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North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un has allegedly executed two top officials for disobeying him. The JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reports that former agriculture minister Hwang Min and Ri Yong Jin, a senior official at the education ministry, were executed using anti-aircraft guns. A source suggested that Ri Yong Jin was executed after he ‘dozed off during a meeting presided over by Kim’. ‘He was arrested on site and intensively questioned by the state security ministry. He was executed after other charges, such as corruption, were found during the probe.’ ‘I understand he was executed because policy proposals he had pushed for…
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Another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. This is coming in less than 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, announced an indefinite suspension of its scheduled flight services and its staff with effect from Thursday, September 1, 2016. The Director-General of the NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, explained that the decision was taken in order to ensure that the airline carried out the required maintenance of its aircraft. Usman, however, refuted claims that some of the domestic airlines were winding down their operations regardless of the…
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OHAKIM WRITES TO GOV. OKOROCHA ON 10 KEY AREAS OF GOVERNANCE, CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. A MUST READ.
His Excellency Governor of Imo State Government House Owerri, Imo State 22nd August, 2016 Attn.: Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha CURRENT TREND OF EVENTS IN OUR STATE I bring you warm greetings from my family, and may the Almighty God continue to keep you and your family in the light of His grace. Let me go straight to the main objective of this letter,which is to draw your kind attention to a dangerous build up of anger in the State, especially against the backdrop of some of your recent actions as the current Chief Executive. I hasten to add, however, that…
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The Brazilian first female president Dilma Rousseff has been removed from office by the country’s senate after a grueling impeachment trial that ends 13 years of Workers’ party rule. The upper house voted by a majority of 61 to 20 to remove Rousseff from office on the grounds that she illegally manipulated the national budget, she will be replaced for the remaining two years and three months of her term by Michel Temer, a centre right patrician who was among the leaders of the conspiracy against his former running mate. A separate vote will be held on whether Rousseff will…
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Wednesday, 31 August 2016 Despite the economic recession that the country is presently facing, the Presidency on Wednesday declared that the Nigerian economy is performing better than the predictions of the International Monetary Fund, IMF. It, however, admitted that the inflation and unemployment rates in the country had remained high despite efforts by the current government. The Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu, stated this in a statement while reacting to the Gross Domestic Product figures for the 2016 second quarter by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. Dipeolu noted that the report, while confirming…
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By now, there’s a preponderance of evidence the Arewa Consultative Forum is made up of war mongers who have come to the tragic conclusion that the Nigerian military is their trump card to be used against the south. In line with their military calculations, president Buhari too has decided that the only way the #Avengers of the Niger Delta can be defeated is an all out military onslaught. However, what’s even more tragic about this ill-conceived military adventurism is that it’s fraught with dire consequences. Only a few days ago, the militants gave Buhari the likely scenario as the army…
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The United Kingdom on Tuesday said 40 jurisdictions including British territories were fully committed to sharing information that would facilitate the return of all the funds stolen from Nigeria and kept in their lands. A Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Immigration of the United Kingdom, Mr. Robert Goodwill, said this in Abuja during the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Nigeria and the UK on the modalities for the return of stolen assets. Goodwill, who led a delegation of the UK government officials to the event which took place at the office…
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Nigeria stands the risk of forfeiting a hefty N218.3 billion ($550 million), already recovered from the late military dictator, Sani Abacha’s estate, if a suit filed by an American-based Nigerian Lawyer, against the Nigerian government in a United States federal court, is not quickly resolved. Texas-based Attorney, Godson Nnaka, who was contracted by the Nigerian government in 2004, to help find and recover funds siphoned by Abacha and his associates, has asked the court to appoint him a private Attorney General of the funds, as well as award him 40 percent of the recovered funds. He claimed he made the…
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For all the die-hard clueless Clinton morons out there who still think that crooked Hillary will have a positive influence on America if ever elected, let me share with you the reality of what will happen if the now confirmed Parkinson’s disease stricken candidate ever gets to power. On the foreign policy front – In the worst-case scenario and in pursuit of a muscular approach to confronting ISIS, she will make three related decisions that doom American foreign policy to another decade of turmoil, casualties, and terrorism at an astronomical cost. The first decision will be to send thousands of…
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California is the 6th largest economy in the world. It’s economy is larger than that of France or Brazil. The little problem is that California is not a country. It is a State in the United States of America. It has little offshore oil, yet its economy is larger than States in the US that are famous for their oil reserves, like Texas. California generates much of its revenue from non-oil products. It found a way to absorb and domesticate much of the intellectual output from its premier university, Stanford University, into saleable products within its economy. As a matter…
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Nigerians are looking to newly elected President Muhammadu Buhari to chart a new trajectory for Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. Yet a large cast of subnational politicians will play an equally important role in shaping the country’s future. Nigeria is a federation of thirty-six states, each with populations, economic profiles, and budgets comparable to small countries. The country’s latest election cycle brought high focus to the presidency, but Nigeria’s overall stability, prosperity, and business environment is determined more by day-to-day dynamics at the state-level than it is by national-level decision making. Decisions made by Nigeria’s state governors have…
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There is a leadership struggle underway within Boko Haram, the violent, extremist movement that has claimed more than 20,000 lives since 2011 and destabilized the secular Nigerian state and its neighbors. The personal struggle between Abubakar Shekau and Abu Musab al-Barnawi reflects in part the rivalry between Boko Haram and a splinter group, “Ansaru,” and are part of a complex, intra-Muslim conflict across the Sahel, including competition between rival al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Islamic State. Reflecting their extreme poverty and marginalization, many Northern Nigerian Muslims are deeply hostile toward the secular state. They see the…
