NEWS PAPERS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINES FOR TODAY THURSDAY 8 FEB. 2018

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February 8, 2018

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PUNCH

Killings by herdsmen: Reps want IG sacked, Senate rejects Benue panel report

IBB: Afegbua visits police, released after two-hour interaction

PDP, ASCSN, lawyers knock Buhari for recalling NHIS boss ..Why Buhari reinstated Yusuf FG source

Ive no candidate for any political office Obasanjo

Revoke Don Waney gangs amnesty, Wike tells FG

Cameroonian soldiers invasion: Senate summons defence minister

Ex-PDP chairmans son: Suspected killer wife loses fresh bail application

Herdsmen crisis: Army launches 44-day operation in Benue, Taraba, others

Anti-corruption: Does reinstatement of NHIS DG send right signals

EFCC justifies Innoson boss arrest, Senate summons GTB boss

VANGUARD

I’m tired of this calamity, Shekau says in new video

Oyo organises robotic training for students

Onitsha Chamber of Commerce decries multiple taxation, extortion

Frequent change of our electoral laws unhealthy’Afolabi, SAN

LSETF disburses N4.1bn to 4,762 applicants

N550bn export facilities: NEXIM invites SMEs in South-East, Delta states to access funds

Facebook reports revenue growth for SMEs using its Apps

MDAs flout Buy -Made-in-Nigeria goods orders ‘ Labour

Report of selective praise for military: Shettima threatens media houses with libel suit

Influx of Refugees from Cameroon: Senate summons Defence Minister, Ali

N10m bribe allegation against Police X-Squad: Benue youths shut Makurdi-Gboko Road, protest harassment of BIRS boss

How my family members were maltreated by EFCC officials ‘ Innoson

Tension in Imo as oil communities condemn Okorocha’s amnesty to Don Waney’s men

THE NATION

Army: OperationCat Raceto fight herdsmen attacks

Nigerian equities decline despite global recovery

Nasarawa Tiv flee to Benue

Citi Group, Standard Chartered, Stanbic IBTC, others to handle $2.5b Eurobond

Herdsmen’ kill ASP in Oyo

Diezani cash: EFCC re-arrests ex-INEC chief for ‘diverting’ N450m

Senate rejects report linking Fulani herdsmen, Benue militia to killings

Four Chinese, 16 Nigerians held for illegal mining in Ebonyi

Reps urge President to sack IGP

WORLD HEADLINES

10 Ways To Make People Like You From ‘How To Make Friends And Influence People – Forbes

100-million-year-old spider with a tail longer than its body discovered – Daily Times

11-Year-Old 'Hero' Dies Saving His Friend Who Fell Through a Frozen Pond – Yahoo

14 Blueberry Cobblers You Can’t Make It Through Summer Without – Yahoo

15,000 Eggs Delivered To Norwegian Olympic Team After Google Translate Error – Huffington Post

2 wanted for murder in Mississippi arrested in Southeast Fresno – Yahoo

3 Things You Can Learn From Tesla’s Rollercoaster Year – Entrepreneur

5 Dividends Up To 12%: 2 Winners, 3 Traps – Forbes

5 Stats That Show Snap May Be Turning Its Struggling Business Around – Entrepreneur

5 Things Family Caregivers Need To Know About Family Leave – Forbes

50 Shades Freed’ star Dakota Johnson on what annoys her about Jamie Dornan – Yahoo

6 dead, 76 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan – Yahoo

60-Year-Old Drug May Hold Clues To Stopping Spread Of Breast Cancer – Forbes

7 Ways To Organically Use Social Media For Prospecting – Forbes

A 2-Year-Old Girl’s Eyebrows Were Waxed at Daycare, Mother Says – Yahoo

A complete guide to the weird and wacky tech-bro slang used by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick – Business Insider

A look inside the White House ‘ America’s best-known residential address – Business Insider

A National Park Service employee requested $32,000 in upgrades to a government-owned townhouse they reportedly intended to rent out as if it was theirs – Business Insider

