The Nation Newspaper

Category: autopost

  • Gov. Adeleke reads riot act to cabinet members

    Gov. Adeleke reads riot act to cabinet members

    Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has read riot act to his cabinet members on service delivery.

    Adeleke also set up a monitoring and evaluation unit for quarterly performance review of cabinet members.

    A statement by Mr Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner  for Information and Public Enlightenment on Wednesday in Osogbo, quoted the  governor as making the remarks while addressing the maiden State Executive Council meeting.

    Adeleke  also  directed council members “to redouble their  efforts in service delivery to the  people.

    “We should note particularly that 2024 is a critical year for this administration.

    “By December, we will be reaching the mid-term. We must move fast in the implementation of our sectoral plans.

    “You all must work hard in your various ministries to achieve set goals.

    “Kindly be informed that I have set up a discreet monitoring and evaluation team to prepare quarterly reports on ministries and assess performance of members of the cabinet.

    “Even though you did not sign a performance bond on assumption of office, you will henceforth be evaluated on your service delivery.

    Read Also: Adeleke signs Osun 2024 budget into law

    “We will not hesitate to remove from office any appointee that fails to deliver based on Monitoring and Evaluation reports,” he said.

    Adeleke urged the cabinet members to focus on serious state matters rather than lobbying around issues of personal benefits.

    Also, the council approved the appointments of six new traditional rulers in the state.

    The statement said all the appointments were with immediate effect.

    In addition, the council  approved the elevation of 11 more traditional rulers in Osun state to a Part II (Recognised) Status of the Chief Law, Cap 25, Laws of Osun state, 2002.

    (NAN)

  • Nigerians with Togo, Benin certificates couldn’t pass JAMB – Ex-NUC secretary

    Nigerians with Togo, Benin certificates couldn’t pass JAMB – Ex-NUC secretary

    A former Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf, has said all those people with Togo and Benin certificates are clear-headed crooks who knew what they paid for.

    He said that some of those individuals are incapable of passing the UTME, while others do not possess the required five O-level credits.

    He also accused Francophone West African countries of benefitting from issuing dubious degrees to Nigerians.

    The Nation on Tuesday reported that the Federal Government suspended accreditation of degree certificates from Benin, Togo varsities.

    Ramon-Yusuf, said this when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.

    The suspension followed an investigative report by an online newspaper, which unravelled a Cotonou-based University, which issued a degree certificate to an undercover Journalist within six weeks.

    The ex-NUC Secretary said: “Many of these francophone countries have benefited so much from the dubious degrees they give to Nigerians and that is why Africa cannot achieve the same level of mobility that people enjoy in Europe under the Erasmus programme.”

    According to him, Africa started the mobility and mutual recognition of certificates before the Europeans but has not made progress because of the education corruption in francophone countries.

    He maintained that Nigerians with questionable certificates from francophone countries are not victims, adding that they took that option because they find it difficult to get admitted to Nigerian universities.

    He stated: “There is no victim, all those people with these certificates are clear-headed crooks who knew what they were paying for because some of them are people who cannot pass the UTME, and some do not have five O-level credits. So they go shopping for these bogus institutions where they get their bogus qualifications from.”

    Read Also: NUC approves 41 courses for new Niger State University of Education

    Ramon-Yusuf added that the Nigerian government needs to do more than suspend the certificates from these two countries, as this is not the first time the issue has come up.

    He added: “We need to do more than that because this is not the first time this matter is coming to the fore. Now, we need to do something different. Many of these francophone countries don’t have national quality assurance agencies.”

    He also called for the inclusion of the NUC in the committee being put together by the Federal Government to look into the matter as that was the statutory agency responsible for the quality assurance of university education in Nigeria.

  • Nollywood veterans, Mr Ibu, Odega, Onojie inspired my comedy career – Nasboi

    Nollywood veterans, Mr Ibu, Odega, Onojie inspired my comedy career – Nasboi

    Comedian and singer, Lawal Nasiru, popularly known as Nasboi, has revealed how some veterans in the Nollywood industry, like John Okafor (Mr Ibu), Charles Inojie, and Francis Odega inspired his comedy career.

