Malta Guinness, has been visiting various Mosques in the Northern parts of Nigeria

Following the Holy Month of Ramadan and in the spirit of giving, Nigeria’s premium non-alcoholic Malt drink, Malta Guinness, has been visiting various Mosques in the Northern parts of Nigeria, to share the goodness and vitality of the non-alcoholic Malt drink with Muslim faithfuls.

 
The Malta Guinness team made another stop at Kano last week where they visited Alfurqan Mosque, Alibaba Mosque and Fegge Central Mosque on May 29th, 30th and 31st respectively.

The Malta Guinness Breaking of Fast kicked off in Abuja at the National Mosque on Wednesday, May 22nd. Visits were made to Shehu Shagari Mosque and Kubwa Village Central Mosque, Abuja, on May 23rd and 24th respectively.
 
The Malta Guinness team made the next stop at Kaduna where they visited Al Manar Mosque Ungwa Rimi, Nawair- Ud- Deen Mosque, Sabo Central Mosque, and Fegge Central Mosque, on May 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st respectively, to pray and break the days fast with the Muslim faithfuls.
 
Speaking at the venue at Kano, Ife Odedere, Assistant Brand Manager for Malta Guinness said: “By celebrating Ramadan with Muslim faithful across the country, Malta Guinness is reaffirming its position as the non-alcoholic malt-brand that fuels the greatness of Nigerians everywhere, no matter where they are or what they do.

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on-Monday

On Monday, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar.

 Meanwhile, there were indications on Friday that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, had appointed another judge as her replacement on the five-man panel to hear the case.

This comes as Justice Bulkachuwa withdrew as a member and head of the five-man panel on May 22, following the allegation of the likelihood of bias levelled against her by the PDP and Atiku. The tribunal was said to have issued and served the notice for the Monday’s hearing on all parties to the petition on Friday.  

The leader of the legal team of the PDP and Atiku, Dr Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), confirmed the development to Punch on Friday saying “we were served the notice  today that the court will resume hearing on Monday”

MASSOB has warned monarchs, senators and governors in the South-East not to sell any portion of land in the region to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association members.

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has warned monarchs, senators and governors in the South-East not to sell any portion of land in the region to Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association members.  

 MASSOB also called on the Federal Government to prevail on Fulani herdsmen bearing unlicensed weapons to surrender them, adding that many of the members of MACBAN were still in possession of AK-47 rifles. National Director of Information of the secessionist group, Sunday Okerefor, also maintained that members of MACBAN had already taken delivery of the N100bn they asked from the Federal Government.  

 Okereafor, who spoke in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said members of the cattle breeders association planned to use the money to purchase land in the South-East and other parts of the country to create cattle ranches. He warned that any traditional ruler found to have sold land to Fulani persons would be dealt with, adding that the family of such monarchs would not be spared.  

 He said, “so we are telling the Ezes to go and chase out these Fulani people from our land before the end of this month because we are aware that the Federal Government has given N100bn to MACBAN.” 

He added that Federal Government had already given N100bn to MACBAN. “the Miyetti Allah (MACBAN) wants to use this money to buy our land, not that the government wants to give them land; they want to use that money and come to our communities and buy land to breed their cows and force us into slavery.  

“Afterwards, they will bring their cows, ammunition and their brothers there, they will buy large parcels of land and after they buy, we will not be able to stop them again. That is why we are warning the Ezes, that anybody that will welcome the Miyetti Allah, that person will be dealt with. We have told our groups around the communities to monitor the villages to check when the Miyetti Allah will come to buy land. We don’t have any land to sell to them; they should go to the North and buy land there.    

“The Miyetti Allah has been given N100bn, whereas, we have Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ijaw youths and Arewa youths, why didn’t the government give them N100bn each as they gave to the Miyetti Allah? The Federal Government should first of all ask the Miyetti Allah to drop their weapons because I saw Fulani men in our bush with AK-47 rifles; seven of them were holding these guns, they passed through my community in the bush.” 

On 2023 presidency, the MASSOB spokesman pointed out that the Igbo had no chance of having one of their sons or daughters becoming the President of the country in the next 1,000 years because some people felt they were defeated during the civil war and did not deserve to lead Nigeria.  

He said, “we are not interested in the Presidency; an Igbo man cannot be President again. If the currency is naira, then they will never allow Igbo to rule again. NAIRA as an acronym means Never Allow Igbo Rule Again. These Igbo politicians are aware of it; they say that the Igbo were defeated in the war; they would say that we should go home and take care of our children and forget about an Igbo president.”

