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How to Seduce Straight Guys NIMASA By Godfrey Bivbere THE former President of Indigenous Ship-owners Association of Nigeria, ISAN, Isaac Jolapamo, has said that the new management at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, should focus more on the development of local shipping capacity to help maximise potentials of the sector for the benefit of the nation’s economy. Earlier last week while briefing the media on his first 100 days in office, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, had said that his regime has already prioritised shipping development as one of the three key focus in his three-S strategy. Speaking with Vanguard Maritime Report in Lagos, Jolapamo said regulation and other activities that the agency had been focusing on in the past has benefitted neither the industry nor the nation. He added that the best way to go is to set an annual target of ship acquisition for the country. The former ISAN boss pointed out the NIMASA can achie...

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2020 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Tuesday, condemned the reported non-payment of three months allowance due to the Edo State COVID-19 mobile screening team by the state government. A statement on Tuesday by the Director of Communication and Media of the Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisation, John Mayaki described the actions of the Edo State Government towards the screening team as “callous, inhumane, and unacceptable”. The workers had protested the non-payment of their allowances after they were disengaged. READ ALSO:  PDP to Ize Iyamu: You are no match to any of our aspirants The statement read: “We observed today with concern the protest staged by young men and women of our state engaged by the Obaseki-led Edo State Government to form the mobile team that conducted screenings for COVID-19 in Edo State over Governor Godwin Obaseki’s refusal to pay...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Nigeria Customs Service By Eguono Odjegba THERE are indications that the management of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, is currently investigating some of its officers believed to have enlisted in the Service with forged state of origin and date of birth; both of which are standard official requirement for regular evaluation of personnel. The development is coming on the heels of reported discovery of discrepancies in the personal data of officers across the rank and file in which two deputy comptrollers general, DCG, are believed to be involved.  But constitutional and legal experts have posited that any attempt to pursue issues of state of origin beyond tolerable limits could backfire since citizens’ right under indigenisation law protects them against sanction. They noted that the official emphasis is on nationality and not on state of origin. “If the said investigation is on falsification of age, those involved have case to answer, because it...

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Adeola Badru THE hope of Salami Akinjide, a 6-year old boy, fulfilling his dream to become a medical doctor may be dashed, if nobody cares about his current health status. At six, Salami, a nursery two pupil of D-Way Group of School, Ologuneru, Ibadan is brilliant, meticulous and intelligent. Also read: Five Doctors, three support staff test positive for COVID-19 in Benue He was diagnosed to have a hole in his heart, hence urgent surgery is required to save his life. He is expected to have the surgery and treatment at Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The cost of the treatment, surgery and drugs are estimated to be N5million. He father, Ismail Akinjide, a shop attendant and his mother, Oluwatosin Akinjide, a stylist, are struggling to put food on their table for survival, let alone affording the medical bills. His mother, Oluwatosin who spoke with Vanguard, was on her kneel while profusely crying for held from Nigerians. Sh...

How to Seduce Straight Guys NIMASA By Godfrey Bivbere THE former President of Indigenous Ship-owners Association of Nigeria, ISAN, Isaac Jolapamo, has said that the new management at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, should focus more on the development of local shipping capacity to help maximise potentials of the sector for the benefit of the nation’s economy. Earlier last week while briefing the media on his first 100 days in office, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, had said that his regime has already prioritised shipping development as one of the three key focus in his three-S strategy. Speaking with Vanguard Maritime Report in Lagos, Jolapamo said regulation and other activities that the agency had been focusing on in the past has benefitted neither the industry nor the nation. He added that the best way to go is to set an annual target of ship acquisition for the country. The former ISAN boss pointed out the NIMASA can achie...

