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 BALA MOHAMMED'S CANDOR: A LESSON IN STATESMANSHIP FOR THE SOUR GRAPES OPPOSITION By Okoi Obono-Obla  Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State deserves unreserved commendation for his rare candour and statesmanship. In an era where opposition politics in Nigeria has been reduced to perpetual wailing, cynicism and playing to the gallery, Bala Mohammed has risen above partisanship to speak truth to power in the most patriotic sense. Despite being the National Leader of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and a key pillar of his party's presidential ticket, Governor Mohammed did what very few Nigerian politicians dare to do: he publicly appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold, courageous and transformative reform agenda. This is leadership. This is maturity. This is putting Nigeria first. President Tinubu has done what others feared to do. He has brought a semblance of order and transparency to the opaque, previously cabal-infested oil and gas sector. Where subsidy fraud...

UFC SUPERSTAR ISRAEL ADESANYA PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUNK-DRIVING. (PHOTO).


UFC superstar Israel Adesanya pleads guilty to drunk-driving

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has pleaded guilty to drunk-driving charges in his home country of New Zealand.

According to Marca, he arrived with his lawyer at the Auckland District Court in the morning to plead guilty to drunk driving and apologized claiming he regrets his decisions.

Adesanya said in a statement, "I want to apologize to the community, my family and my team for the decision I made to get behind the wheel after drinking at a dinner,' 

"I am disappointed with my decision to drive, it was wrong. I know that people might follow me and I want them to know I do not think this behavior is acceptable."

The UFC fighter was "charged with driving a car on Wellesley St in Auckland Central with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood," according to the official court paperwork forwarded to the publication. 50 milligrams is the permitted maximum.

Adesanya could face up to a $2,680 fine and or three months in jail and will be back in court on January 10 for sentencing.

 

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