NEWS FG bans sale of cigarettes to anyone below 18 years old

               
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has announced the enforcement of ban on sale of cigarettes to persons under 18 years in Nigeria.
This is coming as the World Health Organisation (WHO) disclosed that over 4.5 million Nigerian adults are addicted to smoking tobacco substances.

Adewole made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja as part of activities to mark the World No Tobacco Day.
He also called for the immediate implementation and enforcement of key sections of the 2015 National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act.
He said:

“Having carefully analysed the NTC Act 2015, I wish to announce with high sense of responsibility that government will begin implementing the following provisions;

• Prohibition of sale of tobacco products to and by anyone below 18;
• Ban of sale of cigarettes in single sticks. Cigarettes must be sold in packs of 20 sticks only; and smokeless tobacco shall be sold in a minimum of a pack of 30 grams
• Ban of sale or offer for sale or distribution of tobacco or tobacco products through mail, internet or other online device;
• prohibition of interference of tobacco industry in public health and related issues;
• and Prohibition of smoking in anywhere on the premises of a child care facility; educational facility; and health care facility.

Other prohibited places for smoking include playgrounds; amusement parks; plazas; public parks; stadium, public transports, restaurants, bars, or other public gathering spaces.”

The minister also directed the:

• “Prosecution of owner or manager of any of the places listed above, who permits, encourages or fails to stop smoking in the above listed places;
• prohibition of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship of any kind;
• and compliance with specified standard for content as set out by Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).

Adewole noted that available evidence from World Health Organisation (WHO) indicates that tobacco use costs national economies immensely, through increased health-care cost and decrease productivity, adding that it worsens health inequalities and increase poverty as the poorest people spend less on essentials such as food, education and health care.
He said the country is currently exploring using tobacco tax and levies as means of financing the Universal Health Coverage agenda of the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Reps to probe 5-day-old company awarded multi-billion naira contract

                

The House of Representatives committee on public procurement has said yesterday that it would probe and unveil owners of a five-day-old company that was awarded the contract for deployment of revenue monitoring solutions on telecommunication companies from Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
Chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, expressed displeasure over the failure of Chairman of FIRS, Babatunde Fowler to honour the invitation of the committee, Vanguard reports. 

Documents obtained by the House shows that the certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), was registered on December 2, 2016, while FIRS awarded the contract five days later.

The petitioners alleged that FIRS breached section 6(3)  
of the ITF Act 2011 and relevant procurement laws.

In reaction, Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, represented by the minority leader, Leo Ogor, frowned on the development. 

He said, “all procurements of agencies of government for goods, works and services are subjected to various processes and criteria as stipulated in the Public Procurement Act, 2007 which was enacted to curb excesses found in the award and execution of government’s contract.

“More importantly, this law was enacted with the aim of checkmating corruption and procurement irregularities, thus ensuring that government obtains value for money and by extension, enhance the fight against corruption.”

Comedian AY’s ‘10 DAYS IN SUN CITY’ hits cinemas across Nigeria from June 23

                    

The Guinness World record movie producer and actor, comedian AY is set to take the third instalment hilarious ‘Akpos’ franchise to a whole new level with his highly anticipated ‘10 DAYS IN SUN CITY’ that will be hitting the cinemas across Nigeria from June 23, 2017.

The very romantic, action packed comedy movie which is coming after two of his very successful box office outings of ‘30 DAYS IN ATLANTA’ and ‘A TRIP TO JAMAICA’ will be showcasing Akpos in an entirely new hilarious light. The star-studded comedy movie features A-list movie cast from Nigeria such as AY, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Adesua Etomi, Mercy Johnson, Falz The Bahd Guy, 2Baba, Gbenro Ajibade, Juliet Ibrahim, Uti Nwachukwu, Fathia Balogun, Freeze, Annie Idibia to name a few. The movie also features Miguel Nunez Jr from Hollywood coupled with a talented and hilarious South Africa cast that includes Thenjiiwe Moseley, Amanda Du Pont, Celeste Ntuli and lots more. #10daysinsuncity

See Trailer Below...............

