The founder of Rapture Proclaimer Evangelical Church of God, Funmilayo Adebayo, popularly known as Mummy GO, has described the celebration of Valentine’s Day as satanic.
According to the controversial cleric, the day where people express love through gifts and other means is not worth celebrating.
She further stated that Valentine’s Day was initiated by the kingdom of darkness to destroy people.
Mummy GO said, “The story that happened that they said they are celebrating as Valentine does not deserve celebration. The story has nothing to celebrate, but the enemy just chose it because that man — Valentino or what did they call him, they knew everybody loves him because he is a good person, who helped people and showed love to everyone.
“Yet, how did he die? He died a useless, terrible death. He died of dejection if you know the story very well. Is that something that needs to be celebrated? No.
“But they purposively chose it because the kingdom of darkness needs a day dedicated for falling, destruction and how do you convince people to celebrate immorality: they use popular figures loved by others.”
The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited the family of the five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar who was abducted and murdered by Tanko Abdulmalik.
Osinbajo visited the family in Kano State to commiserate with them over the murder of their child.
Recall that the proprietor of Noble Kids Academy Nursery and Primary School, Kwanar Dakata in Nasarawa Local Government of Kano State, Abdulmalik abducted Hanifa last December.
Tanko after being suspected to have abducted the little girl killed her five days after collecting part payment of the ₦6million ransom he demanded.
The suspect who has since been arrested and standing trial disclosed that he poisoned Hanifa with rat poison to evade being discovered and buried her within the school compound.
The development which has stirred reactions across the country saw the First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari call for capital punishment for Hanifa’s killer.
American rapper Kanye West has deleted all the posts about his estranged wife and their four children on his Instagram account.
This is coming days after he shared a series of posts on the social media app calling out Kim’s style of parenting.
The billionaire rapper’s decision to delete the posts may be connected to a video that has now gone viral on social media where he was seen spending time with three of his four kids without any sort of chaperone.
Kanye had called out Kim for kidnapping their daughter, Chicago a few days ago.
“What do you mean by main provider? America saw you try to kidnap my daughter on her birthday by not providing the address, You put security on me inside of the house to play with my son then accused me of stealing, I had to take a drug test after Chicago’s party cause you accused me of being on drugs, Tracy Romulus stop manipulating Kim to be this way,” he alleged.
He also lashed at the mother of his four children for giving their first daughter, North, access to the popular social media app, Tiktok.
Senator Shuaibu Lau, representing Taraba North-East senatorial district, has been named as the new deputy minority leader of the Senate following Senator Emmanuel Bwacha’s exit from the party.
The Senate PDP caucus communicated this decision in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, by the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, on Tuesday.
Bwacha had dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday.
“The PDP Senate caucus has duly informed the National Headquarters of the party, in view of which we so communicate to you. We believe that Lau will be an asset to the leadership of the Senate. Thank you and accept the assurances of our highest regards,” read part of Ayu’s letter.
Bwacha had hinged his defection from the PDP on the “huge division and factionalisation” of the opposition party in his state.
“I had to leave because I seek to breathe better. This day, I announce henceforth my exit from the PDP, and to join the governing party because of the visible presence of the party in my Senatorial District,” the senator had told President Muhammadu Buhari when he visited the State House to formally inform him of his defection.
Bwacha’s defection had brought the number of APC Senators to 70, while the PDP has 38 and the Young Progressives Party (YPP) has only one.
Alhaja Bejide, wife of a former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, is dead.
It was gathered that she died at 77 on Tuesday after complaining of stress.
She died ahead of her husband’s planned birthday celebration.
Olanusi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was the deputy to the former Governor Olusegun Mimiko between 2009 and 2015.
Meanwhile, the state APC has commiserated with the former deputy governor over his wife’s demise.
A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary Alex Kalejaye said that “Chief (Mrs.) Olanusi died today (Tuesday) in Akure, had complained of stress yesterday, and was taken to a hospital. She died ahead of her husband’s planned birthday celebration.”
The State Chairman of the party, Engr. Ade Adetimehin described sad development as ill-timed, shocking and unfortunate. He said Alhaja was a strong pillar behind the husband’s political success story.
“The party chairman urged baba Olanusi, the bereaved families, and the entire Supare community in Akoko South West to take solace in that the departed lived a worthy and fulfilled life.
Kalejaye called on the bereaved families, particularly the children to ensure that mama’s name is immortalised.
The International Monetary Fund has called on the Federal Government to further increase the Value Added Tax rate to tackle the current revenue challenges being faced by the country.
The Federal Government had in 2020 raised the rate of Value Added Tax from five per cent to 7.5 per cent to raise revenue.
Nigeria currently has one of the lowest VAT rate in Sub Saharan Africa.
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is currently battling revenue underperformance and had resulted to borrowing to finance the annual Federal Government budget.
The Federal Government is to spend N3.61trn servicing Nigeria’s debt burden in the 2022 fiscal period.
The N3.61trn to be used to service the nation’s debt represents about 34 per cent of the 2022 projected revenue of the Federal Government.
Nigeria is experiencing a worsening debt level as the country’s indebtedness rose by N2.5trn between July to September last year.
The country’s debt burden as revealed by the Debt Management Office hit a record N38trn or $92.626bn as of the end of September 30, 2021.
In the second quarter of 2020, Nigeria’s debt was N35.4trn.
