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  • O.J. Simpson dies at 76 after cancer battle

    O.J. Simpson dies at 76 after cancer battle

    O.J. Simpson is dead after a cancer battle.

     

    The former NFL great — who stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in the ’90s, only to be acquitted — passed away Wednesday, April 10, in Las Vegas.

     

    His family announced the sad news today, April 11, via his X account.

     

    He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he died Wednesday night.

     

    This comes weeks after it was reported that he had cancer.

     

    In February 2024, a local outlet reported he had cancer and O.J. immediately did a video to deny reports he was in hospice, but didn’t address the cancer report.

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  • LEAKED LETTER: Aide Tenders Resignation, Accuses Delta Assembly Member, Onwo, Of Deducting N130,000 From His Salary For 4 Years

    Enahoro Erijoh, the private secretary to the member representing Isoko South constituency 11 in the Delta State House of Assembly, Ferguson Onwo is said to be at loggerheads with his principal following the alleged continued deduction of a percentage from his salary.

     

    SaharaReporters gathered that the alleged salary percentage deduction by the former majority leader amounted to millions of naira.

     

    This occurred during the 7th Assembly between 2019 and 2023.

     

    Meanwhile, it was learnt that following the alleged refusal of the lawmaker to honour the agreement reached with his private secretary to put a stop to the deduction from his monthly salary, Erijoh tendered his resignation.

     

    The resignation letter signed by Enahoro Erijoh and sighted by SaharaReporters is titled ‘Resignation As Your Private Secretary/DOP’.

     

    In the letter addressed to the lawmaker, Onwo, Erijoh accused him of tampering with his salary during the 7th Assembly. He noted that it was about to continue in the current Assembly.

     

    The resignation letter which was copied to the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Chief of Staff to the Governor, and Speaker of the House of Assembly, Solomon Ogba, reads in part, “I wish to profoundly thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you over the past 5 years in the capacities as captioned.

     

    “I however wish to resign my appointment due to our irreconcilable differences on my renumeration which you have failed to address over these years and has resulted in my inability to cater for my immediate family, especially in the present economic realities.

     

    “Sir, you know that out of the N250k per month that I was paid all through the 7th Assembly (June 2019-May 2023), I remitted N130k to you monthly.

     

    “At the inception of this dispensation, I sent the attached note of 21-06-2023 to you requesting that my salary be untampered with, if you will still need my services which you consented to.

     

    “On the payment of the 9 months arrears from July 2023-March 2024, I am surprised that you are attempting to revisit our earlier agreement not to tamper with my monthly salary and that you can only accommodate an increment of my monthly stipend from the N120k/month all through the 7th Assembly to N150k/month in this current 8th Assembly, even in the face of the current economic hardship and realities. Sir, I consider not commensurate with my volume of work with you, thus this resignation.

     

    “I am prayerfully very hopeful that others will be empowered with this my former position with you as I look forward to a more suitable appointment in the large political space. Please, accept my very warm rgds sir. God bless you sir.”

     

    When contacted for clarification and comment over his leaked resignation letter, Erijoh said “On that my resignation letter, the man being talked about is my boss and I wouldn’t want to talk about whatever issue we have online.”

     

    Onwo, who reacted through one of his aides, Ofrokor Pedro, however, denied the deduction allegation, saying, “I’m writing to you in respect to a message you sent to my boss, Hon Ferguson Onwo yesterday seeking clarification on his private secretary, Prince Enahoro Erijo’s resignation over alleged salary deduction of N130,000 from his monthly salary of N250,000.

     

    “Hon Ferguson never deducted N130,000 from the account of his private secretary, rather the remittance from other statutory aides were sent to him (Prince Enahoro) to enable him pay salaries to the rest of the political aides to the honourable member whom he appointed from the different wards.”

     

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  • Premier League to use semi-automated offside technology next season

    Webb throws weight behind Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to improve English Premier League

    The English Premier League will be using a new semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) for the 2024-25 season.

    According to a statement by the topflight, all the participating clubs have unanimously approved the use of the technology.

    The plan is to introduce the system after one of the international breaks in September or October, the Premier League said.

    Recall that world football governing body, FIFA had first used the technology at the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar.

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    It is anticipated SAOT could cut the length of a video assistant referee (VAR) check for offside by 31 seconds.

    “The technology will provide quicker and consistent placement of the virtual offside line, based on optical player tracking,” said Premier League

    “It will produce high-quality broadcast graphics to ensure an enhanced in-stadium and broadcast experience for supporters”.

    The use of VAR for offside calls has continued to be a controversial subject in the top flight, with a number of high-profile incidents dominating the headlines in recent seasons.

    With the introduction of the semi-automated offside technology, which reportedly reduced the time taken to make offside VAR decisions from 70 to 25 seconds at the 2021 Arab Cup and Club World Cup, the troubles might soon become history.

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  • Officer Killed As Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Police Checkpoint, Burn Vehicle

    Gunmen

    Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Abakaliki on Thursday and killed a policeman.

    The police spokesman in Ebonyi State, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack and said the gunmen also set the police van on the spot ablaze.

    “It happened early on Thursday morning. I have been trying to get the details of what happened, but one police officer was killed and a vehicle was burnt.

    “More details will be made available soon,’’ he said.

    Recall that on March 8, some gunmen attacked a police checkpoint at Ebiya Bridge along the Hilltop area of Ebonyi Local Government area of Ebonyi State.

    Six policemen were reportedly brutally murdered, and two girls suspected to be civilians were said to have been killed during the violent attack.