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Is John Kerry actually representing the United States or is he serving some incomprehensible interests? With Nigeria’s current governance predicament; the first major question would be, when has the Sultan become the country’s spokesperson on matters of corruption, security, the state of the economy? If the Sultan was a force in coordinating fights against terrorism and sectarian violence, why is Northern Nigeria still in such a security mess? Before the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry visited Nigeria last week, he placed his agenda on the table. With priority accorded to corruption and security, the august visitor also…
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This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by Bolaji Adebiyi, Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. The statement also named Emmanuel Olajide Adeoye as Chairman of the NPA Governing Board and Major General Jonathan India Garba for NIMASA. Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General of NIMASA and the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate in the Rivers State election, was also appointed a member of the NIMASA board. Both agencies are under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation, headed by the Minister, Hon Rotimi Amaechi, a former Governor of Rivers State.…
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Fellow Nigerians, When in December 1983, the former military leadership, headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, assumed the reins of government, its accession was heralded in the history of this country. With the nation at the mercy of political misdirection and on the brink of economic collapse, a new sense of hope was created in the minds of every Nigerian. Since January 1984, however, we have witnessed a systematic denigration of that hope. It was stated then that mismanagement of political leadership and a general deterioration in the standard of living, which had subjected the common man to intolerable suffering, were…
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On the 15th of August 1945, the axis nations fighting in the Pacific theater defeated imperial Japan and two weeks later, Japan formally surrendered to allied forces led by the U.S. General, Douglas McArthur, who formally accepted the signed articles of surrender. But though the U.S. defeated Japan, they never decimated Japan’s great technological and industrial complex. They were visionary enough to distinguish these from Japan’s military industrial complex, which they scrapped. Realizing that Japan was decades ahead of the West in many technologies, the allied powers, led by the US, allowed those industries to remain as a going concern…
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Adenuga, Niger Governor, late Ooni of Ife, Andy Uba, 106 others named in #PanamaPapers. #PanamaPapers: African Union panel wants Nigeria, other countries to take ‘firm’ action #PanamaPapers: ActionAid demands probe of Saraki, David Mark, others. #PanamaPapers: Nigerian govt’s silence ‘worrisome, repugnant’ — CACOL #PanamaPapers: Iceland prime minister resigns after he was linked to offshore company The senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his predecessor, David Mark, and other prominent Nigerians may soon be in trouble as the Presidency has ordered the investigation of present and past Nigerian officials named in the Panama Papers scandal. The chairman of the Code of Conduct…
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Shortly after Hillary Clinton left the Obama administration, the State Department quietly took steps to purchase real estate in Nigeria from a firm whose parent company is owned by a major donor to the Clinton Foundation, records obtained by Fox News show. On March 20, 2013, William P. Franklin, an “international realty specialist” at the State Department, emailed Mary E. Davis, an American diplomat stationed in Africa, instructing her to “put on Post letterhead” an “expression of interest” by the department in purchasing property at Eko Atlantic, a massive real estate development off the coast of Lagos. Franklin further instructed…
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As Theresa May takes over as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a new visa regulations have been written and this ruled out visa requirements for citizens of Commonwealth member countries. As per this revision of the visa regulations, all citizens of Commonwealth nations of which Nigeria is among no longer require visas when traveling to the UK for a period of six (6) months. However, people wishing to stay for longer than six months are still required to obtain visas. People traveling to take up courses longer than six months as well as those settling with their families are…
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Since his reported resignation or sacked as Chairman of the Appropriation Committee of the House of Representatives, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has been a household name in the Nigerian politics for blowing out everything that has to do with the padding and over padding of the 2016 budget of change of President Muhammadu Buhari. Powerful, vibrant and die-hard lawmaker was among those that fought the power that be, towards the emergence of Honourable Yakubu Dogara as the Speaker of the House of Representatives against Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila with the almighty Bourdillion garment. Here is a brief analysis of his life, education,…
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“…I found out that some officers were spending money. I asked, ‘Where did they get the money from?’ They said it was from the Military Intelligence fund… Later, I learnt that General Aliyu Gusau who was in charge of intelligence took import licence from the Ministry of Commerce, which was in charge of supplies, and gave it to Alhaji Mai Deribe. It was worth N100,000, a lot of money then. When I discovered this, I confronted them and took the case (to) the army council… I said if I didn’t punish Aliyu Gusau, it will create a problem for us……
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I have followed the drama and intrigues being played out by the sacked Chairman of the House Appropriation Committee, Hon Jibrin Abdulmumin with restrained but keen interest. I have also looked at the gamut of documents and records (that actually are injurious to collective privilege of the house under the law) and found nothing criminal or corrupt on the face of them to warrant the total dedication of media focus and the interest of the Presidency and indeed the security agencies as has been exhibited in the past week. I am at loss to understand under what powers the…
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Paper Presented by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, at the Late Gen.Usman Katsina Memorial Conference, at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Memorial Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna. Saturday 30 July, 2016. Protocol The theme of this conference, “The Challenges of National Integration and Survival of Democracy in Nigeria” makes two very important acknowledgements: 1) national integration and the survival of Nigeria’s democracy are related and are important; 2) they both face challenges in Nigeria today. I believe that most Nigerians would agree with those propositions although we are likely to have differences regarding how to achieve national…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday released its zoning arrangements for the various party offices at the national level. In a report presented by the chairman of the zoning committee, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, the position of National Chairman was zoned to the south, comprising the Southwest, Southeast and the South-south. The North takes the position of National Secretary. The party will now have two Deputy National Chairman, one for the North and one for the South. Other positions zoned to the South include those of the National Treasurer, National Legal Adviser, National Youth Leader, National Organising…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said he was removed from office 31 years ago because he was planning to purge the military hierarchy of corruption. Buhari, who has not spared the military even in his ongoing anti-corruption war, said senior military leaders, led by former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Aliyu Gusau, removed him in August 1985 to save themselves from his wrath. In an exclusive interview published in the current edition of The Interview magazine, Buhari challenged Babangida and Gusau to tell the truth on why they carried out the coup against him. “I learnt,” he said, “that…
