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Fayose want Dasuki released as ordered by the court, but swore not to recognise Ali Sheriff as ordered by court.
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QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHORITY OF ABU, ZARIA AND SENATOR DINO MELAYE
For ABU:
•How was Dino admitted into ABU without 5 'O' level credits?
•To study Geography, shouldn't he have obtained a better result than P8 in the subject?
•Does ABU admit candidates with P8 in both English and Mathematics?
•Does ABU award B.A. Geography as reflected in Dino's statement of results?
•Why was Dino's name given as 'Daniel Jonah MELAYE' in his statement of results; and 'Melaiye Daniel Jonah O in the Senior School Certificate with which he was admitted?
•How could Dino have participated in the national youth service in 1999 when he graduated in 2000?
•Why is Dino's certificate not yet issued 17 years after graduation?
For Dino:
•You recently dished out a group picture proclaiming that you participated in the national youth service in 1999. So, you served a year before you graduated?
•In that photograph, you put on a T-shirt and blue shorts; while your colleagues were fully kitted in NYSC uniform. Why?
•Distinguished senator, your NYSC discharge certificate was issued on July 8, 2001. You served for two years?

BREAKING NEWS
"I Will Shut Down Buhari’s Government In 72hours, If Aso Rock Cabals Push Me To The Wall"
– Angry Saraki spits fire.

ON SIR SHINA'S & SIR JIM'S N20M It is being said that Sir Shina and Sir Jim (permit me to so address Mr Ovia) Had N20M apiece at about the same time One built a house, the other a bank Conclusion? You know what is being bandied If you ask me if Sir Jim is More successful than Sir Shina I will say NO... There is NO basis for the comparison Or the trending assessment Success is destination and journey both Outcome may not be assessed by the end But more, including but not limited to Objective, Field, Destiny/ation, Fulfilment Whatever your calling the best give Sir Shina was the BIGGEST ever in his time So is Sir Jim in his TIME It was meant to be a symbiotic world Every Jim needs Shina and vice versa Just look around at the earth's configuration Eno Ebito Thursday, 23rd March 2017

Manchester United become first side to reach 600 Premier League wins (Play 951 Win 600 Draw 204 Loss 147).

We can all sit in the comfort of our homes, praying and wishing the corrupts will not have their way in this anti corruption war of PMB. Until we stand up to the senators, until we
# occupyNationalAssembly , until we stand to be counted, until we join hands with the president to confront the enemies of our great nation lurking everywhere and in every departments of govt, the fight will come to naught. It's time we move from speakers on this forum to taking decisive action that will rescue our dear country from the hands of the hawks who are bent on scuttling the efforts of the president in repositioning the country. Do we have numerical strength to challenge them, do we have people who are ready to take the fight to this enemies of Nigeria. The time has come to put our efforts to action. The time has come to strengthen our numbers. The time has come to #occupyNationalAssembly.

How do you see this and who should we blame for this ?
"I am highly disappointed in the people of Ondo, they are bastards and betrayals.” - Jamiu Afolabi Ekungba
"They deceived me. I spent over N300million naira on reaching out to each of the delegates alone. Even before the primaries I have spent millions of naira. After collecting my money they gave me just 44votes." - Jamiu Afolabi Ekungba.

High Judiciary Council (HJC) of Saudi Arabia regarding the beginning of Dhul-Hijjah.
1 Dhul-Hijjah will be on Saturday 3 September 2016, and the Muslims performing Hajj will be in ‘Arafah on Sunday 11 September 2016 (9 Dhul-Hijjah 1437), and we shall be celebrating ‘Eed al-Adhaa on Monday 12 September 2016, (10 Dhul-Hijjah 1437), in shaa.-Allaah.
http://www.fatwa-online.com/eed-adhaa-1437-h
igh-judiciary-council-of-saudi-arabia/

NINE GOLDEN RULES EXTRACTED FROM SURATUL HUJRAH.
1. "Fa Tabayyanu":
Investigate: when you receive an information,lest you harm people out of ignorance.
2. "Fa Aslihu"
Make settlement: between your brothers as believers are brothers.
3. "Wa Aqsitu":
Act justly: whenever there is a dispute try for settlement and act justly among both parties as Allah Azzawajal loves those who act justly.
4. "La Yaskhar":
Don't ridicule people,perhaps they may be better than you to Allah.
5. "Wa La Talamizu":
Do not insult one another.
6. "Wa La Tanabazu":
Do not call each other with offensive nicknames.
7. "Ijtanibu Kaseeran minaz-Zan":
Avoid negative assumptions, indeed some of the assumptions are sins.
8. "Wa La Tajassasu" : Do not spy on each other
9. "Wa La Yagtab":
Do not backbite each other. Its a major sin equivalent to eating your dead brother's flesh.
May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala Grant us beneficial knowledge. Allahumma Aameen..

eclipse prayer

ECLIPSE: WHAT TO DO - YAA 'IBAADALLAH
An eclipse is predicted for Thursday, September 1, 2016, in sha'Allah.
If it does occur, four acts are required of a believer:
1. Dhikr (remembrance of Allah)
2. Takbir (saying Allahu akbar)
3. Salat
4. Sadaqah (giving charity)
A'ishah (wife of the Prophet, salla Allahu 'alaihi was-salam) narrated: In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle (salla Allahu 'alaihi was-salam), the sun eclipsed, so he led the people in prayer and stood up and performed a long qiyam (standing), then bowed (ruku') for a long while. He stood up again (without making sujud, prostration) and performed a long qiyam but this time the period of standing was shorter than the first. He bowed again for a long time but shorter than the first one. Then he prostrated and prolonged the prostrations. He did the same in the second raka'a as he did in the first and then finished the prayer; by then, the sun (eclipse) had cleared.
He delivered a khutbah (sermon) and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said, "The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse on the death or life of anyone. So when you see the eclipse, remember Allah (dhikr), and say Takbir, pray (salat) and give Sadaqah".
The Prophet (salla Allahu 'alaihi was-salam) then said, "O followers of Muhammad! (salla Allahu 'alaihi was-salam) By Allah! There is none who has more ghaira (self respect) than Allah as He has forbidden that His slaves, male or female commit adultery (zina).
O followers of Muhammad! (salla Allahu 'alaihi was-salam) By Allah! If you know that which I know, you would laugh little and weep much."
(Bukhari, vol.2 # 154).
From the above hadith, believers are enjoined to do dhikr, say takbir, perform salah and give sadaqah when eclipse occur. So do not forget and do not involve yourself in frivolous speculation as to why the eclipse occurred.

