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US group makes revelations on Buhari govt, Boko Haram, deaths of Badeh, Alkali


The Defence and Foreign Affairs latest report published by the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA) based in the United States of America, has stated that the deaths of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh (retd.) and a former Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Army, Major General Idris Alkali, “were not a coincidence”.


ISSA is a Washington-based non-governmental organisation with a worldwide membership of professionals involved in national and international security and strategic policy.

President of ISSA, Gregory Copley, told ThisDay that their analyses were not released to the public but to governments that the organisation has affiliation with.


The report released over the weekend and obtained by the newspaper stated that corruption among top military chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari is the reason Nigeria is losing the war against Boko Haram terrorists.

It stated that at present, the Nigerian government had completely and comprehensively lost control of the engagement with Boko Haram and could show no instance when the government presently had tactical, theatre, strategic, or information dominance of any aspect of the conflict.

It reads in parts, “It is fair to say that the Nigerian intelligence community itself is no longer sure what groups even comprise ‘Boko Haram’, nor has it addressed the international logistical, ideological, and support aspects contributing to the ongoing viability of the groups.


“The conflict will almost certainly prove the undoing of the present government of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 16, 2019, presidential elections.

“Despite this, the only significant engagement which the Nigerian military leadership — up to and including the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. (rtd.) Mohammed Babagana Monguno – seems to prioritise is the fight to stop the leakage of information about massive corruption, running into the equivalent of several billions of dollars, in the purchase by senior military officers of major military capital goods and military consumables, including the troops’ own food.

“The conduct of the war in the North is tied to the corruption in the military, and Buhari — ring-fenced by his own team — is unable to tackle the issue.

“His poor health does not help, but he had always (even as a military president, taking office on December 31, 1983) been indecisive and vindictive.

“This ongoing set of characteristics mean that the coming months will be dramatic, even more than the dying days of the preceding administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

“It is significant that Buhari, who received the findings of the commission as much as a year ago, has refused to allow it to be made public and he, through National Security Adviser Monguno, has attempted to have the commission disband.

“However, it is believed that Monguno and Buhari are aware that copies of the report are beyond their reach and could be released unofficially if further attempts are made to assassinate commission members.

“The commission, investigating defense procurement from 2007 onwards, made significant strides which were initially accepted by the Buhari government, until the scope of the inquiry went beyond the period relating to the former government of Pres. Goodluck Jonathan, and began to show corruption patterns extending into officers still serving under President Buhari.”

The report stated that the death of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Alex Sabundu Badeh (who became Chief of Defence Staff), and that of a former Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Army, Major General Idris Alkali, on September 3, 2018 were not a mere coincidence .

It said, “Given the upsurge in momentum by ‘the highest levels of government’ to stop the findings becoming public from the corruption commission on defense procurement, it is plausible that the attribution of a criminal ‘kidnapping-attempt-gone-wrong’ against the Air Chief Marshal was a convenient excuse to ensure that the victim — Badeh — could not divulge in court the pattern and details of corruption which has grown even more rampant in the current generation of defense leadership.

“On September 3, 2018, the retired Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, was also killed, ostensibly by a gang of youthful protestors who set up a roadblock near Jos, the capital of Plateau State. His body was discovered on October 31, 2018. And his death was blamed on ‘an irate mob’, who were protesting in the Du-ra-Du community against the September 2, 2018, killing of 11 members of their own community.”

The report further stated, “No significant economic or political progress can be achieved in Nigeria until the issue of the Boko Haram insurgency is resolved. Other insurgencies are also expected to emerge, or re-emerge, particularly in the Niger Delta. And while other pending internal security issues are important, it is on the BH issue that the prestige, credibility, and reliability of Nigeria is assessed by the international community. Thus, all questions of the viability of Nigeria as a candidate for inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and international cooperation are dependent on a resolution of the BH issues.

“Domestically, resolution of the BH issue is a pre-requisite to enabling issues of intra-Nigerian regional equity imbalances to be addressed. Moreover, the credibility of the Federal Government as an arbiter of justice is assessed by the domestic electorate and the world community.”



http://dailypost.ng/2018/12/31/us-group-makes-revelations-buhari-govt-boko-haram-deaths-badeh-alkali/amp/

Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart now available on tfpdl.

