Is Securing 2nd Term More Important Than Nigeria’s Security? -Atiku Asks Buhari -

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says President Muhammadu Buhari has failed lift the morale of soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents.

In a statement on Wednesday, Abubakar criticised Buhari over his absence at the funeral of five air force officers who died in a helicopter crash while providing support to troops in the north-east.

They were buried at the national military cemetery in Abuja on Tuesday.

The former vice-president said Buhari’s failure to attend the funeral is “part of a pattern of unpatriotic behaviour demonstrated” by him.

“At a time when the morale of our soldiers should be lifted up as they face the difficult task of defeating the terrorists who are threatening our national security, I find it most regrettable that President Muhammadu Buhari, despite being in Abuja, chose not to attend the funeral of the five airforce officers who died in a helicopter crash while prosecuting the war on terror,” he said in the statement.

Mohamed Salah wins 2018 CAF African Player of the Year for the second time in a row

Mohamed Salah has been named CAF African Player of the Year for the second successive year. 

The Liverpool forward held off competition from teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to land the award. A poll of CAF’s national teams’ head coaches and technical directors, members of the governing body’s technical and development committee and a panel of media experts selected Salah as the continent’s outstanding footballer in 2018.  

The Egyptian received the accolade at a ceremony in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday evening, where he was also included in the Africa Best XI for 2018 alongside Mane and Naby Keita.  He scored 44 times during a 2017-18 campaign in which he helped his club reach the Champions League final, before then netting twice at last summer’s World Cup. 

A further 16 goals in 29 appearances across all competitions for Liverpool have followed so far this season, while Salah also contributed four goals in three Africa Cup of Nations qualification outings for his country in 2018.  The 26-year-old’s performances throughout the year also saw him retain the BBC African Footballer of the Year prize and finish sixth in the Ballon d’Or standings.

FG Fixes Jan 23 For Transmission Of Minimum Wage Bill To NASS

The Federal Government has fixed January 23rd this year as the date to transmit the new Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly with a view to fast-tracking the implementation of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this when he had a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and its allies in Abuja yesterday January 8th. .

He assured the labour leaders that the government will be presenting the recommendations of the tripartite committee to the States Security Council in the coming weeks.

The Labour Unions are demanding that minimum wage of Nigerian workers be increased from N18, 000 to N 30, 000. 

'Drugs will kill more Americans than the Vietnam War' - Full Text of President Trump's speech on immigration

Moments ago, President Donald Trump delivered a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office about immigration and the southern US border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown.

In the address, the president explained why it is important to have a border wall and how the senate democrats have been impeding the process.

Below is a transcript of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address to the nation regarding immigration...

My fellow Americans, tonight I am speaking to you because there is a growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border.

Every day, customs and border patrol agents encounter thousands of illegal immigrants trying to enter our country. We are out of space to hold them, and we have no way to promptly return them back home to their country.

America proudly welcomes millions of lawful immigrants who enrich our society and contribute to our nation, but all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration. It strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages. Among those hardest hit are African-Americans and Hispanic Americans.

President Buhari Inaugurates Technical Advisory Committee On Minimum Wage - Politics -

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE INAUGURATION OF A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ON WEDNESDAY, 9TH JANUARY 2019 AT THE PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA

Protocols:

The last time Nigeria’s national minimum wage was reviewed was in 2011. It is therefore evident that a review is necessary, despite the prevailing fiscal challenges. This is why I constituted the Tripartite Committee of Government, Organized Private Sector and Labour to consider the National Minimum Wage and make recommendations to Government for its upward review.

2. That Committee has since submitted its report with some recommendations. We are currently working on the final steps that will lead to the submission of a National Minimum Wage Amendment Bill to the National Assembly.

3. I want to make it clear that there is no question about whether the National Minimum Wage will be reviewed upwards. I am committed to a review of the Minimum Wage.

4. Also, it is important to explain that even though the subject of a National Minimum Wage is in the Exclusive Legislative List, we have been meeting with the State Governors because it is imperative that the Federal Government carries the State Governments along in determining any upward review of the minimum wage for workers.

Simi and Adekunle Gold to hold traditional wedding today and their White wedding at Ilashe beach tomorrow

Weeks after holding a private introduction ceremony, Nigerian singers Simi and Adekunle Gold have concluded plans to make it official with their traditional wedding that will hold in Victoria Island today, January 9.
 

The duo will wrap it up with an exclusive white wedding at Ilashe beach tomorrow, Thursday 10th of January, 2019.
 

Pablo Escobar's brother is raising money to impeach Donald Trump

Roberto (El Osito) Escobar, the brother of the infamous late Colombian drug Lord Pablo Escobar, is raising money in an attempt to impeach the US president.

El Osito launched a GoFundMe campaign with the hopes of raising US$50 million in donations for his company Escobar Inc. But GoFundMe removed the page shortly after it was posted.

On the page, Escobar claimed to be “holding dirty secrets of President Trump, his family and associates.”

The appeal on his GoFundMe read:

Pablo Escobar is a South American, also known as ‘Latino,’ legendary hero, who helped millions of people in his home country of Colombia and surrounding countries.

With the strong leadership of his company Escobar Inc., founded by his brother Roberto Escobar, we will push hard to get Donald Trump impeached.

So far, everything Pablo and his family have done has become multi-billion-dollar successful ventures.

OMG!! Paris' first naked restaurant closes for lack of customers...GOOD

Paris' first naked restaurant is being forced to close due to lack of customers.

The nudist restaurant in the east of Paris, called “O’Naturel”, opened in November 2017 with so much publicity. But despite France’s reported 2.7 million practising naturists, the restaurant has not turned out to be sustainable in the long run.

The restaurant got rave reviews from customers who were expected to shed their clothes in the cloakroom and leave it there along with mobile phones to prevent people from sneaking a photo of other customers. They were then given slippers to wear to the dining area, although women were allowed to keep their heels on if they wanted. In spite of the positive reviews, they still couldn't get enough customers and are now being forced to close to avoid financial embarrassment.