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A former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido , who was the National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party , speaks about the annulment of the June 12 , 1993 presidential election among other national issues with JOHN ALECHENU


T he former Secretary -General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria , Frank Kokori , accused you of abandoning the struggle to actualise the June 12 mandate .

Now, where was Kokori in the power equation of the South? He came on board during Babagana ( Kingibe )’ s chairmanship , when I was the chairman of Kano State SDP . When I became the party ’ s National Secretary under Chief Tony Anenih , Kokori had lost out. He was nowhere near; he didn ’t even know what was happening in the Social Democratic Party , especially how June 12 was prosecuted because after the Babagana - led executive was dissolved, Kokori simply went back and relapsed into oblivion . It is part of this story of opportunism : people coming in to latch in and exploit June 12 , because they have found a way to re- invent themselves . The annulment of June 12 was a pattern that had been established , a continuation of a tradition of disqualifying candidates to annulling conventions . It was the character of the transition . After the annulment of June 12 ( 1993) , I was called by the people who were then holding forth and I made it very clear that we were through with elections ; we will only come back to it in 1996 because we ran an election, you cannot annul it and say we should go back and hold another one. They then told me the reason why they annulled June 12.

What did they tell you ?

Depending on whom you are talking to . When ( General) Murtala ( Muhammed ) died , Abiola came in with a claim that he was owed , I think , about N 45 bn for contracts executed by International Telephone and Telecommunication for the Ministry of Communications. The military high command at that time said no. He went round the Emirs in the North to lobby and the emirs asked that they ( military) should please pay the money . They ( military) said they cancelled the June 12 elections because if they made him President, he would take his money and the country will become bankrupt . Those who were close to Abacha should know this, because Abacha was then one of the big shots ; they were all aware. There was this Bosnian war going on in Yugoslavia. I said sir ; the Nigerian people are very innocent . This is like the case of a Bosnian woman raped by a Christian Serb who got pregnant . Yes , it is true that the pregnancy is a product of rape but this is also my flesh and blood, I cannot kill it. This ( election) is my baby, my flesh and blood, I will not kill it . I said so. We went through a process and expenditure, the campaign , the Election Day and even the entire government machinery was involved in the election which we won and you are now coming with the excuse that you owed some money . That ’s your problem. The baby is my baby. Yes, it is a product of rape but I can ’t kill it. At that time, the Nigerian mood had been worked to go against June 12.


How ?

There were organised rallies all over Nigeria even National Republican Convention governors coming to support ( Ibrahim ) Babangida . In the National Assembly , ( Iyorchia) Ayu , who was the Senate President, was impeached because of his stance on June 12 . They put in Ameh Ebute and protesters were mobilised by state governors to Abuja on solidarity visits . I can also remember Hajiya ( Abibatu ) Mogaji was the arrow head of the anti- June 12 rallies in Lagos . I remember her coming to Abuja – because she was very close to Babangida – she brought women ( protesters ) from Lagos to Abuja . I mean no offence. All the mallams and clerics , Nzeribe and Association for Better Nigeria , all of them , they were all there . When I say there was too much treachery, it is true there was. Kabiru Rabiu from Kano and I went to Abiola . We saw him very frightened . He told us they were coming to kill him . We took him in a car . We were the only people he trusted in this world , Rabiu, a driver, and I , and we sneaked him out of his house in a car . The story of June 12 is a very sad history of political adventure. ( Shehu ) Yar’ Adua felt betrayed by Kingibe and he decided to punish him by instructing his supporters to vote for Abiola during the Jos convention. The ( SDP ) governors blackmailed Abiola into picking Kingibe as running mate . So many things happened .


What do you make of the posthumous GCFR award to Abiola and the GCON given to Amb . Babagana Kingibe ?


This administration has been on board for more than three years . It never talked or thought about June 12 . I think Professor Wole Soyinka captured it very succinctly that for the time Abacha was there , Buhari never said anything about June 12. He said by the time you were there with Abacha, you never talked about June 12 . How do you honour Abiola and then praise his tormentor? It was a case of opportunism . Simple ! Nobody was consulted . Who were the key players at that time? Call them . Call ( Prof. Humprey) Nwosu , call Tony Anenih , call Tofa , and ask what happened on June 12 . You can then , based on very genuine premise , instigate the process to make it more credible than opportunistic. The people of Kano voted Abiola and rejected Tofa , their own son . Northerners all over gave Abiola their votes against Tofa . We should see June 12 as the sincerity of Nigerian voters . The North was able to vote their son out to install Abiola . This government is simply acting on instincts about elections ; it is simply desperate for power .

You spoke recently about the growing culture of hate speech especially in the North . What were you driving at ?

