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UK's Blair: Patchy data means Africa could use antibody tests to track COVID-19
20200513
Buhari Appoints A New Chief of Staff
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari.
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR, a Nigerian academic and diplomat is scheduled to resume work today wednessday.
His appointment comes few weeks after the demise of Mallam Abba Kyari the former Chief of Staff to the President.
Stella Damasus Prays for Her Followers
Wike Precides Over State Excecutive Council Meeting
The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike presided over the State Excecutive Council Meeting at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday, 12th May, 2020, according to a tweet @GovWike.
See available comments by some twitter users on the tweet:
Demolishing a Hotel ... Absolutely Wrong - Yul Edochie
Many have aired there opinion about the recent demolishing of hotel in Rivers State by Governor Wike as a way to containing the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Yul Edochie, a Nigerian Actor recently expressed his appointment in the Governor's action via his twitter handle "Demolishing a hotel bcos of non compliiance to a lockdown order is extreme. Staff rendered jobless & someone's investment grounded, in this time of very poor economy & high unemployement rate. Haba! Seal up the hotel, fine the owner, but not demolition. Absolutely wrong!"
Showers of Love For Simi
Simisola
Ogunleye a.k.a Simi, a Nigerian Song Writer and Singer on her twitter handle
the other day posted “I literally had to train myself to write songs like Tiff
and Jamb Question. I love, LOVE to play
with words – but I had to learn to simplify my message (without dumbing down)
cos I wanted the people listening to connect with me … but I also didn’t want
to sound stupid”.
Her fans immediately reacted to her tweet and you can’t beat the showers of love that came pouring down. So much love for Timi, a multi award winner, wouldn’t you say?
20200508
Uzodinma visits Adapalm Palm Oil Mill
In a tweet on his twitter handle this week he established that he was delighted by what he saw and the level of production ongoing at the mill.
20200427
BYAZHIN KUBWA ROAD IN 2020
Sometime
ago we published a piece on the Abuja “Byazhin
Kubwa Road” and blended it all with still and video materials to enable
readers understand the true state of the same road as it were back then in
2103. This road is about the only access road inward Millionaire Quarters,
Shelter Farms, Across and other parts of the Byazhin environs, and it’s the
busiest night and day in terms of human and vehicular traffic. Yet it’s really
in a terrible shape.
However,
we did promise that we would try capturing the same road again in its present
state (2020) to enable readers compare and contrast the possible developmental
or dilapidated levels after about seven years now.
Once
again, we would do this by posting the photos of the road below, taken
precisely on April 24, 2020. Check out the pics below:
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KNOW YOUR WALK TYPE
Some
school of thought submits “dress the way you would want to be addressed”. Good
one. But let me shock you with this, if I may; it’s now a research fact that
the way you walk also has a lot to do with your health and personality.
20200405
COMMUNICATE, NEVER CLOSE HIM OR HER OUT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
COMMUNICATION is the thrust of our
being. In the beginning of creation God spoke things into existence via
communication. Thus, communication is “life”.
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“I have never
bought things in bulk in my life. I don’t even have a fridge or a good place to
store anything as we live in a makeshift house, so I ignored her but on the
second day of the lockdown, we became very hungry.
“Our usual way of
feeding is to walk down the street to buy things and cook late in the night
with firewood but because many of the shops were locked, we couldn’t get
anywhere to buy anything.
“My husband had to
borrow N10, 000 for me to buy food at Agbara Market. I left home before 5:30 am
and got to the market before 6:00 am but by the time I finished buying, there
were no buses to bring me back to my bus stop as buses usually stop working
before the police road blocks are mounted.
“I had to walk for
more than 10 kilometers with my bag on my head. If I could throw the things I
bought away, I would have done so. I would walk for a while and stop to rest.
This was how I got home that day,”
“It is regrettable
to announce that three Nigerians have died of COVID-19 in the United States of
America.
“The first case was
a 60-year-old lady, Hajia Laila Abubakar Ali of Kano descent, who died on March
25, while receiving treatment at the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York.
“Secondly,
25-year-old Bassey Offiong from Calabar, a final year Chemical Engineering
student of Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, died on Saturday, March 28,
at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
“Unfortunately, the
last case was a medical practitioner, Dr Caleb Anya, from Ohafia in Abia State.
“He died while
rendering service to humanity on the forefront of the battle against the
COVID-19 pandemic in New York on April 1.
“On behalf of the
Consulate General of Nigeria in New York, I wish to extend our condolences to
the families of the deceased Nigerians in this tragic circumstance.’’
“The Surulere
police station got distress calls from neighbours in that area of loud music.
