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Netflix Announces First Nigerian Original Series

[Premium Times] Back row (From L-R): Banky W, Ted Sarandos (Netflix Chief Content Officer), Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Felipe Tewes (Netflix Italian & African Originals Director), Omoni Oboli, Ben Amadasun (Netflix Africa Licensing Director) and Akin Omotoso. Front Row (L-R) Mo Abudu, Adesua Etomi, Dorothy Ghettuba (Netflix African Originals lead), Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba and Ramsey Noah. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

West Africa: Is the Time Right for a Single Currency in West Africa?

[The Conversation Africa] The eight Francophone states that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union have agreed to drop the use of the CFA Franc. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo will soon start using new currency, the 'Eco'. The currency is scheduled for launch in June 2020. via LATEST NEWS

South Africa: Budget Shows Treasury Is Desperately Short of Ideas to Fix Economic Woes

[The Conversation Africa] At the core of this year's budget proposals from South Africa's national treasury is the admission that national debt is no longer expected to stabilise. In previous years, bar one brief exception, budgets and medium-term budgets repeatedly promised that debt would stabilise even as previous years' promises were broken. via LATEST NEWS

Maina’s Drivers Petition Police Over Threat To Life By Him, Wife

Maina in court Maina in court ChannelsTV Abdul Ibrahim and Ibrahim Muhammad, former drivers to Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, have written a letter of complaint to the Nigeria Police Force over threat to life and intimidation by Maina and his wife, Laila. The drivers, in the letter addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State, by their lawyers, claimed that Maina, currently remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre, has been issuing death threats to them for granting an interview to operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing case against him. Maina is currently standing trial on a 12-count charge of money laundering to the tune of over N2bn preferred against him by the EFCC. The duo of Ibrahim and Muhammad said that sequel to the arrest of Maina, they were apprehended by the EFCC, detained and interrogated. They however, raised the alarm that after speaking with the anti-graft agency, they had received death t

Nigerian Senate Fixes Date For Public Hearing On Anti-Social Media Bill

The Nigerian Senate has fixed March 9, 2020 for a public hearing on the bill to regulate social media usage in Nigeria. The bill titled ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’, which was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Musa, is on course to become a law in the country. Chairman of Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the announcement on Wednesday. As part of the public hearing, stakeholders and interested members are requested to submit 20 hard copies and a soft copy of their memoranda to the committee's secretariat before March 6. The bill, since its introduction, has been under scrutiny from Nigerians, who have expressed displeasure at its emergence. Free Speech Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  via IFTTT

Rehabilitation Of Boko Haram Insurgents Signals Recycling Of Terrorism In Nigeria —Okei-Odumakin

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, Convener of Nigerians Unite Against Terror, has described a bill seeking to create an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists in the country as a means of recycling terrorism. Okei-Odumakin stated that one of the major roles of elected politicians was to keep the country safe.  She said, “We strongly feel that the bill offers further concessions to Boko Haram militants still terrorising the country which would further embolden them. “There is an insinuation that terrorism in the entire North-East was raised and promoted by some politicians. “What started as recruitment and indoctrination of young minds against the value system of Western world, has now snowballed into killing innocent civilians and uniformed men irrespective of creed and religion. “We rise in unison as a people of conscience and condemn such cruelty and assault on our collective value for life.” Boko Haram Poli

William M. Branham

William M. Branham . William M. Branham (1909–1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the healing revival movement after World War II and left a lasting impact on televangelism and the modern Charismatic movement. After claiming to have received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946, Branham launched his worldwide ministry and campaigning career in June. His inter-denominational meetings were the largest religious meetings that had ever been held in some American cities. Branham was the first American deliverance minister to successfully campaign in Europe. His ministry reached global audiences with major campaigns held in North America, Europe, Africa, and India. Crowds were drawn to his stories of angelic visitations and reports of miracles happening at his meetings. His ministry spawned many emulators and set in motion the broader healing revival that later became the modern Charismatic movement.

William M. Branham

William M. Branham . William M. Branham (1909–1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the healing revival movement after World War II and left a lasting impact on televangelism and the modern Charismatic movement. After claiming to have received an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946, Branham launched his worldwide ministry and campaigning career in June. His inter-denominational meetings were the largest religious meetings that had ever been held in some American cities. Branham was the first American deliverance minister to successfully campaign in Europe. His ministry reached global audiences with major campaigns held in North America, Europe, Africa, and India. Crowds were drawn to his stories of angelic visitations and reports of miracles happening at his meetings. His ministry spawned many emulators and set in motion the broader healing revival that later became the modern Charismatic movement.

