President Tinubu Plans for Nigeria to become The China of Africa, in terms of Industrial Development, The President wants The Economy to Grow $1tr by 2031- Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu
A Nigerian lecturer urges students not to depend on their certificates for good jobs and a good life, and that certificates on makes graduates become miserable job seekers. He outline how 47 P.Hd holders applied for th3 position as truck drivers for Dangote.
Forty-six bodies have been found after gunmen attacked a rural village in central northern Nigeria, local government officials said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the region.
The attack happened on Wednesday in Umogidi in Benue state, where tit-for-tat clashes are common between nomadic herders and settled farmers competing for land and resources.
“The 46 casualties were from the bodies of victims found and retrieved. Many people are still missing, so the number of those killed may be higher,” Paul Hemba, security adviser to the Benue state governor, told AFP.
He blamed herdsmen, who he said had been attacking local communities over the past month. “Soldiers have been dispatched to the area, so the situation is a bit calm now,” he added.
The motive for the attack was not clear but Benue has been one of the hardest hit by clashes between farmers and Fulani herders they accuse of destroying farmland with their cattle grazing.
Baba Usman Ngelzarma, chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, a union of Fulani herders, warned against blaming herders without investigation. “There is a deliberate campaign of demonisation of Fulani herders, which started in Benue and spread to other parts of Nigeria,” he said.
“We are not exonerating Fulani herders from involvement in some of the attacks, but the way they are always blamed for every attack is unfair and prejudiced.” He called for an investigation to find the real perpetrators.
Bala Ejeh, the local government chairman in the town of Otukpo, said the gunmen attacked on Wednesday afternoon when people were mourning three others killed a day earlier. He also said 46 bodies had been recovered so far, including that of his own son and two relatives.
Communal violence is just one of the security challenges facing president-elect Bola Tinubu, who won a February presidential ballot that was marked by delays and accusations of vote-rigging.
Security forces are also battling a 14-year-long jihadist conflict and attacks by separatists.
Intercommunal violence has spiralled into broader criminality in the north-west and centre of the country, where heavily armed bandit militias ransack villages and carry out mass abductions for ransom.
ruffhandu: What David is doing is actually the best way to fight this kind of government. Those advising him to go to Nigerian police do not mean well for him, the police would be the one to carry out the threat. The distinct thing about David's works is that they are all backed by facts, facts and facts. no be say them say. he shows you a document and then gives his opinion about it.
In this interview, the popular investigative journalist talks about death threats he's been getting after he allegedly released an unverified documentary about Tinubu's drug involvement scandal in the U.S, he also talked about Peter Obi's chances of getting a court ruling that favours him after his petitions against INEC and the president-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Do you feel safe?
"One is never safe and I can't stay in one place for too long, if you see me sort of put my head out announcing the fact that I'm in a particular location, you should know that I'm either not there or that I don't plan to be there for long, it just comes with the tough, so I'm not safe, I'm never safe".
"I constantly sort of have an eye at the back of my head looking over my shoulder and that's just unfortunately the way it is, but again I'm not asking for sympathy, I'm not asking anyone to feel sorry for me because I know exactly what I was doing, I knew the risks involved and I knew what this life would look like when I went into it"
"I thought that what I was trying to achieve was more important than what potentially it could be exposing me to, so far, that hasn't changed, so let's hope there'll be a change".
What of some of the threats you've been receiving?
"I've been getting all kinds of threats, so I guess the one you're most interested in hearing is like the death threats I'm receiving".
"I'm getting loads of it, starting from twitter, people sending you DM's or tweeting at you, wishing you death, telling you the date, time and location you are going to die, but you don't take serious because you know they are BS".
" But there are more serious ones starting from 2019, but most recently in 2022 after I published a documentary "BOLA AHMED TINUBU: FROM DRUG LORD TO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE", I was informed reliably that a zoom meeting was held from the camp of that presidential candidate where I was discussed, and what was discussed was actually how to eliminate me and to track me down".
