Buhari Commissions Waltersmith Modular Refinery In Ibigwe, Imo State

This afternoon I virtually commissioned the 5,000 barrels per day Waltersmith Modular Refinery in Ibigwe, Imo State, in fulfillment of our Refinery Roadmap. I am pleased to note that work is now commencing on expansion of the capacity of the refinery to 50,000 barrels per day.

We rolled out our administration’s Refinery Roadmap in 2018, with the ultimate goal of making Nigeria a net exporter of petroleum products. The Roadmap has four key elements, namely, Rehabiliation of existing refineries, Greenfield Refineries, Co-location & Modular Refining.

I am delighted that the Waltersmith Refinery is coming on-stream within two years of the commencement of the Roadmap, and after many years of granting licenses for the establishment of modular refineries with nothing to show for it.

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Aisha Yesufu Makes BBC's 100 Most Influential Women In The World

Nigerian activist and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, Aisha Yesufu has been listed amongst the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for the year 2020.

The highly vocal activist was listed alongside Sanna Marin who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government, Michelle Yeoh, star of the new Avatar and Marvel films and Sarah Gilbert, who heads the Oxford University research into a coronavirus vaccine, as well as Jane Fonda, a climate activist and actress.

According to the BBC, this year’s 100 Women list “is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.”

Who is Aisha Yesufu?

Born on December 12 1974 in Kano State, northwest Nigeria, Aisha Yesufu is a socio-political activist, and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, an advocacy group that brings attention to the abduction of over 200 girls, from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria, on 14 April 2014, by the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Yesufu, alongside the former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili were at the forefront of the campaign that drew attention worldwide including that of the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.

Yesufu has also been at the forefront of the End SARS movement, a campaign that drew attention to the excesses of a controversial police unit called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

Mrs. Yesufu who was born by Edo parents but raised in Kano had always shared her difficult experiences of being a girl-child in a heavily patriarchal environment.

In her words, “By the time I was 11 years old, I did not have any female friends because all of them had been married off but I wanted to be educated and leave the ghetto.”

According to Aisha Yesufu: “Most of my mates were almost grandmothers when I married at 24.”

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Senate Confirms Buhari's Code Of Conduct Bureau Nominees

The Ahmad Lawan-led Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nominations by President Muhammadu Buhari into the various vacant positions at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CC.

Those confirmed as members are Barr. Benedict Umeano (Anambra — South East); Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma (Edo - South South); and CP. Olayinka Babatunde Balogun Rtd (Ogun – South West), Igbere TV reports.

The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought the confirmation of the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the electoral body by the Senate.

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Deola Smart To Wed Malivelihood in A 2-Day Event (Pix)


Deola Smart daughter of Kogi Senator Smart Adeyemi will on December 5 wed Olusola Awujoola popularly known as Malivelihood, Igbere TV reports.

Malivelihood, a jeweller, and the senator’s daughter will exchange marital vows at the National Ecumenical Center in Abuja in the presence of friends and family, according to the invitation cards sent out by the couple.

It was gathered that an engagement ceremony will be held on December 4 also in Abuja.

Deola recently took to Instagram to acknowledge her fiancé’s large heart.

“My hubby dearest!!!! In the middle of preparing for a wedding!!! You still had the time to surprise your wife. I love you @malivelihood,” she wrote.

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In 2017, Malivelihood proposed to Deola with a customised diamond ring.

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2023: Buhari Should Be Wary Of People Trying To Market Tinubu ― Bode George

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to fall for those who would eclipse the main issue wracking Lagos State in a needless, solicitous self immersed scheming in partisan engagement.

Bode George also advises former Governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande not to engage in fruitless pleading sessions for a man who is fixated on a warped pipe-dream about governing Nigeria.

“The visit of Chief Bisi Akande, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, Dr Yomi Finnih, and Chief Segun Osoba to the seat of power in Abuja is needless, unnecessary, veiled in some poorly hidden agenda that is woven in apparently self-serving ulterior personalised desperation.

It is easy to discern that the visit is stripped of any patriotic progression, lacking in balanced national leadership, voided of a spirit of sacrifice and developmental vision. The very absence of Bola Tinubu from the jamboree screams to high heavens that the meeting itself is a covert placatory softening of the ground for Tinubu himself. I am pretty certain that in his very absence, Tinubu occupies the centrality of the discussion.

Bode George, who is Atona Oodua of Yorubaland in his message titled, “The jamboree visit to the Villa: My Birthday Offering.” said that the very pivot of the Lagosian malady is the reckless, irresponsible misappropriation of the Lagosian commonwealth by Tinubu.

“This much I have documented in several public interventions. This, I may add, contributed to the heightened scale of the disgruntlement and the anger of the youths who made the Lekki Tollgates the very symbol of their rejection of the politics of subjugation.

“I will advise Baba Akande who governed Osun State with principled, incorruptible leadership to kindly help us drop off Bola Tinubu at Iragbiji as he makes his way back to Ila-Orangun, rather than engaging in fruitless pleading sessions for a man who is fixated on a warped pipe-dream about governing Nigeria. He should pay restitution for the egregious stripping of the Lagosian coffers.”

