NIGERIAN BOXER DEFEATED BRAZIL'S PAULO COSTA TO RETAIN UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE

Nigerian MMA fighter, Israel Adesanya defeated Brazil's Paulo Costa with a second-round TKO win to retain his UFC middleweight title in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, September 26.

In the second round, Adesanya opened up Costa's face with a high kick and then finished the challenger with punches. Costa, 29, stumbled backward and could not recover as he was left bloodied and bruised on the canvas.

The win is Adesanya’s 20th professional MMA victory. He remains the world's best middleweight at a perfect 20-0.

"I've been telling you guys, but everyone thinks ... like Roy Jones said, 'Y'all must have forgot' because of what happened last time," Adesanya said after his win. "I had to remind the world who's the best."

‘The Last Stylebender’ calling out Jared Cannonier for his next fight dueing the post-match interview. 

“I already messaged Jared Cannonier, he is a hell of a dude, I love his energy, I said, you destroy Robert Whittaker, you are next. He’s the one I want to fight next.”

 

AN AIR FORCE OFFICER SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FRAUD

An Air Force officer identified as  Michael Oyebanji,a  Master Warrant Officer (MWO),has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after sitting before a General Court Martial at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Makurdi. 

 

Michael Oyebanji and three other Air Force officers were sentenced based on their levels of involvement in the fraudulent misappropriation of funds of the 151 Base Services Group Multipurpose Cooperative Society funds. 

 

While Flt Lt Olawoore was tried for negligently performing his duty as the President of the Cooperative and awarded a six-month loss of seniority after being found guilty, Fg Offr Adekoya was tried for negligently performing his duty as Secretary of the Cooperative and awarded a one-year loss of seniority after being found guilty. 

 

WO Paul Atteh, who was tried for negligently performing his duty as the Treasurer of the Cooperative as well as for the Making of False Documents and Criminal Breach of Trust, was found guilty of all 3 charges. He was punished with a reduction in rank from WO to Sergeant, in the first instance, and then eventually reduced to the rank of Corporal. He is also required to pay a fine of N1,000,000.00.

 

Oyebanji, who was the Vice President of the Cooperative, was tried on a 46 count charge, including; Criminal Breach of Trust, Theft, Criminal Conspiracy, Criminal Misappropriation, Making of False Documents and Conduct to the Prejudice of Service Discipline, contrary to Sections 114 and 103 (d) of the Armed Forces Act Cap A20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Sections 312, 287, 96 and 309 of the Penal Code Cap P3 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

 

He was found guilty on all 46 counts and subsequently sentenced to serve 21 years imprisonment, cumulatively, as well as a reduction in rank to Corporal and ordered to refund all monies misappropriated.

 

President of the GCM, Air Commodore Nazib Aliyu who pronounced the four accused personnel guilty of various charges, has also ordered the release of WO Atteh from detention. 

 

Air Force spokesman, Ibikunle Daramola said the sentences were announced as being subject to confirmation by the Appropriate Superior Authority. It is however within the rights of the Accused Personnel to appeal the judgment of the GCM if they are dissatisfied.

 

POLICE PARADED 17 TEACHERS FOR WAEC EXAMS MALPRACTICES

Force headquarters on Friday paraded 17 suspects including School Principals, Teachers and Supervisors, for examination malpractices during the last West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) in the country.

The  suspects were arrested in Kano, Bauchi, Nasarawa and Rivers , Delta, Enugu and Lagos states .

Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba who paraded the suspects disclosed that their arrest was made possible with the cooperation of the West African Examination Council.

Mba said,

“WAEC has begun massive collaboration and partnership with the Nigerian Police Force designed to strengthen integrity and wipe out all kinds of examination malpractices.

He regretted that the bulk of the suspects are person’s employed, trained and are being paid by WAEC.

“Some of them are Teachers, Principals in Secondary Schools. One of them is a Primary School teacher. Some of them were host teachers, some are supervisors in the school where the exams took place”

The FPRO noted that the Police, working in synergy with WAEC is working to fashion out a robust policy that will henceforth checkmate activities of exam malpractices in WAEC

He advised parents and candidates to ensure their wards to prepare for their exams and shun exam malpractices and fraudulent practices.

The Force PRO added that all the suspects will be arraigned in court for prosecution.

In her speech, Mrs. Omolemi Hassan who represented the Head of National Council of WAEC, appreciated the Nigerian Police Force for the support which led to arrest of the suspects.

