Nigeria to Commence Local Production of Weapons, Buhari Says

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, stressed the readiness of the federal government to de-emphasise dependence on foreign supply of military weapons to fight security challenges facing the nation by commencing local productions.

To this end, he has instructed the Ministry of Defense to create a modest military industrial complex for the local production of weapons to meet some of the requirements of the country’s armed forces.

The President made this disclosure in his opening remarks at a two-day Mid-Term Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, organised to assess progress made towards the achievement of the nine key priorities of his Administration.

According to him, the establishment of the industrial complex would address Nigeria’s over-dependence on other countries for military equipment and logistics.

Vice President Urges Nigerians to Partner FG in Providing Care for Homeless Children

Nigeria's Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo has called on well-meaning Nigerians to join hands with the government to provide adequate care for homeless children saying government alone cannot do it.

According to him, the provision of adequate welfare for vulnerable women and Children in the Society should be collectively shouldered by government and spirited individuals.

Adele: Back On Track With A Hit Single

Photo Credit: Instagram | ADELE

Grammy-award winning singer, Adele has come back from her break to release a single, Easy On Me’, which has not only been trending on charts and social media but racked in over 19 million views on YouTube less than 12 hours after release, SEB gathered.

Credit: Instagram | Adele

Sky News reports that Adele's new album is the singer's way of explaining her divorce to her son but she says there won't be any 'raging parties' to celebrate.

‘NO TIME TO DIE’ TOPS US BOX OFFICE IN NO TIME

“No Time to Die,” the latest installment in the James Bond movie franchise, shot straight to number one in North America’s box office on its opening weekend, netting $55.5 million, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations, Channels Television reports.

According to the report, the United Artists film, the last to feature Daniel Craig as 007, sees Ian Fleming’s spy hero dragged out of retirement to face off against old foes Blofeld, the criminal network SPECTRE and Safin, played by Rami Malek.

Last week’s leader “Venom: Let there Be Carnage,” was knocked down to second place with a haul of $31.7 million, making a total of $141 million for its first two weeks, the report states, adding that the Sony film stars Tom Hardy as investigative journalist Eddie Brock whose symbiotic bond with an alien named Venom gives him superpowers. Brock must stop serial killer Cletus Kasady, played by Woody Harrelson, who has broken out of prison after merging with another alien.

Wao! ‘Unprecedented’ Hunger in Lebanon as Fuel Crisis Hikes Food Costs

Mohammad sat in the smaller grocery store where he worked and flipped through the pages of a notebook, filled with a long list of customers indebted to the shop, Arise News reports.

“More and more people are struggling with money and asking us to let them pay later,” the 30-year-old Syrian refugee from Deraa told Al Jazeera, as a growing fuel crunch has led food prices to skyrocket.

“We have to try to be patient with them. Things have become much worse with the fuel crisis over the summer.”

According to the report, the small shop is located in the heart of Beirut’s semi-industrial Karantina neighbourhood, a stone’s throw away from the destroyed port, adding that many of the shelves at the shop were packed, but that is because people are simply focusing on household necessities, Mohammad said.

SEX APPEAL

Jeremiah meets with Mercy and falls in-love with her. “A beautiful gem of a lady”, he sings her praises round the clock. He finally succeeds in taking her home for the first time to have a long awaited romantic night. Arriving his apartment Mercy dashes into the rest-room for a quick bath. But after her bath, according to Jeremiah, the all-time beautiful lady he had met suddenly turned ugly. So what actually happened? Your guess is as good as mine.

‘SEX APPEAL’ is what you either have or you don’t, and no amount of ‘make-up’ can give it to you.

Make-ups can either embellish or mask. But more often than not ladies use it for the former. Some ladies overdo it to the point of masquerading the face.

THE BIG MISTAKE

NEWMAN is an arrogant fellow. He’s wretched and so are his parents. But his arrogance makes LULU, a local champion believe he’s comfortable and well connected. Afraid of having a rival in the person of Newman, Lulu immediately hires a thug to torture him as way of warning and to prove supremacy. But then the thug accidentally murders him in the process. Lulu soon finds out about the tragic death but shows no feelings until the thug finds out that the deceased was poor and came from a very wretched background. Lulu then believes Newman’s death was a big mistake.

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.

CATCH-UP - Lipton Tea

On Catch-Up this week we are spotlighting on Lipton. Yes, that all-time-available pleasant tea most of us can’t do without.

Lipton is a British brand of tea, owned by Unilever. Lipton was also a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom, later sold to Argyll Foods, after which the company sold only tea. The company is named after its founder Sir Thomas Lipton. The Lipton ready-to-drink beverages are sold by "Pepsi Lipton International", a company jointly owned by Unilever and PepsiCo.

In 1871 Thomas Lipton (1848–1931) of Glasgow, Scotland used his small savings to open his own shop, and by the 1880s the business had grown to more than 200 shops. In 1929, the Lipton grocery retail business was one of the companies that merged with Home and Colonial Stores, Maypole Dairy Company, Vyes & Boroughs, Templetons, Galbraiths & Pearks to form a food group with more than 3,000 shops. The group traded in the high street under various names, but was registered on the UK stock market as Allied Suppliers. Lipton's became a supermarket chain focused on small towns. Allied was acquired by Argyll Foods in 1982; the supermarket business was rebranded as Presto during the 1980s.

Lipton produces instant soup mixes. In the 1950s in the United States, Lipton ran an advertisement campaign promoting French onion dip prepared at home using Lipton's French onion soup mix, thus helping to popularize chips and dip. Hundreds of new commercially produced varieties of dips were later introduced in the U.S.

XCLUSIVE INTERACTIVE: Professor Kingsley Moghalu

Professor Kingsley Moghalu, Presidential Aspirant 2023

The "Third Force" is about Nigeria and Nigerians who feel that on the evidence the old established political order of the APC and PDP over the past 20 years has failed - Moghalu

On Xclusive Interactive this week, and curtesy of Arise News, we bring you the interview of Kingsley Moghalu, as he discusses his defection to a new political party and his take and stand on the 2023 forth coming elections.

Also, the same guest is featured on Focus Nigeria where he attempts to proffer solutions to the multiplicity of challenges facing Nigeria.

South-South Governors meet in Port Harcourt

Yesterday, I presided over a meeting of the South-South Governor’s Forum, where we declared our unequivocal support for the state’s to collect value added taxes (VAT).

The message was posted by Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa via his social media handle.

Share your experiences

Honestly, what did you do while Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram temporary remained inactive a few days ago? Share your experiences, guys.

Where do you belong?

Perhaps, the only way to determine the way forward for this country is to stage TWO plays, one about 'Paradise' and the other about 'Hell'. From the experiences of both certainly, we should know good from bad and successfully, define our stand on this planet earth. What do you think?

Man throws paint on George Floyd statue

NPR reports that the New York Police Department has released footage and appealed for information after a newly installed statue of George Floyd in Union Square was defaced by paint on October 3.

The footage shows a man on a skateboard throwing the paint as he passes.

According to the report, Nearby busts of late Congressman John Lewis and Breonna Taylor, the Louisville, Kentucky, woman shot and killed by police in 2020, did not appear to be defaced.