            

Masquerades attack Muslims for disturbing Egungun festival in Ekiti

                  

There was violence in Ikun Ekiti, in the Moba Local Government Area, on Tuesday as masqueraders attacked Muslims in the Central Mosque for allegedly disturbing the Egungun festival.

The incident took place at sunset around 7pm when the Muslims had gathered in the mosque to observe the Maghrib prayer after breaking their fast.
                        
                           
It was learnt that the masqueraders were irked that the Muslims called for prayers when they were still celebrating Egungun (masquerader) festival.

The masquearders reportedly attacked the worshippers and inflicted injuries on many of them.

About five of the worshippers were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury.

The hoodlums were said to have vandalised the two cars parked at the entrance of the mosque.

The Acting Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Abdul-Rasak Abubakar-Bello, was rushed to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, where he received stitches on his head.

Speaking from his hospital bed , Bello said the Muslims were held hostage in the mosque for four hours by the masqueraders.

“There was no way we could escape because they were waiting for us outside after initially attacking us inside the mosque. When we succeeded in locking ourselves inside the mosque, they started throwing stones at us,” he said.

Bello accused the Divisional Police Office in the area of snubbing the distress calls made to him by the Muslim community as he refused to send his men there.

The Muslim community accused the traditional ruler of the town, Oba Olatunde Olusola, of supervising the attack.

Nigerian lady kicked off Turkish airlines flight after she assaulted air hostess(Video)

                         
A Nigerian lady got kicked out of a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Abuja for allegedly assaulting a female air hostess on Tuesday.
According to reports, trouble started after the Nigerian woman asked the hostess for water. Her request was however turned down because the flight had not taken off.
After a while, the Nigerian lady confronted the hostess and asked her for water again to which she obliged saying: “It’s not time to give out water, we give out water after the flight takes off not before take off”.
The lady was said to have smashed the cup out of the hostess’ hand and spilled water on her body.
The hostess got angry and reported to the head pilot who immediately contacted the police to remove the lady from the plane.
The Nigerian woman apologized for her act and begged to be allowed to fly but the crew would have none of it.
Press play to watch the video below.

                  
An eyewitness, Facebook user Anastasya Vorobyova also shared what happened onboard:
It’s so easy to put ppl in a war in a blink of an eye…
Our flight from Istanbul to Abuja, Nigeria. Turkish airlines.
From the first step in airplane the energy was so sick. People stood in a line forever trying to find a right place for the bags. Stuarts running back and forth with anxiety.
Time to take off…but we are still waiting. Some loud sounds and talks appearing at the end of the aircraft. Young lady asking for forgiveness and begging to let her stay in airplane.
Officer trying to say she should leave the aircraft now, otherwise we will not take off.

Between Hilary Clinton & Donald Trump

                     
Actors involved are Hillary Clinton and her darling President Donald Trump.Trouble started after Hillary Clinton, during a question-and-answer session at the Code tech conference in California, criticized Donald’s administration and also responded to Trump’s confusing “covfefe” tweet, suggesting that it may have been a “hidden message to the Russians.”
President Donald Trump responded on Twitter hours later that Clinton was “a terrible candidate” who “now blames everybody but herself” for her unsuccessful presidential bid. And Clinton fired back!

Protesters Strip Naked In Front Of President's Palace As They Call For End To Violence Against Women

 Dozens of feminists stripped naked outside a president's palace as they held a screaming protest to call for an end to violence against women.

More than 100 protesters held the head-turning demonstration after they marched to a public square outside Argentinian President Mauricio Macri's residence.

After taking off their clothes in front stunned onlookers in Buenos Aires the group formed a pile of bodies and then screamed angrily en masse.

It was all part of a 'Femicide is Genocide' protest against gender-based violence, organised by a group called Artistic Force of Communicative Shock (FACC).


