Portable granted bail, remanded till conditions are met

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April 4, 2023

United Nations Environment Programme representative Brian Holu disclosed that over one million air conditioners were sold annually in Nigeria, adding that this was eating deep into the finances of Nigerians concerning energy bills.

In reaction to the report, the federal government has warned that relevant agencies must refrain from allowing the country to be a dumping ground for sub-standard air conditioners and refrigerators with an energy efficiency ratio below internationally acceptable performance.

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Adeleke Mamora, disclosed this on Thursday at the National Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop on Energy Efficient and Climate-Friendly Cooling in Nigeria held in Abuja.

Mamora was responding to the United Nations Environment Programme representative Brian Holuj’s announcement; he said Nigeria’s economic size and global warming have made it a viable destination for cooling devices such as air conditioners and refrigerators.

The Minister urged relevant agencies such as the Nigeria Customs Service and Standard Organization of Nigeria to be alive to their responsibilities to avoid the economic calamity of the country becoming a dump site.

“The customs, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, and other relevant agencies need to be alive to their responsibilities and ensure that Nigeria does not become a dumping ground, where you just bring in all sorts of products that are not in line with what we expect by way of standards,” the Minister stated.

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INEC fraudulently allocated votes to Tinubu –Kwankwaso

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April 4, 2023

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has alleged that fraud committed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, led to the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.

Kwankwaso alleged that INEC fraudulently allocated votes to Tinubu during the just-concluded presidential election.

In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, Kwankwaso pointed out that Nigerians no longer liked the All Progressives Congress, APC.

He noted that the NNPP has a bright future because “big politicians” are interested in the party.

According to Kwankwaso: “Another interesting thing is that more people, particularly big politicians, are seriously indicating interest in our party, and they are willing to make necessary contributions to move the party forward. Take a look at our rivals, particularly the PDP.

“They are in a serious crisis, particularly as it concerns its leaders. In Kano State, some thought PDP will be of help to them, or game changer, but they were disappointed woefully. Same with the APC.

“All these votes you see INEC mentioned were fraudulently allocated to its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The truth is that Nigerians don’t like APC anymore, hence our party is the one that has the future.”

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Tinubu to decide subsidy removal date after inauguration

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April 4, 2023

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has said the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will decide the date the fuel subsidy will be removed.

Though the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) said the subsidy policy would end by June when the budget for the initiative would lapse, the Chief Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress PCC, Festus Keyamo, on Sunday, noted that the next government would determine the terminal date for the subsidy regime.

There has been apprehension over the planned removal of subsidy with marketers and other petroleum stakeholders projecting that the development may push fuel prices to N750 per litre.

Despite the anxiety over the issue, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria last week called for subsidy removal.

PENGASSAN’s President, Festus Osifo, who said this at the National Executive Council meeting of the association in Abuja, implored the government to ensure the speedy rehabilitation of Nigeria’s refineries, stressing that this would help ease the hardship that could arise from the halt of fuel subsidy.

But the Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to resist the plan, insisting that the refineries must be functional before the subsidy can be tampered with.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recently said the country was spending over N400bn monthly on petroleum subsidy which it argued is largely unsustainable.

Speaking with our correspondent, Keyamo stated that he had no doubt that the Tinubu presidency would terminate subsidy payments in line with the plan of the Buhari regime.

He, however, cautioned that since government and not all policy, was a continuum, the former Lagos governor should be left alone to decide on the date of his choice to execute it.

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Every woman ought to see herself as a symbol of sex –Hajia Bintu

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April 4, 2023

Hajia Bintu, a socialite who rose to fame via TikTok has stated that she is aware of the fact that she is seen as a sex symbol and that she does not have any issue with that.

Speaking during an interview on the Delay Show, the social media personality said every woman ought to see herself as a symbol of sex.

“I mean, every woman is a sex symbol. What I am trying to say is that as far as you are a woman you need to psyche yourself up that you are a sex symbol,” the 24-year-old stated.

According to Hajia Bintu, born as Naomi Asiamah, her curvy and heavy backside is all natural.

She denied claims that she has had her body artificially enhanced.

“I’ve not pumped my buttocks. I wasn’t skinny and I think it’s growth. Maybe when I was young, I did not know of angles but now when I take pictures, I take them with the right angles that’s why you see things like that,” she said.