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BREAKDOWN OF FEDERAL ALLOCATION TO THE VARIOUS STATES FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2016 BY FAAC Thirty-six states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, collectively smiled home in the month of July when they pocketed a whopping N673.324billion as their share of statutory allocation and first tranche of the excess crude earnings distribution for the period. This was revealed in a document from the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation titled: Distribution of Statutory Allocation and Excess Crude Proceeds to the three tiers of Government in July 2016, a copy of which THISDAY got yesterday. The…
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Ebeano…..!!!! !!! Booth 016 Osu -Owerri ward 1. Result for Imo state house of Assembly. APC-30 votes. PDP-71 vote. Void-27. Senate Result. APC-41. PDP-74. APGA-1. ANPP-1. Void- 11. Town school umuakagu Ehime Mbano PDP 162 APC 16 Umuogbede polling unit 003 Umuariam/Achara,Obowo LGA PDP-92 APC-28 Void -2 More Results from Obowo LGA UMUEZEALUM ODENKUME…
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Senator Ndoma Egba – Chairman Obong Nsima Ekere – MD/CEO Adjogbe Ajenakevwe Executive Director in charge of projects | Delta state. Mene Ienyie Derek, Executive Director/Head Finance and Administration | Rivers state. Donatus Enyinnah (Abia state) Frank Samuel George (Akwa Ibom state) Brambaifa Nelson (Bayelsa state) Sylvester Effefiom Nsa (Cross River state) Ogaga Ifowodo (Delta state) Uwuilekhue Saturday (Edo state) and Osita Bonaventure Izunaso (Imo state) Olatokunbo Ayotunde Ajasin (Ondo state) Harry Iboroma Dabibi (Rivers state) Bernard Banfa (North-central zone) Yahaya Mohammed (North-east zone) Mustapha Dankadai (North-west zone); Igo Weli (Niger Delta region) Mahmoud Isa-Dutse (Federal Ministry of Finance) Abdul-Kazeem…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has faced serious criticism following what a lot of people termed a lopsided method of appointment in his administration. In this opinion by Majeed Dahiru, he points out that this method of appointment will likely stir corruption and make people perceive him as a sectional leader. A more divided Nigeria Nigeria has never been more divided than it is today. The various fault lines of our geo-political space have been deepened and become more manifest in the various agitations from different segments of our society. The collective hope and euphoria that greeted the change in leadership…
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Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, has disclosed that 700 military personnel would be deployed to Liberia for Peacekeeping operations. Buratai said this during the graduation ceremony of Nigerian Army Battalion (NIBATT) 38 United Nation Mission in Liberia, (UNMIL) in Kaduna. Hassan Umaru, chief of training and operation, represented Buratai at the graduation ceremony. He said the deployment was being undertaken by the Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Centre (NAPKC) Jaji, Kaduna Buratai, however, warned the officers and soldiers to avoid untoward incidents that could tarnish the image of the Nigerian army in particular and that of the nation in general.…
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I am writing this post with a lot of caution and trepidation. I have never subscribed to ethnic chauvinism and I actually detest being labelled as a tribal bigot. I am usually very careful because I have friends and colleagues from every part of the nation and some of my best friends are not even from my side of the country. However, recent events are making me to have a deeper reflection and I wish we- Southerners in this instance- can have some kind of introspection. Out of 25 appointments made so far, 18 are from the North, 3 are…
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has blamed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton for the kidnap of the Chibok school girls in North-East Nigeria. Speaking at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night in Cleveland, Governor Christie said, ”Over the last eight years, we have seen this Administration refuse to hold her accountable for her dismal record as Secretary of State. ”Well, tonight, as a former federal prosecutor, I welcome the opportunity to hold her accountable for her performance and her character. We must present those facts to you, a jury of her peers, both in this hall and in living…
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Erstwhile governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has alleged that some former governors bought their way to the top of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with the sum of N100m each. Speaking with Daily Trust, Bafarawa described the APC which claims to be fighting corruption as the “mother of corruption.” He accused the ruling party of being the architect of the enduring rift between some of its top-notch members which is affecting the country. He alleged that the Minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi; Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed; Senators Rabiu Kwankwaso and Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and former governor of…
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1. He won the previous election with landslide victory. The re-run was ordered because of the exclusion of a party during the election by INEC. 2. While in the Senate for just less than six months, he sponsored the following bills: *Sponsored the Bill to enable Nigerians in diaspora to participate in elections in Nigeria *Petroleum Amendment bill to encourage local processing of petroleum products and liberalization of oil license for regular supply of petroleum products. *Mining and Solid Mineral (2007) amendment act 2015 to encourage liberalization of licenses and local processing of solid minerals. *Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, changed the leaderships of some Senate committees, offering top positions to his staunchest opponents. Mr. Saraki will also host the All Progressives Congress Senate caucus at his Lake Chad, Maitama residence Thursday night. It is the first time Mr. Saraki will be hosting his APC colleagues. The moves, apparently part of efforts to heal a senate polarized by Mr. Saraki’s election, came hours after he denied he was returning to the Peoples Democratic Party. Under the new plan, Kabiru Marafa, the Senate leadership’s most outspoken and harshest critic, will head the committee on…
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The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said he remained committed to the ideals and agenda of the All Progressives Congress. Mr. Saraki’s assurances was in reaction to media reports that he had abandoned his party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The speculation followed Mr. Saraki’s appearance at the PDP Senate’s caucus meeting on Wednesday. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Social Media, Bamikole Omishore, Mr. Saraki said he was not prepared to leave a party he that he “helped midwife and worked for its victory in the 2015 elections”. Mr. Omishore said…
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Today we will be discussing the first oil war, which was fought in the 19th century, in the area that became Nigeria. All through the 19th century, palm oil was highly sought-after by the British, for use as an industrial lubricant for machinery. Remember that Britain was the world’s first industrialised nation, so they needed resources such as palm oil to maintain that. Palm oil of course, is a tropical plant, which is native to the Niger Delta. Malaysia’s dominance came a century later. By 1870, palm oil had replaced slaves as the main export of the Niger Delta, the…
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Melania Trump, wife of imminent Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and potential First Lady, faces accusations of plagiarism after several passages in her speech to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland appeared to echo lines from Michelle Obama’s speech to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver. Trump’s wife joins Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden as accused plagiarists. Even Michelle Obama was accused of plagiarizing part of her own 2008 DNC speech. Barack Obama: “Don’t tell me words don’t matter.” As then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) surpassed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary, largely on the strength of his…
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Senate President, Bukola Saraki has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigerian Times can exclusively report. Saraki met with the PDP caucus this evening at the Abuja home of his deputy in the Senate, Ike Ekeremadu at the Apo Legislative Quarters. After the meeting,Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, led a group of senators to Goodluck Jonathan’s Maitama home to brief him. The meeting with Jonathan is on going at press time. Saraki has been facing prosecution at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for falsely declared assets. A source who was at the meeting told Nigerian Times that Saraki, who…
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Ladies and gentlemen, Knights and ladies, My public office holder friends and family, please send your condolence letters for Chief Sir Engr. Ignatius Ugwuanya Nnadi-Oforgu (KSM) Ndukaku II of Ihiagwa to conaconcepts@gmail.com This is to enable us fit in your letters into the official commemorative funeral program booklet. Chima (oblong) Nnadi-Oforgu For the family.
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The Nnadi-Oforgu family of Umuadamoche, Umuelem, Ihiagwa ancient autonomous kingdom in Owerri west local government area of Imo state, Nigeria, announces the tentative date for the funeral of Chief Sir Engr. Ignatius Ugwuanya Nnadi (KSM ) Ndukaku II of Ihiagwa as the 11-12 of August 2016. In accordance with Catholic Church guidelines, detailed funeral obsequies will be communicated soon. Chima (Oblong) Nnadi-Oforgu For the family.
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Like the narrative of Murtala Mohammed’s competence and incorruptibility, the myth of Buhari’s clear-sighted capacity for enlightened governance derived not from evidence from his earlier regime but from the fact that he was not in power long enough for his errors of judgment and governing deficits to achieve their full, devastating impact on regular Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari is clearly in over his head when it comes to managing the economy and people of a complex country like Nigeria. The economy is in a tailspin, and Buhari has allowed some security challenges to fester and stocked others through empty martial…
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The member representing Owerri federal constituency, Chief Ezenwa Onyewuchi, has appealed to Imo State Government to halt the on-going demolition of residential buildings and business outfits in Owerri and it’s environs. The lawmaker, who made the passionate appeal in Owerri, after receiving several complaints, protests and petitions, also expressed shock over the level of destruction of people’s homes and businesses by the state government. “I am honestly grieved by the massive demolition of private and commercial properties, including the Orji Mechanic Village. The government needs to provide an accessible alternative location for the artisans and vehicle owners before relocating the…
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Because of PMB’s consistent inconsistencies in economic policies and complete cluelessness in economic matters, Africa’s largest and one of the world’s fastest growing economy turned to a basket case. Local and international investors are counting their losses, a lucky few that survived PMB’s economic assassination are picking their pieces and disappearing from our shore with speed of light. Stocks collapsed and still dovetailing like a descending arrow. Banks are folding their branches and sending their workers home in their thousands .According to the latest Bloomberg report, the Naira is the world’s worst performing currency. The Naira is struggling to match…
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The disputed waters of South China Sea and how China just refused an international court ruling, will lead us to World War III. The Philippines filed an order against China regarding the South China Sea and the disputed waters. The Hague ruled heavily in favor of the Philippines and ordered China to scale down its military presence as well as relinquish control of the waters. The Peoples republic of China has made it clear that they will not recognize nor follow the court ruling over the South China Sea. “The Chinese government and the Chinese people firmly oppose and will…
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A lot of people may not know who Sir Louis Philip Odumegwu Ojukwu is besides the fact that he was the father of late Biafran Warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu. But the fact is that he was one of the greatest Business men ever produced in Africa and one of the richest. It beggars belief that Sir Ojukwu went to Lagos with nothing in 1929 aged just 20, but 10 years later, aged just 30, he was already managing his own chain of businesses which included, *Ojukwu Stores,* *Ojukwu textiles* and *Ojukwu transportation* *company* By 1950, just Ojukwu Transportation company…
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Fiery tele-evangelist and Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, has said only an immediate restructuring of the country can prevent it from drifting to anarchy. According to the cleric, unless Nigeria reverts to true federalism now, it will be extremely difficult to save the soul of the nation. Bakare, a former vice presidential candidate to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2011, spoke with The Guardian after delivering a lecture titled “The Crisis Of Christianity And The Challenge Of The Church” in memory of the founder of the Church of the Lord (Aladura), the late Prophet Josiah Olunowo Ositelu,…
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“President Muhammadu Buhari has boasted that he is still as popular as he was during the 2015 presidential election. Buhari said this in an interview with the magazine, African Leadership. His words: “Yes, I was elected by an overwhelming majority of Nigerians, and I am ever grateful for the opportunity I have been given to serve. “However, I don’t consider the result of the so-called survey a slip in my public rating and acceptance. I appreciate the high expectations of Nigerians and as an administration we are working assiduously to deliver. “We came in with a mantra of Change and…
