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  • It’s demeaning for a man to insist on impregnating a lady before marriage!

    It’s demeaning for a man to insist on impregnating a lady before marriage!

    Last Sunday, I discussed the story of a 34-year-old virgin whose suitor insists she has to get pregnant before he can marry her and I got quite a response and of diverse opinions too from the public -especially men! I shall publish a few today so others in her situation can learn!

    To a certain extent, one might not blame the men who may be scared of ending up with a woman without a womb especially with the present generation of ladies who have in conjunction with men turned sex to an indoor game and lost all sense of value! However, the wish of God for us is to have the marriage bed undefiled no matter what anyone thinks so it’s as simple as lying on your bed just as you laid it! And I really do hope the girls are reading this articles and learning because it appears it would get harder for a lot of ladies to find a man to settle down with in marriage since we’ve long gotten to what was reported in Isaiah 4:1 “In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own food and provide our own clothes; only let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

    Hmmmmm….life isn’t going to be funny for the average female unfortunately except those who practically carry God on their heads with some violence in their spirits and get Him to avail them the life of their dreams!  

    Dear sister,

    I planned to remain a virgin till my wedding night but when the tension was too much I gave in. I abstained from sex until 23 and how it happened I can’t explain till today. I am now 28 raising my son alone, biting the finger of “had I known!”

    My son is my happiness but truth be told, it has never been easy doing it all alone although I left myself because of the family hatred and lack of peace of mind. Please and please I urge you not to give in- that’s a glorious virtue you have with you, please keep it.

    Miss Chioma

    “To be honest the situation is a bit challenging but since she can abstain till her present age she can as well keep it up because some of us are not that disciplined.

    Way forward, she needs to get involved in social and religious activities and she should not let anyone tag her as my girlfriend when they’re just an onlooker.

    Be more prayerful, dress well with less artificial colouring and be respectful and polite when talking to others because someone might be watching you from a distance and sometimes it’s not for themselves but for someone very dear to them.

    Don’t say yes when you meant to say No like Sisi Eko.

    I wish you all the very best.”

    A.K. ADEWOLU

    “The man ought to be proud of you. Don’t give room for such a man. If the love is not there once he sleeps with you then you stand the chance to lose your dignity.”

    Michael Henry

    “First, you must understand that every time you take a decision to stand for something that’s not common, you need not comparing yourself to anyone and never to envy anyone. There’s nothing special about whatever anyone has in life. I have seen a woman who died in an accident the same day with all her three children two Christmases ago. This last festive period, a woman got burnt with pregnancy and the only daughter she has while traveling. That’s how life possession can be fleeting. I’m not mocking anyone. It’s just to let you know all these “someone has this, someone has that” are irrelevant. Another thing is that the moment you decide for something not common, you’ll face uncommon troubles that intends to discourage you. The only thing I can assure you of is that “If it’s God you’re keeping your virginity to please, He won’t disappoint you!”   No one has ever obeyed God and end up disappointed. At the end, the promise of God shall speak, it may tarry, it may look delayed. Habakkuk 2:1-4.  Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Don’t surrender to the deceptive manipulation of the devil. All those men looking for sampling don’t truly love you and won’t marry you.

    Imagine giving in. Then you get pregnant. Then he absconds. Then those your friends who have respected you before now see you with a pregnancy when you’re not married, how would you then feel? Look around you- there are many who are regretting their marriages. I know two families who are yet to have a child after 15 and 20 years of marriage. Calm down! God’ll settle you soon!

    • Afolabi Oluwole Nath
  • Man remanded for ‘defiling’ girl, 12

    Man remanded for ‘defiling’ girl, 12

    A36-year-old man, Daisi Alade, has been remanded at Olokuta Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 12-year- old girl.

    Alade was arraigned at a Family Magistrates’ Court on a one-count charge of child defilement.

    He reportedly lured his victim to a bush and allegedly had carnal knowledge of her without her consent.

    Police prosecutor Martins Olowofeso told the court that the defendant committed the offence about 10pm on August 27, on Mahin/Igbokoda road, Ugbonla, Ondo State.

    He said the girl was rescued by neighbours, who heard her cries during the act.

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    The charge reads: “That you, Daisi Alade, ‘m’ on August 27, 2023, unlawfully had carnal knowledge of a girl (name withheld) aged 12 years at about 10 pm along Mahin/Igbokoda road, Ugbonla, within the jurisdiction of this court and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 218 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.”

    The defendant’s plea was not taken, but the Magistrate, Folasade Aduroja, ordered his remand at the correctional centre pending legal advice from the Department of Public Prosecution.