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was recently under attack on the country’s rising debt levels
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But the IMF, in a statement at the end of its Article IV consultation with Nigeria, said despite the recovery in oil prices, the general government fiscal deficit was projected to widen in 2021 to 5.9 per cent of GDP, reflecting implicit fuel subsidies and higher security spending.
It also called for urgent fiscal reforms to stop fuel subsidy and tackle the vulnerabilities of the exchange rate market.
The Federal Government had on January 24 suspended its plan to remove fuel subsidy this year. It also proposed to extend the subsidy removal implementation period by 18 months, saying it would engage the legislature for the amendment of the Petroleum Industry Act.
The IMF Executive Directors said in the statement that the country’s outlook remained subject to significant risks, including from the pandemic trajectory, oil price uncertainty, and security challenges.
The statement said, “Directors highlighted the urgency of fiscal consolidation to create policy space and reduce debt sustainability risks.
“In this regard, they called for significant domestic revenue mobilisation, including by further increasing the value-added tax rate, improving tax compliance, and rationalizing tax incentives.
“Directors also urged the removal of untargeted fuel subsidies, with compensatory measures for the poor and transparent use of saved resources. They stressed the importance of further strengthening social safety nets.
The IMF Directors said it considered it appropriate to maintain a supportive monetary policy in the near term, with continued vigilance against inflation and balance of payments risks.
They encouraged the authorities to stand ready to adjust the monetary stance if inflationary pressures increase.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said maintained it will soon embark on the indefinite strike should the federal government fail to meet its demands.
A communique made available to newsmen on Monday evening revealed that the academic union and the National Executive Council will meet at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13.
ASUU is demanding that the Federal Government implement the Memorandum of Action it signed with the union last year.
According to the Chairman of the Kwara State University branch, Malete, Dr Salau Sheu, the federal government is shying away from its responsibility by asking ministers to oversee the implementation of the MoA.
The academician faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for assigning two ministers to oversee the implementation of the Memorandum of Action signed last year with ASUU.
ASUU said: “First, the assigned ministers are not part of the agreement. Only the ministers of Finance and Education were part of the agreement.
“ASUU is having its National Executive Council meeting at the University of Lagos on February 12 and 13.
“If nothing is done by the government between now and then, the lecturers may go on strike.”
Naija News reports that ASUU had earlier declared Monday, February 7, 2022, as a lecture-free day.
This is as the academic union maintained its energy towards embarking on another industrial action following its lingering loggerhead with the federal government.
The Monday lecture-free day Naija News understands is to help the varsity association to sensitize members of the public on its disagreement with the government.
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Monday disclosed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and the United States government are discussing the possible extradition of the suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari.
Abba Kyari is being probed over his alleged role in a $1m scam allegedly perpetrated by disgraced internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi and five others.
According to Malami, some reasonable grounds for suspicion have been established against Kyari.
The minister disclosed this on Monday while speaking during an interview on Channels TV.
Malami said, “It is an issue that has international and national dimensions. Actions have been taken, it is a work-in-process locally and internationally and we are doing whatever it takes to ensure justice is done within the context of the law regardless of the personalities that are involved.
“When criminality is involved, Nigeria and US naturally work together when there are elements of the offences that have taken place in the diverse jurisdictions. So, Nigeria is doing the needful by way of supporting what America is doing for the purpose of ensuring that the cases are tried accordingly within the context of the American context of it. And then, eventually, if there is need for local prosecution, nothing stops it.”
The Minister when asked about the probe of Kyari said, “There are a lot of issues that are ongoing inclusive of the possibility of consideration for extradition. That is where the collaboration element of it comes into play.”
Asked if a request for Kyari’s extradition had been made by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said, “There could be a need or perhaps the possibility of making such request.
“As far as I am concerned, the parties are discussing, the parties are collaborating, there are exchanges of correspondence from the perspective of investigation, from the perspective of extradition, and associated things.
“Reasonable grounds for suspicion have been established and that will eventually translate to the possibility of prosecution and conviction if indeed one is adjudged guilty by the law.”
The wife of the Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Gwargwada Ward, Kuje Area Council, Asabe Mohmmed Koriya has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Koriya was kidnapped on Friday at about 5 pm alongside ten others.
A relation of one of the victims identified as Salihu Ibrahim disclosed that they were abducted along Gwargwada-Gwombe junction near the Rubochi community.
According to Ibrahim, the victims were abducted while returning to Gwombe and Pesu villages after attending a political function at the neighbouring Gwargwada village.
He further stated that the kidnappers who were more than 30 in number, barricaded the road with logs of wood, flagged down motorcycles and whisked the victims into the bush.
Ibrahim said, “But two other persons who were on a motorcycle escaped. Upon sighting the kidnappers, they abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the bush but the kidnappers set the motorcycle ablaze.”
The Agabe of Gwargwada-Ugbada, Hussaini Agabi Mam, confirmed the abduction of 11 people, including the wife of the PDP ward chairman of the area.
He said, “Three of the victims are from my place, four from Pesu while the remaining victims are from the neighbouring Gwombe village.”
The monarch disclosed that the kidnappers called at about 9 am on Monday to inform them that the victims are in their den.
He added that they demanded twenty-five million Naira ransom before the victims will be set free.
The monarch noted that one of the victims told the kidnappers that no one among the victims can afford one hundred thousand Naira not to talk of raising a million naira.
He noted that the kidnappers had since stopped picking calls.