"Because no one knew what country I was in, so they can track me they probably went to hire some American or Israeli security consultant who claimed they could track me down and these consultants said claimed they have tracked me down to South-Africa and that I was in a hotel in Johannesburg".
"Thing was that I've never been to South-Africa in my life, but they claimed they traced me there".
The Southern Kaduna(Zone 3) Labour party family, Commiserate with the Chairman and exco's of Kaura local government Labour party over the untimely demised of our Mother, Sister Mrs Victoria Chintex Woman leader, Kaura local government who's sad event took place yesterday by some unknown gun men in her resident in kaura.
It saddens our hearts that such an industrious, hard working and dedicated woman leader was kill when the families of Labour party from the local government, Zonal and the state needed her the most at this critical times that Nigerians are quest for a new Nigeria through Labour party.
Similarly the Zonal leadership of Labour party in Zone 3, are bereaved at this moment, we are calling on all the members of Labour party from each polling units , wards , local government, Zonal, state and the National, to pray along with us at this critical time.
Social activist, Aisha Yesufu, has slammed Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, for allegedly ordering the arrest and detention of Aminu Muhammed over an alleged defamatory social media post.
Muhammed, who is a final-year student in the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, had in June tweeted in Hausa “Su mama anchi kudin talkawa ankoshi” loosely translated as “the mother has gotten fatter by eating masses’ money.”
As gathered, Aminu had tweeted to express displeasure over the then prolonged strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities as a result of the failure of the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. It was further gathered that 23-year-old Muhammed was picked up by officers of the Department of State Services on November 8 on campus and was reportedly beaten up following his arrest at about 12:00 noon.
Yesufu had commented on the development, describing Muhammed’s arrest as unconstitutional and outrageous.The #BringBackOurGirls co-convener said the President, major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), regime had led 133 million Nigerians to poverty. “Aisha Buhari should be ashamed of herself. This is so unlawful. Her husband has thrown 63% of Nigerians into multidimensional poverty. Haven’t they grown fat over the sweat of Nigerians?
They have been thrown into multidimensional wealth. Who is she to arrest people for telling her to have eaten the riches of the poor? “If she is this powerful, why wouldn’t she use her power to rescue Nigerians in captivity? A number of girls taken away from Federal Government College Yawuri over a year now.
You throw people into poverty. Nigerians aren’t secure. Yet you use your little nonsensical power to arrest somebody. “You should have told your husband not to be contesting. You voted for the abysmal failure that’s Nigerian President and yet you’re saying people shouldn’t talk.
You oppress people because you have the power. But I don’t blame, I blame Nigerians,” Yesufu lashed out at the First Lady. The DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, had yet to respond to texts and call put across to his phone line by our correspondent as of the time of filing this report.
A man has alleged that Alliance Hospital in Abuja harvested his 17-year-old brother's kidney.
He lamented outside the hospital building, saying his brother is a minor and cannot consent to organ donation.
He shared a video of his brother's scar where his kidney was harvested from and insisted that he will not be silent about the incident.
He added that he was going to report the incident to human rights in Abuja.
Organ Harvesting: Abuja Hospital Exonerates Self from Viral Allegation
In the said video which had gone viral online, a young man alleged that Alliance Hospital harvested a kidney from a 17-year-old boy and sold it.
The hospital said the young man also threatened to take the matter to human rights unless it (hospital) accepts to pay the sum of N2.8 million and other things.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja yesterday, the Chief Consultant Surgeon Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Otabor Christopher, said that contrary to the claims contained in the trending video, the hospital undertook all needed procedures both legal and professional requirement before carrying out the kidney transplant.
He said that contrary to allegations contained in the video, the donor was 18 years and two months at the time of the surgery.
He also said that there was no financial inducement made to the boy before accepting to donate his kidney. According to Otabor, “He consented to the procedure willingly without any cohesion or intimidation.”