BREAKING! Hudson-Odoi signs new 5-year Chelsea deal, to take Hazard's No. 10 jersey

 Hudson-Odoi has finally agreed to sign a new long-term deal with Chelsea in the coming weeks after a period of informal negotiations between the club and the player’s representatives. No paperwork has officially been signed, however, both Chelsea and Hudson-Odoi are satisfied the new deal can be concluded without any significant hitches, with the 18-year-old set to earn up to £100,000-per-week.Despite an initial reluctance to commit his future to the club he joined as a seven-year-old, Hudson-Odoi has steadily been persuaded to remain at Chelsea over the past months, buoyed by a string of first-team appearances under Maurizio Sarri and his full England international debut, before a ruptured Achilles brought an early end to his season

Man rushed a suspect during a court hearing and tried to attack him.

A shocking footage shows the moment a man rushed a suspect during a court hearing and tried to attack him.

In the footage shared by ABS News, the man who is reported to be the son of murdered Jamie Thomas-Flowers, is seen rushing towards suspect Vashon Flowers during a court hearing in Muskegon County, Michigan. With admirable agility, he jumped over the wooden barrier in a split second and went for the suspect in a courtroom rage that caught everyone unawares.

 Officers finally succeeded in subduing the man and they led him away from the courtroom in handcuffs

Liberian Government shut down the social Media in the Country

The Liberian government has shut down the use of social media in the country. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and messaging app WhatsApp have been blocked by internet providers in Liberia as of Friday 7 June 2019, according to real-time data.

Young man received serious Beating after he was found hiding in someone ceiling in Lagos

The young man pictured above, received serious beating on Thursday, after he was found hiding in the ceiling of someone's apartment in the Ikorodu area, Lagos state. According to reports, the young man broke into the room of a resident in the community and hid himself in the ceiling of the building. 

 A hammer was found on him which he allegedly planned to use to attack his victim. He has since been handed over to the police. See more photos below.

Flavour after he shared this cute photo of himself posing with the newly crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst

Social media users are trolling singer, Flavour after he shared this cute photo of himself posing with the newly crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst.

It's no news that Flavour is a father of three children. He welcomed his children with two Nigerian beauty Queens, Sandra Okagbue and Anna Banner, and for this reason, his fans have always speculated that he has a special interest for only beautiful women, most especially Beauty Queens. 

 With this new photo of Flavour and Cheslie Kryst, the newly crowned Miss USA posted to his Instagram page, a lot of his fans have been dropping comments and they are quite hilarious.

I Go Dye, just shared photos of a massive house he built for his son

Comedian, I Go Dye, just shared photos of a massive house he built for his son, Roy Agoda, who turns 9 years old today, June 7th.

Posting the photos of the white edifice on his IG page, the comedian who recently welcomed a daughter with actress Eki Okoro, wrote

I celebrate your 9 years birthday my son, expressing 
the essence of shelter, reminiscent of how some of us grow up,with some things we never had.This GOLDEN SEAL CASTLE Birthday gift is just a step for you to achieve greater things in the future and praying that God should grant this privilege to many others. 
May this little gift bring forth hope to many children,who may not be privileged to have good shelter,nurturing in them that every thing is possible.
I can't define the future but I will try to bring more than a million smiles to your life,by bringing your dreams closer at all times by the grace of God. #happybirthday my prince Roy Agoda.

 

Theresa May will officially step down as the leader of the Conservative Party today

Theresa May will officially step down as the leader of the Conservative Party today but will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen.  

 May announced her resignation two weeks ago, saying it was a matter of deep regret that she had been unable to deliver Brexit. Eleven Conservative MPs are vying to replace her as party leader and ultimately, prime minister.  

 Nominations open from 10:00 BST on Monday and close at 17:00 BST that day.  Mrs May remains acting leader while the contest takes place. Leadership candidates need eight MPs to back them. MPs will then vote for their preferred candidates in a series of secret ballots to be held on 13, 18, 19 and 20 June

14 lions escaped from Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Residents living in and around Phalaborwa have been warned to be very careful after 14 lions escaped from Kruger National Park in South Africa.

The lions reportedly escaped from the Kruger National Park on Thursday June 6th, Limpopo-based radio stations Capricorn FM and 1NationFM reported on Friday morning.  

The Limpopo government confirmed in a tweet that the lions were believed to have escaped and were seen roaming around the Phalaborwa Foskor Mine.

"It is suspected that the lions escaped from Kruger National Park. The Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism (LEDET) has allocated field rangers to closely monitor the pride's movement prior action to be taken," LEDET said. 