    The case was adjourned till November 14 for mentioning.

  • BAD EGG! Man United players fed up with Jadon Sancho

    BAD EGG! Man United players fed up with Jadon Sancho

    Jadon Sancho is facing a battle to regain the support of his Manchester United teammates as well as manager Erik ten Hag following his angry reaction to being dropped for the Premier League defeat at Arsenal, a source has told ESPN.

    Sancho, 23, posted a strongly worded social media rebuttal of Ten Hag’s postmatch claims that he had been omitted from the squad at the Emirates due to unsatisfactory training performances, with the England international rejecting the “completely untrue” comments and saying on his X account that he had been a “scapegoat for a long time.”

    But one source has told ESPN that there is little sympathy for Sancho inside the United dressing room, saying, “The players have had enough of him.”

    Sancho’s performances in training and on matchday, as well as his demeanour around the club, have led to the £73 million ($91m) signing from Borussia Dortmund becoming a peripheral figure with Ten Hag and his coaching staff becoming exasperated by the former Manchester City youngster.

    Jadon Sancho has struggled to hold down a first-team spot at Manchester United. Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images

    Despite Sancho’s swift reaction to Ten Hag’s comments in the postmatch news conference at Arsenal — Sancho has not deleted his post and it remains pinned at the top of his X account — sources have said that the United manager has felt no need to clarify or tone down his remarks.

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    Ten Hag criticised Cristiano Ronaldo on two occasions for his conduct prior to the forward’s departure following a mutually agreed contract cancellation last November, while the former Ajax coach also publicly confirmed that Marcus Rashford was dropped for last season’s Premier League game at Wolves due to him missing a team meeting.

    Sources have said that the players accept and respect Ten Hag’s firm approach because it applies without exceptions to squad members, regardless of their status, and that Sancho’s reaction has gone down badly within the dressing room, although a source has said that it was not greeted with surprise.

    Sources have told ESPN that Sancho and Ten Hag are set for talks before United’s game against Brighton on Sept. 16 to decide the forward’s future.

    United, according to sources, held preliminary talks with Al Ettifaq FC — managed by Steven Gerrard — about a possible loan on Thursday but a deal was never close before the Saudi Pro League transfer window closed.

    It leaves Ten Hag with a decision to make about whether Sancho will be part of the squad for the first half of the season. Since signing for United on a five-year contract in the summer of 2021, Sancho has scored 12 goals in 82 first-team appearances and registered six assists.

    In his final season with Borussia Dortmund, he scored 16 goals and provided 20 assists in 38 games in all competitions.

  • Manufacturers hold exhibition

    Manufacturers hold exhibition

    Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) are set to hold the seventh  Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipment (NME) Expo from November 21- 23, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.

    MAN said the expo, themed ‘Future of Manufacturing’ will be held in partnership with the Nigeria Raw Materials Exhibition (NIRAM Expo), designed to boost the country’s productive sector as well as guarantee the economy’s sustenance.

    The NME/NIRAM expo is the only regional event that brings the entire manufacturing and raw materials value chain together on one platform.

    It is West Africa’s only trade show focusing on the manufacturing value chain for the continent.

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    As the official manufacturing event for MAN and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, the manufacturing platform will provide unprecedented opportunities and access to accelerate Africa’s industrialisation thereby achieving one of the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

    Chairman, NME/NIRAM Organising Committee, Ambrose Oruche, quoted the Director- General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, as saying: “There is no nation on earth that is considered wealthy or developed or prosperous that does not have a vibrant manufacturing sector”.

    Ajayi-Kadir noted that the manufacturing sector has the greatest capability to create jobs, revive the economy and set the path to development, adding that for this reason, governments all over the world incentivize manufacturing.

    Taking place in November 2023, NME EXPO – Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipment Exhibition & Conference will gather local and international companies to showcase and demonstrate new technologies, machinery, and equipment to enable African industries to invest and increase manufacturing output.

    RMRDC Director General Professor Hussaini Doko Ibrahim said: “To improve capacity utilization, RMRDC through the Nigeria Raw Materials Exhibition (NIRAM Expo) and other programmes, has been promoting new investments in local resources-based industries and encouraging existing industries to source their raw materials from within Nigeria”

    He noted that Africa is brimming with opportunities, particularly in the manufacturing sector, adding that current policy reforms of the

    Nigerian Government and other African governments in order to take advantage of AfCFTA promise significant benefits such as economic diversification, structural transformation, technological advancement, and job creation.