In the North today , we have preachers insulting each other because a government has come with a culture of hate . Speak and the government will come at you, barking and harassing you to keep quiet . If you speak against any bad thing in the government – which is your right – they will take it personal and say you are speaking against Buhari . He is Nigeria ’s President, like it or not . Whether I like him or not, he is my President. Whenever I disagree with him , I will say sir , ‘I don ’t agree’ , it ’s my right . If you look at Buhari’ s campaign speeches , they are laced with hate . He was on record during the campaigns saying ‘in pursuing my ambition , cast your votes and count them. Protect it . If you are touched , kill ’ . He said it .


Some have said the PDP brand is so damaged that a change of name is required and that governors Nyesome Wike and Ayo Fayose are the people calling the shots. Is this true ?


Before we went into the last convention , so much was said . Wasn’ t it ? They said we couldn ’t do it. They kept on whispering into our ear . No matter what you are going to say , in any convention , there are people who determine the outcome. There are factors ; there are events and there are circumstances . There are people who guide the circumstances . There were elections in 2015. All of us in the North lost elections ; people in the South -South won their elections . They withstood all the APC machinations and onslaught. As governors , they are supposed to be visible. If my party were to be the one in Jigawa, my governor would be very , very visible, but then, we lost out. So , naturally, those who are very visible are those who won their elections in their states . For prevailing against and surviving APC , you are now condemning them ; come on, you should commend Wike , Fayose and the governors of Enugu , Bayelsa and others for having the capacity to win the elections against all the machinations. Look at Rivers State, the killings and the maiming to terrorise but they won the elections . If you say it’ s all about Wike and Fayose , whom do you want to guide us ? El - Rufai ? They were abusing us when we were going for our convention . I told them to wait for their own . They will be bringing ambulances to pick bodies. We saw what happened during ordinary congresses . They will simply kill themselves.


If you become President , what would you do with June 12?


If I become the President, I will put it in proper perspective . I will go into the archive and bring out the genuine results and if Abiola is the winner , I will call INEC to announce the results and I will then go through the process and make sure we pay the N 45 bn he was owed because that was the main thing they said led to the annulment . I will withdraw the honour given to Babagana Kingibe , because he doesn ’t deserve it . He betrayed June 12 and followed his kinsman ( Abacha) , going by the tribal bond , to undermine June 12. They picked Abiola and locked him up . I will put in place processes and procedure and see how best to properly honour Abiola through due process.
Copyright PUNCH .


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The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Argentina FA and the Croatia FA over unruly fans and fined Polish Football Association 10,000 Swiss Francs.

The Committee also warned Polish Football Association on Sunday because of the display of a political and offensive banner by Polish fans during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H match played between Poland and Senegal.

The several crowd disturbance incidents involving fans of Argentina and Croatia during the Group D match on June 21 at Nizhny Novgorod caused the disciplinary proceedings.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Spartak Stadium on Tuesday had seen Senegal winning 2-1.
Croatia had won the match 3-0.

Already, the Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings against Swiss players Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri for their goal celebration during their match against Serbia.

NAN reports that Switzerland had won the Group E match played on June 22 in Kaliningrad 2-1.
In relation to the same match, disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the Serbian FA for crowd disturbance and the display of political and offensive messages by Serbian fans.

Furthermore, a preliminary investigation has been opened against the Serbian national team coach, Mladen Krstajic, for alleged statements made in the aftermath of the said match.

Meanwhile, FIFA has released background information on disciplinary matters at the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup.

It said the information applied to cautions and expulsions imposed during the final competition of Russia 2018.

According to the information which has now been circulated to all the teams, single yellow cards received by players would be cancelled after the quarter-finals.

It also said a player would automatically be suspended from his team’s following match if he receives two cautions during two different matches,.


“If a player is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card, he will automatically be suspended from his team’s following match. In addition, further sanctions, such as additional suspensions and fines, et cetera, may be imposed,’’ a statement by FIFA said.

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megrimor:
Many are mad

But

Eggheaded is roaming

many nigerians only knows the first-two lines of most songs, they speak giberish.

Finish these songs at your own time
1. Yesu ya yi
Yayi, yayi, Yesu yayi...
2. mary has a little lamb...
3. "This is superstory, a life of strive & sorrow...

megrimor:
Many are mad

But

Eggheaded is roaming

meaning?

It was during a praise night we were told to sing that, in order to keep the spirit high- to avoid boredoom.

We were asked to sing the PAPA AJASCO theme song in a large congregation, after the first three line of "Papa ajasco and company, manufactured by wale adenuga productions, Nigeria's number one, humour merchant"
After that third line, everybody
starts speaking in tongues.
Who knows the next lines?

Nbote:
First things first, Ur grammar construction is terrible... I'm trying to imagine what u wrote as an answer..
Anyways d questions 1, 2a and 2b are one and d same questions. I'm not sure if d interviewer realises iPhone is actually a smartphone. Why ask d same questions over and over again differently..



And what d hell is "If I were You"..

I've made correction based on numbering and using iphone as a reference point.

But your reply towards the end means to me, you have to check your English note again

Wells asks Christians to consider the consequences of the smartphone. he said in the interview.

1. “What is it doing to our minds when we are living with this constant distraction?”

