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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday says Abia State has changed from ‘Gods own state’ to Miyetti Allah-owned cattle market.

He said this in a statement, titled, “Finally the reason why they initiated Operation Python Dance and proscription of IPOB become very clear.”

The statement, which condemned the killings in the South-East, was signed by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.

Kanu alleged that the more Fulani herdsmen kill the people of Abia and South-East in general in their land, the more the so-called governors in the region are prepared to give them more land.

He said, “Abia State, from God’s state to Miyetti Allah owned cattle market. Mind you, Lokpanta, in the same Abia, is now a full-fledged Fulani town.

“The more Miyetti Allah terrorists kill us in our land, the more of it the so-called governors are prepared to give to them. What a sick sad joke.

“When the history of Fulani terrorist conquest of Igboland is written in the next 100 years, it will be recalled that a certain group of men called Ohaneze Ndigbo and a band of traitors working for the Caliphate sadly referred to as Igbo governors plotted the Islamic takeover of the land of their ancestors.

“All the Fulani terrorists did was to promise each South-East state governor the same unrealisable slot of Vice President of the Nigeria Republic.

“For this token promise, each governor is now falling over themselves to please the caliphate by ceding our ancestral lands to Fulani Caliphate. These are the workers of iniquity some misguided people want us to regard as elders worthy of respect.”

http://saharareporters.com/2020/07/01/abia-state-has-become-miyetti-allah-cattle-market-%E2%80%95-nnamdi-kanu

Bodexman:
Pls, let him be joor!

He's just looking for unnecessary attention.

The only tribe that has been dumped in the political settings of this nation are the igbos.

I don't like saying this but these people should let the Yoruba be.

am just surprised.... The reason why I asked him that question is just to know, maybe there is another meaning to used and dumped his shouting up and down on the thread

Frankdaz9:
Very true, Yoruba Muslim politicians are visionless. now the big question is, who is next Yoruba Muslim to be used by north?

please, can you explain how Yoruba people was used and dumped in this present government

Maize247:
This port had no problem any company or individual can use it but the IPOB won't stop complain until Lagos port are shut, which will never happen.

Don't mind them

izombie:
So all the coast line in south south is not good enough abi. We already have one in lagos, why build another one in ondo instead of the south south or even onitsha? One nigeria indeed.

is Ondo state not part of Nigeria again?

SW had already spoken for themselves

Though I do not understand all that is happening, I trust the Lord to lead and guide me one step at a time. Kindly pray for me and the congregation of COZA as we seek the face of the Lord during these turbulent times.


Biodun Fatoyinbo, Founder and Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, has stepped down from his position in the church.

This is coming a day after a massive protest was staged at his Lagos and Abuja churches after Busola Dakolo revealed Fatoyinbo raped her multiple times.

Fatoyinbo disclosed this in a statement asking the people to pray for him as he claimed not to “understand all that is happening.”

The statement reads, “The past few days have been sobering for me. I have taken time to pray and seek spiritual counsel from Christian leaders around the world who feel very concerned about the ongoing reports in the media. I have solicited their guidance on actions I should take that are honouring to our Lord Jesus Christ and the work He has called me to do.

“Drawing from their counsel and that of the leadership of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly and owing to my love for God’s work and the sacred honour of my calling, I have decided to take a leave of absence from the pulpit of church.

“Although it would break my heart to tatters to stay a day without doing ministry, I believe it is the right thing to do at this time. It is in the interest of the flock of Christ that issues concerning me do not become a distraction to their worship of their Lord.

“This step enables me to submit to the concerns of my spiritual mentors as they consider all the issues that have been raised against me.

“My confidence in the Lord remains unwavering. Though I do not understand all that is happening, I trust the Lord to lead and guide me one step at a time. Kindly pray for me and the congregation of COZA as we seek the face of the Lord during these turbulent times.”

Though he claimed to have listened to his mentors who advised him to take the decision, it was gathered that he was forced to step down to enable investigation and reduce public outcry on the rape allegations.

Poju Oyemade, Senior Pastor Covenant Christian Centre and Convener The Platform Nigeria, had revealed that he contacted “spiritual leader in the Body of Christ I believe Pastor Biodun defers in authority to,” and they compelled him to step down and cancel his annual Seven Days of Glory.

Oyemade said, “I immediately contacted the spiritual leader in the Body of Christ I believe Pastor Biodun defers in authority to, to wade into the issue and bring about a decision.

“He informed me his position. It was that Pastor Biodun should first step down from the pulpit indefinitely, suspend 7days of glory and make a public statement. These he made known to him directly in an hour.

“This should serve as the first step. He informed me that was the position and asked my opinion.

We had 3 objectives in mind: Justice, Healing and Redemption.”

