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Beyond The ‘Satanic’ Attack On Wike – Lifestyle Nigeria

Emmanuel Aziken reviews the issues between Nyesom Wike and his critics that led to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi dubbing the minister of the Federal Capital Territory as satanic.

The contrast in the comportment and carriage of the immediate past minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello compared to his successor, Barrister Nyesom Wike cannot be more striking.

So striking that one of Nigeria’s leading Islamic teachers, albeit with a controversial pedigree, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has now dubbed Wike as satanic.

It is undoubtedly provocative and indeed condemnable to portray Wike in such terms. However, given the persuasions and sense of entitlement of the Sheikh and some of his adherents, one could well relate to his annoyance.

Bello, the immediate past minister of the FCT has the dubious record of being the longest-serving minister of the territory in the history of the country. He also has the record of being the least-performing minister.

Under his SEE, the FCT which was once prized for its political clout under Lt General Jeremiah Useni, and for its development trajectory under Mallam Nasir El-Rufai slipped into a redundant backwater.

According to nearly every source, Bello’s routine was to arrive office, warm his chair, pray, and following that, mark files brought to him “KIV- Keep In View”. If he went out, it was to see off President Muhammadu Buhari at the airport or welcome him back. That is how the FCT under his SEE suffered and stagnated for almost eight years and those who chided El-Rufai for his demolitions even sought his return to shake off the humdrum of the Bello years.

However, the appointment of Wike was a rude shock to many, especially the fanatical Muslims in the country who had gotten used to the idea that the office of FCT minister was an exclusively Northern Muslim seat.

Buhari even deepened that insinuation when he appointed two Northern Muslims as Minister and Minister of State.

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May Day: Life Miserable Under Tinubu In Nigeria – NLC, TUC

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark International Workers’ Day, IWD, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, say life has been miserable for Nigerians and workers under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

In separate statements by the Head of Information and Public Affairs of NLC, Benson Upah and TUC President Festus Osifo they bemoaned the economic hardship workers and other Nigerians are grappling with due to high inflation, foreign exchange crisis, food inflation and energy crisis.

Upah said life has worsened considerably under Tinubu’s government.

He said fuel subsidy removal, the Naira continued crisis at the foreign exchange market, and electricity tariff hike are policies by the Tinubu government fueling the economic hardship on Nigerians and workers.

The spokesperson for the NLC urged President Tinubu to rethink some of his policies for a better life for Nigerian Workers.

“Life has worsened considerably. In fact, the most painful aspect of it is that there is no silver lining in the sky yet. When workers were trying to get used to this ugly situation, the government slammed them with a new energy tariff of 250 per cent, and on the other side, for the workers, nothing has changed.

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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and Uncle to Famous Nigerian music artiste, Davido, has sparked reactions after he said that he has not taken any loan since he assumed office on November 27, 2022.

Adeleke said this at the second edition of “Ipade Imole”, a forum where he gave stewardship to the people of the state on Tuesday in Ilesa.

The governor said his decision not to take any loan to finance projects was in line with his pledge to govern with available resources only

“In all our governance activities so far, let it be known that we have never borrowed a kobo.

“This is in line with our pledge to govern within our available resources as we manage the huge liabilities we inherited from the previous government.

“If anybody tells you this administration has borrowed money, tell the person he is a liar,” he said.

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Court Jails Binance Founder, Changpeng Zhao, Becoming Richest Prisoner

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that A United States, US, District court, on Tuesday, sentenced the founder and former Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison.

The court judge, Richard Jones said Zhao, whose nickname is CZ, has also satisfied the requirement of him to pay $50 million in fines.

The judge also won’t impose five months of probation as was recommended by the probation officer, Mail Online reports.

In November 2023, Zhao pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge.

The 47-year-old admitted to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to set up an effective anti-money laundering system at Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded and ran as CEO from July 2017 to November 2023.

Binance also pleaded guilty to similar charges from the US Department of Justice in November 2023 and was forced to pay $4.3 billion in fines and restitution for failing to register as a money transmitting business, Forbes reported.