These are the stories that drove conversation today.
An OAU lecturer, Richard Akindele has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, after he changed his plea from ‘non-guilty’ to ‘guilty’.
The trial judge, Maureen Onyekenu had earlier rejected a suspended sentence and plea bargain which the defendant’s counsel, Francis Omotosho, had pleaded for, noting that suspended sentence and plea bargain should be premised on public interest.
We can calm our nerves a little bit as fuel marketers have confirmed that they have started receiving the N236 billion promised by the Federal government.
The Executive Secretary, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Olufemi Adewole said, “I can confirm to you government made good its promise to deliver promissory notes to marketers on Friday. Our members have been collecting it. We appreciate the government’s gesture, especially the president, who stepped in to ensure the matter was resolved amicably speedily.”
The Nigerian Army has threatened to sack Amnesty International over it’s “reckless” reports that are only aimed at destabilising the country.
In a statement, the Army spokesperson said, “The NGO is at the verge of releasing yet another concocted report against the military, ostensibly against the Nigerian Army. Consequently, Nigerians should be wary of Amnesty International (Nigeria) because it’s goals are to destabilise Nigeria and to dismember it.”
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), National Assembly chapter, has commenced a four-day warning strike.
This is coming two days before President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to present the 2019 budget to the members of the National Assembly.
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate has promised to appoint a Nigerian younger than 30 years if he is elected in 2019.
He stated this while addressing a town hall meeting which had in attendance, a number of youth, in Lagos.
And stories from around the world…
The son of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Netanyahu has been temporarily banned from Facebook after a series of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian posts the social network said broke its rules on hate speech.
The social media company confirmed the ban after Yair, 27, claimed in a tweet on Sunday that Facebook had blocked him for 24 hours for posting criticism after it removed a post last week in which he called for revenge against “those monsters” following the fatal shooting of two Israeli soldiers by a Palestinian at a bus station in the West Bank.
Theresa May has told Parliament that MPs will vote on the UK’s Brexit deal in the week beginning 14 January.
May said the EU had made it clear the Irish backstop was “not a plot to trap the UK” and urged MPs to see Brexit through.
The US military says it has killed 62 fighters from the Islamist group al-Shabab in six air strikes in Somalia.
Four air strikes on Saturday killed 32 militants and a further two on Sunday killed 28, it said in a statement.
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked three high court judges – three years after an investigating committee found them to have been involved in alleged corruption.
They were part of over 100 judges and court staff implicated in a corruption scandal that shocked Ghana in 2015.
Liverpool will take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16, while Manchester United have been drawn against Paris St-Germain.
Premier League champions Manchester City and Tottenham also face Bundesliga sides, with City meeting Schalke and Spurs playing Borussia Dortmund.
⚽ Schalke v Man City
⚽ Atletico Madrid v Juventus
⚽ Man Utd v PSG
⚽ Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund
⚽ Lyon v Barcelona
⚽ Roma v Porto
⚽ Ajax v Real Madrid
⚽ Liverpool v Bayern MunichWhich game do you think will be most exciting? pic.twitter.com/uRFORtiGHo
— Y! Online (@YNaija) December 17, 2018
Omoleye Omoruyi… an apprentice web/game developer, novelist, sensitive to happenings in the world. Meet him @Lord_rickie on Twitter/Instagram
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