He stated that the recipient is his uncle. The patient also deposed to an affidavit stating that the donor is his nephew.“With the above documentation, and a positive compatibility and surgery fitness test, the hospital proceeded with the surgery which as always turned out to be successful.
“As a rule, patients source for their donors from amongst members of their families or friends and present to the hospital for compatibility test. If the patients and proposed donors are found to be compatible, then further tests are done to determine the fitness of the donor for kidney donation surgery.
“Once the donor is determined fit to donate, then the administrative and legal procedures are undertaken.
Part of the legal procedure requires that the patient swear to an affidavit stating the following: That he is above 18 years of age which is the legal requirement in Nigeria.
“That there is no financial inducement and that he is not paid any amount of money to undertake this venture.
That he is consenting to the procedure willingly and without any cohesion,” he said.
Otabor further said that regarding the relationship with the recipient in the case in question, the donor duly swore to an affidavit.
He said that the boy swore to an affidavit that he was born on 14th September, 2004 and that he was 18 years and two months at the time of the surgery.
“There was no financial inducement. He consented to the procedure willingly without any cohesion or intimidation.
He stated that the recipient is his uncle. The patient also deposed to an affidavit stating that the donor is his nephew,” he said
The hospital boss, who said he was compelled to speak to the media in order to set the record straight, explained that Kidney transplant is a very complex undertaking involving two major surgeries simultaneously.
Otabor said that the donor and patient were discharged home at the appropriate time without any complications after the surgery.
Explaining further, the physician said “On the 24th November, 2022, exactly two weeks after the surgery, we got an invitation from the highly esteemed Ordinary President, the founder of Human Rights Radio and Television here in Abuja who is a certified arbitrator.
“He informed us that a case of breach of promise regarding a kidney donor has been levied against the hospital and he gave us an opportunity to come and defend ourselves.
“Two representatives from the hospital went to honour that invitation. Also present were members of family of the donor. The family members (his brother and sister) spoke on behalf of the donor and they made the following points:
“That the patient is 17 years old.
That the recipient is not a biological relative of the donor.
That there has been an intermediary person (unknown to the hospital) who contacted the donor on behalf of the recipient to donate his kidney for a financial consideration of N2.8m and a promise to relocate him abroad.
“That the intermediary person did not give the donor any amount of money as promised. That the hospital should pay the family the said N2.8m and fulfill other promises, otherwise they will escalate the case.
“As a hospital we were surprised at the submission of the family at the human rights radio and television meeting. We expressed our surprise at the claims of the family which were contrary to what information the donor gave to the hospital for which he also disposed to an affidavit.
“We took exception to the claims of the family and advised them to locate the intermediary person to discuss their grievances.
“What we are witnessing today is a major drawback of social media whereby unsubstantiated stories fly across the world with the speed of light. This gives credence to the argument by some that the social media space should be regulated,” he said.
Otabor said that the hospital’s lawyers have been briefed to commence a legal suit against the young man who posted the said video for defamation of character.
The first part of Cristiano Ronaldo's 90-minute interview with Piers Morgan has now been televised and you can read every word he has had to say right here.
On why he joined Manchester United again and rumours he almost went to rivals Manchester City:
“Well, honestly, it was close... But as you know, as my history is Manchester United. Your heart, you're feeling the way these two that you did before, make the difference. And of course, as well, Sir Alex Ferguson.
“So I was surprised. And the same way, but it was conscious decision. Because the heart speaks, speaking loud in that moment.”
“I think it was the key. It was the difference in that moment. I wouldn't say that Manchester City wasn't close. But I think, I did [make] a conscious decision. Sir Alex Ferguson was the key.
“Yes, I did. I spoke with him… He said to me that, ‘It's impossible for you to come to Manchester City’. And I say, ‘OK, Boss’."
On his first match back in which he scored twice vs Newcastle:
“Well, that feeling was amazing. But not only the day of the game, I felt in the week before that everything changed. The world spoke about me, Cristiano, ‘back home back where I belong’. So it was a special moment to be back to Manchester United to perform for our fans, and of course to score two goals was the best welcome that I received in Old Trafford. It was a memorable day and unbelievable day. Yes, ‘Viva Ronaldo’ [the chant], me back… as I told you before, the fans for me, they are everything.”
How he found the club after being away for many years:
The first part of Ronaldo's interview with Morgan is out (Image: Piers Morgan Uncensored) The first part of Cristiano Ronaldo's 90-minute interview with Piers Morgan has now been televised and you can read every word he has had to say right here.
On why he joined Manchester United again and rumours he almost went to rivals Manchester City:
“Well, honestly, it was close... But as you know, as my history is Manchester United. Your heart, you're feeling the way these two that you did before, make the difference. And of course, as well, Sir Alex Ferguson.
“So I was surprised. And the same way, but it was conscious decision. Because the heart speaks, speaking loud in that moment.”
On Sir Alex Ferguson’s part in him returning to United:
“I think it was the key. It was the difference in that moment. I wouldn't say that Manchester City wasn't close. But I think, I did [make] a conscious decision. Sir Alex Ferguson was the key.
“Yes, I did. I spoke with him… He said to me that, ‘It's impossible for you to come to Manchester City’. And I say, ‘OK, Boss’."
On his first match back in which he scored twice vs Newcastle:
“Well, that feeling was amazing. But not only the day of the game, I felt in the week before that everything changed. The world spoke about me, Cristiano, ‘back home back where I belong’. So it was a special moment to be back to Manchester United to perform for our fans, and of course to score two goals was the best welcome that I received in Old Trafford. It was a memorable day and unbelievable day. Yes, ‘Viva Ronaldo’ [the chant], me back… as I told you before, the fans for me, they are everything.”
How he found the club after being away for many years:
“Piers, to be honest, when I signed for Manchester United, I thought everything would have changed because it's 13 years," he said. "I was in Real Madrid nine years and three in Juventus. And when I arrived, I thought everything will be different, you know, the technology, the infrastructures and everything. But I was surprised, in a bad way, let's say in that way because I saw everything was the same.
“And Manchester it wasn't, in that moment that as you mentioned that Ole was sacked, Michael Carrick he assumed the job for two games. Villareal, and Chelsea away. And everything was so fast, but surprised me a lot, [the] instability in the club. No, they stopped on a clock, in my opinion, which is something that surprised me.
“I was surprised. I thought when I signed that they sign in that year Sancho, and Varane, plus me, that things will be in the way that Manchester should be. Sir Alex Ferguson left a big gap in the club, not only Sir Alex Ferguson, one person that I thought made the difference; David Gill, the president, is a very, very good man. And the structure around Sir Alex Ferguson was very important too. So I knew that Manchester United wasn't the same.
“At United, the progress was zero, in my opinion. To compare with Real Madrid and even Juventus, that they follow the rest of the world, so the technology, especially in terms of training, nutrition and conditioning, eat properly and to recover better than before - surprised me. Manchester right now to compare with that club, I think it's behind in my opinion, which is something that surprised me. A club with this dimension should be the top of the tree in my opinion and they are not, unfortunately. They are not in that level. But I hope the next years they can reach to be in a top level.”
“I don't know what's going on but since Sir Alex Ferguson left I saw no evolution in the club, the progress was zero.”
On whether he called Ralf Rangnick ‘boss’ despite never having heard of him before:
“Of course, we have to call him boss because he assumed the job regardless - all the coaches that I had in my career, I call them boss because if they assume the job we have to call them that. But in the end, deep inside me, I never saw him as the boss because I saw some points that I never agreed with.”
Opening up about Rangnick's tactics:
“To be honest, Piers, it's something that I don't understand. It's the new coaches that are coming around, they think they find the last Coca Cola in the desert... I don't understand the football that invents many, many years.
“But I respect any coach, every different approach, different opinions, different mentality, but some points I don't agree with. I've always been besides the best coaches in the world: Zidane and Ancelotti, Mourinho, Fernando Santos, Allegri… So I have some experience because I learned from them.
“And when you see some coaches that are coming, that they want the revolution [in] football, I don’t agree, I have my opinion. They agree or they don't - they disagree, but it's part of the business because at the end of the day, I'm in a club to win, and with my experience, I want to help. Like always, and some coaches that don't accept you and, you know, it's part of the job.”
On whether Rangnick knew what he was doing:
“No, they don't. They knew with the club, very well. But they don't know the main dimension of the club inside, the history of the club. Which is, for me, surprised me even more. Which is when you sack Ole Solskjaer, you should bring a top manager, not a sports director.”
Giving his thoughts on former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Ole’s future in the sport:
“I love Solskjaer. I think he was a top person, because what I keep inside my heart, it's the heart of the persons. And Ole for me, is a top person… It's hard. It's hard to assume [the role] after Sir Alex Ferguson, but I think he did a good job for sure.
“You need much more time. But I never doubt that you're going to be a good coach in the future. But it was a good experience. I was, I was so pleased to work with him even for a short period.”
On younger players in football:
“All leagues in the world, the youngest now, they are not the same as my generation. But we cannot blame them because, it's part of life, you know. The new generation and the new technologies that distract them for another thing so… But they are not the same. They listen but this is why we have two ears, as you listen from one side and they go away from another side.
“It doesn't surprise me. But in the same way it's a shame because if they have the best examples in front of your eyes, and if they don't at least copy what you did, for me, it's kind of weird, because I remember when I was 18, 19, 20, I always looked to see the best players in Van Nistelrooy, Ferdinand, Roy Keane, and Giggs - this is why I have the success that I have and longevity. Because I take care of my body, my mentality, my head, because I see these guys and I learn from them.”
On the best advice he had for younger players:
“I’m not the kind of guy who likes to give advice as I prefer to be an example.
“Because I'm an example. I'm there every morning and do the same stuff. I'm probably the first one to arrive and the last one to go out. I think the details speak for itself… This is why I say, I like to lead by example.”
The players he most admires:
"In Manchester United I can mention Dalot, he's young, but very professional but I don't doubt that he's going to have longevity in football because he's young, he's smart, intelligent and he's very professional. Probably Martinez, Casemiro is in his 30s, but I will say Dalot."
Ronaldo also went on to talk about the emotions he felt after his son, Ángel, died at birth and his twin daughter, Bella, survived earlier this year:
“In the beginning. Gio (Georgina, Ronaldo's partner) are arriving home and the kids start to ask 'where's the other baby? Where's the other baby?'
“Of course Cristiano [his eldest son], I had a conversation with him in the day, because he's 12 years old, he knows, understands everything, and I had a nice conversation with him. We cried together in his bedroom and explained and it's kind of - he doesn't understand, he does understand, but in same way he was a little bit confused.
“The other ones in the beginning, at the table, the kids start to say 'Mom where is the other baby?' And after one week I say, ‘Let's be up front and let's be honest with the kids, let's say that, Ángel has gone to heaven.'
“It's better to say in that way and we start to use that in that way. And the kids always understand, when we had shouts in at the table and they say ‘daddy, I did this for Ángel’ and they point out for the, for the sky… I like it the most because, you know it's part of their lives and I am not going to lie to my kids. To tell the truth was a difficult process but in the same way, I become more and more of a father, more friendly with them; they become more close to their daddy especially me with Georgina as well.”
On how the pressure of losing a baby affected his relationship:
“In my case it was more, [it] was better in that way. I became more friendly with Gio. I was of course a friend, but I seem more lovely for her and for my kids and I started to see life with a different perspective... It was the most difficult moments, the last six months, since my dad died, it was this moment that I passed through the last six months.”