Davido confirms marriage to Chioma

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April 4, 2023

Nigerian Superstar, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has confirmed that he is married to his lover, Chioma Rowland.

The singer confirmed this in an interview with media personality Kiekie. According to Davido, he took a break from social media after he lost his son, Ifeanyi, because he needed time to reflect.

It was during this period that he finally married Chioma.

According to him, “I have never ever taken this kind of break. Just being away and I have had a lot to think about. It was a time to rest, reflect, a lot of family time, time to make music again.I remade the album. Before I went on the break, I actually had an album already. Had a tour already, but we did the album, I travelled, I am married.”

Davido’s words are a confirmation to pictures of them wearing wedding rings which surfaced online after they lost their son, Ifeanyi.

‘Please, I am thinking about myself!’ -Jackie Appiah runs from LGBTQ+ brouhaha

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April 4, 2023

Ghanaian Actress, Jackie Appiah has refused to wade in on the ongoing LGBTQ brouhaha in the country. Jackie Appiah who was a guest on United Showbiz on Saturday, April 2, was unwilling to touch on the subject in particular, caused a stir on social media.

“Please I am minding my own business,” she said to the roar of laughter from host MzGee and the rest of the panel.

The issue of LGBTQ dominated the conversation on the show as various guests gave their two cents on the matter which has become a raging debate in Ghana.

Her colleague, James Gardiner who spoke on the matter said he did not care what people do in their closet when it came to sexuality.

“I really don’t care what people do behind closed doors or who they get into bed with…That’s their thing,” he said.

Although it cracked some of her colleagues up, it didn’t sit well with a section of netizens on social media, as they have lambasted the actress for choosing to remain silent over the issue.

According to them, Jackie Appiah should have condemned the act, adding that her influence could have gone a long way to transform the minds of people.

Social media has been on fire after President Akufo-Addo defied the position of his government and shying away from telling Kamala Harris in the face the position of the country on homosexuality.

Ghana’s lawmaking body is seeking to pass the Proper Human Sexual Rights & Ghanaian Family Values Bill also known as the Anti-Gay Bill.

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Ambolley blames VGMA for collapse of highlife music

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April 4, 2023

Highlife legend, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, is blaming the organisers of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) for causing the collapse of highlife.

The man who is credited as the originator of rap said that, the scheme over the years has evolved into giving foreigners a false impression of music representation in Ghana.

“It is unfortunate that people think when you sing in Twi or Fante over a Dancehall or Reggae beats it automatically makes it highlife music. That is not true but it has become the norm over the years because these are the kinds of music VGMA rewards.”

“Today, if anyone wants to have an idea of what Ghana represents in terms of music, I bet the person will not count any highlife artiste since all the perceived big acts currently are not doing highlife.”

“We have buried our own and pursuing Dancehall music and the likes and interestingly, the VGMA has been promoting the agenda by rewarding such artistes with the topmost prizes,” he mentioned.

Touching on how the media has also contributed to the frail nature of the highlife music now, he added that; “The media cannot be absolved from what is happening to highlife music now. They don’t do their own research to ask critical questions.”

“For instance, if An artiste plays Reggae beats and sings Twi or Fante, we call it highlife music which is totally wrong because highlife has its own beats.

“Also, the members on the Selection Committee of VGMA are also guilty because they don’t make the right selection. So if critics say Highlife music is dying, it means some people are not doing their homework well,” he added.

Donald Trump set to fly to New York for court appearance

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April 4, 2023

The former US president is due to be arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed at a Manhattan court in relation to the hush-money payment.

Former United States President Donald Trump is due to fly to New York City from Florida for his scheduled arraignment related to a hush-money payment made to an actress in pornographic films before the 2016 presidential election.

Trump, the first former president to face criminal charges, is expected to be arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed at the central Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday.

The specific charges included in the grand jury indictment have not been disclosed. Trump’s lawyers have said he will enter a plea of not guilty.

“I will be leaving Mar-a-Lago on Monday at 12 noon, heading to Trump Tower in New York. On Tuesday morning I will be going to, believe it or not, the Courthouse. America was not supposed to be this way!” Trump, who seeks the Republican nomination to run again in 2024, said late on Sunday on his social media site Truth Social.

The New York investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg centres on a $130,000 payment that Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.

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China’s loans to Africa worry World Bank President David Malpass

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April 4, 2023