The roadmap for Fuchsia’s rollout hasn’t been set in stone, and individuals familiar with the plans cited by Bloomberg say neither Google CEO Sundar Pichai nor Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer have formally approved any plan for Fuchsia. Nevertheless, those privy to the strategy believe Fuchsia could debut on smart speakers within the next three years, before potentially expanding to smartphones by 2023.

https://amp.tomsguide.com/us/google-fuchsia-phones,news-27651.html

Stephen King praised Netflix's latest thriller, "Bird Box," on Thursday, but he had less kind things to say about critics reviewing the movie.

King tweeted, "I was absolutely riveted by BIRD BOX (Netflix). Don't believe the lukewarm reviews, which may in part have been caused by reviewers' ambivalence to the streaming platform, as opposed to theatrical releases."

He added, "One might say movie reviewers suffer from the dread NP syndrome: Netflix Prejudice."

https://www.thisisinsider.com/stephen-king-loves-bird-box-slams-critics-for-netflix-prejudice-2018-12

maxwell530:
the likes of Emir of Kano were outspoken and boldly talk against the killings during Jonathan administration but ever since a northerner is now the C in C, he has gone silent and mute.what do you call that? I'm wondering if he still lives in Nigeria sef.

The Emir that was almost dethroned and Osinbajo and Co had to plead on his behalf when he was criticising government? You want him to lose his throne because of the killings?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/leadership.ng/2017/05/18/probe-emir-sanusi-must-continue-says-kano-state-house-assembly/amp/

http://saharareporters.com/2017/05/22/osinbajo-ibb-others-save-emir-kano-assembly-probe

zlantanfan:
I really laugh at those still struggling to grasp that APC has moved beyond next year in full preparation for 2023, it is no coicedence that buhari is just waiting for the official ceremony from inec.


I do hope yemi doesn't choose elrufai though because elrufai is ambitious and can be unruly for a meek osinbanjo. A nuhu ribadu or a gentle person from the CPC group should be preferred

You refer to someone who did not hesitate to sack Daura as meek?

e7ejinima:
To think El Rufai will work under Osinbajo

Day dream taken too far.

Pls, who called somebody 'mere commissioner?

People in this country have a short term memory. Was it not El-Rufa’i that was disrespecting Osinbajo at the onset of this administration and Osinbajo had to put his foot down in the presence of Buhari. He reminded them He and Buhari were elected together on the same ticket and so he deserved to be accorded with the respect that comes with his office.
With that kind of disrespect, you think that Osinbajo will agree to have El-Rufai as deputy?

BlackManta:
Disney might replace Johnny Depp with a female lead.

The return of Elizabeth Swan?

I need a site where I can download 480p Chinese and Korean movies. Any recommendations? I want to try out Golden Job 2018 and others.

Chukason1:
Watched Aqua man trailer on YouTube na so man go rush download am for dawn for one site ... they wrote HD na why I download am ... Just woke up now ,refreshed up ,Say make I enjoy my film omo Wetin I see no ne here ...This one na pure phone - cam rip ... I no dey even see their heads or hear the sound ...Na so tears still dey my eyes reach now

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Sorry for our loss.
I have always resisted the urge to watch Cam rip and would have not pursued downloading it if I had known it was cam rip. But any, stuff happens. 3 months waiting period is now standard practice.

zoedew:
That’s what you think! The APC folks just flew a kite and the PDP folks are gonna focus their gaze on it until they completely lose sight of the real bird. #redherringquarry

You just made my day.

Nwodosis:
"Pastor, do you know that you now lies?" whispers the innocent the child.

Is Osinbajo also responsible for this also?

Who has watched The Dark Kingdom? Rate it please

BlackManta:
I won't be surprised if Black Panther gets nominated for Oscars.

Anything to appease the black race and avoid getting called racist.

Low self-esteem comment. You don't even know the politics behind Oscar nominations and the eventual awards and you are dragging racism that is already there into it. Are you still living in the Matrix?

oyetpel:
You should have read the movie synopsis online, it's a slow movie, i was even surprised that guy will recommend such movie and rated it 9/10.

I have enjoy drama genre movies but i can't recommend it here because most people here are ^{action and sci-fi fans}.

That is the problem with most of the reviews here. People rate movies from the lense of the genre they are comfortable with. And when you rate it differently, they come for your head.

NBS data show we’re making progress – Buhari


President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent data reeled out by the National Bureau of Statistics show that his administration is doing well.

Buhari said this on Wednesday during a Gala Night organised by beneficiaries of the government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.

The President followed the announcement on Wednesday by the NBS that the number of unemployed persons of working age had risen to 20.9 million.

He said that statistics from the NBS had confirmed that his administration’s policies were yielding results.

Buhari said he inherited “a broken system in the agricultural sector in 2015.”