    The AfCFTA will create the largest free trade area in the world measured by the number of countries participating. The pact connects

    1.3 billion people across 55 countries with a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) valued at US$3.4 trillion.

    It has the potential to lift 30 million people out of extreme poverty, but achieving its full potential, according to the RMRDC boss, will depend on putting in place significant policy reforms and trade facilitation measures.

    The NME 2023 will connect its stakeholders with decision makers who are desirous of investing or building new manufacturing plants, procuring the latest innovations in machinery, equipment, and technology, and finding turnkey solutions to improve their existing production output.

    Exhibitors for this edition are expected to join 200+ other top manufacturing, industrial equipment, and raw materials sector organisations by reserving a space on West Africa’s premier marketplace for local buyers and sellers.

  • MAN to senators: patronise made-in- Nigeria cars

    Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged Nigerians to drop their penchant for foreign goods in favour of made in Nigeria ones, saying that patronising made-in-Nigeria products was necessary to stimulate the growth of the local economy.

    Briefing reporters, in Lagos, ahead of its 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM), MAN President  Ahmed Mansur said there was the need to develop the national economy through consumption of local goods, especially Nigerian assembled cars.

    Mansur frowned on the alleged planned purchase of foreign cars worth over N5 billion by the Senate, arguing that if such huge amount was spent for the purchase of locally made brands, it would tremendously impact on the country’s automobile sector.

    “The planned purchase of vehicles worth over N5 billion by the Senate for official duties would have tremendous impact on local automobile sector. I urge Nigerians to consume what is produced here, as this will impact positively on the local economy,” Mansur advised.

    MAN, he said, was working hard to improve the value chain in the manufacturing sector and create jobs.

     

     

    He stressed that this informed the theme of its 47th AGM, “Improving Value Chain in the Manufacturing Sector for Competitiveness and Job Creation.”

     

    According to him, this was borne out of the need to highlight the significance of improving manufacturing value chain linkages as part of efforts to make the sector competitive and contribute more to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and create the much-needed jobs.made-in- Nigeria cars

  • MAN decries capacity under-utilisation

    The manufacturing sector is producing at slightly above 51 per cent, the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria (MAN’s), report has shown.

    In the report by the Manufacturers CEOs Confidence Index (MCCI), MAN said the sector’s 51.3 per cent level of productivity was inadequate and called on policy makers to increase the tempo of responsibility to stimulate output.

    MAN said there was need to continuously fine-tune the forex policy in the country, particularly as it concerns the manufacturing sector, saying that most MAN CEOs do not agree that the rate at which commercial banks lend to manufacturers encourages productivity in the sector.

    The report lamented the un-justifiable double-digit cost of borrowing from the  commercial banks, they said discourages investment, insisting that Commercial Banks’ loans to the manufacturing sector do not encourage productivity.

    It is therefore important  that a policy should be designed to improve the proportion of commercial banks loanable funds that goes to the manufacturing sector, the statement added.

  • Man allegedly kills friend in Ogun

    The police in Ogun State have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his friend to death.

    Oni Olohunwa was alleged to have stabbed Baraka Taiwo in the chest on Sunday evening, as they were returning from a party.

    It was gathered that the deceased was drunk and was behaving abnormally, which led to an argument when Olohunwa was trying to control him.

    A fight was said to have ensued and Olohunwa allegedly stabbed Taiwo with a knife in the chest and back.

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    Confirming the incident, police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), said a report was made at Ogijo Division by Mr. Wasiu Raheem, who brought Taiwo to the station.

    “On the strength of the report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Ogijo, Baba Muhammed, a Chief Superintendent (CSP), detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested.

    “The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, but died while receiving treatment. His body has been deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu for autopsy.

    “Police Commissioner Bashir Makama has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the homicide section for further investigation and prosecution,” he said.

  • MAN cries out over high price of gas

    The President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Mansur Ahmed, on Tuesday called on Ministry of Petroleum Resources to address the challenges encountered by manufacturers with the price of gas.

    Ahmed made the call at an interactive forum on gas pricing in Lagos.

    Represented by Mr Paul Gbadedo, Chairman, Economic Policy Committee of MAN, Ahmed said the price of gas had become a major source of conflict between manufacturers and the gas franchisers.

    According to him, the persistent increase in the price of natural gas used by members to power plants and machineries had reached a crisis dimension.
    Similarly, the continued denomination of price of gas in US dollars had made the product perpetually exorbitant and gradually getting outside the reach of majority of the manufacturers, particularly the SMIs.

