METUH MACDONALD BLOG (MMB)

The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned, According to the report, Mr. Gidado submitted his resignation letter to Governor Mohammed Abubakar on Wednesday, citing his waning enthusiasm for the job as reason for leaving. Mr. Gidado’s departure brings to three the number of high-ranking officials that have left Governor Abubakar’s cabinet. In December 2017, the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Shehu Ningi, resigned from his position. Mr. Ningi stepped down a day after Governor Abubakar presented the 2017 budget estimates to the state’s House of Assembly. The then commissioner said he left because the governor did not encourage members of his cabinet to offer advice on how to run the state. Mr. Ningi explained that the environment in which he would have exercised his advisory role as member of the State Executive Council was “unaccommodating, debilitating and non-adviser friendly”. In March, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Investment, Sam...

A medical doctor turned international hacker, who has been on the Police wanted list, Michael Thompson Williams, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command. One of Michael Thompson Williams’ car Michael, who boasted of his escapades as a hacker, took a swipe at the Nigerian banking system, describing it as the easiest to hack, including government-owned account. The 28-year-old suspect mentioned an American leading Hollywood actor, John Travolta, as one of his prey, revealing that his (Travolta) account was being monitored through a programmed device, where cash running into millions of US dollars were diverted weekly. During preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the suspect, who has mastery of the cyber café environment, created credit cards of deceased foreigners through cyber Ghost 12. When the credit cards matures, it would be funded through a hacked Swiss account and then any transaction done by genuine accounts owner through Swiss account would ...

Obasanjo and Buhari at State House Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to the suggestion by President Muhammadu Buhari that the administration he (Obasanjo) led between 1999 and 2007 wasted $16billion on power projects without anything to show for it. Mr. Buhari had while receiving a delegation of Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) at the Presidential Villa Tuesday criticised previous Nigerian administrations for “lack of imagination.” In what appeared a direct reference to Mr. Obasanjo, the president said “one of the former Heads of State between that time was bragging that he spent more than 15 billion American dollars, not Naira, on power. Where is the power? Where is the power? And now we have to pay the debts.” The former President, who backed Mr. Buhari’s election in 2015, but who has since turned one of the fiercest critics of the administration, has now shot back through a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi. In the statement emailed to PREMIU...

Following his recent appointment, Unai Emery has reportedly penned down names of some of the players he wants to bring to Arsenal. Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has reportedly revealed three signings he want to make after succeeding Arsene Wenger. Arsenal confirmed Emery as their manager this morning with statements from the Spaniard, Stan Kroenke and Ivan Gazidis. The 46-year-old takes over from Wenger knowing the Gunners squad is in dire need of an overhaul following two turbulent Premier League campaigns. And the Mirror say Emery has handed Arsenal a three-man wishlist as he aims to steer them to the title at the first time of asking. Top of his list is Bayer Leverkusen star Bernd Leno. Arsenal have recently dismissed talk of a Petr Cech exit by giving the veteran the No 1 shirt. However, despite that, Emery wants Leno, who could leave with just two years left on his current deal. Borussia Dortmund ace Sokratis Papastathopoulos is also on his radar. With Shkodran Mu...

Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West has finally broken his silence after his bail application was granted by the court. MMB recalls that the embattled lawmaker was on Wednesday granted bail by a Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja. The Kogi State Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajana admitted Dino to bail with the sum of N10m with one surety. The bail was granted on health grounds. Speaking for the first time after his bail, Dino took to his Instagram page, stating that arrest and harassment by the police started four years ago . The Kogi lawmaker, however, reiterated that he is unshaken and cannot be destroyed. “The Police illegal arrest and harassment did not start now. This was four years ago. Where Court awarded 10 million Naira damage to me that police is yet to pay. “Fear not him that can destroy or damage the body, fear only Him that can destroy both the body and the Spirit. My Spirit and resolve is unshakeable,”Dino said.

