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http://ift.tt/2p8bwtA PHOTO: HuffingtonPost The Lagos State Mobile Court sitting in Oshodi has sentenced a paramilitary officer attached to the Lagos State task force to one year imprisonment for stealing a Phantom 6 Techno mobile phone belonging to one Pastor Kingsley of Christ Church, Fadeyi, Lagos. The convict, 34-year-old Moses Prince, a paramilitary officer deployed from Man-O-War to the agency in October 2016 stole the phone valued at N150,000 during an enforcement operation carried out at No. 22, Ereko Street, Fadeyi, Lagos. Magistrate Lateef Owolabi sentenced the accused to one year imprisonment without any option of fine after he pleaded guilty to a one count charge leveled against him for stealing during the discharge of a lawful duty with the Lagos State Task Force contrary to Section 258 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State. Owolabi, who said the judgment was meant to deter other public officers from engaging in criminal activities, however, confirmed that the ac...

http://ift.tt/2rRR2Ix PHOTO: CargotoNigeria The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 73rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) has adopted a resolution to accelerate the modernisation and transformation of the air cargo industry. The resolution builds on the momentum created by the entry into force of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). IATA’s Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac, said the TFA commits governments to making trade faster, cheaper and more efficient. According to de Juniac, “Air cargo processes are stuck in another century. To ensure that air cargo is ready to benefit from the expected $1 trillion boost in trade growth arising from the TFA and the improving global economic environment, we need a major overhaul of industry processes. And there is no time to lose; our customers already expect the efficiency of electronic documentation.” The IATA resolution calls for the air cargo industry to take a customer-cent...

http://ift.tt/2szzosf The fringe has almost become like velvet: always making a comeback when you least expect it and people never seem to get tired of it. Initially popular on blouses for wrappers, the fringe is now being used on any type of fabric, including Ankaras and laces and can be found on different parts of a dress. Made popular again by Nigerian Designer, Ituen Basi as well as other designers last year, it seems to be catching wave as more people are incorporating it into dresses a lot these days. It can be a detail at the hem of a dress, a skirt, bust line or the hem of the sleeve. Ankara fashion has become more unique with its different styles and ideas and today, Ankara fabrics are used to create several edgy and trendy styles. Recently, we have seen several celebrities step out in fringe style and we love the look. It is extremely captivating how adding a fringe to any style gives it a totally glamorous and different look. Here are some styles put together to i...

http://ift.tt/2rrkKGl The 24-year-old rapper last November was sentenced to a year in prison in the case after he pleaded guilty to assaulting fellow artist and former child star Chris Massey in 2014 at an apartment in Los Angeles. Lil Twist, the rapper best known as the sidekick of Justin Bieber, was ordered by a judge on Wednesday to pay $1.5 million to an actor he assaulted several years ago. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph Kalin announced the award following a brief non-jury trial that the singer did not attend. The 24-year-old rapper last November was sentenced to a year in prison in the case after he pleaded guilty to assaulting fellow artist and former child star Chris Massey in 2014 at an apartment in Los Angeles. He was released from prison in March. According to court records, Lil Twist, whose real name is Christopher Moore, beat up Massey after the latter asked him to leave a party. The Texas-born singer returned an hour later with four friends and pumm...

http://ift.tt/2spxc6G (FILES) This file photo taken on February 08, 2016 shows Host Kathy Griffin speaking at the AARP 15th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. US television network CNN on May 31, 2017 fired a comedian from its annual New Year's Eve coverage after she provoked outrage for being photographed holding up a prop depicting Donald Trump's bloodied severed head. The US president castigated Kathy Griffin saying she "should be ashamed of herself" for the grisly-looking photograph. "My children, especially my 11 year old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!" he tweeted. ROBYN BECK / AFP US television network CNN on Wednesday fired a comedian from its annual New Year’s Eve coverage after she provoked outrage for being photographed holding up a prop depicting Donald Trump’s bloodied severed head. The US president castigated Kathy Griffin saying she “should be ashamed of herse...

