One of the admirers of Suspected Internet Fraudster, Hushpuppi, Bella Ada, who resides in Enugu has claimed she recently went on 30 days of dry fasting for the celebrity.
Bella shared photos of herself on the mountain, burning a candle as she prayed for Hushpuppi who was arrested by Dubai police in June 2020 and has been extradited to the US to face charges bordering on internet fraud.
”30 days fasting without water or food thanks to those that checked on me I was in mountain praying for my boyfriend thanks to those that waited for me am back like I never left ”Bella wrote.
Federal and States Governments have received knocks from the Organised Labour over poor funding and lack lustre attitude to the education system.
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) at a recent meeting condemned the miserly funding of education by both the Federal and State Governments and noted that any nation that builds its education on a faulty system will crumble on the wheel chair of retrogression and backwardness.
The Examination Bodies and Libraries Trade Group Council of NASU as part of its resolutions at its Regular Trade Group Council meeting held in Enugu, Enugu State noted that education is the bedrock of development and for any nation to be transformed, the education of its citizenry is essential.
The union called on the federal government to inject more funds into the educational sector as a matter of urgency as the country’s Annual Budgetary Allocation to education is a far cry from the UNESCO recommended allocation of a minimum of 26%.
The union also said that it has repeatedly noted with deep concern the poor funding of libraries by both the federal and state governments with devastating effects of dilapidated structures, bushy environment, absence of electricity supply, lack of books, inadequate staff, etc.
It stated, “Conscious of the fact that libraries play prominent role in education and national development of the nation as there is a connection between the reading culture of a people and the development of the society.
“The Council therefore urged the relevant authorities in Nigeria to accord the libraries the recognition they deserve in form of proper budgetary allocation and to also review the Act that established TETFUND to include Public Libraries and the National Library in its fund intervention.”
The union equally expressed dismay that the WAEC Management has failed to fully implement the agreement reached with the National Officers of the union on Monday, 7th October, 2019.
“The Council recognized the fact that out of the seven (7) issues in contention during the meeting, only three (3) have been resolved, while the remaining four (4) are still pending,” the resolutions said.
It however observed that the change in leadership of the Council should not be a barrier to fulfillment of agreement as the new helmsman should take over both the assets and liabilities.The union called on the new head, Mr. Patrick Areghan to quickly look into the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached with the union and implement same to avoid industrial disharmony in the Council.
Cristiano Ronaldo has knocked out three other top contenders, for the Player of the Century crown at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday.
Ronaldo attended the awards to receive the top prize for which Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Ronaldinho were also shortlisted.
The 35-year-old Portuguese also received the Agent of the Century award on behalf of his agent and compatriot, Jorge Mendes.
Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski was named the player of the year in what was a good evening for his club.
Hansi Flick received the coach of the year prize and Bayern Munich were named the club of the year, after a season that included winning the Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles.
Real Madrid were recognised as the club of the century.
Pep Guardiola was voted Coach of the Century, having won eight league titles with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, as well as two Champions League titles with Barcelona.
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino was also in attendance and played his part in the awards ceremony by handing trophies to several of the winners.
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Ronaldo’s statement on Instagram:
Thank you, to everyone who voted for me, to my family, to my mother and sisters, Ronaldo said.
It is an exceptional achievement. It gives me the motivation to move forward.
To be named the best is a great honour, I hope that this situation is over next year and that we can have more fun, thank you very much. I hope to still be able to play for more years.
Couldn’t be happier with tonight’s award! As I’m about to celebrate my 20th year as a professional footballer, Globe Soccer Player Of The Century is a recognition that I receive with so much joy and pride! Once again, great Gala tonight in Dubai at such an amazing place as Burj Khalifa.
Congratulations to Robert Lewandowski on his Player Of The Year Award, to Hans-Flick as Coach Of The Year and to Pep Guardiola as Coach Of The Century. Also to Casillas and Piqué for their Career Awards, and last but not least, congrats to my friend Jorge Mendes on his Agent Of The Century Award.
Finally I must thank, once again, to the Dubai Royal Family for the respect, friendship and hospitality that I allways receive in wonderfull Dubai, and to all the fans that voted for me in such a huge worldwide online voting with over 21 million votes.
Showering every day may be just as harmful as not bathing at all, new findings by medical experts suggest.
The centuries-old norm of taking a daily shower to feel good and refreshed has, however, been found to be impotent in fending off infections.
In fact, frequent bathing especially with antibacterial products could rupture microbes — beneficial bacteria on the skin, a professor at New York-based Columbia University School of Nursing, Elaine Larson, was quoted by the Wall Street Journal to have said.
Ms. Larson, a hygiene expert, recommends a three- to seven-day shower routine for adults, particularly those working from home, and others above 60 who have less moisture in their skin.
A renowned dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon Monika Kiripolsky believes that daily showers are best suited for individuals with physically demanding jobs, profuse sweating, as well as those who live in hot and humid climates.