75 BIBLICAL REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOL 1) Genesis 9:20-26 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble. 2) Genesis 19:30-38 - Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality 3) Leviticus 10:9-11 - God commanded priests not to drink so that they could tell the difference between the holy and the unholy. 4) Numbers 6:3 - The Nazarites were told to eat or drink nothing from the grape vine. 5) Deuteronomy 21:20 - A drunken son was stubborn and rebellious. 6) Deuteronomy 29:5-6 - God gave no grape juice to Israel nor did they have intoxicating drink in the wilderness. 7) Deuteronomy 32:33 - Intoxicating wine is like the poison of serpents, the cruel venom of asps. Judges 13:4, 7, 14 - Samson was to be a Nazarite for life. His mother was told not to drink wine or strong drink. 9) 1 Samuel 1:14-15 - Accused, Hannah said she drank no wine. 10) 1 Samuel 25:32-38 - Nabal died after a drunken spree. 11) 2 Samuel 11:13 - By getting Uriah drunk, David hoped to cover his sin. 12) 2 Samuel 13:28-29 - Amnon was drunk when he was killed. 13) 1 Kings 16:8-10 - The king was drinking himself into drunkenness when he was assassinated 14) 1 Kings 20:12-21 - Ben-Hadad and 32 other kings were drinking when they were attacked and defeated by the Israelites. 15) Esther 1:5-12 - The king gave each one all the drink he wanted. The king was intoxicated when he commanded the queen to come. 16) Psalm 75:8 - The Lord’s anger is pictured as mixed wine poured out and drunk by the wicked. 17) Proverbs 4:17 - Alcoholic drink is called the wine of violence. 18) Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. 19) Proverbs 23:19-20 - A wise person will not be among the drinkers of alcoholic beverages. 20) Proverbs 23:21 - Drunkenness causes poverty. 21) Proverbs 23:29-30 - Drinking causes woe, sorrow, fighting, babbling, wounds without cause and red eyes. 22) Proverbs 23:31 - God instructs not to look at intoxicating drinks. 23) Proverbs 23:32 - Alcoholic drinks bite like a serpent, sting like an adder. 24) Proverbs 23:33 - Alcohol causes the drinker to have strange and adulterous thoughts, produces willfulness, and prevents reformation. 25) Proverbs 23:34 - Alcohol makes the drinker unstable 26) Proverbs 23:35 - Alcohol makes the drinker insensitive to pain so he does not perceive it as a warning. Alcohol is habit forming. 27) Proverb 31:4-5 - Kings, Princes, and others who rule and judge must not drink alcohol. Alcohol perverts good judgment. 28) Proverbs 31:6-7 - Strong drink could be given to those about to perish or those in pain. Better anesthetics are available today. 29) Ecclesiastes 2:3 - The king tried everything, including intoxicating drink, to see if it satisfied. It did not. (Ecclesiastes 12: 30) Ecclesiastes 10:17 - A land is blessed when its leaders do not drink. 31) Isaiah 5:11-12 - Woe to those who get up early to drink and stay up late at night to get drunk. 32) Isaiah 5:22 - Woe to "champion" drinkers and "experts" at mixing drinks. 33) Isaiah 19:14 - Drunken men stagger in their vomit. 34) Isaiah 22:12-13 - The Israelites choose to drink; their future looks hopeless to them. 35) Isaiah 24:9 - Drinkers cannot escape the consequences when God judges. 36) Isaiah 28:1 - God pronounces woe on the drunkards of Ephraim. 37) Isaiah 28:3 - Proud drunkards shall be trodden down. 38) Isaiah 28:7 - Priests and prophets stagger and reel from beer and wine, err in vision, and stumble in judgment. 39) Isaiah 28:8 - Drinkers’ tables are covered with vomit and filth. 40) Isaiah 56:9-12 - Drinkers seek their own gain and expect tomorrow to be just like today. 41) Jeremiah 35:2-14 - The Rechabites drank no grape juice or intoxicating wine and were blessed. 42) Ezekiel 44:21 - Again God instructed the priests not to drink wine. 43) Daniel 1:5-17 - Daniel refused the king’s intoxicating wine and was blessed for it along with his abstaining friends. 44) Daniel 5:1 - Belshazzar, ruler of Babylon; led his people in drinking. 45) Daniel 5:2-3 - The king, along with his nobles, wives, and concubines, drank from the goblets which had been taken from God’s temple. 46) Daniel 5:4 - Drinking wine was combined with praising false gods. 47) Daniel 5:23 - God sent word to Belshazzar that punishment would be swift for the evil he had committed. 48) Hosea 4:11 - Intoxicating wine takes away intelligence. 49) Hosea 7:5 - God reproves princes for drinking. 50) Joel 1:5 - Drunkards awake to see God’s judgment. 51) Joel 3:3 - The enemy is judged for selling girls for wine. 52) Amos 2:8 - Unrighteous acts of Israel included the drinking of wine which had been taken for the payment of fines. 53) Amos 2:12 - Israel is condemned for forcing Nazarites to drink wine. 54) Micah 2:11 - Israelites are eager to follow false teachers who prophesy plenty of intoxicating drinks. 55) Nahum 1:10 - The drunkards of Nineveh will be destroyed by God. 56) Habakkuk 2:5 - A man is betrayed by wine. 57) Habakkuk 2:15 - Woe to him that gives his neighbor drink. 58) Habakkuk 2:16 - Drinking leads to shame. 59) Matthew 24:48-51 - A drinking servant is unprepared for his Lord’s return. 60) Luke 1:15 - John the Baptist drank neither grape juice nor wine. 61) Luke 12:45 - Christ warned against drunkenness. 62) Luke 21:34 - Drunkenness will cause a person not to be ready for the Lord’s return. 63) Romans 13:13 - Do not walk in drunkenness or immorality. 64) Romans 14:21 - Do not do anything that will hurt your testimony as a believer. 65) 1 Corinthians 5:11 - If a Christian brother is a drinker, do not associate with him. 66) 1 Corinthians 6:10 - Drunkards will not inherit the kingdom of God 67) Galatians 5:21 - Acts of the sinful nature, such as drunkenness, will prohibit a person from inheriting the kingdom of God. 68) Ephesians 5:18 - In contrast to being drunk with wine, the believer is to be filled with the Spirit. 69) 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7 - Christians are to be alert and self-controlled, belonging to the day. Drunkards belong to the night and darkness. 70) 1 Timothy 3:2-3 - Bishops (elders) are to be temperate, sober, and not near any wine. 71) 1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons are to be worthy of respect and not drinkers. 72) 1 Timothy 3:11 - Deacons’ wives are to be temperate and sober. 73) Titus 1:7-8 - An overseer is to be disciplined. 74) Titus 2:2-3 - The older men and older women of the church are to be temperate and not addicted to wine. 75) 1 Peter 4:3-4 - The past life of drunkenness and carousing has no place in the Christian’s life. NO DRUNKARD SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Please spread the gospel of salvation to them

