It was a moment of celebration as the Governor Mimiko of Ondo State gave about 659 workers N256 million car loan.
The workers who received their cheques at the weekend were advised by the state government to
ensure judicious use of the loan and refrain from
spending it on frivolities
The Head of Service, Toyin Akinkuotu, who gave
the advice said the Olusegun Mimiko-led
administration is committed to the welfare of its
workers despite the unpalatable economic situation of the nation.
The battle on the increase in Electricity tariff seems to have been lingering as Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday renewed the order barring the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
from increasing electricity tariff.
He said the order that parties maintain status quo
ante bellum subsists.
“The order that the parties in this suit should
maintain the status quo ante bellum remains valid
and binding until it is set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction,” Justice Idris held.
He spoke while delivering ruling on a contempt proceedings initiated by activist-lawyer, Toluwani Adebiyi, against NERC chairman and Chief Executives of Distribution Companies (DISCOs).
Justice Idris first made the order last May, but while the suit was pending, NERC announced the
tariff hike.
Ruling, Justice Idris agreed with the respondents
and held that Adebiyi issued Form 49 (a formal
application for committal to prison of a person who refuses to obey an order) without properly
serving the alleged contemnors with the Form 48.
He said: “It is clear, in this case, that the purported issuance of the Form 49 on the
defendants by the plaintiff without prior and
proper service of the Form 48 is premature.
“The issuance of Form 49 when the court is yet to
hear and determine the application of the plaintiff
for leave to serve Form 48 is also inappropriate.
“In the circumstances, I hold that the defendants’
objections have merit. The Form 49 and the
motion for order for committal issued by the
plaintiff against the defendants are hereby set
aside. The court has set aside the contempt
application due to fundamental procedural
irregularities.”
Justice Idris, however, said NERC and the DISCOs
are still liable to be held in contempt should they
continue to violate the order.
It seems kidnapping has gone international as a Togolese woman has been accused of kidnapping
a month-old-baby at the Okokomaiko area of Ojo
Local Government Area of Lagos State. This is a case of your best friend could be your worst enemy as a trusted neighbour was the one who assisted majorly in the kidnap.
The suspect was alleged to have conspired with one
Sekinat, also a Togolese, to steal the baby,
Mustapha Ibrahim.
Sekinat, source said, lives in the same compound with the parents of Ibrahim at 14, Ago Street,
Okokomaiko.
The boys’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ganiyu Ibrahim,
said they were still in shock over the betrayal of trust.
Sekinat has lived in the same compound with the
Ibrahims for over five years.
In the course of those years, she had become very
close to the couple.
It was gathered that a day before the kidnap,
Sekinat had introduced the suspect to the parents
of the baby as her elder sister.
This prompted the parents of the baby to allow the
alleged kidnapper to have a feel of their baby.
The suspect kidnapped the baby on February 20 about 3pm, while the baby’s mother was having her bath.
Thank God for the Nigeria police force who was able to recover the baby.
The Nigerian government has removed close to 24,000
workers from its payroll after an audit revealed they did
not exist, the Finance Ministry has said.
The move has enabled a monthly saving of around $11,5m
(£8m).
The audit is part of an anti-corruption campaign by
President Muhammadu Buhari, who took power last year.
Corruption and mismanagement have long been a
challenge to Nigeria’s growth, and the government has
promised to cut costs to face an economic slowdown.
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy and the continent’s
top oil producer, and its finances are under strain due to
the recent collapse in oil prices.
The country has also faced rising inflation, a stock market
slump and the slowest pace of economic growth in more
than a decade.
The audit started in December used biometric data and a
bank verification number to identify holders of bank
accounts into which salaries were being paid, Reuters
news agency reports.
This process allowed the identification of some workers
who were receiving a salary that did not correspond to
the names linked to the bank accounts.
It also revealed that some employees were receiving
salaries from multiple sources.
Some 23,846 non-existent workers were removed from the
payroll, an adviser to the finance minister was quoted by
Reuters as saying.
Periodic checks and electronic audit techniques will be
periodically carried out to prevent new frauds, the
ministry said.
Officials have said the savings resulted from the anti-
corruption measures will help the country tackle its crisis
and prevent job cuts.
Well, i hope the Government will also have plans to create more jobs too for those interested.
Destiny can be delayed but never denied is an old adage often used to encourage persons going through trying times. That was the case while announcing the winner of the award for Best Actor,
Presenter Julianne Moore, who won Best Actress at last
year’s awards, waited a respectable amount of time before announcing DiCaprio’s name.
Born in 1974, Leonardo Willhelm DiCaprio has starred in
over 24 films, including Gangs of New York and The Basketball Diaries, not forgetting the popular Titanic movie in 1997.
To date, DiCaprio has won over 40 awards and has been
nominated six times for an Oscar. This is his first win at the 2016 Oscars.
He received a standing ovation as he picked up his award.
He said making The Revenant was “about man’s relationship to the natural world”.
“Climate change is real – it is happening right now,” he
said. “It is the most urgent threat right now to our entire
species and we need to work now.
“Let us not take this planet for granted. I do not take
tonight for granted.” Congratulations to him once more.
You are welcome once again to our RULES OF CHANGE SERIES.This week we will be looking at the Possibility of Change.
