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Tobi, the Big Brother Naija housemate who shared his Beirut experience with a Punch’s correspondent, disclosed that he experienced racism in Beirut. The reality show star who went on Beirut tour with Play Network Africa and other professionals from different spheres, disclosed that he had no idea what Beirut was going to look like but liked the sound of it and it turned out to be an interesting experience. Recounting how he experienced Racism in Beirut, Tobi said; We spent about four days. We had our activities planned for the period we were there. There was a boat cruise, night clubbing, shopping and a few other activities for the period. Although it was short, it was very impactful and everyday was filled with activities. I stayed in a hotel. It had an ocean view. It also had an underground which is the road. You go through the road and come out at the beach front. That alone was pretty fascinating. I was recognised by a few people. There were moments at

A Bahraini, Dawit Fikadu, has emerged the winner of the 7th Okpekpe race which held in Edo State, South-South Nigeria. His winning the 10 kilometre road race has set a new course record of 28 minutes 48 seconds while Sheila Chelangat of Kenya won in the female category. Speaking to Channels Television after the race, Fikadu who is third time lucky having come 9th in 2017, 2nd last year said that the weather conditions were a bit harsh due. According to him, this is as a result of the scorching sun compared to the last edition where it rained. Similarly, Chelangat, who is participating for the time also complained about the hot weather. Speaking at the end of the game, the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalong, commended the Edo State Government for the improvements in this year’s edition. He, however, called for more participation from the local community in subsequent editions of the competition. channelstv.com

Barcelona wanted a trophy to ease their Champions League heartache but instead fell to another shock defeat as Valencia pulled off a thrilling 2-1 victory on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey.  Chasing a record fifth consecutive triumph, Barca were undone by a relentless and gutsy Valencia side, who hung on after Lionel Messi pulled a goal back to set up a dramatic finish in Seville. By then, Valencia were already two up, Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo scoring twice in 13 frantic first-half minutes after the latter spurned a golden early chance that could have spared them a nerve-shredding last 17 minutes. Messi drove the comeback effort and Goncalo Guedes twice should have wrapped it up for Valencia, missing a one-on-one and then an open goal before the final whistle sparked pandemonium. Valencia’s coach Marcelino, who might have been sacked when his team were four points off relegation in January, raced around the pitch in a frenzy. Barcelona’s players sank to their

A bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Federal University of Technology Auchi, Edo, on Wednesday passed third reading at the House of Representatives. The bill which was sponsored by Rep Johnson Oghuma (APC Edo) passed at Wednesday’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the provisions of the bill, the Oghuma said the piece of legislation is aimed at upgrading Federal Polytechnic Auchi to a Federal University of Technology. The Lawmaker expressed optimism that the bill will receive presidential assent before the 8th National Assembly winds up. He said that one of the objective of the university was to encourage the advancement of learning among all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex, or political convention. “The university will produce socially matured technologists with capabilities not only to understand the technology need of Nigeria as a nation but also

Inter Milan are working towards the signing of out-of-favour Chelsea wing-back, Victor Moses, Sky Sports reports. Inter Milan are working towards the signing of out-of-favour Chelsea wing-back, Victor Moses, Sky Sports reports. It is believed that the Serie A side is set to confirm Antonio Conte as their new boss. Once Conte is in place, Inter will move for Moses and Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku. The Nigerian forward is currently on an 18-month loan deal with Fenerbahce, where he has scored three goals in 15 games so far this season. Moses was a key member of Conte’s 2016/2017 Premier League title-winning side at Stamford Bridge, but was frozen out by his successor Maurizio Sarri. dailypost.ng

Daniel James (gettyimage) James is currently the subject of interest from Manchester United The father of Swansea City footballer Daniel James passed away suddenly this week at the age of 60. James is the currently the subject of a £15 million bid from Manchester United, and while there has been no agreement between Swansea and United, it is understood the Premier League side will give James as much as is necessary before attempting to move any further with the deal. According to a report in the Daily Mail, while James' father had been ill for some time, his family had not expected him to pass away so suddenly. The Welsh international - who scored on his debut for Ryan Giggs' side - has been the target of several bids since breaking into the Swans first team last season. A proposed move to Leeds United fell through at the eleventh hour in January, with the midfielder left waiting at Elland Road for Swansea's approval before hearing that the cl

Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday spoke on prosecution of popular musician, Afeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, quoted Magu as saying Naira Marley was picked up over internet fraud charges and not because he is a musician. He said: “Let me use this opportunity to emphasize that we have no issues with any member of this very important sector of the country. “I have said it in the past and I will also like to restate, that the EFCC does not go after any innocent person. Our mandate is to rid Nigeria of any form of economic and financial crimes, and internet fraud is not excluded. “There is always intelligence report that our officers get and investigate before effecting a warrant of arrest, and we don’t arrest innocent people”. He noted that the concern for the increasing cases of internet fraud, prompted him early in the year, to constitute a Task Team

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The House of Representatives Committee on the Environment and Habitat has approved a bill prohibiting the use, manufacture and importation of all plastic bags used for commercial and household packaging. The lawmakers on Tuesday passed the bill, Plastic Bags (Prohibition) Bill, 2018, with the hope that it will address the issue of relieving pressure on landfills and protect the environment. The bill enacted by the National Assembly, states that a retailer shall offer a paper bag to the customer at a point of sale; and failure to do so, such retailer is guilty of an offence. It also added that a manufacturer of plastic bags, for the purpose of selling, whether as a carryout bag is guilty of an offence. According to the bill, any person found guilty shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N500, 000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both such fine and imprisonment. It also prescribes a fine of N5 million to companies guil

Justice M.T.M Aliyu of Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has ordered a temporary forfeiture of six houses and three filling stations, believed to be proceeds of economic sabotage, forgery and theft of petroleum products to the federal government. The judge gave the order while ruling on a ex-parte motion brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC against some suspected Kaduna-based oil fraudsters. The EFCC alleged that the affected properties were proceeds of crime by some independent oil marketers and oil depot representatives, who conspired with some staffs of the PPMC/NNPC Kaduna Depot to illegally lift petroleum products. The affected oil marketers and oil depot representatives are: Abdulkadir Mohammed Salihu, Nurudeen Abdullahi Musa, Husseini Ahmed Abdulkarim, Ahmed Adamu, Yusuf Olaide Rauf, Ahmed Sa’ad Yerima, Agbo Otache and Bala Ibrahim. It was further discovered that Salihu, who is a sales assistant in the Kaduna Depot and Musa, an em

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday secured the conviction and sentencing of two Internet fraudsters, Temitope Samson and Uduogwu Freeborn Eboagwu, to six months imprisonment each before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State. The convicts were arraigned on an amended two-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent documents containing false information, an offence contrary to Section 318 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11 of 2011. One of the counts reads: “That you, Temitope Samson, on or about the 14th day of March, 2019 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division, had in your possession documents containing false pretence with the heading “Google Account Profile” , wherein you falsely represented yourself as Kaliyah Salius, which representations you knew or ought to know, having regards to the circumstances of the case, that the document contains false pretence.”

The trial of a former director in the Police Pension Office, Esai Dangabar and others over alleged N14 billion Pension Fraud, continued on Tuesday before Justice Hussen Baba Yusuf of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja with a prosecution witness, a former staff of Standard Chartered Bank, Mustapha Gadanya testifying on second defendant’s asset declaration. Gadanya affirmed in his testimony that Veronica Onyegbula, who is standing trial in the alleged N14billion fraud as the second defendant, declared her assets as required by law on February 14, 2012 and didn’t own millions of naira nor properties. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, Gadanya said Onyegbula only had N300,000 at hand on joining the Police Pension Office. “No amount of money held on her behalf by trustee, membership, directorship, ownership, shareholding or related interest in a company incorporated in Nigeria and outside Nigeria,” Gadanya said. The witness also said that th

Just like what would be likened to an armed robbery or kidnap operation, seven police officers swope on a citizen while driving his Toyota Camry car in Benin City on the 17th of April, 2019 in a commando style looking fierce and brandishing their guns, they took him behind the state police headquarters wherein they severely tortured him to extract information from him and to also get access to his account details. They discovered the sum of N337, 000 in his account and demanded to take half of it or he risked being killed. They succeeded in withdrawing the sum of N210, 000 through a POS three times before releasing him. A private investigator (name withheld) based in Benin through a petition with attached evidence contacted Edo Civil Society Organisations for intervention and to ensure that justice prevails and the culprits brought to book. This is one among the many worrisome cases we have been receiving from members of the public of the extortionist activities of so

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The Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed a bill banning all forms of gambling, ownership and operations of gaming machines including NaijaBet and BetNaija, in the state. The member representing Lere/Bula constituency, Aminu Tukur, who spoke to journalists after the House sitting in Bauchi on Thursday, said, “The bill seeks to ban all forms of gambling and its operations in the state.” He said the bill, which was co-sponsored by 10 other members, should be cited as Gambling and Gaming Machines Prohibition Law of the state. Those who sponsored the bill were the Speaker of the House, Kawuwa Damina (Darazo), Maryam Bagel (Dass), Salisu Ajilanga (Gamawa), Ibrahim Hassan (Duguri), Yusuf Dadiye, Yusuf Nuhu (Ganjuwa), Idris Idris (Dambam), Abdullahi Abdulkadir (Bura), Garba Musa (Sakwa) and Markus Makama (Bogoro). Tukur said, “The bill passed the first, second reading and third readings instantly on the floor of the house because the honourable members of the house lo

Days after gaining freedom from EFCC's custody, rapper Zlatan Ibile Comes back stronger as he prints his mugshot on his T-shirt. Gistvic Reports. We could recall EFCC arrested Naira Marley, real name Afeez Fashola, Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael aka Zlatan and Rahman Jago in connection with an alleged case of internet fraud and money laundering but Zlatan and Rahman Jago were recently released on bail.

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Advance Fee Fraud Section, Abuja Headquarters in collaboration with men from the Benin Zonal Office in an operation on Friday 17, 2019 arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters during an early morning raid at Sapele, Delta State. Working on intelligence reports, the suspects, who are between the ages of 18 to 30 years, were smoked out from their hideout in an early morning operation.  A day earlier, the operatives from Abuja had arrested two suspected internet fraudster in Ughelli, Delta State. Items recovered from the suspects include lap top computers, iPhones, phones, ATM cards and three exotic vehicles. The cars are Benz C350, Benz ML 350 and Chrysler 300. The raid on the internet fraudsters is one in the series by operatives of the Commission in line with the directive of the acting Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu to rid the entire country of internet fraud and cyber crime. Th

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that 25,000 classroom chairs for pupils are under construction, just as about 75 per cent of public schools in the state have commenced deployment of digital tools in teaching. The governor also said that about 9,000 teachers had been trained under the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation programme. Obaseki disclosed this recently, while inspecting Ivbiotor Primary School and Itohan Primary School in Benin City. He said, “About 75 per cent of our schools are under Edo-BEST and we have 25 per cent to go. We have ordered 25,000 seats for our pupils which is under construction at the Government Science and Technical College and others will come from the Edo Production Centre in the state. “ Our schools are now well organised and the level of participation of our pupils is high. I am impressed that the training we gave our teachers and administrators is yielding results.”  Obaseki also promised that more schools woul

To provide needed infrastructure to fast track the development of the Benin River project and accelerate sustainable development in the state, Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has awarded a N6.8 billion contract for the dualisation of Ekehuan Road and construction of underground drainage system on Uwadiae Street. The contract was awarded during a recent Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held before the governor proceeded on his annual leave. The project was awarded at a cost of N6,812955739.70. On completion, it will “enhance the state government’s desire to transform Benin into a modern City and serve as a booster to the development of the Benin River Port,” a document on the contract said. The Benin River Port is one of the big-ticket projects of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in the state aimed to drive industrialisation and boost export earnings. The port project, which is being developed in partnership with China Harbour Engineering Company

Below is the original copy of charges against Afeez Fashola AKA Naira Marley by EFCC

The Federal Government has abolished the dichotomy between holders of Barchelor’s Degree and those with Higher National Diploma, HND, in all the Services under the Ministry of Interior. The agencies affected are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Prisons Service and Federal Fire Service. Before now, personnel with HND certificates are employed into the Inspectorate cadre while their colleagues with Barchelor’s Degree certificate are in the Superintendent cadre. However, with this new policy, the HND holders will now be moved from the Inspectorate cadre to Superintendent cadre without obtaining any degree certificates as the case was before now. Confirming this development in a statement on Tuesday, the Secretary to the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB), Al-Hassan Yakmut said the approval was given after the board’s meeting on 9th and 10th of this month. “The board has constituted a

There are 14 punctuation marks that are commonly used in English grammar. They are the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, semicolon, colon, dash, hyphen, parentheses, brackets, braces, apostrophe, quotation marks, and ellipsis. Following their correct usage will make your writing easier to read and more appealing. Sentence Endings Three of the fourteen punctuation marks are appropriate for use as sentence endings. They are the period, question mark, and exclamation point. The period (.) is placed at the end of  declarative sentences , statements thought to be complete and after many abbreviations. As a sentence ender: Jane and Jack went to the market. After an abbreviation: Her son, John Jones Jr., was born on Dec. 6, 2008. Use a question mark (?) to indicate a direct question when placed at the end of a sentence. When did Jane leave for the market? The exclamation point (!) is used when a person wants to express a sudden outcry or add emphasis. Wi