Real Madrid took Morata back. Dortmund took Gotze back. Barcelona took Dennis Suarez back.Man utd took Pogba back. Atletico want Diego Costa back. Chelsea want Lukaku back. Now swallow your pride , pick up yo phone & call your ex!

I’m amazed that some people are desperately praying for Buhari to fail.
They want the economy to continue its humpty-dumpty fall.
They are praying fervently that oil prices would never recover so that the economy does not get a lifeline.
They are hoping Boko Haram would stage a strong comeback.
They are happy to see the Niger Delta militants continue avenging whatever.
They are eager to see Buhari unable to do any meaningful project.
All because they want to gloat at the end of it all. They want to have the “last laugh” and declare: “Didn’t we warn you?”
It doesn’t occur to THEM that WE will all SUFFER the consequences TOGETHER.
~ OPINION BY SIMON KOLAWOLE

In a world where people go to court to get covered, going naked is seen as freedom.
A world where some lives don't matter
A world where the speaker of truth sounds to the majority like a Lunatic and the truth taken to be preposterous
A world that claims to give freedom yet infringes your freedom
Whoever suggested Display of Alcohol, Nudity, hugging and kissing, smoking of weed as a prerequisite for singing Hip hop has done much harm on humanity than Hitler did to the Jews. While the latter did his for a while, the former is in affiliation with Shaytan and in his absence, coming generations would take to this.
As we go head towards the grave,
As the seconds count,
As we go into an empire where the amount of money we make, evil we did, would not count,
We should remember not to follow their ways, being believers, doing good deeds and calling one another to the mutual teaching of truth, patience and constancy. For without this, By Time, Mankind is in Loss.
Alhamdulillah, we won the Hijab case in lagos and our girls can put on their hijab to school. SubanAllah, Allahu Akbar!
Bashir Lucas Samson Lukman

ADVICE TO ND AVENGERS: Keep on keeping on.
Pls don't listen to anybody advising you against pipeline vandalization. Keep it up. Deal with Buhari(Pharaoh), APC & northern hegemony. Destroy your land so that the people of Katsina will suffer. Before you detonate the next bomb & blow up the next pipeline, think again.
The Ogoni land is getting cleaned up & soon commercial fishing will commence. Your friend in Enugu that is urging you on is going back to farm, Enugu will soon be one of the leading producers of banana & pineapple in the world in collaboration with a Mexican company.
Your friend in Lagos is urging you on to destroy ur land but he is going to Kebbi to get farmlands for rice farming. Meanwhile they have also started drilling oil in Lagos. Wait, Kebbi will soon feed the whole country & export. Tuta absoluta attacked Kano, Jigawa & some northern states & you catch cold in your Creek. Your brother in Edo will soon be supplying the whole country with tomatoes due to Igbinedion university.
Are you thinking already?
Norway want to eliminate all cars using fossil fuel by 2025.
The world is moving on my brothers. You think you are sabotaging Buhari but he is gradually settling down into govt. Boko haram has been largely decapitated & the world recognizes that. Anti corruption fight is progressing.
About 3 trillion naira was announced recently as recovered & frozen loots. That's money stolen by the love of your life. Money that could have been used to develop the Creek. Money that would have connected you with roads, bridges & other amenities.
They stole it & gave you guns to go into the Creeks. How many among the love of your life can spend a night with you where you are right now? Where are their children?
I heard your beloved PDP has zone presidency to the north for 2019 election. The same north you so much hate. The same north that is dominating you. Can't you see they are just deceiving you? You are not their concern. Their concern is the loots from the oil produced on your land.
They don't care if you destroyed the land. They have no plan to live there. How many refineries have they built for you with all the looting. They love you so much to keep you on 65k per month but cannot give you basic education to emancipate you. Are their children handling guns and sleeping in the creeks with you?
Pls don't drop your arms. Destroy the environment to get at Buhari. But when you are alone pls read this over again.
Dr Ben.

