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25/02/2025

Except from the Revised Version of CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO STOOLS
..The sun was breathing fire; albeit the rain fell like large pebbles the previous days, so it was mainly wet with little sunny intervals; but the day blazed hot hence the warmth of the afternoon sun could be felt in Ikeja the capital city of Lagos state, as Nifemi and her bosom friend Amarachi, wandered from one store to another occasionally retracing their steps. The Ikeja city mall was pretty much filled with people. An amazingly large number of their fellow shoppers were pushing baby strollers.

Nifemi observed that many of the parents involved were in their mid-thirties or so. I wonder what it would be like to have another child, she thought. Biologically speaking, it’s not too late, if Kunle and I got together…

The yearning to cuddle another child of his making against her breast hit her with such force that she almost stumbled. She quickly reminded herself that there wasn’t a shred of evidence that Kunle might be interested in making the necessary commitment...

CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO STOOLS

The story is a work of fiction in the romance/love genre and could be referred to as a work of "Crossover" fiction blending elements of the romance genre and social psychology.

The book portrays the point where Grief Meets Courage and Extra-ordinary Bravery amidst the chaos and complexities of life.

Love, Pain, Secrecy, Dilemma and Threat are the bed rock of the story.

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01/01/2025

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30/12/2024

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound joy at the re-opening of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, describing it as another remarkable achievement in 2024 that has strengthened Nigerians' hope in his administration.

Today, the Warri Refinery returned to operation weeks after NNPC Limited restarted the 60,000 Barrels per day at the Port Harcourt Refinery in November.

With Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) going into operation after several years of inactivity, President Tinubu has once again expressed his administration's determination to ramp up local refining capacity and make Nigeria a hub for downstream industrial activities in Africa.

The All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari awarded the contract for the complete rehabilitation and overhaul of the four state-owned refineries.

President Tinubu noted with confidence that with the 125,000 (bpd) Warri Refinery now operating at 60% capacity, his administration's comprehensive plan to ensure energy efficiency and security is entirely on course. He praised the Mele Kyari-led management of the NNPCL for working hard to restore Nigeria's glory and pride as a major oil-producing country.

30/12/2024

Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State has reacted to reports of possible agreement reached with presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.

Speaking in an interview with BBC, the leader of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) said he never entered an agreement with either Atiku or Obi to share power by alternating terms.

Kwankwaso while stating that he is unawree of such plans acknowledged that he had heard reports that members of the Atiku camp had been consulting and having meetings with regional leaders and clerics to push such narrative.

Disclosing his displeasure over such activities bu elders, Kwankwaso said he wa informed that about 45 clerics were gathered and armed with such lies and fabricated story.

His words, “I did not appreciate this at all.

“They were told that I had agreed to a deal where Atiku would serve for four years, I would serve for another four years, and Peter Obi would serve for eight years. This is completely false; such an agreement never existed,” the former governor said.

He further noted that he has found peace and stayed away from humiliation since leaving the PDP for NNPP.

“Such lies and deceit are precisely why we left. Myself, Peter Obi, Wike, and others all left. Now they are coming back, asking us to help those who humiliated us to achieve their goals,” Kwankwaso said.

22/08/2024

The 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has retired from service.

Ariwoola’s retirement followed his attainment of 70 years.

Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1954.

On 22 November 2011, he was elevated to the bench of the Supreme Court and was appointed substantive CJN on 27 June 2022.

Ariwoola was appointed CJN following the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad

Justice Ariwoola was formally confirmed Chief Justice of Nigeria by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.

Events of Ariwoola’s retirement are ongoing at the Supreme Court.

However, there are indications that Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun will replace Ariwoola as the new CJN.

21/08/2024

Jennifer Lopez Files for Divorce from Ben Affleck After 2 Years of Marriage

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are divorcing after just over two years of marriage.

The actress reportedly filed on Tuesday, August 20, in L.A. County Superior Court. The official separation date is listed as April 26.

Lopez, 55, and Affleck, 52, married in Las Vegas in July 2022 after re-sparking their relationship from two decades.

The two tied the knot again in a large ceremony in Georgia on August 20, 2022, exactly two years ago.

The breakup comes after reports the two had been living separately.

20/08/2024

Under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian government has allocated a staggering N3.2 trillion to the security sector within the past year.

Despite the substantial investment, the country continues to grapple with widespread kidnappings and killings, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the expenditures.

In the third quarter of the 2023 fiscal year, the Nigerian Defence Ministry received N412 billion, the Ministry of Police Affairs was allocated N150 billion, the Office of the National Security Adviser received N31 billion, and the Ministry of Interior was granted N64 billion.

