President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that no one can "dictate" China's economic development path as the Communist Party marked 40 years of its historic "reform and opening up" policy amid a stern challenge from the United States. The post Xi warns no one can 'dictate' China's path, 40 years on from reforms appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper - Nigeria and World News.

Justice Onuoha was inaugurated as new chief judge by the state governor on Tuesday. The post Abia gets new Chief Judge appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 18, (THEWILL) – The Ibadan Division of the Appeal Court, on Tuesday, sacked Senator Buruji Kashamu and other ‘candidates’ in the Adebayo Dayo-led faction of the Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). With this judgement, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu and others who emerged through the party’s primaries are now the authentic candidates of the […]

Activities of commercial motorcycles across the 18 Local Government Areas will now stop at 10 pm daily. The post Ondo govt. restricts commercial motorcycles appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

From Gistvic.comWell its seems the news about Simi and Adekunle Gold getting engaged is true as Simi replies Adekunle Gold to come holiday in her premises when Adekunle Gold said he needs an holiday.See post:Source: https://www.gistvic.com/2018/12/come-and-holiday-in-my-premises-simi.html

All the 16 elected local government chairmen and their 177 councillors have been placed on indefinite suspension by the state House of Assembly. The suspension was announced at a news conference after plenary on Tuesday.

Obaseki promises world-class organisationEdo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured athletes and lovers of sports that the state is ready to organise a world-class National Sports Festival, come 2020.Obaseki gave the assurance while addressing journalists on the side-lines of the closing ceremony of the just-concluded National Sports Festival in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, after Edo was given the right to host the 2020 edition of the sports fiesta.“On behalf of the government and people of Edo State, I assure you that the confidence reposed in us would be justified. I make a solemn promise today that we will give it our all and at the end of the day, everyone would say of the 2020 Games, ‘this is our festival in which we are well pleased,’ the governor pledged.He noted that “The sports community will have no cause to regret this momentous decision that has been taken for Edo State to host the next edition of the National Sports Festival.“We will take every step necessary, make the needed sacrifice to deliver the best games in the annals of the sports festival.”He maintained that though there would be challenges on the way, he stressed, “we are Edo people. We have the men who can do the job and the facilities that will raise the profile of the festival.”According to him, “Whatever challenges there are, we will overcome because Edo people tread where even lions do not. Like our warriors of old, we will slay every foe and surmount every obstacle to succeed.“The 2020 Sports Festival will be different from any previous edition and any that will come after it. Perhaps it can only be surpassed in splendour and organisation the next time Edo State hosts it afterwards.He added that “The Edo 2020 Sports Festival will be a festival that will be grounded in “strategy, organisation, technical apparatus, science, mechanics, and morale”.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/national-sports-festival-edo-gets-2020-hosting-right/amp/

COURT OF APPEAL DIDN'T DECLARE ADEBUTU AS OGUN PDP GOVERNOR SHIP CANDIDATEWe have received the news of the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital that set aside the orders of the Federal High Court, Abeokuta.We wish to clarify that contrary to the false news being spread by our opponents, the Court of Appeal did not declare Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu or anyone for that matter as the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. That was not the prayers of PDP who are the appellants in the matter and so such a prayer could not have been granted.The Court specifically held that it was not a pre-election matter where the nomination of candidates is in issue since the matter was filed by the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led Ogun State PDP and not aspirants.Having held that it was not a pre-election matter, the Court of Appeal could not have made a pronouncement on the validity or otherwise of the nomination of candidates for the 2019 general election.What is more, the 25th of October, 2018 letter written by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) emphatically stated that its decision to accept the list of candidates submitted by the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led Exco was predicated on three court suits, namely FHC/L/CS/636/2016, FHC/L/CS/1556/2017 and FHC/AB/CS/114/2018. It is only the interlocutory orders in FHC/AB/CS/114/2018 that were set aside.The full and final judgments in FHC/L/CS/636/2016 and FHC/L/CS/1556/2017 in favour of the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led Ogun State PDP Exco which are yet to be set aside and do not have any subsisting appeals against them still remain.It should also be pointed out that based on the judgments in FHC/L/CS/636/2016 and FHC/L/CS/1556/2017 in favour of the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led Ogun State PDP Exco, INEC had in an earlier letter dated 12th April, 2018, informed the PDP of the commission's compliance with the two judgments of the Federal High Court.The extant judgment of the Court of Appeal in this appeal does not finally determine the matter. That is why it ordered that the case file should be returned to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for reassignment of the case to another judge who will hear and determine the originating summons.Flowing from the above, we wish to reassure our teeming supporters, party leaders and elders, friends and associates that nothing has changed. The nomination of Senator Buruji Kashamu and all other candidates of the Ogun State PDP based on the valid and subsisting judgments mentioned above has not changed.Finally, our lawyers have taken steps to immediately appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court.SignedAustin OniyokorFor: Kashamu/Abati Campaign Organisation18.12.2018

Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted the embattled President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Paul Usoro (SAN) bail in the sum of N250 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Hassan granted Usoro bail after he was arraigned before him by the Economic and Financial Crimes […] The post Alleged N1.4bn Fraud: Court Grants NBA President Bail, Fixes Feb. 10 For Trial appeared first on Leadership Newspaper and Nigerian News Network.

Lionel Messi, the talented Barcelona forward, was awarded with his fifth Golden Boot on Tuesday afternoon, Marca reports. The footballer was given the award after being the top goalscorer in Europe last season with 34 goals in LaLiga Santander. He was handed the trophy by MARCA director Juan Ignacio Gallardo and the Argentine was as humble as ever with his comments. “I did not expect all of this when I started," said Messi. "My dream was to be a professional, to be able to succeed in football."There was some recognition for his teammates at the Blaugrana as they help him secure these individual accolades."I enjoy the work, the effort and, above all, the teammates," he added when asked about what he likes about football."I am in the best team in the world, I am next to the best in the world in their positions and that makes everything easier [when it comes to] winning these awards."The 31-year-old also spoke about the last 16 draw of the Champions League, where Barcelona will play Lyon."Lyon was not the strongest name [in the hat], but it will be complicated," said Messi. "They were equal when they played [Manchester] City; they will be difficult to advance against."It's a long way away, a lot of things can happen between now and February."We don't know how they're going to be, how we're going to be, but we know it's going to be a complicated game." With this being Messi's fifth Golden Boot, he overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portuguese has four.https://zenithnaija.com/lionel-messi-receives-5th-golden-shoe-award-for-europes-top-scorer/

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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has arrested three suspected internet fraudsters, at No 24, 1st Avenue, Fort Royal Estate, Airport road, Abuja.The suspects are; Marvin Nwankwo, Prince Ojenike and Jude Olatekobowale. They created a Facebook account with the following names: Rodney David; David Rodgers and Carlos David, respectively.A statement released by the antigraft agency says their arrest was based on intelligence report that the suspects turned the said residence as their office, using laptops, phone and other gadgets to defraud innocent people, including foreigners, of their hard earned money and other valuables.The intelligence further revealed that the suspects aged between 22 to 30 years, used the proceeds of their crimes to acquire different properties such as cars which include a GLK Mercedes Benz SUV, a Toyota Corolla, amongst others.On receipt of the intelligence report, operatives of the EFCC swung into action and mounted surveillance on the said address, to monitor the activities of the suspects.After thorough investigations, the suspects were arrested and items, which included several laptops of different makes, very expensive mobile phones, modems, many Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, amongst others were recovered.The suspects will soon be charged to court.See more:https://zenithnaija.com/three-suspected-yahoo-boys-arrested-in-abuja-photos/L

The candidate lists security, agriculture, housing, education, health and transportation as top on his agenda. The post Oyo APC guber candidate, unveils seven-point agenda appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Davido reportedly stopped the police from harassing a Taxify passenger and his driver, as confirmed by the man who shared the story on Twitter.According to the Taxify passenger, he was left alone almost immediately and it was just like a movie. Taking to Twitter thank Davido for stopping the police from harassing him, the Taxify passenger wrote;So the police stopped my taxify ride a few minutes ago trying to question mans. @iam_Davido drove by and told the police to free me  it was a movie. Too much love and respect for you man  God bless you.https://lailasnews.com/davido-stops-police-from-harassing-taxify-passenger/lalasticlala

A former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called on the police and other stakeholders to show more commitment toward conducting credible elections in 2019.