Maina’s Drivers Petition Police Over Threat To Life By Him, Wife

Maina in court Maina in court ChannelsTV Abdul Ibrahim and Ibrahim Muhammad, former drivers to Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, have written a letter of complaint to the Nigeria Police Force over threat to life and intimidation by Maina and his wife, Laila. The drivers, in the letter addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State, by their lawyers, claimed that Maina, currently remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre, has been issuing death threats to them for granting an interview to operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing case against him. Maina is currently standing trial on a 12-count charge of money laundering to the tune of over N2bn preferred against him by the EFCC. The duo of Ibrahim and Muhammad said that sequel to the arrest of Maina, they were apprehended by the EFCC, detained and interrogated. They however, raised the alarm that after speaking with the anti-graft agency, they had received death t

EFCC Arraigns Ighalo Over N1.75m Scam

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Patrick Ighalo before Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over a N1.75m scam.  Ighalo was arraigned on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence.  One of the counts reads, "That you Patrick Ighalo and Raymond Otamere Ibie between 10th and 15th of April, 2015 at Port Harcourt, within the jurisdiction of the court with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N1.75m from one Evelyn Obene under the false pretence that the sum was an investment in an oil business and which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)( a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act." When the charges were read to Ighalo, he pleaded not guilty. In view of the plea of the defendant, the prosecution counsel, R.E. Alao, prayed the

Nigerian Senate Fixes Date For Public Hearing On Anti-Social Media Bill

The Nigerian Senate has fixed March 9, 2020 for a public hearing on the bill to regulate social media usage in Nigeria. The bill titled ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’, which was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Musa, is on course to become a law in the country. Chairman of Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters, Opeyemi Bamidele, made the announcement on Wednesday. As part of the public hearing, stakeholders and interested members are requested to submit 20 hard copies and a soft copy of their memoranda to the committee's secretariat before March 6. The bill, since its introduction, has been under scrutiny from Nigerians, who have expressed displeasure at its emergence. Free Speech Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

Rehabilitation Of Boko Haram Insurgents Signals Recycling Of Terrorism In Nigeria —Okei-Odumakin

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, Convener of Nigerians Unite Against Terror, has described a bill seeking to create an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant Boko Haram terrorists in the country as a means of recycling terrorism. Okei-Odumakin stated that one of the major roles of elected politicians was to keep the country safe.  She said, “We strongly feel that the bill offers further concessions to Boko Haram militants still terrorising the country which would further embolden them. “There is an insinuation that terrorism in the entire North-East was raised and promoted by some politicians. “What started as recruitment and indoctrination of young minds against the value system of Western world, has now snowballed into killing innocent civilians and uniformed men irrespective of creed and religion. “We rise in unison as a people of conscience and condemn such cruelty and assault on our collective value for life.” Boko Haram Poli

JUST IN: Soldier Kills Four Colleagues, Self In Borno

A Nigerian soldier serving at Army Super Camp 15 located at Malam Fatori, Borno State, has killed four of his colleagues in Borno State. The unnamed soldier also killed himself after committing the act. Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, revealed this on Wednesday evening. Musa said that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday. He said, “A corporal of the Nigerian Army serving at Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, Malam Fatori, went berserk in early hours of February 26, 2020 and opened fire, killing four of his colleagues before shooting himself.  “Two of his colleagues were also injured during the incident and are currently in stable condition in our hospital in Maiduguri.” He added that investigation into the case had begun to determine circumstances leading to the killings. Military News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

Displaced Persons Protest Over Lack Of Food, Water In Adamawa

  Internally Displaced Persons at the Fufore International Transit Camp in Adamawa State on Wednesday staged a protest over lack of food, water and other supplies. The affected persons used the occasion to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to make their communities safer for them to return home.  The camp housing more than 1500 displaced persons, is located near the Nigeria/Cameroon border. Leader of the protesters, Umar Bakura, told journalists that the National Emergency Management Agency had not made any supply to the camp for the past four months. Bakura added that cases of acute malnutrition were already affecting children in the camp. He said, "For the past four months, we have not received any food from NEMA. “We are about 1,500 IDPs living in the camp and mostly from Bama, Gwoza and Ganboru all from Borno State. ”We also have children, elderly people and orphans living with us in the camp. “President Muhammadu Buhari should intervene and evacuate us back