How to Seduce Straight Guys SHIP owners are turning towards second hand ships in the post-pandemic era, at least for now, turning their backs on new building orders. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Ship broking said that “on the dry bulk side, the relatively good momentum in the SnP market continued for yet another week, with both the activity being noted and buying appetite seemingly re-emerging at a fast pace. As of the past week, we experienced a good flow of transactions in the bigger size segments too (and for more modern units), helped (to some degree at least) by the strong upward trend noted in freight rates during the same time frame. All-in-all, with a far more bullish attitude currently being portrayed in terms of forward returns, we can expect things to ramp up further in the near-term. On the tanker side, total activity noted seems to be on a softening path as of the past few weeks, given the relatively mediocre number of vessels changing hands. Whether ...

How to Seduce Straight Guys SHIP owners are turning towards second hand ships in the post-pandemic era, at least for now, turning their backs on new building orders. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Ship broking said that “on the dry bulk side, the relatively good momentum in the SnP market continued for yet another week, with both the activity being noted and buying appetite seemingly re-emerging at a fast pace. As of the past week, we experienced a good flow of transactions in the bigger size segments too (and for more modern units), helped (to some degree at least) by the strong upward trend noted in freight rates during the same time frame. All-in-all, with a far more bullish attitude currently being portrayed in terms of forward returns, we can expect things to ramp up further in the near-term. On the tanker side, total activity noted seems to be on a softening path as of the past few weeks, given the relatively mediocre number of vessels changing hands. Whether ...

How to Seduce Straight Guys •Prof Umar Garba Danbatta By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian telecom sector may soon herald fresh transformation as new guiding principles have started to unfold gradually. Barely a month after the current Executive Vice Chairman, EVC of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta was reappointed, the man is beginning to give an indication that a new sheriff is in town. From his actions since his reappointment, Danbatta  has been passing message to industry operators that it is no longer going to be business as usual. First, a week after his reappointment, the chief regulator quickly announced the unveiling of a new strategic management plan, SMP. He said the action was in line with his objective of creating a seamless strategy to augment effective management and regulation of the telecommunications sector. Why SMP? Hi-Tech checks revealed that the SMP leverages on the National Digital Economy Policy and Strateg...

How to Seduce Straight Guys AFCON Next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football announced Tuesday in a video conference. CAF president Ahmad Ahmad said African football’s governing body took the decision as “health was the main priority”. African countries have suffered to varying degrees from the pandemic with South Africa the hardest hit among those south of the Sahara, recording more than 144,000 cases, while Egypt has suffered the worst in North Africa with over 66,000 infections. “The peak of the pandemic has not been reached yet,” Ahmad added. The CAF Champions League will round up its matches in September while the Confederation Cup will wrap up towards the end of this year with a ‘Final Four’ expected to take place in Morocco. These last two competitions were interrupted in March ahead of the semi-finals phase. READ ALSO:  Nigeria can’t win 2021 AFCON – Gernot Roh...

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Emmanuel Okogba The Nigerian Bar Association has called on popular social media comedian, Lasisi Elenu to exercise caution in the way he represents the profession in his line of work. The multi-talented comedian who depicts different characters in his skits recently added that of being a lawyer to his catalogue. Lasisi adds humour to his imaginary court proceedings with high-sounding words while quoting non-existent parts of the constitution. Reacting to his latest video, Habeeb Lawal, Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association wrote “We beg to use you as a point of reference to all other comedians. Lawyers have awesome sense of humour, as such we enjoy your jokes & appreciate the creativity. “However, if you must represent our profession in your works kindly ensure you properly adorn the wig, bip & gown. “We acknowledge your right of expression, but NOTE that we also reserve the rights to take all necessary ste...

How to Seduce Straight Guys •Prof Umar Garba Danbatta By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian telecom sector may soon herald fresh transformation as new guiding principles have started to unfold gradually. Barely a month after the current Executive Vice Chairman, EVC of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta was reappointed, the man is beginning to give an indication that a new sheriff is in town. From his actions since his reappointment, Danbatta  has been passing message to industry operators that it is no longer going to be business as usual. First, a week after his reappointment, the chief regulator quickly announced the unveiling of a new strategic management plan, SMP. He said the action was in line with his objective of creating a seamless strategy to augment effective management and regulation of the telecommunications sector. Why SMP? Hi-Tech checks revealed that the SMP leverages on the National Digital Economy Policy and Strateg...

