He made the announcement during a meeting with security chiefs on Monday in Abuja.
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
POLICE REPLIED ARMY ON DAPCHI MATTER
The Yobe state police command has dismissed the claim of the army that Dapchi, headquarters of Busari local government was left in its carebefore the withdrawal of troops.
Onyema Nwachukwu, spokesman of Operation Lafiya Dole theatre command, had said troops handed over the town to the police before withdrawing.
Nwachukwu said this in response to the comment of Ibrahim Gaidam, governor of Yobe state, that the withdrawal of troops made Boko Haram insurgents kidnap 110 students from Government Technical Science School, Dapchi.
But Sumonu Abdulmaliki, commissioner of police in the state, said Nwachukwu’s statement did not reflect the true situation.
“The statement by the Military of formal handing over of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police Division in Dapchi is not correct and untrue, as there was no time that the military informed the police of their withdrawal, consult or handed over their locations in Dapchi town to the police,” he said.
“The whole of Yobe state is still under security emergency which the police, the military and other security agencies are battling to ensure lasting peace. Members of the public in Yobe state are implored to disregard and discountenance this claim that the military formally handed the security of Dapchi town to the Nigeria Police as untrue, unfounded and misleading.
“The Yobe state police command will continue to cooperate with other security agencies in ensuring safety and protection of lives and property of the people of the state.”
Friday, 1 September 2017
She was INDUCED into labour on Thursday.
Mother and daughter are doing well.
Serena Williams will be serving up a lot of love to her newborn baby.Congratulations to the new mum.
Pregnant 🤰🏼 tennis superstar Serena Williams was in labor at a Florida clinic on Friday, US media reported, prompting an outpouring of goodwill messages 👍🏻 for the charismatic former world number one.
Williams, who will turn 36 later this month, was admitted Wednesday to St Mary's Medical Center, which shut down an entire floor to provide security for the megastar, the local CBS affiliate said.
The network also said the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion -- who revealed she was pregnant in April -- was induced overnight.
"We're sending all our love and best wishes to @serenawilliams, who has reportedly gone into labor," the US Tennis Association wrote on Twitter. Williams and her fiance, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, have said they plan to keep the sex of the baby a surprise until birth.
Williams has vowed 💪🏻 to return to competitive tennis in January, to defend her Australian Open title, which she won while newly pregnant.
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
Veteran Nollywood actor cum movie director Obi Madubogwu has passed on
A source close to the family revealed today that the actor who has been battling with diabetes for years, developed fever yesterday and was rushed to the hospital this morning where he died due to health complications.
The source also said that his family will be taking his remains to his home state tomorrow, August 29, 2017.
May his gentle soul rest in the bosom of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen.
Monday, 28 August 2017
ESOC&S ANNOUNCED A NEW PRELATE
(DR) DAVID D.L BOB-MANUEL AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST 2017.
Your Eminences, Members of the Advisory Board of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim,
Distinguished personalities and members of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim present,
Respected members of the “fourth estate of the realm”,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is with a deep sense of humility and in honour and appreciation to God Almighty that I find it expedient to speak to you today on my appointment as the Baba Aladura Elect and Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide.
Permit me to refer you to Romans 9: 15-16
“For He saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy”.
It is against this background that I give glory to God Almighty and immensely thank Him for His grace and mercy upon my life and for finding me a worthy vessel of honour to be used for the work of His kingdom as Baba Aladura Elect and Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim. I also immensely thank the Advisory Board for appointing me and I pray and ask for their maximum cooperation and synergy to move the Church of God forward.
We are at a defining moment where the ethos of our Christianity is being challenged by events, issues and happenings around our country and the world at large. This is the time for the Church to re-awaken and re-engineer a revival, to focus with unity of purpose on propagating the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in order to win souls for CHRIST (Matt. 28: 19-20). In line with the foregoing, my tenure will focus and pursue with vigour prayers, evangelism, righteous living and holiness. The other core values of the Church such as love, faith, service to humanity and brotherliness that the Founder, St Moses Orimolade Tunolase (of blessed memory) entrenched will be enhanced. I commit that our youths and women will occupy a place of importance and value as both spiritual, moral and economic empowerment will be encouraged. We will also partner to look for our lost sheep and bring them back to the fold.
The Church has in recent times seen an upsurge in development of cathedrals and physical structures. This dovetails into the ten (10) year development plan of the Church that was approved last year by the Advisory Board. I am committed to pursue the objectives and targets of the development plan and enjoin you all to join me in this laudable task.
I therefore seek the cooperation, patience and loyalty of members of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim as we enter a new era: an era of evangelism, revival, pious and righteous living, growth and development etc. I also seek the partnership of our Christian brethren; though our denominations may differ but our mission will always be the same – to preach Christ, convert souls and live a holy and victorious Christian life. This is a time for Christendom and the Church of God to come together as one so that the gates of hell should NOT prevail against it.