The women were performing a dramatisation as a prelude to the next march of the feminist collective NiUnaMenos (Not One Fewer) to be held on Saturday.

In all, 120 women undressed completely in the Plaza de Mayo in front of the president's home, the country's parliament and its highest court.

The group used the tactic to demand greater protection for the victims of gender-based violence, which is on the rise in Argentina.

16-Year Old Girl Stabs Uber Driver To Death For Unknown Reason

A 16-year-old girl stole a knife and a machete from a Walmart then stabbed her Uber to death, police said.

The horrific attack carried out by Eliza Wasni was completely unprovoked, prosecutors in Chicago said. The victim Grant Nelson, 34, managed to pull over and flee his Uber car for help.

"The victim runs to the lobby door and is heard banging and screaming, 'Help me, help me, I'm going to die,'" said Assistant State's Attorney Michelle Cunningham.

Police and paramedics were called and Mr Nelson was rushed to hospital but later died.


Wasni, who has been charged with first-degree murder as an adult, tried to driver Mr Nelson's car away from the scene but hit a bollard.

Officers responding to 911 calls found her hiding, still holding a knife and a machete.

Mr Nelson's younger sister Alexandra told of her family's shock and grief.

"The loss of intelligence and conversation and nuance and thoughtfulness that he brought into all of our lives is going to be felt, and it will reverberate with us throughout the coming weeks and months and years, and it is not a hole that can be easily filled," she told ABC 7 Chicago.

Tennis player banned after forcibly kissing reporter on live TV

   
French tennis player Maxime Hamou has been banned from the duration of 2017’s French Open for kissing a female reporter without her consent on live television.
After losing to Pablo Cuevas during a match on Monday, 21-year-old Hamou was interviewed by Eurosport reporter Maly Thomas.
During the 45-second interview, Hamou repeatedly wrapped his arm around Thomas’s neck and pulled her towards him in order to kiss her cheek and ear. Thomas attempted to laugh it off and escape Hamou’s grip. but Hamou continued to grab and kiss her.

Kidanpped Lawmaker Released Unhurt

A House of Representatives member, Garba Durbunde, who was abducted early Tuesday has regained freedom.

The spokesperson of the House, Abdulrazak Namdas, said the lawmaker has been released and since reunited with his family.

“He has been released unhurt and is with his family,” Mr. Namdas said.

Toyin Abraham rakes in N25m from ‘Alakada reloaded’ in three days

                                     
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, better known as Toyin Aimakhu’s film ‘Alakada Reloaded’ had a ground-breaking cinema debut at the weekend as the hilarious comedy sold out in key cinemas across the country.

The film grossed an unprecedented N25million in its first 3 days at the cinema, according to reports.
The excited actress took to her Instagram page to thank her fans for the success.
The film which began in cinemas nationwide on Friday, May 26, is in the current top five releases of 2017.
Other movies in this list include Okafor’s Law, which made N90million, Omugwo, with N48million, Hire a man with N45million and American Driver with N41million none of which beat Alakada’s opening weekend.
The movie which featured the likes of Toyin Abraham herself, Adekola Odunlade, Lilian Esoro, Annie Idibia, Ali Baba, Kehinde Bankole, Woli Arole, Nedu OAP, Helen Paul, Bidemi Kosoko, Liz Da Silva, Gabriel Afolayan among others is hot cake in major cinemas in the country.
Since the premiere of ‘Alakada Reloaded ‘ the actress’ close friends and colleagues had been cited in major cinemas promoting the movie.

Rihanna celebrates the album that changed her life 10 years ago

                                 Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress, Rihanna is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the album (Good Girl Gone Bad) which changed her life and career.

The 29-year-old shared the album cover above and wrote;
“10 years ago I released a body of work that would change the course of my life and career in ways that I still can’t fully grasp!
To my fans…you have truly supported and nurtured my journey and I’m forever grateful to you for making it such a wild ride so far  and I look forward to our journey ahead.
once a good girl go bad, she gone forever! #GoodGirlGoneBad #10thanniversary