How to Seduce Straight Guys AFCON Next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football announced Tuesday in a video conference. CAF president Ahmad Ahmad said African football’s governing body took the decision as “health was the main priority”. African countries have suffered to varying degrees from the pandemic with South Africa the hardest hit among those south of the Sahara, recording more than 144,000 cases, while Egypt has suffered the worst in North Africa with over 66,000 infections. “The peak of the pandemic has not been reached yet,” Ahmad added. The CAF Champions League will round up its matches in September while the Confederation Cup will wrap up towards the end of this year with a ‘Final Four’ expected to take place in Morocco. These last two competitions were interrupted in March ahead of the semi-finals phase. READ ALSO:  Nigeria can’t win 2021 AFCON – Gernot Roh...

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Emmanuel Okogba The Nigerian Bar Association has called on popular social media comedian, Lasisi Elenu to exercise caution in the way he represents the profession in his line of work. The multi-talented comedian who depicts different characters in his skits recently added that of being a lawyer to his catalogue. Lasisi adds humour to his imaginary court proceedings with high-sounding words while quoting non-existent parts of the constitution. Reacting to his latest video, Habeeb Lawal, Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association wrote “We beg to use you as a point of reference to all other comedians. Lawyers have awesome sense of humour, as such we enjoy your jokes & appreciate the creativity. “However, if you must represent our profession in your works kindly ensure you properly adorn the wig, bip & gown. “We acknowledge your right of expression, but NOTE that we also reserve the rights to take all necessary ste...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Timo Werner Chelsea bound Timo Werner has suggested that several top European clubs were chasing his signature before he opted to make the switch to Stamford Bridge. The German rounded off his four-year spell at RB Leipzig with a match-winning brace at Augsburg on Saturday, taking his Bundesliga goalscoring tally up to 28 for the season as Die Roten Bullen finished 16 points behind champions Bayern Munich in third. Werner agreed to join Chelsea at the start month and recently confirmed he won’t take part in Leipzig’s Champions League campaign in August. Instead, he’ll join up with Frank Lampard’s squad on 1 July. ALSO READ:  COVID-19: US-based Nigerian invents equipment that detects infected lungs And in a recent interview with German news outlet Sportbuzzer, Werner revealed his decision to join the Blues was a relatively simple one, despite attracting the interest of Europe’s elite. “I agreed a few weeks ago,” he said. “The whole thing was qui...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Guardiola-Artetarteta Mikel Arteta spoke of his respect and admiration for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, whose advice he still seeks regularly. Arteta worked under the tutelage of Guardiola as his assistant from July 2016 until departing to replace Unai Emery as Arsenal head coach last December. Earlier this month, Arteta had an unhappy return to the Etihad Stadium as the Gunners were beaten 3-0 by City when the Premier League returned from its coronavirus hiatus. He has a chance to avenge that defeat before the end of the campaign after the teams were drawn to face one another in the FA Cup semi-finals, with Arsenal overcoming Sheffield United and City defeating Newcastle United to make the last four. ALSO READ:  Super Falcons striker, Desire Oparanozie joins French Club Dijon Arteta recognises the challenge Arsenal face but acknowledges to win the biggest prizes Arsenal have to overcome the best teams. “We have spoken a few t...

How to Seduce Straight Guys As the coronavirus continues to threaten public health, we have been asked to take up new habits, such as wearing face masks in public, frequent hand-washing and avoiding contact with our faces. But if you just can’t seem to resist the urge, the Vybpro watch could help remind you to keep your hands away from your face. The digital watch and alarm system was created by 15-year-old Max Melia from the United Kingdom. “Watching this pandemic unfold on the news, it was clear the devastating effect it was having on people’s lives across the world,” he tells CNN. “However it wasn’t until I saw the severity of the virus firsthand, when both my parents contracted COVID-19, that I truly appreciated just what we were dealing with.” ALSO READ:  Police parade 26-year-old man for allegedly killing 30-year-old mother of three over sex Max and his mother, Natalie, came up with the idea in 2018 while brainstorming solutions to minimize cold and flu infections. Whe...

