Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Davido Battles Taylor Swift, Others For 2019 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Davido Battles Taylor Swift, Others For 2019 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards


Music superstar Davido


Music superstar, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido has been nominated alongside Taylor Swift, David Guetta, J Balvin in the 'Favorite Global Music Star' category at the Nickelodeon 2019 Awards.

The 26-year-old Nigerian artist, Davido was selected for the second year to represent Africa in the " Favorite Global Music Star'' category that recognises one artist from different continents.

The nominations for the 2019 Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards, scheduled to hold in March 23 would be hosted by DJ Khaled, says billboard.

Dj Khaled, is up for three orange blimps this year, including favorite male artist and favorite collaboration for "No Brainer," featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper.

The organizers of the awards disclosed that a set of successful youths from various fields would be recognized from categories spanning across television, movies, music and social media.

Other artistes to represent the other continents include BlackPink from Asia, Troye Sivan from Australia/New Zealand, Europe's David Guetta, Taylor , David Guetta, Taylor Swift from North America, J Balvin from Latin America and UK's HKRVY.

Other nominees up for major awards include the likes of Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Camila Cabello,Shawn Mendes, while the coveted favorite breakout artist includes Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Dan + Shay, Juice WRLD, Kane Brown and Post Malone.

Davido is also a songwriter and record producer, who has released several singles and albums including "Omo Baba Olowo'', "the baddest''"Aye'', "Skelewu'', "Gobe'' and others.

He is the recipients of several awards such as BET Awards, Kora Awards, Channel O Music Vidoe Award, Ghana Music Award, MTV Africa Music Awards, African Muzik Magazine Awards, Headies Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Dynamix All Youth Awards.

Many Injured As Supporters Celebrate Buhari’s Victory In Kaduna

Many Injured As Supporters Celebrate Buhari's Victory In Kaduna



There were wild jubilation in Zaria, Kaduna State on Wednesday over President Muhammadu Buhari's triumph at Saturday's Presidential Elections  as celebrating youths became uncontrollable, posing threat to lives and property.

The threat was to the extent that security agents were drafted to the streets to stem possible loses of lives and property.

The celebration came with a difference as police intervened to save  lives of innocent Nigerians.

The incident, however, took another dimension when youths recklessly rode on motorcycles, displaying various dangerous actions in the name of happiness.

In the course of the exercise, a bus lost control and crossed over a drainage system at Tudun Wada area while some motorcyclists rammed into a crowd.

The situation inflicted injuries on people, hence the decision of the Nigeria Police to come in with a view to maintaining law and order and ensure protection of lives and property.

In other parts of the town, the youth, mostly women and children, took over major streets carrying placards and posters of President Buhari chanting "Sai Baba-Sai Baba (Buhari is our choice) .

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, said the essence of the intervention was to give protection to people.

He advised both winners and losers to understand that there were laws governing every situation, adding that the police would not hesitate to arrest anybody that tampered with the laws of the land.

Sabo advised those who lost the election not to take the laws into their hands, instead they should endeavour to seek redress through legal means.

"As an agency saddled with the responsibility of safeguarding the lives and property of the citizens, we will not allow things to go astray.

"We will not prevent anybody from celebration but let it be according to the stipulated laws and remember, we have traffic rules and regulations in Nigeria.

"Anybody that abuses such rules will not be spared by the security agencies; therefore, celebrate with caution without inflicting injury on anybody and without harming yourself," he advised.

NAN reports that the police in Zaria intensified surveillance and positioned their men on strategic areas of celebration to ensure a hitch-free celebration.

Similar jubilation took place in some parts of Oyo state where some residents of Saki in Saki West Council area of Oyo State expressed happiness as the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) declared President Buhari of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the  Feb. 23 elections

INEC had on Wednesday announced Buhari as the winner, beating his closest rival, Abubakar Atiku of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the keenly contested election.

Residents of the Saki, who expressed happiness over the elections outcome were seen in joyous mood, dancing across major roads  and singing appreciation songs while praising the electorate.

Some party loyalists, who spoke in different interviews with NAN, said they were happy over the party's victory at the polls.

A-middle-aged teacher, Mr Sarafadeen Onijo, thanked people of Saki for voting for his party at all levels of the elections.

"I am a follower of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, and in spite of all that transpired between him and the party, he instructed all of us in our thousands that we should vote APC at all levels.

"I am so happy today that the honourable minister delivered his polling unit, ward and local government to PMB and other APC candidates, I'm happy," he said.

A community leader and a businessman, Mr Gafar Ismail, said he was also happy that the party won in the council area.

"I just want to appeal to people to please vote our governorship and House of Assembly candidates across the state.

"This is the last lap of our project Next Level; please let's complete the good work we have started," he appealed.