1a. “We are, in fact, now living with a parallel universe, a virtual universe that can take all of the time we have. So what happens to us when we are in constant motion, when we are addicted to constant visual stimulation?

1b.. What happens to us?

2. What is life like now because of the smartphone?


Time: 2hrs

These self-reflective questions may seem daunting, but I was asked to respond.

I wrote my reply in full with a three A4 paper

IF I WERE YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE WRITTEN?

There are certain marriage 'rules' married couples have been made to believe over the years that may not be entirely true. A happy black couple 1. You should never sleep in separate beds There is no hard and fast rule about married couples sleeping together every day, day in, day out. What if one is a lethal snorer? Does it mean that the other one suffers in silence and never gets enough sleep? All in the name of love? Yeah right! As Dr. Lombardo says, “it is a myth that couples always sleep better and more cozily together than apart. One partner may be a toss-and-turner, or one may hit the hay early while the other keeps a reading light burning till the wee hours. So if one of you occasionally decamps to the guest room, don’t sweat it. Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial to the health of your mind, body and marriage.” Don’t make it an excuse to avoid intimacy or s*x. 2. Never go to bed angry Where did this one come from? Turns out, it may go as far back as the Bible, which advises not letting the sun go down on your anger. But trying to work through a problem when you’re tired and stressed won’t get you anywhere, says Elizabeth Lombardo, PhD, psychologist and author of A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness. “Agree to disagree for now, and to revisit the issue when you’re rested.” 3. Always be 100 per cent honest Although we always advocate for total honesty in marriage, please understand that diplomacy also plays a role in good and harmonious relationship. So, when it concerns the way your ex-lover treated you in bed, please do not share the stars that you gave him for super Romeo lover. According to Dr. Bartlein, in marriage, no-holds-barred honesty is not always the best policy. For example, he says, “you don’t need to share details of past relationships. That invites comparisons, and when you compare, someone comes up short.” The bottom line is: be cautious about what you say bearing in mind that there are sensitivity issues to watch out for. You need to be polite and caring when it comes to your partner’s feelings. 4. Boring is bad The problem with this so-called rule, says Bartlein, is when couples confuse a calm, predictable union with a bad one. A drama-filled relationship may feel exciting, but in the long run it’s not likely to be healthy. Isn’t it better, she says, to “boringly” know where your spouse is every night than to be “excited” by constant ups and downs? “Better to have a safe, relaxed, ‘boring’ life together in the everyday. You can always inject excitement with vacations and activities.” 5. You should have s*x with your partner to make him/her happy Mutual happiness should be your goal within the relationship. If you are not feeling up to it but he demands it, please don’t do it just to please him. Sex is for both of you. This may be a particular problem for women, especially new mothers. “Sex becomes yet another item on your to-do list, and you think you have to do it for the sake of your marriage, and the happiness of your spouse,” says Dr. Lombardo. While neither of those reasons is wrong, they shouldn’t be the only reasons. “Sex is for both of you.” Of course neither partner should deny each other the joys of s*x as a punitive measure but none need to feel obligated or compelled. *** Via Sunnewsonline

Reverend Gilbert Sambona, a Zimbabwean Anglican priest with the Manicaland diocese, has been accused of having a romantic affair with a married parishioner. According to Sunday Mail, Mr Clever Ndiringepi, a church member, claimed that the man of cloth was in an intimate relationship with his wife, Bridget. In November last year, Mr Ndiringepi wrote a two-paged letter of complaint to the Anglican Manicaland diocese leader, Bishop Erik Ruwona. “On the 1st of November 2016, I checked my wife’s (Bridget Ndiringepi) phone. I went through Whatsapp chats and came across a disturbing chat between her and a person saved as Mbona Rev, with the cell number +263 773 436 942 on the 31st of October 2016 and Sunday 30th October 2016. “All these were love messages. It’s undoubted that the two are in love as per attached copies of the chat. I also noticed messages of the same nature between the two, even in my wife’s Netone number. “There were also Ecocash transfers from the Reverend to my wife… I have become very unsettled with this issue so much that I am now suffering from hypertension,” reads part of the letter. The Sunday Mail Society is in possession of the alleged Whatsapp chats between Rev Sambona and Ndiringepi’s wife. Following this, on November 7, 2016; the Anglican Manicaland diocese wrote to Rev Sambona: “The church is instituting investigation into your conduct as a member of the Clergy… it is alleged in terms of Canon 24 (1) (J) that is your conduct giving just cause for scandal or offense, otherwise unbecoming a Clergyman in that, you are being accused of the following;“(i) Having an illicit relationship with a married woman namely Bridget Ndiringepi, same who is your parishioner at St Agnes Chikanga Parish. (ii) See attached the complaint letter and extract of the Whatsapp chat.” However, Rev Sambona dismissed the allegations saying some church members are out to tarnish his image. “They are trying to assassinate my reputation,” he said. In a letter dated November 14, 2016, Rev Sambona said the case had no basis. “I hereby categorically deny every allegation and wish to make it clear that I am not in a love relationship or illicit affair whatsoever with the alleged woman,” he said. However, sources close to the issue told The Sunday Mail Society that the Anglican Manicaland diocese has ordered Rev Sambona’s immediate transfer from St Agnes Chikanga parish to St Peters Mandeya. The reverend is resisting the transfer. “On February 16, 2017 after a prayerful consideration, the church wrote a letter informing Rev Sambona that he has been transferred to St Peters Mandeya but he refused. “In violation of the transfer, Rev Sambona failed to assume duties at St Peter’s Chipley, Mandeya; leaving the church with no other option but to discipline him,” said an Anglican Manicaland church official who preferred anonymity. Anglican Manicaland leader Bishop Rev Erick Ruwona said the church is still probing the matter. “We are looking into the matter and will furnish you with relevant information as soon as there is a decision,” he said