“If you don’t sweat that often, you could probably go two to three days without stepping into the shower,” Ms. Kiripolsky said in a recent statement on popular men’s magazine, Men’s Health.
A senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, Amesh Adalja, however, noted that younger kids and babies, the obese, diabetics with skin vulnerability and anyone prone to skin or soft-tissue infections may still require daily baths and washing.
The experts did not specify whether or not their recommendations were applicable to individuals on the basis of skin colour and texture. It is widely held that people in hot regions of the world usually frequent the shower more because they are likely to sweat more than those in temperate or cold continents.
A former student of University of Lagos, Unilag, Ndubisi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, has shared his success story after leaving unilag in his second year as a result of poor academic performance and proceeded to the United States of America to further his studies.
Ndubisi, who was admitted to unilag to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering, now works with tech giant, Microsoft, he revealed how he failed woefully in his 2nd year at Unilag via his Twitter account.
His story triggered reactions on the bird app, Twitter, and this made his former school, Unilag to be trending on the platform.
The Nigerian man also shared the transcript from his last semester in the school and from From the records, he failed most of his courses and had a GPA of 1.10.
He was forced to leave the institution before heading to America where he went further to become a hacker and won a major league hacking competition.
He also flaunted his work Identity card which shows he now works with Microsoft.
The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South West Zone, has condemned the brutalisation of armless and innocent students under the aegis of National Association of Oyo Students (NAOS) National body in Oyo town by some operatives of ‘Operation Burst’ in Oyo.
NANS expressed its utmost displeasure over the unprofessional conduct of the officers in a statement made available to Vreporters by its Public Relations Officer, Kazeem Olalekan Israel, on Sunday.
The students’ body called on the Governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde to take punitive measures against erring officers and also demands the formation of an independent panel of enquiry to probe the occurrence and other cases of brutalization of innocent citizens by security agents in the state .
The statement reads in part;
“We find it most ridiculous to be informed of the unprofessional conduct of some of the operatives of the Oyo State Joint Security Task Force code-named Operation Burst who, yesterday, 26th of December, 2020 stormed the venue of the transition process of students.
“It is most ridiculous that, without any provocation, and, despite the fact that, even if there were any provocation, there are ways in which such provocation could have been put under control in accordance to the stipulations of the rule of law without necessarily violating the fundamental right to dignity of human persons as stated in Section 34 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). It need be properly put on record that, Operation Burst itself is a creation of the law, and, it is expected of them to act in strict adherence to the rule of law without trampling on the rights of citizens that they are meant to protect.
“We need not to over-stress the fact that the operatives of Operation Burst has nothing to do with electoral process most especially that of students. But, rather than perform the duty of maintaining law and order in Oyo town that they have been posted, some of the operatives of Operation Burst which is gradually becoming a law unto itself decided to invade the venue of an electoral process of students which had in attendance some Police officers that have been posted there from the Atiba Division of the Nigeria Police Force to maintain law and order as students casts their votes.”
NANS recalled how its raised a serious security concern five days ago, after some operatives of Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) allegedly murdered a student in same Oyo town.
NANS urged the Governor to look into the activities of the operatives of Amotekun and to also setup a judicial panel to probe the murder of the student in bringing the killers to justice in other to serve as deterrence to others.
It added that, “as if the concern raised is not enough, some operatives of Operation Burst invaded the election venue and constituted an attempt to murder, assault and an act that occasioned bodily harm on one Ogbeni Olalekan, Excellent, a student of University of Ilorin while he was having a dialogue with another member of the electoral committee who is also a student of the University of Ilorin, Maryam Olabisi Salahudeen.
“As an association, we condemn this act in totality while prevailing on the Governor to, immediately constitute a panel that will investigate the immediate and remote cause(s) of the assault, attempt to murder and an act that occasioned bodily harm which is a gross violation of the fundamental right to dignity of human persons of Ogbeni Olalekan Excellent. We also demand that the hospital bills of the victim of assault be paid by the State Government and that the public be briefed of the action taken on the operatives that subjected our member to bodily harm.
“An injury to one is an injury to all and a threat to justice anywhere is an injustice everywhere!”
Below is the pictures of brutality by some operatives of Operation Burst in Oyo against some students under the aegis of National Association of Oyo Students as shared by a Twitter user, @omoiyakunmi1
A staff of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Barrister Tamuno Igbikiberebima, has recounted his encounter with two criminals who attempted to kidnap him and handed them over to the police.
Igbikiberebima, who spoke in Port Harcourt, after the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Joseph Mukan, paraded the two suspects and four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as part of the Command’s achievement within April and December, noted that the two suspects had attempted to kidnap him.
Igbikiberebima narrated that the two criminals accosted him, and aimed their gun to pick him to an unknown destination, adding that he took control of the situation.
He said: “On 17th December, I was in front of my gate at Rumuigbo, making a phone call when all of a sudden, I saw a black Camry car with two occupants.