Data Analysis: 2019 Presidential Election Outshines 2011, 2015 With Voided Votes

Data Analysis: 2019 Presidential Election Outshines 2011, 2015 With Voided Votes


The just-concluded presidential election has recorded 1,289,607 rejected votes nationwide, according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday.

Analysis of the figure shows that it constitutes 4.5 per cent of the total 28,614,190 votes cast in the election.

The voided votes are more than the total valid ballots cast in each of 34 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It was only in Kano, Kaduna and Katsina that valid votes exceeded the rejected votes across the country. The three states recorded 1,891,134, 1,663,603 and 1,555,473 valid votes.

The 2019 figure is 445,088 or 52.7 per cent higher than the 844,519 votes declared invalid nationwide in the 2015 presidential election.

Voided votes constituted 2.8 per cent of the total 29,432,083 ballots cast in 2015, representing an increase of 1.7 per cent compared with that of 2019.

Further analyses by NAN revealed that Saturday's election also recorded more voided votes compared with that of 2011.

In 2011, a total of 1,259,506 votes were rejected, making the latest figure higher by 30,101 votes or 2.3 per cent.

The ratio of rejected to total votes casts is also higher in the 2019 election compared with the 3.1 per cent recorded in 2011, representing an increase of  1.4 per cent.

This trend, according to political analysts, means that Nigerian voters are getting less educated in the balloting system, hence the need for more voter education in the country.

On state basis, Kano recorded the highest voided votes in the 2019 polls, accounting for 73,617 or 5.7 per cent of the national total.

Lagos and Katsina followed with 67,023 and 63,712 or 5.1 and 4.9 per cent of the total.

Ekiti recorded the least rejected votes with 12,577 or 0.9 per cent of the total.

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Hijab harassment: MSSN threatens to shutdown Lagos

Hijab Harassment: MSSN Threatens To Shutdown Lagos
 
Sodiq Oyeleke

The Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit has threatened to mobilise millions of its members to shutdown Lagos State if harassment of students wearing hijab persists.

The organisation said this at a press conference to commemorate the 2019 World Hijab Day on Thursday in Lagos.

The Amirah (female head) of the MSSNLagos, Hajia Basheerah Majekodunmi, while addressing journalists narrated the agonies of female Muslim students in the country.

She lamented that some of the students were slapped, embarrassed and subjected to emotional trauma for wearing hijab to schools.

She, however, explained that despite the circular issued by the Lagos State Government and the judgement of the Appeal Court favouring the use of hijab, female Muslim students are still facing tough times.

She said, "In the hands of government officials, especially teachers in public schools, our members are regular victims of physical and verbal assaults. The recent one being the slapping of a female Muslim student at Ikosi High School by an official of West African Examination Council (WAEC) for resisting to pull off her hijab. Other cases abound from Agbede Community Grammar School and Yewa Grammar School in Ikorodu, to Iba Estate Senior High School in Ojo. 

"Before we got to where we are now on the issue of hijab, there were several legal engagements. The Appeal Court granted us all the reliefs we sought at the lower court and pronounced on our inalienable right to adorn the hijab not only in public secondary schools but in all spheres of education and life.
In November 2018, the Lagos State Government issued a circular to all principals of public secondary schools instructing them to allow students, who want to wear the hijab on their uniforms do so.

"When the Lagos State Government issued the circular, we thought relief had come, but it is utterly unfortunate that some school authorities and some deviant teachers are working against the circular.

"Instead of obeying the circular, some school principals, vice principals and teachers feign ignorance of the approval of hijab in Lagos State,
and desperately began to deal with our members. We have constantly reported some of these cases to the government but little result is seen and some have been taken up legally.

"We call on the government to caution its indiscipline, unlawful officials among its teaching workforce. If not, the entire Lagos State will wake up one day to witness an abrupt shutdown by millions of our members and sympathisers."

She subsequently alleged the Lagos State Government of conniving with some of its officials to frustrate a peaceful usage of hijab in schools.

Majekodunmi also asked the WAEC to caution its members to stop violating Nigeria constitution and existing judgement that affirm the right to use hijab by female Muslim students. 

She said, "We have got to a point that we are beginning to think that there is a connivance between the teachers and principals of some schools to frustrate Muslim students in our bid to practice our religion through the use of hijab. If this is the grand plan, In Sha Allah, they will fail."

"We are a peaceful community and we have respect for democratic values and the rule of law, but we will not allow our fundamental human rights to be tampered upon. It's utterly sad that we are experiencing too much of assaults and abuses on the Muslim female folks, because they are wearing hijab. This discrimination is too much, and it has to stop!  The government has to criminalize assaults against people wearing hijab. 

"The illegal action against Muslim students wearing hijab has caused our members huge psychological trauma that some of them now feel hated and rejected in their own country."

