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Brytawon:
How on earth can a Retired General buy Okada for the Army to fight insurgencies in this 21st Century? # WhereIsTheChange

acadollar:
Use school to do what abeg?

seunmsg:
Good news. I hope Kuje prison inmates will give him a great reception of beating.

ramdris:
He deserve lengthy jail term for mass murder....

stephnie1:
make them hang am like Rev King..

OsusuMustFlow:
what i do?

OsusuMustFlow:
Immigration....that man deserve death sentence

Ezenwammadu:
They should throw away that prison key. That man is a shameless demon

Trunaijian:
Abba Moro deserves to be in jail.

jugreency3:
Yes o, am a child, u are a kid. Go and check the meaning of a kid.

saipn:
na wa oooo your own dey too much....what is your business with him?

DaBullIT:
the ones already delivered to saraki or another one

BeeBeeOoh:
That good of them, but it doesn't change the fact that they are one of the canker worm eating up Nigeria..

The House of Representatives has put on hold its plans to purchase 360 exotic cars for its members.
Investigations by our correspondent showed that the funds to prosecute the purchase remained the main drawback for the House in taking a final decision on the controversial “utility” or “committee” cars.
“Funding for the cars will come from the 2016 budget. As you are aware, the budget has not been passed. The passage of the budget will decide how much will be available for vehicles,” a House official informedThe PUNCHin Abuja.
It was also learnt that the House had yet to decide on the brand of cars to buy for the lawmakers, who were split on whether to settle forPeugeot 508saloon cars or the 2015 model ofToyota Camry.
Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited reportedly started advertising the 508 series to lawmakers since December 2015 in a bid to get them to patronise the local assembly plant.
The firm was said to have sent catalogues to the House to promote the features of the 508 series.
One senior member of the House toldThe PUNCHin confidence that the cars had not been bought, but insisted that the House would make the purchase at the appropriate time.
The source added, “Look, all these talks will not stop us from buying our utility vehicles. We haven’t bought the vehicles because there is no money yet.
“We are going to buy the cars at the appropriate time. If a minister, who is junior in the order protocol to a legislator, has up to fourLand CruiserSUVs as officials vehicles, why do people think that just oneCamryorPeugeot 508is too much for a member?
“What is the uproar about? That a member is asking to buy a Camry to use for oversight duties is too big?”
The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, said the House had neither ordered nor taken delivery of the controversial vehicles.
Namdas confirmed that the House would buy the cars when funding was available after the passage of the budget.
“I think this car issue has generated too much hues and cries. The House has not bought any cars for now.
“We will buy cars and the public will know about it because there is nothing to hide, really,” he added.
Sunday PUNCHhad reported that the Senate had purchased the vehicles.
The newspaper reported that eminent Nigerians had criticised the Senate for defying Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari, by going ahead to buy the exotic vehicles, put at about N4.7bn.
Those who flayed the Senate included the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN); Senator Femi Okurounmu and Dr. Junaid Mohammed.
The contractor in charge of delivering the vehicles, Lanre Shittu Motors, had confirmed to Sunday PUNCH that it had delivered a lot of vehicles to the Senate.
The Group Executive Director, Lanre Shittu Motors, Mr. Taiwo Shittu, in an interview, stated that a lot of deliveries had been made to the Senate.
The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the Senate President, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, had, in a statement on Saturday, stated that only one new vehicle had changed in the convoy of his principal, Dr. Bukola Saraki

It was also learnt, at the weekend, that Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have rejected the N10billion voted in the 2016 budget of the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the building of their official quarters, opting for a cut in the vote.
Saraki and Dogara, according to National Assembly sources, last week, agreed that the cost of the buildings should be reduced to one billion Naira each, to save the country N8billion. They were said to have informed the chairmen of the Committees on FCT in both chambers to reflect the decision in their report to the Committees on Appropriation.
The Senate President and Speaker said in view of the economic situation in the country and the need for public officials to be frugal, building houses worth N6bn and N4bn respectively for them was insensitive. The two top legislators said the FCT ministry should scale down the cost of the projects or forget the idea until after their tenure. The Senate President was living in his personal house in Maitama area of Abuja until a fire incident last year forced him to relocate to an official guest house while Dogara stays in rented apartment

A former Captain with the Nigerian army has revealed that the last time the Chibok Girl were seen, was two weeks ago, when they were brought out from the Fringes of the dreaded Sambisa Forest to Shower and clean up then taken back to the forest, he made this known on a Channels morning interview show Sunrise Daily.
On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. Responsibility for the kidnappings was claimed by Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist and terrorist organization based in north-eastern Nigeria.
On 17 October 2014, hopes were raised that the 219 remaining girls might soon be released after the Nigerian army announced a truce between Boko Haram and government forces. The announcement coincided with the six-month anniversary of the girls’ capture and followed a month of negotiations mediated in Saudi Arabia by Chadian president, Idriss Déby.
The announcement was met with doubt as this was not the first time the Nigerian government had claimed a breakthrough in negotiations with the Islamic militant group it had to backtrack on a previous announcement in September after saying the girls had been released and were being held in military barracks.
The BBOG group led by Dr Oby Ezekwesili has been at the fore front of the campaign to see that the Chibok Girls are returned back alive.
On the 14thof January the BBOG group Paid a visit to President Muhamadu Buhari, the visit ended on a controversial note, with the president not offering any credible hope as to the whereabouts of the Chibok girls promising to investigate the Chibok Kidnapping
http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/missing-chibok-girls-sighted-two-weeks-ago-captain-sabo/
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday boasted that Boko Haram insurgents no longer poses a threat to his government’s development programmes despite the groups renewed attacks in some parts of the country.
Buhari made the assertion while speaking at a bilateral meeting he had with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hammad Al-Thani, and contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The President said since his inception as President in May 2015, the Boko Haram sect has been systematically decimated though admitting that the group’s activities had led to loss of many lives and displacement of innocent people in the country.
“Nigeria is a victim of terrorism. It is with heavy heart that I stand before you and say activities of Boko Haram have led to loss of many lives and displacement of innocent people in our dear nation.
“We, however, take pride to inform you that since our coming to power, Boko Haram has been systematically decimated and are in no position to cause serious threat to our development programmes.
“The conflicts in Yemen and Syria with their attendant humanitarian crisis need genuine international effort to solve.
“Nigeria as a peace-loving country identifies with the State of Qatar in all her peace efforts in the world to end terrorist activities.
“I wish to reiterate that Nigeria rejects violence and extremism in all their ramifications, and assure your Highness that we are with the State of Qatar in your efforts to fight terrorism and injustice in your region and in the world at large,” Buhari said.
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Damianbrown:
what is well?

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Akkord4gov:
Youth that their effort aren't recognised and rewarded
Continue deceiving yourself thinking you are deceiving us,one day government will push the so called youth to the wall and they will bounce back to revenge in a bloody way.

Imagine the millions of naira that mere commissioner used to purchase cars in the era of complaint of economic recession. Devil sef better pass Naija Government

