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Nigerian Army announces recruitment for trades/non tradesmen and women [How to apply) The Nigerian Army has announced recruitment into its service for 2018. It said on Wednesday that interested candidates can now apply for trades/non tradesmen and women categories. A statement posted on its official websites, said interested candidates should visit its website to apply. The statement read, ”This is to announce to the general public that the candidate registration web portal for 78RRI for trades/non tradesmen and women is now open for interested candidates. For details click recruitment.army.mil.ng.” Source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/nigerian-army-announces-recruitment-for.html

Questions for the banking regulators [ Update Vanguard ] By Gambo Dori I HAVE been hoarding some nagging questions to ask our banking regulators for some time now. Fortunately, I found myself one of those invited by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC,  to attend a forum for selected group of editors in the print and electronic media. The forum held on Tuesday last week in the gorgeous Legend Hotel within the vicinity of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Banking hall Glancing at the topics to be covered that day, at the forum, I knew that this was an opportunity to get answers to my nagging questions. We soon settled to an engaging interaction. NDIC is renowned for its high quality staff and I had no misgivings that we would have an interesting day of stimulating discussions. I had written a piece, When the Skies Fell on Sky Bank, published on this page in October in the aftermath of the fall of Skye Bank and the emergence of t...

                          Obama dresses as Santa to hand out gifts to children at hospital Former US President Barack Obama dresses as Santa to bring an abundance of holiday cheer to sick kids at the Children’s National hospital in Washington, DC on Wednesday. The former president suited up in Santa Claus attire and merrily sang Christmas carols with hundreds of doctors, nurses, hospital workers, parents and children during the much-anticipated visit. Obama was greeted by happy hospital staff and others as he arrived in a red hat and belted out lyrics to We Wish You A Merry Christmas. The starstruck crowd cheered and shouted in excitement as they exchanged holiday greetings with him. Obama shared a humbling message to the crowd: ‘I just want to say thank you to all of you guys, we had a chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families. ‘At a time that obviously is tough for folks, as a ...

I am a former taxi driver – Gov Ayade Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has revealed that earlier in his life he was a hustler and a taxi driver. According to him, there was nothing to be ashamed of because he was doing an honourable and legal hustle. He said he had always told anyone that cared to listen that he had a very humble beginning, a reason he said had enabled him to understand his job as a governor of the people. He disclosed this on Wednesday at a public rally in Calabar where he was a guest of the Unified Commercial Drivers Association of Cross River State, which staged a political rally in support of his second term bid. Ayade said: “I am a former taxi driver. I used to drive taxis. I am one of you. I can not be ashamed to reveal this. I started out in life as a hustler and driver. I therefore know your importance to the society and government.” Elated at the cheers from the commercial drivers, Ayade announced that he was going to flood the stat...

2019 Budget: Oshiomhole reacts as lawmakers ‘boo’ Buhari at National Assembly National Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s presentation of the 2019 Budget as “a successful outing.” Oshiomhole gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after Buhari presented the budget at the National Assembly in Abuja. “I think it was done very well and analytically well presented. It covers all the issues. “It gives account of the previous budget, how it was implemented and why we will have to consolidate going forward. I think it was a successful outing. “I’m impressed, I’m excited and I pray that the National Assembly will not distort it in a way that will distort the tenet, well-thought out outcome,” he said. Reacting to the rowdiness by lawmakers amidst the budget presentation, Oshiomhole added: “I think the lawmakers generally agreed that the budget w...

Trump Orders Full Withdrawal Of US Troops From Syria US President Donald Trump (File) President Donald Trump has ordered the withdraw of all United States troops in Syria. A US official made the disclosure on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump claimed America has “defeated ISIS” in the war-ravaged country. The stunning move will have extraordinary geopolitical ramifications — and plunges into uncertainty the fate of US-backed Kurdish fighters who have been tackling Islamic State jihadists, hundreds of whom remain in Syria. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” the Republican leader tweeted. The US official told AFP that Trump’s decision was finalized Tuesday. “Full withdrawal, all means all,” the official said when asked if the troops would be pulled from across all of Syria. Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support local forces fighting IS....

