Alleged N4.6bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Fani-Kayode Others’ Trial Till January

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December 6, 2021

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is greedy of nations who have more than enough to be stingy with vaccines.

Ramaphosa said this at the ongoing peace and security conference in Dakar Senegal.

Although he didn’t specify any particular country, he said it’s disappointing that some countries are still being stingy and unwilling to give out their vaccines to other countries who don’t have much.

“These countries have more vaccines than their population and hold the vaccines, and when his country wanted vaccines, they refused and gave them the crumbs from their table.

“What has really disadvantaged us is our inability to produce local vaccines which will be needed for the continent.

“Now they have said Omicron started from South Africa so our people can’t travel around the world, but today the same omicron is all over their country.”

British Airways Operates Flight In, Out Of Lagos Airport

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December 6, 2021

British Airways on Monday operated inbound and outbound flights out of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.

According to airport sources, the British carrier flew into Lagos with flight number – BA075 from London Heathrow.

It landed at the runways of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at exactly 04.55 am.

The aircraft parked at the apron at 05.09 am with 256 passengers and 14 crew members on board.

The carrier also airlifted Nigerian passengers from Lagos to London Heathrow.

The operations followed Sunday’s rescheduling of flights at the Lagos Airport, leading to travel chaos for many passengers that were stranded.

Details Shortly…

Yuletide: Police Ban Sales, Use Of Fireworks, Knockouts, Others In FCT

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December 6, 2021

CP Babaji Sunday, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command, on Monday announced the prohibition of sales and use of all kinds of fireworks, fire-crackers and knockouts in Abuja.

This was made known in a statement issued and made available to newsmen by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh.

CP Babaji warned that anyone who violates the order would be arrested and brought to book.

According to the statement, the order is part of a proactive move by the Police to sustain the relative peace in the FCT and adequately contain crimes and criminality, particularly ones peculiar to the end of the year and the Christmas and New Year festivities.

The CP further explained that the use of knockouts and others, aside from constituting nuisance and disturbance of public peace, is also capable of causing unnecessary fear and apprehension and other dangers associated with its usage in the harmattan period.

“This is in addition to the possibility of providing an escape space for criminals after the commission of a crime.

“To this end, the CP has ordered all Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Police Units within the FCT to carry out due enforcement of the ban and ensure that anyone who violates the order is arrested and brought to book.

“The CP equally called on parents and guardians to impress on their children and wards to desist from the sales and use of fireworks, firecrackers, knockouts, others as the ban is in the best interest of all.

“He warned persons trading in these banned items to seek alternative but legal ventures noting that in the FCT, it will not be business as usual.

We Have Enough COVID Vaccines To Cover 70% Of Nigerians, Says Boss Mustapha

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December 6, 2021

Secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha has stated that Nigeria has enough vaccines that can cover over 70 percent of the country’s population before the end of 2022.

This was stated by Boss Mustapha at the national COVID-19 summit which was held at Muhammadu Buhari Conference Centre in Abuja.

The summit was tagged ‘Pushing Through the Last Mile to End the Pandemic and Build Back Better’.

He said the vaccines are safe, hence, “it is better and safer to be vaccinated against the virus”.

Mustapha said the summit was to create the opportunity to identify successes, gaps and lessons learnt so far in Nigeria’s national response to the pandemic since March 2020 to date.

He added that the summit is also aimed at developing strategies to actualize the international commitments towards ending COVID-19 before the end of 2022.

“Today, we are here to assess the level of impact of our national response and develop strategies as we push through the last mile to end the pandemic while we build back better,” he said.

“There is no gainsaying that the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, which was triggered when the index case was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, precipitated significant disruptions to the healthcare system and socio-economic lives of Nigerians.

”Due to the evolving dynamics of COVID-19 pandemic with progressive mutations of the virus to more transmissible and deadly variants, the international community has corroborated the insinuation that the pandemic will persist for few more years.

“This understanding has impelled world leaders recently to come to a conclusion that if efforts are not renewed and aggressive measures are not taken, COVID-19 pandemic will continue to ravage humanity well longer than earlier envisaged. Hence the need to adopt an ambitious (but cautious) agenda to end the COVID-19 pandemic by the year 2022.

“Nigeria has invested in enough vaccines that can cover over 70% of our population before the end of 2022. These vaccines are safe and efficacious, hence it is better and safer to be vaccinated against this virus, now.”

He said the summit is a follow-up towards Nigeria’s commitment to the ambitious global agenda/movement to end the COVID-19 pandemic by 2022 and build back better.

“Global efforts at ending COVID-19 pandemic are intrinsically linked to the call for nations of the world to take steps towards strengthening their health system and bio-security- which will make for better pandemic preparedness and the ability to respond more robustly and swiftly to future pandemics,” Mustapha said.

