulam, wrote a letter to Fani-Kayode through his lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, detailing the venue, dates and time of visitations to the children.

In the letter titled, “Request for Access to the Petitioner’s Four Male Children,” she chose the Central Park in Abuja to meet with the children on Saturday, December 18, 2021, from 9am till 6pm.

Other days scheduled for the visitation are Saturday, January 1, 2022, New Year’s Day at same venue and time.

However, Precious said she went to the Central Park, on December 18 from 9am till 6pm but her kids were not brought to her.


Fani-Kayode, who had had a hat-trick of marriages before meeting Precious with whom he has four sons, including a set of two-year-old triplets, accused her of infidelity.

Sources told SaharaReporters that the former Minister started physically abusing Precious from the first year of their marriage – the same fate that befell her three predecessors.

The violence, it was gathered, increased as the years went by.

FFK as the ex-minister is often referred to, was said to have ordered Precious to abort her last pregnancy, claiming it did not belong to him.

The sources said Precious ignored him but got savage beating, including on her belly for the recalcitrance.

A source said Fani-Kayode always hit the woman violently in presence of their home helps and sometimes threatened her with a gun by sticking the weapon in her mouth to warn her against squealing.

He sometimes instructed his bodyguard to hit the ex-beauty queen.

Fani-Kayode’s first wife, Saratu Attah, whom he married when he was 22, was also regularly pummelled by him.

Sources said the woman, daughter of the late Adamu Attah, was viciously beaten for requesting a swimming pool in their home on Marine Road in Apapa, Lagos.

FFK's next marriage was to Yemisi Odesanya, daughter of a judge. She is now known as Yemisi Wada after remarrying.
http://saharareporters.com/2021/12/27/fani-kayode%E2%80%99s-estranged-wife-precious-chikwendu-accuses-ex-minister-flouting-court-order

CareerRe: Do Students With Aeronautic Degree Get Jobs In Nigeria? by Sunofgod(m): 1:00pm On Dec 04, 2021
Nope.....does Nigeria build planes?
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Mark of the beast..... grin
CultureRe: Court Declares Emir Sanusi’s Banishment As Unlawful by Sunofgod(m): 1:27pm On Nov 30, 2021
Lol...sharia Court will overturn this....
CrimeRe: Cryptocurrency Miners Using Hacked Cloud Accounts, Google Warns by Sunofgod(m): 1:25pm On Nov 30, 2021
Invest in gold....
Foreign AffairsRe: Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Looking At A Woman's Buttocks In Public (Video) by Sunofgod(m): 1:25pm On Nov 30, 2021
Cool
PoliticsRe: Ex-Convict, Oluwatobi Ajayi, Bags Fresh 28-Year Jail Term For Cyber Fraud by Sunofgod(m): 1:21pm On Nov 30, 2021
Professor of Fraud....
PoliticsRe: Sanwo-olu, Osinbajo Attend Nomthi Odukoya’s Night Of Tributes (Photos) by Sunofgod(m): 1:20pm On Nov 30, 2021
Where is EFCC?

They need to round up these suspicious suspects.
PoliticsRe: Port Harcourt-aba Rail Vandalized Again Ahead Of December, 2021. by Sunofgod(m): 1:19pm On Nov 30, 2021
Death trap....!

Road, rail, and the air we breathe.

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