Buhari Proposes N8.8trn Budget For 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed N8.83 trillion budget for 2019 to the joint session of the National Assembly. The presentation of the budget was presented under a rowdy session with opposition lawmakers repeatedly booing the President as he listed his achievements. READ ALSO: Rowdy Session As Buhari Arrives National Assembly For Budget Presentation The budget proposal was prepared based on the following assumptions: Oil price: $60 per barrel of oil production rate: 2.3 million barrels per day exchange rate: N305 to $1 Real GDP growth: 3.01 percent inflation rate: 9.98 percent. Below is a part of the 2019 budget breakdown. Recurrent – N4.04 trillion Debt service – N2.14 trillion Statutory transfer – N492.36 billion Sinking fund – N120 billion Capital expenditure – N2.031 trillion source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/buhari-proposes-n8.html

Man begs God to take his life as his leg is crushed in an accident in Ajah while selling bread to cater for his pregnant wife (graphic photos) A young man is reportedly pleading for God to end his life after he was involved in an accident while selling bread in the middle of the road in Ajah, Lagos. The accident took place yesterday, December 18, at Abraham Adesanya estate, in front of Jefferey's Plaza, Ajah, at about 2 pm. It left one of his legs terribly crushed that his bones and tissues were visible.  According to witnesses, he was begging God to take his life after the accident. The victim has a pregnant wife in Ibadan but came to Lagos to make some money hawking on busy roads. He has now been taken to Igbobi General Hospital for treatment.  Graphic photos Time frame of incident: 2:00pm Twitter please do your thing and locate this boy for help. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/83Dd8YeI5r source: https://samueljackso...

Reject proposed 80 new tertiary institutions and revitalise existing ones (3)  [ Update Vanguard ] By Afe Babalola IN conclusion of my examination of the push to establish 80 new Federal institutions of Higher learning, I will this week, highlight how private universities emerged to complement public universities and why the focus should now be on encouraging the establishment of more private Universities. Public Universities in Nigeria: I am of the view that Nigeria started to establish public universities on a wrong note following the Elliot recommendation after which government established and funded the first university (University of Ibadan) in 1948 while the nation’s second generation universities like University of Ife, University of Lagos, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Benin among many others followed suit. Unfortunately, the impression given by government to the people, and which the people believed and still believe till today, i...

Kate Henshaw reacts to reports of a Cross Rivers state commissioner arrested for repeatedly                            defiling and impregnating 12 year old daughter of his mistress Actress Kate Henshaw has reacted to the recent arrest of the Former Commissioner of Information and Special Adviser to Cross Rivers state governor Ben Ayade on Biodiversity, Edet Okon Asim, over allegations of defiling an underaged girl for about three years in Calabar. According to reports, the girl who was about 12 when the defilement started was “forced” to aborting two pregnancies for Mr. Asim with consent of her mother, Mrs Stella, who was at the time a mistress to the former commissioner. Asim reportedly got the girl pregnant twice and connived with the mother of the girl to abort the babies. Unfortunately, the girl's uterus was punctured while a third abortion was being carried out.  A source who pleaded...

EPL: Manchester United mistakenly announce Solskjaer as Mourinho’s replacement Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been accidentally unveiled as Manchester United’s interim manager on the club’s website. Sky Sports reports the news was broken in the caption of a video, which was titled ‘The Most Famous Night of Ole’s Career’. It was buried in the club’s online library, but has since been removed from the website. Alongside that, there were several videos posted on the website, commemorating some of Solskjaer’s best moments in a United shirt. The Molde manager is the frontrunner to replace Jose Mourinho, who was sacked on Tuesday morning, on an interim basis until the end of the season. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/epl-manchester-united-mistakenly.html

2019: Dogara blasts Buhari govt, reveals what presidential election is about The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has declared that the 2019 elections would be a referendum on the state of security and hunger in Nigeria. Dogara was speaking in Katungo, Gombe state at an empowerment programme organized by Hon Binta Bello on Monday. He challenged Nigerians to do an introspection and decide if they have made progress in the last three and half years or have witnessed a decline in their living standards on a general basis. While lamenting the current situation of the country, Dogara said, “2019 elections is about insecurity, whether we can be secured. Then look at your own lives, even if nobody loves or likes you, advise yourself, hold a consultation with yourself, sit down and argue with yourself, ask yourself what progress you’ve made in the last three and a half years? “Don’t even ask any other person, in case that person may give you ...