After hearing testimonies from some rice farmers, the President said, “Seeing your faces and hearing your stories give me hope. Today, we are on track to achieving an all-inclusive economy.”

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, had said Buhari had ordered the Statistician-General of the NBS, Dr Yemi Kale, to change the high unemployment statistics and reflect the rising rate of employment in the agriculture sector.

Shehu said during a recent meeting with the Federal Executive Council, Kale admitted that the NBS was only focusing on the creation of white-collar jobs and not the agriculture sector and the informal sector.

“Rice Producers Association of Nigeria made the open claim and nobody has challenged them up until the time that we speak, that they had created 12 million new jobs,” Shehu had said.

Kale, however, denied ever making such a claim.

The United States Department of Agriculture World Markets and Trade had said last month that Nigeria imported three million metric tons of rice in 2018.

The US report had said the import figure was 400,000 MT higher than the quantity of the product that was imported in 2017.

The report also stated that Nigeria’s local rice production dropped from 2016 to 2018 compared to the situation in 2015.

The report ran contrary to several claims by the Nigerian Government that local rice production had increased while importation had dropped by up to 90 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has blamed the rising unemployment rate in the country on the strategy of the Federal Government.


Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, Obi expressed sadness that a lot of ordinary Nigerians had continued to degenerate as shown by the unemployment rate released by the NBS in Abuja on Wednesday.

The NBS had on Wednesday indicated that the country’s unemployment rate had degenerated from 18.8 per cent in 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.

Obi said that urgent steps needed to be taken in order to stop the downward trend.

He said, “They (government) are getting it wrong. If they are getting it right, the number would have been reducing. The whole approach or economic architecture is wrong. There should be areas of concentration. There are areas that you need to sincerely support which is not happening.

“In 2014, the overall unemployment and underemployment rate was 24 per cent; now it is 40 per cent. Then, the unemployment rate was 12 per cent. It moved to 18.8 per cent. Now, it has got worse. So, we need to do something aggressively to start turning things around.”

He added, “The 2019 elections will be strictly about the issues that concern the ordinary Nigerian – issues about the voiceless 87 million poor people that are living in Nigeria, issues about millions of unemployed Nigerians.

“How do we start pulling those 87 million people out of poverty and how do we start ensuring that millions of unemployed Nigerians get jobs? So, when you see that the situation is worsening, you get sad. So, for me, the first expression is sadness.

“Then, what do we do aggressively to ensure that we start turning things around? That is the issue.”

Asked to speak on the 12 million jobs that the Federal Government said had been created in rice farming, Obi said more rice farmers should reflect on higher productivity and lower prices.

He said, “You can have 15 million rice farmers but rice is still expensive. The more people that get into rice production, the more rice we produce and the more the price of rice goes up. It shows that there is a disconnect. If we have 10 million rice farmers, the price of rice should have been coming down.”

Obi added that in rice-producing nations such as Thailand, rice was not only available but also affordable.

The PDP also said the claim by Buhari that his administration was doing well, given the NBS report was incorrect and untrue.

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Diran Odeyemi, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, said Buhari’s government had increased poverty, unemployment, insecurity and misery in the country.

He said, “It is unfortunate that the president of a whole nation can come out in public and tell an absolute lie to citizens who are suffering the effect of his maladministration. The NBS gave an accurate figure of unemployment in Nigeria and the poverty level. And here we have a President telling an open lie.

“I urge Nigerians to respond by their Permanent Voter Cards, which is the weapon to correct the mistake of this administration and the mistake of electing the All Progressives Congress into government.

“They should elect (Abubakar) Atiku as the President who is prepared and ready to put smiles on their faces with a thorough economic plan and a system that will ensure that poverty is eradicated in the country and that youths are gainfully employed.

“The claim of Buhari that the government is making progress or doing well is an absolute lie.”



https://punchng.com/nbs-data-show-were-making-progress-buhari/

Army pulls five generals out of service


The Nigerian Army on Tuesday pulled out two Major Generals and three Brigradier Generals out of service at the Nigerian Army Medical Corps in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the generals that were pulled out are Maj.-Gen. Abimbola

Amusu, Maj.-Gen. Patrick Falola, Brig.-Gen. Folorunsho Jegede, Brig.-Gen. O. Akinyode and Brig.-Gen. M. Robbinson.

The pulling out parade of the five generals was witnessed by top military officers, both serving and retired.

Amusu, in her valedictory remarks, attributed her success to hard work, dedication, commitment to service and divine help.

She admonished serving military personnel to remain focused and resolute, and exhibit total loyalty to constituted authorities.

