While Wizkid and Burna Boy we’re flouting around 11 million and 6 million followers respectively, the “FEM” hitmaker is currently flouting around 19 million followers on Instagram.
The minister, who spoke on AIT’s ‘Kakaaki’ show also said the Federal Government won’t stop governors from addressing the security challenges in ways peculiar to their respective states.
According to Mohammed, the nature of the problem differs from state to state and the governors as chief security officers of their various states were in the best position to deploy the best solutions to tackle the issues.
The Zamfara State governor granted amnesty to Auwalun Daudawa, a notorious bandit who led scores of his gang members to abduct over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, last year.
The amnesty programme which involves deradicalisation of criminals and their reintegration into the society has been embraced by the Federal Government and some state governments.
For instance, the Federal Government granted amnesty to 600 repentant Boko Haram terrorists last year, a development that attracted nationwide outrage with civil society organisations censuring the government for pampering ruthless and bloodthirsty marauders who were supposed to be punished after committing unprintable crimes in Nigeria’s North-East States, especially in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, also of late, faulted the proposition of renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi, who after meeting with some bandits in Zamfara, asked the government to grant them amnesty like was done for militants in the Niger Delta region.
But speaking on Wednesday, the minister said there was nothing wrong with granting amnesty to criminals if the purpose was to restore desired peace in affected areas.
Mohammed said, “When you are fighting insurgency, you use both kinetic and non-kinetic (means). Granting amnesty to notorious drug barons, notorious militants is not a new thing, it is not unique to Nigeria.
“You need to be in the shoes of the Zamfara State government or governor to appreciate what are the issues at stake (and) why he has done that. Don’t also forget that the state governors are their own chief security officers.
“When you are dealing with insurgency, kidnapping, banditry, you are interested in the bigger picture; how do we restore peace? If granting amnesty to one notorious kidnapper is going to give me peace in my state, I might take that decision. If granting amnesty to one repentant warlord would help me capture a thousand bandits, I might take that decision. Don’t just look at what is in the public place, understand the very high complexity of managing insurgency and banditry.”
The minister further said there were conditions attached to granting amnesty to criminals, adding that the state governors were in the best position to determine who meets these conditions and who should be granted amnesty.
“The governor of a state understands the dynamics of the state and takes decision but it will be unfair of us to criticise him (Matawalle) without knowing what he did and I want to believe the governors work together with the security forces in their own state, so, it is not as we think,” he added.
He had been in a hospice after being diagnosed with cancer.
Davies was at one stage Wales' most-capped keeper, making 52 appearances for his country over a seven-year period.
His career spanned 17 years, starting at Swansea City, before moving on to Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Bangor City and Wrexham, where he ended his career in his second spell with the club.
"Dai was a great goalkeeper but also a wonderful human being with a beautiful soul," his wife Judy said in a family statement.
"Ever the gentleman Dai had time for everyone and was hugely respected and much loved by so many."
The statement, issued by Davies' former club Everton also said:
"It is with great sadness that we announce the death of William David Davies (better known as Dai) today, Wednesday 10 February 2021. He died peacefully at home.
"He was much loved by Judy, Bethan, Gareth, Rhian, Emma, Sally, Kate and his 12 grandchildren. He will live on in the memories we, and many others, hold dear.
"In his last few months, the kindness and support he, and us, have received from our friends and the staff at Nightingale House Hospice has been wonderful, and we thank them all.
"As we do the staff who cared for him at both The Maelor Hospital Wrexham and The Royal Hospital in Liverpool."
Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said preliminary investigation revealed that on January 31, Essi, the landlady’s daughter and Akparie, the tenant, had a disagreement.
The conflict over electricity bill occurred at No 26, Orijamogun Street, Oreyo, Ikorodu, Lagos.
The face-off led to a fight with the Akparie suffering severe pains.
“Unfortunately, on Saturday 6th February 2021 at about 7 am, while the deceased was being rushed to the General Hospital, Ikorodu, he gave up the ghost”, Adejobu noted.