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Religion is the arena of the highest level of passion and commitment, and by allowing too many of our young people to emerge without guidance and without opportunities… It is my hope that engagement with our report will be an opportunity for Nigerians and their governments to engage in a wider dialogue on rebuilding social cohesion, civic culture and the regeneration of a State system that serves the people. It would be recalled that between December 12th and 14th 2015, hundreds of people were killed in Zaria following clashes between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).…
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Nigeria’s economy could contract this year and President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is seen as having few plans in place to turn the slump around, according to analysts including Renaissance Capital Ltd.’s Yvonne Mhango. Last month, the Central Bank of Nigeria allowed the naira to devalue after a 15-month currency peg curbed investment and contributed to a 0.4 percent contraction in the economy in the three months through March. With inflation at a six-year high, the Monetary Policy Committee will probably raise borrowing costs by 400 basis points by the end of 2016, according to Standard Chartered. The four-month delay in…
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The consumer price index (CPI) measuring inflation in the Nigerian economy rose to its highest point since former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s days as the first citizen of Nigeria. The inflation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that inflation for the month of June spiked to its highest point since October 2005 — 11 years. Inflation rose from 15.6 percent in May 2016 to 16.5 percent in June 2016, as energy and food prices weigh in heavy on inflation for the month. Goldman Sachs, an American multinational banking and investment firm, forecasts that Nigeria’s inflation will not…
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The fog of the 2015 general election is finally clearing up; the falsehoods sold to the people as change are unravelling at dizzying speeds. Even some vociferous supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari are deserting him in droves. Those who have not openly expressed some apprehension about the path the “messiah” has chosen to lead the country are grumbling and sniveling. However, a few diehards are still clinging to a tiny strand of hope that a miracle just might happen and things would change for the better under his government. Well, it is going to boil down to the old saying…
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Since he was overthrown in a Military coup in 1985 by ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida, Buhari has fought ceaselessly to gain political power in Nigeria. Having lost in several democratic elections since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, 2015 election was his best chance as Nigerians indicated they have had enough of the ruling PDP and demanded for change which they now regret. President Buhari has bust the old system, sows divisions and chaos in the country’s political system, resulting to numerous calls for the reform of the current constitution. The danger is that come 2019, he will be denied…
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Of all the mega-corps running amok, Monsanto has consistently outperformed its rivals, earning the crown as “most evil corporation on Earth!” Not content to simply rest upon its throne of destruction, it remains focused on newer, more scientifically innovative ways to harm the planet and its people. 1901: The company is founded by John Francis Queeny, a member of the Knights of Malta, a thirty year pharmaceutical veteran married to Olga Mendez Monsanto, for which Monsanto Chemical Works is named. The company’s first product is chemical saccharin, sold to Coca-Cola as an artificial sweetener. Even then, the government knew saccharin…
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The average French citizen works 30 hours a week, takes siestas after their lunch break, visits coffee shops and spends considerable time at their favorite restaurant all the while looking down upon the average African. What they don’t know is that their government supports their lifestyle through stealing from former French colonies in Africa. Perhaps they know but also don’t care that a huge amount of the money spent on them comes through oppressing other people. While this issue has been highlighted before it deserves more attention because its consequences are far reaching. Here is how France is stealing from…
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Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno died on Friday in Maiduguri at the very ripe age of 90. I know u want to know who he was. Well he was a politician of 1st and 2nd Republic about whom I think many politicians today should learn. He was a man of , not just high but very high integrity. In 1974, as Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Shettima wanted to build his personal house in Maiduguri. He applied to the bank for a loan of N40,000. The bank wanted a guarrantor. He approached his boss, General Yakubu Gowon, Head of State and…
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At last, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami yesterday honoured the Senate’s invitation to appear before it to answer questions relating to the forgery trial against its president, Alhaji Abubakar Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Chief Ike Ekweremadu and others. He told the Senate panel on the issue that he had constitutional powers to investigate and prosecute anybody. Also, the Federal Government has declared that it could not fully implement the N6.06 trillion 2016 budget. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir David Lawal, yesterday told the Senate that the revenues…
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President Buhari’s critics on Friday carpeted his government for allegedly lying about the terms of reference of the latest interim reports on the ongoing probe into arms procurement by successive governments since 2007. Mr. Buhari had on August 24, 2015, raised the Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Nigerian Armed Forces to keep with his “determination to stamp out corruption and irregularities in Nigeria’s public service.” But many are now raising concerns not about what the committee included in its latest report but what it might have deliberately left out. The investigative committee submitted its third interim…
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For Those Who Have Ears to Hear I have close personal friends at the highest levels of government and only write these few words out of deep concern. Jonathan Goodluck The article was well written and thoroughly researched although it didn’t go far enough in identifying dealing with the greed of certain establishment figures that may directly or indirectly be involved in some of the atrocities committed by Boko Haram. 1. The security of the presidency and the entire nation has been greatly compromised by the activities of certain individuals very close to the presidency. 2. It is common knowledge…
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The claim by the Nigerian Senate that it did not discuss a proposal to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari at its executive session on Tuesday is false, further checks have shown. The spokesperson for the Senate, Aliyu Abdullahi, on Thursday circulated a statement, describing reports that the upper chamber deliberated on a suggestion to remove Mr. Buhari as a “piece of fabrication which is only the figment of the imagination of the writers and their sponsors.” But PREMIUM TIMES extensive checks have shown that our upper lawmaking body is not saying the truth. This newspaper has independently interviewed at least six…