    In a recent interview with Punch, the 33-year-old skit-maker revealed that he not only learned from his contemporaries but also sought guidance from seasoned entertainers who significantly influenced his career.

    Nasboi emphasised that his appreciation for veteran comedians extended beyond age boundaries.

    He said: “I don’t restrict myself to only my age grade. In fact, I love veterans a lot because they inspired me. I learned how to be funny by watching the likes of John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu; Charles Inojie, and Frank Odega. I learnt some gestures from them, so I will always respect them. I am also friends with some of them.”

    Expressing the impact of social media on his career, Nasboi acknowledged the pivotal role it played in catapulting him to fame.

    He mentioned how the media can make one earn legal income and very good platform to start up anything.

    Read Also: Yhemolee apologises to Nasboi over remarks on his new single ‘Umbrella’

    According to him, social media is a powerful tool that allowed him to kickstart his acting career and become a director

    The content creator urged aspiring talents to harness the positive aspects of social media, emphasising its potential for learning and financial gain.

    “Social media has helped my career in several ways. I am sure many people would not have known me if not for social media. Going online to showcase myself is easy. All I just need to do is act and make money online.

    “It is now easy to make money online, as long as one has the talent. Social media helped to kick-start my career in directing, acting, and promoting my content without disturbing everyone. Forget about the negativity it (social media) brings, one can easily learn a lot and make money from it, Nasboi added.

  • JUST IN: SuperSport will not broadcast AFCON 2023 – Multichoice

    JUST IN: SuperSport will not broadcast AFCON 2023 – Multichoice

    Multichoice, the parent company of DStv, revealed on Wednesday, January 3, that the popular satellite TV service will not be airing the upcoming AFCON 2023 tournament.

    In a statement issued on Wednesday, Multichoice stated that SuperSport TV failed to secure the broadcasting rights, leaving millions across Africa scrambling for alternative ways to watch the continent’s biggest footballing event.

    The statement reads: “SuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 scheduled for January 13th – February 11th, 2-24, because the channel has not secured the rights to broadcast the tournament.

    However, AFCON 2023 games will be available through our partner broadcast stations on Free to Air (FTA) channels.

    Read Also: AFCON 2023: Peseiro defends Super Eagles’ 25-man list

    Multichoice Africa remains committed to ensuring football fans across Africa continue to enjoy unrivaled access to entertainment and football games available on DStv and GOtv platforms including, the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Zambian Super League, and many more of football’s most prestigious competitions.”

    The 34th edition of the CAF AFCON will get underway on 13 January in Ivory Coast as 24 nations eye the biggest prize in African football.

  • I won’t let you rest, Babymama blasts Portable amid infidelity saga

    I won’t let you rest, Babymama blasts Portable amid infidelity saga

    Controversial singer, Portable’s baby mama, Keji has responded to the accusations levelled against her by her baby’s daddy of having an affair with Koko Zaria, an aide to former NURTW boss, MC Oluomo.

    The singer recently took to the internet to call out Keji for allegedly sleeping with Koko Zaria and allowing their son to witness it.

    Portable, who had attended the Oshodi event, revealed that his baby mama showed up with their son and slept with Koko Zaria, in their son’s presence.

    In another post, he called out his baby mama for being cheap, as he alleged that she slept with 36 men and threatened Koko Zaria.

    Now reacting to his rants, Keji via her Instagram page, vowed to never let the singer rest.

    Read Also: Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence – Portable

    She stated that her matter would kill the singer at the end of the day.

    “Na my matter go kill u last. I no go let you rest. Cos na my matter go later kill you”, she wrote.

    In a post on her story, she begged the singer to avoid sending away her helpers and made it known that she doesn’t want to fight this New Year.