The Choices We Made..........Senator Babafemi Ojudu
Today is a very sad day for me. I feel so sad to the point numbness.All the states of Nigeria were represented earlier today at the stakeholders' briefing for the Free School Feeding program in Abuja. Some of the young men and women planning and executing this exciting and enriching project are from Ekiti, but Ekiti State, my state, their state is not a beneficiary. As such Ekiti State is not a partipating state and not represented. Our children in public schools in Ekiti will not benefit from this program. The benefits in terms of child nutrition and good health will not come to them. School enrollment will not increase as experienced in Osun and Kaduna states, not to talk of retention! We shall not benefit from the spin-off effect of local agricultural production. Thousands of our women will not benefit from being employed as caterers. Furthermore, our family and state economy will not improve as envisaged in the participating states. This is simply because of the choice we made. What do we do now? How do we get out of this dark alley? The rest of the country is moving fast past us. This is unacceptable. Something has to give. We cannot sit down, fold our hands and mortgage the future of thousands of our young children and women who should benefit from this laudable program and many other initiatives that are aimed at improving the lives of our people. A few days ago thousands of hectares of land were cleared by the Federal Government in Osun State and parceled out to young farmers to cultivate Cashew. In the next three years, this plantation will be manufacturing cashew juice, producing pulps and nuts as well as oil used in furniture manufacturing . This is an initiative of the Federal Goverment in partnership with the state government and that game changer Oba, the Ooni of Ife.
For months now our Governor, Ayo Fayose has not attended the National Economic Council meetings. Great initiatives are coming out of this congregation of Governors and Federal Government officials to diversify the economy . In one year Kebbi State has benefitted N18 billion from the rice intervention fund. In a season, the farmers in Kebbi have harvested one million tons of rice paddy . Lagos and Kebbi are collaborating in rice production and rice milling. Where are we in all of these developments happening around us? Governors are drawing from many other intervention funds to organise their farmers to grow cassava, cocoa and palm trees. We are not featuring in any of these, yet we are mired in poverty. Our people are hungry and stealing pots of soup from their neighbor's kitchen and downing bowls of stolen amala with cold palm oil. What has gone wrong with us?
Our situation is very sad and critical but this is a choice we made!The Choices We Made..........Senator Babafemi Ojudu
Today is a very sad day for me. I feel so sad to the point numbness.All the states of Nigeria were represented earlier today at the stakeholders' briefing for the Free School Feeding program in Abuja. Some of the young men and women planning and executing this exciting and enriching project are from Ekiti, but Ekiti State, my state, their state is not a beneficiary. As such Ekiti State is not a partipating state and not represented. Our children in public schools in Ekiti will not benefit from this program. The benefits in terms of child nutrition and good health will not come to them. School enrollment will not increase as experienced in Osun and Kaduna states, not to talk of retention! We shall not benefit from the spin-off effect of local agricultural production. Thousands of our women will not benefit from being employed as caterers. Furthermore, our family and state economy will not improve as envisaged in the participating states. This is simply because of the choice we made. What do we do now? How do we get out of this dark alley? The rest of the country is moving fast past us. This is unacceptable. Something has to give. We cannot sit down, fold our hands and mortgage the future of thousands of our young children and women who should benefit from this laudable program and many other initiatives that are aimed at improving the lives of our people. A few days ago thousands of hectares of land were cleared by the Federal Government in Osun State and parceled out to young farmers to cultivate Cashew. In the next three years, this plantation will be manufacturing cashew juice, producing pulps and nuts as well as oil used in furniture manufacturing . This is an initiative of the Federal Goverment in partnership with the state government and that game changer Oba, the Ooni of Ife.
For months now our Governor, Ayo Fayose has not attended the National Economic Council meetings. Great initiatives are coming out of this congregation of Governors and Federal Government officials to diversify the economy . In one year Kebbi State has benefitted N18 billion from the rice intervention fund. In a season, the farmers in Kebbi have harvested one million tons of rice paddy . Lagos and Kebbi are collaborating in rice production and rice milling. Where are we in all of these developments happening around us? Governors are drawing from many other intervention funds to organise their farmers to grow cassava, cocoa and palm trees. We are not featuring in any of these, yet we are mired in poverty. Our people are hungry and stealing pots of soup from their neighbor's kitchen and downing bowls of stolen amala with cold palm oil. What has gone wrong with us?
Our situation is very sad and critical but this is a choice we made!

CONDITION FOR CEASE FIRE NDA GAVE TOGETHER WITH SOUTH SOUTH GOVEENORS
Niger Delta Governors Want Corruption Charges Dropped Across The Region To Stop Pipeline Attacks..............................
Governors of the South-South region who met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House today called for a majority of the corruption cases in the region to be dropped by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SaharaReporters has learned.
The meeting was attended by Governors of Edo, Ondo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Abia, as well as the Deputy Governor of Cross River.
Our source, who was at the meeting, said that only the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and the deputy Governor of Cross River opposed the others, who singled out the federal government’s anti-corruption initiative as the reason why Niger Delta Avengers are blowing up pipelines in the region.
Speaking one after the other, the governors reportedly asked the Federal government to drop charges against former militants accused of corruption. They also want the EFCC to stop investigating the campaign fund scam which has so far revealed how former President Goodluck Jonathan shared funds meant that were meant for combating Boko Haram among his People’s Democratic Party functionaries.
Our correspondents also learned that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was curiously on the side of the South-South governors who want corruption charges and all forms of corruption investigations against the Niger Delta politicians discontinued.
The Governor of Delta, Patrick Okota, reportedly obtained a two-week ceasefire from the Niger Delta Avengers before arriving at the meeting but did not disclose it because he was uncomfortable that the Vice President wasn’t disposed to the idea. SaharaReporters learnt that through his Deputy, Mr. Okowa had extensive meetings with the Niger Delta Avengers, pointing out that it was evident that he and other South South governors knew who the militants were as he spoke at the meeting.
The source further stated that if the terms pushed by the South South Governors are fully adopted by the Buhari regime, his anti-corruption fight will die prematurely in all of the South South states. He said that from the tone of the meeting, it was clear that the Niger Delta Avengers and their activities are being funded by politicians in the region with the objective of halting Buhari’s anti-corruption war.
A press statement issued at the end of the meeting by the Vice-President’s office indicated that the federal government was represented at the meeting by the Minister of Defense, Rtd. Major General Mohammed Dan Ali; Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani; and Dr. Kachikwu.
Also in attendance were military service chiefs, led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin.