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She said,

“There was no leakage at all. It was those we trusted as invigilators, supervisors that tried to scuttle our efforts by taking pictures of the question papers and posting them to certain people. But before the suspect could escape, the Police arrested them.

One of the arrested suspects and Principal of a Private Secondary School, Essence Secondary School, Port Harcourt, Mr. Hanson Belot said he regretted that action even though many of the students were crying that because of Covid 19 lockdown, they were not thought many of the subjects as school.

 

KINGMAKERS PICKED BASHIR AMINU AS THE NEW EMIR OF ZAZZAU

Kingmakers of Zazzau Emirate have picked Iyan Zazzau, Bashir Aminu,a  chartered accountant by profesion, as the new Emir of Zazzau.He succeed  the late Emir, Shehu Idris, who died on Sunday at the age of 84.

The kingmakers include the Wazirin Zazzau, Alhaji Ibrahim Aminu, who is the Chairman, Makama Karami, Alhaji Muhammad Abbas, Fagacin Zazzau, Alhaji Umar Muhammad, Chief Imam of Zazzau, Sheikh Dalhatu Qasim and the Chief Imam of Kona, Sheikh Muhammad.

The election was conducted in front of the Secretary of the State Government, Head of Service, Commissioner of Police, among many others.

According to source, it was  gathered that three of the kingmakers voted for Aminu, while Turakin Zazzau, Aminu Idris, eldest son of the late Emir and Yeriman Zazzau, Munir Ja’afaru got one vote each.

The late Emir Idris, it was learnt, succeeded his father, who died in 1975.

Until the reforms two years ago to resize Kaduna traditional institutions, Aminu was the district head of Sabon Gari, a position he was first appointed to in 1979.

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A source said the kingmakers have written a report and are due to meet Nasir el-Rufai, governor of the state, soon, who is expected to make an announcement following their meeting.

 

STELLA DAMASUS: DUMPED BY HER 3RD HUSBAND IN USA

Doris Simon ex-hubby Daniel Ademinoka, has dumped his wife of  9-years,Stella Damasus..It will be recalled that during the emergence of the pandemic, Stella disclosed that she has moved to a different state because she has been kept away from her husband.

However, it has been revealed that her husband Daniel packed out of their home in Dallas with his son to Houston earlier this year.

In a fresh update to the alleged breakup between Stella Damasus, and her hubby of 9-years, Daniel Ademinoka, it has been established that the husband hired ‘spies’ to keep tabs on his wife during the boiling point of their marital woes.

This new information was made available by German based Nigerian blogger Stella Dimiko Korkus.( SDK) was quoted as saying: ‘Daniel unknown to anyone hired a private investigator when he discovered some weird activities going on with his beloved wife..The contract with private investigator was about three years ago and this person did some technical forensic digging over a period of time and the outcome is damaging…..”

SDK sources furhter enquired: ”What kind of damaging info was unearthed and why did it take him so long to take to his heels?”

Then came the reply: ”Daniel is only talking to a few people and some of these people are leaks and that is why this story is getting to you, the info is very damaging and there are other people involved in this…All will be revealed soon but you can take this info from the bank…..That Daniel bugged all that could be bugged to get al what he needed and then he decided he could not be in that kind of marriage and told a few close friends who told him to stay and work it out or run, he confronted her with info but she denied it, her stiff denials led him to take friends advice and he took to his heels, Stella story plenty and I will quickly get the next and final one because if this story brokes everyone will become a suspect and there will be no more sources….’

The insider also informed the blogger that their Church members and co are trying to intervene and asking Daniel to return home to Dallas with his son David but his reaction is not known as at press time.

 

OBASEKI IS FREE TO RETURN TO APC IF PDP IS NOT WORKING FOR HIM ....THAT IS POLITICS~~NYESOM WIKE

Governor Nyesom Wike, on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Friday, said Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, who was recently re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, is free to return to the All Progressives Congress if he feels the PDP is not working for him.

The Rivers State governor,when asked what he would do if Obaseki left the PDP, Wike said, “I don’t want to discuss something that is not going to be possible. However, assuming it happens, so what? That is politics.

“If the governor believes that the PDP is no longer a party for him to actualize his vision and his mission, there is nothing wrong but I don’t believe that it is going to happen because the governor has consistently told us that there is no way he will leave the PDP. If he leaves the PDP, people in Edo State will not be happy.

