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Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, Relationship Expert

Relationship expert, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro popularly known as Blessing CEO has opened up on in favour of the womenfolk on how a female can use “SEXxxxxxx to Trap any kind of Man”.

In Arkansas, Trans Teens Await an Uncertain Future

Even as the medical community grapples with how best to provide care to transgender adolescents, some states seek to ban it outright.

 

Zara Banks, 14, near her family home in Fayetteville, Ark. Last spring, Arkansas enacted the first law in the nation barring physicians from administering hormones or puberty blockers to transgender people younger than 18. The law is on hold pending a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union.Credit...Liz Sanders for The New York Times

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — For years, Zara Banks had been looking forward to her 14th birthday — the moment, last June, when her life would no longer be on pause.

Ever since Zara, a transgender girl, was 8, she has been certain she wanted to grow up to be a woman. After conversations with her parents and sessions with a therapist, she began transitioning socially: changing her name to Zara and pronouns to she/her. When she turned 9, she began treatment with puberty blockers, drugs that would place her physiological development in limbo until she was old enough — 14 according to her doctor — to begin estrogen therapy and develop a feminine body.

But last spring Arkansas enacted a law, the first of its kind in the nation, barring physicians from administering hormones or puberty blockers to transgender people younger than 18. The bill, called the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, overrode a veto by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was to go into effect on July 28, about a month after Zara’s birthday. It is now on pause because of a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Zara has been able to get hormones while the court case proceeds, but worries about what the future holds. “I was just really happy, after finally waiting so long, to get something that I’ve needed for a very long time,” she said, sitting in her suburban backyard with her parents, Jasmine and Mo Banks, amid buzzing cicadas.

Nigeria to retrieve 1,030 Benin bronzes from Germany - Commission

Nigeria will receive no fewer than 1,030 Benin artefacts from Germany in 2022, the Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Abba Tijani, has said.

Mr Tijani, a professor, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday that many artefacts had been received from Germany but the commission would receive at least an additional 1, 030 in 2022.

Premium Times reports that the objects were taken from the country during the punitive expedition of Benin in 1897.

Capping off Milan men's fashion week, sportswear brand @kway_official held its first live runway show since the pandemic began

Capping off Milan men's fashion week, sportswear brand @kway_official held its first live runway show since the pandemic began. Dubbed as their R&D label, the collection features a more colorful and hip silhouette that caters to a modern and contemporary audience.

AY, Wife Welcome Second Child After 13 Years

Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun and his wife have welcomed their second child.

The baby is coming 13 years after their first and the lucky father while praising God for the new addition to his family said "Our prayers in the last 13 years have been answered. Ayomide, thank you for making Mabel and I mummy and daddy again."

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PDP QUESTIONS NIGERIA’S OIL AND GAS REMITTANCES

A report by Arise News submits that the Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have questioned the management of Nigeria's oil and gas resources by the Federal Government.

Airline executives express fears over possible catastrophic flight disruption by 5G

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Airline executives have warned that the new 5G service could cause “catastrophic disruption” to aviation industry.

According to ABC News report, the 10 biggest US airlines have warned that the impending switch-on of 5G mobile networks will cause "major disruption" to flights.

They said the start of Verizon and AT&T 5G mobile phone services, planned for Wednesday, would cause a "completely avoidable economic calamity".

We Have Paid Over N200m Ransom To Bandits –Zamfara Community Lament

Members of Nahuche community in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State protested at the Government House in Gusau on Sunday over continuous killings and abductions by bandits in the community.

Tuesday, January 18 Briefing

Good morning. We’re covering Omicron’s effect on the pandemic and the continuing costs of Brexit.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said the evolution of the pandemic was still unclear.Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA, via Shutterstock

 

Will Omicron bring an end to the pandemic?

 

Speaking at the online World Economic Forum, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s top medical adviser for Covid, said it was too soon to say how the Omicron variant would change the course of the pandemic. The sheer volume of cases could have a meaningful effect on collective immunity, he said, but the evolution of the pandemic was still unclear.

“It is an open question as to whether or not Omicron is going to be the live virus vaccination that everyone is hoping for,” he said, adding: “That would only be the case if we don’t get another variant that eludes the immune response.”

 

Cases remain extremely high across the U.S., averaging nearly 802,000 per day, an increase of 98 percent over the past two weeks. An average of nearly 156,000 people with the virus are hospitalized nationwide, a record. Deaths now exceed 1,900 per day, up 57 percent over two weeks.