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The elders of the People Democratic Party Thursday placated and reconciled the Ali modu Sherif faction with the Senator Makarfi led National Caretaker Committee in the official lodge of the Senate deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu. The reconciliation was brokered by the Some PDP governors, and elders of the party for peace to reign, more so that the party has two important governorship elections at hand in Edo and Ondo states respectively. According to information obtained by Nigerian Mirror, Senator Ali Modu Sherif was going to dump Buruji for peace to reign. He got the message that someone somewhere was making…
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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has, again, explained his support for Biafran agitators. Soyinka said the Igbo people have been so wronged that they have no choice than to consider opting out of Nigeria. Prof. Soyinka spoke on Al Jazeera, yesterday where he shed light on his support for Biafra agitators. “I am very much pro- Biafra because I recognise that the Igbo have been wronged desperately. “They have been brutalised in a way that justifies their feeling that they were not part of the nation. “Let me also say this, Biafrans are not entirely innocent in this affair. They…
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Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, Thursday in Abuja, announced the creation of a special unit with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), which would be deployed to guard farmlands and check cattle rustling. Dambazau made the announcement when he hosted a delegation from the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) at his office in Abuja. The delegation led by Executive Secretary of the centre, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Retd). The Minister also said he was working with the Agric minister, Mr. Audu Ogbeh, to achieve success with the new unit. “It is necessary to partner with the…
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Theresa May has been formally appointed as the UK’s new prime minister. The former home secretary travelled to Buckingham Palace where she officially accepted the Queen’s invitation to form a new government. She becomes the UK’s second ever female PM, after Margaret Thatcher. In his farewell statement outside Downing Street, Mr Cameron said Mrs May would provide “strong and stable leadership” and wished her well in her negotiations with the EU. Before Mrs May’s visit to Buckingham Palace, the Queen accepted Mr Cameron’s resignation as prime minister. Mrs May, 59, suddenly won the Conservative leadership contest after rival candidate Andrea…
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Sources from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have revealed that their agents sealed offices of The First Group company in the Central Business District of Abuja. The First Group, a real estate development company, has featured in SaharaReporters investigations into the unexplainable properties belonging to Army Chief of Staff Tukur Buratai. The First Group is located on the seventh floor of the Bank of Industry building of the Central Business District, Abuja. Mr. Buratai, the current Chief of Army Staff, purchased two luxury properties in a posh area of Dubai for N120 million naira. The army has said…
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Protocols I am pleased to be here today to commission various projects executed by the administration of His Excellency, Honourable (Dr.) Abdul’Aziz Yari Abubakar (Shettiman Mafara), the governor of Zamfara state. To me, coming to Zamfara state is homecoming for numerous reasons, one of which is that fact that the people of Zamfara have always shared with me a common vision of a Nigeria that is strong, united political entity and a dignified nation. The people of Zamfara have always shared my political ideals and political struggles right from the time I made up my mind to join…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said his administration will deal with any security threat in any part of the country. He made the remark while commissioning a 75- kilometer road terminating in Wanke in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State. The President, who was in the state on a one day working visit, had earlier commissioned a 20- kilometer road in Tsafe local government area of the state. Speaking in Wanke, Buhari said: “Meanwhile our security situation is improving, not only in the north east, but all over the country. We are confident that our macro economic policies as…
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The chairman house commitee on banking and currency, Hon Jones onyeriri has said that appropriate sanctions against operators who commit infractions would go a long way in restoring investor confidence in nation’s capital market. He therefore stated that his commitee would strengthen capital market laws to empower regulators to sanction errant operators appropriately Hon onyeriri stated this at an Economic sumit held at Lagos,organized by the Security and Exchange commission. According to him,capital market regulators must be on top of their responsibilities in order to boost investor confidence in the market. He stated that capital market regulators should be empowered…
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s trump card is the fight against corruption. He has realised that most Nigerians hate the blow corruption has dealt on Nigeria for decades. Much of the money that would have been used to provide infrastructure and build the nation has been stolen and stashed away in foreign bank accounts and also invested in property and businesses overseas. Therefore, anytime Nigerians hear that a corrupt public officer has been arrested, they go wild with joy, asking for stiff penalty for the person. Some even ask for the death penalty. But who can blame Nigerians? Corruption has caused the…
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Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber broke into an uproar today with some members threatening President Muhammad Buhari with impeachment, and Dino Melaye threatening to ‘impregnate’ Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader. The Senators who met behind closed doors were incensed by the proposed trial of the leadership of the Senate for forgery. Shortly after commencement of a plenary session, some Senators called on their colleagues, led by Senators Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi (APC Kaduna North) and Kabir Marafa (APC Zamfara Central) to sheathe their sword and withdraw the petition that had led to the criminal prosecution…
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Nigeria’s oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region continued to take more devastating hits on Friday 8th July 2016, from the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) in a bid to ground oil exploration activities in the country. The group said on its website that “at about 3am to 5am the Niger Delta Avengers blew up Nembe 1, 2, 3 and Tebedaba brass trunk-line in Bayelsa/River States.” The NDA who are on a mission to inflict economic pain on the country, are trying to accomplish what they term “red economy” and despite pleas from the government and other stakeholders to ceasefire, have…
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When a major tribe is treated procedurally as second-class in their own country, there will be a demand for self-determination sooner rather than later. In the eight years of Obasanjo’s presidency, there was no headline-grabbing demand for Biafra. Ditto for the eight years of the Yar’adua/Jonathan presidency. However, within months of Buhari’s presidency, the Igbo demand for Biafra has become deafening. Without doubt, the blame for this new impetus must be laid firmly at the doorstep of President Buhari. Moreover, rather than attenuate it, the president and the APC have exacerbated separatist tendencies in the country. This was part of…