“Your loyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria can best be given through vigilant security consciousness,” she said.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, was represented at the event by the Corps Commander Ordinance, Maj.-Gen. Joel Unnigbe.


https://punchng.com/army-pulls-five-generals-out-of-service/

Someone from the university just confirmed that the story is false.

ntyce:
Hope you are aware that grades are awarded based on learning and character...
They might be deserving academically but not character-wise....

How many people are you aware of that merit the first class degree but are not awarded based on character deficiency?

SmallmebigGod:
They have given them their first class. The other one you are asking for is at the discretion of each department. May be there is a standard they didn't reach despite the first class.
It happened to my graduating class then. And when we asked , they say, they can't give anyone such because, the people that scored high wasn't known to them (they believed if they are really good having spent about 4-5 years with them, they should know) this people are actually quiet people, they don't answer question in class, they aren't great presenters too, but passes exam very well. I am not defending their position but that was the standard they have used in the past.

This is just cock and bull story cooked up by your departmental lecturers to say that they will not give a performing student award because they did not kiss their ass. How can a student finish with first class and they will say they don't know that person. Was such a person attending lectures and writing exams at a distance learning centre? Will the president of the country request information about such students and they will put it writing that they don't know that students? Anyway, it is there award so that can be keep it. The intelligence and the first class degree obtained by the students cannot be taken away from them. Even those that are given the award, the unfortunate story is that the cash amount that follows the award is not more than N2k per award.

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD (2018) on ftp

beamtopola:
You own a shop where goods always get missing.

Solution

@PeterObi
- Install modern security gadgets
- Retrain staff
- Tag each product with microchip
- Increase sales

@ProfOsinbajo
- Lock shop
- Sit outside with machete
- Chase away suspicious looking person
- Die of hunger

You can only see what you choose to see. In the same vein, no one can make you understand what you do not have capacity to understand.

BrutusOj:
our debate is on Buhari and Atiku not Osinbanjo and Obi. Has Osinbajo made any meaningful input in this Government since they came in? Buhari himself is not even in control not to talk about his voiceless vice. We want a responsible president not the type being controlled by the so called cabal like Aisha told us few dags ago. God will not pity us if we make the mistake of returning Buhari come 2019. He has been awful and deserve no secon chance. Stop being sentimental cos Osinbanjo is your tribal man. Deep within Osinbajo, he wished he had a better boss not that one who has no clue of what is happening under his watch.

Go back to the cave you crawled out from and don't bother commenting on political issues until after the elections. You are just repeating a summary of what your masters want you to believe. If you are still asking the bolded after Osinbajo has been a VP for about 3 and half years and in this election season, your comprehension of reality is very faulty and we don't know how to help you.

Jaynom:
A comedian in the Gathering of of so-called believers? Even In America they wouldn't dare invite Kevin Hart to crack jokes in church. This is a show. This can NEVER happen in a mosque because they respect God that much. This is a shame

You know nothing Jon Snow.
There is nothing new or strange that is being practiced in any church in the world that is not done in America.

dajoaneke:
Captain Marvel is a female character.

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam in DC Comics. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics. He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM" can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight and other abilities.

Due to trademark conflicts over another character named "Captain Marvel" owned by Marvel Comics,[5] DC has branded and marketed the character using the trademark Shazam! since his 1972 reintroduction.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(DC_Comics)

Following a trial in which DC Comics sued Fawcett Comics for breach of copyright, claiming Fawcett's Captain Marvel was too similar to Superman, the latter stopped publishing Captain Marvel.[2] In the late sixties Marvel gained the trademark "Captain Marvel" with their first series.

To retain their trademark, Marvel has had to publish a Captain Marvel title at least once every two years since, leading to a number of ongoing series, limited series, and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias.

The first Captain Marvel, printed by Marvel Comics, was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (December 1967).[4] This character is an alien military officer, Captain Mar-Vell of the Kree Imperial Militia, who is sent to observe the planet Earth as it is developing technology to travel into space. Mar-Vell eventually wearies of his superiors' malign intent and allies himself with Earth, and the Kree Empire brands him a traitor. From then on, Mar-Vell fights to protect Earth from all threats.

The second Captain Marvel was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita, Jr.. She first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 (1982).

The character is Monica Rambeau, a police lieutenant from New Orleans who possesses the power to transform herself into any form of energy.[8] Her powers were briefly altered so that she cannot transform to energy, but instead can generate a personal force field.