As the presidential elections edge closer, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) has been alleged of hiring Russian hackers to compromise the polls.The Coalition for Nigeria (CN) made the allegation in a press statement on Tuesday in Lagos.Mr Dipo Samuel, Secretary General of the group signed the statement.The statement read:“When the then PDP aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, hired the United States firm and lobbyist, Brian Ballard to work for his emergence, we expressed concerns as to why the same man that helped US President Donald Trump to engage Russians in meddling with US elections has been brought into Nigeria. It is now glaring that Brain Ballard is not here to consult and deliver transparent strategy. Ballard was engaged purely to secure the services of Russian hackers to meddle in the electoral process, hack INEC, rig the elections in favour of the PDP and ply citizens with dangerous propaganda.“As part of Ballard’s strategies being implemented, we further gathered that certain internal changes have been made at INEC to strategically position certain officials in posts that will enable them compromise that organization’s cyber security. These officials are known to be PDP sympathizers. Their brief is to make sure that the security upgrades that will ward off attempts to hack the Commission’s servers are not implemented. The plan is for them to feign administrative lapses and inefficiency that will ensure such patches are not addressed.“We understand that Ballard’s contract is for a period of one year when the elections were a mere months away at the time he was engaged. The reason is that he is meant to stay on to coordinate a hate campaign against the government after the PDP has lost the election. This is really worrisome because such damaging campaign played a critical role in depressing Nigeria’s economy by discouraging investors’ interest in Nigeria. The PDP is again geared to repeat the same attack on the viability of the country.“Coalition for Nigeria is therefore drawing the world’s attention to the rat infested firewood that the PDP with its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has brought home by way of commissioning Russian agents to collapse democracy in Nigeria. We believe the whole world should be worried and seriously so:“When the possibility of Russia’s meddling in the US Elections was first raised it was dismissed as mere suspicion by many while others placed such allegation in the realm of fiction. The picture is clearer today and there has been conclusive proofs that Russia did meddle in the process to make Donald Trump win to emerge president. What is still unfolding is the extent of damage done to the US electoral and political process as the fallouts from the interference still reverberate in that country. It has produced outcomes that are directly threatening confidence in the process while questions are seriously being asked about how to get out of the bind the incident has plunged the country into.“ INEC must immediately take steps to guarantee the integrity of its servers and protect them from intrusions and cyber-attacks. The electoral body must also vet afresh all those that occupy sensitive positions and senior officials with decision making capacity. Once it has done the needful, INEC must then brief Nigerians to reassure citizens that it will not allow Russia repeat the stunt it pulled in the United States here in Nigeria.“The federal government must immediately step up diplomatic efforts to get assurances from Russia that it will not, as a nation, interfere in the conduct of Nigeria’s elections while also warning its nationals against taking briefs that could jeopardize relations with Nigeria. Government must also work with other countries to put the pressure on Russia.“The Nigerian Immigration Service in conjunction with the Department of State Service (DSS) should intensify the screening of aliens arriving the country to ensure that free passage is not given to potential hackers to come and do damage here. The screening should take into account aliens that might have already set up in the country before this discovery was made and those from countries that are proxies from Russia.“The PDP should call off its brief to sabotage the elections and apologise to Nigerians. Where the party continues to work on rigging the elections, INEC should wake up to its responsibility and invoke the necessary clauses in the Electoral Act and INEC Act.“We urge Nigerians to unite across party lines and condemn this evil plot. They should tell PDP and Atiku in clear terms that they have crossed the line in the matter of hiring foreigners to destroy Nigeria. It beats logic that a party can be desperate enough about winning elections that it is prepared to govern a graveyard nation.”https://www.independent.ng/2019-atiku-accused-of-hiring-russia-agents-to-rig-presidential-polls/

The workers commended the governor. The post Enugu workers commend governor for paying13th-month salary appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The headless body of a three-year-old boy snatched from his home by a leopard in India was handed over to his parents on Tuesday, wildlife officials said. Wasim Akram was in the kitchen with his mother when the animal snuck inside, pounced on the child and took him deep into the woods, officials said. Local […] The post Leopard Kills, Decapitates Three-year-Old In India appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper - Nigeria and World News.

Singer Davido and his baby mamas are impressively co-parenting so well.His first daughter, Imade had her school's Christmas party today, and himself and Sophia Momodu were in attendance. See more photos here; https://www.amagitesblog.com/2018/12/davido-and-sophia-attend-their-daughters-school-christmas-concert-photos.html