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Apr132024 by RareviewNo Comments

LAGOS COURT JAILS BOBRISKY SIX MONTHS FOR NAIRA ABUSE

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Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 12, 2024, sentenced Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment over mutilation of the Naira notes. He was arraigned on Friday, April 5, 2024, on a four-count charge bordering on mutilation of the Naira notes to the tune of N490,000,00 (Four Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira). Count one reads: “That you, OKUNEYE IDRIS OLANREWAJU, on the 24th day of March, 2024, at Imax Circle Mal, Jakande, Lekki, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social event, tampered with the total sum of N400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Naira) notes issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria by spraying same and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and puni...

Apr122024 by RareviewNo Comments

I’M SORRY, IT WAS NOT TO INSULT SENSIBILITIES OF NIGERIANS; Power MINISTER, ADELABU APOLOGIZES OVER AC, FREEZER COMMENT

Energy

Min.of Power, Adebayo Adelabu By Ono Yima Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power, has come out to apologize to Nigerians over people leaving their Freezers and Air conditioners on. While addressing journalists at the ministerial press briefing a week ago, Adelabu criticised Nigerians who keep their freezers and air conditioners on when they are not home. He had pointed out that Nigerians do not pay attention to appropriate power management due to its affordability. “A lot of people will come back from work, they want to have dinner, or they want to see their colleagues down the road, they switch on the AC for the room to be cooling before they come back" he pointed out. “Some people", he continued, "will be going to work in the morning, a freezer that you left on for days, ...

Apr122024 by RareviewNo Comments

MODISE’S GOLDEN GIFT TO SUPER FALCONS: “THAT NIGERIA TEAM IS THE WEAKEST I’VE EVER SEEN”

Sports

By Els William Banyana Banyana, the South African senior female football team failed to qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games, courtesy of a goalless draw they played with the Super Falcons of Nigeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, South Africa, on Friday, April 5, 2024. The Desiree Ellis coached side had earlier lost 0-1 to the Super Falcons in the First leg of the two-legged game played earlier at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria. Having failed to upturn the 0-1 loss to Nigeria in Abuja, the Super Falcons advanced to the Finals of the Women Football competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. However, former Banyana Banyana captain, Portia Modise, is unfazed with the outcome of the game. She is unconvinced with the performance of the Super Falco...

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MEET ISABELA CHRISTIANA de MATOS UDUEZUE, BRAZILIAN BORN DEFENDER ELIGIBLE FOR SUPER FALCONS

Sports

The name Isa Matos might sound relatively unfamiliar to the average Nigerian football fan without a knack for the women's game in particular. Isabela Christiana de Matos Uduezué was born in São Paulo on August 12, 2002 to a Nigerian father and a Brazilian mother. She is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Atletico Miniero Femenino in the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, the top division in Brazil. Isa Matos as she's fondly called, began her career as a youth player for Osasco Audax in 2018, Corinthians in 2019, Goiás in 2020, Santos in 2021, and Cortiba in 2022. In attempts at first team football, She returned to Osasco Audax in 2019 and made two senior appearances after previously playing for their U17 team in 2018, alongsi...

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Nollywood Star, Junior Pope And Colleagues, Die As Boat Fell Into Anam River

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SOME Nollywood stars have continued to mourn the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the late actor died with three of his colleagues while returning from a movie location in a boat, when they fell into Anam River in Anambra on Wednesday. NAN reports that his colleagues took to their social media platforms to mourn Junior Pope who was finally pronounced dead on Wednesday at age 39. Actress Yvonne Jegede wrote: “I had imagined we would have a thanksgiving service, I was hoping we would flood Asaba to thank God for a second chance but God knows best. “This is bad for Nollywood. Please we should endeavor to implement safety measures on set. “I know some production companies...

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Nigerians arrested over Australian teenager’s ‘sextortion’ death

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TWO men have been arrested in Nigeria after allegedly trying to extort an Australian teenager by threatening to release compromising photos of him online, Australian police said Monday. Detectives said the boy had killed himself after being threatened by the suspects in the alleged “sextortion” scam. The men, who had been talking with the teenager online, said they would release “personal photos of the boy” if he did not pay them Aus$500 (US$330), Australian police said. Sextortion is a rising form of cybercrime in which a scammer, often posing as an online love interest, convinces an unwitting victim to send them sexual images. They then threaten to release the images if the victim does not pay up. Working with authorities in South Africa and Nigeria, police said they had t...

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THE ROLE OF NATURAL GAS IN PROPELLING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA– Kyari

Energy

By Ono Yima Mr. Mele Kyari, the GCEO of NNPC limited has restated the role of natural gas in propelling economic growth and industrialization of Nigeria. He stated this during a book launch in Abuja. The book, “The Rise of Gas: From Gaslink to the Decade of Gas” written by Charles A. Osezua, put a spotlight on gas and its global acceptance as an important energy source to fuel economic development. The Chief Corporate Communication Officer of NNPC Limited, Olufemi Soneye, had on Wednesday, on the company’s official X (twitter) handle quoted the GCEO, Mr. Kyari, as emphasizing the need to prioritize natural gas production in the country. “This is especially crucial given the geopolitical dynamics and energy security concerns in the global economy,” the chief officer of...

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BREAKING NEWS: FORMER ABIA GOVERNOR AND EX-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER, OGBONNAYA ONU, PASSES AWAY AT 72

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A former Abia State Governor, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu is dead. The 72-year-old Onu died on Thursday morning at an Abuja hospital, according to SaharaReporters. One of his kinsmen in Ebonyi who confirmed his death to SaharaReporters said the former governor had been ill for some time and his family had planned to fly him abroad after the Sallah break. “He has been sick for some time this year and his family said they would fly him abroad to get better medical treatment for him but he could not make it till then,” the source said. Onu, who hailed from Ebonyi State, was the first civilian governor of Abia State and Nigeria’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from November 2015 until his resignation in 2022. SaharaReporters learnt that his friends and relations have throng...

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DISCOS BLAME INABILITY TO DELIVER 20-HOUR POWER TO TECHNICAL GLITCHES

Energy

Photo by Andrey Metelev on Unsplash By Ali Elias “This is to sincerely apologise for the disruptions in your electricity supply in the past week. We understand the inconvenience that comes with unstable power, and we deeply regret any inconvenience it has caused. “The reason behind the inconsistency in supply on the 33KV Gaskiya feeder was due to a circuit breaker issue. The TCN technical team has successfully resolved the circuit breaker issue,” Kano Electricity Distribution Company. This sort of excuse has become a recurring decimal from the DisCos across the nation, The excuses have been hinged on one thing or the other, an obvious indication that they did not prepare to put their house in order, or fully analyze the dynamics which would come with their requesting from the r...

Apr102024 by RareviewNo Comments

THE MANAGEMENT TOOL TOO MANY NEWSROOMS LACK (Prt 2)

Opinion

By ISABELLE ROUGHOL What does an editorial career ladder look like? Again, let's get concrete. Here are (summarised and simplified) guidelines for one of my roles at LinkedIn. Ladder (manager track)Lead news editor > Managing editor > Senior managing editor > Executive editor (director) > Executive editor 2 (senior director) > Editor-in-chief (VP) TitleExecutive editor LevelManager level 5 Role guidelines Manages a team of managing editors Scales a team & builds future leaders Owns multiple editorial lines of business Individual guidelines Sets product vision and strategy Embodies culture and values Achieves consistent high scores for 360° feedback Recognised as a strong mentor and cross-functional partner, makes others feel p...