He asked stakeholders to encourage all eligible persons to get vaccinated and keep observing the necessary preventive COVID-19 measures.

Nigerian Govt Asks UK To Rescind Travel Ban Over OMICRON Variant

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December 6, 2021

The Federal Government has asked the United Kingdom to review its decision to impose travel ban on Nigerians because of Omicron variant of COVID-19, ABN TV reports.

It said the UK’s decision was “unfair, unjust, punitive and discriminatory because it does not follow science.”

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the position of the government known at a briefing in Abuja.

He said: “As you are aware, Britain has put Nigeria on its red list and banned foreign travels from our country.

”This is as a result of the discovery of Covid-19 cases, Omicron variant, in Nigeria. Britain now joins other countries, including Canada, which have taken a similar action against Nigeria over Omicron.

” Let me say straight away that it’s up to the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) to respond to this action by the British government and others, and I have no doubt that the Committee will respond appropriately.

” However, as the Spokesman for the Federal Government, I can say, without mincing words, that the decision by tye British government to put Nigeria on the red list, just because of less than two dozen cases of Omicron which, by the way, did not originate in Nigeria, is unjust, unfair, punitive, indefensible and discriminatory. The decision is also not driven by science.

“We sincerely hope the British government will immediately review the decision to put Nigeria on its red list and rescind it immediately. Nigeria has handled the Covid-19 pandemic with utmost responsibility and based on science, and has rightly earned global accolades for its efforts.

“Nigeria does not belong on any country’s red list.”

Chima Anyaso Emerges AFNEWS Abia Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021

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December 6, 2021

Chima Anyaso Emerges AFNEWS Abia Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 — Chima Anyaso

After a thorough assessment and painstaking review of the entrepreneurship prowess of Dr. Desmond Chima Anyaso, ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER MEDIA SUMMIT/AWARD EVENT management team have nominated the business tycoon as ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER (AFNEWS) ABIA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2021.

Numerous reviews of the decision reached by the media event management team as regards the nomination of Dr. Desmond Chima Anyaso has returned positive.

In the same vein, Chima Anyaso Foundation was equally nominated for ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER (AFNEWS) ABIA NGO OF THE YEAR 2021. It is public knowledge that the foundation is actively involved in educational empowerment, capacity development, youth empowerment and numerous philanthropic activities for over 10 years now. Recently, a video of Chima Anyaso encounter with happy kids who are schooling in his free educational outfit went viral. Dr. Desmond Chima Anyaso profile is attached below;

DR. DESMOND CHIMA ANYASO: ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER (AFNEWS) ABIA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2021

Dr. Chima Anyaso is a result-driven chief executive officer with over 15 years practical experience leading a dynamic conglomerate and recording exponential growth. Recognized locally and internationally as one of Nigeria’s most outstanding young leaders of thought, Dr. Chima’s impact is not only felt in the board rooms but also in the slums. A consummate cooperate giant, an astute politician, A youth advocate and philanthropist, Dr. Chima is a man of many parts.

Born 16 September 1980, in Aba (Enyimba City), Abia State, Dr. Chima is a native of Igbere in Bende LGA. He had both his elementary and secondary education in Abia State and proceeded to Ebonyi State University where obtained BA. In English and Literature.

As a promising young boy, Chima as he was fondly called, had a keen interest in business and entrepreneurship. Despite being the last child of very comfortable parents, as a primary school pupil, he engaged in petty trading just to make extra cash during holidays. According to him, his passion for entrepreneurship was inspired by his parents who were both successful traders.

Knowing the importance of Education, Dr. Chima Anyaso also invested a good amount of time into academic pursuits. Some of his academic qualifications are; BA. in English and Literature, M.Sc in Management, University of Lagos, Executive Management Certification, Peter J Tobin College of Business, St. John’s University Manhattan, New York. After graduation, he worked variously at Elmline Nigeria Ltd, South Globe Ltd, Traqui Ltd, Geo Bureau de Change, where he picked up valuable experience and in the process made a considerable positive impression on peers and employers alike.

His stint at Aquitaine Oil and Gas Ltd was particularly significant on establishing his reputation as an upwardly mobile young man in the oil sector.