Next steps: Dr. Fauci said the world was still in the first phase of the pandemic — “where the whole world is really very negatively impacted.” The next phases are deceleration, control, elimination and eradication. In the control phase, he said, the virus will become a “nondisruptive presence” and be considered endemic.

Nigeria's Richest Woman Preaches On Lagos Street

FOLORUNSO ALAKIJA, Nigerian billionaire business woman and philanthropist

Nigeria's richest woman, Folorunso Alakija, on Friday, shared videos of her and other persons engaging in street evangelism in the Surulere area of Lagos, Punch Newspapers report.

According to the report, she and her fellow preachers were all dressed in yellow T-shirts with 'Perfect peace' written on them and blue turbans.

You are not the GOAT – Omokri

A Nigerian lawyer, bestselling author and human rights activist Reno Omokri via his Instagram page has dropped ‘men-folk’ a vital message.  

Prayers, Support of Clerics Have Kept Us Going So Far – Gov. Makinde

Seyi Makinde, Oyo State Governor

This morning, we worshipped at Living Spring Chapel International, Ibadan, to give thanks for God’s protection last year and to commit this year into His Hands. I appreciated Pastor Femi Emmanuel - the presiding pastor, and the rest of the congregation for their warm welcome.

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde dropped the message via his Instagram page a few hours ago.

According to the message, the governor in his remarks during the occasion shared the rationale for some of the projects being carried out by his administration. He also thanked everyone for their prayers and support, and encouraged them to get involved in the political process to choose Nigeria’s next set of leaders as the 2023 elections approaches.

Meet Lagos Hawker Who Gave Money To Prison Inmates In Lagos Traffic

EKUMA JEREMIAH

Just a day ago Punch Newspapers brought us a report captioned “Meet Lagos Hawker Who Gave Money To Prison Inmates In Lagos Traffic”.

Today the same news media has updated the report with the caption “Viral Video: Obi Cubana to sponsor hawker to university”.  

According to the earlier report, Ekuma Jeremiah, the hawker, who was caught on camera giving money to the occupants of a Nigerian Correctional Service bus in the area of Ajah, Lagos State, said he did it because he was concerned for them.

WAO! Queeneth Agbor Reveals What She Does Before Agreeing To Kiss In Movies

Queeneth Agbor, Nollywood Actor

A report by Punch Newspapers submits that actress, Queeneth Agbor, has said that before she agrees to a kissing scene in a movie, certain things have to be put in place.

She told Saturday Beats, , according to the report that “The actor involved will determine if I will agree to a kissing scene in a movie. Having a good breath is very important to me and smelling nicely is also important.”

Asked if she had ever had a bad kissing experience while shooting a movie, she said, “An actor with bad breath actually wanted to make the kissing scene real even after we agreed to mime and it went really wrong because I couldn’t bear it. Trust me, mint couldn’t even help the situation. The director had to scrap the scene because I refused to put myself through such trauma.”, the report stated adding that Agbor  finds it ‘annoying’ when celebrities fight on social media. She said, “I find it very stupid and annoying. Because when the going was good, I wasn’t invited. When the enjoyment goes wrong, they would want to scatter our eyes and ears with unnecessary information. Celebrities should not bring drama we won’t benefit from to social media this year.”

2023: Nigeria Needs The Best To Lead - Makinde

The national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on the recent deaths of two prominent traditional rulers,  the Soun of Ogbomoso, Jimoh Oyewumi; the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Saliu Adetunji and a former governor of Oyo, Adebayo Alao-Akala.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former governor of Lagos State and some of his political associates visited Mr Makinde at the State Government House, Agodi in Ibadan.

SEB gathers that during the meet governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State expressed his believes in the country that it deserves to be led by its best hands as the nation inches closer to the 2023 general elections.

I Don't Have Money For Court Case, Peter Obi Tells Man

Stumbled on this story from Punch Newspapers IG page about Peter Obi replying to a tweet allegedly directed at him.

According to the story Obi  tells the man asking him to run for presidency that he does not have money for court case.

The report states further that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has told a tweep, tweet he doesn't have money to fund a court case if sued.

