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Yemi Osinbajo Oluyemi Oluleke "Yemi" Osinbajo (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who is the current Vice President of Nigeria, in office since 29 May 2015. He is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor of Law and until his inauguration as Vice President, a Senior Partner with SimmonsCooper Partners, a commercial law practice. Marriage, family and personal life Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON was born into the family of Opeoluwa Osinbajo on 8 March 1957, Creek Hospital, Lagos. Osinbajo is married to Dolapo (née Soyode) Osinbajo, a granddaughter of Obafemi Awolowo. They are blessed with three children- two daughters, Kiki, Kanyinsola and a son, Fiyinfoluwa Osibanjo. Education Yemi Osinbajo was educated at Corona primary School, in Lagos. Between 1969–1975, he attended Igbobi College Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.where he was the winner of the State Merit Award (1971); the School Prize for English Oratory (1972); Adeoba Prize for English Oratory (1972-19...

How US, Europe, Israel and Gulf States nurtured ISIS [update Vanguard] By Owei Lakemfa THE United States (US) like a country under bombardment, scrambled its National Security Adviser, John Bolton and Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo into the air. Their flights are taking them through the Middle East primarily to reassure their allies that they are still committed to the fight against the Islamic State, ISIS, a Frankenstein monster they collectively reared and nurtured. ISIS terrorists The moulding blocks of what was to become ISIS began after the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the toppling of its secular government under Saddam Hussein. Saddam was from the minority Sunni group and his ouster not only put the majority Shiites in power but also alienated many Sunnis. When the old Iraqi army was disbanded and its leadership imprisoned, many Sunni officers were imprisoned. They later provided the leadership of the al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) which fought the Am...

Mikel not leaving China Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi recently ended his contract with Tianjin Teda and became a free agent. John Obi Mikel Latest reports have it that the former Chelsea midfielder may not be leaving China any soon, as is being speculated in the transfer market. According to Sports radio, Brila fm, the mercurial Nigeria international might be remaining in China, at least for the forthcoming season. The radio station reports that Mikel could be on his way to Beijing Sinobo Guoan as the Capital City club are thought to be monitoring his situation and could make a move for The Nigerian after the departure of Catalan midfielder Jonathan Soriano to Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia identifying the Super Eagle as the perfect replacement both in the heart of midfield and to fill their quota of foreign player designations in the CSL. The Super Eagles captain spent two seasons at Tianjin Teda, giving three assists and scoring three goals from the defensive mi...

Police in Las Vegas 'issue a warrant to obtain Cristiano Ronaldo's DNA' after claims he raped a woman in the USA 9-years ago Authorities in Las Vegas have reportedly issued a warrant to obtain Cristiano Ronaldo's DNA after claims he raped a woman in the US city nine years ago. Recall 34-year-old teacher Kathryn Mayorga, who was an aspiring model at the time of the alleged assault, claims that the Juventus forward raped her in a bathroom at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in the early hours of June 13, 2009. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting that authorities want to check his DNA against that of some found on the dress of Ms. Mayorga.  The newspaper claims authorities have sent a warrant to the Italian courts in the hopes of being allowed to carry out the procedure. It cites a 'law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case' who claims a key piece of evidence in the investigation is the dress. And that some DNA other than Ms. M...

China to back Nigeria’s anti-insurgency battle with N2b PHOTO: Al Jazeera • Military neutralises dozens of insurgents • Shettima tasks Legion on B’Haram fight China has pledged N2 billion (¥50 million) in military equipment to support Nigeria’s counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram. The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjuan, said the initiative was part of military cooperation agreed upon by both nations in 2018. He made the disclosure during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria’s Minister of Defence Mansur Muhammad Dan Ali and the ambassador on behalf of China. “In September 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari led a Nigerian delegation to China to attend the Africa-Chinese forum. At the forum, he held bilateral discussions with President Xi Jinping on several areas of cooperation particularly in the area of military-to-military relations. “At the meeting in China, an initial pledge of ¥6 million was made in suppo...