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Roads: 5 States To Get N148bn Refund As Senate Approves Buhari's Request

Five Nigerian states will get a refund of over one hundred and forty-eight billon naira (N148,141,969,161.24) for road projects executed on behalf of the Federal Government.

This was as the Senate on Tuesday, November 24 approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a refund of the said sum to the affected states.

Igbere TV gathers the five states to include, Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Osun and Ondo. The money will be refunded to the coffers of the states government.

The approval was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts Chaired by Senator Clifford Ordia (PDP, Edo Central).

Ordia in his presentation stated that most of the Federal highways in the beneficiary states where said projects were executed “were at a deplorable state before the intervention of the state governments.”

According to him, “series of visits were carried out by the Federal Ministry it Works and Housing on all Federal Roads completed by the States and ascertained that the quality off work done met the required standard.”

The lawmaker however noted that states like Cross River, Rivers, Bayelsa and Ondo States embarked on the highway projects execution as far back as 2005 to date.

He added that while the State Governments have completed all projects, as well as paid all contractors, the Federal Bureau of Procurement on its part certified that due process was followed accordingly.


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Bobrisky Gets Own Snapchat Filter (Pictures)

Popular crossdresser Bobrisky has gotten his own customised Snapchat Filter, Igbere TV reports.

The 28-year-old in an Instagram post thanked Snapchat.

His filter pictures him as an angel.

“Thank you Snapchat ! You can now use my filter on snap across d world �. I’m ****ing famous !!!!!!! Just type Bobrisky my filter will pop out. I’m so blessed. When you big you are big,” he wrote on Tuesday.

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In another post Bobrisky boasts of being the queen of snap in Nigeria.

“How many of ur celebrities hit 1million views in 24hrs on snap. I remain d QUEEN OF SNAP in Nigeria �� if you can beat my 1million views pls upload it,” he wrote.

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Born Idris Okuneye, Bobrisky attended graduate school at University of Lagos (UNILAG).

Elon Musk Overtakes Bill Gates As The 2nd Richest Man In The World

Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person as Tesla’s market cap inches closer to $500 billion

This is the second time in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaire Index that BillGates has ranked lower than number two.

Gates has held the top position in the billionaire index before being leapfrogged by Amazon’s founder JeffBezos in 2017.

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Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person as Tesla’s market cap inches closer to $500 billion

The billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now leapfrogged Bill Gates to grab the world’s second-richest ranking.

Musk’s net worth swelled by more than $7.2 billion on November 23, driven by another surge in the Tesla share price.

In January 2020, he ranked 35th, but the tremendous rise in Tesla’s share price has helped him gain ground and surpass other billionaires in the world.

Since the beginning of this year, the members of the Bloomberg Index have collectively gained 23% — or $1.3 trillion.

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Nigeria Not Included In $15,000 Visa Bond Pilot – US Mission

The United States Mission has said Nigeria is not included in the US’ pilot visa bond programme.

The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement on its website on Tuesday.

The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump had issued a new temporary rule for African tourists.

The new rule could require tourist and business travellers from some countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States.

The US State Department said the temporary final rule, which takes effect December 24 and runs through June 24, targets countries whose nationals have higher rates of overstaying B-2 visas for tourists and B-1 visas for business travelers.

The statement read, “In response to the April 2019 Presidential Memorandum on Combating High Nonimmigrant Overstay Rates, the Department and our embassies and consulates overseas conducted an in-depth analysis to identify and address root causes of overstays.

“Among other efforts to address this challenge, the State Department is considering additional steps to address overstays, including piloting a limited visa bonds program to test, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, the operational feasibility of posting, processing, and discharging visa bonds as means to ensure the timely departure from the United States of certain travelers.

“Accordingly, the State Department will begin a limited six-month visa bond pilot program beginning on December 24, 2020.

“We are committed to combating visa overstays and making sure travelers to the United States respect our laws.

“The implementation of this pilot builds on our engagement with foreign governments in recent years and will ensure continued progress to reduce overstay rates. Nigeria is not included in this six months pilot program.”

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DJ Cuppy Asks Marvel To Cast Temi Otedola In 'Black Panther 2'

Billionaire daughter and popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, DJ Cuppy has made a case for her sister Temi to be included in the cast of the sequel for Hollywood blockbuster movie, Black Panther, which is to be shot in 2021, IgbereTV reports.

In a recent tweet, she appealed to Marvel, the makers of Black Panther 2 for Temi to be cast in the movie.

The Gelato singer defended her request by stating that her is an amazing Nigerian actress who deserves a shot on the award winning movie sequel.

DJ Cuppy tagged the official Marvel handle and tweeted;

“Dear @Marvel I heard you’re shooting “Black Panther 2” in 2021! …My sister @TemiOtedola is an AMAZING Nigerian actress and needs to be in it!”
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Her appeal is coming on the heels of her sister’s successful debut lead role in Kunle Afolayan’s ”Citation” movie.

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