With a gait less graceful, the gaunt figure dressed in a dark grey kaftan with a matching cap unhurriedly climbed down from the aircraft. A momentary, studied smile formed on his face as he made a cursory glance at those who had come to welcome him after spending 49 days in an undisclosed London hospital in the United Kingdom. That was President Muhammadu Buhari returning from his medical leave since January 23 this year – he got back into the country on March 10. “I couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man, including in the military with its ups and downs. I couldn’t recall when last I had blood transfusion. I couldn’t recall honestly; I can say in my 70 years (sic),” the President had said at a meeting he held with top government officials led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo shortly after he arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Today, voices within the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, and the opposition, are wary that Buhari’s state of health and goings-on in the Presidency are more than meet the eye. Few days ago, the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party alleged that a cabal is now ruling Nigeria. Prior to the PDP’s public outburst, members of the Arewa Consultative Forum and Arewa Youth Consultative Forum also expressed grave concerns about the possibility of some people in Aso Villa taking advantage of the President’s ill-health to the detriment of the country. Prominent personalities like Prof. Wole Soyinka and Femi Falana have also called the number one citizen to take a break and hand over power to his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Though there is nothing unusual in Buhari being sick, the former ruling party said what was wrong was his refusal to disclose his true state of health. “It is now certain that the country is now being ruled by a cabal. Members of the cabal are not known. Who is in charge of the country now? We don’t know. Nigeria is now on autopilot. We don’t know who is rocking the country and who exactly is churning out orders or exercising the executive powers of the President anymore. “This can’t happen in saner climes. We have a President who has not been seen in public for some days and the government is not worried,” spokesperson for the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee, Dayo Adeyeye, said. Mounting pressure on Buhari also is an association of political pressure groups, under the aegis of Free Nigeria Coalition, who called on Buhari to “urgently seek medical attention of his doctors in the United Kingdom and take some deserved rest.” Just like Buhari, former President Umaru Yar’Adua – who hailed from Katsina State like the incumbent – was “so sick” in the twilight of his administration. With a tragic end, the former president lost to death in a mortal battle over his protracted illness. Prior to Yar’Adua’s death, not a few people had called for his resignation or impeachment, among who were the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Buhari himself. Ten years ago, Tinubu, a leading opposition voice, had on January 18, 2010, called on Yar’Adua to step down as the country’s president. “Now our dear country is living on the edge and hanging dangerously with FEC adrift, while the National Assembly has lost touch with reality; and the word ‘national exigency’ has since lost meaning to the remnants of the ruling party (Peoples Democratic Party). Therefore, the President (Yar’Adua) must be told, without further delay, to transmit his authority to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take charge of the country, in accordance with Section 145 of the Constitution. “I recognise his love for his country but this is the time to show that love for his country by putting the nation’s interest above self, and not be misled by those selfish advisers. He has already made history be being elected as President of Nigeria. So, he must not destroy that democratic institution from which he has benefitted,” he had said. About two months after Tinubu’s painstaking statement, specifically on Tuesday, March 9 – reclined in a couch, in his Kaduna home – playing host to chieftains of the National Unity Forum, who had paid him a visit, the former military head of state and then presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections, Buhari, made a call that made front- page headlines the following day. He had reportedly called for the impeachment of Yar’Adua. According to Buhari back then, impeaching the former Katsina State governor could save the country from the political impasse Yar’Adua’s lingering ill- health had caused. In sheer fervour, Buhari called on the Federal Executive Council to save the nation from the political logjam by declaring Yar’Adua incapacitated, arguing that such declaration would pave the way for his impeachment by the National Assembly. Condemning the failure of the FEC and federal legislative body to impeach Yar’Adua, Buhari said, “Political expediency won’t remedy this kind of problem because if the FEC had acted in accordance with the constitution, by invoking the necessary sections to declare the President