Lady Gaga thanks the Palm Springs International Film Awards

American singer and songwriter, Lady Gaga went full glam to virtually receive her House of Gucci award. The superstar took to Instagram to thank the Palm Springs International Film Awards for giving her their Icon Award for her performance as Patrizia Reggiani:

POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED MURDER IN DELTA STATE

The police in Delta state have arrested a 26-year old man Paul Ogilo for allegedly killing a 29-old man, Twere Shipiode in Otu-Jeremi community in Ughelli South Local government area after the two men were involved in fight, TVC News reports.

According to the report, the Delta police command Public relations officer, Bright Edafe, in a statement says the police, acting on intelligence after receiving a distress call about incident, the suspect was trailed to an uncompleted building in Otu-Jeremi where he was seen with a kitchen knife suspected to have been used in committing the crime and he was immediately arrested.

Celine Dion Posts Heartbreaking Tribute To Her Late Husband

Top rated Canadian singer, Celine Dion posts a heartbreaking tribute to her late husband René Angélil via her Instagram page:

I would be lying if I said I’m fine, I think of you at least a hundred times, cause in the echo of my voice I hear your words just like you’re there… I miss you – Céline xx…

FG adopting digital revolution for job creation — NCC

By Victor Adeoti

The Federal Government says it is adopting digital revolutions for job creation, better governance and

youth empowerment in the country.

Prif. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications commission (NCC), stated this while delivering the combined 10th and 11th Convocation Lecture of  Fountain University, on Thursday in Osogbo.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture has as its theme: “Empowering Nigeria Youth Through Information and Communications Technology (ICT).”

According to Danbatta, ICT is now synonymous with empowerment, as it transforms processes effectively and plays the role of an enabler in the various sectors of the economy for national development.

Gusau Attack: Tinubu Donates N50m To Victims

Former Governor of Lagos State and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has donated the sum of N50million to families of victims of the recent killings in two Local Government Areas of Zamfara State, Channels Television reports.

Tinubu made the donation on Thursday when he paid a visit to the state.

At least, 58 people were reported killed last week when bandits raided some villages in Bukkuyum and Anka Local Government Areas of the state, the report stated.

Recall President Muhammadu Buhari had on Wednesday also sent his condolences and that of his government to the people of Zamfara State on what he described as the “extremely unfortunate” mass killings of innocent people by retreating bandits.

Friday, January 14 Morning Briefing

Good morning. We’re covering an ominous outcome of talks with Russia and a stinging rebuke to Prince Andrew.

Russian tanks near the border with Ukraine on Wednesday.Associated Press

 

Russia warns it may abandon diplomacy

Russian officials signaled yesterday that they might abandon diplomatic efforts to resolve the security crisis surrounding Ukraine, bringing a whirlwind week of talks to an ominous end and deflating hopes that negotiators could move to ease tensions in Eastern Europe. Russia’s next move will most likely be up to its president, Vladimir Putin.

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, said the West’s current approach led only to a “dead end.” Michael Carpenter, the U.S. official present at the negotiations, also depicted the two sides as engaged in a standoff with no clear resolution. Ukraine said Russia’s massing of troops needed to be reversed.

Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, said that the U.S. was prepared to talk further, especially about missile deployments and military exercises in Europe, but was also preparing to respond “to a further Russian invasion of Ukraine.” “We have been very clear with Russia on the costs and consequences of further military action or destabilization,” he said. “So we’re ready either way.”

Twitter Commends Resumption Of Service In Nigeria

Twitter commends the Federal Government’s decision to lift the ban placed on its services in Nigeria since June 2021.

The company wrote on its public policy account that it was delighted with the restoration of its services in Nigeria.

“We are pleased that Twitter has been restored for everyone in Nigeria. Our mission in Nigeria and around the world is to serve the public conversation,” Twitter’s Public Policy team said in a tweet on Thursday.

“We are deeply committed to Nigeria, where Twitter is used by people for commerce, cultural engagement, and civic participation,” the tech giant Tweeted.

I Blamed Myself For Failed Marriage - Caroline Danjuma

Actress, Caroline Danjuma has opened up about her failed marriage to her ex-husband, Musa Danjuma.

Caroline, dropping the message via her Instagram page submits that she blamed herself for not having a perfect marriage and she only realised, she was not a failure when she started to heal.

President Muhammadu Buhari has lifted the suspension on Twitter operations in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lifted the suspension placed on Twitter from operating in Nigeria for deleting his post.⁠

The president said Twitter would start re-operating in Nigeria with effect from 12.00am, January 13, 2022.⁠

The lifting of the suspension was contained in a statement issued by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi.