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There are indications that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and a former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, are making moves towards clinching the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election. Investigations by our correspondent showed that both politicians had been discussing with the leaders of the party with the hope of gaining their support for the ticket. It was gathered that Atiku, though a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, was already tinkering with the idea of returning to his former party if he would not be allowed to contest the ticket in his…
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It is unfortunate Nigeria is being held to ransom by the cabal entrenched at the helm of the administration of President Buhari. The secrecy surrounding the situation as regards the President’s health status is a very bad indication and it is quite unfortunate Nigeria has found itself in another quagmire. It is also unfortunate that Buhari and his handlers are trying to cause another constitutional crisis rather than telling Nigerians the truth regarding their president’s health. This situation is similar to that of late president Yar’Adua when a cabal with the help of his wife Turai held this country to…
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It’s Putin’s World. How the Russian president became the ideological hero of nationalists everywhere
In 2012, Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency after a four-year, constitutionally imposed hiatus. It wasn’t the smoothest of transitions. To his surprise, in the run-up to his inauguration, protesters filled the streets of Moscow and other major cities to denounce his comeback. Such opposition required dousing. But an opportunity abroad also beckoned—and the solution to Putin’s domestic crisis and the fulfillment of his international ambitions would roll into one. After the global financial crisis of 2008, populist uprisings had sprouted across Europe. Putin and his strategists sensed the beginnings of a larger uprising that could upend the Continent and…
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Donald Trump just recently expressed his indifference on the breakdown of the EU, saying: “I don’t really care whether it’s separate or together. To me, it doesn’t matter.” Donald Trump even made the prediction that more countries are going to be severing themselves from the European Union. According to Anthony L. Gardner, the US Ambassador to the EU, Trump aids even made phone calls to several European institutions, asking them on which European nations were next in going down the road of Brexit. Gardener affirmed that for Trump to encourage the disintegration of the EU is “sheer folly” and “lunacy”.…
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Donald Trump just recently expressed his indifference on the breakdown of the EU, saying: “I don’t really care whether it’s separate or together. To me, it doesn’t matter.” Donald Trump even made the prediction that more countries are going to be severing themselves from the European Union. According to Anthony L. Gardner, the US Ambassador to the EU, Trump aids even made phone calls to several European institutions, asking them on which European nations were next in going down the road of Brexit. Gardener affirmed that for Trump to encourage the disintegration of the EU is “sheer folly” and “lunacy”.…
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The war between good and evil, will be a war between Orthodox Christianity and Gnosticism, or the belief that life is an illusion. To make multitudes of men into callous murderers, what better way to desensitize them than to have them believe that the evils that they are committing, are not real? In this same view of gnosticism, humanity is considered as being purely evil. To make men thirsty to destroy humanity, this system of antichrist will have them declare war on humanity, as something evil and worthy of destruction. In our study of the coming great conflict, it is…
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No reader of history can write about the Reformation without writing, at least briefly, on the pre-Reformation protestants. And what one fill find in this history, is that the roots of Protestantism is gnosticism, or the belief that Christ was not physical, but a phantom. To reject the physical Humanity of Christ, would then lead to the rejection of the Eucharist, icons, holy water, and Confession. When perusing their history, one will find that these pro-Reformation sects rejected crucifixes, icons, and the Eucharist. In other words, they rejected the tangible. But one of the most untold truths behind these sects…
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Martin Luther has for centuries been touted as a champion for Biblical Christianity, a reformer who wanted to bring the Church back to its original roots and eschew the “traditions of men.” They often show how much Luther referenced the Church Fathers — especially Augustine —, with the intent of restoring their interpretation of Scripture and keeping them away from Roman Catholic corruption. But recent scholarship, based on perusing notes written by the German reformer, reveals a gnostic Luther who was adversed to the orthodox view of the Trinity, the Humanity of Christ, and Augustine’s refutations of gnosticism with sentiments…
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Free-will is what separates man from all other creatures. Animals are confined within a natural impulse, and will always act in submission to their inborn inclinations. Man, on the other hand, was conferred with the mental faculties to choose to eschew his lower nature. To then say that man has no freedom to spurn evil and sin, then reduces him to the level of the animal. Humanity is now at an equal level with animals, and thus the Protestant heresy is akin to Social Darwinism. To reject free-will is to reduce man to animalism, for what is man without choice,…
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Charles Darwin Charles Darwin learned of the idea of evolution from his grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, a major figure of the Enlightenment. Erasmus rejected Christianity and adopted the heresy of deism, a belief that states that God simply created the world and set the processes of nature as the clockmaker sets the clock, being separate from His creation, leaving man to be governed by reason and not any of the divine inspirations that we find in the Scriptures. Erasmus Darwin was not just a deist, but an occultist Freemason. In Darwin’s memoirs he writes: “My father told me two odd stories…
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Long before Darwin wrote his On the Origin of Species, a Protestant minister of the Anglican Church, Baden Powell, was teaching and promoting evolutionism. He, like Darwin and his predecessors, hated the Catholic Church. In an 1841 speech given at Oxford University, Powell said that the Catholic Church had made “corruptions of the simplicity and purity of the Christian faith,” that it had stemmed from “Successive ages of darkness and general barbarism” and that it was to the Church “that men’s minds were made to bow in abject submission.” Powell praised the cause of Luther and his fellow protestant leaders,…
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Protestantism would influence evolutionism, Ernst Haeckel (bottom left), a German evolutionist, was instrumental in influencing the Young Turks (bottom right) on Darwinism. The Young Turks, influenced by Darwinism, would carry out the Armenian Genocide Ernst Haeckel was deeply influenced by the German religious teacher, Friedrich Daniel Schleiermacher. In 1799 book, On Religion, Schleiermacher taught that true religion was forged deeply into the human heart, and that all rites and dogmas were merely poor expressions of this true religion. Influenced by Protestantism, Haeckel erected a bridge between Luther’s revolt against the Catholic Church, and Darwin’s revolt against the Christian teaching of…
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The anti-Jewish hatred of Nazi Germany was sown into the German soul by Martin Luther. Luther once expressed his violent fantasy against the Jews as such: “Were I able, I would knock him [the Jew] down and stab him in my anger. It is lawful according to both the human and the divine law, to kill a robber; then it is even more permissible to slay a blasphemer” He also said, “We ought to take revenge on the Jews and kill them”, and he lamented: “it is our own fault that we have not annihilated the Jews but placidly let…
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You once came out to accuse President Muhammadu Buhari of perpetuating the worst form of nepotism in Nigeria; do you still hold this view? Absolutely! I have seen no evidence so far to make me chan… Source: Buhari Hasn’t Convinced Nigerians He Passed School Certificate Examination, Says Junaid Mohammed
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ALLEGATIONS I have up till now chosen to maintain my silence and not to respond to inaccurate press reporting. However, given the level of deliberate inaccuracies, I am now forced to respond because it is clear that the EFCC is taking advantage of my silence to try me by media and to convict me in the eyes of the public on false reports. 1. THE $153.3MILLION ALLEGATION I am deeply disturbed and bewildered by recent media reports (Premium Times Thursday 12 January, 2017 and other dailies about the same time) claiming that by virtue of an order of the Federal…
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* Hail emergence of Nwodo as Ohanaeze president Lawyers of Igbo extraction under the aegis of Otu Oka-Iwu (Law Society) have warned the Federal Government to ensure that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu is accorded all his civil rights. In a statement on the “state of the nation” signed by its President, Chief Chuks Ikokwu, the influential body expressed “deep concern” on the reported planned secret trial of the IPOB leader, adding that “The Federal Government must ensure that he and other defendants are accorded their full rights under the Constitution of…
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Determined the tap into the opportunity provided by the scarcity of forex in the country to create jobs, foremost entrepreneur, Aliko Dangote has embarked on the establishment of multi-million dollar vehicle assembly plant project in Lagos Specifically, the plant will be churning out heavy duty trucks on which his conglomerate, the Dangote Group spends huge amount on its importation to distribute it’s products both locally and cross African countries. Dangote is partnering a leading Chinese Company, National Heavy Duty Truck Group Company Limited, SINOTRUCK to produce several thousand of trucks used mainly for haulage business from its newly promoted assembly…
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APPLICATION FOR NIGERIAN AIR FORCE AIRMEN/AIRWOMEN RECRUITMENT EXERCISE 2017 GUIDELINES 1. Interested applicants are to apply free of charge online at http://www.airforce.mil.ng. 2. Applicants are to apply once, multiple online application will be disqualified. 3. Applicants are to print out the underlisted documents after completion of application online: a. Local Government Indigeneship Form. b. Attestation form to be signed by Military officer or Local Government Chairman. c. Parent/Guardian Consent Form. d. Acknowledgment Form. QUALIFICATIONS 4. Applicants must be a Nigerian citizen by birth. 5. Applicants must not be less than 1.66m tall for male and not less than 1.63m tall…
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A 39-year-old Nigerian lady, Olutayo Arikawe, has been announced as Britain’s favourite pharmacist. She was named the national winner of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual I Love My Pharmacist competition, which celebrates the exceptional contribution pharmacists make to patient care on a daily basis across the UK. Olutayo who runs a Community Pharmacy in Dudley, was shortlisted by an expert panel to become one of the 23 finalists. Thousands of members of the public then voted for their favorite pharmacist. Olutayo was announced as the regional winner for Midlands and East. She, along with the five other regional finalists, presented…
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Tsonje, a village in the heart of Kaura local government of Kaduna is the latest victim of attacks by unidentified gunmen in the Southern senatorial zone. They attacked last Saturday and engaged local vigilante and policemen in a gun battle, at the end of which two men identified as Ephraim Ezekiel and Joshua Ladi lay dead. Village Head Adamu Abbah said five people were killed, and that it happened while they were on their way to their farms. The attack unsettled villagers greatly, as it had seemed all necessary security measures were in place. Following the incessant violence in the…
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After recording a worst plunge into recession in over 25 years, in 2016 the World Bank has projected Nigeria could get out of its economic quagmire, and grow its gross domestic product (GDP) by one percent in 2017. The bank also projected the global economy will accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017. According to it, “Sub-Saharan African growth is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9 percent in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to lower commodity prices”. “Growth in South Africa and oil exporters is expected to be weaker, while growth in economies that are not natural-resource…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has been called to act immediately after some indicted oil companies who perpetuated subsidy fraud against the state were reportedly awarded crude oil contracts. A new investigative report carried out by Premium Times has revealed how companies indicted in a multi-billion subsidy fraud were awarded contracts to lift crude oil in Nigeria in 2017 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. This was noticed from the list of companies released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for the 2017/2018 crude oil trade. The report gathered that some of the firms have been indicted and facing criminal charges.…
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There is every indication that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu might be set free soon as court has fixed a date to rule on his matter. The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Feb. 10 to rule on whether or not it will dismiss the treason charges preferred against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court would also rule on whether or not to quash the charges preferred against three other defendants, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, who were charged along with Kanu. Similarly, the court would give a ruling on an application…
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Dr.Agnes Callamard, has confirmed that she is probing “recent allegations of killings of over 800 citizens mostly women, children and the elderly in Southern Kaduna by suspected herdsmen, and to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice, and to provide reparations to victims.” This followed a petition dated 30 December 2016 and sent by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The development on Dr Callamard’s investigation of the killings was disclosed today by SERAP executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni. In the communication sent to SERAP today Dr…
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday warned of imminent fuel across the country. Its Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Dankigari told The Nation on phone that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which sold the product for N133 per litre at the depots, was no longer loading petrol. According to him, private depots around Calabar were already selling the product between N138 and N140 per litre. He added that the marketers had decided to keep their trucks since the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) was already owing them over N200 billion for bridging the product. If this trend…
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The story is told of how King Yunfa, the Hausa Sarki in Gobir (now called Sokoto) hosted a Fulani immigrant called Usman Dan Fodiyo and his group in February 1804, as a result of this and since 1808 the whole of the northern region lost its kingdoms and were replaced by Fulani emirates. King Yunfa is said to have been killed in 1808 and the Fulani warrior (Usman Dan Fodiyo) established Sokoto caliphate, making himself Sultan. Gradually, other Hausa kingdoms were pillaged and taken over by the Fulani emirs. The ethnic groups in the core north were the first victims…
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Nigeria severs diplomatic relations with Taiwan because of $29billion loan Buhari wants to get from China, shuts its Abuja office The federal government has withdrawn all diplomatic relations with Taiwan and ordered the closure of the Taiwanese office in Abuja. Angry over Nigeria’s continued recognition of Taiwan as a sovereign nation, China may withhold part of the $29.9bn loans on which Nigeria partly pins its hope of financing next year. The Nation reports that China is upset by the Federal Government’s diplomatic recognition of Taiwan as a sovereign nation. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, disclosed this at news conference…
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I AM NNAMDI KANU , I SAY FIGHT ON GREAT PEOPLE UNTIL VICTORY IS ACHIEVED. THIS STRUGGLE MUST CONTINUE, VICTORY FOR BIAFRA RESTORATION IS NEAR. I SHALL NEVER BETRAY YOU NEITHER SHALL I GIVE UP, AND ILL RATHER DIE GETTING BIAFRA THAN LIVING WITHOUT THE FREEDOM FOR ALL BIAFRANS AS GOD HAS MANDATED. I am Nnamdi Kanu ,the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Director of Radio Biafra/Biafra Tv and the commander of Biafra loyal armed forces. I stand for truth, equity, fairness, justice, and freedom. Never forget my commandment, If you love me keep keep my command. IF ANYTHING…
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The following, an abridgement of a two-part series entitled “Michael Ishola Adenuga” and “Of War, Stray Bullets & P.O.Ws” first carried 11 years ago (2006) by Sunday Sun, is rerun today with a view to offering readers some illumination to better dissect the epistolary grenade hurled Wednesday by former President Olusegun Obasanjo against Oba Sikuri Adetona of Ijebuland over the latter’s claims in an autobiography, “Awujale” Though isolated by space, a correlation of irony is easy to decipher at two events in Brussels and Lagos in July 2006. In a landmark pronouncement, the European Union fined Microsoft a whopping $357…
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Representatives of international airlines operators have rejected the Kaduna International Airport as alternative destination for Abuja flights to enable government carry out repairs on the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting yesterday, a representative of the international airlines operators, Mr. Osho Joseph said Kaduna international airport is not an option for them. “We believe Kaduna may be an alternative for local operators but definitely not for international airline operators. But we will get back on this,” he said. In his response, the minister of state for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika said it is…
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Igwebuike Ndi-Imo Network Group (ING), a not-for-profit and non-religious, pro-good governance and democracy organization, held its maiden annual summit on December 30, 2016, at Dreamland Hotel, World Bank Road, Owerri, with the theme: Igwebuike Ndi-Imo Network Group for Democratic Good Governance, Quality and Credible Leadership Summit. The summit was chaired by a distinguished Nigerian and Imo son, Dr Walter Ofonagoro, former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The keynote speaker was Prof Uzodimma Nwala, while other speakers included Mr. Samuel Ajayi, Prof C.C. Ikeji and Dr. Jimanze Ego Alowes. At the end of the summit which attracted Imo sons…
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Former CIA director R. James Woolsey Jr., a veteran of four presidential administrations and one of the nation’s leading intelligence experts, resigned Thursday from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team because of growing tensions over Trump’s vision for intelligence agencies. Woolsey’s resignation as a Trump senior adviser comes amid frustrations over the incoming administration’s national security plans and Trump’s public comments undermining the intelligence community. “Effective immediately, Ambassador Woolsey is no longer a Senior Advisor to President-Elect Trump or the Transition. He wishes the President-Elect and his Administration great success in their time in office,” Jonathan Franks, a spokesman for…
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On IBB, Ooni, Alaafin, Shonekan,and June12. A piece from the Autobiography of the Awujale of Ijebuland “In the end however, IBB’s game had to come to an end. In June 1993, the elections finally held and apparently against all IBB’s calculations, they were not only transparent, but were judged to be free and fair by international observers. The results pointed clearly in the direction of one winner – Chief M.KO Abiola, a close friend and confidant of the General himself. But just as the announcement of the results was to be made, Babangida cancelled the entire process! The nation erupted…
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The position of world oldest man tends to have been taken over by a man who says he is the oldest human ever to have lived. The man named Mbah Gotho recently hosted his family for his 146th birthday. Mbah Gotho, from Indonesia, claims he was born on December 31, 1870, and reckons that his ID card proves it. If correct, it makes him significantly older than the officially verified oldest person ever – French woman Jeanne Calment, who lived to 122. Metro UK reports that all of his siblings are dead, along with his four wives – the last…
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Importers and clearing agents operating at the nation’s border posts have raised the alarm that over 10,000 new and used vehicles are trapped at the Idiroko and Seme borders in the southern part of the country due to the federal government’s policy banning the importation of vehicles through the land borders. Government had last year directed that the importation of used and new vehicles be restricted to the seaports, starting from January 1. Consequently, the agents have appealed to the federal government to extend the grace period by three months to allow importers and auto dealers clear the backlog of…
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A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria. Most of all, I found Lagos to be much safer than advertised. It is frequently described as one of the most dangerous cities on earth. Many people told me I was crazy to go there, and some Nigerian expats warned me I might not get out of the airport alive. The reality is that I walked around freely and in many parts of town. I didn’t try to go everywhere or at all hours, and I may have been lucky.…
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The Nigeria Customs Service in a statement signed by the Deputy Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah on Tuesday, said the move is meant to strengthen operations and reposition the Service to meet the challenges of the New Year 2017. It said the ACGs affected include Charles Edike who was moved from Zone A to the Human Resource Development (HRD), Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B, Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement, and Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D. The other ACGs are Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex, FTZ,…
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The Federal Government has raised duties on luxury goods such as yachts and Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) imported into the country.But also affected are some food items such as rice, salt and sugarcane that have local alternatives. The plan to raise the duties which was first contemplated by former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala under the immediate past administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan had remained on the drawing board due to Jonathan’s loss of the presidential election to the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and the consequent change of officials between the former…
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COMMENCEMENT OF REGISTRATION OF 3 MILLION VOLUNTEERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORTHCOMING REFERENDUM IN THE LOWER NIGER TERRITORY. WHEREAS: (a) By RESOLUTION 2, of the SOLEMN ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF THE LOWER NIGER IN PORT HARCOURT, 27TH APRIL, 2015, Convened by the Lower Niger Congress, Accredited Delegates Representing the Ethnic Nationalities of the Lower Niger (being the combined Contiguity of the Old Eastern Region and Midwestern Region of Nigeria), Unanimously Decided that the political future of the Peoples of the Lower Niger in the failed, fractured, imposed Federation of Nigeria shall go to a Referendum of the Peoples of…
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* Prophet Olagunju, who accurately predicted President Muhammadu Buhari victory in the 2015 election, has said the president will be dethroned in 2019 election by former vice president Atiku Abubakar * He says that Igbo’s desire for Biafra nation has received divine approval * The prophet says no amount of peace talk can prevent Nigeria’s disintegration Prophet Wale Olagunju, the presiding Bishop of Divine Seed of God Chapel Ministries in Ibadan, Oyo state, has released his prophecies for 2017. Prophet Olagunju, who accurately predicted President Muhammadu Buhari victory in the 2015 election, has revealed that the Nigerian president will be…
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President Muhammadu Buhari rose to power on the back of post-truth politics fuelled by an out-of-control social media spewing falsehoods and outlandish claims. Its propagators and masterminds hid behind the veil of anonymity while its beneficiary – Buhari enjoyed the damaging impact of fake news on his opponent. His party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) even helped to amplify and spread lies and half-truths through its social media army. It was a very effective tool deployed to devastating effect with all its different strands of narratives designed to sink truth with fiction. It was the first time the…
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CAN president, Rev. Ayokunle The National leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) on Friday expressed sadness over the manner the federal and state governments are handling the Southern Kaduna killings. CAN described President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence on the matter as sad and unacceptable. Briefing journalists in Abuja on the crisis in Southern Kaduna, CAN National General Secretary, Rev. Musa Asake, said although the church in Nigeria has been subjected to a “systemic genocide and persecution through the instrumentality of Boko Haram, which has killed thousands of Christians and destroyed churches and over 50,000 houses since 2009, the current…
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This article first published by GR in November 2006 is of particular relevance to an understanding of the ongoing process of destabilization and political fragmentation of Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Washington’s strategy consists in breaking up Syria and Iraq. “Hegemony is as old as Mankind…” -Zbigniew Brzezinski, former U.S. National Security Advisor. The term “New Middle East” was introduced to the world in June 2006 in Tel Aviv by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (who was credited by the Western media for coining the term) in replacement of the older and more imposing term, the “Greater Middle East.” This…
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“ The EFCC in Lagos had come calling brusquely on Mike Adenuga (Jnr), Chairman Globacom on 9 July 2006. They broke his gate, swarmed into his house and kept him under ‘arrest’. When I heard about the arrest, I called the legal firms, of Ayanlaja SAN & Adesanya SAN as well as Professor Biodun Adesanya SAN to take up the matter and secure Mike’s release. They swung into action and gave indication that they would take the matter to court. By evening, it was no longer necessary to go to court as Mike, following his statement to EFCC, had been…
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Russia on Thursday pledged “adequate reprisals” over US sanctions and accused Washington of trying to destroy ties by making “unfounded” allegations of interference in the US election. The United States wants to “definitively destroy US-Russia relations which have already reached a low” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Russia will “react in an adequate manner based on the principles of reciprocity.” Washington announced a series of measures against Russia, including tough sanctions on Russia‘s top two intelligence agencies, the expulsion of 35 agents and a decision to shut down two Russian compounds in the US. “We categorically reject the…
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Remittances from Nigerians living abroad from January to November 2016 have hit $35 billion, Senior Special Assistant to the president on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said. She revealed the figures on 20 December in Abuja when she paid a courtesy call on the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler. She said she was on the visit to seek ways for Nigerians in diaspora could get tax incentives to encourage them to invest more locally. “In 2016, Nigerians living abroad remitted $35 billion, higher than 2015. This is the highest in Africa and the…
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The plan by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice to re-open some alleged high-profile corruption cases has been stalled by lack of funds, according to report. Sources in the AGF office confirmed on Tuesday that the corruption cases, involving some former governors, were among those affected by paucity of funds. It was learnt that because of insufficient funds, the AGF, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), recently shifted attention to the more sensitive cases of the judges being prosecuted for alleged corruption. One of the sources said, “You will recall that the office of…
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MR. JOSEPH BODUNRIN DAUDU (SAN) is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He is currently the Chairman of the African Bar Association and founder of the Rule of Law Development Foundation, an interventionist civil society organisation with an interest on rule of law issues. In this interview with AMEH EJEKWONYILO, the SAN maintained that the proposed special anti-corruption courts by President Muhammadu Buhari through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation is aimed at stifling members of the opposition political parties ahead of the 2019 general elections so as to pave way for his re-election.…
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Those who do not yet understand that Nigeria is the name of a scam, set up, first by rogue British Colonialists, but currently under the control of their local agents, the Caliphate, operated for the sole purpose of legitimately looting and carting away humongous values of assets, will continue to wonder why bizzare things happen here all the time. Those who think that we operate in democracy here, must be ignorant of the meaning of Democracy, even by the simplest definition of democracy “Government OF the people, BY the the people and FOR the people”. Nigeria does not pass the…
