Aladi Godgifts Ameh's Burial: Ada Ameh Arrives In Abuja For Daughter’s Burial
Igbere TV reports that Nollywood actress Ada Ameh on Tuesday arrived in Abuja for the burial of her daughter Aladi.
The movie star shared a video of herself on Instagram on an aircraft arriving in Abuja.
Ada also told her followers to keep praying for her and her family as they grieve.
“Glory be to God Almighty for his mercy!!! Fams pls y’all keep praying for me and my household,” she wrote.
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Ada lost her only child on October 20 following an unsuccessful surgery in Abuja.
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Photo News: Hoodlums steal Obafemi Awolowo’s glasses from statue as looting continues in Lagos
Picture 1: Before the glasses was stolen
Picture 2 and 3: After the glasses was
LOOTING OUR HEROES PAST: Awolowo’s iconic glasses ‘stolen’ from statue
Seven days after Lagos government declared a curfew to curb the looting and destruction across the state, the glasses on Obafemi Awolowo’s statue in Ikeja are still missing.
Hoodlums had hijacked the #EndSARS protest in the state, unleashing violence on residents and destroying public and private properties.
Vehicles, automated teller machines, traffic lights were vandalised, and not even Awolowo’s statue was spared during the looting, as his pair of glasses are yet to be found.
Awolowo, the premier of the western region from 1954 to 1960, is known for his unique round-shaped glasses.
Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos, in September 2017, unveiled the 20-feet statue located on Obafemi Awolowo Way close to the Lagos Television (LTV) junction in Ikeja.
Ambode had said the monument was erected to celebrate the legendary achievements and contributions of Awolowo to the development of the country.
Below are photos of the statue with and without the glasses.
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus waiting on Covid-19 test result ahead of Barcelona tie
Ronaldo last played for Juventus on 27 September, scoring twice in a 2-2 draw with Roma
Juventus are waiting on a Covid-19 test result to see if Cristiano Ronaldo will be available for their Champions League match against Barcelona on Wednesday.
Ronaldo, 35, has been self-isolating since testing positive for the virus on 13 Octoberand recorded another positive result last week.
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Manchester City: How front three set tone for dominant Champions League display in Marseille
Manchester City have had plenty of problems to deal with in the opening weeks of the season so their performance in Tuesday's win over Marseille was exactly what they needed.
Some patchy form has seen City drop points in three of their first five Premier League games, and they were without any fit strikers in France after injuries to Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus.
But Pep Guardiola's side responded with an impressive display in a comfortable 3-0 victory that keeps them top of Group C and, as well as the result, there were plenty of positives all over the pitch.
No trouble this time vs five at the backThe graphic on the left shows where Marseille won the ball back - only three of their successful tackles (green triangles), interceptions (blue) and ball recoveries (yellow) took place in the City half. In contrast, 37% (23/62) of City's successful challenges took place in the Marseille half, including when Kevin de Bruyne (17) won possession on the edge of the home side's area to set up his side's first goal.
I was really impressed by the intensity of the whole City team against Marseille, and I think the way they went after the French side had a lot to do with their front three.
Raheem Sterling, Ferran Torres and Phil Foden set the tone from the start with their energy, with and without the ball, and their dynamism helped City impose themselves on the game right from the start.
Yes, Marseille sat in and stayed deep with five at the back so a lot of the game was being played in their half, but what was noticeable was how fast the turnover was whenever City lost possession.
How far did City force Marseille's back-five back? During the first half, the average position of the touches of all 11 Marseille players was inside their own half. In contrast, even City's centre-backs Aymeric Laporte (14) and Ruben Dias (3) were near the halfway line.
They would react quickly and win the ball back because of the pressure they put Marseille under - and they scored their first goal by forcing a mistake on the edge of the home side's area.
It was very different to the way they struggled to make inroads against a similar formation in the first half of their draw with West Ham at the weekend - when Foden and Torres were both on the bench.
Heat maps of City's possession in the first half of their games against West Ham (left) and Marseille (right). City had 66% of possession before the break against the Hammers and 68.2% against Marseille - but they operated much higher up the pitch against the French side.No false nine role for Torres
To see Torres leading the line this time was a surprise, because I thought Sterling would get the job - and the Spaniard was no false nine either - his role was something different, which again was a bit unexpected.