CNN

Coldest Winter Olympics in decades

Russia sanctions may force US to punish key allies

North Korea: No talks with US at Olympics

International cyber crime ring smashed after millions stolen

Trump’s approval rating is on the rise

International cyber crime ring smashed after millions stolen

On the front lines in Syria, US troops face NATO ally’s wrath

N Korea sends pre-Olympics message with missile parade

White House knew of abuse claims against top aide for months

Report: Openly gay Olympian turns down Pence meeting

After Falcon Heavy, what’s next for SpaceX

Internet rights advocate John Perry Barlow dies

Netanyahu says he’s innocent as investigations against him proceed

Oprah — again — says she’s not running for president

Pelosi sets US House record with 8-hour speech about DACA

Trump calls slump in markets a ‘big mistake

Much of Congress is not on board with Trump’s parade

Former Pope Benedict preparing for ‘Home

Suicides in US rose 10% after Robin Williams’ death

Reese Witherspoon reveals past abuse

Princess postpones wedding until 2020

AL JAZEERA

Troll factories, bots and fake news: Inside the Wild West of social media

Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya in Rakhine: Amnesty

US police spied on Muslims, African Americans: ACLU

Backlash in DC after Trump orders major military parade

South Sudan: More than 300 child soldiers released

Is Syria’s de-escalation deal done

Are North Koreans welcome at the Winter Olympics

Palestinian killed in Israeli raid buried

Pakistan: 31 convicted over student lynching

Indonesia wants to criminalise same-sex relations

Syria: Israel launched missiles at military targets

Syria: Over 136 people killed in Eastern Ghouta

Germany: parties agree to form coalition government

Brazil ruling boosts fears over Amazon dam projects

Taiwan quake: Death toll rises, rescue teams disperse

Bangladesh to sue Manila bank over massive cyber-heist

Bulgaria’s reliance on coal at odds with EU clean energy push

More than 50 people missing after deadly Taiwan earthquake

Lebanon: Israeli wall ‘assault on Lebanese land

Taiz’s leprosy colony offers Yemeni ‘outcasts’ a home

BBC

World Club Dome put on the world’s first zero-gravity rave

Australia child sex abuse: Victims to receive national apology

Winter Olympics: Lizzy Yarnold named Team GB flagbearer

Riyad Mahrez: PFA chief wants Leicester dispute settled ‘as soon as possible

North Korea to hold military parade ahead of Winter Olympics

Nancy Pelosi tells US House immigrant stories for eight hours

White House aide Rob Porter quits as ex-wives allege abuse

Woman alleges husband stole her kidney to cover ‘unpaid’ dowry

Macron rejects Corsican language demand

Venezuelan elections to go ahead in April

Inside Afghanistan’s only high security mental institution

Skiers and snowboards in the Paris snow

I didn’t want to become a celebrity

Iowa: Time-lapse footage shows multi-car pile-up

Rakhine state: Anger and poverty in Myanmar’s restive region

Yemen: The mother who lost four sons to war

Macedonia: Why the row with Greece over the name runs so deep

North Korea’s athletes at the Winter Olympics

Economic collapse: The real message of the fall of Troy

Reddit bans deepfake porn videos

MPs travel to US on fake news mission

GIST LOVER

Nigerian Army Begins Operation ‘Cat Race’ In Benue, Taraba States

Wike, Ortom Visit Graves Of 70 People Killed By Herdsmen In Benue [Photo]

I’m In The Last Chapter Of My Life’ ‘ Ex- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Delivers Rare Public Statement

Russia 2018: NFF Unveils Home and Away Kits for Russia 2018 World Cup [Photos]

Pastor Narrates How A Man Turned Into A Snake And Swallowed His Church Member

Badoo: 5 cultist including Herbalist arraigned in court for allegedly killing a pastor

NEW TELEGRAPH

Benue killings: Wike visits victims’ grave, donates N200m

Army deploys troops to crush killer herdsmen, armed militias

2019: INEC to transmit raw results from polling units

Reps to Buhari: Sack IGP Idris for incompetence

2019: I have no candidate, says Obasanjo

DSS summons Babangida’s spokesman

MTN mulls $500m Nigeria share sale in 2018

DNS: Nigeria’s .ng domains’ adoption grows 11% monthly

PEOPLES DAILY

Again, Air Force destroys Boko Haram artillery gun

Man attacked by lion in Kaduna park dies in hospital

Missing $44m NIA fund: Reps summon Kingibe, others

NASS alters INEC election timetable

FG stepping up effort to end herders, farmers clashes -Buhari

Senate wants sale, advert of tobacco in schools banned

2019: Vote credible leaders not criminals -CAN

Refining crude locally permanent solution to fuel scarcity ‘ Dogara

Buhari appoints Tinubu to reconcile aggrieved APC members

Reps summon Amaechi over non-compliance with Maritime Act

PREMIUM TIMES

Active mobile lines in Nigeria hit 144 million in December ‘ NCC

Why court refused Maryam Sanda’s second bail application

NHIS Controversy: Yusuf’s recall will not affect corruption investigations ‘ Lai Mohammed

2019: SSS invites Babangida’s spokesman Kassim Afegbua

Nigeria removes Lufthansa Consulting from list of firms hired to set up National Carrier