How to Seduce Straight Guys …..NLC threatens industrial action By Harris Emanuel, Uyo There is a general feeling of discontentment among workers in Akwa Ibom State over the reduction of the minimum wage by the state government. This development has delayed the payment of June salary in the oil-rich state and there are strong indications that workers would down tools in the coming days. Vanguard gathered that the state government slashed the wages to be at par with what the federal government is paying its workers, a development which has infuriated workers and organized labour in the state. A senior civil servant told Vanguard that “print out is yet to be sent out. It is when it’s out and returned before salary is paid, but circular on the reduction has been issued by the state government and it has not gone down well with workers”. ALSO READ:  Court jail’s Airtel customer service representative for facilitating N2.2m fraud State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), ...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has admitted he’s keen for the Newcastle takeover process to ‘conclude shortly’ despite complications. Plenty of objections to the takeover have been raised on moral grounds due to the Saudi’s links with pirate pay television provider beoutQ, and Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018. And before the process can continue, the Premier League have to establish – with absolute certainty – that Saudi’s history with piracy cannot be linked to owners or directors nominated by the consortium. However, chief executive Masters is hopeful of the process reaching a conclusion soon. “All processes have to conclude and I would like the process to conclude shortly,’ he said in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday, as quoted by the Daily Mail. “I do appreciate the uncertainty. In a perfect world, takeovers would happen clearly,...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Microsoft Office. PHOTO: Getty Images Microsoft said Friday it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world. Like other retailers, the software and computing giant, co-founded by now-philanthropist Bill Gates, had to temporarily close stores in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to its website, Microsoft has 83 stores worldwide, including 72 stores in the US, and several others abroad where it showcases and sells laptops and other hardware. ALSO READ:  Trending Video: Keyamo, lawmakers in war of words over FG’s recruitment exercise Friday’s announcement reflects what the company calls a “strategic change” for its retail business as sales increasingly shift online. Microsoft said it would “reimagine” the physical spaces at its four high-profile Microsoft Experience Centers in New York, London, Sydney, Australia, and at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash. All store employees will have the opp...

How to Seduce Straight Guys More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially declared around the world, half of them in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally at 0930 GMT Sunday, June 28, based on official sources. At least 10,003,942 infections, including 498,779 deaths, have been registered globally. Europe remains the hardest hit continent with 2,637,546 cases including 195,975 fatalities, while the United States has 2,510,323 infections including 125,539 deaths. ALSO READ:  COVID-19: Women’s jobs disproportionately affected, more to go — ILO Boris Johnson’s government is set to ease virus lockdown restrictions by opening pubs, restaurants and hairdressers among others across England from July, despite predictions of a second wave. The rate of infections worldwide continues to rise, with one million new cases recorded in just six days. The tallies, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World ...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Netflix is pledging $100 million to support black-owned banks, the company announced Tuesday. The streaming video giant announced that it would shift 2 percent of its cash holdings to African American-owned US financial institutions in order to “directly support Black communities in the US.” ALSO READ:  Trending Video: Keyamo, lawmakers in war of words over FG’s recruitment exercise In a blog post titled “Building economic opportunity for Black communities,” Netflix cited an FDIC stat that says black-owned or led banks represent “a mere one percent of America’s commercial banking assets,” and that by redirecting its cash to those communities it hopes “to inspire other large companies to do the same with their cash deposits.” ALSO READ:  ‘I wanted to fortify my son against Fulani herders’ attack, but local bulletproof charm failed’ The streaming giant is also putting an extra $25 million of its cash toward a fund called the Black Economic Dev...