Pep told him to go and stand on the shoulder of the Marseille centre-halves and use his pace try to get in behind their defence when he could.
It made perfect sense with Kevin de Bruyne on the pitch, because with a false nine who is dropping deep, the opposition defence can push right up, reducing the space for De Bruyne to operate in.
Instead, having someone fast playing as an actual number nine stretched the play and gave De Bruyne more room to maraud around in.
Torres did well in an unfamiliar position and the only thing I felt he was lacking was in the hold-up play City would get from Aguero or Jesus - although he did get better at it in the second half.
I'm not sure having him in that position would ever be seen as a long-term answer, but it certainly worked against Marseille.
I actually think Guardiola will mix things up with his attack while he is without Aguero and Jesus in the next few weeks, whether it's with Sterling in an identical role to the one Torres played here, or as a false nine.
In the past Pep has used De Bruyne further forward on his own, or along with Bernardo Silva, so he has plenty of options.
Sterling, for example, can play anywhere across that front three. Pep regularly plays him on the left so he can cut inside on to his right to finish, or allow space for his full-back to drive wide around him.
He is very good at it, but I enjoying seeing him on the right against Marseille and he had a productive evening.
De Bruyne made 58 passes against Marseille and 47 of them were successful (green arrows) including his two assists (blue arrows)
De Bruyne was also a pleasure to watch, on his first start for City since 3 October.
Without him, they have not been quite as good as usual going forward in recent weeks but, when he is fully fit and playing like this, they have nothing to worry about in attack.
A slick team performance
City's defence has been seen as suspect for a while now but they were so comfortable for the first hour or so on Tuesday that their centre-back pairing Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias could have put their slippers on.
It took Marseille until the final half hour to work out how to get past City's press but, when they did, Laporte and Dias were ready.
Dias made a couple of really important clearing headers when dangerous balls were put into the City area, and it was a really good sign that he did not let his concentration levels drop after such an easy opening to the game.
City are 13th in the Premier League after two wins, two draws and a defeat in their first five games but they are top of their Champions League group after beating Porto 3-1 and Marseille 3-0
Every City player had that kind of focus, though, and there just seemed a really nice balance to the whole team.
Once they realised Marseille were not coming out of their own half, Ilkay Gundogan and Oleksandr Zinchenko were allowed to get forward and join in with the attack.
It turned into a very slick team performance. In total, 760 of City's 821 passes were successful, which shows just how good they were, collectively as well as individually.
You have to remember that Marseille had lost their previous 10 Champions League games, so this was a game City were expected to win - but they made it look very easy.
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Fact Check On Rumours Of President Buhari Being Fake
The absence of President Muhammadu Buhari in some situations coupled with his silence on salient issues have continued to fuel claims that he is 'dead' and has been replaced with a look-alike impostor from Sudan. Mr Buhari was terribly sick in 2017 till the point of spending three months medical leave in London. Members of the opposition and fake news peddlers rumoured that he died in London.
Some conspiracy theories were concocted to support the claims. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of a secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPO has been at the forefront of pushing the narrative of cloning.
Comparing pictures and videos of Mr Buhari before and after the controversial medical leave, Mr Kanu pointed out some physical features of the President that have changed, suggesting a stronger backing of the cloning story. Several fact-checks done by Africa Check, Dubawa and AFP in the past have debunked these photos and had discredited the narrative propagated by the secessionist leader.
Meanwhile, in the build-up of the 2019 General election, President Buhari denied claims that he had died and was replaced by a Sudanese impostor. “It’s the real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday and I will still go strong,” Buhari told Nigerians in a town hall session in Poland, where he was attending a conference.
While everyone expected that his response had laid all controversies to rest, the claim resurfaced again, however in a new form.
How controversial claim resurfaced
During the heat of the #endsars protests that saw to the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian police, notorious for brutality, the already-laid-to-rest claim surfaced online.
It however went viral when some unarmed protesters were shot by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos state. Many were reported dead and scores sustained injuries. Prominent figures across the globe including the former US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton and Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, condemned the shooting.
However, it took President Buhari more than 24 hours to address this burning issue. In fact, in his eventual address, the President kept mum on the shooting of the unarmed protesters. In respect to this, many criticised his silence and chided the Presidency for being insensitive to the plight of the people.