SPORTS

2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Nigerian champions vow to defend titles – Blueprint

2018 Recruiting Class Ushering in New Golden Age of CFB Quarterbacks – Bleacher Report

3-Star TE Prospect Glenn Beal Commits to Texas A&M over LSU, Alabama – Bleacher Report

300 for Okunbo golf tourney – Punch

4-Star CB Aashari Crosswell Commits to ASU over USC, Nebraska, Auburn and More – Bleacher Report

4-Star CB Isaac Taylor-Stuart Commits to USC over Alabama, Tennessee and More – Bleacher Report

4-Star CB Jairus Brents Commits to Louisville over WVU and More – Bleacher Report

4-Star OG Penei Sewell Commits to Oregon over Alabama, Utah and USC – Bleacher Report

4-Star OLB Merlin Robertson Commits to ASU over USC and Oklahoma – Bleacher Report

4-Star TE Prospect Michael Ezeike Commits to UCLA over USC and Oregon – Bleacher Report

4-Star WR Jaylen Waddle Commits to Alabama over Texas A&M – Bleacher Report

Access Bank Lagos Marathon: Athletes warned against alcohol – Daily Trust

Access Bank/Lagos City Marathon: Organisers, journalists brain storm – Vanguard

Africa Wrestling Championship rolls off with Greco-Roman cadet event – Vanguard

Africa Wrestling Championship: Nigeria shines in freestyle – The Sun

AIbom gets three FG awards – Punch

Americans Abroad Spotlight: American teenager Amon primed for breakout in Denmark – Goal

Argentina Coach Warns Nigeria, Others about Messis Killer Form – Thisday

ENTERTAINMENT

#BBNaija3 ‘ Day 10: Game On, Body Confidential & Many More Highlights – Bellanaija

2019 Election: I don’t have favourite candidates – Obasanjo – Pulse

24 Gifts ‘Black Panther’ Fans Will Love To Ring In The Release – Huffington Post

Ambode: Lagos calls for residents support in curbing open defecation – Pulse

An airline door falling off is unacceptable’ ‘ Saraki on Dana Aircraft Incident – Bellanaija

Armie Hammer joins guests at a sportswear-heavy Boss show – Associated Press

Badoo: 5 cultist including Herbalist arraigned in court for allegedly killing a pastor – Gistlover

BBNaija: Sexual consent takes centre stage, Tobi remains head of house – The Cable

Benue Killings: Senate rejects committee’s report – Pulse

Booyah! A ‘Kim Possible’ Live-Action Movie Is The Revival We Actually Want – Huffington Post

Buhari: President felicitates with Sen. Durojaiye at 85 – Pulse

Buhari: Wike says President should admit he has failed – Pulse

Charmed’ Reboot To Feature A Lesbian Sister – Huffington Post

Chelsea footballer punished for grabbing his opponent’s eggplantduring a match (Photos/Video) – Linda Ikeji

Christians Urged To Join Political Parties – Olufamous

Connie Chung Appears In Groundbreaking Mandarin ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Episode – Huffington Post

THE HERALD

Buhari Has Taken Food From Our Table, Can’t Take Freedom Of Speech ‘ Ozekhome

Ambode Pledges support to war against kidnapping, others

White House Aide, Porter quits as former wives allege abuse

Reps Want Ibrahim Idris’ head to roll, Ask for More Competent Officer

Dana Door Incident: NCAA Set Up Probe Panel

Will Smith Trolls his son Jaden After Historic Milestone

I cannot Leave While My People Are Being Killed’- Ortom on Buhari Snub

It Is Better I Die and Go And Rest In Paradise’- Shekau Says In New Video

THISDAY

PDP Alleges Presidencys Intrusion in Metuhs Case

Mbadiwe: Our Leaders Must Speak out Now

EFCCs About-face on CCT Chairman

In New Onslaught, Buratai Orders Troops Deployment in Benue, Taraba, 4 Other States

Sack IG Idris for Incompetence, House Tells Buhari

Senate Rejects C’ttee Report, Summons Defence Minister

FG Targets N762.5bn Earnings from $2.5bn Eurobond to Finance Treasury Bills

Obasanjo: I Have No Candidate For 2019

Panic as Dana Air Aircraft Emergency Door Falls Off

2019: INEC, NIGCOMSAT Seal Deal on Deployment of Satellite

TRIBUNE

BREAKING: Fulani herdsmen kill SARS boss in Oyo

IBB’s spokesman, Afegbua, turns self in at police headquarters

Buhari practices nuclear nepotism ‘Secondus

Tsaragi-Bacita collapsed bridges: Kwara communities count losses

Nigeria is a complicated country ‘Senator Brambaifa

EFCC rearrests INEC official over Diezani’s alleged N30m bribe to rig 2015 polls

Senate rejects committee’s report on Benue killings

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As Nigerians Battle Pains Of Soaring Petrol Price

This is more than just about fuel; it’s about the larger picture of governance failure. The fact that a country as oil-rich as Nigeria can’t provide affordable fuel for its people is a tragedy.