Super Falcons To Play 10 Games Before World Cup source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/blog-post_11.html

Has Amaechi fallen out of favour? By Emmanuel Aziken,  Political Editor President Muhammadu Buhari’s perking order in his inner room has apparently seen the relegation of Rotimi Amaechi, the campaign manager who handed him his first political victory in 2015. What is happening? Four years ago Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi sat at the apex of the Muhammadu Buhari campaign as director-general. It was the first time in four presidential campaigns that Buhari would have a southerner manage his campaign. And it worked. Four years on, Amaechi was again picked as the campaign manager, but has now been substantially relegated in the perking order with the appointment of at least five other persons ahead of him in the presidential campaign council. In the order rolled out by the president, Buhari and Tinubu are on top as co-chairmen of the campaign with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and All Progressives Congress, APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole as deputy chairmen. Anothe...

2019 election: Lai Mohammed speaks on plan to remove Saraki’s men in executive positions The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Thursday, said some of the loyalists of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, holding federal executive positions will soon be booted out. The Minister disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin at a ceremony organised by the Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) to sensitise and mobilise the party’s women leaders ahead of the forthcoming 2019 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that thousands of Kwara APC women, who turned up at the event, were lectured on their roles and expectations during the general elections. The minister said that despite the stance of Saraki, in using his position to sabotage national development to the detriment of the people, his loyalists from Kwara were still occupying executive positions. He said the Federal Government would not hesitate to sack those beneficiaries in ...

2019: Remove rigging, vote-buying, we’ll defeat APC, PDP in Lagos – AD The governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy in Lagos, Chief Owolabi Salis, has said his party will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), if the forthcoming governorship election is free and fair in the state. He said this on Thursday at a political stakeholders’ forum organised by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Lagos State, in Ikeja. Salis, who would be contesting for the position for the third time, said he had decided not to vie for the position again until some persons prevailed on him. He said, “This is a people versus an individual contest. AD is a conglomerate of credible people from PDP, APC and the original AD. What we want to do is to stop all these nonsense. The commonwealth is in the hand of one person and we want to stop it. We want to stop all the thuggery, violence and misuse of resources. We want to take the resources of t...

Cheque transactions fall 5% as BVN-linked accounts hit 36m cheque •PoS deals rise by 39.2% Transactions carried out through cheques fell by 5.02 per cent in 2018, against 2017 levels, indicating that more customers are embracing other payment alternatives, especially electronic. Statistics obtained from the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), showed that in 2017 there were 10,814,991 volume of cheques valued at N5.3 trillion. But in 2018, the volume of cheques dropped to 9,019,239 valued at N5.1 trillion. The Guardian checks showed that the drop represents a 5.02 per cent slash in 2018, when compared with 2017. Commenting on the drop an industry expert, Razarck Olaegbe, said the plethora of electronic payment options from the banks, Fintech firms and online instant payment platforms have encouraged Nigerians, who desire instant or prompt payment to shun the use of cheques in favour of those instruments. He however, said cheques would never go out of fashi...

‘Awolowo would have supported Buhari if he was alive’ [FILE PHOTO] Chairman of NCC board, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye is the chairman, Board of Commissioners for Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). He had represented Ogun East Constituency in the upper chamber of the National Assembly at the start of the Fourth Republic on the platform of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1999. He spoke with journalists on the reasons President Muhammadu Buhari should be re-elected, the division in Afenifere and others. SEYE OLUMIDE and ENIOLA DANIEL were there. Why Buhari deserves second term If we are to face the fact confronting Nigeria in terms of governance, President Muhammadu Buhari should be given another opportunity to lead the country again. The current administration has done a lot in the circumstance the country found herself. We knew what the country was during the military era and when civilians took over and how our economic fortunes dwindled in...

Commercial airlines record more fatalities Nigerian carriers still safer The fatality rate on passenger jets worldwide, jumped in 2018, after airlines recorded zero accident deaths on commercial planes in the prior year, according to an annual report. Dutch aviation consulting firm, To70, and the Aviation Safety Network, both reported there were more than 500 deaths stemming from passenger airline crashes in 2018, but emphasized that fatal crashes remain rare. Meanwhile, the industry in Nigeria recorded zero crash in commercial operations in 2018, rating it among the safest. The local industry has the enviable record of three-year operations without a major accident. To70 estimated the fatal accident rate for large commercial passenger flights at 0.36 per million flights, or one fatal accident for every three million flights. That is up from 2017’s 0.06 per million flight rate and above the most recent five-year average of 0.24 per million flights. There were 13 deat...