Alongside the criticism was a viral video insinuating that Mr Buhari is 'dead' and African leaders paid a tribute by declaring a one-minute silence to mourn his demise.
According to the video, the leaders under the auspices of the African Union (AU) did this at its 28th ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).
The 55 seconds video clip captioned "AU leaders observe a minute silence for late President Muhammadu Buhari" was first posted on November 18, 2018, via Biafra Today, a YouTube channel linked to IPOB.
The video has so far garnered over 143,000 views and has generated varying reactions from viewers.
Also, several social media and blogs have published the same claim, referencing the Biafra Today video.
Verification
POLITICS NIGERIA in its support for accuracy and accountability in the media fact-checked the video. The footage is an edited motion graphics video containing still images and texts. While the picture might show an ongoing AU meeting, there was no evidence as to what was going on when the images were captured.
Also, the meeting of the Assembly in January 2017 was the 28th Ordinary session that was scheduled to run from January 22-31, 2017.
According to page 2 of the Guide for the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, which highlighted the programme of events, the Ordinary Session of the Assembly was held at the Nelson Mandela Hall from January 30 – 31 and not in February, as contained in the video.
Moreover, in the minute of the summit published on its official website, Mr Buhari’s name was never mentioned.
"Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 January 2017- The 28th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), officially opened today at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with a strong call for unity to uphold the maintenance of peace and stability in the continent."
"The Nelson Mandela plenary hall was full to capacity with delegates and special invitees coming to witness the important event. They heard from distinguished speakers who took their turn on the podium to enlighten the world on the progress made so far in the continent and some of the challenges that Africa faces, as well as proposals for the way forward."
"The event this year is held under the AU theme: “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth”, " the minute read.
While Mr Buhari could not attend the summit because of ill-health, every other summit after the January 2017 edition was graced by Mr. Buhari.
In fact, it should be recalled that, on July 4, 2017, six months after the January summit, during the 29th Session of the AU, African leaders unanimously endorsed President Buhari to champion the fight against corruption on the continent.
Again, earlier this year, President Buhari was present at the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).
VERDICT
Politics Nigeria concludes that for want of evidence, veracity of previous fact checks and President Buhari's consistent denial of being replaced by an existing Sudanese impostor, the CLAIM is FALSE.
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FG Begins Payment Of N30,000 Grants To Artisans
The Presidency on Tuesday said the payment of N30,000 one-time grant to 330,000 artisans across the country under the Economic Sustainability Plan has commenced.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement titled “Payment of N30,000 grants to 330,000 artisans under ESP begins.”
Akande said the payments were being made to sets of verified beneficiaries of the Artisan Support Scheme, a track under the MSMEs Survival Fund.
The statement read, “In the first stream of payments starting today (Tuesday), beneficiaries are being drawn from the FCT, Lagos, Ondo, Kaduna, Borno, Kano, Bauchi, Anambra, Abia, Rivers, Plateau and Delta States.
“They form the first batch of applications for the scheme submitted between October 1 and October 10.
“The MSMEs Survival Fund scheme is a component of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan which was developed by an Economic Sustainability Committee established by President Muhammadu Buhari in March 2020. The President asked his deputy, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to head the committee which produced and is overseeing the implementation of the plan.
“Under the ESP, the Survival Fund is generally designed to among other things, support vulnerable MSMEs in meeting their different obligations and safeguard jobs in the sector.”
Akande added that enumeration for the second stream of states under the scheme has also commenced with enumerators in various states compiling the lists of artisans through their association leaders.
He said all artisans are expected to liaise with their association leaders to document their details.
He added, “The registration of applicants for Stream 2 began on October 19, 2020. States under Stream 2 are: Edo, Ogun, Ekiti, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Enugu, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Taraba, Bayelsa
“In the same vein, enumeration and verification of the documents of applicants under the Survival Fund Payroll Support scheme is still ongoing. Dates for the commencement of payment would be announced in due course.
“The application process for the payroll support scheme, which began on September 21, had ended on October 15, 2020. Accepted applications are categorised by industry sectors, including Education and Hospitality, among other sectors.
“However, there may be an extension for applications for some states that have not met their quota on beneficiaries. The Artisan Support Scheme is to benefit about 9,000 Nigerians per state and FCT.”
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