Ministries Departments and Agencies have been warned to desist from accepting cash on any payment belonging to the Government and anyone who violates these laid down rules will face very unpleasant consequences - Uzodimma

Cash payments will no longer be accepted in the ministries, departments and agencies of the Imo State Government, going forward.

Sen. Hope Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State made this submission via his official Facebook handle.

"By this, Imo people have been put on notice against encouraging or partaking in revenue leakages as the Government has stopped the issuance of cash receipts for any form of transaction", he said. " All payments must be done through the Bank which must go through the Treasury Single Account (TSA).

"These were part of the decisions of the Imo State Executive Council (EXCO) at our weekly meeting which I presided over.

"To this end, all Ministries Departments and Agencies have been warned to desist from accepting cash on any payment belonging to the Government and anyone who violates these laid down rules will face very unpleasant consequences.

The petitions against our victory at the election were clearly motivated by greed, malice and a quest to undo a fair and just process - Obaseki

We are happy with the verdict of the Edo 2020 Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which dismissed all four petitions challenging our victory in the September 19, 2020 polls.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki made the statement via a post on his facebook handle in appreciation of the verdict of the Edo 2020 Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

"With the judgement of the Tribunal yesterday, we are once again reassured of the impartiality of the judiciary, as they continue to uphold the ethos of equity and the rule of law. We thank the judiciary for standing for truth.

A Virginia school district returns a woman's wallet nearly 70 years after she lost it

A Virginia school district tracked down 85-year-old Ester French to let her know they found her lost wallet —almost 70 years after it went missing, reports CNN.

The 85-year old says she remembers losing her wallet in her high school gym in 1951 and feeling 'bad about it at the time'.

The wallet contained Christmas stamps from 1951, 85 cents in silver coins and a newspaper clipping asking readers to pray for the Navy sailors serving in the Korean War, among other items. 

Yul Edochie in the line of duty

Nollywood star, Yul Edochie in the video below shows himself in the line of duty. "As a director", he says "I will stretch you artistically. But trust me, after working with me your career will never remain the same. Just be ready to learn"

Would you honestly like a room in this sky hotel?

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Lil Nas X releases unofficial 'Satan' Nikes containing human blood

Rapper and singer Lil Nas X launched a controversial pair of "Satan Shoes" featuring a bronze pentagram, an inverted cross and a drop of real human blood — and they sold out in less than a minute on Monday, reorts CNN.

According to the report and art collective MSCHF, launching as a limited-edition of 666 pairs, each shoe's air bubble sole contains 'one drop' of human blood.

They were priced at $1,018 a pair, a reference to the Bible passage Luke 10:18 that reads: "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." 

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PUNCH NEWSPAPERS: I begged Niger Republic to let Nigeria construct free railway for them – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he personally travelled to Niger Republic to beg the country to allow the Nigerian government to construct the $1.95bn railway from Kano State into Maradi in Niger Republic.

Amaechi said this on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ programme on Monday which was monitored by our correspondent.

Ten million naira donations to Burna Boy, other artistes rumbles the social media

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has honored Port Harcourt-born music star, Burna Boy after recently winning a Grammy award for the Best Global Music Album.

According to media reports, the governor bestowed on the award-winning artiste, the second-highest honor of  Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State (DSSRS).

FULL VIDEO: Yemi Osinbajo's Speech At Tinubu 12th Colloquium

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There is a big push to buy vehicles but a bigger push to convert vehicles using PMS to run on gas - Obaseki

From the Facebook handle of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki:

Those Who instigate violence have means to flee Nigeria - Keyamo

Nigeria's Minister for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) says "Those Who instigate violence have means to flee Nigeria" 

The minister added that those who become victims in war are usually not the intended targets but the hapless ones who are influenced by the advocates of war.

According to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the #EndSARS protest of October 2020 has shown that those who push others to violence have the means to flee the country leaving behind those they instigated to violence.

The Minister who wrote on Twitter said the call for calm that comes from the government and responsible citizens is not out of cowardice but to protect the weak.

He said, “During the COVID-19 lockdown, those badly affected were, unfortunately, the weak and lowly amongst us; during ENDSARS, the eventual victims that lost billions were not the intended targets; the insurgency in the North East has mostly affected the weak and vulnerable amongst us.

HATE NOT - Tricia

From the desk of Nigeria's media personality, Tricia Eseigbe Kerry:

*H A T E* *N O T !*

 

*Before* you *hate* anyone in this *life* , try and *find out* if you're _important_ to the person, so that you don't *waste* your *hatred* .

*I* will never *hate* anyone but I will *distance* myself from *people* who do not *value* me .

*Be* careful so you don't *hate* a *lovely* *person* , because of a *dirty rumour* you heard about them which was created out of *jealousy* and *envy* .

*Try* to *appreciate* those who *gossip* about *you* . It's not easy for *someone* to *leave* their *problems* and *carry* yours on their *head* .

BUHARI NEVER PROMISED TO MAKE ONE NAIRA EQUAL ONE DOLLAR

The Presidency has said that there was not a time when the current administration promised to make one naira become equivalent to one dollar, Mr Adesina stated while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

Mr. Femi Adesina who is the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, also added that the claims suggesting that President Muhammadu Buhari made such a promise, are false. 

“It does not exist, it is fake, it is false, it is apocryphal, it doesn’t”, he said.