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* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state. * His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex. * His government built the Lagos State Television * His government built the Lagos Radio * His government built Lagos State University * His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care. * His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education. * His government built low cost…
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A new report on Thursday said despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s attempt at ensuring transparency in the oil sector, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, still withholds billions in oil revenues from the government account. The report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute, titled “NNPC still holds blank check” said that within the first six months of the Buhari administration, the NNPC withheld over $4.2 billion (about N824.7 billion) out of a total of $6.3 billion (N1.24 trillion) revenues realised from crude oil sales in the second half of 2015. The withheld revenues represented about 66 per cent of the total…
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“Buhari is the last standing samurai of the oligarchy with the boldness to implement the Fulani agenda. He is doing it as fast as possible. The regime of Buhari is on a conquest mission. It is not hiding its intention because it believes that our strongholds have been spiritially damaged. What is going on has a spiritual precursor. They don’t fight in the ordinary alone. The reason the Middle Belt is under massive siege is because they have been spiritually decimated. They have to pray AND FIGHT”- Ariyo Raphael Dare- Atoye. Mr. Dare-Atoye of the One Nigeria Group is absolutely…
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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assured states on 13 per cent derivation for mineral revenue following the approval by the Federal Executive Council, Daily Trust reports. “We have got approval for the implementation of the constitutionally guaranteed 13 percent derivation for mineral revenue to states, similar to the derivation that oil-producing states currently enjoy from the federation accounts,” he said. He stated this at a two-day capacity building workshop on Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for beneficial participation of state governments in mining, jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and…
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The National-Director of the High Performance Centre in Port Harcourt, Angie Taylor, and the Director of athletics of the HPC, Eric Campbell, have not been paid for 11 months, our correspondent has learnt. The two American athletics coaches, who are attached to the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, were employed by former Minister, Bolaji Abdulahi, in 2012 to oversee the country’s grassroots athletes and ensure an increase in the performance of the country’s athletics ranking. Campbell and Taylor reside in Abuja. The defunct National Sports Commission decided not to renew their contracts after they expired last year. However, the current sports…
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A 4000 year civilization resurrects and seeks out a sick teenage African boy in Peckham… Umemnaeku collapsed yet again on his nineteenth birthday to the mysterious illness that has challenged him since childhood. His African born single mother in utter desperation consults a West Indian voodoo priestess in their Peckham neighbourhood and to her horror learned that what ails her son was from her long forgotten home in Africa. In his desperation to overcome his challenge, Umemnaeku embarks on a quest that stretched back over four thousand years, revealing an ancient civilization he never believed possible. Through ancient sacred rituals…
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King Opokunabo walked into his royal chambers with the precise, ordained and ritual steps bred into him when he was first acknowledged as the heir apparent. Today, he was going to receive the British Consul, Sir Japhet Hooper. They had known each other since his father’s reign when he was heir apparent and they had formed a serious friendship, and were about the same age. Back then, Hooper was the captain of a British slaver, the Jolly Guinea. Prince Opokunabo was his major supplier, since as the heir apparent, he had monopoly of the Imo River slave route held on…
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The meeting of dibias is never a frivolous gathering. Before a sacred summons is made there must be a very serious issue bothering them. Such was the case when the leader of the network of dibias in the now British protected Owerri province sent out a secret summons to their members, including famed dibias from neighbouring communities. Okoñoro, the great dibia from Ahiara, was among those who received the summons. “We have become endangered species,” said Okeosisi, their blind leader. Okeosisi had been born blind, but that did not stop Agwu from visiting him when it fell on him to…
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They were surprised to wake up one morning to see hundreds of thousands of Indians dressed in simple white cloths tied across the right shoulders like Ozo initiates would, and sat down all day long at the town square. He was meant to understand that they were carrying out a non-violent protest under their leader called Ghandi. It did not take long before political discussions became the most important topic among the black soldiers. Some even added the name ‘Ghandi’ to theirs to form some sort of solidarity with the Indians and their fight against the British. But to Nnamdi, it…
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As I sit down to write this piece, I cannot but be amused by the change chorus around me. Even though I sense some genuine desire to have things go in a different direction, I get this sneaky feeling that a vast majority of Nigerians are being duped by some smart and clever businessmen masquerading as progressive democrats and agents of change. They sensed resentment and keyed in with the change slogan which seems to have caught on like a wildfire in the harmattan. But when you ask those clamouring for change; change to what? They just stare blankly at…
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The news in town is that both President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), have in words and in deeds rejected calls for the restructuring of Nigeria. Buhari emphatically declared in interviews to mark his one year in office that he would prefer to see the National Conference report, which comes close to resolving the national question and many of the contentious issues plaguing this land, gather dust in the archives. These were his words: “I advised against the issue of the National Conference. Teachers were on strike then. I have not even bothered to read…
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Twelve days ago, I raised the alarm that there might be no Imo State after Rochas. My position was based on facts that he has shown gross unconcern for the people of the state. I said the government of Okorocha is preoccupied with edifice mentality, as if raising useless structures, buildings that may be pulled down by another Governor, is the real essence of governance. If anyone is still in doubt about the Okorocha failure, let the fellow go through the 2017 budget presented to the state assembly on Friday by the Governor. My analysis of the budget will come…
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For sometime there had been rumours of an alleged rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu in a statement signed by his spokesperson Sunday Dare and made available to our reporter said he had no rift with the president. Azuka Onwuka in this piece gives reasons why the president should have the APC national leader as an ally rather that an opponent in his brand of politics. There must be something Asiwaju Bola Tinubu knows or does that is beyond other politicians; for he is the only politician…