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he believes in Nigerian youths adding and that they would one day solve Nigeria’s problems.
According to the President who said this on Saturday at the 25th convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State, youths are the greatest resource the country has.
He said, “No doubt, this gathering signifies hope and promise because our youth — vibrant, energetic and creative citizens — are the greatest resources and pillar of this country. Today may be rough and tough, but tomorrow will be better.
“I have hope in the youth because I see inventors; problem solvers and leaders that will one day make Nigeria greater than my government will make it.”
President Buhari who was represented by the Director of Science and Technology, Federal Ministry of Education, Sunday Chega, told the graduands to see their certificates as a testimony.
He said, “Students should get the grades they deserve when they earn it, and they should not get the grades they do not deserve when they have not earned it.”
He added, “We all have to work for the desired change. As you all know, our administration came to power on the promise of change. Changing our society from the path of corruption in high and low places is a task we all must be committed to.
“It is not a magic wand that a single leader alone can use; we all have to believe in it and we have to work for it. Indeed, inculcating the virtues of honour, integrity and discipline are essentially the duty of the family and educational institutions.”
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the former aide-de-camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe, to the Nigerian Army authorities, Saturday PUNCH has learnt.
Adegbe’s release comes barely 48 hours after he sued the EFCC for N100m in damages for his ‘unlawful detention’.
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, his counsel, Ogwu Onoja (SAN), urged the court to declare that his client’s arrest and continued detention by the EFCC since February 11 was unconstitutional and violated his right to personal liberty guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution.
He urged the court to make an order directing the EFCC to immediately release the applicant from unlawful detention.
Onoja argued that the arrest and detention of Adegbe by the EFCC violated his right to personal liberty and freedom of movement as guaranteed by Section 35 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution.
The applicant’s counsel contended that the EFCC’s action violated Articles 5, 6 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
In its response, the EFCC said the ex-ADC was being held on the instructions of the Nigerian Army.
The judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, had fixed the ruling for March 1.
Adegbe was on a promotional course in the United Kingdom before he was summoned to Nigeria by the army authorities and handed over to the EFCC on February 11.
He is being held by the commission for his alleged role in the distribution of over N10bn to delegates to the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in December 2014, which produced Jonathan as the party’s standard-bearer.
When contacted on the telephone, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, promised to find out if Adegbe had been released.
However, he had yet to do so as of press time
When one of our correspondents contacted the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, he said he was not aware of the development.
“I am not aware,” he said.
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Contrary to the widely held impression that Ndigbo of the south east geopolitical zone were craving for secession from Nigeria, the people have said they would remain in a united Nigeria.
They posited that their fore-fathers fought for independence of Nigerian, stressing that their stake in the Nigerian project was higher just as they would not leave their “house”.
The people’s resolve which was made known through the Youth Council of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural body of all Igbos worldwide came on the heels of lingering protests for the realization of Biafra Republic and the detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu by the federal government.
Detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in court, yesterday.
At a world press conference in Abuja on Friday, the Youth Council represented by its national president Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and the Secretary General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike amongst others appealed to president Mohammadu Buhari to consider the pleas of the people and release Kanu from detention to the elders of the land to further caution him.
Giving reasons for the agitation, the Ohaneze leaders stated that the south east and south south had suffered political and infrastructural neglects, advising that the rehabilitation of moribund coal companies, dilapidated roads and job creation would take the minds of the people away from protests.
Reading the speech jointly signed by them, the national president advocated referendum and dialogue as most legitimate ways universally acknowledged to achieve any desired objectives instead of protests.
They revealed that in the spirit of oneness, they have reached out to Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Saa”d 111, Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and prominent Obas in the south west to further broker peace among the ethic nationalities.
While cautioning Kanu against hate broadcast, Isiguzoro pledged that the development would be history once the detainee was released to the leaders of Ohaneze.
He also warned the security agents against using live bullets and ammunitions to disperse protesters.
He said: “You will recall that for some months now, there have been raging protests in the south east and south south over the detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. These protests have led to the death of some protesters in Anambra, Abia and other states. We are saddened by these avoidable deaths.
“We as the youth of Ndigbo will be shirking in our responsibility and duty if we fail to state our position, opinion and suggestions on the way forward to this burning issue.
“In the first place, we believe in a united Nigeria anchored on justice and equity. We believe that all problems and issue in Nigeria can be solved through dialogue and redoubtable discussion.

The Ministry of Communications on Friday confirmed it collected N50 billion from MTN Nigeria on behalf of the Federal Government as part payment for the N780 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)
The Ministry of Communications on Friday confirmed it collected N50 billion from MTN Nigeria on behalf of the Federal Government as part payment for the N780 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
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The NCC had in October 2015 sanctioned MTN, one of Nigeria’s largest mobile operator, for failing to disconnect 5.1 million improperly registered lines within a prescribed deadline.
MTN thereafter challenged the fine at the Federal High Court, Lagos, but announced on Wednesday that it was settling out of court with the government.
MTN Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman, announced in a statement on Wednesday that the company was withdrawing the case and making a “good faith” payment of N50 billion.
“This is a most encouraging development. It demonstrates a willingness and sincerity by both parties to work together towards a positive outcome,” Mr. Moolman said.
But the decision to settle out of court along with the payment of N50 billion appeared to have been shrouded in secrecy, as the NCC, the regulatory agency at the centre of the issue, saying its management was unaware of the deal.
Hours after Mr. Moolman’s announcement, the Director of Communication, NCC, Tony Ojobo, told PREMIUM TIMES exclusively his Commission was unaware of MTN’s decision to withdraw its court case, and the payment of N50 billion to the Nigerian government.
“We (NCC) are not privy to it (agreement to withdraw a case from court and pay N50 billion by MTN). We do not have anything to do with it. We do not have any evidence of payment of any money to the Nigerian government. There is no invoice to that effect. We have also not gotten any official information or confirmation that they have withdrawn their case in court,” Mr. Ojobo said.
“We have not even met to take a decision like that. There was no discussion whatsoever with NCC on the matter. MTN has not even met with the committee that was set to discuss these issues. We do not know the basis on which they arrived at the N50 billion they claim to have paid. We are just hearing it in the news like every other person” he added.
However, in a telephone interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the spokesperson to the Minister of Communications, Victor Oluwadamilare, confirmed the N50 billion was actually received by the ministry on behalf of government.
“I can confirm to you that MTN Nigeria has paid the sum of N50 billion to the federal government as part payment for the fine,” Mr. Oluwadamilare said. “I am sure during the coming week, further negotiations would hold on the matter. MTN wants to negotiate with the federal government. As a listening administration, government is willing to listen.”
He also confirmed that the suit against NCC had been withdrawn by MTN to pave the way for further discussions.
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