IT’S AN EXPERIENCE

A love photo has just broken Joseph’s long-time relationship. Not guilty though, but the pose from the photo seems a terrific evidence that he’s been two-timing his fiancée, Comfort. The whole world is against the lover-boy and despite his plea of innocence to Comfort and concerned friends the relationship seems to have finally approached a dead end. But as soon as he eventually accepts his defeat and move on with his life with a new found lover Comfort suddenly shows up with a pregnancy and an apology written all over her, claiming she’s carrying his baby.

Now, this is not a true life story. But if you were to do a resolution for this story what would it be? Yes, rack your brain on it guys.

We learned that unity is the one thing that must never break - Joe Biden

The Tribute in Light installation in New York, ahead of the 9/11 commemorations   Photo: GETTY IMAGES

The September 11 attacks commonly referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, Manhattan, Shanksville, Stonycreek Township, Arlington County by the militant Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States of America on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at about 1:46 pm WAT with an estimated fatalities of about 3,000 persons.

VAT Collection Tussle: Court Of Appeal Orders States To Halt Enforcement

A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the State Governments of Rivers and Lagos from collecting Value Added Taxes (VAT), pending the determination of an appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

A three-man panel of the appellate court ordered that the enforcement of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, latched on to by the state governments be put on hold, Premium Times reports.

According to the report, Haruna Tsanami, the judge who delivered the lead ruling of the panel, also suspended the operation of the law passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly and assented to by Governor Nyesom Wike, for the collection of VAT by the State government.

John Rucker on a turtle-saving mission

“The more people know about box turtles, the more friends they have.”

Turtle tracker John Rucker and his six Boykin spaniels are on a mission to keep box turtles, North Carolina’s official state reptile, safe from threats to their natural habitat in the 1,000-acre Sherwood Forest neighborhood, the Guardian reports.

According to the report, a species in decline, the slow-living box turtle is vulnerable to everything we do as humans, and because they’re camouflaged and relatively secretive, they are hard to find, which makes studying their population and health inherently difficult.

But with the help of his dogs, 74-year-old Rucker is determined to keep his “kinship” with the turtles going, the report stated further

Bauchi to host World Tourism Day September 27 — Official

The Bauchi State Government says it has completed arrangements to host representatives of the 36 states of the federation for the celebration of the 2021 World Tourism Day slated for between 27th and 29th September, 2021.

The General Manager of the state’s Tourism Board, Malam Nasir Yusuf made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi, on Friday.

Malam Yusuf disclosed that various tourism activities had been lined up for the event with adequate security measures put in place, while the mandatory COVID-19 protocols would strictly be observed through the event.

He mentioned the scheduled activities to be performed to include, a march pass from the Emir’s palace to the Government House by tourism stakeholders wearing branded tourism regalia on a visit to the state governor.

NIGERIAN YOUTHS CAUTIONED BY PMAN AGAINST VIOLENCE

The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has advised Nigerian youths to shun violence and embrace peace to ensure peaceful co-existence in the country, NAN reports.

Dovie Mena, Chairman PMAN FCT stakeholders forum popularly known as Baba 2010, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.

 “Nigerian youths must shun violence and see themselves as future leaders”, Mena, who is also an afro-highlife legendary musician, said.

LAGOS ASSEMBLY LAUDED FOR PASSING VAT, ANTI-OPEN GRAZING BILLS

The Lagos state chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) has commended members of the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Anti-Open Grazing bills 2021, saying they were “timely and met the yearnings of the people”, the Eagle Online report.

In the report, Mr Abiodun Salami, IPAC’s publicity secretary, in a statement on Friday described the action of the House as a bold step towards bringing a harmonious relationship among all the ethnic groups in the state.

According to IPAC, the bills will not only enhance the economy of the state, but also guide against lawlessness.

Nigeria’s President Buhari Arrives Owerri on a One-Day Official Visit

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Owerri, the Imo State capital where he would inaugurate some developmental projects executed by the State Government.

The president was received at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ebonyi, Dave Umahi, and the All Progressives Congress Anambra State gubernatorial candidate, Andy Uba, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

According to the report, others at the airport to welcome the president included some cabinet Ministers and Presidential aides from the South East,the Executive Secretary of NALDA, Mr Paul Ikonne, as well as other Federal and State government officials.