A neurologist with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Dr. Nura Alkali, has opined that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’ struggle during his ‘infamous’ speech at an event in Kano could be as a result of ‘brain block’. MMB recalls that in the footage trending online, the IGP, who visited Kano on Monday to commission the Police Technical Intelligence unit in the state, struggled consistently to pronounce some of the words in his text. The clip stirred up reactions online as some Nigerians described the development as ’embarrassing and a shame to the Nigeria Police Force. However, reacting Dr. Nura Alkali, in a Facebook post explained that contrary to opinions that the IG may be ‘dyslexic, the police boss might be suffering from Severe emotional stress, a non-motor seizure, or transient global amnesia. He wrote, “Having watched the IGP Idris speech video, I can only conclude that he had a brain block. What caused it I cannot tell, since I lack his med...

Those pushing for the sack of Idris want him out before the 2019 general election, arguing that it will be the country’s worst poll if he is allowed to superintend over it The push for the sack of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, heightened during the week following the emergence of a video in which the police helmsman could not read a prepared speech eloquently. Those pushing for the sack of Idris want him out before the 2019 general election, arguing that it will be the country’s worst poll if he is allowed to superintend over it. Among those clamouring for the sack of Idris are State Governors, lawmakers and even policemen. The clamour is coming amid the speech blunder, which has gone viral, at the official launch of the Force Technical Intelligence Unit in Kano, Kano State on Monday. But so also has the video of the speech blunder been defended as manipulated. The defence, which MMB was told will surface before the end of the week on Thursday night, is no...

A model with a big backside has been refused more surgery because just an ounce of extra fat could kill her. Detroit steel mill worker Patricia has already had two procedures on her super-sized rump, and begged E!’s Botched doctors to inject her with yet more fat to increase its roundness. According to MirrorOnline, the part-time model – who goes by the name of Supa Woman – was warned that adding yet more volume to her behind could have devastating consequences. “If you get fat that goes over to the lung and blocks off, you don’t just get a little shortness of breath, you die,” Dr Terry Dubrow gravely told her. Patrica’s dramatic transformation started when she decided to get liposuction and realised she could inject the fat back into her bum. In a bid to look like Nicki Minaj, the first time around she had a whopping 1200cc of fat injected into her backside – much to Dr Dubrow’s horror. “So you had 1200 cc’s put in each buttock? So what happened next time?” he asked, ...

On the day tennis champion, Serena Williams married Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, she walked down the aisle alone though her father is alive and they have a cordial relationship. She has now explained why that was the case. The mother-of-one said that just one hour before her wedding on 16 November 2017, she received a text from her father, Richard Williams, saying he couldn't do it. In her new HBO documentary called Being Serena, the tennis superstar said her father and former longtime coach told her in the message that he didn't feel comfortable giving her away. Serena explains in the documentary: "He was in New Orleans, he had a suit, and I know he was really excited. "But then he wrote me and said, 'Serena, I don't want you to be mad at me, but I just can't walk you down the aisle. I'm not myself anymore. I'm just too nervous.'" But Serena wasn't angry with her dad and didn't panic, instead, she remain...

Lafarge Africa Plc For increasing value on investment through dividend payout, shareholders of Lafarge Africa Plc, has commended the board for its 2017 performance, as they approve a total N13.01billion dividend. The dividend of N1.50 kobo per share paid represents 45kobo increase compared to the N1.05kobo dividend declared for the 2016 financial year. Speaking on behalf of the shareholders at the Lafarge 2017 yearly general meeting in Lagos, on Wednesday, the National Chairman, New Dimension Shareholders Association, Patrick Ajudua, also commended management for the success of the just-concluded rights issue. He urged the company to ensure that the subsidiary contributes to the bottom-line, to enable it consolidate on the performance and improve liquidity. Reviewing its performance, the Chairman, Mobolaji Balogun, said the dividend payout is in appreciation of the support shown by the shareholders so far and a worthy return on their investments. “The Board of Director...