By the manifest grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we will together take the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim and the service of our Lord Jesus Christ to a greater and enviable height. Amen.
I therefore charge you like Saint Paul did in Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things”
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the comforting presence of the Holy Spirit be with you all, now and always. Amen.
I use this opportunity to cordially invite members of the press, the Christian community, and other stakeholders to my induction as Baba Aladura as would be announced by the leadership of the Church.
I thank you all for your patience and kind attention.
God bless you all
God bless the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim & Seraphim
God bless Christendom
God bless Nigeria and the entire world
ELDER (DR) DAVID D.L BOB-MANUEL
Baba Aladura Elect & Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim
Thursday, 24 August 2017
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
The NBC said it is not in the business of banning songs, saying by virtue of the broadcasting law, radio and television stations are to ensure that songs containing vulgar or suggestive lyrics and visuals are not aired.
Idachaba Armstrong, director of broadcast monitoring, told TheCable Lifestyle that a ban notice of ‘Wo’ and ‘Wavy Level’ by Olamide, ‘Fall’ by Davido and ‘Living Things’ by 9ice did not emanate from the NBC.
The ban notice, which was issued by the National Broadcasting Corporation, had been circulating on social media for the past couple of days.
‘Commission, not Corporation’
Reacting, Armstrong said: “First of all, NBC is a commission, not a corporation.
“Nobody at NBC issued a statement to the effect. We can’t be issuing statements on every album released in the country. The broadcaster has the responsibility to do the needful.
“NBC does not ban songs, we don’t have any business with the artistes. It is left for NBC to tell stations to ensure the songs and videos are fit for broadcast before putting them on air.”
Armstrong emphasised the need for broadcast stations to do “gate-keeping” so as to determine the songs that are unsuitable for broadcast.
“The whole idea of offensive vulgar lyrics. It is the responsibility of broadcasters to ensure they don’t come on air,” he told TheCable Lifestyle.
“They are supposed to do what is called gate-keeping and they should have editorial control over their content but broadcasters now carelessly air songs without exercising that editorial discretion.
“They abdicate that responsibility and then expect us to start chasing them.”
‘The songs are actually offensive’
The director of broadcast monitoring, however, said he has ascertained that the songs in question are “actually offensive”.
He said: “I have reliably gathered that some of those songs are actually offensive, regarding the lyrics. Some of these songs are for clubs.
“These stations that should practice self-regulation are lazy and unprofessional in their conduct.”
Armstrong said broadcast stations are aware that any lyrics or song containing offensive content cannot be put on the air, adding that any station found wanting will be sanctioned.
“We will impose the necessary sanctions on the stations. If the stations contravene any of the broadcast code, they will be fined,” he said.
Explaining how the process of sanctioning a broadcast station works, he said: “Once NBC picks it up, we call the stations to order and impose the necessary fine. First, we caution you, then impose a fine afterward, which can be between N50-N100k. But if they are recalcitrant, it can rise to N500k.”
Since the news of the purported ban hit the internet, fans and several entertainers have heavily criticised the commission.
Health ministry’s grouse with Olamide
Fans of the artistes have also mixed up the alleged ban with the ministry of health’s notification that Olamide’s video for his hit song ‘Wo’ contains “dangerous public health content”.
The ministry had on Sunday notified the public via Twitter that some of the scenes in the rapper’s video violated the 2015 tobacco act.
“The content & video contains scenes that violates the ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion & Sponsorship provision of the act #ClearTheAir,” one of the tweets had read.
According to the 2015 tobacco control act, the advertising, promotion or sponsorship of tobacco or tobacco products “shall attract a fine of not less than N3,000,000 and a term of imprisonment of not more than one year”.
The rapper on Tuesday took to Twitter to state that he did not intend to promote tobacco in his video.
District 9110 Governor, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, Dr. Wale Ogunbadejo.
The visiting Rotarians, who were received at the District office in Ikeja G.R.A. yesterday, lauded the efforts of members in Nigeria in combating polio and congratulated the nation for the achievement, adding that it remains two more years of robust surveillance for the nation to be totally certified free of polio by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
McGovern, however, called on the Federal Government and the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the other two nations still contending with the virus, to keep on supporting Rotary for total eradication of polio.
He warned that as long as a single case of polio is prevalent in a nation, such a nation couldn’t be polio-free due to the possibility of the spread of the contagious virus. He also emphasised the importance of children being given the vaccine continuously until no more case of polio is recorded within the stipulated years for total freedom.
At the event, scholarships were awarded to three persons after being selected from the pool of applicants who lost loved ones in the course of carrying out polio immunization or a student undertaking a course in public health. Mr. Oso Oluwatosin Babafunsho, Sandra Iveren Shinshima and Dr. Tolorunju Ayodeji Edu emerged beneficiaries of the scholarship with N1,587,175 each.
Furthermore, popular Nolloywood actress, Kate Henshaw, yesterday emerged Polio Ambassador, and promised to promote the course of Rotary in eradicating polio.
