Rangers FC of Enugu win the Nigeria Professional Football league, collect N40m prize money!

Rangers FC of Enugu have finally won the 2015/2016 NPFL season, their first League title in 32 years after defeating El Kanemi Warriors 4-0 in Enugu this evening.

Chisom Egbuchulam opened the scoring in the 3rd minutes of play before Osas Okoro made it two for Enugu Rangers in the 42nd minutes then Chisom Egbuchulam sealed the victory for the Enugu clubside in the 64th and 89th minutes.


Rivers United FC of Portharcourt are second following their win over Ikorodu United. NFF president Amaju Pinnick and LMC chairman Shehu Dikko were all in Enugu to present the trophy to the club.
With this victory, Rangers will collect N40m as prize money.

Congrats to them!

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Eldee on Amber Rose Slut Walk: "There is nothing positive about using a hoe to teach children anything but how to be a hoe"

Following reports on Amber Rose' recent Slut Walk, Nigerian rapper and music executive, Lanre Dabiri popularly known as elDee The Don launched an attack on the American model. The former stripper had her second annual Slut Walk, an event which seeks to put an end to slut-shaming, on Saturday in Downtown Los Angeles, which was attended by a lot of people.

In a series of tweets, the rapper described Amber Rose as a 'professional hoe' who is not fit to be a role model for children. Continuing, the obviously angry rapper noted that he is not judging her lifestyle choices but made it clear that it is not OK to make people like her "options for little girls". See the tweets after the cut..

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We had established links with Boko Haram for exchange of abducted girls – Lai Mohammed...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to rescue the abducted Chibok girls by Boko Haram terrorists. 

The minister spoke at a live programme on Channel Television on Independence titled “Nigeria at 56: Recursive, Resilient, Rising.”

 Mohammed said that no group, local or international could claim to have more stake or to be more committed to the rescue of the girls than the Federal Government. 

He added that the issue of the rescue of the girls was a humanitarian one that everyone or group should be “passionate but rational about”. 

The minister said that contrary to the position of some critics, government had robust counter terrorism policy and had recorded significance success in fighting Boko Haram in the North East.

 He noted that the fact that the Chibok girls were yet to be rescued should not be a yardstick to write off the achievements of government in decimating the Boko Haram. Mohammed recalled that upon assumption of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, many parts of the North-East were under the control of the Boko Haram and were not safe and accessible. 

The minister said that the situation was not the same today as no part of the North East region was under the control of the group. 

He reiterated that Boko Haram had been decimated and government was working daily to ensure the release of the abducted girls. 

The North-East is free now, students are returning to schools, all the towns and communities hitherto under the control of the terrorists have been liberated and those who fled their homes are gradually returning,” he said. 

The minister also recalled that when the Buhari administration assumed power, it was 410 days after the Chibok girls were abducted without any clue to their rescue by the previous government. 

He noted that in all cases of abduction, especially by terrorists, 24 hours was critical to ensuring prompt rescue, adding that the government in power then did not utilise the intelligence then. 

The minister said that the present administration had thrice established links with the Boko Haram for the exchange of the abducted girls with the arrested members of the terrorist group. 

He explained that on each occasion, the efforts were thwarted by either the link with the terrorist, fresh demands by Boko Haram or division in the camp of the terrorist group. 

Mohammed said government had not foreclosed negotiation with the group on the release of the girls but it wanted to ensure that the link were genuine and credible. 

He said government appreciated the efforts of the “Bring Back Our Girls” (BBOG) group but noted that “the administration is as concerned as they are and ready to work with them in ensuring the release of the girls.” 

Mrs Oby Ezekwesele, one of the leaders of the BBOG reiterated the position of the minister that 24 hours was critical to ensuring success or failure in cases of abduction by terrorists, adding that the past administration failed in that regard. Ezekwesele, however, said the BBOG group was disappointed that more than 900 days after the girls’ abduction, there was no tangible evidence or convincing plans by government on their release. 

She said the group resumed its agitation with vigour to canvass citizens engagement in the release of the girls and ensure that government did not stay away from the parents of the girls. 

She underscored the need for government to carry along the group in its rescue efforts and be consistent in its messages and briefings. She pledged the support of the group to the government in ensuring a safe rescue of the abducted girls.

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One dead as over speeding fuel truck falls and crushs a car on Ikorodu road

A fuel truck fell and crushed a car at Ikorodu road today 25th Sept, 2016 at about 4:08am. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the Mack Truck with registration number AGL 664 XG laden with 33,000 litre PMS, belonging to Forte Oil, fell due to the overspeeding of the driver.

 'While the truck was trying to turn at the round-about, it fell on another Hyunda Saloon Car and the only occupant, an unidentified adult male died in the car.'

 The prompt response of LASEMA, Lagos State Fire Service, LASTMA, Civil Defense, FRSC and The Nigeria Police force to the scene for recovery operation prevented the incident from escalting into a major disaster with the spillage and also promiximity of the incident to a filling station.

The truck was carefully lifted, while the dead body was extricated and subsequently taken to Ikorodu General Hospital Mortuary. Also the vehicles involved in the accident were cleared off the road and handed to the Police.

 

 

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World Bank, food technologists promote preservation tech for agribusiness...