incapacitated, we would not have found ourselves in this present situation. “As you can see, adopting extra- constitutional measures have not addressed the problem. If it had, we would not have been subjected to the raging debates and controversy going on. So, we must go back to the constitution. FEC must do the right thing, because once we start moving away from the constitution, then we are inviting anarchy.” A prominent member and ex- spokesman for the ACF, Anthony Sani, told SUNDAY PUNCH that what occurred in 2010 concerning Yar’Adua is different from what is playing out in the Villa at the moment. “President Buhari cannot resign or be impeached as he advised President Yar’Adua to do. This is because when the same Buhari asked Yar’Adua to resign or be impeached, it was because Yar’Adua had breached the constitution by not writing to the National Assembly notifying them of his health challenges. “As a result, there was no acting president while the president was not on seat. Most of all, Jonathan, the FEC and the NASS were kept in the dark of what happened in the seat of power. It was against this backdrop that Buhari asked President Yar’Adua to resign or be impeached,” Sani argued. Last Tuesday, the media was awash with a chieftain of the ruling party, Chief Bisi Akande’s ominous statement warning of such anarchy in view of Buhari’s failing health. In the statement, Akande had said, “These are two great red flag dangers that have the potential of plunging the country into unprecedented chaos and of destabilising the gains of democracy since 1999. The greatest danger, however, is for political interests at the corridor of power attempting to feast on the health of Mr. President in a dangerous manner that may aggravate the problems between the executive and the National Assembly without realising if, in the end, it could drag the entire country into avoidable doom. “Let me warn today that those who wish to harvest political gains out of the health of the president are mistaken. This is not Nigeria of 1993. My greatest fear, however, is that the country should not be allowed to slide into anarchy and disorder of a ‘monumental proportion.’” The ACF chieftain does not think there any cause for alarm. He feels that since Buhari had already put the National Assembly and the nation on notice concerning his deteriorating health, it is fair that everyone allow the President to rest. Sani added, “While I appreciate the sympathy and the concern of Chief Akande which comes with past experiences when a group called ‘cabal’ in the Presidency kept the nation in the dark about health challenges of President Yar’Adua, and what happened in the seat of power which resulted in the introduction of doctrine of necessity to overcome the problems by making Jonathan acting president in the absence of a letter from Yar’Adua, it is very important to note that the situations are not the same. Also, Akande’s reference to 1993 is misplaced. I do not think there is cause for alarm.” A president who wrote and handed power to Osinbajo, and who on return told the nation that he had never been “so sick” in his life, the northern elder argued, is not the kind of person who will allow some people to take advantage of his sickness and manage the presidency by proxy. In January, the President had left Nigeria for the United Kingdom for what the Presidency described as “a short leave” during which he was to undergo “routine medical check-up.” He was expected to resume work on February 6 – that medical check-up was the third by Buhari in one year; the President had earlier embarked on a six-day leave in London between February 5 and 10, 2016; following that, on June 6, 2016, he jetted out of the country for another 10 days allegedly to treat an ear infection. The last public event attended by Buhari was the grand finale of the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day held at the National Arcade, Abuja. Since his return in March also, the President has hardly appeared in public. Buhari may not listen to those calling for his resignation, or take a pill he had offered Yar’Adua in 2010, but he promised that, “The best way for me to repay you all is to rededicate myself to serving you, protecting your interests and keeping your trust. I am feeling much better now; there may, however, be need to have further follow-ups within some weeks.” That assurance was re-echoed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, when he said, “He (the President) is following his doctor’s advice. Mr. President himself told the nation he has never been this sick and he is going to take it easy. He said it from day one when he came back from the UK. “So, I don’t think there is anything that is out of place from what he said. He has been quite transparent and upfront in the matter concerning his health.” As the controversy concerning Buhari’s health rages on, the President has left Nigeria again, for the UK for treatment— this time around he gave no date of his return. “The length of the President’s stay in London will be determined by the doctors,” a statement issued by his Special Adivser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had said. punchng

