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Czech Republic Offers Nigerians 4,000 Euros To Leave Their Country Foreigners living in Czech Republic including Nigerians have been offered N4,000 to leave the country. Nigerians and other citizens of other countries offered money to leave Czech The Czech Republic has decided to pay Nigerians and other migrants to encourage them to leave the central European country. The offer is under a programme that focuses particularly on migrants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Mongolia, Russia, and Vietnam. According to a report published on RemixNews, a Czech Republic-based newspaper, the Czech government would pay any migrants who would voluntarily leave the country and other EU countries 4,000 EUR. The programme tagged ”Returns” established by the Czech Interior Ministry would assist immigrants with transportation costs and integration in their country of origin, including accommodation, household equipment or domestic animal expenses. ”Anyone who voluntarily leaves the...

Nigeria Leads Others In Increasing Number Of Millionaire Population Economic powerhouses like the United States, China and Japan may be home to the highest proportion of the world’s wealthy, but when it comes to minting new millionaires, opportunities abound in some surprising places. That’s according to a new report from wealth research firm Wealth-X, which found that the countries on track for the fastest growth in their wealthy populations are select emerging nations across Africa, Asia and Europe. The study, taken from Wealth-X’s inaugural “High Net Worth Handbook 2019,” drew on research from more than 540,000 high net worth individuals — those with a net worth of $1 million to $30 million — to forecast its outlook for global wealth growth over the next five years. It took into account current wealth levels, population growth estimates and anticipated future investment opportunities. The report found the West African nation of Nigeria to be the front runner, s...

See The Scary Incident Spotted On Ibadan Road (Photos) The bikeman conveying another faulty bike A motorcyclist was spotted carrying another faulty bike with the owner in largest city Africa, Ibadan, Oyo State. The rider cruised way on the road in top speed with many looking away like its normal. A road user who saw the incident took pictures and shared online to create awareness about the hazards of roads usage. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/see-scary-incident-spotted-on-ibadan.html

More Debt For Nigeria, As FG Seeks $100 Million Broadband Loan From India Photo- Nigeria's Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu By Temitope Ponle The Federal Government has said it is working with the Indian Government to access $100 million concessional loan to develop Nigeria’s rural broadband connectivity. The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, said unveiled at the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day held in Abuja on Thursday night. Shittu said that the loan to be accessed would be part of India’s 10 billion-dollar concessional loans to African countries for the implementation of projects of their national priority. The minister said that the rural broadband connectivity in India “inspired” his application for the 100 million dollar-loan for the project. “Nigeria must be prepared take advantage of the available opportunities, one of which is in the securing of credit line for the development of rural backbone infrastruc...

Nigeria Is Not A Place For Homosexuals – Dolapo Badmus Zone 2 police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmus, has told the LGBT community in Nigeria that the country is not a place for homosexuals. She made this known in a recent post on her Instagram page in which she stated that Nigeria is not a place for homosexuals. In her post, Dolapo pointed out that the Anti-gay law signed by ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has criminalized all gay activities in Nigeria. She wrote; If you are homosexually inclined, Nigeria ?? is not a place for you. There is a law (Same sex Prohibition Act) here that criminalizes homosexual clubs, associations and organizations with penalties of up to 14yeats in jail. So if you are homosexual in nature, leave the country or face prosecution. But before you say does these matter?! Kindly note that anything against the law of the land is criminal and all crimes will be punished accordingly no matter how small you think it is. The law say...

Would You Eat This Cake? Dear NiPers, Is this creativity or madness? Would you accept to eat this kind of cake made in form of a new born baby? The baby is even crying… What do you think? source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/blog-post.html

‘Total Internet Shutdown’ In Zimbabwe Zimbabwe imposed a “total shutdown” of the internet on Friday, a major provider told customers, after protests early this week triggered a ruthless security crackdown. The internet had been partially restored after a first shutdown started on Tuesday. “We were served with another directive for total shutdown of the internet until further notice,” Econet, the country’s biggest provider, said in a text message on Friday. “Our lawyers advised we are required to comply with the directive pending the court decision on its legality. The earlier directive(s) are already the subject of pending high court application. “We sincerely apologise for all inconveniences caused by the acts of government.” The EU on Thursday joined the US and Britain in criticising the authorities’ response to the protests. “The escalation of violence in Zimbabwe over recent days has been aggravated by the disproportionate use of force by security personnel,” ...

Solskjaer Warns United Players Over Complacency Manchester United’s Norwegian caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Adrian DENNIS / AFP Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned Manchester United of the dangers of complacency as they prepare to face Brighton after beating Tottenham to extend their perfect record under the interim boss. Solskjaer has won all six of his matches in charge since taking over from Jose Mourinho on December 19 and will look to keep that sequence going at Old Trafford on Saturday. Arguably the most impressive victory in the sequence came last Sunday when Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Wembley thanks to a Marcus Rashford goal and an eye-catching goalkeeping display from David de Gea. “As I’ve said before, you go into every single game as a Manchester United coach, as a player or manager, thinking you’ll win the next one, that’s just the nature of this club,” said Solskjaer. “We’ve had six good games but the next one is the most important one. You c...