Our men located the address and the music was still playing. According to the
report that I got from the DPO, they had over 50 persons celebrating.
“When they saw
police, some of them ran in different directions but we eventually had about
nine persons arrested. The speaker was also seized. Two police officers were
injured from the brief we got because they went in small numbers. They never
envisaged that there would be resistance.”
“As expected, the State Government has locked
down the state, created isolation/treatment centers, provided health personnel
with personal protection kits, embarked on aggressive enlightenment campaigns and is working on palliative measures to
cushion the effect of the unfortunate situation on the people,”
“This is
unacceptable and must be addressed urgently. My Constituency, Kaduna Central
Senatorial District is particularly at risk. The forests around Birnin Gwari,
Giwa and Igabi Local Governments have been very challenging in terms of
monitoring and policing. We fear the influx of people whose health status are
unknown and may constitute a huge risk to our people.”
“We urge the governments of the concerned
states to do the needful and urgently too. COVID-19 is real. It is a merciless
virus. It is no respecter of states or persons.”
“There must not be
gaps in the national response to the pandemic. If one state is not covered,
every other state is at risk. Countries or sub-national states with better healthcare
systems are already overwhelmed by the sheer ferocity of the pandemic. The zero
-case status of a state should be an opportunity for it to take precautionary
measures, not for it to be complacent,”
“It indeed
smacks of heartlessness that the All Progressives Congress (APC), its leaders
and cronies in government circle are rather manipulating fuel costs at this
critical time when other governments across the world are seeking ways to
mitigate the economic hardship being faced by their citizens.
“Our party
maintains that since Nigerians earlier had to bear the brunt of high cost of
fuel in the face of high oil prices in the international market, it is only
fair that they also enjoy the benefits of the cut in international prices; an
advantage the APC had continued to deny them.
“The PDP invites
Nigerians to note how the APC and its leaders had remained silent and failed to
support the demand for reduction of fuel price; a development that only points
to apparent complicity in this sleazy scheme against our citizens.
“The PDP,
therefore, charges the APC and its administration to immediately reduce the
pump price to the appropriate price of N90 as well as refund the accruable, so
far, from the N35 per liter difference and channel same to provision of
palliatives to Nigerians.
“Our party also
challenges the APC to join the PDP and other well-meaning Nigerians in our
persistent demand that President Buhari orders the recovery of over N14
trillion oil money stolen by APC leaders in the last four years including the
stolen N9trillion detailed in the leaked NNPC memo, and redirect same to the
welfare of Nigerians.
“Furthermore,
the PDP reiterates its demand for the establishment of Eminent Nigerians Group
to manage donations towards mitigating the impact of COVID-19 and ensure that
the palliatives get to venerable Nigerians without any political and
bureaucratic bottlenecks”.
“This is an
interactive information sharing platform that allows the Council to effectively
engage candidates before, during and after examinations.
“Candidates are
advised to log on to the portal: www.waeckonnect.com with the login details
sent to their email addresses during the registration process, and avail
themselves of this veritable tool for their examination success.”
“This will give
you reasons why candidates who sat previous WAEC examinations performed below
expectations. It will help you to avoid the errors that made candidates record
below-average performance. Log on to: www.waeconline.org.ng/e-learning and
check the Chief Examiners’ Reports from 2008 to 2018.
“This portal
gives a comprehensive analysis of candidates’ performance in all subjects,
identifying their strengths and weaknesses, what they failed to do and what
they should have done to perform better. The link again is: www.waeconline.org.ng/e-learning.”
20200305
NEXT AVENUE REPORTAGE: You Didn't Miss The Event
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Be part of NAR today and avail your friends, colleagues and love ones the opportunity of seeing your events on SEB even after the D-Day.
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BE MY GUEST: Speak Your Experience
BE MY GUEST a.k.a is an eye witness service debuting on the SEB. This service requires everyone to kindly share their daily experiences as they unfold either in within their neighborhood or in the course of daily or occasional travels in and outside Nigeria. For instance, if stumbled on an unruly behavior, an eyesore of a place or thing I would be doing someone some good if could share that experience or encounter with someone via SEB.
To qualify for this service your story (video or prints) must be verifiable and news worthy. Interested? Please, feel the form on the side bar and send to the SEB Team and you would certainly be contacted. Please, note that your reports if published would not only be credited to you but shared across the world wide web.
Be My Guest ... speak your experience!
WARD9ice: just an experience
Ward9ice is a
franchise of Ultimate Concept Communications, U2C. It's a stable of theatrical
pieces on any sphere of human endeavor particularly, love relationships. You
have a love story contribution you want published on the SEB kindly send us a
message by filling the form on the side bar of this blog and we would get back
to you. Remember, your story can be in ANY SOFT COPY PRINT FORMAT and MUST BE
ORIGINAL and VERIFIABLE. With Ward9ice, It's Just An Experience!