    She said: “I don’t want to fight anyone because this is New Year. Abeg I just want to face my life. No time to love and no time to fight. My own 2024 is for happiness and joy

    “Please don’t send a helper away from me because u can’t help. If u don’t want helpers to run away from you, just let me be.”

  • Portable accuses Babymama Keji of having affairs with Koko Zaria

    Portable accuses Babymama Keji of having affairs with Koko Zaria

    Street pop artist Olalomi Oyegbile, popularly known as Portable, has made claims on social media, suggesting that Koko Zaria, the aide to former NURTW boss MC Oluomo, is involved in a relationship with one of his baby mamas, Keji.

    The singer, who attended the Oshodi Day event supported by MC Oluomo, expressed his disappointment at being disrespected despite being invited to the event, alleging that his baby mama was having illicit affairs with Koko Zaria.

    According to him, Honey Berry, as she is known on social media, brought their son to the event and slept with Koko Zaria in his presence.

    Portable alleged that Koko Zaria who is a married man is sleeping with another man’s woman.

    The ‘Zazuu’ crooner stated that he Koko Zaria invited trouble on himself as he wouldn’t back down soon or take it lightly with them.

    In another post, he called out his baby mama for being cheap, as he alleged that she was sleeping with 36 men.

    He said: “And them still call me come the party see my son AKOREDE inside Oshodi. Why she go carry my son go fuck another man, na una dey look for Wahala.

    And this man get wife for house. Make una help me ask this fool say na him get the boy. One pu$$y 36 users”, he said.

    In a previous post, Portable accused Koko Zaria of rituals, claiming that he spotted the Lagos socialite touching his son’s head.

    He warned him to avoid getting on his bad side or risk his wrath.

    Taking to the comment section, many berated Portable over his hypocrisy in accusing his baby mama of what he is also guilty of.

    Some said he goes around sleeping with different ladies while being a married man.

    Below are some reactions:

    One Sisi Painter wrote, “See as e dey hurt over someone he definitely doesn’t care about. Just yesterday, 2 other women posted him up with love letters

    One Luv Curves Diane wrote, “You met your match

    One Becky Philips wrote, “The thing pain am, he think say the babymama will not see man wey better pass am. The things pain am

    One Moxie Storm wrote, “Men cannot handle what they dish

    Read Also: Celebrity Boxing: If you want a rematch, call Anthony Joshua – Portable tells Charles Okocha

    One Olu Herodotus wrote, “Lok why so pained Oga. You want to be hoarding them? Abeg let another man chop to Abi no be former Alaafin wife u sef carry for house?

    One Suave Skin wrote, “One thing about men is they hate women like them. You get more than one wife but your ex wey dey waka waka still dey pain

    One Olamiday wrote, “Person wey get 2 wives? Abi na 3 ni. Dis one pain am o

    One Aramide Adire Couture wrote, “So he dey pain like this pls someone should check on him ohh because

    One Chiagoziey wrote, “But you get wife for house and you go give another woman belle

    One Precious Onuwaje wrote, “Oga na pikin she born for you. Stay in your lane and let her be

    One Emomotimi Fanama wrote, “It’s funny when men think women don’t have blood or feel pain”.

  • 12 things to know about late 1985 U-17 World Cup winning coach Sebastine Brodericks-Imasuen

    12 things to know about late 1985 U-17 World Cup winning coach Sebastine Brodericks-Imasuen

    Former Golden Eaglets coach, Sebastine Brodericks-Imasuen, who led the Eaglets to win the inaugural U-17 World Cup in 1985 died on Tuesday, January 2.

    The late Nigerian coach was reportedly on life support for more than a year at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

    According to reports, Brodericks-Imasuen battled an ischemic stroke that he was diagnosed with in December 2022.

    Here are 12 things to know about Late Sebastine Brodericks-Imasuen

    1. Sebastian Imasuen Broderick, was born on July 9, 1938.

    2. He was 85.

    3. He was a former coach of the Golden Eaglets who, together with Christian Chukwu, took a group of young Nigerians to win the first FIFA U16 World Cup.