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BY IFEANYI MOGBOLU

The Daily Times-The latest fuel price hike in Nigeria is beyond frustrating. Every time we think it can’t get worse, it does, and yet again, ordinary Nigerians bear the brunt of it.

It’s like a never-ending cycle, where the government’s promises of reforms or stabilisation always end up as empty rhetoric. The cost of living is already sky-high, and now, with fuel prices rising again, transport fares, food prices, and basic commodities are bound to follow suit.

It’s enraging because it doesn’t feel like anyone is truly considering the everyday citizen who is struggling just to survive.

This is more than just about fuel; it’s about the larger picture of governance failure. The fact that a country as oil-rich as Nigeria can’t provide affordable fuel for its people is a tragedy. The subsidies are gone, and now we’re left in a situation where the prices of everything keep climbing, while salaries remain stagnant or non-existent for many.

The disparity between the elites and the masses is growing, and it feels like nobody in power truly cares about the suffering of the people.

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The anger isn’t just about fuel; it’s about the entire state of living. Nigerians are exhausted. There’s no sense of security; power supply is erratic, basic infrastructure is crumbling, and inflation is at an all-time high. How do we live like this? Every day is a battle to make ends meet, and the government seems utterly disconnected from the struggles on the ground.

It’s infuriating that while politicians and elites live in luxury, the rest of us are left scrambling for the bare minimum. The state of living is unbearable, and the lack of empathy or real action from those in power only adds salt to the wound.

There’s a deep sense of anger and betrayal that comes with seeing your country’s wealth mismanaged, while the people continue to suffer. It’s hard not to feel like we are constantly being taken for granted, pushed further into hardship without any hope of relief. Something has to give, because this state of affairs is unsustainable.

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Nigeria To Receive $5.600,000 From Bill Gates, For Health And Agricultural Reforms, GMOs

Alongside the activities surrounding the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Vice President Kashim Shettima held a meeting with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation leading to the announcement of the donation by the Foundation’s head of Global Development.

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Bill Gates, GMOs, KASHIM Shettima

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving Nigeria through Vice President Kashim Shettima, a $5.600,000 funds to speedy up health and agricultural reforms in favour of the GMOs in Nigeria, and flood relief.

Through the Foundation’s head of Global Development Programme, Dr Christopher Elias, Bill Gates pledged $5 million grant approved for Lagos Business School and partners to develop the agricultural economics they called “industrial cassava” and $600,000 for flood relief in Borno State and other health sector initiatives.

Recall that on 4 September, Bill Gates had described the Nigeria’s economy as “stagnated” and proposed agricultural reforms for faster and increased growths in crops, fruits, vegetables amongst others to enhance nutritional values of the Nigerian citizens through the agricultural sector.

In that meeting Chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Bill gates urged Nigeria to adopt “innovative crop varieties with shorter growing periods, higher yields, and better pest resistance” pointing to the GMOs to address the food crisis.

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Moreover, at the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, VP Shettima reaffirmed to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the commitment of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu prioritizing health, nutrition, and agricultural development in Nigeria’s national agenda.

In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima said: “we are deeply committed to addressing the pressing developmental challenges facing our nation, particularly the significant malnutrition crisis”.

He emphasised the Federal Government’s dedication and urgently working to secure locations for maize production under the Telemaze programme.

VP Shettima, promising swift action to the Gate’s Foundation on import permits for certified seeds, the VP said, “We recognize the critical importance of food security and industrial agricultural development. The Cassava Accelerator programme, in particular, holds immense potential for our economy.

“We are pursuing a whole-of-government approach to digitisation and data exchange systems, which we believe will revolutionise our public services,” he added while reiterating the government’s focus and commitment to digital transformation.

“With the expertise” of Nigeria’s ministers, “and the continued support of partners like the Gates Foundation,” the nation remains confident in its “ability to drive meaningful change and improve the lives of all Nigerians.”

In his response, President of the Global Development Programme at the Gates Foundation, Dr. Christopher Elias, said the Foundation is burdened with worries of the severe flooding in Borno, and is “committed to supporting Nigeria in times of crisis.”

Speaking of Polio, the Foundation said, “We’re impressed by the national task force’s efforts to eliminate variant polioviruses by year-end,” Dr. Elias noted.

