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Shaibu Mourns Pelé, Prays God to Accept His Soul
….says vacuum created will be difficult to fill.
Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu has joined the world to pay tribute to the late football Icon, Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pelé.
In his tribute tagged “THE GOAT IS GONE” Shaibu mourned the three-time World Cup winner, Friday morning after the football legend bade the world his last farewell. The soccer legend passed on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The former Bendel Insurance FC player recounted Pele’s presence in Benin City 54 years ago which caused a 2-day cease-fire during the Nigerian civil war.
Shaibu noted that the demise of the football Icon will leave a huge vacuum that will be difficult to fill in the football world for generation to come.
“Your death is indeed a great loss to the football world. You are more than a country or continent citizen, but you are owned by the entire world.”
“Your existence was to fulfill a purpose, especially in the football world. I believe you truly fulfilled that purpose. You are the name everyone loved to hear, the face they loved to see, the history they loved to talk about and the records they loved to beat.”
“Your visit to Nigeria at a trying period in the nation’s history when we fought a bitter civil war was beyond the African Tour, rather, a divine ordination to bring about peace in our country, Nigeria. “
“Your exit, though painful, was to the glory of God.”
“As an ex-footballer, I join the rest of the world to mourn the exit of our king. No doubt, we will miss you greatly, Your Soccer Majesty!”
“As a fellow Catholic, I say: Lord Jesus Christ, by your/own three days in the/tomb, you hallowed the graves of all who believe in you and so made the grave a sign of hope that promises resurrection even as it claims our mortal bodies. Grant that our brother, Pele, may sleep in peace until you awaken him to glory, for you are the resurrection and the life – Amen.”
Rest on, Edson Arantes do Nascimento
THE Federal Government has approved free internet services worth N24.2 billion naira at 20 selected airports, 43 universities and six markets across the country.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday
Pantami said that the airports were selected from the six geo-political zones.
“Certain intervention projects are going to be implemented by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Communications Commission of providing Internet in 20 selected airports in Nigeria and higher institutions of learning and also some markets to support micro small and medium enterprises.
“In each geopolitical zone, you have around three airports. In the South-West, we have Lagos and Ondo. For the South-East, we have Anambra and Enugu.
“For the South-South, we have Port Harcourt and Akwa Ibom. For the North-Central we have Abuja and Ilorin. In the North-West, we have Kano, Sokoto and Kebbi. For the North-East we have Yola, Maiduguri and Gombe.”
The minister said the markets and 43 institutions which include universities and polytechnics were also drawn from the six geopolitical zones, adding that it will ease e-learning in schools and also enhance the transition to a cashless economy.
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointment of six new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service
The appointments followed after a recent conducted selection process.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF),Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known in a statement by Mohammed Ahmed, Director of Communications of the Office of the HOCSF,
The appointees and their states of origin are Esuabana Asanye (Cross River), Mahmud Kambari (Borno), Richard Pheelangwah (Taraba), Lamuwa Ibrahim (Gombe), Yakubu Kofar-Mata (Kano) and Oloruntola Michael (Ogun).
The Department of State Security Service has said that the plot to Instal interim government was real
DSS noted that the plot was “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as president.
A statement on Wednesday, by Peter Afunanya, the public relations officer of the secret police, said: “The Department of State Services (DSS) has identified some key players in the plot for an Interim Government in Nigeria.
“The Service considers the plot, being pursued by these entrenched interests, as not only an aberration but a mischievous way to set aside the constitution and undermine civil rule as well as plunge the country into an avoidable crisis.
“The illegality is totally unacceptable in a democracy and to the peace loving Nigerians. This is even more so that the machination is taking place after the peaceful conduct of the elections in most parts of the country.”
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