http://ift.tt/2pzUjgb Adegoke Adelabu is optimistic that Super Eagles and Chelsea forward, Victor Moses can still be voted African Footballer of the Year despite seeing red in the Emirates FA Cup final against Arsenal at the weekend. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK / Warns Eagles to be wary of ‘improved’ Bafana Bafana Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu is optimistic that Super Eagles and Chelsea forward, Victor Moses can still be voted African Footballer of the Year despite seeing red in the Emirates FA Cup final against Arsenal at the weekend. Chelsea went a man down in the second half after Moses was shown two yellow cards – the second for simulation. The Blues, thereafter, lost the game 2-1 to spark series of controversies across the world that the Nigerian cost Chelsea the game. However, Adelabu, who played for IICC Shooting Stars of Ibadan in his active days, told The Guardian in a telephone chat yesterday that Moses’ red card and Chelsea losing the FA Cup title to Arsenal s...

http://ift.tt/2qIsOhH High interest rates, along with short loan tenures, also pose impediments to financing. The central bank chose to hold the key interest rate at 14% at the end of March as part of efforts to contain inflation, which stood at 18%. The licensing of a new state-owned SME bank in Nigeria should address a longstanding key obstacle to broad-based growth in Africa’s largest economy. In a key move, March saw the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approve the licence for the Development Bank of Nigeria, whose role will include supporting small businesses by offering them competitively priced financing in the form of loans with lower than usual rates of interest and longer tenures. The government is seeking external financing for the new institution and is currently awaiting approval for the loan facility from the national assembly. Should the proposal be accepted, the bank will receive $1.3bn in seed money from development finance institutions. The World Bank will contribu...

http://ift.tt/2ryNtdc Pension Before the advent of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) in 2004, it was a common view seeing public officials shedding tears at public functions decrying the plights of pensioners. With the implementation of the Pension Reforms Act 2004 by the Federal Government more than a decade ago, the road may have not been completely smooth even though it is a radical departure from the past defined benefit system. The anxiety over the utilisation of pension assets since the arrival of the current dispensation under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, for infrastructure development is fast becoming worrisome, with every workshop and seminars groping to find creative ways of unleashing the funds particularly at a period of economic challenges motivated by global crisis. It’s rather unfortunate that even after series of conferences with stakeholders from various sectors of the economy trying to strategise on ways to tap into the huge pension re...

http://ift.tt/2r9QP55 Ijaiye Housing Estate Senior Grammar School, Ojokoro and Isale Eko Grammar School, Lagos Island, yesterday emerged champions in the boys and girls’ categories of the GTBank Lagos State Principals Cup Season Eight. The match was played at the Main Bowl of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. The Housing Estate boys defeated Ikotun Senior High School, Ikotun, 2-0 in a highly entertaining encounter. Thousands of students and dignitaries were wowed with the artistry of the game on display, sometimes skills beyond their ages. Two strikes in the first half of the game was enough for the Ijaiye Housing School to secure their first win of the championship. Also appearing at its first final of the tournament, Isale Eko Grammar School, Lagos Island had earlier humbled Government Senior College, Agege 5-4 on penalties. The match had ended 0-0 at regulation time. Efforts by the Government Senior College to equalise were aborted by the stern defense line up of the ...

http://ift.tt/2qECk5x Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, has canvassed either an expanded financial base for Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria, or their prompt restructuring towards making them more effective and efficient at meeting their enormous financial obligations. Ahmed, in a chat with journalists at the weekend in Ilorin, the state capital, said the dwindling federal allocations to the 774 LGAs are too meagre for them coping with all the huge financial obligations to their workers, retirees and other institutions. He spoke at the grand finale of a week long celebrations of the golden jubilee of the state created on May 27 1967. According to him, “there is going to be an imminent collapse of Local Government administration in Nigeria if their monthly allocations from the Federal Government are not boosted. The Governor, while empathising with some of the workers at the third tier of government, said the state ...

http://ift.tt/2rSO2vo PHOTO: nigeriahealthwatch.com The Association of Ibusa Professional Women at the weekend embarked on a free health screening and talk on various health issues ranging from screening for hypertension, diabetes, breast and cervical cancers, eye screening with free eyeglasses for women of Ibusa, in Oshimili North Local Council of Delta State. Addressing the beneficiaries, chairperson of the association, Dr. Ifeoma Utomi, described hypertension as a condition where the blood pressure is higher than normal, a condition, which is often linked to lifestyle factors. “As you get older, you are likely to have high blood pressure; some people are at a higher risk than others, especially if there is a family history of high blood pressure or heart disease, overweight, lack of ability to exercise, high quantity of alcohol and diet that includes lots of salt.” She advised them to always visit their doctors and cultivate the habit of checking one’s blood pressure reg...