Customers flying British Airways through its Abuja- London route and vice-versa would pay a slashed fare of $277 between May 15, 2017 and June 30, 2017 for one- way trip. British Airways Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, Mr. Kola Olayinka, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The statement was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria. The statement said the minimum airfare for a return- ticket from London to Abuja was usually $700 per passenger. It noted that the “promotional offer from BA is to reaffirm our commitment to our loyal and esteemed northern customers.” It noted that the selling period for the slashed fare is from the 15th of May and outbound travel will be from 1st of June to 30th June. It said that BA resumed flights to and from the Abuja International Airport on April 20, after the Federal Government had completed the repairs of the Abuja runway that lasted six weeks.

- Engineer Seyi Makinde urged
the people of Oyo state to be
mindful of the forthcoming
election in 2019 as Oyo
state's debt profile under
Ajimobi skyrockets
- Makinde said Oyo's debt
profile continues to rise
despite huge resources
accruing to the state enough
to move it from its condition
A former gubernatorial aspirant,
Engineer Seyi Makinde, has
blamed the high debt profile of
Oyo State on the profligacy of
the current Oyo State
administration.
In a statement released on
Sunday by Makinde’s media
office on a recent publication by
the Bureau of Statistics, which
puts Oyo states’ domestic debt at
N115.9 billion, Makinde said
Ajimobi’s second term is plagued
by an appetite for domestic debt
and high recurrent expenditure.
He said this could plunge Oyo
state to into economic paralysis if
not checked.
The statement made available to
NAIJ.com quoted the Debt
Management Office records
saying Oyo state owed N4.8
billion domestic debt in 2011
when Governor Ajimobi took
over.

This has increased by more than
2000 percent within five years,
while external debt over the
same period reduced by just
nine percent from $78 million to
$71 million.
“The crave for domestic debt by
this administration must be the
worst in the history of our dear
state,” Makinde said.
“But what should worry any
patriotic citizen of Oyo state is
that the current debt value may
have doubled by the end of 2017
because the government would
have to borrow at least,
approximately N100 billion, to
fund the 2017 budget over which
we raised alarm some months
ago due to the unrealistic targets
and spending.”
He noted that debt is not
particularly bad if borrowed fund
is wisely channeled towards
revenue-driving projects and
infrastructure projects that yield
economic productivity.
“This is where the current
administration failed woefully,
always throwing money at
problems without well thought-
out solutions, impact and
outcomes.
“My policy team has carried out a
profile of Oyo state and we have
come to the conclusion that the
state - with a prime place in
history, large arable land,
presence of education and
research centres - can become
the most attractive place to live,
visit and work in Nigeria.
"Our assessment also showed
that the resources that have
accrued to this administration
were enough to steer the state in
this direction,” he added.

Makinde claimed that the danger
that lies ahead for Oyo state
requires a more innovative
solution under the guide of
focused governance.
He therefore advised that the
people of Oyo state must be
thoughtful in electing the next set
of leaders.
“It is almost certain that the
current government will leave
Oyo State in a precarious state
and it will be a grave mistake to
support the continuity of such,”
he said.

https://www.naij.com/1105880-under-ajimobi-oyo-state-paralysis-n1559b-debt-makinde.html

- Nigerian Army says it has no knowledge of any attacks on a woman or women in Abiriba - Colonel Sagir Musa, Army Deputy Director Public Relations, 82 Division, says IPOB stage-managed the entire episode - He said all other security agencies have confirmed that the reports are false The Punch is reporting that the Nigerian Army has denied reports that it manhandled at least one woman in Abia state. The report said the Army denies arresting any woman during a meeting of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) held at Abriba, Abia state on Friday, May 19. The Army’s denial was contained in a statement released in Awka, Anambra state on Saturday, May 20.
Colonel Sagir Musa, Army Deputy Director Public Relations, 82 Division, described claim by IPOB that its female supporters were attacked and molested by soldiers and other security agencies as false. He accused the IPOB of stage- managing the protest for cheap propaganda. He said: “Let me make it clear that the drama and the allegation that followed were deliberately staged by IPOB. The allegation, just like others before it, is false, sheer IPOB’s propaganda to discredit the Nigerian Army, which at the moment, they will not succeed. “Hence, I was able to confirm from the Officer in Charge of the patrol of Abiriba and its environs, Major Danjuma Ali and the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Abiriba, Superintendent Titus Ugwuoke who briefed me, there was no truth in the IPOB’s accusation.” The video showed women in the state chanting at the top of their voices. According to Facebook user, Chukwuebuka Idoko, the women who were part of the Biafran women conference held in Abiriba, Abia state were chased from the stadium which they used as venue, by soldiers. The women in turn went on protest against the actions of the soldiers, with some of the women going unclad to protest.

- Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly invaded and killed two people in Afam Uku, Oyigbo, local government area of rivers state - Chisom Gbali, the caretaker committee chairman of Oyigbo local government area, has confirmed the killings - The State Police Public Relations Officer Omoni Nnamdi said he has not been told about the incident Two people have been reportedly killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Afam Uku in Oyigbo local government area of rivers state. The suspected Fulani herdsmen were said to have attacked the victims for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, an eyewitness said the attack might be because of the resistance from the victims against the destruction of their farm crops by the herdsmen’s cattle.
Reports have it that Chisom Gbali, the caretaker committee chairman of Oyigbo local government area, has confirmed the killing. NAIJ.com gathered that Gbali said the deceased were attacked and killed by the suspected Fulani herdsmen in their farmlands. He said: ‘’We woke up this morning to hear the story of the two people killed by the Fulani herdsmen. ''I don’t actually know the reason for the killing. But, I believe that has to do with destruction of farm crops by cattle. ''The victims, I learnt, had questioned the motive behind the destruction of their crops by the herdsmen’s cattle. ''There might have been hot exchanges between the victims and the herdsmen. One of the victims was from Tai."
He further disclosed that seven persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. Rivers state police command spokesman Omoni Nnamdi said he has not been told about the incident. NAIJ.com also recently reported that a nursing mother has been killed in a clash between some Fulani herdsmen and residents of Adiko community in Obi local government of Benue state. The nursing mother was killed alongside three others in the crisis that began after Fulani herdsmen were refused entry into the community.
https://www.naij.com/1105489-panic-rivers-fulani-herdsmen-kill-2.html