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A white man, with nationality not yet disclosed, was arrested inside Sambisa Forest as Nigerian troops cleared Boko Haram insurgents out of their last fortress on Thursday. “The man is under custody and providing positive information”, said a soldier, who just returned to Maiduguri from the liberated forest. The Daily Trust on Sunday quoting the soldier said while hundreds of Boko Haram fighters were killed during the offensive that began about a month ago, many others were captured alive while attempting to flee. “Hundreds of Boko Haram captives, including men, women and children have been freed and taken to safety.…
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In a week the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics released unprecedented unemployment (13.9%), inflation (18.49%) and poverty rates, Nigeria was treated to both a wedding and birthday of unprecedented proportions. A man who had to borrow money to buy his Presidential nomination form is now so well off that he can throw a lavish wedding for his daughter and a regal birthday party for himself while his citizens who could afford to throw lavish weddings for their children and grand birthday parties for themselves can no longer afford it. It seems Buhari traded places with Nigeria. Buhari could not afford many…
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That day was Thursday, December 22nd, 2016. The occasion was the Economic and Security Summit of South East Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari, the tough talking, body language-fear-inspiring, retired army general Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the federal republic, was scheduled to be at the occasion as chief guest of honour. But as we heard, Buhari did not turn up for the auspicious occasion. Rumours have it that the president stayed away because of a certain threat by members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) who vowed to resist his entry into the south east. Assuming that is true, a…
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The Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called for decentralised policing to get the country out of its numerous security and economic challenges. He also stressed the need for respect for the rule of law and to ensure inclusive governance. Ekweremadu made the call at the South East Economic and Security Summit held at the Government House in Enugu. According to statement released by his Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu in Abuja on Friday, Ekweremadu said “unless we restructure our security architecture, we will continue to have problems. “The simple suggestion is that this is the…
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INTRODUCTION The Rule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF) is an interventionist civil society concentrating on Rule of Law issues that arise in Nigeria and worldwide. By way of press statements, seminars, webcasts, conferences the Foundation draws attention to breaches of the Rule of Law and other constitutional infractions that occur or are commonplace in Nigeria, Africa and beyond. The Foundation is on record, since its inception, to have campaigned vigorously for the preservation of Rule of Law principles and values in the Nigerian society. Unfortunately, since independence, there has been the tendency of Nigerian leaders (albeit in varying degrees) to…
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Maverick politician and businessman, Chief Kenny Martins has debunked claims by former President Goodluck Jonathan that he conceded victory to the incumbent, Alhaji Muhammadu Buhari not out of pressure or persuasion from any quarters within and outside the country, but for his conviction that it was the right path to take. “Let me make it clear, that I was not persuaded to do so by anyone within or outside the country. I knew it was the right thing to do”, Jonathan reportedly said at a recent graduation ceremony of Bingham University in Nasarawa State, where he and ex-Head of State,…
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1. By irredeemable technical knockout, SENATE of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, recently threw out the National Grazing and / or Ranching Reserves Bill, for the simple reason that it is NOT within the competence of the Federal Government / NASS, but exclusively a RESIDUAL (STATES) MATTER. 2. Under what legislative authority then, is Nigerian Army (NA), being a Federal Government Agency / on Federal Exclusive List, now proceeding with Cattle Ranches by whatsoever name? 3. Why the seeming persistence / desparation to get through, by other means, the Grazing / Ranching Bill that has been thrown out by the…
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1960-1966. Kaduna, Nzeogwu and other military men declared the government of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Tafawa Balewa as corrupt. Many agree with them till today. Today, only one man CHIEF FESTUS OKOTIE-EBOH is the one bearing the stigma of that corruption. Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa and Akintola all smell like roses. Only my Niger Deltan is corrupt. OKAY!!! One man made a whole regime of six years corrupt enough for so many to be killed. 1979-1983. The supposed thief was Umaru Dikko. When he began to campaign against Buhari’s coup in London, asking for sanctions against Nigeria, that…
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Martin Niemöller, a prominent Protestant pastor and an outspoken critic of Adolf Hitler who spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps, gave the world this famous quote: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for…
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(Being the position of the Lower Niger Congress on the main demand of the Niger Delta Avengers as well as the Biafra Restoration Agitations). By a Statement issued Friday, 28 May, 2016, the Agitation Group known as the Niger Delta Avengers which is currently engaged in a face-off with the Federal Government of Nigeria in the oilfields of the Region, proclaimed the RESTORATION OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE OLD EASTERN REGION as their main demand. The Territory referred to as the “Old Eastern Region” in the said Statement comprises of what is otherwise known today as the South South and…
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Over many years, the Scottish people were unhappy to belong to the United Kingdom (UK) and there were agitations to break up the union so that the Scots could go their own way as a separate and independent Nation. A couple of Parties emerged calling for what I may call Scottexit from the UK. There were heated and rancorous debates all over the UK which tended to divide the Nation. To determine if this was truly the desire of the majority of the Scottish people or just the opinion of some of the Politicians or a minority vocal protesters, a…
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(Being the Position Presented to the World Media By the Lower Niger Congress On the Issues Arising from the Global Biafra Protests) BACKGROUND Nigeria was a colonial-era creation of the British. The country was on January 1st 1914 artificially cobbled together by the annexation the then Protectorate of Southern Nigeria to the then Protectorate of Northern Nigeria in an exercise officially tagged “Amalgamation”. The mind-boggling failures of this otherwise giant promise on the African Continent has been the subject of many researches and academic inquisition. Decades of routine, massive bloodletting which punctuate these monumental failures came to global reckoning in…
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Alleged Extortion of SS/SE Travellers: Group calls Buhari, Saraki, Dogara to warn security agencies.