Police operatives attached to Ikorodu Division arrested the suspect.
Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu has ordered Issi’s transfer to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti.
Odumosu appealed to relatives of the deceased to remain calm and assured that justice will be done.
The Police boss advised residents to always manage their differences with maturity and seek police intervention where necessary.
He says when a Lekki boy has N3m in his account, he says he is rich, but mean while an European boy like him will have N20m and would be scared he is broke.
It was learnt that Ms. Onyia was abducted around the Woji railway area at about 8:00 pm local time after the reporter and one of her colleagues in programmes department were returning home from work.
A source at the NTA told People Gazette that “they were two in their private vehicle before the kidnappers overtook them and kidnapped only the reporter covering education and general beats, but left her colleague in the car.”
The reason for her kidnap could not be immediately confirmed.
Mr Bello, who met with Mr Fani-Kayode on Tuesday, took credit for the ‘defection.’
Mr Fani-Kayode has not confirmed that he has joined the APC but admitted to meeting with Mr Bello and other APC leaders.
In a video shot during an APC event in Kogi and shared on Wednesday, Mr Bello said the defection is one of his achievements as the head of the youth mobilisation committee for the party’s membership registration and revalidation.
“Our brother and friend, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has joined our party in good faith. He is joining our party to come and add his own positive energy and make contributions to ensuring that APC is a party to beat.
“Remember, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode is a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress,” the governor said.
Mr Bello could not be reached for further comment, especially the opposition to Mr Fani-Kayode’s defection from some APC leaders including the head of the party’s governors’ forum, Salihu Lukman.
However, the governor’s media aide, Mohammed Onogwu, said he was not aware of the video and requested that it should be sent to him; which was done. He has yet to respond at the time of this report.
While the ex-aviation minister in his statement did not specifically say he was planning to defect, many Nigerians had envisaged such a move.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at the heart of the state capital, Owerri.
A source at the Area Command headquarters told The Nation the officer shot himself after locking himself up in one of the rooms in the quarters. The development caused panic in the area.
According to the source, the inspector was a visiting cop who was at the area command on special duty.
The source said though the mobile officer complained of being sick nobody envisaged he was going to take his life.
The source said: “Mobile officers came back and one of them went to one of the rooms and locked it. The next minute, we heard a gunshot.
“When we approached the quarters, it was discovered that the door was locked. It was forced opened and the mobile policeman was found dead in the pool of his blood. He shot himself on his stomach.”
When contacted, a spokesperson for the police command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident.
He however said Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Muhammed, had ordered an investigation into the incident.
Malam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno, made this known in a statement in Maiduguri today.
Gusau said that Mr. Zulum and officials of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development were already in Cameroon to facilitate the repatriation.
“Governor Zulum and officials of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development arrived in Marwa, Cameroon, to facilitate the repatriation of the refugees.
“The 9,800 Nigerians constitute the first batch of citizens who have shown willingness to be evacuated and resettled in Bama and Banki towns,” Gusau said.
Gusau said that a meeting on the tripartite (repatriation) agreement signed between Nigeria, Cameroon, and the UN High Commission for Refugees, would hold in Marwa in far north Cameroon.
The former first lady, 57, has announced she is teaming up with the streaming service on a new children's cooking show titled Waffles + Mochi. Mrs. Obama will both star in and executive produce the show, which premieres on March 16.
According to Netflix, the series will follow two puppets named Waffles and Mochi who "blast off on global ingredient missions, traveling to kitchens, restaurants, farms and homes all over the world, cooking up recipes with everyday ingredients alongside renowned chefs, home cooks, kids and celebrities."
Mrs. Obama will play a supermarket owner who helps the pair on their journey, the streaming service said.
Announcing the new series on social media, Mrs. Obama wrote, "I'm excited for families and children everywhere to join us on our adventures as we discover, cook, and eat delicious food from all over the world."