-A former PDP BoT chairman, Chief Tony Anenih has lost a son - The deceased, Eugene Anenih was said to have slumped and died while playing lawn tennis at a Lagos club A son of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Tony Anenih, Eugene slumped and died on Sunday May 14 at the Ikoyi Club in Lagos. Eugene who recently lost his mother is Chief Executive Oficer of Nova Finances. Sahara Reporters reports that until his death, Eugene was the chief executive officer of Nova Finance and Securities Ltd. He was said to have died of a heart attack. Mr. Anenih suffered the heart attack while playing lawn tennis at an undisclosed location.

- According to police in India,
Nigeria make up the biggest
smugglers of drugs

- The country said the
smugglers worked in network
in different cities

- This has affected Nigerians
living and doing honest
business there
The India police in the Navi
Mumbai have listed Nigerian
nationals as the biggest
smugglers of drugs over the past five years,

Vanguard reports that according to sources from the anti-narcotic cell of the city, 66 cases where recorded in five years with
Nigerians involved in 14 of the
cases.

Also, India has arrested 14
foreign nationals for smuggling
drugs into the city with Nigerians making up 13 of them and one from Ghana.
Just a week ago, the police
arrested one Nigerian from
Kopar Khairane who had come
to sell mephedrone rock and
powder.
On the issue of foreign nationals, several Bangladeshi were
arrested for currency fraud, theft and other forms of crime but
none for smuggling drugs.
Tushar Doshi who is the deputy
commissioner of police said:
“When it comes to drug
smuggling by foreign nationals,
by and large all the criminals are from Africa in general and from Nigeria in particular. The number of foreign nationals including those from Africa has also
increased in the city over the
past two years.”
He explained that they worked in networks and also in other cities.
Maya More who is the police
inspector from the anti-narcotic
cell said: “These criminals collect their drugs from people in their networks and then smuggle
those to different cities. The
biggest problem faced while
trying to get details about their
business is the language issue.
We cannot interrogate them
properly after their arrests, as
many of them cannot speak
proper English or any Indian
language.”
Amit Shellar who is the police
sub-inspector from the anti-
narcotic cell said: “Most of the
Nigerians arrested for drug
smuggling, had come to India on a business visa. Initially, they
would export garments from
Mumbai to their country.
However, when their business
would fail, they would trade
drugs for easy money.”
An officer who spoke on the
condition of anonymity added
that “They initially target students from the affluent families and
help in forming a habit of taking
the drug. Once they create a
good number of customers, they keep selling it to them.”

- Dr. Junaid Mohammed insisted he is against the concept of zoning in the country
- He warned that if anything happens to Buhari, the north will ask for more years to rule
- He said the PDP tried it and it
failed and that the APC is following a similar path Dr. Junaid Mohammed has said that due to the political structure of Nigeria, the north will feel entitled to be in power for another eight years if anything happens to President Muhammadu Buhari.
In an interview with The Punch,
Junaid who has been a staunch
critic of the Buhari administration said he feared a repeat of what happened after the demise of late [resident, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

The former member of the
House of Representative said he was strongly against the
structure of zoning as it causes
problem when something
unexpected happens.