The third Captain Marvel is Genis-Vell, who first appeared in Silver Surfer Annual #6 (1993) using the codename of "Legacy". The character is the genetically-engineered son of Mar-Vell [/b]and his lover Elysius, created from the late Mar-Vell's cell samples and artificially aged to physical, if not emotional, maturity. Genis, like his father, wears the Nega-Bands, possesses Cosmic Awareness and is, for a time, bonded with Rick Jones.

The [b]fourth Captain Marvel is Phyla-Vell, Genis-Vell's younger sister. She [/b]was created by Peter David and Paul Azaceta in Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #16 (January 2004). Her name is a taxonomical pun on the part of writer Peter David.

The[b] fifth Captain Marvel is Khn'nr, who first appeared in Civil War: The Return (March 2007). He is a Skrull sleeper agent who is bound with Mar-Vell's DNA to lock itself into Mar-Vell's form and given technological replicas of the Kree Nega-Bands.

As part of the Dark Reign storyline Noh-Varr joined the new team the Dark Avengers using the alias Captain Marvel.[14] He first appears in Marvel Boy #1 (August 2000).

In July 2012, Carol Danvers, the longtime super-heroine known as Ms. Marvel, assumed the mantle of Captain Marvel in an ongoing series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick with art by Dexter Soy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(Marvel_Comics)

So, you have it. Captain Marvel has switched Genders in Marvel Comics several times while the DC Comics version is male.

Superman is the ultimate superhero. The combination of his strength, skills, super powers and the tenderness he exhibits is one key factor. The number of villains he has fought in the universe is unmatched. The only person that comparison can be made about is batman and even that will be contestable. We need to understand that the crafting of the person of superman is sublime. There are few heroes who pack the capacity of a brute beast and tenderness of an average person at the same time.

Trump’s daughter reportedly dating Lagos millionaire


Tiffany Trump, the daughter of US president, Donald Trump, is allegedly dating a Lagos-bred millionaire, Micheal Boulos.

According to Page Six reports, Micheal is the son of a multi-billion dollar family in Nigeria.

A source close to Tiffany told Page Six that the president’s daughter and Boulos spent Thanksgiving together and that he met most of her family.

“Tiffany is happy. She has so far been able to keep things with Michael under the radar.

“But she introduced him to her family at Thanksgiving, and he comes across as a very intelligent young man from a great family. There was no mention of the president’s unfortunate comment about African nations,” the source said.

Tiffany and Boulos are believed to have started dating sometime in June, when they met while on vacation in Mykonos.

Boulos reportedly grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. Tiffany’s father President Trump had once referred to Nigeria as a “shithole country.”



https://punchng.com/trumps-daughter-reportedly-nigerian-millionaire/

Our goalkeeper won the game for us.

Appeal court jails UBEC chairman 41 years

A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has sentenced the Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Murtala Adamu Jengebe to a cumulative jail term of 41 years.

Mr Jengebe was convicted by the court after the appellate court found him guilty on the seven out of the 10 counts for which he was earlier acquitted at the Federal High Court, Gusau, Zamfara State.

In the lead judgment of the court read by Justice Habeeb Abiru, the earlier acquittal of the embattled chairman by a Federal High Court in Gusau was set aside.

The appellate court held that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt seven out of the ten counts of the money laundering charge brought against him by the EFCC. He was consequently sentenced to five years imprisonment on each of four of the counts and seven years each on three other counts respectively.

However, the court ordered that the sentences shall run concurrently.

It would be recalled that on May 12, the Federal High Court sitting in Gusau presided over by Justice Z.B Abubakar discharged and acquitted the convict on the 10 counts charge of Money Laundering but convicted him for engaging in private business while he was still in public service. An offence he was never charged for by the commission.

Dissatisfied with the judgement of the lower court, the prosecution approached the Court of Appeal seeking it to set aside the judgement of the lower court.


https://dailynigerian.com/appeal-court-jails-ubec-chairman-41-years/?fbclid=IwAR1siSseTYU1HrkGVlgGS81-vSH7tgTFp7DPQcqDrTwWPwYSWupxwq0F4K0

Second half of extra time begins. Showing on GTV.

And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name). - Nehemiah 7:63

This scripture is an example of the fact that this is not a new trend but it has been happening for generations before now. Most times it has to do with marrying into strong families. The fellow knows that it gives greater advantage to his family to bear the name.

How many of us have us know the name of the kinsman redeemer that refused to marry Ruth because he does not want to endanger his estate. Isn't that a strong man?

abc115:
Stealing is not Corruption

Piracy is not corruption.