You have been brainwashed. You look sick and you need help'- Peter Okoye clapsback at footballer Osaze Odemwingie

 

Peter Okoye aka Mr P has responded to Osaze Odemwingie who called him out on social media recently.

 

The retired professional footballer via his Instastories attacked Peter over his lottery business and also for organizing a dance challenge.

 

In his post, Osaze accused Peter of robbing people via his lottery business. See his post below

 

 

Peter has now responded. In a DM he sent to Osaze which he shared online, Peter said the footballer looked sick and needs help. Read his post below

 

 

Forbes names Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Africa Person of the Year 2020

 

Forbes has named Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Africa Person of the Year 2020.

 

Forbes Africa tweeted on Tuesday, Dec 1: "The 2020 #AfricanOftheYear Award honoree is…Congratulations to Dr. @NOlweala! Board Chair @Gavi; Board Chair @ARCapicity, gracing the cover of @forbesafrica."

 

 

Reacting, Okonjo-Iweala, who is set to become the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organisation in its 25-year history, said she is thrilled.

 

She tweeted, "Thrilled to be named Forbes Africa-CNBC ‘2020 African of the Year’ following in the footsteps of my great brothers Paul Kagame and Akin Adesina."

 

 

In 2019, Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), won the award for his outstanding work at the bank and a sterling career in agriculture and finance.

 

Paul Kagame of Rwanda won the same award in 2018.

 

Other eminent Nigerians to have bagged the award are former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Muhammad Sanusi II (2011) and Aliko Dangote (2014).

In civilised nations, leaders who fail to provide security will do the honorable thing and resign - Northern Elders Forum

 

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said that in civilized nations, a leader who fails to secure the lives and properties of his people would have resigned honourably.

 

The group said this in a statement released by its the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on Tuesday, December 1, while reacting to the recent killing of over 43 farmers in Borno state by Boko Haram members.

 

According to the group, life has lost its meaning in the Buhari-led administration.

 

The statement in part reads

 

“These particular killings have been greeted by the most insensitive response by spokespersons of the president. The lame excuse that farmers had not sought permission from the military to harvest produce merely exposes the misleading claims that our military had secured vast territories from the insurgency.

Under this administration, life has lost its value and more and more citizens are coming under the influence of criminals. We do not see any evidence of a willingness on the part of President Buhari to honour his oath to provide security over Nigerians.

In civilised nations, leaders who fail so spectacularly to provide security will do the honourable thing and resign.”

 

Gas-fired vehicles will be cheaper to run – FG

 

The federal government on Tuesday December 1, inaugurated an autogas scheme in Abuja. 

 

At the event, it was also disclosed that motorists who run their vehicles on autogas will spend less in refilling their tanks than those using Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. 

 

Though a figure was not given to show how cheap the product will be, however the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, and the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, told newsmen that the autogas in question include Compressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

 

Sylva who revealed that his ministry was working out the price for autogas, also inaugurated the autogas station of NNPC in Lugbe, Abuja, under the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Auto-gas Roll-out Initiative. 

 

Inaugurating five buses that run on autogas and handing them over to the Nigeria Labour Congress with a promise of delivering about 100 more buses to the union, Sylva said; 

 

“But I can assure you that it is cheaper than PMS."

Buhari’s effort on security is not good enough - Katsina senator

 

Senator representing Katsina north, Ahmed Baba Kaita has lashed out at President Buhari over the level of insecurity being witnessed in the country. 

 

Speaking at a plenary session on Tuesday December 1, Kaita pointed out the need for reassessment of the effort of the military in combating the insurgency in the north-east.

 

He said; 

 

“It (insecurity) is now facing us eyeball to eyeball, we have to sit down with this military and reassess their performance in the north-east. 

“Day in day out, same scenarios keep repeating themselves, then something is fundamentally wrong. If we allow this go, let’s be ready for another mourning.

“Despite the efforts of the federal government on the security issues of Nigeria – I totally believe the president is doing his own best but then doing your best is not enough when we cannot see the result on ground and this is what is happening.”

 

Also reacting to Garba Shehu's comment of "if the slain farmers obtained clearance from the military before going to their farms", Kaita described it as “highly irresponsible.”

 

He said; 

 

“Let me say if the statement credited to the spokesperson of Mr President, Garba Shehu, is true then let me say that it is highly irresponsible. 

“You might be exposed to information that we and other Nigerians do not have but at that point in time when everybody was mourning the loss of citizens who are innocently killed and who have gone into their farms despite the challenging economic situation in this country and there by losing their lives and somebody say is because they did not take clearance. We don’t harvest crops in one day, we harvest them overtime.”

 

Senate confirms Yakubu as INEC Chairman

 

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu was on Tuesday December 1, confirmed by the senate as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for a second term of five years.

 

This came after a report of the Senate Committee on INEC which recommended Yakubu for confirmation was considered. 

 

Speaking before his confirmation, the senators described him as highly qualifi

Malivelihood and Senator Smart Adeyemi's daughter, Adeola releases their pre-wedding photos

 

Luxury designer, Michael Awujoola a.k.a Malivelihood and his partner, Adeola, daughter of Senator Smart Adeyemi have released their pre-wedding photos ahead of their wedding which is scheduled to hold on December 5. 

 

The wedding  will hold at the National Ecumenical Center in Abuja in the presence of friends and family.

 

Sharing the photos, Malivelihood wrote; 

 

#MADS2020 We had to do it for the culture. Yoruba King & Queen. Styling done by my beautiful wife @deolasmart ... The Royal wedding of all time. Happy new month to everyone 

 

Here are pre-wedding photos the couple shared below;