‘How to increase local drug production in Nigeria’ National Secretary Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mr. Emeka Duru (right); newly elected President of PSN, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, and Chairman Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMGMAN), Dr. Okey Akpa, at a press briefing on presidential inauguration of Ohuabunwa and fellowship investiture of distinguished members of the Society in Lagos. *Ohuabunwa unveils seven point agenda to boost health services *PMGMAN seeks N300b pharma manufacturers expansion fund *PSN inaugurates new President, inducts new fellows on Jan 24 *Urges Buhari to curb medicines abuse, assent Pharmacists Council Bill Pharmacists have made recommendations on how to increase local production of essential medicines and boost drug security in the country. Newly elected President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, and Chairman Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the ...

LIRS directs employers to deduct 10% tax from termination benefits By Elizabeth Adegbesan THE Lagos Inland Revenue Service, LIRS has directed employers to deduct Capital Gain Tax (CGT) from employee’s termination of service payments, which is 10 percent of the terminal benefits of employees. The revenue agency disclosed this in a public notice signed by its Chairman,  Ayodele Subair. According to LIRS, such compensations are subjected to taxation in line with section 6(a) of    the CGT Act, although it is exempted from taxation in paragraph 26 of schedule three of Personal Income Tax    (PIT) Act and the compensation will be exempted from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) if the sum was not agreed on or before the disengagement process began. The notice read: “Pre-agreed amounts are generated from employment and subject to PAYE. Gratuity payments are tax deductible for PAYE purposes if they are paid under an approved pension scheme in line with Secti...

We’ll not participate in 2019 polls — ASUU update by Vanguard  By Ola Ajayi & Rotimi Ojomoyela IBADAN—THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, vowed not to participate in the 2019 general elections. ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi disclosed this in a bulletin. This came as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that ad hoc staff, to be deployed for the conduct of the 2019 elections would undergo thorough screening to ascertain whether they have criminal records with the police and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. ASUU, in its bulletin said: “In accordance with the ASUU’s long standing position, ASUU as a Union will not participate in the conduct of 2019 general elections, although members may voluntarily participate in the conduct of the elections.” ASUU also used the opportunity to make clarification on its face-off with the Federal Government...

N3.5bn Paris Club Loan Scam: Judge’s transfer stalls trial of Saraki’s aide By Innocent Anaba The trial of Mr. Gbenga Makanjuola, a Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, alongside two others over alleged N3.5 billion Paris Clubs loan scam, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has been stalled due to the transfer of the trial judge, Justice Bab Kuewumi. Gbenga Makanjuola At the resumed trial of Makanjuola alongside Obiora Amobi, Kolawole Shitu and a company allegedly used as conduit pipe in the said fraud, Melrose General Services Limited, Justice Kuewumi told the parties that he was not ready to commence the trial as he had been transfered to Sokoto jurisdiction of the court. The judge urged the parties to take a new date for the incoming judge to handle the matter. “The court is not ready on the ground that I have been transferred to Sokoto and I will  not like to start what I can’t conclude. We have to adjourn the matter f...

Does IPOB really want Biafra? (update by Vanguard) By Tochukwu Ezukanma AT the pool of Bethesda, Jesus saw a man that had been sick for 38 years, and asked him: “Do you want to be made whole”? It was a question that seemed irrelevant and insensitive. But then, some are sick but do not want to be healed. Many are in school but do not want to learn. The Buhari administration is fighting Boko Haram but does not want to defeat Boko Haram. So, that seemingly irrelevant question of Jesus was actually pertinent. Ralph Uwazuruike of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, once said that: “When I started talking about Biafra, I did not know what I was doing. But, as democracy allowed me the right to express myself, I started talking about it, and as people started listening to me, I continued”. That is, by his own admission, he started talking about Biafra not because he desired Biafra or had a strategy on how to actualise Biafra, but becau...