    Read Also: BREAKING: 1985 U-17 World Cup winning coach, dies at 85

    4. He attended St John’s Primary School, Onitsha, and gained admission into Bishop Shenahan College Orlu in 1955, where he obtained his West African Schools Certificate (WASC) in 1960.

    5. On leaving school, Sebastian joined the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria Football Club of Lagos,(ECN FC) where he was a regular player from 1962 to 1970.

    6. In 1965 he won the national Challenge Cup with the ECN team.

    7. He played for ECN first before moving to Bendel Insurance FC of Benin.

    8. He was also a member of the Nigeria Olympic team in 1968, the famous team that drew 3-3 with Brazil in Mexico.

    9. He retired from active football and went into coaching. Broderick attended several coaching courses both within and outside Nigeria. By 1985, he had become a full-fledged coach.

    10. In 1973, he handled the Mid-Western U-13 team that won the Gold medal in the first National Sports Festival in Lagos.

    11. In 1985 he was appointed the chief coach of the national U16 team that participated in the maiden edition of the Kodak-FIFA U16 World Youth Championship in China where they won the trophy for Nigeria and Africa after beating West Germany 2-0 in the final.

    12. Before his death, Broderick battled diabetes, ischemic stroke, and other ailments, so severe that he rarely talked.

  • Wande Coal is love of my life, says Wizkid

    Wande Coal is love of my life, says Wizkid

    Grammy-winning singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, publicly tagged his colleague Wande Coal as the love of his life.

    Wizkid shared a picture of himself and the ‘Iskaba’ crooner at a recent event via Insta story with the caption; “Love of my life.”

    Both artists have worked collaboratively on various songs and recently worked together on ‘Ololufe’ off the former’s extended play, EP, ‘Soundman 2’ which was released in December.

    Read Also: 2024, be good to me, says Wizkid

    The ‘Essence’ crooner had in several interviews admitted that Wande Coal was one of his biggest music influences.

  • My affiliation with wrong people affected me negatively in 2023, says Ruger

    My affiliation with wrong people affected me negatively in 2023, says Ruger

    Sensational singer, Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has recently announced that he has cut off his inner circle of 2023.

    He said he didn’t feel like himself anymore in 2023 due to the energy of the “wrong people” around him.

    He claimed that their negative influence made him underperform in various aspects of his life.

    Read Also: Ruger acquires multi-million house in Lagos

    According to him, the presence of the “wrong people” had changed him so much that he no longer felt like himself in 2023.

    Ruger said he had left the “wrong people” around him behind in 2023, stressing that he would be a “mad, dangerous, selfish and loving man” in 2024.

    Ruger wrote via his Instagram story: “2023, I slacked. I had the wrong people around me and I let them affect my energy. It got to a point that I didn’t feel like Ruger anymore. Anyway, I’ve left each and every one of them in 2023. In 2024, I am a mad, dangerous, selfish, and loving man.”

  • EFCC to probe former minister Farouk Sadiya over alleged N37bn fraud

    EFCC to probe former minister Farouk Sadiya over alleged N37bn fraud

    Sadiya Umar-Farouk, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, is expected to be interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) about an alleged N37.1 billion fraud.

    A top EFCC source confirmed this to Channels Television in a telephone conversation on Wednesday, January 3.

    Umar-Farouk held a ministerial position under former President Muhammadu Buhari from August 2019 to May 29, 2023.

    The former minister had been invited by the anti-graft agency following an investigation that was launched into her tenure in the ministry.

    Read Also: N17b cash: EFCC detains social investment scheme coordinator

    She was the subject of an investigation over N37.1 billion that was purportedly laundered when she was in charge through a contractor named James Okwete.

    A week later, the former minister received an invite to appear before interrogators at the EFCC headquarters located at Jabi, Abuja, by 10:00 am.

    According to the source, she is yet to honour the invite and some other officials who served under her had also been invited to provide more information into how the affairs of the ministry were run in the last four years.