SULTAN SAYS 1437AH RAMADAN FASTING COMMENCES MONDAY
* 'MOON SIGHTED IN MANY STATES OF NIGERIA'
Sultan of Sokoto and Sarikin Mu'mineen of Nigeria, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, announced yesterday, Sunday June 5, 2016, that the new moon for the commencement of Ramadan 1437AH fasting had been sighted. By that, he said Ramadan fast for 1437AH equivalent of 2016 starts today Monday 6th June, 2016.
Sultan Abubakar III made the announcement while addressing pressmen in his palace in Sokoto, Sokoto State.
He said, according to the report by National Moon Sighting Committee, the moon was sighted in many states of the country.
Noting that fasting in the month of Ramadan is an act of worship that is one of five pillars of Islam that every living and healthy Muslim man and woman must obligatorily begin to perform upon sighting or hearing announcement that new moon of Ramadan has been sighted.
The Sultan, who is also the President-General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), seized the opportunity afforded him by the occasion to urge Muslims to devote themselves fully to the service of Allah and pray for the government to succeed in its effort to change Nigeria for better.

" God does not forbid you from showing kindness and dealing justly with those who have not fought you about religion and have not driven you out of your homes. God loves just dealers. (The Noble Quran, 60: "

" Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy handhold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. (The Noble Quran, 2:256) "
"Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to God's will) in Islam.
Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them). (The Noble Quran, 15:2-3) "
"Say, 'The truth is from your Lord': Let him who will believe, and let him who will, reject (it) :......
(The Noble Quran, 18:29) "
"If it had been thy Lord's will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then COMPEL mankind, against their will, to believe!
(The Noble Quran, 10:99) "
"Say: 'Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger: but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). (The Noble Quran, 24:54) "
"Say : O ye that reject Faith! I worship not that which ye worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, Nor will ye worship that which I worship. To you be your Way, and to me mine. (The Noble Quran, 109:1-6) "

Islam is portrayed as a religion of “terror” and “killing”, yet this is just one of the most widely held misconceptions about Islam. Allah Almighty states unambiguously in the Quran (what means):
"Nor take life -- which Allah has made sacred -- except for just cause. And if anyone is slain wrongfully, we have given his heir authority (to demand retaliation or to forgive): but let him not exceed bounds in the matter of taking life, for he is helped (by the Law)." [Quran 17:33]
Based on this verse, it is Islamically unlawful to murder anyone who is innocent of any crime. At this point, we would do well to remember the distinction between the Quran and Sunnah, and the Muslims. Only the Quran and Sunnah are guaranteed to be in accordance with what the Creator desires, whereas the Muslims may possibly deviate. Hence, if any Muslim kills an innocent person, that Muslim has committed a grave sin, and the action cannot be claimed to have been committed "in the name of Islam."
It should be clear, then, that the oft-used term "Muslim terrorist" is almost an oxymoron: by killing innocent people, a Muslim is committing a grave sin, and Allah is Just. This phrase is offensive and demeaning of Islam, and it should be avoided. It is hoped that as the general level of public awareness and understanding of Islam increases, people will keep "terrorism" and "Islam" separate from each other, and not use them in the same phrase.
Jihaad or Holy War?
Another misunderstood Islamic concept is that the Creator has imposed `Jihaad' on us. The term "holy war" has come from the time of the Crusades, and originated in Europe as a rallying cry against the Muslims in Jerusalem. Jihaad is an Arabic word, meaning struggle, but in the context of many verses in the Quran, it carries the meaning of military struggle or war. Allah gradually introduced the obligation of military struggle to the Muslim community at the time of the Messenger . The first verse ever revealed in that connection is as follows, (which means):
"Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah is well able to assist them." [Quran 22: 39]
This verse lays down the precondition for all wars in Islam: there must exist certain oppressive conditions on the people. The Creator unequivocally orders us to fight oppression and persecution, even at the expense of bloodshed as the following verse shows in which Allah Says (what means): "And fight in the cause of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits. And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from where they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque (in Makkah) until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the reward of the unbelievers. But if they desist, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. And fight with them until there is no persecution, and religion should be only for Allah, but if they desist, then there should be no hostility except against the oppressors." [Quran 2:190-192]
As one might imagine, the method of military struggle has been clearly and extensively defined in the Quran and Sunnah. Since this is a vast subject, we can simply summarize part of it by noting that it is unlawful to kill women, children, the sick, the old and the innocent. From the Sunnah, we find: Narrated 'Abdullaah, may Allah be pleased with him: "During some of the battles of the Prophet a woman was found killed. Allah's Apostle disapproved the killing of women and children." [Al-Bukhari]
A related misconception about Jihaad is often propagated by Muslims who say that: "Jihaad is only for self-defense of physical borders." The Quran and Sunnah refute this notion categorically. As the verses cited above show, Jihaad is obligatory wherever there is injustice, and Muslims need not acknowledge imaginary lines around the earth when it comes to upholding this obligation. The Messenger of Allah has also commented on this extensively in the Sunnah. From the study of the Sunnah, we find: Narrated Abu Moosaa, may Allah be pleased with him: "A man came to the Prophet and asked: 'A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah's Cause?' The Prophet said: "He who fights that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause." [Al-Bukhari]
Hence, the Creator obligates us to fight wherever people are being deprived of freely hearing or practicing the Message of Allah, as contained in the Quran and Sunnah. Sayyid Qutb, a famous Muslim scholar eloquently discusses the notion of Jihaad and self-defense in his book Milestones: "If we insist on calling Islamic Jihaad a defensive movement, then we must change the meaning of the word `defense' and mean by it `defense of man' against all those elements which limit his freedom. These elements take the form of beliefs and concepts, as well as of political systems, based on economic, racial or class distinction."
Judicial System of Islam:
A third major area of misconceptions about Islam is that of the Islamic judicial system, which is considered unnecessarily harsh. This assumption is weak in two respects. First, it presupposes that human beings are more just and more merciful than the Creator, and therefore we can change the law. Second, it is often based on gross oversimplifications of Islamic law, such as saying: "all thieves get their hands cut off!"
The Quran and Sunnah make it clear that the law of retaliation (or equality) governs us for murder and physical injury, but forgiveness is better as the following verses from the Quran show; Allah Says (what means): "The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loves not those who do wrong. But indeed if any do help and defend themselves after a wrong (done) to them, against such there is no cause of blame. The blame is only against those who oppress men and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a grievous penalty. And whoever is patient and forgiving, these most surely are actions due to courage." [Quran 42:40-43]
The Creator ordained the law of retaliation for us, knowing full well that we might question it. In many non-Muslim societies today, there are ongoing debates about the death penalty. In Islam, this discussion is moot: The Creator has decided the matter for us. He has however given us an interesting verse in the Quran, which advises to consider the matter carefully if we want to understand it; the verse says (which means): "And there is life for you in (the law of) retaliation, O people of understanding, that you may guard yourselves." [Quran 2:179]
Most people are also unaware of the stringent conditions, which must be met for the law of retaliation to be applicable. The Sunnah is full of examples of the Messenger of Allah showing us when the law's preconditions were fulfilled. For example, a thief is only liable to lose his or her hand if the stolen item exceeds a certain value, and if it is proven that the item was taken from its normal resting place. Stealing food is not punishable by the loss of one's hand, and other items are exempt as well. This is just an example of how carefully the law is applied in Islam. Moreover, it must be clarified that penalties in Islam are meant to establish peace and security for the society.
The Sword of Islam:
Finally, another reason advanced for this prevalent misconception is that Islam `spread by the sword'. It should be clear by now that we must always distinguish between the Quran and Sunnah and the Muslims, when it comes to determining what the Creator has asked of us. Allah has stated clearly in the Quran (which means): "There is no compulsion in religion; truly the right way has become clearly distinct from error; therefore, whoever rejects Satan (and what he calls to) and believes in Allah, he indeed has laid hold on the firmest handhold, which shall not break off, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing." [Quran 2:256]
Hence, it is impossible to accept Islam under duress. Even if misguided Muslims were to try to `force' Islam somehow on others, based on the previous verse, it would not be accepted by the Creator. Historical arguments that try to demonstrate that Muslims did not `convert others by force' are actually secondary to the argument given above. However, it is worth noting that historically, Islam did spread by peaceful means.
The Message of the Creator was introduced in
Africa and southeast Asia by trading Muslims. People started converting to Islam in big numbers when the Muslims liberated them from the clutches of the cruel rulers, who used to tax then heavily and loot precious belongings from them whenever they wished. Today the largest Muslim country in the world is Indonesia. The military expeditions that led to the conquest of large swathes of territory in Europe and central Asia were all marked by tolerance of other creeds and faith.