Speaking about whether he feels his son’s spirit is still with him, he explained that he keeps Ángel’s ashes and his father’s ashes at home and he talks to them all the time.
“For sure, for sure. His ashes are with me, like my daddy, they are here in the house… Yes it is something that I want to hold for the rest of my life and not throw to the ocean or to the sea. I keep with me. They are next to my dad… I have a small church … Yes, chapel. And I keep my daddy and my son [there].
“I talk with them every time and they are by my side. You know they helped me to be a better man, to be a better person, to be a better father. I am really proud of the message they send me, especially my son.”
On being supported in his grief by the fans and the British people, he said he was overwhelmed by the outpouring and even had a letter of condolence from the Royal Family.
"I never, ever expected that. Never. I have the opportunity now to say, to the English community, thank you a lot for that, [it] kind of helped with me…
“I received a letter from The Queen’s family as well … And, surprised me a lot… This is why I say, I respect a lot, the English community, English people, because they've been very kind with me. And in that difficult moment of my life… [the support] was spectacular. The way they treat me, me and my family in that difficult moment, I should say straight to the camera thank you, ‘thank you, to the all English community that helped me in that moment’.”
On whether he is planning any more children:
“I'm not thinking now about more kids, I think we are done but we never know. In the future only God knows. But right now we all want to have a break to enjoy these ones because they are little… we want to enjoy a little bit of these ones. Let's see in the future.”
On returning to the pitch after his son's death:
“But as I always have good support from my family. And Georgina told me, ‘go, go to play, go and enjoy doing what you like to do. It’s going to help for you to forget a little bit, the situation.' It was difficult, but at the same point that thing helps for you to, you know, to not think too much about that even though training was good. But as you know, the football is going so fast and you know trainings, games, even the national team, the thing's going so fast you don't even have time to settle and say what's going on, you know, because the things are going so fast. But it was good help, Georgina helped me a lot to give me that stability.
“We help each other. She (Georgina) struggled when she was young, so she'll look at life with different eyes, even though she's young, but she's suffered. She was born in Argentina, she has issues with her family as well, she lived alone. She has an interesting life and histories as well... And she helped me a lot. She's very mature for this age, we help each other sometimes when I'm a little bit down she pushes me up and I do it the other side. So we are a nice couple and we help each other so I'm really pleased that she's on my side.”
On the possibility of getting married:
“I'm not thinking now about that but I can see in the future I think I deserve, she deserves, but it's something that's not coming now in my plans but in the future is yes, I want.”
Speaking about the criticism he’s faced at the club, he said:
“I'm used to living like that because, you know, I was 37, I know and I learned many things. When you are at the bottom of the wave and when you are at the top of the wave, you don't realise and you don't see things that you don't see before… Which is, I appreciate to have bad moments, to see which people are on your side, who will criticise you more. Because they're looking for that. They don't like to see successful people.
“The people only try to bring negativity. And I felt the last four or five months that, not only for me, but even for my family as well, for Georgina, especially around the world, the press criticise me even more... sometimes I don't understand.
“But I still believe that jealousy is part of that. They want to cover many things that helps to shine other things. But listen, Piers, I know I'm 21 years at the top of the game, so I know all the takes, so for me it's not a problem. It's hard when you are a little bit down to listen to this criticism.
“I care for the people who like me. I'm not wasting time, for the people who don't like me. I think it's a waste of time, these people are not interesting in my life.”
On Rooney's criticism:
“I really don't understand people like that. Or if they want to be in a cover of the paper of the news, or they want new jobs or whatever.”
saintkel: keep wailing Oga.....Obi was dragged and heaven's didn't fall....Tinubu will be dragged n nothing will happen.....stop wailing where it is a norm in 9ja politics
Politics / Shuaibu Abubakar: Tinubu Plans For Nigeria To Be The China Of Africa (video) by cPapaAjascO: 10:26am On Jan 16