DATE - LINE BLUES: a seal invaluable
DATE - LINE BLUES is a franchise of U2C designed to identify and address those little but very essential issues of our love relationships.
The franchise which actually debuted way back in 2008 as a radio magazine made a comeback in print in 2014 and now it's modified for social media exclusively for the SEB.
DATE - LINE BLUES a.k.a. D-LB is classified into three categories:
(1) Wedding Bells: This segment addresses your experience as an individual in the course of courtship or just before you walk up to the altar to say "I do" to your spouse.
(2) FlashBack: This bit of D-LB provides a platform for comparison between today's love and yesterday's love notes e;g. the way our grandparents played love with their partners or spouses way back.
(3) Counselling: This is where professional marriage counselors have the opportunity to impart to our youngsters, in particular, some salient facts about true love relationships and marriage.
Tell you what, it's all fun to be associated with D-LB. So much to learn, experience, giggle, and appreciate. D-LB has FOUR distinct breakers:
*I RECKON THAT THE
PROBLEM WITH THE HUMAN SPECIES IS A LACK OF ORIGINALITY IN SELF-DISPOSITION. THAT
IS THE REASON I HAVE LEARNT NOT TO PUT MY TRUST BUT MUTUAL DISTRUST IN PEOPLE.
IT THUS SAVES ME THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DANGERS OF POSSIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT. BUT WITH
DATELINE BLUES I DO NOT REALLY NEED THAT PRINCIPLE*
*ON DATELINE BLUES
SOMEONE HAS A RELATIONSHIP TO LEAD AND KEEP. THE PERSON IS SINCERE AND PROUD OF
THE AFFAIR; WHAT DOES DATELINE BLUES DO? IT FLAUNTS IT TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD DOFFS HER HAT FOR THAT PERSON AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY KEEPS INTRUDERS ON
A CHECK. YOU CANNOT BEAT THE CONFIDENCE. TO FEATURE DATELINE BLUES THE LUCKY
PERSON MUST BE FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED TO HIS OR HER PARTNER. IT IS A SERIOUS
BUSINESS AND WE TREAT IT AS SUCH*
*“YOU HAVE GOT THE
RELATIONSHIP. FLAUNT IT AND THE WORLD WOULD DOFF HER HAT FOR YOU”*
To be featured on "Wedding Bells" on DATELINE BLUES THE LUCKY PERSON MUST BE FAITHFUL AND DEVOTED TO HIS OR HER PARTNER. IT IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS AND WE TREAT IT AS SUCH. To qualify for the "Counselling" segment you must be either a Cleric or Marriage Counselor. For interest in the "FlashBack" segment, you should be at least in your late sixties.
Please, note that for every story or article or report you contribute to D-LB you would be given credits and copyright and have it shared across the world wide web.
Interested? Kindly click here or click on the Whatsapp Business logo and chat with us.
With DATE -LINE BLUES, it's a seal invaluable.
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“In addition, upon
the breach of the proposed section 9(1), section 9 (2)(a-b) provides the
punishment with respect to a natural person and a corporate body respectively.
“The Nigerian
Labour Congress (NLC) has reiterated the need to fight against job outsourcing,
especially in an organization’s core areas of operation.
“Multinational
corporations in the telecoms, oil and gas sectors are currently contributing to
the Nigeria economic crisis with their habit of outsourcing of workforce which
an average Nigerian can be engaged in to other nationals thereby creating
unemployment for its host country.
“After a critical
examination of the provisions of the relevant laws and the practices as we have
currently in the employment sector, I humbly urge this Honourable House to
support this amendment bill of the Labour Act to mandate the regularization of
an employee’s employment after six (6) months of employment and to prohibit
outsourcing of employment in the employer’s core areas of operation and to
further punish those in breach of this employment law.”
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“I need to state
that the Nasarawa State Kidnapping Act Prohibition Law was extensively
deliberated and passed by the State House of Assembly.
“This law spelt
out various offences relating to kidnapping and prescribed stringent punishment
for perpetrators, such as life imprisonment and death penalty,”
“The Minimum
Wage Act is already a law and every political office holder must respect the
sanctity of our Constitution and the oaths of office they have sworn to uphold.
“If a worker is
entitled to be paid his wages, the wages must be commensurate with what has
been negotiated. In 90 per cent of the countries around the world, the minimum
wage law is implemented and observed. So, we cannot be an exception.