By 2006, he felt sufficiently proficient in his workings of the industry to resign from Aquitaine Ltd and form his own company CAADES Oil and Gas Ltd. It was an ambitious and quite risky move by any means given his young years, but it was to prove ultimately profound and somewhat providential given the speed with which the new concern was to grow. The growth of CAADES cumulated quickly in the formation of Ceecon Energy Oil and Gas Ltd., which was eventually to become the flagship of his cooperate fleet. In no time, Ceecon had secured a pride place in the country‘s Ivy league of petroleum conglomerates. The company had since generated a turnover in excess of $1 billions, consulting for such international companies as Addax and Vitol and engaging with such renowned multinationals as Total, Mobil, Onado, AP, Wabeco and so on.
Not surprisingly, his fecund entrepreneurial mind soon veered into new horizon. He founded SC & C Bureau de Change Ltd which was immediately among the class ‘A’ bureau de Change companies granted license by the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2009 to address foreign exchange inadequacies plaguing the country at the time. Chimbaland Properties & Investment Co Ltd has enormous interest in Lagos real estate, especially at the up-market end, while Oil Rigs Global Resources Ltd is designed as an ancillary to his petroleum sector interest.

Dr. Desmond Chimaobi Anyaso an astute, businessman, investor and philanthropist, founder Chima Anyaso Foundation. Founder and sole sponsor of Ahuoma Anyaso Education Foundation, he is also the conveyor of #NN19. He is a recipients of Forbes rated African Achievers Award of community development and was awarded Democracy Youth Icon of the year 2017. He was selected by Vanguard Newspaper and Champion as one of the top 20 Business professionals in Nigeria.

His hobbies include travelling, playing tennis, listening to music, and watching football. He is a member of Ikoyi Club and is the Chairman Board of Trustees of Miles Club, and president of Umu Aba connect Association of Nigeria. Dr. Chima sits on the board of several companies with extensive interest in Real Estate Development, Hospitality and Lifestyle, Financial Services and Healthcare.

Driven by a passion to make a difference, Dr. Chima Anyaso is a man on a mission to bring development to his people and make positive impact in the Nigerian political space. His passion for community development has seen him commit much of his time and resources to educate the less privileged through the establishment of Ahuoma Anyaso Education Foundatio. An Ultra Modern tuition free nursery and primary school which he singlehandedly built and has sponsored for 11 years; paying staffs and providing school uniforms and writing materials for pupils. The school caters to over 500 pupils who are getting quality education absolutely free.

Through Chima Anyaso Foundation, he runs periodic free medical outreach across Bende Federal Constituency. Over the past one year, his foundation has provided free medical checkups to over 6,000 adult citizens across the 10 autonomous communities that make up federal Constituency. Providing anti retro viral for AIDS patients in the area.

Dr. Chima Anyaso is a positive disruptor. A bold, outspoken and forthright national Youth leader, inspiring millions of young Nigerians. A successful businessman. He is a committed Christian. A loving Husband, Father and reliable friend.

He is very committed to human capital development, youth employment and promoting practical awareness amongst Nigerian Youths. He is happily married to Adanma and they are blessed with children. Dr. Chima Anyaso is a man on mission to make positive change.

Omicron Variant: Ban On African Countries Unfair, Discriminatory – Adesina

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December 6, 2021

President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, on Monday said that the travel ban placed on some African countries over Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, is “very unfair, non-scientific and discriminatory”.

Recall that due to the newly detected coronavirus variant in South Africa, many developed countries have been shutting their doors against African countries.

Writing on his verified twitter handle, Adesina urged the western countries to lift the travel ban on the African countries.

He queried why the travel ban was not placed on non-African countries where Omicron had also been found.

“Why single out African countries? Singling out African countries is very unfair, nonscientific and discriminatory.

“Global vaccines and travel apartheid against Africa are endangering lives, hurting economies, lives, jobs and livelihoods from a pandemic Africa did not cause.

“End the apartheid. Respect Africa,” Adesina said.

Insecurity: Amotekun Begins Stop-And-Search, Personal Identification Exercise In Ondo

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December 6, 2021

In a bid to ensure maximum security during the yuletide period, the Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has disclosed its plan to embark on a massive search of vehicles within the state.

The Amotekun Corps also emphasized that its operatives will also be involved in personal identification exercises as part of moves to checkmate activities of criminals.

According to the Commander of the Corps in the state, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, the exercise would be done in conjunction with the other security agencies in the state.

While stating that the exercise will commence on Monday, December 6, 2021, Adeleye maintained that the aim was to ensure improved security in the state and as well ensure safety.

He added that the move became imperative due to intelligence reports at the disposal of the corps.

“Beginning from today, we will have men of the Amotekun Corps stationed all over the state in some strategic positions.

“There will be massive searching and checking of vehicles and this is due to intelligent reports. I enjoin the general public to cooperate with us.” he said.

“Members of the public are advised to always carry along their means of Identification, vehicle particulars and tinted glass permit if using one.”

Messi ‘Ordered To Demolish’ His Luxury Hotel In Barcelona

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December 6, 2021