    Officer Killed As Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Police Checkpoint, Burn Vehicle is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Troops kill many terrorists in Zamfara

    Troops kill many terrorists in Zamfara

    Scores of terrorists have been killed by air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Zamfara state.

     

     The terrorists were eliminated at the camps of kingpins Abdullahi Nasanda in Zurmi Local Government Area and Mallam Tukur in Gusau local government area, on April 10. 

     

    NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshall Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in a statement on April 11, said the air strikes were conducted after Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

     

    He said: “Having established that their activities were consistent with terrorists’ modes of operation, the location was struck by multiple aircraft passes, thereby neutralizing several terrorists.

     

    “Similar ISR missions were conducted at Mallam Tukur Camp, where terrorists’ activities were also observed. Air strikes conducted on the Camp neutralized several terrorists and showed several structures set ablaze and destroyed.

     

    “Air strikes were also extended to Kani kawa in Maradun town, under Maradun LGA of Zamfara State, where terrorists, their enclaves and equipment were attacked and destroyed.”

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  • Britain Merged Northern And Southern Protectorates In 1914 To Finance Northern Nigeria With Southern Resources –Historian, Prof. Akintoye

    The historian alleged that the amalgamation was not done for the benefit of the people of Nigeria but for business reasons by the British colonial rulers.

    A prominent Nigerian historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye has claimed that the British Colonial masters amalgamated Nigeria in 1914 basically to use the wealth from the southern region to finance the northern region.

     

    The former leader of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, the umbrella/apex body of the Yoruba self-determination struggle made this known on Wednesday during a global conference organised by Yoruba Nation Youth which was attended by Yoruba people living in Nigeria and the Diaspora.

     

    The historian alleged that the amalgamation was not done for the benefit of the people of Nigeria but for business reasons by the British colonial rulers.

     

    He said, “Those ruling northern protectorates then had a serious problem of finance because the region did not have money to pay the white men working there.

     

    “Whereas in the south, especially in Lagos and Yorubaland, we produced a lot of wealth that could pay all the workers and still have some remaining, and this was why the British thought that to solve the shortfall that was happening in the north, which was making the administrator there to go back to England to source for money, there was a need for amalgamation.

     

    “After all, the southern part had money; the north did not have money. Let’s merge them to balance the finances.

     

    “It was not a territorial amalgamation at all. It was a business administrative arrangement between the people – the white people ruling the north and the white people ruling the south.

     

    “No Yoruba people signed an amalgamation letter in 1914. Even Alaafin (of Oyo) was only invited to witness the celebration and the same for the Sultan of Sokoto.”

     

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  • House burnt by hoodlums belongs to relatives, not ex-gov Aku —Benue govt

    The Benue State government has clarified reports that the house of a former governor of the state, Aper Aku in the Gboko area of the state was razed by hoodlums.

    The state government stated that the house in question belongs to a relative of the former governor, and not the former governor himself.

    There we’re reports that unknown thugs had attacked the residence on Monday and set it ablaze. But no lives were lost in the attack, as the police were able to rescue everyone within the building.

    Deborah Aku, daughter of the late governor, had told journalists in Makurdi, the state capital that six occupants of the house were safely rescued and evacuated before the hoodlums burnt the house.

    READ ALSO:Hoodlums set ablaze ex-Gov Aper Aku’s house in Benue

    However, speaking on issue, Technical Advisor to the state governor on Media, Publicity, and Strategic Communication, Olomon Lorpev, in a statement, clarified the ownership of the house.

    He stated that the house belonged to Ityungu Aku, a relative of the former governor.

    Governor Hyacinth Alia described the attack as “barbaric” and condemned the destruction of any property within the state.

    “While the governor of Benue State condemns in strong terms the destruction of any property within the state, it should be clear that the residence that was attacked belonged to Mr Ityungu Aku, a relative of the former governor, situated in Mbayion near the former Ter Gboko Akaahan Adi’s house,” Lorpev added.

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  • Abia Federal Lawmaker Cautions Muslim Community Over Herdsmen Attack On Constituents

    Fulani-Herdsmen

    The member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah has cautioned the muslim community in Umuchieze village over herdsmen attacks on members of his constituency.

    Amobi gave the warning when he visited Umuchieze Cattle Market, Lokpanta in Umunneochi Local government area to celebrate Eid-El-Fitr with the Muslim Ummah doing business at the area.

    He noted that most people in the community have stopped farming as a result of insecurity in the area, thereby causing hunger and poverty to the people.

    According to him, “The hunger in our place today is because our people don’t go to farm again, herdsmen are raping our women and they are giving you people bad name.

    “If we have Elders like you here and you cannot call the criminals to order, that means there is a serious problem. I want the right thing to be done, and we must change our attitude.

    Hon Ogah also used the occasion to thank the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti for his quick intervention in setting up operation crush to arrest the situation when the situation was unbearable.

    He also donated food items and cash gifts to the Hausa Community as part of his contribution to celebrate the season with them.

    Abia Federal Lawmaker Cautions Muslim Community Over Herdsmen Attack On Constituents is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

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  • Facility Officer at Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established for the promotion and protection of Trade and Industry and to represent and express the opinion of the business community on matters affecting trade and industry in the city of Lagos, the Lagos Port Complex, Lagos State and where applicable, the whole Federation.It is a non-profit making organisation and its income and property are applied solely for the promotion of its objectives.Job Description

    Venue booking and supervision.
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    Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in any Social Science / Management / Art/Humanities/ relevant courses.
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    Excellent written and verbal communicatio skills.
    The candidate must be proactive, organised and diligent.
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