Irked by what it described as the harassment and extortion of travellers to the South-East and South-South States allegedly by security agencies, pro-democracy group, Wailing Wailers have called on President Muhammadu Buhari; Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to call the heads of the agencies to order. In a statement in Abuja, on Friday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Sani Ringim, the Wailing Wailers said: “We were alarmed by the unlawful and reprobative actions of the Nigeria Army, the Police, the Customs and other security agencies on the eastern routes of Nigeria. It…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday failed to attend the South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu, after threats from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), The Punch reports. IPOB had on Monday warned Buhari to ‘stay clear’ of the South-East zone. Buhari, who was meant to be the Chief Guest of Honour at the summit, which held in the Enugu State Government House, was conspicuously absent at the programme. South-East senators on Wednesday said they would boycott the event because they were not consulted. Though no mention of the IPOB warning was hinted at the opening session…
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South African telecom giant, MTN, has fired one of its top and most valuable staffers in order to avoid scrutiny by the United States government over bribes offered to Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Shortly after helping to resolve a hefty fine imposed by the Nigerian government, Amina Oyagbola was so important to MTN that the company gave her two strategic positions. Her corporate elevation saw her combining leadership of the Human Resources department with the post of “Director of Strategic Communications” at MTN. Ms. Oyagbola and her husband were instrumental in resolving MTN’s serious problem…
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Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar said the current recession in the country has exposed the weaknesses of a federal system of government. Atiku, an advocate of restructuring, who spoke through his Twitter account, Atiku Abubakar (@atiku), yesterday, said the federal government could no longer meet its obligations. Questioning the rationale behind having a central government that can no longer meet its obligation, the former number two citizen asked rhetorically, “does it still make sense to have centrist federal?” Atiku said responsibilities of the federal government must be reduced to avoid it collapsing “under the weight of too many responsibilities it…
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The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) yesterday strongly kicked against ruling of the Judge of a Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Binta Nyako, that the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and 3 others standing trial before her court would be secretly tried. The court had ordered that Kanu and his team members be tried secretly for leading a self determination struggle. Kanu had earlier caused a major stir in the courtroom when he rejected secret trial. CLO while describing such ruling as strange and demonstration of the judge’s ignorance of constitutional law, wondered when masquerades had…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday failed to attend the South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu, after threats from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), The Punch reports. IPOB had on Monday warned Buhari to ‘stay clear’ of the South-East zone. Buhari, who was meant to be the Chief Guest of Honour at the summit, which held in the Enugu State Government House, was conspicuously absent at the programme. South-East senators on Wednesday said they would boycott the event because they were not consulted. Though no mention of the IPOB warning was hinted at the opening session…
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“CREDIBLE & QUALITY LEADERSHIP AS THE BEST VEHICLE FOR GOOD DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE” The Board of Trustees of IGWEBUIKE NDI-IMO NETWORK GROUP (ING), the Exco and entire Members of ING, wish to inform the good people of Imo State of our forthcoming December 30th 2016 Summit, which is holding at Dreamland Hotel, World Bank Road, Owerri, Imo State. The Summit focuses on credible and quality leadership as a vehicle to driving good democratic governance and the theme of Summit is “Igwebuike Ndi-Imo Network Group for Democratic Good Governance, Quality and Credible Leadership Summit”. We have assembled seasoned men and women from…
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INTRODUCTION The Igbo Intelligentsia Forum (IIF) is a worldwide assemblage of Igbo interest advocates. It is an Igbo think-tank that provides analysis and solutions to global and national issues that affect Igbo interest within the Nigerian and global sociopolitical environment. It is a non-partisan, non-governmental and non-profit organization. We believe in an egalitarian society where every group and individual is given the opportunity to be all they can be under a system that protects individual and corporate human rights. We assert the inalienable right of our people to self determination; to live peaceably and securely within or outside Nigeria, and…
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As the gap between the value of the Naira at the interbank and parallel market continues to widen, the Federal Government has announced plans to converge the rates by abolishing the parallel market. The gap between the interbank and parallel market rates has grown to N184.75 as at yesterday, as the naira was sold at N490 to the dollar at the parallel market as against N305.25 at the interbank end of the market, increasing the temptation of round tripping. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said yesterday that the ministry is in talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
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Sixteen members of the European parliament have asked the European Union High Commission to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari on the detention of Nnamdi Kanu. The MEPs called for independent investigation into the alleged killing, torture and illegal arrest of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra by security operatives. Some members of the European parliament (MEP) have risen in support of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. The MEPs – 16 in number – in a joint letter have asked the European Union High Commission to take action on human rights abuses against members of…
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The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has banned any form of processions in the state. El-Rufai through his Special Assistant, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Sunday, said no procession would be allowed for now in Kaduna State until further notice. He said the ban on processions and unlawful assembly would apply throughout the state and called for the cooperation of all citizens to respect this restriction until it was formally lifted. The development, he said, was the outcome of a meeting of heads of security agencies in the state which was convened to review the security situation. He…
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) said, yesterday, its intelligence unit has uncovered plots by the Federal Government and security agencies to arrest and detain members across Biafraland. The group alleged that the arests would start today with the aim of actualising the goal of establishing the ‘Operation Python Dance’ across the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones. A statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary of IPOB, Mr. Emma Powerful said security agents were ordered to eliminate where possible or detain where summary execution proves difficult and urged the people of Biafra to resist any unlawful arrest whatsoever. Meanwhile, former…