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Adeola Badru A Nigerian US-based medical expert, Dr Samson Arigbamu has invented a stethoscope equipped with components capable of immediately identifying adventitious lung such as COVID-19 infected lungs that would immediately announce its findings. Arigbamu disclosed on Monday, in a mail to Vanguard in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, adding that the stethoscope is in production at prototype and optimisation stage, which the final product would commence by December. Also read: 135 NGOs, CBOs endorse Buhari’s re-election He noted that the process could be expedited with resources from individuals, organisations or even the Nigerian government. Dr Arigbamu has been living in the USA for about 22 years and currently the Director of Nursing at Future Care Lochearn, a 200-bed capacity health rehabilitation centre in Baltimore Maryland. He has been on the employment of the company for 10 years, prior to that, he was a director of nursing at Manor Care W...

How to Seduce Straight Guys Rape A United Kingdom father marched his son to a police station after he saw texts on the teen’s phone admitting to raping a girl, according to a report. Jonathan Evans, 47, of Pontypool, South Wales, said he encouraged his 18-year-old son, Jack, to “do the right thing” and go to the police, the Mirror reported. “I believe you have to own what you did,” Evans told the outlet. “So I had to make it his choice. I am really proud of him for coming to the conclusion that the right thing to do was admit to it.” ALSO READ:  Lagos clears air on wharf landing fees controversy Jack confessed to the January 2019 attack and police tracked down the girl, who confirmed she had been raped, according to the report. He has been sentenced two years in a juvenile detention center and ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years, the report said. His dad said most parents would have kept quiet, but he still “would do the same thing again.” “I would have t...

How to Seduce Straight Guys   By Chioma Obinna To mark this year’s World Environment Day, employees of Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited recently embarked on community service to remove plastic /PET bottles on a weekly basis from their homes and neighbourhoods, depositing same to a designated collection centre created at the company’s official car parking lot, from where program partners, RecyclePoint, would evacuate for onward processing. The Coca-Cola System, on its part, has committed to reducing waste by helping to collect the same amount of packaging it sells for reuse, help communities identify and better understand their existing recycling and collection challenges; and motivate consumers to recycle their packages. READ ALSO:  Coca-Cola Foundation gives Red Cross, others grant to fight COVID-19 To mark this year’s World Environment Day, Coca-Cola Nigeria under the auspices of its associate volunteer programme, CokeCARES, celebrates one of the participants, Mrs. Abidemi’...

How to Seduce Straight Guys By Chioma Obinna Following the announcement by the Lagos State government that Alimosho is one of the Local government areas with the highest burden of coronavirus in Nigeria,  Beulah World Initiative (BWI), a Non-Governmental Organisation with a focus on the emancipation of the underprivileged in the society, weekend stepped up its outreach programme on the highly infectious COVID-19 pandemic with a visit to Idimu in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The enlightenment programme tagged: ‘Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic’, drew participants from many households in the community, who were educated on the genesis of the disease, how people could contract it, ways to prevent being infected, among others. READ ALSO:  BREAKING: COVID-19: FG lifts interstate travel ban, set to reopen schools Speaking during the outreach programme, the Founder of BWI, Ms. Chinyere Ononiwu, who noted that the vision of the was to ameliorate the plights ...

How to Seduce Straight Guys The leadership of the National Assembly on Monday waded into the controversy on the planned hike in electricity tariffs from July 1st, 2020 and succeeded in convincing the Distribution Companies(DISCOs) to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021. The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and other principal Officers of the two Chambers met at the National Assembly with the Chief Executives of the government electricity regulatory body and DISCOs across the country. Also in attendance were the Chairmen of the Committees on Power from the Senate and House of Representatives. READ ALSO: IPPIS: ASUU insists on reversal of appointment, promotion during strike The National Assembly leaders were emphatic at the meeting that the timing of the planned hike was wrong even though they had not much issue with the need to introduce a cost reflective tariffs for the power sector to attrac...