“And he is somebody I have that trust in that he will not leave the party. This is a party that clothed him. This is a party that when it was raining, gave him an umbrella.”

Wike said he did not play such a big role in Obaseki’s re-election but only acted as the chairman of the campaign council.

He said he merely supervised the campaign, presented strategies, and gave guidance.

The governor said it would be wrong of anyone to give him the glory when others like Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, played their roles.

Wike stated that he did not fund Obaseki’s campaign because the governor already had enough money to execute his campaign.

“What resources could I have deployed? He is a sitting governor. What resources can I give him that he does not have?” he asked.

 

SANWO-OLU SEEKS MODALITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO PAY RENTS ON MONTHLY BASIS

The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders in real estate sector to work out modalities for residents to pay house rents on monthly basis instead of yearly.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the call on Thursday in Lekki, during the Policy Roundtable Dialogue with key stakeholders in the Real Estate Sector. with the theme ”International Best Practices On Real Estate Regulations”,  organised by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA).

Sanwo-Olu said that a situation whereby residents faced pressure once their rents were due was not palatable, hence, should be looked into.

He called for synergy between the state government and stakeholders in the real estate sector to address issue of housing deficit and reduce rents in the state.

The governor said that this would help to make life easier for Lagosians.

According to him, partnership and good relationship between the state government and stakeholders will lead to people living in conducive environment.

Sanwo-Olu said that the housing deficit in Lagos State was huge, and urged private practitioners to play by the rules.

”The real estate can contribute 20 to 25 per cent to the GDP. We need to have clear data where landlords would no longer be demanding one year rent ahead.

”Landlords should see how they can reduce yearly rent to monthly. The housing deficit in Lagos is huge and unacceptable, but government cannot do it alone,” he said.

The governor said that it was clear that there was no proper data concerning the real estate operators in the state.

He said that this necessitated the LASRERA Registration Portal being set up.

”This platform will also ensure that we curb bad behaviours either on the landlord side or the tenant side.

”We have deficit, and even the small one we have are not properly done. People are losing money, people are not being sincere,” he said.

Mrs Toke Benson–Awoyinka, the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Housing, said that the LASRERA Registration Portal contained the databank of registered practitioners in the real estate sector.

Benson–Awoyinka said that the agency’s regulatory role was to make it easy for potential customers wanting to either buy or sell property to do so from Licensed Real Estate Practitioners/Property Developers without any fear.

She said that the agency had made this possible through the LASRERA’s Portal, where the databank of registered practitioners in the Real Estate Sector is situated.

The Special Adviser called on stakeholders to make the portal more robust, such that it would serve as a platform that would facilitate foreign investment to the state.

She said that according to statistics, there were over 15 million Nigerians living in the diaspora and who would want to invest in Nigeria Real Estate market.

”This huge number portends great prospect for the real estate sector, and as such, no efforts should be spared in making the industry attractive and of international standard to these prospective clients.

”Apart from this, we need to allay the fears of international investors who are interested in purchasing properties in Nigeria, especially in Lagos State, but have not been forthcoming due to perceived fraudulent practices in the sector.

”It is our belief that with the level of commitment that has been displayed by the present administration in the state in the Real Estate Sector, more investors would be attracted and the Property Market strengthened to improve best practices in terms of services rendered by the practitioners.

”The reason for always emphasising registration with the Real Estate Practitioners/Property Developers is to provide protection of citizens from imposters, fraudsters.

”It is also to reduce sharp practices associated with some unauthorised individuals, who are not registered members of any association in Lagos State or Nigeria,” Benson–Awoyinka said.

She called on stakeholders to collaborate with the state government to eliminate the dubious individuals in the Real Estate industry.

According to her, there is the need to deal with them in accordance with relevant provisions of the State Law.

She said that through this, integrity would be restored to the profession and international investment would increase for the state and Nigeria as a whole.

”This present administration will not fail in its social responsibility to the people and investors for adequate protection of lives, properties and investment.

”The LASRERA Portal will provide local and foreign investors the relevant data analytics for market transparency and intelligence that will help the growth and development of the Sector.

”It is, however, the expectation of government that the citizens reciprocate by performing their civic responsibility and obligation to Lagos State Government,” she said.

Also, the Lagos State Commissioner of Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said that various laws put in place concerning the real estate sector were to regulate and protect the citizens from abuse and fraudsters in the sector.

Onigbanjo who is also the Attorney-General of the state, assured the stakeholders that the present administration would leave the real estate sector better than it met it.