More than 60% of the VAT from Lagos is taken from Lagos and given to states like Kano and others - Omokri

FROM THE IG DESK OF RENO OMOKRI

Yesterday, Kano’s Hisbah seized and destroyed 5,760 Cartons of Beer. Yet, Kano gets the lion’s share from VAT on beer. This is hypocrisy! I am solidly with Wike on this. Nigeria’s current federalism is built on a foundation of injustice and that unjust foundation must be destroyed and replaced with an equitable one. And these are the very same people agitating against the Anti-Open Grazing Law that the Southern states want to pass. You reject alcohol, but want to impose killer herdsmen on us? More than 60% of the VAT from Lagos is taken from Lagos and given to states like Kano and others. Nigeria’s current federalism is a parasitic relationship. We must all insist on the rights of states to collect VAT as the court and law provides. The monkey can no longer work for the baboon to eat.

PRESIDENCY LISTS “JINXES” BROKEN BY BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari

The Presidency has listed numerous jinxes broken by the Buhari administration in recent times.

Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina listed the jinxes in a special write-up on Sunday in Abuja.

 

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

JINXES BROKEN BY THE MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION—PRESIDENCY

A giant-sized jinx was broken recently when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced a first Net Profit in the 44-year history of the organization. Under President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as Minister for Petroleum Resources, the oil conglomerate announced a first-ever profit of N287 billion. Such had never happened before.

But that was by no means the only major jinx broken in the lifetime of the Buhari administration. They abound. And here are just some of them. The list is by no means exhaustive:

Policies and legislation:

*Petroleum Industry Bill signed into law in 2021, after almost two decades in the works. It is aimed at reforming a Petroleum Act dating back to 1969, as well as other supplementary laws and regulations.

*Deep Offshore and Inland Basin (Production Sharing Contracts) Act, 2019, amended for the first time since 1993.

*More than 6 billion dollars of inherited Cash Call Arrears now being cleared by the Buhari Administration, since 2016. More than 3 billion dollars of the arrears (payments due to International Oil Companies) have since been paid.

*The Buhari Administration has overseen the first successful Marginal Fields Bid Round in almost 20 years.

*The Buhari Administration has launched the first National Social Investment Programme in the country’s history. Today it is the largest Social Investment Programme in Africa and one of the largest in the world.

A 76-YEAR-OLD ARTISAN EMPOWERED WITH MODERN WORKING TOOLS

Today, our administration empowered 2000 artisans with modern working tools to start their trade with the biggest revelation being 76 years old Pa Fawole Johnson Alade who showed us that there is no age too old to learn.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the submission on his social media handle yesterday.

‘Shapeshifting’ now obvious in animals in response to climate change

The gang-gang cockatoo is one of the species whose bills have been increasing in size as the climate grows hotter. Photograph: William Robinson/Alamy

According to research, animals are increasingly “shapeshifting” because of the climate crisis.

As such, warm-blooded animals are physiologically, getting larger beaks, legs and ears to adapt to a hotter climate and to better regulate their temperature.

With the differences becoming more pronounced as the climate warms, when animals overheat, birds use their beaks and mammals use their ears to disperse the warmth and some creatures in warmer climates have historically evolved to have larger beaks or ears to get rid of heat more easily, the Guardian reports.

According to the report, if animals fail to control their body temperature, they can overheat and die just as  beaks, which are not covered by feathers and therefore not insulated, are a site of significant heat exchange, as are ears, tails and legs in mammals if not covered by fur.

The beak of the mulga parrot (Psephotus varius) has been increasing in size. Photograph: Minden Pictures/Alamy  

The review, published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution, found that the differences are particularly pronounced in birds, according to the report, as the author of the study, Sara Ryding of Deakin University, a bird researcher, said: “Shapeshifting does not mean that animals are coping with climate change and that all is fine.

“It just means they are evolving to survive it – but we’re not sure what the other ecological consequences of these changes are, or indeed that all species are capable of changing and surviving.”

While the scientists say it is difficult to pinpoint climate breakdown as the sole cause of the shapeshifting, it is what the instances studied have in common across geographical regions and across a diverse array of species like the Australian parrot that have shown a 4-10% increase in bill size since 1871, positively correlated with the summer temperature each year, the report stated further.

Miyetti Allah begs Buhari, NASS to stop implementation of anti-open grazing laws by states

Miyetti Allah

FULANI cattle breeders in the country have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to do anything possible to frustrate anti-open grazing laws being passed by some states across the country, describing the laws as satanic against their age-long tradition, Vanguard Newspaper reports.

According to the report, the cattle breeders operating under the aegis of Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, expressed concerns over the actions of the states, particularly Southern states, insisting that they were counterproductive to their known economic business.

The group, at a press conference in Abuja, decried the ranching method of rearing cattle as captured in the anti-open grazing laws, noting that: “Ranching as envisage by many requires massive capital investment and difficult to sustain, not economical and is not small livestock holder centered”, the report stated further.