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Out of the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Igbo have by far the worst politicians. Among the different ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Igbo are without a doubt, one of the most remarkable. So remarkable, indeed, that some have even traced their ancestry to biblical Israel, as the far-flung descendants of Jacob, the Jewish patriarch. Gad, Jacob’s seventh son, is said to have had three sons who settled in South-eastern Nigeria. These sons; Eri, Arodi and Areli, are believed to have fathered clans in Igbo-land and to have founded such Igbo towns as Aguleri, Arochukwu, Owerri and Umuleri.…
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Nigeria has a choice to restructure or let the Igbos go. If the Federal Government does not make the right choice, the Igbos will make it for themselves and Nigeria will be the loser. I believe boundaries should be destroyed and not further created in our time, which is why we ought to support restructuring, rather than secession. I have tried to measure the contribution of Igbos to the development of the Nigerian project and the conclusion I have reached is that Nigeria must do everything possible to get the Igbos to remain within the Nigerian union. They (Igbos) have…
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More than 1,000 lawyers across the UK have signed a letter addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron insisting that last month’s vote to leave the European Union is not legally binding. In the open letter published in the Independent, barristers argued that the referendum result is merely “advisory” and that primary legislation will be required before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – the two-year process to take Britain out of the EU – can be triggered. They recommended the creation of an independent committee to assess the benefits and risks of Brexit, citing evidence that the referendum result “was…
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The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) and Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s position that Nigeria’s unity was not negotiable, saying Nigeria could only remain united if all ethnic nationalities agreed to live together. ARG, a pan-Yoruba socio-political and economic organisation, also condemned a public statement made recently by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), in which it expressed strong support for the president’s position that the unity of Nigeria was non-negotiable. A statement by its National Chairman, Hon. Olawale Oshun, pointed out the different reasons why the unity of Nigeria should be renegotiated. In the statement, the…
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Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has, in apparent response to President Muhammadu Buhari, said that the country’s unity was negotiable. Obong Victor Attah In an interview with Vanguard in Abuja weekend, the former governor said the only way out of the various challenges bedeviling Nigeria would be to adopt fiscal federalism, saying the country, as currently constituted, was unworkable. He said: “Things that are happening in Nigeria are really very worrisome. There are those who feel some perception of injustice in the system. It is a perception, but sometimes, perception could be reality. ‘’We need to…
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*The real issues at stake in Abia When the movement for the creation of Abia State, from old Imo State, gathered steam in the 80s there were two critical geopolitical blocks whose buy in were key: old Afikpo and Aba divisions of the defunct Eastern Region. At that time, old Bende division was already sold on the need to create the state while some powerful elements in Aba division were angling for creation of Aba state using the Aba State movement. At this point let me explain “old” Bende, Aba and Afikpo divisions. In the first republic, we had eastern…
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“What amazed me about Goodluck Jonathan was how he was able to bribe the World Bank, IMF, CNN and everyone to ensure all our Financial Ratings were positive for 5years. One of the major wonders of his Transformation Agenda” How Buhari Ruined Nigeria In about 1year, Nigeria that use to be the largest economy in Africa and number one investment destination in Africa is now number 13. Inflation rate that was below 9% when GEJ handed over on May 29th, 2015 is now at 15.6% under Buhari in 1year (double digit inflation rate). Our GDP was at 6.95 under…
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Techniques to navigate the obstacles on the path to Enlightenment With so many people joining the meditation revolution, what are some of the pitfalls to be avoided? Generally speaking meditation is meant to eliminate an egoistic self centred attitude which always wants more and more, and replace it with a serene and content – dare I say enlightened – way of being. But is it possible that meditation can increase your ego and contribute to your emotional and psychological suffering? Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Master Chogyam Trungpa claims that it can do just that and he warns of meditation being an…
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I have watched with keen interest the theatrics going on in Abia State – one of the finest states that God ever created – and I have come to sad conclusion that Chief Theodore Ahamefule Orji should be blamed for all that is happening. Some people may not easily understand why I have drawn this conclusion. But you will get to know as we progress in this piece. Let me quickly state that the reason for the imbroglio in God’s Own State is not hard to locate. It was the fall out of the recent judgment by a Federal High…
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It may be the case that the president is incapable of broadening his horizon when he has a job to fill. In that event, it behooves those closest to him—especially the Muslims and Northerners whose counsel he is likely to listen to—to point him to higher ideals of fairness. These advisers ought to alert the president to take a hard look at the map of Nigeria—especially its southern half—when next he must make a significant appointment. I recently surveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s top appointments and was left wondering when last he took a long, hard look at Nigeria’s map. Before…
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The current senators who once served as governors are Bukola Saraki of Kwara, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, Kabiru Gaya of Kano, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Theodore Orji of Abia, Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa, Sam Egwu of Ebonyi, Shaaba Lafiagi of Kwara, Joshua Dariye of Plateau Jonah Jang of Plateau, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ahmed Sani Yarima of Zamfara, Danjuma Goje of Gombe, Bukar Abba Ibrahim of Yobe, Adamu Aliero of Kebbi, George Akume of Benue and Isiaka Adeleke of Osun. The former deputy governors in the Senate are Ms Biodun Olujimi of Ekiti and Enyinaya Harcourt Abaribe…
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Fellow Nigerians, it is 12 months since President Muhammadu Buhari took over the reins of power. It is a short time in four-year tenure to draw conclusive verdict on the administration, but time enough to do a preliminary appraisal of the government and see if it is leading us in the direction that inspires hope. In this expedition, let me adopt the memorable question asked by the then candidate Ronald Regan in the 1980 US presidential election debate. It was a question put to the American people one week to the presidential election. Today, I put that same question to…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, is not pleased with the way night clubs are springing up in Abuja. The minister has said that it was not acceptable that landlords have turned buildings meant for residential purposes into brothels and night clubs. He therefore, warned such landlords to strictly ensure that their buildings are used only for the purposes they were designed in the Abuja Master Plan. The Minister, who spoke when the Nyanya (Phase I) Landlords Association visited him in his office in Abuja, said that he had observed that some of the landlords…