please tell us the different when the economy is even worse

Now, we are being told the benefits of subsidy removal but this same thing was ridiculed and protested against in 2012.
That is hypocrisy.
Then they didn't tell us the government will not use the money for what is needy but they VEHEMENTLY said Removal of Subsidy is no way!!
If it was bad in 2012,it is bad in 2016. The subject matter is not what the government wants to do with it, but what the removal of subsidy stands for.
After reading the pros and cons, I agree removal of subsidy is good though at the expense of the masses. Anyone who thinks subsidy was bad in 2012 and good in 2016 is an hypocrite. They should tender their apologies to whoever deserves it.
As for me, Goodluck Jonathan, I was vehemently against this removal of subsidy in 2012,I'm sorry some people drunken with the opium of power made me believe it was a bad thing. If they told you the problem is you will mismanage the money, I wouldn't have seen subsidy as a bad thing.
On a last note, if you are asked, "Why is removal of subsidy good in 2016 and 2012?" and your response is "Oga Jonah will mismanage the money but Baba will not".
You have not answered any questions but displayed your hypocrisy.
When you make a mistake, just admit it. "I was wrong to believe and say it was wrong in 2012" Simple.
Saying the truth and knowing when to be sorry is an important aspect in life that builds your integrity.

In October 13, 2000, General Mohammadu Buhari led lorry loads of Northerners mostly Fulanis to Governor Lam Adesina over the killing of Fulanis in Saki, Oyo State. Fulanis had clashed with Yoruba farmers in Saki, over grazing. At about 2 p.m., same day, Buhari arrived in a long convoy at the governor’s office in company of the former governor of Lagos State, General Buba Marwa, Alhaji Aliko Muhammed, Alhaji Abdulrazak and Alhaji Hassan. They all wore long faces. And in an angry tone, asked the shocked Governor Adesina why he has not done anything to stop the killing of Fulanis, demanding that compensation must be given for the killings His words: “Your Excellency, our visit here is to discuss with you and your government our displeasure about the incident of clashes between two peoples… the Fulani cattle rearers and merchants are today being harassed , attacked and killed like in Saki. In the month of May, 2000, 68 bodies of Fulani cattle rearers were recovered and buried under the supervision and protection from a team of Mobile Police from Oyo State Command. “ That some arrests were made by Oyo State Police Command in the massacre with their immediate release without court trial. This was said to have been ordered by Oyo State authorities and they were so released to their amazement. The release of the arrested suspects gave the clear impression that the authorities are backing and protecting them to continue the unjust and illegal killings of Fulani cattle rearers…” According to the general, they therefore wanted immediate stoppage of the killings, justice and compensation to the Fulanis. Governor Lam Adeshina in response spoke for about 20 minutes and the generals were at the edge of their seats for the entire period. Lam said: “ Before I thank you for this visit, you have come to tell me something. I also want to tell you something and that something is to make an appeal. General Buhari has been a former Head of State, Brigadier Marwa has governed Lagos for some time and with credibility… so you are national leaders of this country. Even though, by accident of birth, you are from the North, you can be born anywhere; may be next time when I am coming to the world, I will be born in the North or the South-South. “My appeal will be that effort must be made to unite this country and that will be ïn the best interest of all Nigerians. I am appealing to the Arewa Consultative Forum, under which auspices our distinguished Nigerians are here; in recent times, they have been sending wrong signals to a number of us who believe in the unity and peace of Nigeria; you have been too critical of the efforts of the Federal Government. I am saying this because Nigeria, at this point, cannot afford to break and the words you northern leaders utter are very weighty, at the South here, we normally analyze them critically”. On all the allegations, he said: “From what they have written in the petition, this government is completely blameless because we don’t interfere either with the judiciary or with the police functions. I always preach peaceful co-existence in Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole. We are all Nigerians and that is what we have been preaching all along and we shall continue to be Nigerians , no matter the present or immediate problems which will be solved by the grace of Allah. “I want to say also that we really have to appeal to our people, the itinerant Bororo people, that they should observe less aggression. It is not good , it is not right just coming from somewhere then you just pass through farm lands cultivated may be with the person’s life savings and then over night everything is gone. That is not right, even Allah does not approve of that. We even wonder when they talk about this people carrying dangerous weapons, I say do they really believe in Allah? When you just take life like that and go away! Are we not forbidden not to take human life? So I think General Buhari, General Marwa, you have to be educating them… It is my pleasure to inform you that at the Presidential Lodge, we have made some arrangements for refreshments so that before you go we can refresh together”. Buhari and his team did not wait for any refreshments. They came in angry and left bewildered

late chief Diepreye Alamieyesia's corpse wasn't seen all through the burial ceremony.
Eye witnesses stated that sympathizers and well wishers were ordered and barred from going close to the Casket.
OK Oooooooooo....No wahala naaaaa. E be like sey na Ghost wey dey inside that casket wey human beings not fit see. GOD IS WATCHING U Ooooooo....PDP people.