Change is possible because if you decided not to change that alone is change because if you decided leave water in a bowl without changing it for a long time it will start smelling; that's what happens when people decide not to change. The truth i want you to know is that God has finished making you according to Genesis 1:31" And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day." So stop all these slogan that people make these days saying" I know God will do it" as have seen God that said He saw everything that He made and that includes you and I. Our future and plans are that what He made. Your dreams that you are yet to achieve have been made already by God. All God wants you to do is for you to start living that life He has created you to live . He is constantly watching you according to "Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." So if we are aware that He is constantly watching us lets not disappoint Him.
So if you have realized that you need a change because you feel you are not living up to expectation concerning God's purpose for your life, I want you to know that it is not too late to start making that change you desire in God's will because all has been done already it is left you to take your share and start living a purposeful life. Don't let your age discourage you after all Abraham made a decision along the will of God when he was 75 years old. Don't let past sins hamper you from deciding; that's the reason our Lord Jesus died for you. All you need to do just confess your sins according to "Romans 10:9-10
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." So just confess and forsake them and start all over again. Don't let past failures hinder you. You failed doesn't make you a failure but you have just realize a another to take in doing that particular thing that is of your interest. Well, i want you to also know that you are not too young to start changing your life pattern because our Lord Jesus Christ discovered His purpose at the age of 12, Joseph at the age of 17.
So please do all you can to seek your change based on the Word of God. Always remember you have to be a Life Finder( in Jesus) to be a Life Giver( to your world). So just start it is possible because all have been made already. God bless you.
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Sunday Oliseh has explained vividly the major reasons
for quitting the Nigeria senior national team, the Super
Eagles eight months after being the Super Eagles coach
Oliseh who had been in a running battle with his employers over what he termed uncondusive working
conditions told Completesportsnigeria.com that he was
irked by the underground moves by the Nigerian Football
Federation to sack him and the constant violations of his
contractual agreement.
Oliseh was irked by the fact that the President Of the
Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick tried to hire
Frenchman Herve Renard soon after the Home Eagles
crashed out of the group stages of the African Nations
Champions.
We wish you all the best in all your endeavours.
Ayo Makun aka AY, has
reacted to the rumour making the rounds that his 7-year
old marriage to his wife, Mabel has hit the rocks.
AY's reaction was coming a day after news went viral on
Wednesday, that his marriage to Mabel, who is an
interior decorator has crashed, owing to alleged domestic
violence.
He took to his Instagram page to dispel the rumour, AY
who is currently in the UK, shooting a new Television
series, “Lodgers,” described some blogs as the bringers of
bad news.
According to him, “Some blogs are, for the most part, the
bringers of bad news... and it's not entirely the bloggers
fault, bad news gets higher ratings, travels faster and
sells more than good news. The reality is that you will
continue to hear negative information from many sources
against anything that showcases your blessings and pride.
Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing
better to do from feeling jealous of those few who are
still remaining in the institution called 'Celebrity
Marriage' . It lies in our will to decide whether to discard
them into the waste bin or record them into our brains!.
Well, we are happy for you since you have decided to be different and to be a good examples for other celebrities to follow.
Head coach of the SUPER Eagles, Sunday Oliseh has claimed that
he was approached by an unnamed top African nation last
year but turned down their offer.
Oliseh, 41, revealed at one of the sessions of the Social
Media Week on Thursday that the offer from the African
country came in just three months after he took charge
of Nigeria’s Super Eagles.
“I must state that within three monthsof coaching the Super Eagles, I got an offer from a top African nation to become the coach of their national team,but I turned it down,” Oliseh
said via Skype from his base in Belgium.
I hope the NFF will appreciate his patriotism and be patient with him because NFF and Nigerian are after positive results.
The streets of New GRA was in pandemonium when onemember of a robbery gang was shot dead, Wednesday night, during an exchange of fire between the gang and police in New GRA part of Port
Harcourt, Rivers State.
A statement from the state Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, said the robbers were
fleeing after raiding a new generation bank on Obagi
Road, GRA, when police went after them.
Muhammad said during interrogation, “before the robber
gave up the ghost, he gave his name as Jude Ihediachi of
Ugwu Chuku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta
State.
While adding that the robbers carted away undisclosed
sum at the new generation bank, DSP Muhammad said
they also arrested two heavily-armed robbers.
He said two locally-made revolver pistols and two rounds
of .9mm live ammunition were among items recovered
from them.
Kudos to the Nigerian Police Force.
The Independent Electoral Commission made it known on its Twittter handle that
governorship elections will hold in Edo and Ondo on the
10th September and 26th November 2016 respectively. So I am sure with this announcement the heat will soon begin for primaries to be held in all political parties involved.
Here are some quotes that will help you have a wonderful day.
Some innocent tourists at Etosha National Park in Namibia were attacked by group of Rhinos when doing such with their jeep.
In a video shot by Alexandra Poier, the rhino felt threatened by the presence of the vehicle.
The wild animal charged straight into the group of tourists
trapped inside the white jeep.
Though the tourists were not injured, they felt visibly
shaken after the attack.
Luckily they managed to speed off. This is the worst range attack, but that will not be the end because plans are set to really find out the main reason for the attack. Thank God at least they are alive to tell and watch the story via the video.