UTME: JAMB registers over 300,000 in one week The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered over 300,000 candidates for its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in one week. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known to  Newsmen on Friday in Lagos.  CANDIDATES Benjamin said that this was coming a week after the commencement of the registration exercise. The board commenced registration of candidates for the 2019 all Computer Based Test (CBT) on Jan.10 and it would close on Feb. 21. UTME: JAMB to commence 2019 registration in December According to him, the registration so far has been seamless, and the board is happy with the development. “We are happy with the way the process is going; we hope it will continue this way. “So far, we have registered over 300,000 candidates as at Thursday. “We are happy there have not been issues because so far, there is just a tiny gap betw...

Dembele double helps Barca defeat Levante but threat of disqualification looms Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele celebrates a goal during the Spain’s Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) round of 16 second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Levante UD, at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 17, 2019. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) Barcelona overturned a first leg defeat to beat Levante in the Copa del Rey on Thursday but could yet be thrown out of the competition after being accused of fielding an ineligible player. Barca won 3-0 at the Camp Nou, with Lionel Messi setting up two Ousmane Dembele goals and then scoring himself to seal a 4-2 victory on aggregate. Their place in the quarter-finals, however, is under threat after Levante president Francisco Javier Catalan confirmed shortly before kick-off that the club would lodge a complaint to the Spanish Football Federation on Friday. Levante claim Barcelona defender Juan Brandariz ‘Chumi’ played illegally in...

Chelsea, Spurs search for striking solutions as Man Utd crank up pressure Chelsea’s English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Fulham at Stamford Bridge in London on December 2, 2018. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) / Chelsea and Arsenal clash in the Premier League this weekend, with both managers looking nervously over their shoulders at a charging Manchester United as Tottenham adjust to life without the injured Harry Kane. Arsenal has lost three of their past six Premier League matches to fall six points behind Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish. Unai Emery’s side is now level on points with sixth-placed Manchester United, who have won all five league matches under the temporary leadership of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Elsewhere, Manchester City travels to manager-less Huddersfield while Premier League leaders Liverpool host Crystal Palace...

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo to stay detained until February Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo gestures as he enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 15, 2019, where judges were expected to issue rulings on requests by Gbagbo and ex-government minister Charles Ble Goude to have their prosecutions thrown out for lack of evidence. – The International Criminal Court on January 15 acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo over post-electoral violence in the West African nation in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman, the first head of state to stand trial at the troubled ICC, and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude. (Photo by Peter Dejong / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT Ivory Coast ex-strongman Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars until at least February despite his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity by the Internat...

FG to question Atiku when he returns from U.S. – Lai Mohammed Atiku Abubakar, Bukola Saraki, Ben Murray-Bruce in the US. Twitter/Ben Murray-Bruce The Nigerian government has said the presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has questions to answer when he returns from his current trip to the United States. Abubakar left Nigeria on Thursday to Washington D.C., the American capital for a US Chamber of Commerce event after staying off the United States for 12 years. Nigeria’s minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, said the decision to question Abubakar is “following fresh evidence that he benefitted from slush funds that led to the collapse of Bank PHB.” “The federal government has paper trail which shows that he benefitted from N156 million,” Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents. “It started from an internal memo dated 13 January 2009 asking that a draft in favour of Ati...

Flexible Fabinho eases burden on Liverpool's injury-hit defence Soccer Football – FA Cup Third Round – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool – Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain – January 7, 2019 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho react after the match REUTERS/Darren Staples An untimely series of injuries to defenders has left Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp short-handed at the back as he tries to keep the Premier League leaders on track for a first title in 29 years at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold joined a growing injury list with a knee problem picked up in the warm-up ahead of last weekend’s 1-0 win at Brighton that could keep the English international out for up to a month. Centre-backs Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip are still working their way back to fitness, while the decision to let Nathaniel Clyne leave on loan to Bournemouth earlier this month has been questioned. However, Klopp ...

 INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates To Contest For 2019 General Elections INEC The final list of names of candidates to participate in the 2019 General Elections has been released by the  Independent National Electoral Commission. The list contains the names of candidates for the presidential, senatorial, House of Reps and state Assemblies. The information was contained on the verified Twitter handle of the Commission, @inecnigeria. The presidential candidates’ list features 144 names comprising parties’ presidential candidates and their running mates. The Social Democratic Party did not present presidential candidate or running mate for the election, as two persons –- a former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana; and a former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke — are laying claim to the ticket. Gana has been recognised by the courts, but he has not been accepted by his party. On the other hand, Duke has been ousted by the courts but...

Group Raises Concern Over Buhari’s Mental Fitness After Mistakes In Delta Rally. The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari following his (Buhari) repeated mistake at the All Progressives Congress, APC, rally in Warri, Delta State on Thursday. The CUPP claimed that it received information to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari wants to “run away” from Saturday’s president debate. In a statement on Thursday, the coalition of opposition political parties insisted that it obtained credible intelligence on moves by what it called “the Presidency cabal and chieftains of the APC to stop Buhari from attending the Saturday Presidential Debate.” National Spokesperson of CUPP, Ikenga Ugochinyere, signed the statement in Abuja. The coalition said the plan to stop Buhari from attending the debate was to “avoid President’s unfitness for Presidential Office being exposed.” “The CUPP has raised yet another concern over the ...