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From his refuge in the Ecuador Embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed a press conference of his supporters in Berlin on Tuesday, amid speculation that he planned to reveal potentially threats to America. But early into his speech, Assange said that while more revelations were to come, he would not be making any major announcements, asserting that there would be no point in dropping making such revelations at a time when most Americans would be sleeping. “Russian actions on its own doorstep in Eastern Europe do not in fact threaten the United States or any actual vital interest.…
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The embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has been unable to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari since the beginning of the crisis that engulfed the confirmation of his appointment. Reliable sources told Sunday PUNCH on Saturday that Magu had made spirited efforts to see President Buhari in the aftermath of the Senate’s refusal to confirm his appointment. The Senate, on Thursday, had based its decision on a security report by the Department of State Service which accused Magu of abuse of office and corruption. The report by the DSS says Magu’s antecedents…
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“Since 1914 the British Government has been trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the Nigerian people themselves are historically different in their backgrounds, in their religious beliefs and customs and do not show themselves any sign of willingness to unite… Nigerian unity is only a British intention for the country.” — Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Lagos, 1948. Let’s start from the top. Nigeria is not working. Not for me, not for you who is reading, not for anyone. Except of course, your definition of working is piling up cash from government patronage, and looking at it. The fact is that even…
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President Muhammadu Buhari is to declare open the South-East Economic and Security Summit (SEESS), scheduled to hold in Enugu on Dec.22. Mr Tony Usidamen, the media consultant, via a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, said other eminent Nigerians would attend the event. He said that the president’s desire to attend the summit was in demonstration of his interest in maintaining peace and fostering economic growth and development in the South-East and other regions. Usidamen said that the summit was aimed at addressing the real development issues in the region as well as proffer…
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The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has suggested that the presidency is blackmailing Senate President Bukola Saraki by exploiting his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal to get approval of the legislature for the executive’s $29.960 billion loan bid. President Muhammadu Buhari in October approached the National Assembly, seeking approval of the country’s 2016-2018 external borrowing (rolling) plan worth approximately $30 billion, the biggest in Nigeria’s history. But the Senate rejected the request on the ground that the October 20 letter of Mr. Buhari seeking the approval was without detailed information about utilization, repayment plan and sourcing. This was…
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The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said the Senate would look into the disbursement of N213 billion power sector intervention fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mr. Saraki said this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, on Saturday in Abuja. Mr. Saraki, according to the statement, spoke during a meeting to proffer solutions to the worsening electricity generation in the country. He said the upper chamber would verify claims and counter claims of non-remittance of revenues between the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) and Generation Companies (Gencos).…
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AS the plot thickens to stop the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, from becoming the substantive chair of the Commission, three names have popped up as his possible replacements. They are a former boss of the anti-graft agency, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hamid Ali (rtd) and a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Amodu Ali, who is famous for investigating the $180million Halliburton bribery scandal. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that the decision to prop up their names was part of the grand plot by the…
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the “invasion” of the state by security agents during the December 10 legislative rerun was an indication that the 2019 general election will be a Tsunami of sort. Wike said Nigerians should expect fighter jets to be used during the next general elections, wondering why the military, 28,000 policemen and gunboats should be used for an ordinary legislative rerun. The governor, who addressed journalists on Thursday night, observed that even Divisional Police Officers in the state were transferred a day before the rerun. He said, “If you can have an…
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The Senate has said it may reconsider its refusal to confirm the appointment of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, if President Muhammadu Buhari provides the necessary explanation for it to do so. It said the explanations to be made by President Muhammadu Buhari, who had nominated Magu, would determine whether the nominee would be considered or not. The lawmakers had on Thursday rejected Magu’s nomination by the President as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency based on a “security report” on him. A security report by the Department of State Services,…
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Russia’s unprecedented intervention in the United States election came amid more than United States-Russia tension and Donald J. Trump’s praise of Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president. It also coincided with a growing belief, in Moscow, that Russia faced an imminent threat in Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.Mrs. Clinton is viewed in Moscow as innately hostile to Russia. Widely held conspiracy theories portray her as seeking to foment unrest that will return Russia to the chaos and depression of the 1990s. Even many government technocrats view her with suspicion that at times verges on paranoia. She referred to these views at an…
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Troops attached to the 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, who were deployed to rout Boko Haram terrorists from the dreaded Sambisa Forest in Borno State, have turned against their officers and firing gunshots in all directions, Premium Times reports. The soldiers complained of mistreatment, threatening to pull out of the operation at Bula Bello in Sambisa Forest, and began to shoot indiscriminately, threatening to kill any officer who stands on their way. A source was quoted as saying: “The brigade is based in Bama but is currently deployed at Bula Bello in Sambisa for Operation Rescue Final. “But suddenly…
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President Obama said the United States will retaliate against Russia over its malicious cyberactivity during this year’s election, in an interview that will air Friday on NPR.“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections . . . we need to take action,” the president said. “And we will — at a time and place of our own choosing. Some of it may be explicit and publicized; some of it may not be.” The president did not comment on last week’s Washington Post report, that was later confirmed by other outlets, that…
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