Also, President of Global Growth & Opportunity Division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rodger Voorhies, detailed plans for scaling up drought-tolerant maize production and advancing the Nigeria Cassava Investment Accelerator programme emphasizing that a $5 million grant has been approved for Lagos Business School and partners to develop the agricultural economics of industrial cassava.

In his words, “Industrial cassava presents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for Nigeria,” Voorhees stressed.

He requested import permits for 5,000 metric tons of certified GMO maize seed to build a foundation seed system in Nigeria.

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Managing, Leading, Building Institutions And Sustainability

The two primary tasks of a top-level leader are to exploit and explore the organisation with people for now and in the future.

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By Babs Olugbemi

One of my concerns for leaders is their capacity to be ambidextrous. Regardless of years of experience, knowledge, and leadership capacity, the lack of a clear distinction between managing and leading on the one hand, leading and building institutions on the second layer, and ultimately focussing on sustainability is a significant threat to successful leadership change.

I have followed events and people at C-suites, coached some, and developed frameworks for leadership development. Based on the personalities and styles of the new leaders, I have confirmed my fears about leadership sustainability in most African organisations.

“Successful leaders can aptly differentiate themselves and their roles without necessarily seeing activities as performance, focussing on what is required of them with appropriate tenacity and influence.”

The challenge for leaders is how to lead for the present and future without losing sight of the stakeholders’ immediate performance expectations. Successful leaders can aptly differentiate themselves and their roles without necessarily seeing activities as performance, focussing on what is required of them with appropriate tenacity and influence.

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In my walk as a leadership coach, I have keenly observed leaders who are managing rather than leading. Managing involves ensuring that processes achieve their intended outcomes. Leaders are above managing and should focus on creating an enabling environment for innovation, inventions, and team collaboration. The primary role in leading is not to monitor process outcomes, though critical to the company’s overall objectives, but to align corporate values with the people’s aspirations to create an engaged and ownership-thinking mindset ready to take on challenges and explore opportunities. An alignment of corporate and personal goals will not only deliver the present performance expectations. Still, it will also incubate innovations to adapt to future market demands and the sustainability of the business.

Unfortunately, the capacity for ambidexterity is rare and often marked by leaders’ exposure, approach and styles, perception, and perspective of their roles in the organisation. A leader with a wrong foundation in these areas is set for failure and awaits unfavourable decisions from the board of directors. A top-level leader might manage their teams instead of leading them. Not all leaders can combine leading for the present with building institutions. However, anyone able to submit themselves to an institution-building mechanism can champion sustainability. Aside from being a leadership coach, I help leaders achieve sustainability.

Mathematically, creating an ambidextrous organisation is beyond leading. It is to lead and build an institution that focuses on sustainability in all aspects of the organisation—employee fulfilment, customer retention, strategy effectiveness, performance evaluation, stakeholder management, process improvement, and goal congruence.

In a nutshell, the role of successful leaders in ambidextrous organisations is striking a balance between exploiting current assets and capabilities to ensure short-term success and allocating enough energy and resources to exploration to ensure future viability. The two primary tasks of a top-level leader are to exploit and explore the organisation with people for now and in the future. The two seemingly contradictory aspects—exploitation and exploration—encompass different strategies and processes and have different targets and outcomes (March 1991; O’Reilly & Tushman, 2004; O’Reilly & Tushman, 2013).

O’Reilly and Tushman described the two concepts as follows:

Exploiting: Exploiting involves building on an organisation’s achievements and maximising returns on previous investments. It focuses on responding to current business demands to remain efficient and competitive within an established market niche, as well as on maintaining an existing customer base and stakeholder relationships. Examples of exploiting are activities focused on continuous improvement, benchmarking, and redesigning business processes.
Exploring: Exploring focuses on expanding an organisation’s knowledge and capabilities, pioneering new products and services, and discovering and venturing into untapped markets.

The common area of practical bottlenecks in exploiting and exploring in organisations is a need for foundational trust and cohesion among the resources, especially the human capital, which are often treated as costs rather than assets to the organisations. Among all the factors of production, only humans can be ambidextrous with the capacity to think about changes in economic parameters and adjust their behaviours to match the time, content, and contextual requirements.

While organisations might have the resources to deploy in fighting competition, technology to obtain first-mover advantages, and production capacity to maximise output from input, none is compared with the potential of an engaged workforce.

Therefore, for leaders to be successful, they must refrain from operating in the realm of managing. They should operate in the capacity of institution builders, with the mindset of creating sustainable leadership and growth with people first and other factors of production second.

Consequently, only the leaders who prioritise their people over profits, pride, and organisational arrogance will be successful in the long term.

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