    He, therefore, expressed hope that the issues would be addressed by the ministry to help with achieving the goals of the association at improving the current contributions of the manufacturing sector to the Gross Domestic Product of the country.

    “This meeting is important and timely in view of the fresh challenges that manufacturers are encountering with the price of gas.
    “In recent times, the price of gas has become a major source of conflict between manufacturers and the gas franchisers.
    “These are areas to be critically addressed to help the competitiveness of our members and the concerted efforts to improve the current contributions of the manufacturing sector to the Gross Domestic Product of the country,” he said.
    The MAN President also urged the government to clarify the recent confusion over the amendments of the “Federal Government Official Gazette No. 2, Vol. 106 dated 4th January 2019.
    “A new Gazette in the Gas Pricing Framework for Textile Industries surfaces without the inclusion of Manufacturing Sector as previously indicated in the earlier Gazette vide; “Federal Government Gazette No.2 of 4th January 2019, Vol.3: Gas Pricing for Textile and Manufacturing Sector”.
    “Our members earnestly seek official clarification of the latest position of government and the operational Gazette they should rely upon to plan their operations and make their business projections,” he said.
    Dr Micheal Adebayo, Chairman Gas Users Group, MAN, said the benchmarking of the price of gas to the US dollars had made the process very volatile and was responsible for the various increases in the price of gas witnessed today.
    Adebayo added that benchmarking the price of gas to the dollar exchange rate was not in consonance with the CBN directive of transacting businesses in Nigeria in the local currency.
    According to him, the average price of gas globally was around $2.5 per scm, and the case in Nigeria, where it was $7.45 per scm, was worrisome and put the manufacturing sector in an uncompetitive position.
    Adebayo recalled that in 1999, the step by the government to stop gas flaring encouraged private sector operators to invest in gas infrastructure and utilization, thereby converting their various production technologies and processes to the use of natural gas.
    However, in his words: “The gas pricing controversy started in 2008, when one of the Franchisers with the knowledge of the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), increased the price of gas from N21.05 per Standard Cubic Metre (scm) to N67.63 per scm.
    “This, he said was done on the basis that the company was bench-marking their price with the Petroleum Products Price Regulation and Monitoring Agency (PPPRA) template for fixing petroleum products and  thereby adjusted its price accordingly.
    “Unfortunately, gas franchisers saw this adjustment as an opportunity and used it as the basis to increase prices thereby undermining the Gas Sale Purchase Agreement (GSPA), which was collectively signed by MAN members,” he said.
    Adedayo said that gas franchisers be advised to stop their unwarranted threats of disconnection and issuance of outrageous invoices, which was in defiance of the ‘gentleman agreement’ being currently worked out by the Federal Government on the appropriate gas pricing in Nigeria. (NAN)

  • Timely intervention, policy stability ‘ll grow economy— MAN

    The Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Southwest,   Chief Kola Akosile, has said that  timely government intervention and policy stability will grow the manufacturing sector.

    Akosile, who is the MAN Chairman for Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states, spoke in Ibadan yesterday while reviewing the nation’s economy in the first quarter of 2019.

    He stated that political activities and elections disrupted economic activities in the first quarter, as manufacturers were cautious in their dealings.

    He said:”But with the outcome of the 2019 elections, we believe the economy will be stable because we don’t expect major shift in government policies.

    “We expect some stability in operational matters. During the first quarter, the sum of N200 billion was approved for agribusiness which we think will assist in local sourcing of raw materials.

    “So generally, we are hopeful that manufacturing will pick up as well as the economy with continuity of government policies and programmes.”

    He said the business environment had been conducive in terms of policies in the first quarter.

    “Because of the policies put out by the government, the business environment has become favourable. We think this will help business activities.”

    Akosile said, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the drop in the rate of inflation had not affected the economy particularly.

    “It is marginal and does not have any major effect,” Akosile said.

  • MAN condemns New Zealand killings

    Muslim Association of Nigeria (MAN) has condemned the New Zealand Mosque killing, which left over 50 worshippers dead.

    A statement by its President, Alhaji Tajudeen Ojikutu, MAN described the killing as “not only an act of racial discrimination, but also utterly barbaric and satanic.”

    Ojikutu noted that legal residents should be able to live peaceful and co-exist with other people in any part of the world, “because all human beings are equal before their Creator.”

    Ojikiyu appealed for calm and restraint from any form of retaliation in New Zealand and any part of the world.

    It also asked the New Zealand authorities to carry out thorough findings and punish the culprits appropriately.