"A meeting held between LEDET, The Kruger National Park and Greater Balule concluded that the lions are to be captured and released back at Kruger National Park. Employees at Foskor Mine and members of the public are hereby advised to be alert at all times."

It comes two days after Kruger National Park confirmed one of its staff member's children had been mauled to death by a leopard. The leopard was later tracked and shot in other to prevent the animal from harming another person

Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the Certificate of Return to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha,

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the Certificate of Return to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, who won the March 9th election for the Imo West Senatorial district.

 INEC had withdrawn the Certificate of Return after its resident officer for the election, alleged he made the announcement of Okorocha winning the election under duress.

 Delivering judgement in an appeal filed by Okorocha at the court, Justice Okon Abang this morning, said INEC lacks constitutional jurisdiction to withhold a Certificate of Return. According to Justice Abang, any person declared a winner in an election by the returning officer, remains the winner until petitioners succeed in upturning the declaration at the election tribunal.

 He added that it is only the Federal high court that had exclusive jurisdiction to rule in such a matter.

 Okorocha left office on May 27th.  In his valedictory speech, Okorocha accused some members of his party of working to make him politically redundant. He alleged that the refusal of INEC to issue him his Certificate of Return, was politically motivated.

INEC is yet to react to this judgement

Kaduna State House of Assembly passes bill to ensure Pastors and Imams obtain license before preaching in the state

The Kaduna State House of Assembly today Friday June 7th, passed into law the Religious preaching Regulation law 1984. 

Speaker of the House, Aminu Abdullahi Shagali while reading the bill during plenary,  said a state inter-faith Regulatory council has been established with a chairman to be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Secretary to the state Government. He also said  two members representing the Christians and Muslim faith  are to be  appointed by the Governor among others respectively.

 According to Abdullahi, the bill when signed into law, will ensure that in each of the 23 local Government areas of the state, a committee to be known as the Local Government Inter-faith Committee must be established. The bill states that any person who plays religious cassette or uses a loud speaker for religious purposes between the hours of 11pm to 4am in a public place, and uses a loudspeaker for religious purposes other than inside a church or mosque commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years or pay a fine of less than N200,000 or both.

 The bill adds that any person who publicly insults or seeks to incite, contempt any religion, by making false statement in such a manner as to be likely to lead to violence and breach of public peace, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than five years,  a fine of not less than N100,000 or both .

The law now awaits the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for his assent

Madrid have agreed on terms with Hazard to double his current wages from £200,000 to £400,000 per week.

Real Madrid has reportedly agreed to double Eden Hazard's Chelsea salary' to a staggering £400,000 per week when he finalises his £130million move.

According to the Evening Standard, Madrid have agreed on terms with Hazard to double his current wages from £200,000 to £400,000 per week.

His imminent big-money transfer to the Bernabeu is expected to be announced within the next 24 hours after an agreement was reached this week between the two clubs, with Madrid agreeing to pay an initial £88m, which will still rise to £130m dependent on various bonuses and incentives for the former Lille player.

The deal will make Hazard is the most expensive signing in their history, ahead of both Cristiano Ronaldoand Gareth Bale. It will also be the second-largest Premier League transfer ever, after Philippe Coutinho's £145m move from Liverpool to Real's arch-rivals Barcelona in January 2018

PDP governors to implement and pay the 30,000 naira minimum wage

We are very eager as PDP governors to implement and pay the 30,000 naira minimum wage that the federal government announced. “We want to do so to alleviate the plight of the long suffering Nigerian workers who have been under-paid for long and the workers who are currently groaning in economic hardship as a result of what has gone wrong with the economy since the All Progressives Congress (APC) government took over. “So, we call on the federal government to expedite the process of presenting a bill to that effect.

FIFA has demanded details of yesterday’s arrest of the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Ahmad Ahmad, fraud allegations leveled against him.

Ahmad was arrested by French police at the Berri Hotel in Paris over alleged fraud.

According to Jeune Afrique, the CAF president was detained at 8:30a.m local time and was expected to face the anti-corruption agency’s Central Office for Combating Corruption and Financial and Tax Crimes.

Ahmad was accused of misusing about $830,000 after allegedly ordering equipment via a French intermediary company named Tactical Steel. He had previously denied the accusations and claimed all the decisions were made “collegially”, insisting that the process was “transparent”.

In April, Reuters revealed that CAF Secretary General, Amr Fahmy, had accused Ahmad of bribery and misappropriate