NEWS 180221 ROUND-UP

 Stand and face the bandits – Defense Minister

It is the responsibility of everybody to be alert and ensure safety when necessary. We shouldn’t be cowards. Sometimes bandits come with about three rounds of ammunition and when they fire shots everybody will run. In our younger days, we stand to fight any form of aggression.

The submission came from Nigeria’s minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd.) during an interview with newsmen after the screening of the service chiefs by members of the Nigeria’s House of Representative on Wednesday, February 17.

“Why should people run away from minor, minor aggressions?’, he asked. “We should stand and face them. If these people know that the people have the competence and capability to defend themselves, they will run away”.

According to his words, the Minister has asked Nigerians not to be cowards and confront bandiuts whenever they come attacking their communities.

OKONJO-IWEALA APPOINTED AS WTO DG

The recent appointment of Nigeria's former Minister of Finance, Okonjo -Iweala as Director General (DG), World Trade Organization (WTO) is not only seen as a great honour to Africa, Nigeria in particular but has also generated a lot of comments on social media. Below are the screen shots of the available comments at press time: 

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Sorry, Mr. Okoro. But we cannot do business with you - Marketing Manager

You see, Sir, Kotansibe Farms, now known and addressed as Oyeyemi’s Farms has a new policy on produce distribution as necessited by the highly competitive nature of our farm produce. Hence, on distributorship the management accepts a minimum cash deposit of one hundred thousand naira.

 

... follow-up the update here on Kotansibe.

Not everyone bases their worth on the clothes they wear or the cars they drive - Reno

Reno Omokri has this message for the world via his IG handle "Never look down on people or think that you're better than them because you wear designer clothes and drive luxury cars and they don't. Not everyone bases their worth on the clothes they wear or the cars they drive. For all you know, they may even be wealthier than you. In fact, people who boast about luxury cars should visit Switzerland. i just returned from Zurich. The cars you flaunt, are what the Swiss use as taxis. Rather than flaunt your cars, why not consider a career change and move to Switzerland to drive taxi?" See the screen shot of the message below:

 

But really, Ama did you eba snatch your friend’s boyfriends? - Ahmed

Absolute nonsense! I never did anything of such. Never ever can even imagine anything of a sort. The thing is, I’m a very sociable person. I keep a lot of guys on a platonic level. When any of these guys suddenly pops the question and I turn him down, he feels so disappointed and embarrassed … So foxed and defeated that he conditions his mind to believing and accepting that his current lover is not good enough, at least any excuse to call it quits. You know, it’s all really a psychological thing but then, the ladies end up calling me “Husband Snatcher”. “Same Old Story” is what I call it.

 

... follow-up the update here on Ama Ebony.

Happy valentine's Day to the three who never fail to make me smile - Obama

Former United States president Barack Obama tweets his Valentine message "Happy valentine's Day to the three who never fail to make me smile. Your dazzling light makes everything brighter".

 

Everyday is Valentine's Day - Toke

 Toke Makinwa says "Everyday is Valentine's Day". Do you agree?

Happy Valentine's Day from us to you - Morayo

Top television personality, Morayo Brown sends valentine Message via her IG along her hubby, Brown. The Message reads "Happy Valentine's Day from us to you. trying to convince @brown_kabiti to join me for a valentines caht on IG live sometime today. help me beg am o"

How can a brutalised people build a good society? - Funmi

Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda, better known as Funmi Iyanda, is a Nigerian talk show host, broadcaster, journalist, and blogger. See the screen shot of her Valentine message below culled from her post on Instagram:

Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours - Tonto

 Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh shares her Valentine message on Instagram with her son. Her post reads "Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours. show love not only to your partners but to everyone around us".

See the video below:

Regardless of your relationship status, spread love to everyone - Stella

Stella Damasus on Valentine's Day says "Regardless of your relationship status, spread love to everyone. Happy Valentines Day to my family, friends and fans".

#HappyValentimesDay - Janet

 

This photo from Janet Jackson on Valentine's  day is  ... WAO!, don't you think?

Nigeria To Concession TBS, Others

The Nigerian government says it is set to concession the Tafawa balewa Square, Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, and the Calabar and Kano Special Economic Zones, reports Premium Times.

According to the report the plan was disclosed  by the Head of Public Communications at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Amina Othman, who announced the bureau will hold an international investors' webinar on the four concession opportunities.

A concession is a form of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) where a government owned asset is being operated and maintained by a private investor for a period of time on terms contained in a concession agreement.

The government has announced a string of such agreements lately, as it seeks ways of resuscitating and generating revenues from several national assets.

On Sunday, the Central bank of Nigeria signed a memorandum of understanding for the repairs of the National Arts Theater, Lagos.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, also announced on January 31 that the federal government is to officially commence the procurement process for the concession of highways under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI).

The government has also announced plans to sell some moribund assets to fund the N13,58 trillion 2021 budget.