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Chief Ernest Shonekan Dies At 85
Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died.
Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died.
Shonekan died in Lagos at the age of 85.
He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a coup led by late General Sani Abacha.
EARLY LIFE
Shonekan was born on 9 May 1936 in Lagos. The son of an Abeokuta-born civil servant, he was one of six children born into the family.
Shonekan was educated at CMS Grammar School and Igbobi College. He received a law degree from the University of London, and was called to the bar. He later attended Harvard Business School.
INTERIM GOVERNMENT
Shonekan was unable to control the political crisis which ensued following the election annulment. During his few months in power, he tried to schedule another presidential election and a return to democratic rule, while his government was hampered by a national workers’ strike. Opposition leader Moshood Abiola, viewed Shonekan’s interim government as illegitimate. Shonekan released political prisoners detained by Babangida. Shonekan’s administration introduced a bill to repeal three major draconian decrees of the military government. Babangida made the interim government weak by placing it under the control of the military.
Shonekan had lobbied for debt cancellation but, after the election annulment, most of the Western powers had imposed economic sanctions on Nigeria. Inflation was uncontrollable and most non-oil foreign investment disappeared. The government also initiated an audit of the accounts of NNPC, the oil giant,[5] an organisation that had many operational inefficiencies. Shonekan served as an Executive of Royal Dutch Shell while acting as the interim president of Nigeria.[6]
Shonekan tried to set a timetable for troop withdrawal from ECOMOG‘s peacekeeping mission in Liberia. General Sani Abacha, was the minister of defence and chief of defence staff who had full control over the military.
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Hardship: No free beer parlour anymore, work hard, be patient – Tinubu to Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that there is no free beer parlour anymore.
He said the people must work hard, focusing on agriculture and should be patient with the government.
Tinubu said his administration was in the process of retooling and rebuilding the country’s economy and should be given the time to achieve this.
Tinubu made this known when the Forum of Former Presiding Officers of the National Assembly, led by former Senate President Ken Nnamani, paid him a visit in Abuja.
“People say we’re hungry; yes, I understand that. We don’t want to keep the people hungry and angry, but we say be patient— we must work hard. There is no free beer parlour anymore. We’ll retool and rebuild Nigeria’s economy,” said President Tinubu.
The President is saying this at a time Nigerians grapple with economic hardship occasioned by the twin policies of fuel subsidy removal and Naira floating.
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Five Female Celebrities With Amazing Weight Loss Transformation
Whether through surgery or adhering to a healthy lifestyle, these female celebrities have left many spellbound with their amazing weight-loss transformations.
Here are five female celebrities with amazing weight-loss transformations:
Anita Asuoha aka Real Warri Pikin
Popular comedienne Real Warri Pikin, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, debuted a slimmer frame to her 3.5 million followers.
The mum of two, in a video on YouTube, revealed she underwent weight loss surgery following countless health scares that sometimes left her dizzy.
She said, “At the end of the day, I just woke up one day and said ‘Baby I’m ready, let’s do this’ and I took the most difficult decision of my life, I went on weight loss surgery.”
Teniola Apata aka “Teni”
Dropping a whopping 75kg, singer Teni had shocked many when she debuted a smaller frame in in January 2023.
On how she achieved this, the ‘Uyo Meyo’ crooner attributed her drastic weight loss to a healthy lifestyle.
“I feel good. And do you know, imagine going for dinners and paying for everybody’s food and you can’t eat what they are eating… Because I’m dieting,” she said at that time.
Eniola Badmus
Nigerian actress and producer, Eniola Badmus, had tongues wagging with her drastic weight loss back in 2021.
In an interview with City People Magazine in December 2021, Badmus revealed that she had so far lost a total of 33kg in a few months by sticking to healthier habits.
“What I can say is, it got to a point where I could not control what I eat anymore.
“I eat anything, so far it is edible. So from there, I knew something fishy was going on. So far, I have lost 33kg,” the actress said.
Chioma Omeruah ‘Chigul’
Partnering a personal trainer and sticking to a healthy diet, commedienne Chigul was met with lots of love from fans when she debuted a smaller frame in 2021 when she flaunted her weightloss transformation.
“Day 7 of a fruit fast,” she captioned one of her many beautiful images on Instagram.
Bose Ogunboye aka Lepacious Bose
Comedienne and hostess Lepacious Bose left many stunned with her drastic weight loss after revealing her new slimmer physique.
In an interview with Premium Times in 2017, Bose revealed she lost 70kg in 18 months thanks to a healthy lifetsyle.
“I used to be a size 32 but I am currently a size 14,” she began.
“I began my weight loss journey about four years ago and I have not stopped. I stayed away from eba for three years and I missed eating good food.
” I tell people that I had only eaten pounded yam like three times during this period. It wasn’t a decision that I really liked; it took a lot of hard work, discipline and commitment,” she added.
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‘If you rush in, you will rush out’, Funke Akindele advises ladies on marriage
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has advise ladies not to rush into marriage due to societal pressures.
The actress made this revelation in an recent interview with media personality, Chude Jidenowo.
According to her, she merely wanted to settle down and have children because she was under pressure, but regrettably the marriage dissolved after a year.
She narrated how she was able to overcome this terrible period in her life by focusing solely on her work as a distraction.
She said, “I have never addressed this issue but I will do now to encourage ladies that are pressured to get married. Please calm down and take your time because if you rush in, you rush out…that is the lesson learnt….
“You know, I just wanted to get married. I want to do things right, have children and all that. When I went into the (first) marriage, it didn’t work fine. And it ended in a very bad way, in social media, the noise was everywhere. I was actually filming and somebody called me and told me, I wanted to die!
“You know I cried, lost some good deals then. But I didn’t let it break me.”
“As a young lady out there, do not be pressured to get married. Get married because you want to get married, because you love him, and you want to spend the rest of your life with him. Don’t get married because mummy and daddy are saying get married or your friend just got married, have children because you want to have children, you want to be blessed with children, you love children.
“Don’t have children because society will say “ah she’s barren ohh, 12 years 6 years e never marry” Ignore the gossip, ignore the naysayers, give them “sorry the middle finger, I don’t care”. Yes, ignore because you have your life, do what makes you happy.”
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