http://ift.tt/2poABSo High Court Two Lagos State High Court Sheriffs, Adeniyi Ojo and Filani Rasheed were barred from pasting a court order at the site of some demolished communities in Atiporomen and Araromi Ale of Badagry Local Council by policemen station at the site. The policemen also assaulted a Silverbird Television cameraman and chased away some representatives of the displaced residents, who were led by their chairman, Chief Charles Adu. According to the sheriffs, they were to paste the court order at any available space and to know the companies carrying on with construction work at a site, which is under litigation. “The court wants to know those working here or whoever they are representing. But all our efforts to get in were not successful. The policemen said we should go away with the order, that it is not meant for them.” Vía Nigeria News, Headlines and Opinions – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper http://ift.tt/2rTa5VD

http://ift.tt/2qEka3U Abubakar Momoh Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has condoled with the Otaru of Auchi, Alhaji Aliru Momoh (Ikelebe III) and the entire Momoh family on the passing on of radical Prof. Abubakar Momoh, who was of the royal family. Momoh, who died in the early hours of Monday, was described by the governor as a “bright mind and a worthy son of the rich Momoh heritage whose contribution to the academia and to politics was remarkably significant.” Until his death, the deceased was a professor and Director General of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Electoral Institute, having served as the Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lagos State University (LASU). Governor Obaseki said: “I cannot imagine the loss that the sacred kingdom feels concerning the passing of Abubakar, but I am shocked and grieved in my heart. He was one of those, who flew the flag of Edo State both within and beyond the bounds of the entire country. He was royal, n...

http://ift.tt/2sc22Qj Swedish director Ruben Ostlund reacts after he won the Palme d'Or for his film 'The Square' on May 28, 2017 during the closing ceremony of the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP Swedish satire “The Square”, a send-up of political correctness and the confused identity of the modern male, won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes film festival Sunday. In a stunning upset, the nine-member jury led by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and including Hollywood stars Jessica Chastain and Will Smith awarded the trophy to director Ruben Ostlund. “Oh my God, oh my God!” Ostlund shouted from the stage after besting a raft of favourites for one of global cinema’s most coveted honours with a rare comedy. It was the first-ever Swedish winner. In a 70th edition marked by raging debate over sexism in the movie industry, Sofia Coppola became only the second woman in history to win best director for her...

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http://ift.tt/2odY8Us The initiative, according to the bank, is aimed at supporting the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operators, who showed exceptional entrepreneurial skills and productive ideas in their businesses. PHOTO: nigerianbulletin.com Supports budding entrepreneurs with N15 million Diamond Bank Plc, has presented a cheque of N15 million to five budding entrepreneur, even as the bank has expended up to N90 million so far in its Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) initiative. The initiative, according to the bank, is aimed at supporting the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operators, who showed exceptional entrepreneurial skills and productive ideas in their businesses. This was disclosed during the cheque presentation of N3 million to each of the five entrepreneurs at the series six of the initiative, held in Lagos at the weekend. The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Uzoma Dozie, explained that each of the five BET winners, spread acros...

http://ift.tt/2rdYUG9 Nigeria which saw about 48 member countries of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) meeting the date and switched over, planned to migrate on June 17, 2017 against all odds. • Enugu, Gombe, four others in next phase Indications emerged at the weekend that Nigeria may have settled for a regional Digital Switch-Over (DSO) instead of a nationwide target as envisaged two years ago. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) hinted that the there would be a systematic roll out until the whole country is covered. It said having completed that of Abuja and the pilot programme in Plateau, it was targeting six states of Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna, Kwara, Osun and Rivers in the next phase of the analogue to digital switch over. The commission said the next phase start soon. Having missed the June 17, 2015 deadline for the analogue to digital switchover, Nigeria which saw about 48 member countries of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) meeting the d...