My wife’s duty is to look after me, Buhari insists

Despite the criticisms that have trailed his comment that his wife, Aisha, belongs to the kitchen and “the other room,” President Muhammadu Buhari says he stands by his earlier comment.

He insisted that his wife’s duty was to take care of him,
hence, she should stay away from politics. Buhari said this in an interview he granted Deutsche- Welle’s Phil Gayle shortly before he left Berlin, Germany on Saturday.

The reporter had asked the President to clarify what he meant by his earlier comment while reacting to an interview his wife granted the Hausa Service of the BBC in which she alleged that her husband’s government had been hijacked.

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Anti-Land Grabbing Bill: Ogun Speaker assures residents of speedy Passage

The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi has guaranteed occupants that the endeavors are in top apparatus to guarantee rapid section of the bill for a law precluding persuasive passage and control of landed properties in the state.

He made this known in Abeokuta while meeting the designation of Broadcast writers in Abeokuta at the get together mind boggling.

He noticed that when the bill is passed into law, it would check unlawful exercises of land grabbers in the State and give individuals lawful directly over their property.

The speaker additionally implied that the get together is dealing with the touching bill that will check the abundances of rough herders in the state.

CBN earmarks $158.6M to revive textile industry

The Acting Managing Director, Bank of Industry, Waheed Olagunju, says the Central Bank of Nigeria has acquainted a $158.6M mediation office with restore the Cotton, Textile and Garment area.

Olagunju said that the $158.6 million mediation assets was to encourage takeover of the current obligations and to give extra long haul credits and working cash-flow to existing organizations in the Cotton, Textile and Garment segment.

The BoI overseeing chief said that the CBN mediation reserve was intended to re-fund the present obligations of assembling segment and make accessible extra working capital for the part.

Customs reiterates ban on rice imports through land

The Nigeria Customs Service says that it will grab any rice imported through the country's property outskirts.

The Deputy Comptroller, Ogun State Customs Command, Mohammed Gagiyo issued the notice while showcasing several sacks of rice that were snuck in thirty-seven vehicles along the Idiroko outskirt range.

He noted with worry that in spite of the restriction on importation of rice through the land outskirts, unwholesome cross fringe pirating of rice still endure.

Several bikes utilized as method for movement by dealers were additionally appropriated.

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

 How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

 1. Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram is a cloud-based messenger with seamless sync. As a result, you can access your messages from several devices at once, including tablets and computers,

 2. share an unlimited number of photos, videos and files (doc, zip, mp3, etc.) of up to 1.5 GB each.

 3. And if you don't want to store that data on your device, you can always keep it in the cloud.
 4. Groups can hold up to 5000

 5. Group invite link is available

 6. Stickers available  

 7. Notifications sent for replies to group message

 8. Hashtag available

 9. In built browser available in the app

 10. You can see messages in the posted group before you are added

 11. User name is available here,  meaning someone can connect you without having           or knowing your phone number

 12. Unified history Edit your messages after posting, delete them so that they disappear for everyone (for super groups)

 13. Instant search Find the message you're looking for, even among millions. (In super group)

 14. Smart notifications Mute the group to get notifications only when people mention you or reply to your messages. (Super group)

 15. 2-step in verification is applicable for more security

 16. Secret chats is available and you can delete the message from your own side and the message will be deleted from the other end also.

 17. Here you can also edit your post.

Just tap the message and edit it. With this we can always correct our typo,  even after posting.  You don't need to be posting twice to correct errors  These are just few,  welcome to a new level where Facebook and whatsapp seems to have be joined to give us a better messaging app.   However,  here   There is no call, and delivery status is removed because using more than one devices make it impossible to do so for now.  No bold,  italics etc but hope they will be added later. (to download go to  https://telegram.org/dl )

No need to sell national Assets – Olanipekun

A Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Wole Olanipekun has charged the Nigerian government to surrender arrangements to offer her national resources.

The senior legal counselor talked in Oyo town amid the presentation of a hotel to the powers of a private University in Oyo State.

Olanipekun asked government to connect with the administrations of specialists in the event that it tries to rejig the economy and effect on the lives of her citizenry decidedly.

PMB. URGES PRIVATE SECTOR TO JOIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY BATTLE

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday challenged private sector operators to take the lead in the battle to revive the economy saying they hold the key to its quick recovery.

The president, who spoke at the 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in Abuja, enjoined the private sector to work with the Federal Government towards taking the country out of recession.

Noting that the government will rely heavily on the input of the private sector in its economic policy, he extolled the contributions of Aliko Dangote and other manufacturers. He said the private sector is indispensable in the development of the economy.

According to a statement, President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote advised the Federal Government to expand the tax net rather than increasing tax rate as currently being advised.

Continue to have faith in FG, Amosun begs Nigerians

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has engaged Nigerians to keep on having confidence in the government as the nation is in a matter of seconds experiencing enormous re-building which will soon prompt examples of overcoming adversity for the nation.

Amosun made this known while conveying his discourse amid the Independent day festivity, held at MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.

The senator asked nationals to advance quiet concurrence, regard tenet of law and have zero resilience for debasement.

Reps call for delineation of Constituencies

The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to complete a voting public depiction activity, to guarantee the sustenance of vote based system.

The House says the call got to be fundamental in perspective of the far reaching inconsistencies in the present course of action, where a few voting demographics have populaces as little as 120,000, with others having more than one million.

The lower chamber likewise needs INEC to address what it says is the awkwardness occasioned by an expanding national populace.