Davido Stops Police From Harassing Taxify Passenger Davido reportedly stopped the police from harassing a Taxify passenger and his driver, as confirmed by the man who shared the story on Twitter. According to the Taxify passenger, he was left alone almost immediately and it was just like a movie. Taking to Twitter thank Davido for stopping the police from harassing him, the Taxify passenger wrote; So the police stopped my taxify ride a few minutes ago trying to question mans. @iam_Davido drove by and told the police to free me it was a movie. Too much love and respect for you man God bless you. See His Tweet Below; source https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/davido-stops-police-from-harassing.html

Singers Simi And Adekunle Gold Reportedly Set To Get Married After reportedly keeping their romance on the low for years, Nigerian singers, Adekunle Gold and Simi will be walking down the aisle soonest. Rumours have it that Simi and Adekunle Gold secretly got engaged recently. The two who recently kissed in a show of public display of affection reportedly had a "low key introduction ceremony" last weekend. According to TheNet, the event was attended by only their family and close friends, and photos were not allowed to be taken. In the coming weeks, the duo who have been secretly romancing each other might be tying the nuptial knot. Simi has also been rumoured to be in a sizzling romance with Falz in the past. Source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/singers-simi-and-adekunle-gold.html

New minimum wage: Oshiomhole declares stand on N30,000, reveals what Buhari will do The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has thrown his weight behind the clamour for a new minimum wage. Oshiomhole stated that the refusal to pay new wage will amount to creating poverty for Nigerians. He spoke at a reception in honour of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba on his election as President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in Abuja. The former Edo State Governor also stated that there was no basis for governors to refuse to pay what he tagged living wage to workers. He, however, assured workers that President Muhammadu Buhari will not do anything that will undermine their welfare. According to Oshiomhole, “I am sure you must have read some of my comments on the minimum wage. I have told people that even I was to become the Secretary General of the United Nations I am a creati...

How I was once involved in public fight with bus conductor – Omotola Veteran Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has revealed how she once got involved in a  public fight with a bus conductor who physically  assaulted an innocent girl. *Omotola The pretty screen diva made the revelation after watching a video where a group of brave women marched out to protest against the constant harassment they suffer at the popular Yaba market. “I’ve seen school girls groped/touched in their uniforms on the street by conductors, area boys, hawkers. I once got into a public fight chased a bus, confronted the conductor who reached out and smacked a girl at Maryland! This awareness needs to yield results now”, she wrote on her twitter page. She added that the Nigerian educational curriculum should include subjects and courses where women would be taught how to defend themselves against men who take undue advantage of them as weaker vessels. “In a country like Ni...

FA Drop Mourinho's Improper Language Charge Jose Mourinho Jose Mourinho will not face any further action from the Football Association (FA) after an independent commission's decision to dismiss a charge of using abusive, insulting and improper language. Manchester United found themselves 2-0 down early on at Old Trafford against Newcastle United in October, but three goals in the last 20 minutes saw them turn the game on its head and spare the blushes of Mourinho, who was reportedly in danger of being sacked at the time. At full-time, a relieved Mourinho was caught by television cameras muttering words deemed to have been "abusive and/or insulting and/or improper" during his celebrations. An independent regulatory commission opted not to impose a punishment on Mourinho, because it was determined the charges could not be proven, highlighting the fact the manager's comments were not aimed at anyone in particular and unlikely to have been ...

Yuletide: FG opens Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Sagamu road to traffic Lagos – Ahead of the Yuletide and to ensure smooth travelling experience for motorists, the Federal Government on Tuesday opened the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to traffic. The government also inspected the progress of repair works on the Ikorodu/Sagamu road. Opening the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, said the highway was “special and very dear to the Federal Government’’. Ongoing construction on Lagos-Ibadan-Expressway He explained that it was important because the road began from Apapa ports and terminates in the northern part of the country. Kuti added that it took traffic from the 36 states of the federation, hence, the speedy completion of repairs around the construction zones and opening the highway to traffic. “A lot of people are coming out of Lagos going home for the celebration and some are also coming in from all th...