The Muslim group insisted that it was not asking government for a favour but requesting that its members should not be denied of their rights.

"We understand that there are a few cases in court, but let me assure you that the position of the constitution is clear – wearing hijab is a constitutional right. Let us not assume that allowing hijab is a favour to Muslims. No, it is not. We are only asking government to respect the constitution of Nigeria by ordering their agents to stop victimising our students for wearing the hijab.

"We call on all Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion to join this voice as part of solidarity with the Muslim women most especially the female secondary school students, who are brazenly and incessantly harassed and assaulted because they wear hijab to schools in their own country."

Apart from the Appeal Court that gave a favourable verdict on the use of Hijab, a High Court in Osun State gave its nod to it and the National Industrial Court did the same on Tuesday 8th January 2019. 

Like the Appeal Court and the Osun High Court, the Industrial Court of Nigeria, presided over by Hon. Justice Ikechi Gerald Nweneka, ruled that refusal to interview an applicant in Hijab was discriminatory, violation of section 42 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

In that case, the applicant Olatunji Hawau had applied for employment with the 3rd Respondent, Federal Medical Centre Ebute Meta on 10th October 2016. She was invited for interview on 12th October 2016 but was not interviewed because she was wearing a hijab.

CCT Resumes Onnoghen’s Trial On Monday

CCT Resumes Onnoghen's Trial On Monday


The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Thursday fixed Feb. 4, to resume hearing in the case of alleged non-asset declaration against Justice Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN).

Mr Ibraheem Al-Hassan, Head of Press and Public Relations of the tribunal disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

The tribunal had on Jan.28 adjourned proceedings indefinitely, pending the determination of an interlocutory appeal against it at the Court of Appeal.

The appellate court on Wednesday dismissed Onnoghen's motion to stay his trial indefinitely pending the determination of all the motions he had filed against the decision of the tribunal to try him.

Al-Hassan said the new date for the trial was sequel to the dismissal of the defendant's application to halt his trial.

"Following Court of Appeal ruling yesterday on the trial against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Onnoghen Walter, on alleged non declaration of assets, the tribunal hereby fixes Monday, 4th of February, 2019 for his trial'', he said.

"The decision was reached today sequel to a correspondent from Code of Conduct Bureau, applying for the resumption of trial of the case."

Ex-Bayelsa Governor’s Aide In Rape Scandal

Ex-Bayelsa Governor's Aide In Rape Scandal



Justice Ineikade Eradiri of Yenagoa High Court, on Thursday dismissed the objections raised by Richard Kpodo, accused of raping a 26-year-old woman.

Kpodo, former aide to ex-Gov. Timippre Sylva, had urged the court to stop the appearance of Mr Andrew Arthur, as the prosecuting counsel in the case because Arthur is a Commissioner for Special Services in Bayelsa.

He argued that the prosecuting fiat granted to Arthur as Special Prosecutor had nothing to do with his current office as a commissioner.

But the judge overruled the objection, saying the powers delegated to Arthur as Special Prosecutor was in order.

"Having gone through the fiat given by the Attorney-General to the prosecutor, I find nothing in it that says that the prosecutor cannot continue in his present capacity.

"It is only the issuing authority that can revoke it and there is no indication as to that.

"His earlier appointment as Special Prosecutor for Violent Crimes was a public office, and so is his recent appointment as a commissioner.

"I, therefore, rule that the continued appearance of Andrew S. Arthur is in order through the trial up to the apex court," Eradiri said.

Kpodo's defence team, led by E.J. Okele, told the court they would test the ruling at the Court of Appeal and would not be disposed to continue with the case pending the outcome of the appeal.

"We had objected to the continued appearance of the prosecuting counsel, and it is our constitutional right to appeal within the window open to us and we shall be awaiting the outcome of our appeal," Okele said.

The judge adjourned the case until Feb. 22 for continuation of trial.

Monday, January 28, 2019

SEE: How Simi Celebrated Her Husband, Adekunle Gold, At 32

SEE: How Simi Celebrated Her Husband, Adekunle Gold, At 32


Nigerian singer, Simisola Ogunleye, aka, Simi has celebrated her husband, Adekunle Gold on his 32nd birthday.

The duo got married in a private ceremony earlier in the year with 300 guests in attendance.

Award-winning Simi took to her Instagram account to convey sweet words to her singer husband.

She wrote: "light of my life. I love you. I also really like you and the way you do your things. I'm such a lucky babe. You're also lucky…

"I know God knows how much I want to prosper and shine and win and laugh and be happy, so I pray God grants my heart desires. Happy birthday Champ."

The duo, a week ago, released their first song together as a couple.

The song, titled Promise, has since gathered over a million views on YouTube.
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