He said: "The constitution of
Nigeria provides that if the president is either sick or otherwise incapacitated physically or mentally, there are certain steps to be taken. But I don’t believe we are there yet.
My concern is not about whether
the President is sick or not, but
the way the sickness is being
treated. From the day Buhari
came back into Nigeria, it was
clear that he had been ‘hijacked’
– the Presidency has been held
captive by a cabal, as we know
them. Now, whether the cabal
has the right to do that is another
matter because the constitution
does not provide for any group
of people – whether they are
personal blood relations or
friends of the President or his
cronies. They have no right to
deny Nigerians access to the
President. But if doctors decide
not to allow him see some
people, that should be stated in
statements which are coherent
and medically knowledge-based.
But what we have been seeing is
abracadabra, with everybody
telling his own lie by saying that
the President is either praying or
going to the office or to the
mosque.
"These do not allay fears. Our
concern is: What is the state of
health of our President? If we
know this and have it on good
authority, tempers will not flare. I
noticed from the last time he
came back to the time he went
back, there have been a group
of people making very
irresponsible statements. They
are saying that some people are
planning confusion. Someone
claimed that he cried because
Buhari was unable to attend the
wedding of his (Buhari’s)
grandson – certainly, that old
man was lying. We’ve seen all
sorts of people who are now
bringing up all sorts of animosity
within the ruling party that some
people are responsible for some
people not being given
appointments or denied the
opportunity to be picked as vice
president. These are very
dangerous gimmicks.
Dangerous, because there is a
problem of sensibilities; those of
us who have opposed zoning
and rotation since the 1970’s
have continued to say that this is
not a very healthy situation and it
is not in the interest of the
country."
He noted that the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) tried
zoning but it did not work and
that the same outcome is likely to
happen in the ruling party.
"The zoning in the Peoples
Democratic Party has not
worked. Now it is trending in the
All Progressives Congress. It is
either we fix it or ship it out
altogether. If that is not done,
then you have to go back and
redress it by saying that in the
course of zoning and rotation,
(Umaru) Yar’Adua died in office.
The years he ought to have
spent in office were not
compensated for. Those who
are claiming that Yar’Adua was
theirs or that he came from their
region did not get the
compensation that was due to
them. We are now having a
situation whereby Buhari is sick –
whether he resigns or God
forbid, something else happens,
we are going to have the
balance of Buhari’s years taken
over by someone else from
outside the zone Buhari comes
from. What are we going to do?
Are we going to say okay,
nothing has happened, let’s carry
on?
"They invoked the so-called
Doctrine of Necessity and carried
on. Whereas you can ignore
agitations from people who didn’t
win an election, you cannot
ignore agitations from people
who won an election. I have no
doubt in my mind that Buhari
won an election. What he has
done with the mandate is
another matter and I have been
very critical about what has been
happening. But the fact of the
matter is, those who see Buhari
as their representative and are
not being treated justly are going
to claim their own rights and the
only way you are going to
resolve the issue is that after
Buhari’s administration, you have
it zoned to a certain part of the
country for eight to 10 years.
Whether this makes sense in a
democracy or not is beside the
point, because I don’t support
zoning and rotation. You should
ask those who support it and see whether they can continue with
the system."
"Because clearly, there are so
many unforeseen circumstances
that can come up in the process
of zoning and rotation for which
there is no remedy. And, if we
don’t have a remedy for it, it may
lead to the breakup of the
country. We should be very
careful. It cannot be the kind of
thing which happened under
Yar’Adua whether you call it
divine intervention or Doctrine of
Necessity. This time around, the
concept has to be revisited and
those who have lost out twice
have to be compensated.
Otherwise, there may not be
much of Nigeria to think or talk
about and our democracy will be gone."
https://www.naij.com/1104592-if-buhari-north-fight-8-years.html

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32 Benfica 7616
33 Atlético PR 7555
34 Botafogo 7554
35 Schalke 04 7434
36 Arsenal 7350
37 Real Sociedad 7284
38 Tottenham Hotspur
7246
39 Ajax 7213
40 Chapecoense 7132
41 Boca Juniors 7073
42 Borussia M'gladbach 6880
43 Estudiantes 6725
44 Chelsea 6675
45 Porto 6600
46 Rosario Central 6597
47 København 6534
48 Deportivo Alavés 6486
49 Independiente 6420
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Real Madrid and Barcelona are ranked the top two clubs in the world
- Chelsea are surprisinly ranked 44th in the world while Man United are eight - Argentine club River Plate are ranked 10th in the world, Arsenal are 36th -
Madrid were just toppled with Barcelona ranked 1st for the previous 151 weeks Real Madrid have been ranked
the top club in the world in a ranking compiled by clubworldranking.com.
WEEK 19
CLUB POINTS
1 Real Madrid 17166
2 Barcelona 14510
3 Atlético Madrid 13288
4 Juventus 11664
5 Bayern München 11132
6 Monaco 10871
7 Sevilla 9973
8 Manchester United 9877
9 Shakhtar Donetsk 9682
10 River Plate 9650
11 Celta de Vigo 9527
12 Jeonbuk Motors 9513
13 Atlético Nacional 9410
14 Borussia Dortmund 9065
15 Roma 9005
16 Tigres UANL 8881
17 San Lorenzo 8828
18 Pachuca 8804
19 Athletic Club 8556
20 Zamalek 8470
21 Atlético Mineiro 8401
22 Al Ahly 8396
23 Palmeiras 8385
24 Flamengo 8364
25 Napoli 8307
26 Seoul 8304
27 Santos 8280
28 PSG 8015
29 Villarreal 7935
30 Grêmio 7762

The DSS has been made to tender an unreserved apology
to the son of the South-South chairman of CAN - He was also awarded N250,000 damages against the DSS director-general and the Delta state director of the organisation - His arrest was deemed
unlawful by the court in the Apostle Suleman case A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta state, has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to apologize to Mr Tareri
Avwomakpa for unlawfully arresting him.
Mr Avwomakpa is the son of the South-South Chairman of the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), who was illegally arrested
by DSS operatives in February 2017. Justice T.B. Adegoke who gave the ruling on Tuesday, May 9,
ruled against the Director-General
of the DSS and the Delta state director.

He was arrested and detained over a message in which he called for support for the General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministries,
Apostle Johnson Suleman.

source;https://www.naij.com/1104398-dss-defeated-court-ordered-pay-n250000-damages-can-chairman.html

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