In a second tweet, she wrote, "I'm also excited to work with @PHAnews to help kids build healthy habits and help families in need cook with fresh igenriedents together at home. I hope you'll join us by watching on March 16! #WafflesandMochi."
Taking to his Instagram page, he wrote;
''10years like yesterday but you left for good, The legacy you lay is what we are [Fuman] Still following Baba Baba Babaaaaa🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌Continue resting Baami Agbajelola Barrusatti. Happy posthumous birthday to Alhaji Doctor Chief Sikiru Ayinde Balogun Barrister, Today 9th of February 2021 Could’ve been your 73rd birthday today if you are still alive, but you still live in our heart forever (R.I.P)
LONG LIFE FUMAN''
Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on Wednesday, also ordered all affected banks to “immediately defreeze the affected accounts.’
Justice Mohammed proceeded to strike out the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1384/2020 filed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and in respect of which the ex-parte order freezing the accounts for 180 days was made on November 4, 2020.
The court’s decision was informed by the withdrawal of all processes filed in relation to the suit by lawyers to all parties.
I’m a good kisser but I pretend I don’t like kissing because u’re not meant to kiss everybody u sleep with.
— nairamarley (@officialnairam1) February 9, 2021
''It’s my baby girl’s birthday @tamirabello 💃💃💃💃💃
Happy birthday my darling daughter. May you be always blessed in all you do. Love you long time ❤️❤️❤️❤️''
According to the organisation, examination scam syndicates in the Computer-Based Test centres, which used to be in the Southern part of Nigeria, has now crept into the North.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Ish-aq Oloyede, who stated these during a press conference in Abuja, said over 400 candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria had been tracked for admission fraud,.
JAMB also paraded one Buhari Abubakar, who was reportedly caught in an attempt to impersonate one Muhammad Sanusi, his alleged accomplice, in examination malpractice.
Both suspects, from Kano State, were arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Oloyede said JAMB would expend about N100m on the prosecution of 200 of the over 400 persons involved in impersonation in the 2020 UTME.
While alleging that some tertiary institutions were accomplices in the widespread irregularities, he said the first 64 cases of CBT infractions treated by JAMB were from the North, with some having multiple cases of up to 96 irregularities.
He said, “In Nigeria, people don’t copy good things but the bad things. The cases of exam malpractices which used to be in the South has now crept to the North and the first 20 of such cases we tracked came mostly from the North, especially Kano.
“This year, we had over 400 people that were caught whereby those who wrote the exams were different from those who applied. About 200 of the candidates would be prosecuted, five from each state of the federation, as JAMB does not have the resources to prosecute all the 400 candidates. Prosecuting a candidate would cost the board over N500,000.”
In a post she made today on Twitter. she questioned how society sees stretch marks.
In the tweet, she said; "Stretch marks are so beautiful. how did we let society tell us otherwise??"
Mr. Abdulkarim disclosed that the incident occurred at about 2 p.m., on Monday, February 8, when Mr. Faruk intruded into the nonagenarian’s room in a compound and forced himself into her.
The spokesman said a medical examination at the General Hospital, Fika, revealed some drops of semen on the woman’s private part and confirmed that the suspect allegedly r3ped the nonagenarian.
He said Mr. Faruk confessed to committing the crime during interrogation.
Mr. Abdulkarim said that the case would soon be transferred to the state CID for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.
He appealed to the general public to always assist the police with vital information to fight crime, saying the command was combat ready to protect the lives and property of the citizens.
Recall his wife, Nabila yesterday called out a certain lady for daring to come to their house to sleep with the singer. Her longtime friend who also at a point managed the singer also came out to support her saying the singer as been a cheat all these while.
Well, Femi is now saying Kara is also a cheat and claimed she slept with her friend's husband in UK. He also went on to insult her saying men sleep with her and dump her after wards.
Slamming his wife, he said her salary is not up to the fee he collects for a mere collaboration not to talk of her feeding him. His fans who were upset about the new adultery scandal had called him out saying, he should respect himself and realize his wife even feeds him.
He denies that. His posts;