First Thai Cave Rescue Film Due Out On Mission Anniversary Thai-born director Tom Waller (R) on location during the filming of “The Cave” in central Thailand. Fredrik DIVALL / DE WARRENE PICTURES CO. LTD / AFP A Thai-born director who took just weeks to shoot the first film about the dramatic cave rescue of the “Wild Boars” football team says his focus is on authenticity and the mission’s “unsung” heroes, with book publishers and Hollywood studios jostling to make their versions of the saga. Tom Waller says “The Cave”, which is aiming for Thai release for the July anniversary of the operation, will be a “genuine” retelling of the gripping mission to extract the 12 boys and their coach from the waterlogged Tham Luang cave. Its cast features more than a dozen of the real-life rescue heroes as well as extras such as the cooks who provided food round-the-clock food as officials and the world’s media massed at the cave entrance. The “Wild Boars” spent more than a fortnight t...

Atiku's US trip was a closely guarded secret that was not known to even his family members and close aides - Dele Momodu Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP), Atiku Abubakar's trip to the United States is still a major talking point on social media and now more facts are emerging about the trip and how it was kept secret. According to a report by Dele Momodu's The Bossnewspaper, 'the US trip was a closely guarded secret that was not known to even his family members and close aides. Some who had a hint believed he was heading to London, UK.  According to our source, when his aircraft took off in Lagos,  the flight was scheduled for London'. The report went on to say, 'Alhaji Atiku Abubakar arrived London before heading to the United States'. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/atikus-us-trip-was-closely-guarded.html

2019: a big year for Nigerian football, but distractions must be avoided It is clear that 2019 will be a huge year for football, especially in Nigeria. In June, both senior national sides – the men’s and women’s will compete in the Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA Women’s World Cup respectively. There will also be continental and possibly global competitions for both the Under-17 and Under-20 teams. This makes it even more troubling that, with all these on the horizon, there appears to be another round of distractions for the top brass of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). This time, it revolves around alleged financial impropriety over the course of Amaju Pinnick’s tenure at the helm of the nation’s football. This has precipitated a back and forth in the public space as to whether or not the Presidency, via the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is seeking to indict him. The man in question has, naturally, sought to show that his movements remain unchecked a...

West Ham Open To Selling Arnautovic If Price Is Right West Ham United’s Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini. Credit: Ian KINGTON / AFP West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini says the club are open to selling star forward Marko Arnautovic this month, but only if the price is right. Arnautovic was the subject of a reported £35 million ($45 million) bid from an unnamed Chinese Super League club last week, an offer his brother and agent Danijel Arnautovic pleaded with West Ham to accept. Shanghai SIPG are the side said to be interested and have reportedly offered Arnautovic a wage packet of £200,000 per week for a four-year deal. West Ham have so far refused to accept any bids and urged Arnautovic to honour the contract he signed when joining the club from Stoke in 2017. However, Pellegrini admitted that stance could change with an increased offer that would benefit both the club and the player, 29. “They are not forcing me to sell Marko Arnautovic but I think as a manager th...

Falz: Receive Your Immoral Instructions I was in that room when Falz made the statement, “I detest transactional sex.” I was the person who recorded that video and released it on the internet. Was Falz wrong to state a personal opinion? Did he misfire with his candid truth about his preferences? Did he make a mistake? Falz I love Falz. I love his art. I love his brand. He makes music that has always been multi-layered. His raps, his endless forays into the grey areas of storytelling, and the courage to carry through with music that provides more than just a good feeling is a dying art. From his debut album, ‘Wazup Guy’ through ‘Stories That Touch’ and ‘27’, listeners have had a sense that this is a journey that we are all on, with the man. Two songs off of his ‘27’ album – ‘Child of the world’ and ‘Confirm’ carried a lot of weight because they touched on the perils of transactional sex and internet fraud (Yahoo Yahoo). The former struck deep because he made it a single...

8000 Flee From Rann In Borno To Cameroon After Boko Haram Attack (Pics, Video) About 8,000 people have fled Rann, a Borno border town, to Cameroon in the aftermath of a Boko Haram attack on the town last Tuesday. Aid organisation Medecins San Frontieres (MSF) in an update on the Rann attack released Thursday night said residents fled to Bodo, a remote community in Cameroon, some seven kilometres from Rann. “Our sources in Bodo estimates that some 8,000 people arrived yesterday and we expect several thousand more may come today,” Hugues Robert, MSF Programme Manager for Nigeria, Hugues Robert, said in the update. “We are preparing to assist 15,000 people with food, water and medical care over the coming days. Many people were in a state of shock and were clearly distressed by what they had witnessed. Now they have lost all that they have and need absolutely everything,” he added. The organisation said many of the refugees have spent the night outdoors witho...