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They are torn between two worlds. Being of the Igbo stock, their soul is in the Southeast, but their bodies and homes are in Benue State, in the Northcentral. That is not all. In Benue, where they are quartered, more for political considerations than for cultural reaons, they lament their lack: no roads, no water, hardly any sign of modern life. They are Igbos of the Ezza, Izzi and Effium stock. Their kith and kin are in other parts of the Southeast, particularly Ebonyi State. They claim they are not fewer than one million scattered in four local governments of…
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A renowned and respected Northern Leader, and first civilian Governor of Kaduna State in the Second Republic, Alhaji Balarebe Musa, has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari, for his approach in addressing the ethnic agitations in the country. The former Governor, in an interview with PUNCH, on Thursday, blamed Buhari’s military background for the escalation of crisis in the different geopolitical zones of the country. Musa, a vocal critic of the Buhari administration, said the current administration had not shown any seriousness in using dialogue to resolve agitations in the country. He said Buhari should show that he is now a converted…
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Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a second Republic politician, and one of those who said so many vile things about ex President Goodluck Jonathan, has said relatives of President Muhammadu Buhari are in charge of policies in the Presidential villa and the by implication, the Nigeria state. Mohammed a Hong Kong trained surgeon had revealed before the presidential election that “he (Buhari) does not have the required qualities to be President in a Nigeria of the 21st century. I will not support a leader based on mob sentiment. if they say that Buhari is the voice of the Talakawa, how does he…
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Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of a federal high court in Abuja has struck out the names of former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and a businessman, Chief Kolawole Akanni Aluko, from the criminal charges filed against them While Madueke is in the United Kingdom, Kola Aluko is said to be at large. Justice Nyako struck out their names after the prosecution counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, made an application to that effect. Alison-Madueke and Akanni-Aluko were initially charged alongside Babajide John Omokore, Atlantic Energy Brass Development Ltd, Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Ltd, Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere and David Mbanefo…
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tomi Ikimi, has disclosed why and how Governor Adams Oshiomhole won his 2012 re-election. He said Oshiomhole won his second term because former President Goodluck Jonathan provided a level playing field. Chief Ikimi disclosed that the party was set to drop Governor Oshiomhole after his first term but that Oshiomhole begged him to be given a second term ticket. Ikimi noted that Oshiomhole won the election with a landslide victory not because of his merit but because himself and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu took him to former President Jonathan to demand for a level playing…
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Following the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) over the weekend, the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday approved the appointment of seven Deputy Inspectors General to oversee the seven management departments of the Force. In a statement signed by Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission’s Public Relations Officer, on behalf of the Commission’s Chairman, Mr. Mike Okiro, said the officers’ letters of promotion will be dispatched in due course. The officers and their new designations are: Former Assistant Inspector General, Mr. Shuaibu Gambo, now DIG: Department of Finance and Administration, Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Joshak Habila- DIG, takes…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said as long as adequate attention is not paid to youth unemployment, “all of us in Africa are sitting on a keg of gun powder”. Obasanjo said this while playing host to Marcel de Souza, president, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, at his hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun state. He lamented over the situation where African countries depend on food supply from foreign countries, wondering why a solution could not be proffered to the issue of starvation on the continent. “I have maintained that all of us in West Africa,…
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The refrain is as old as time, that evil persist only because good men stand on the sidelines and do nothing. According to the American civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is in the times of upheavals that you know the moral rectitude of great men. In Nigeria, the dearth of men in the profile of courage is astonishing. And the silence of the lambs even more troubling than ever. From this as backdrop, let us start with the profound issues affecting Nigeria and how Buhari has gradually molded Aso Rock, the seat of power into a…
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The Senate, yesterday, said it had been vindicated by last Thursday’s ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, which described the forgery case filed against its presiding officers as an abuse of court process and a decision taken against public interest. In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the ruling by Justice Kolawole further confirmed that Mr. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, was acting out a personal and partisan script in filing the charges, while simply abusing his position…
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1. Over $4 billion worth of equipment currently sits on the site. 2. The project is slated to cost $14 billion (N2.8 trillion) of which Dangote is contributing $7 billion in equity. 3. The project site is larger than Victoria Island. It is located on 2135 hectares of land in Epe, Lagos near the Lekki Free Zone. 4. It is the largest industrial complex in Africa. 5. Work goes on, on the site, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 6. World Record 2.72 million accident free hours recorded on site, without a single lost time to injuries. 7.…
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In the closing days of President Jonathan’s administration, Rotimi Amaechi, the then Governor of Rivers State had mischievously made certain allegations [similar to the ones made by some Governors recently] that “certain illegal deductions were made from the Excess Crude Account” – I recall that I got a copy of the publication at the time, and I have therefore chosen to republish same verbatim. When you are done going through this, you would come to see that “nothing has changed between May and June” and that these newer allegations are just being recycled for the simple purposes of mischief and…
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The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has faulted the two-count forgery charge the Federal Government slammed against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and two others. The high court, in a ruling by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, held that the charge which was endorsed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, constituted a gross abuse of judicial process. FG had on June 27, docked Saraki and Ekweremadu before trial Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court at Jabi. Those equally arraigned over the alleged forgery were…
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