The figures, as revealed by the Open Treasury Portal, amount to a total of N657 billion allocated to security in just the third quarter of 2023.

The fourth quarter of 2023 saw an even higher allocation, with the Defence Ministry receiving N487 billion, the Ministry of Police Affairs N282 billion, the Ministry of Interior N119 billion, and the Office of the National Security Adviser N113 billion.

In total, N1 trillion was funnelled into security agencies and ministries in this quarter alone. Consequently, the combined expenditure on security for the third and fourth quarters of 2023 reached N1.657 trillion.

The spending spree continued into 2024, with N1.032 trillion allocated to the Defence Ministry between January and June. The Ministry of Police Affairs received N424 billion, and the Office of the National Security Adviser was granted N223 billion.

This six-month period alone saw N1.6 trillion spent on security, bringing the total amount spent on security ministries and agencies between the third quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2024 to N3.2 trillion.

However, despite these vast sums, the impact on the ground remains questionable. The Nigerian Army, which received N426 billion in the first half of 2024, the Navy (N140 billion), the Air Force (N121 billion), and the Defence Intelligence Agency (N13.7 billion) continue to struggle with the persistence.

19/08/2024

President Bola Tinubu has approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to use the 2023 final dividends owed to the federation to cover the cost of petrol subsidies, the Cable reports.

The president also ordered a halt on the payment of 2024 interim dividends to the FG to help boost NNPC’s cash flow.

A forecast by NNPC seen by the publication, showed that the total petrol subsidy expenses from August 2023 to December 2024 will amount to N6.884 trillion, leaving the company unable to remit N3.987 trillion in taxes and royalties to the federation account.

Under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the NNPC is obligated to pay taxes and royalties as well as dividends to the federation, its sole shareholder.

In June 2024, NNPC told Tinubu that the subsidy payments were negatively impacting its cash flow and it was struggling to remain a “going concern”.



The company said it might not be able to sustain petrol imports because of the ballooning subsidy bill, which it blamed on “forex pressure”.

NNPC is now expected to pause the payment of interim dividends for eight months this year from May to December.

Interim dividends, based on inflow projections — are usually remitted monthly into the federation account and shared by the three tiers of government while the final dividends are paid at the end of the year after reconciliation.

17/08/2024

For more than 100 years, the otherworldly wreck of a British warship sat lost on the seabed, covered in barnacles and seaweed, after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War I.

Now, specialist divers working with Lost In Waters Deep say they believe they have found the wreck of the HMS Hawke, which sunk on October 15, 1914, off the coast of Scotland, the organization posted on Facebook on Monday.

17/08/2024

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian Presidential jets seized following a French court order. The release comes after the company was informed that President Bola Tinubu needed the aircraft for an upcoming meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier, it was reported that Zhongshan Fucheng had seized a Dassault Falcon 7X, a Boeing 737-7N6/BBJ, and an Airbus A330-243 belonging to the Nigerian government....

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian Presidential jets seized following a French court order. The release comes after the comp…

15/08/2024

Nigeria’s inflation drops for the first time in 19 months. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s inflation rate declined to 33.4 percent in July, below the 34.2 percent reported in June. This is the first decline in 19 months, since December 2022 when it last dropped to 21.34%. The latest inflation rate figures are based on the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) CPI report for July 2024....

Nigeria’s inflation drops for the first time in 19 months.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s inflation rate declined to 33.4 percent in July, below the 34.2 percent reported in …

15/08/2024

RIVERS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION NOT POSTPONED -JUSTICE ENEBELI

Chairman and Chief Electorial Officer of the Rivers State Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Rtd), has dismissed speculations that the 2024 Local Government Election Time-Table and the 5th October, 2024 date fixed for the election has been postponed.

Justice Enebeli said the time-table is still on course and the election will hold as slated.

He made the clarification following the a purported information circulating on social media that the date has been changed and the election postponed.

In a statement personally signed by him, Justice Enebeli said: "The attention of the Rivers State Independent Electoral
Commission has been drawn to a spurious article making the round, in the social media space purporting the Chairman of RSIEC as saying that Rivers State Local Government Election scheduled for October 5, 2024, will be postponed until the court order is lifted.

"This is to certify that the Chairman of RSIEC, Hon. Justice Adolphus Enebeli, DSSRS, (Rtd) never issued/uttered any such statement at any time.

"The general public is therefore hereby advised to dismiss and discountenance the article in its entirety as same is false, baseless and unfounded.

"And for the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the Rivers State 2024 Local Government Election Time-Table is still on
course and the 5 October, 2024 election day is sacrosanct," he added.