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Muhammad Ali’s mansion sold for $2.5M The sprawling  estate in Berrien Springs, Michigan  where  legendary boxer Muhammad Ali once lived is off the market, after the home reportedly sold in late December. Muhammad Ali’s mansion The deal with Ali’s widow, according to Crain’s Detroit Business,  came in at $2.5 million dollars on Dec.  21.  The original asking price on the property was  $2,895,037. The buyer? The New York-based Turken Foundation, Crain’s reports. According to its website, the Turken Foundation assists eligible students by “means of housing, scholarship, and other cultural programs to improve their educational experience in the United States.” It’s unclear what the Turken Foundation plans to do with the property. The 81-acre property, according to  TopTenRealEstateDeals.com, is where the former heavyweight champion spent his summers and a portion of his retirement.  In 2006, Ali  and his wife, Lonnie, moved to Arizona, where he  died

Army shortlists women for combatant course, despite opposition The Nigerian Army has shortlisted female applicants for direct short service combatant course, DSSC, and short service combatant course, SSC, despite some oppositions from some quarters. Recruits undergo training  In a statement, the army said the selection exercise was scheduled to take place from January 4 to January 18. While the exercise for SSC will take place at Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, old site, Kawo, Kaduna State, that of the DSSC will hold at 20 Battalion Barracks, Serti, Baruwa, Taraba State. In November, 2017, the armed forces council reportedly recommended an end to the admission of female cadets into the regular combatant course of NDA. This was said to have been influenced by some northern Muslim leaders who feared a situation where the army would be headed by a woman. “It is only the regular combatant commission that can give an officer the opportunity to aspire t

INEC appoints Amina Zakari as head of collation centre for the 2019 elections The Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC), has appointed Amina Zakari as the head the collation centre for the 2019 general elections. Zakari is to head the committee on collation centre, one of the two committees for the election which the commission inaugurated today January 3rd. Speaking during the inauguration of the committees in Abuja, INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu, said the committees shall be responsible for the national collation centre which would be situated at the International Conference Centre, from where results of the Presidential election will be announced. “It will serve as the secretariat for collation of results and venue for briefing of international observers and the media,” he said. The former INEC Director of Operations, who hails from Daura, President Buhari’s hometown, was last year moved to Health and Welfare arm of the Commission. She was appointe

You are an agent of Satan – Fani-Kayode slams Fr. Mbaka Femi Fani-Kayode, has just bashed Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka calling him an agent of Satan after he endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. Mbaka had claimed that if God was against Buhari, He would have allowed him to die. In his new year message, the clergyman said Buhari remained the best presidential candidate. “Among all the Presidential aspirants, Buhari stands in the best position in winning the presidential election,” Mbaka had said. Reacting to Mbaka’s endorsement, Fani-Kayode described the cleric as an agent of Satan. In a tweet, Fani-Kayode wrote: “If God does not want Buhari he could have died – Father Mbaka. “Short man devil has spoken! I am convinced beyond all reasonable doubt that this creature from the 7th circle of hell is an agent of satan. “He is worse than Rasputin: he thrives on falsehood and reeks of sulphur!” Source: https://samue

Naira up at N359.5 /$ in parallel market The Naira, Thursday, appreciated to N359.5 per dollar in the parallel market. Naira According to  naijabdcs.com, the live exchange rate platform of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the parallel market exchange dropped to N359.5 per dollar from N362.5 per dollar last week Monday, indicating three kobo appreciation of the naira. However, the naira ,yesterday, depreciated by 89 kobo in the  Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window rose to N365.30 per dollar yesterday from N364.41 per dollar on Wednesday, translating to 41 kobo depreciation of the naira. The  volume of dollars traded on the window yesterday stood at  $29.38 million. Naira stable at N362.5 /$ in parallel market Source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/naira-up-at-n359.html

APC vs PDP: How Buhari plans to capture Katsina, Zamfara – Atiku Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar says he while he welcomes measures by the Federal Government to put an end to the loss of lives and property in Zamfara and Katsina, the alleged plan to impose emergency rule was a ploy by the Buhari government to capture the state during the 2019 election. Reacting to the call by Governor Abdul-Aziz Yari for the imposition of a State of Emergency in Zamfara State, Atiku in a statement on Thursday by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, said that a fundamental solution must be sought to the crisis to ensure lasting peace. The statement noted that the deal being struck between the federal government and the Governors of Zamfara and Katsina States reflects the desperation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led FG to ”capture” the states at all cost during next month’s general elections. ”The

No hijab, no vote, Muslim women tell politicians Lament decadence in Nigeria The National Amirah, Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation, Hajia Nimatullah Abdullateef has urged politicians vying for various offices in the country to respect the right of female Muslim to use of hijab. She stated this while addressing Muslim women during the closing ceremony of 23rd National Convention and Annual Training Forum held at Vanguard Academy, Odosenlu, Ogun State. Stressing that the believing women will only vote candidate who respects their inalienable rights to use hijab. All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate Ogun State , Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele (3rd right) with Al-Mu’minaat National Amirah (President) Alhaja Nimatullahi AbdulQuadir (middle), Naibatul Amirah (Communication) Hajia Mutiat Olusesi (3rd left), Chief Building Officer, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning, Hajia Jelilat AbdulHamid and other members of the associ