Even the entire press in Nigeria were barred from seeing or taking photograph of his corpse.
HOW AND WHY UNA GO CARRY EMPTY COFFIN BURY INSIDE GROUND?
Lying in state is supposed to be a time set aside for visitors,friends and well wishers tto see or sight the corpse to be laid to rest.
Any sane and genuine wailer and PDP fans should challenge my reply by uploading a pix of Alams corpse.
...LIEgerians.....una too much.

The Academic Board of the Yaba College of Technology has expelled six final year students for presenting fake or altered National Diploma (ND) and National Certificate of Education (NCE) results for admission.
The expulsion notice is contained in a circular signed by Mrs Taiwo Obadimu, the Deputy Registrar of the college, which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.
According to the circular, the authorities of the institution considered the report on verification of the affected students’ results and found them culpable.
“Their expulsion was approved, having found the students guilty for presenting fake/altered ND/NCE results, as their conduct violated the college’s rules and regulations.
“The students are advised to hand over all college property, including student identity cards in their possession, to the heads of their department, the Polytechnic Librarian and the Dean of Students’ Affairs, with immediate effect,’’ the circular stated.
NAN reports that the affected students were in the departments of Food Technology, Mathematics and Integrated Science, Physics Education, Estate Management and Valuation, Industrial Technical Education and Industrial Maintenance Engineering.
http://m.guardian.ng/news/yabatech-expels-six-final-year-students/

• N’Assembly, embassy, prisons service indicted
• Corporation failed to remit N3.234tr domestic crude oil sales
• $581,899,088 gas sale money not in escrow account
• N36.43b dams fund diverted to NSA’s Office
A damning audit report from the Auditor-General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, which was submitted to the National Assembly yesterday showed monumental corruption in some Federal Government’s establishments.
Key aspects of the 2014 report which was presented to the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Salisu Maikasuwa, include the alleged refusal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to remit some N3,234,577,666,791.35 trillion revenue for the sale of domestic crude oil to the federation account.
The report stated that “From the examination of NNPC mandates to CBN on Domestic Crude Oil Sales and Reconciliation statement of … sub-committee of Federation Allocation Account committee meeting held in January, 2014, amount not remitted to FAAC was N3,234,577,666 791.35.”
According to the report, some $235,685,861.31 representing money realised from gas sale was diverted from the escrow account.
“Review of state profile on sale of gas to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) was not paid to the Federation Account but transferred to some undisclosed escrow accounts. Relevant documents were not made available for verification.
“Sales profile on gas in respect of gas export sales due to federation were stated to have been paid and received through the NGL funding accounts, no statements or documents were made available to confirm the receipts as well as the utilisation of these payments made through the named account,” the report further stated.
It was also alleged in the report that a total payment, amounting to N73,547,759,436 was made within the period in breach of established purpose of the funds. It stated: “The sum of N36,432,423,968.73 was released to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for the rehabilitation and construction of dams instead of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources.
“The sum of N2,894,531250.00 was spent for the procurement of hand sanitizers for schools and critical public places.The sum of N31,324,952,239.87 was payment of subsidy on fertilizer and youth employment in agricultural programmes.
“The sum of N2,395,851,978.00 was payment for group Life Assurance Premium for Armed Forces budget in 2013, but not backed. The sum of N500,000,000 was made as payment for agricultural programmes.
“These were at variance with the purpose of the fund. No evidence of these lines of expenditure in the 2014 Appropriation Act,” the AGF revealed in the report.
But the report also indicted the management of the National Assembly that would process and give effect to the report. It stated that the management of the National Assembly made payments of N9,514,568,222.62, without raising payment vouchers. According to the AGF, the management of the National Assembly violated the nation’s financial regulation.
In the same period under review, personal advances were granted to 112 officials of the National Assembly from recurrent votes and 50 members of staff from general service votes from July to December, 2014 for various purposes, all amounting to N1,162,009,305.00.
In the audit report, the AGF also revealed how the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington DC, United States of America, realised Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) between 2012 and March 2015, but expended the whole amount on sundry expenses. The said amount is $3,705,428.00.
The audit report indicted the leadership of the Nigerian Prisons Service. The AGF in the report said Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax of N2,036,758,176.75 was deducted and said to be remitted to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). According to the report, there is no evidence of remittance and nothing was produced for audit confirmation.
The Clerk to the National Assembly is expected to forward the report to the leadership of both chambers for further consideration.
http://m.guardian.ng/news/audit-report-exposes-over-n3tr-fraud-at-nnpc-onsa/

SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THOSE OF OTHERS! - LEARN HOW TO CALCULATE A TIRE'S EXPIRY DATE!
Did you know that every tire has an expiry date after which it must be replaced? Failure to do so could risk the car owner having blown-up tires while driving! The life span of a tire from the date of manufacture is four years. This is an international standard.
Now, how do you know the date of manufacture of your tire? Well the date is actually written on the tire itself as four digits. The first two digits represents the week of manufacture, while the last two represents the year of manufacture.
Please note that the four digits stand alone. They are not added to any alphabet(s). Some manufacturers place the asterisk sign (*) before and after the four digits, while others simply encircle it.
For example, 1612 means that the tire was manufactured on the 16th week (last week of April) in the year 2012. The tire will therefore expire on the 16th week of 2016. In the attached image, the tire was manufactured in the 3rd week of 2004. It expired in the 3rd week of 2008.
You may therefore buy a "brand new" tire which has since EXPIRED or just about to expire! So watch out! Some dubious manufacturers don't even state the date of manufacture on their tires, which is a breach of the Estacode. This kind of breach is common among the "Made in China" brands.
Buying a tire devoid of manufacturing date is akin to swallowing a pill without knowing the expiry date. In fact, it is even worse, because the expired drug can only harm you, while a burst tire puts the lives of ALL the occupants of your vehicle in jeopardy, plus the others that might be killed if your vehicle hits other vehicles or passersby!
So now that you know how to read your tire's expiry date, please do the needful. It takes only few minutes to find out the expiry date of your tires! Let us collectively bring an end to the senseless deaths on our roads due to expired tires.- by Ahmed Idris

Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki weekend restated the commitment of the National Assembly under his watch to President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s war against corruption.
Speaking with a team of editors of the London based “The Economist” newspaper at the weekend, Saraki, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Mohammed Isa, said the Senate is ever ready to partner with President Buhari to ensure the success of the anti-corruption war.
The Senate, he said had already demonstrated such commitment through its interventions on many alleged corrupt transactions such as its swift investigation and adoption of a report on the management of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) that saved the nation about N7billion and the exposure of the inconsistencies in the 2016 budget.
The step, he said was a departure from the past, where such reports were either watered-down or not presented for debate and adoption.
He cited the report he presented to the last Senate on the over N1trillion fuel subsidy scam that never saw the light of the day.
In furtherance to the commitment, the Senate President said Nigerians would in the next few weeks be availed of the details of the National Assembly budget, which will be a departure from the tradition of having one line item budget.
“For the first time we promised Nigerians to give out our budget breakdown. The committee will make it report available by next week. We are resolved to break the tradition of one line item,” he assured.
Saraki said though party differences exist between the senators, citing example of leadership tussle, he, however, said national interest and the desire of each senator to fulfil the promises made to the Nigerian people have become the guiding principle of the senate in their team work.
On the economy, he said the Senate has embarked on series of legislative interventions to create a conducive environment for the private sector, as he said, “it is only when the private sector thrives that the issue of unemployment will be addressed and the nation’s GDP will increase.”
“Few days ago, we received a report on the laws that need to be amended in order of priority importance to ease doing business and overall private sector participation in the stimulation of Nigeria’s economy. We will soon commence the implementation of the recommendations in the report in addition to pushing for the amendment of the Procurement Act to stimulate and protect our local industries,” he assured.
http://m.guardian.ng/news/we-exposed-budget-padding-to-help-anti-graft-war-says-saraki/

An unknown fan of music duo Peter and Paul Okoye has written an open letter to them as
they face a break up spending 10 years as Africa’s #1 pop group.
Read the interesting piece below:
I want to ask * WHY E BE SAY * una wan split after all these years? Coz u guys seem to have forgotten that there is * NO ONE LIKE YOU * in Africa, and u also forgot that God used * IFUNANYA * to make it a * POSSIBILITY* for u guys to be * UNLIMITED * today. I feel so bad over your latest * STORY* coz * I LOVE YOU* and i urge u to deal with your present situation * PERSONALLY * and do not let your * BEAUTIFUL ONYINYE’s * make you split. Don’t forget that they are only there to * CHOP YOUR MONEY *. I know that * E NO EASY* but u guys should try not to get involved in any * BIZZY BODY* because it will only lead to more * DANGER * in your carreer, Omo WAHALA go dey and your fanswill no longer be able to dance * ALINGO * again. settle the problems u guys are having, coz e get as e dey * DO ME* anytime i hear say u guys want to * BREAK IT *. I also heard that you brought * OGA POLICE*in to the matter. I want u guyz to be * MORE THAN A FRIEND * to avoid any * TEMPTATION * which will lead to * GAME OVER*, we are hoping to hear your * TESTIMONY *

hmmm 12 billion naira annually this country is rich.. and we are crying for good roads, electricity,good water, jobs... oga oooi