“While
appreciating those states and, even the Federal Government, that have paid all
the workers under its employment, including arrears which have set the base and
standard for states to follow, there is no excuse for any state not to pay
workers a minimum wage that has been negotiated because 85 per cent of the
Value Added Tax (VAT) increase goes to the states.
“We have
empowered our state councils. Once they reach a situation where they think
there is no commitment, we have given them the power to declare an action and
withdraw their services.
“Many states
have done that. In Ogun and Niger states, they did that before they were
invited to the table. We don’t need to take any decision again to say that you
need to do what you need to do.
“Once the state
executive council feels that there is dilly-dallying on the minimum wage, which
is already a law, they should be able to enforce their own right. We will
support them. Where they need reinforcements from the headquarters, we will be
there to support them.”
“We take
cognizance of the fact that some Supreme Court justices and indeed, other
judges, as well as judicial officers, have in the past suffered assaults, both
formally and informally under the supervision of the Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration.
“Cognizant of
the fact the Supreme Court infallibility is hinged on it’s finality, and not
because it’s personnel (justices) are infallible, we reaffirm our faith and
confidence in the judiciary, particularly, the Supreme Court which is still the
only hope of the common man.
“Consequently,
we express our unalloyed support for the leadership of our great party, the
PDP, and hereby call for a review by the Supreme Court of all its earlier
judgements,”
“Specialists
from the National Institute of Anthropology and History determined that it was
a piece of Yoruba origin,”
“It was also
determined that it had been illegally exported”
“We have a policy
under Governor Kayode Fayemi-led government. When we award contract, we expect
the contractor to first mobilise to site and display capacity before financial
mobilisation by government. That has been the standard.
“We awarded four
road contracts at the same time in January. But unfortunately, Sharvet Nigeria
Limited refused to mobilise to site and begin work while the three others are
already working as agreed.
“Anytime we award
contracts, we believe we are dealing with a contractor that has the competence
and once this is lacking and we don’t want our people to suffer due to
deplorable road conditions, it has to be revoked, which we did in the interest
of our people,”
20200216
BYAZHIN - KUBWA ROAD IN 2013
Kubwa is a fast growing satellite town in Abuja, Nigeria. But then we have a flash back of the "Byazhin - Kubwa Road, the state of the road as we saw it back then in 2013". This road particularly, links the very popular and densely populated "Byazhin - Across". While we cant wait to locate, capture and bring you the "Current State" of this road, we urge you to get acquainted with its "past" before we bring you its "present":
THINKING ALOUD
It's a crazy world we live in. The problems and challenges in the society are not novelty to any of us. We know the solutions. But where people are not ruled by the people they're interested in, it is foolhardy to proffer solutions and offer one's services where such are apparently not required by the rulers.
Not many
20200215
THE WAY OF THE WORLD
OTSEMOBOR is an undergraduate student. No, he is more than a student. I mean, he could approach anything in skirt no matter the given circle. He’s gifted in the act of winning over the opposite sex and has done this severally in favour of his peeps and himself. There was this exclusive party to be hosted by a popular Governor in West Africa. Ofcourse, Ose was not invited. But he had all the details. Don’t ask me how because I don’t know ‘how’. Anyway, he found his way into the party and without long he had spotted his catch.
“
Hello!” he said confidently as party jams fill the atmosphere.
“ Hi!” the lady responds arrogantly.
“We seem to be the only ones not catching the fun at this party, don’t you think so?” he fired.
“Please, excuse me. I’m not interested in the pleasure of any conversation. Thank you!” she snapped.
“Whoops! That was rather cold, lady. You haven’t even met me, before, have you?”
“And if I have, must I talk to you?” she boiled.
LAGOSIANS CONVERT KEKE-MARUWA TO CAR TO AVOID BAN
Following the recent ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of Lagos, some commercial taxi operators have brought their ingenuity to bare by transforming their Keke into what now looks like a car ... or is it a bus? Well, we leave you to be the judge. As at press time comments on this invention could only be gotten from the Opera News platform. Below are a cross section of the comments:
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“The affected
companies failed to pay the established liabilities despite the long period
of
time the agency gave them to regularise their tax status,’’
“Before LIRS
embarks on such exercise, it must have sent at least two letter of notices to
the management of the affected firms reminding them of their tax liabilities.
“The Demand
Notice expiration is 30 days, while the Letter of Intention expires seven days
after issuance.
“So, before now
both the demand notice letter and the letter of intention have been sent to the
management of the companies which they failed to act on,”
“Basically, we
are hoping to reach out to as many students as possible and motivate them to be
able to act well and make better choices for their health, considering the
Valentine euphoria”
“We hope that
the message is being passed across and in the future, we will be able to access
how well they are using this information and how it is helping their lives”
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