Kunle Afod, a Nollywood actor, has expressed his gratitude to God after surviving a horrific accident in which his driver was burned.
Kunle Afod
The actor revealed in an Instagram post that the bus he was on caught fire, along with the driver. He revealed that an elderly man who came to help had also been injured.
However, Kunle revealed that, while no deaths were reported, many people were severely injured as a result of the fire.
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Kunle Afod wrote on his page;
“Earlier today, a disaster tend to happen as my bus got burnt, the driver was brutally burnt by fire, and also an older man who intend to render assistance was equally burnt but special thanks to God Almighty that no life was claimed”
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo shows remarkable agility while playing the role of a school prefect at the centennial celebration of his alma mater, Baptist Boys High School Abeokuta.
Olusegun Obasanjo
As part of the anniversary celebrations, the school organized a road walk for everyone to participate in.
Despite his 85-year-old age, the former president dazzled viewers with his astonishing agility at the event.
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In the video making the rounds, he was leading the road walk while assuming the status of a senior prefect. He gave his age classmates the command to “Form three lines” at one point.
Watch the video below:
Obasanjo is fit as a fiddle. You can tell that some people falsified their Age & Educational background. They can’t do this bcos they don’t have an alma mater. OBJ is not only blessed with longitivtiy, he doesn’t shy away from vawulence. 😂 pic.twitter.com/9WFddLtVQT
Zaynab Bilyamin, a 24-year-old student at Federal University Dutse, has converted sachet water waste into kerosene and diesel.
Ms Bilyamin who is a student of the Department of Chemistry worked on the conversion as her undergraduate final year project.
Her project topic is: “Conversion of Low-Density Polyethylene and Mixed Low-Density Polyethylene with Polyethylene Terephthalate into Fuel.”
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Ms Bilyamin stated that she was inspired to conduct the research after reading about the possibility of converting polymeric waste into fuel because in Nigeria, polymeric waste piles up on the street without recycling, posing an environmental risk, whereas this waste can be converted to wealth.
The young scientist appreciated the support from her parents and the project supervisor, Aminu Dauda, for their help in the course of carrying out the project work.
Speaking on the challenges encountered, she said, “I carried out the experiment in the lab, although it was okay. But during the experiment, an obnoxious odour which is not very pleasant to the nose was emitted. Had it been that there was a facility a little bit away from residential areas, it would have been so much better.”
She mentioned further how she had to take her product to Bayero University Kano (BUK) in Kano State for analysis as there was no equipment for such in her school.
“Had it been available in my school, then I would have carried out the physicochemical analysis myself in my school,” she said.
In the course of the research, Mr Dauda said they had to design and fabricate a machine (reactor) at the Kano Technology Incubation Centre which was used for the pyrolysis — the method used to convert the polymeric waste into fuel..
Ms Bilyamin, who hails from Jigawa State, said she would pursue a career in academia as she want to carry the research further in her Masters and PhD program.
She added that the research gulped more than N100,000 (about $150).
Ms Bilyamin and her supervisor therefore called on the government to invest in this area of research as it will ease the blockage caused by polymeric waste and at the same time serve as a source of revenue to the government and also means of reducing youth restiveness.
On Monday, Oyo State Governor Engr Seyi Makinde swore in Justice Iyabo Yerima as the state’s Acting Chief Judge.
Gov Seyi Makinde and Chief Judge Justice Iyabo Yerima
The swearing-in of the new acting Chief Judge, Justice Yerima, became necessary just a few days after Justice Muntar Abimbola stepped down with great honors.
Governor Makinde stated during the ceremony held at the Executive Chamber, Secretariat, Ibadan, that his administration will provide her with the necessary support to carry out her duties diligently.
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The governor, on the other hand, expressed confidence in the new Acting Chief Judge’s ability to steer the ship of the state’s judiciary.
He added that his administration will continue to work with all other arms of government to ensure the system that the people of Oyo State will be proud of.
He explained that when re-elected under Omituntun 2.0, his administration will even do more to reduce the infrastructure deficit of the Judiciary and complete the work of modernising the arm of government.
Dino Melaye, the spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council, has called All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu an emergency Muslim.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
This comes following the inability of the former Governor of Lagos State to appropriately recite the Qu’ran at a campaign rally.
Taking to his Twitter page on Monday, January 16, 2023, Dino Melaye released a video of what he termed the ‘Fathia challenge’ between him and Tinubu.
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Fathia is the first chapter of the Qu’ran, and it is recited by Muslims in every obligatory five daily prayers.
According to the former Kogi State senator, the APC flagbearer is not a Muslim, but an emergency one who is trying to learn the basics of Islams only for political purposes.
Melaye, therefore, urged Nigerians to vote out Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming general election.
He wrote: “Fathia challenge: Dino defeated Tinubu in Quranic citation. Emilokan is not a Muslim but an emergency Muslim trying to learn the basics of Islam for political purposes. Vote him out.”
This has however generated mixed reactions, while many asked Tinubu to take up the challenge, others said that shows Tinubu isn’t a religious fanatic as feared by many that oppose the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket.
Ade Akintunde said; “The only reliable information about EMILOKAN, is that he is a man, the rest are OLUWOLE.”
Micheal said; “Thank God that Dino has confirmed that Tinubu is not a fanatical Muslim as people are portraiting him to be and Dino’s assertion has made a mess of him criticizing the Muslim-Muslim ticket.”
Babatunde Samson said; “If he’s not a Muslim then what is he? His not a Muslim but goes to Mecca regularly? He bears Moslem names,if his not a muslim but he associate with Muslims more than d Christians,d Muslims will want to use him even if he’s half Muslim, they will use d principle of Taqiya for him, all I know is Apc will fall, PDP will scatter for Peter Obi to raise a new Nigeria where peace and justice shall reigns! O God of creation makes this noble course come to pass in Jesus’ mighty name.”
Watch the video below:
Fathia challenge: Dino defeated Tinubu in Quranic citation. Emilokan is not a Muslim but an emergency muslim trying to learn basics in islam for political purposes. Vote him out. pic.twitter.com/45WxFJALW5
Titi Abubakar, the wife of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has told Nigerians not to doubt her husband, the PDP flag bearer.
Titi Abubakar
Atiku’s wife made the call while speaking to women in Bauchi at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium over the weekend.
According to her, the former Vice President has the ability to reposition the country if elected president, so voters should not be skeptical of what he has to offer.
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Mrs. Atiku said Nigerians can entrust the country into the hands of her husband because considering he has served as a two-term vice president under the then President, Olusegun Obasanjo administration.
She asserted that there is more to benefit women and generally if her husband is given the mandate to run the affairs of the country as Nigeria’s next President.
She appealed to the people of Bauchi state to vote for her husband as president and also return their state governor, Bala Mohammed to office for a second term.
Mrs. Atiku also warned women against being deceived by selfish politicians who do not mean well for the country.
She recalled that when her husband served as vice president for 8 years, women were not left behind in her programmes as the wife of vice President, adding that women should expect more if her husband becomes the President in 2023.
Mrs. Atiku noted that “I urge you to tighten up your belts, tighten up your belts women of Bauchi, I beg you not to doubt my husband, he will do so many things for you, including your children.
“There is hunger, no job for the youth, our youth are roaming the streets, some are involved in yahoo yahoo, we pray that God will intervene.
“Go and collect your PVCs in order to be able to vote for the PDP, Atiku Abubakar and Bala Mohammed. Your votes will make a positive impact in the election. Ensure that you protected your votes very well to ensure that it counted.”
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday, January 16, 2023, for Nouakchott, where he will receive the “African Award for Strengthening Peace” on Tuesday.
buhari
According to a statement issued on Sunday, Janaury 15, 2023, by the presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the award is for the President’s leadership role in promoting peace on the continent.
Adesina said the award will be presented to President Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, which is an assembly of leaders established in 2014 to pursue new ways to embrace inclusive citizenship, promote lasting peace, and work towards a safer and more sustainable world for everyone.
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He also said Buhari will participate in the programme of the Third Forum of the African Conference for Peace, where he will deliver a speech on milestones and gains in the African peace process.
The statement partly reads; “Before the international recognition for serving Nigeria, and the larger interest of peace in Africa, the President will participate in the Programme of the Third Forum of the African Conference for Peace, where he will deliver a speech on milestones and gains in the African peace process.
“President Buhari will depart for Nouakchott on Monday and return Wednesday, accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi, National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Mohammed B. Monguno and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.”
This is the first time the president will be leaving the country in 2023.
The president’s last trip out of the country was to Niamey, the Nigerien capital to attend the African Union Summit on Industrialisation and Economic Diversification, as well as the Extraordinary Session on African Continental Free Trade Area.
The Oru-Ijebu police division is being investigated for assaulting and harassing a student during an arrest on Thursday.
A viral video captured the moment police officers used all available force to arrest an Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU student.
The reason for the arrest remains unknown but the mode of arrest raised concerns in multiple threads shared by students on Twitter.
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In a call for help, a Twitter user @investor_jnr wrote, “this is what OOU students face in the hands of Oru, Ago-iwoye and Awa police everytime!! The incident in this video happened just yesterday!
They keep treating students like animals! Kindly do something pls🙏the policemen in these video are from Oru-ijebu division sir.”
Noble Uzuchi, 17, and Chigozie Ogbonna, 29, have been detained for having ten women pregnant in Rivers state.
According to the Rivers State Police Command, the two lads allegedly worked for a baby factory.
Along with them, two female suspects were detained: the accused operation’s mastermind Peace Alikoi, 40, and Favour Bright, 30.
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The four suspects reportedly operated in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of the state where they rescued 10 pregnant girls.
The police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko revealed that the suspects were arrested after the police got a tip.
In her words:
“On Saturday, January 7, 2023, around 4.45 pm, while acting on credible intelligence available to the Rivers State Police Command, C4I Intelligence Unit operatives raided two houses at Igwuruta and Omagwa communities respectively, where victims of child trafficking were being kept.”
The police further added that Uzuchi and Ogbonna were hired to have marathon sex with the girls and get them pregnant.
Superintendent of Police, Iringe-Koko added that when a victim gives birth, the leader kept the child and paid the victim a sum of N500,000 and that some of the babies previously delivered in the houses had been sold.
She said:
“All the victims confessed that they were lured to the illicit sales of children because of the need to meet some financial challenges. A Honda Pilot Jeep, white, was recovered from the syndicate leader.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department and efforts are being intensified to track and arrest the buyers of the children already sold out.”
In a clear shade at the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has advised Nigerians not to entrust the leadership of a sick country like Nigeria to a sick man.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC and Peter Obi of LP
Peter Obi stated this on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as part of his nationwide campaign ahead of the February 25 presidential election.
“This country is sick and should not be handed over to a sick person. I am not saying that anyone is sick. We have been here for over two hours, we don’t want people who can’t stand for 30 minutes,” Obi said in an interactive session with the varsity’s Business School.
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He identified character and trust as two cardinal attributes to look out for in the recruitment of leaders to pilot the affairs of the nation for the next four years.
“In the United States during elections, they go for debates. Somebody once asked Barack Obama questions that were personal and he answered. But here in Nigeria, somebody wants to contest elections, we don’t know his real age, we don’t know his name, we don’t know the schools he attended. Nobody knows his real identity and he is pushing to lead everybody.
“My name is Peter Obi. I can say I went to Christ The King College, went to University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Both the VC today, the DVC today, were my schoolmates. We came to university the same year and left the same year. The people I went to school with, I can see them here today, my seniors and my juniors. How come we now have people who do not have classmates? This is very important”
The former Anambra State governor, however, admitted that everybody can’t be educated equally or formally, but everybody’s records must be straight.
Afe Babalola once told me he never had the opportunity of going to a formal school. There is nothing wrong with that. There are so many people who have done well in life and never went to formal school.
On corruption, he said, “If you say you will fight corruption, let’s go to the road you have passed and see what is remaining there after you left,” stressing that “this year’s election must be based on competence as it requires physical and mental energy. It is not a retirement job.”