By Olasunkanmi Akoni

 Amid quest by Nigerian governments at all levels to drive diversification of the economy away from oil base, a World Bank sponsored campaign for agro-product preservation technology has commenced in the country. 

Food technology experts at an investment forum last week in Lagos canvassed for application of Flash Dryer technology for agricultural produce in order to make them less perishable and stem the magnitude of wastages amongst small and medium scale agribusinesses. 

They posited that  there was the need to resuscitate and boost these businesses with the technology in order to get their products into export market to attract foreign exchange, as well as stimulate the nation’s economy. 

Presently, over 40 per cent of agricultural products in Nigeria are lost to high moisture content which could have been easily prevented with the Flash Dryer technology. 

According to Prof. Abdul-Lateef Sanni, a food science and technology expert who is the Dean, College of Food Science and Human Ecology of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, FUNAAB, “the reason for the forum is to address the recession and quest for diversification of Nigeria economy and to encourage us to bring out some best technology that Nigerians can use to add value to agricultural commodities. 

Secondly, the Federal Government of Nigeria just launched agricultural promotion policy aimed at encouraging local and export market opportunities for Nigerians. “Therefore, we are showcasing abilities to reducing post harvest losses using Flash Dryer which is the best opportunity now than before. “There is no forex to import equipment, so we are saying we have some technologies we are taking to other countries that we can actually buy into and go on with our agribusiness investment. “One of the uniqueness of the Flash Dryer is the fact that it has 20-23 percent internal rate of return and has led to 50 percent reduction in fuel consumption.” “There are some value-chain activities we have in the past that government needs to sustain, one of them is what we are promoting at this forum”. He disclosed that there are agro-based SMEs that are moribund due to this problem of lack of preservation technology, and  though the Bank of Industry is trying to help some of them only a few have received the Flash Dryer. “So these are the areas where government’s intervention is needed by spending more on this technology in order to resuscitate the moribund industries and also strengthen the large scale industries that are working hard to sustain their enterprises. The forum was organized under the initiative of the World Bank Council for Agricultural Economy in West and Central Africa, targeted at “Up-scaling the Nigerian Flash Drying Experience for Sustainable Regional Trade and Income Generation in West Africa”, UDESWA. Sanni said, the World Bank and  UDESWA are  up-scaling the flash drying experience to other countries like Sierra-Leone, Benin Republic and Ghana, adding: “we are about to end the project and we felt to share some of the findings to the would-be investors and some active players in the Small Medium Enterprises, SMEs, in Nigeria before we go to other countries.” He stated: “This is a technology that can be used to preserve commodities because the bulk of what we produce in Nigeria is lost, 40 percent is lost to wastage at post harvest. If these products are dried they can stay long period of six months and up to a year and that means we will lose nothing again to wastage and then we have value-added products. “When we talk about technology, what comes readily to mind is China, Brazil as they were. Some of these technologies are available locally, so we do not have to spend forex to get these, once we get them locally, it boost local economy and this particular technology is one, there are several others lying fallow...

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from the traditional wedding of Orobosa, daughter of Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion

All roads led to Benin, Edo State, today, for the traditional marriage ceremony of Umar Mantu and Orobosa, daughter of Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and his Jamaican born wife, Lady Cherry Igbinedion. Next stop is the white wedding which is coming up next weekend. See their pre-wedding photos and and photos from her bridal shower held yesterday, after the cut.

  

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Police arrest man for raping daughter in Lagos

 The Lagos State police command have arrested  Uchenna Elumadu, for allegedly raping his 15 year-old JSS 3 daughter and giving her drugs to prevent her from getting pregnant. The man, who resides at Martins Street, new Oko Oba, Agege Lagos was reported to the police by a neighbour. 

While speaking on his arrest, the Spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Dolapo Badmos, said

“The victim said that her father, on countless occasions wakes her up in the middle of the night to rape her, mostly when her mother is on night duty. The mother is a casual worker in one of the outfits attached to airport.

On the night of Sept. 19, the mother discovered the suspect having intercourse with the victim and raised the alarm and one of their neighbours reported the case to the police,”

She said the victim has been admitted at the Police Cottage Hospital, Ikeja Police College, where she is receiving treatment in partnership with Mirabel Centre LASUTH.

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President Buhari congratulates Paralympic team for outstanding performance in Rio

President Muhammadu Buhari has warmly congratulated Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at the Paralympic games in Rio, Brazil. Reas the ppress statement from Garba Shehu below...

President Buhari joins all sports-loving Nigerians in commending the athletes for doing the country proud by winning 12 medals and setting new records, which made them the top-performing African team at the 2016 games.

The President extols the resilient spirit of the Nigerian Paralympic athletes, who were able to excel in the face of adversity. Buhari applauds the athletes for their tenacity, focus and determination, which has brought glory to the country. 

The President also extends gratitude to all the officials and trainers of the Paralympic athletes, who made sacrifices and persevered to fly the country’s colours.

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Vice President Osinbajo attends Presidential Quarterly Business Forum...see photos.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ministers, other government functionaries, Organised Private Sector OPS and other stakeholders today attended the Presidential Quarterly Business Forum which held at the Banquet hall in the presidential villa Abuja. More photos after the cut.
 

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