“One was driving and the other one came down, opened the back door of the car for me to enter. I asked him who he was and why he wanted me to enter the vehicle.
“He said he does not want to waste me that I should just cooperate and enter the vehicle. I monitored him closely, as soon as he dropped the gun, I stepped aside, held the gun and we started struggling.
“I did not know that it was only one ammunition that was inside the gun. Why we were struggling, the gun was triggered and that attracted attention of my neighbours.
“When people came out they (criminals) jumped into their vehicle and ran away. I ran into my compound, brought out my hilux and gave them a chase to where we caught them.”
Speaking, Saturday said: “We attempted to rob the man of his money, the man rushed us and collected the gun from us. He now returned and handed us over to the police.
“I committed the crime. It is David my friend that informed me that the man has money that we should go and take the money from him.
“This is the second time I am involving in this kind of act. We did not go to kidnap the man, we only wanted to rob him. He told me that the man has money and he does not know here he want to take it to that we should go and collect the money from him.
“We didn’t go to kidnap him. The gun we used for the operations, David said, was one of his friends that gave him the gun. We did not use it to kill.”
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would not be the last such crisis.
Tedros gave the warning in a video released to mark the first-ever International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on Sunday.
“History tells us that this won’t be the last pandemic and epidemics are a fact of life,” he said.
The WHO head said that better investment in public health supported by governments and society could “ensure that our children and their children inherit a safer, more resilient and more sustainable world.”
Tedros added that the new coronavirus turned the world “upside-down” over the past twelve months with far-reaching consequences for societies and economies.
He, however, said the pandemic itself was not a surprise, especially since warnings of such a possibility, and of the world’s unpreparedness, had been issued many times over the years.
“We must all learn the lessons the pandemic is teaching us,” Tedros said.
This includes investment in preparedness capacities not just in the health sector but rather an “all-of-government and all of society approach.”
“The pandemic has highlighted the intimate links between the health of humans, animals and planet,” which required a common approach, the WHO chief said.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, on Saturday disallowed worshippers without facemasks from entering crusade ground in Badagry, Lagos State, where its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, ministered.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeboye arrived in Badagry in a church helicopter which landed at Ajara Grammar School around 9:00 a.m and left for an undisclosed destination a few minutes after.
NAN reports that COVID-19 guidelines were strictly observed as security operatives disallowed people without facemasks.
Those without personal hand sanitisers were given, as sellers of facemasks made a brisk business of selling.
The church’s security details maintained that they had direct instructions to ensure that COVID-19 protocols were strictly followed.
Adeboye, ministering on the sermon titled, ‘The voice of hope’, to mark this year’s “Let’s go a-fishing” programme, said that God had sent him to tell someone at that moment that “it shall be well with him”.
The General Overseer said that the power in the message depends on those sending the message.
According to him, a court messenger can only wish an accused well, but it is only the judge that can free him.
“If you have a case in court and you go to court and a messenger working in the place says today victory is yours, he is only wishing you well.
“But if the judge drives in and notices you and says I remember your case, don’t worry today, you will be discharged, you know your case is settled.
“The one that sent me to you today is Almighty God, the King of the Kings, Lord of the Lords, the one who says let there be light and there was light,” he said.
He prayed that all would be well for the people of Badagry.
Adeboye also said that he had been asked to tell the sick that they would recover and prosper.
The Edo State Police Command on Friday December 25, confirmed the arrest of three suspects who killed a female trader after robbing and gang raping her.
The incident happened along Evbuosa Road, near in Obozogbe in Orhionmwon local government of the state while the woman was on her way to the market.
It was gathered that the suspects dispossessed the deceased of N30,000 before dragging her into a nearby bush, where they took a turn to rape and later left her with life-threatening injuries which resulted to her death.
The vigilante group in the area said some persons who were on the farm heard the woman screaming but could not find her when they got to the scene because the suspects dragged her further into the bush.
According to vigilante member, a shirt was found in the area was used to trace the owner in the community.
The owner later identified as Destiny Osa was subsequently arrested by the locals and handed over to men of the Ugo Police Division, who in turn handed him over to men of the Anti Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of the Edo State Police Command for further investigation.
Upon interrogation, Destiny Osa told the police how they attacked, robbed, raped and murdered the woman in the bush at about 7 am on December 19, 2020 and took the police to arrest two other members of the gang, Etim Zion and Samuel Jeremiah, both from Akwa Ibom state.
Osa later led the police and another investigative team to the site the woman was gang-raped where her wrapper and hair attachment were recovered.
Confirming the arrest, spokesperson of the command, Chidi Nwabuzor, said body of the trader was deposited in the mortuary for autopsy and further investigation.
Nwabuzor, said no one had come to claim her body and advised anyone whose family member left home since Saturday, December 19, 2020 to Evbuosa and had not returned home to contact the office of the Anti Kidnapping/Cyber Crime Unit of the Edo State police command in Benin city.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson assured that the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution.