Fatoyinbo had in the church service on Sunday announced the cancellation of the Seven Days of Glory.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/07/01/breaking-fatoyinbo-steps-down-senior-pastor-coza

This year's edition is titled, Pepper Dem, after the third edition was named, Double Wahala, and the second was dubbed, See Gobe.

Here is a list of the 21 housemates participating in the fourth edition of the Big Brother Naija show.

1. Avala, 30, said her life is not in danger. She loves music and dancing.

2. Khafi, 29, lives in London. She’s from Ekiti state. She said she will love to be the first female to win the Big Brother Naija show. The interesting thing about her is that she is a police officer in London.

3. Omashola, 38, from Delta state, he has done the big brother audition once. He has promised to entertain everyone, and he’s here for the money.

4. Ella, 30, from Anambra state, she’s single and not available. She says she loves dressing half-naked. She says she’s a jungle girl and she promised to light up Big Brother Naija house.

5. Frod, 28, is a cool guy.

6. Ike, 26, from Imo but not a resident of Nigeria. He said he’s ready to mingle, some people say he’s overconfident.

7. Kimoprah is 23 years old from Imo state. The first thing she said she'll do is to observe her environment. She loves dancing and travelling. She’s single and available. Expect a lot of sarcasm from her.

8. Isilomo, 27, from Edo state. She is very adventurous, she’s very athletic. She’s single and accepting all application.

9. Jackye, 23, from Anambra state. She will go with the flow and aim of the money. She loves listening to music. She’s in a relationship.

10. Tuoyo, 24, from Delta state, he’s in for the money and the girls. He said he thinks he has every chance of winning the money. He’s a part-time stripper and a physiotherapist

11. Nelson, 26, from Rivers state. He’s single and very much available for girls. He likes honest people and hates smelly people, and he is a masseuse.

12. Sir Dee, 28, from Kogi state. He is very excited to be picked. He’s a banker and never told his bosses he’s coming for Big Brother Naija.

13. Seyi, 30, from Ogun state, he said he’ll look for trouble makers in the house. He’s not single, he's not available. Seyi is the grandson of the great Obafemi Awolowo.

14. Esther, 22, from Lagos state. She’s nervous and super excited to be in the game. She’s in for the fun, money, and experience. She loves food, she’s very sarcastic and she puts herself first. She’s a lawyer and the also the first Lawyer in the Big Brother Naija house. "I’ll bring in fire and thunder and I’m very single," she said.

15. Thelma, 26, from Imo state. She promises to be real and spice up the house. She loves dancing, she’s not single and not married. "I dislike presence and lies," she said.

16. Gedoni, 31, from cross Rivers state. He will stand on one foot and observe for the first week. He loves doing house chores. He’s very single and very available. He’s a fashion designer

17. Diane, 23, from Kaduna state, she loves cooking and listening to music. She’s single and available. Diane is ready for everything. She’s a model and a Chef.

18. Mercy, 26, from Imo state. She loves cooking and travelling. She’s not available but she’s single. She’s too blunt and sometimes she doesn’t keep secrets. She’s a Vixen!

19. Tacha, 23, from Rivers state. She hates house chores and she's got a sexy body.

20. Jeff, 30, from Anambra, she wants to talk and roll with the ladies. He has zero strategies.

21. Mike. 28, from Lagos state, a Manchester United married man. He’s a British champion high jumper, and later a Nigerian High Jumper champion.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/07/01/meet-21-big-brother-naija-housemates

Justice Ayokunle Faji gave the ruling on Monday, directing that the Innoson boss be arrested and produced in court for trial.



A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the CEO of Innosson Nigeria Ltd, Innocent Chukwuma and two others over fraud allegations.

Justice Ayokunle Faji gave the ruling on Monday, directing that the Innoson boss be arrested and produced in court for trial.

Details later...

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/24/court-orders-arrest-innoson-ceo-innocent-chukwuma

“I believe by the time anyone caught in the act faces death penalty other people will learn and stop."


Abdulfatai Buhari has recommended capital punishment for kidnappers in Nigeria.

Buhari told journalists on Sunday in Ibadan, Oyo State, that the spate of kidnapping and killing across the country would continue unabated if such a drastic measure was not taken.

Buhari was a former Chairman, Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, in the 8th National Assembly.

The lawmaker lamented rising cases of kidnapping and killing in Nigeria, claiming violent crimes are becoming a lucrative business for those involved.

“These heinous crimes against humanity have gone beyond the normal Fulani herdsmen attacks and have become a real trade for those who engage in them. Let me be honest with you, the situation is very worrisome. I believe and I am afraid because Nigerians themselves are yet to take a drastic measure.

“I believe by the time anyone caught in the act faces death penalty other people will learn and stop.

”Kidnappers have been arrested but nothing has been done to them. I believe taking them to court is a longer process,’’ he said.

He recalled how the increasing rate of drug peddling was stemmed in the 80s through drastic measures, adding that a lot of people abandoned the illicit trade as soon as the government made those arrested to face the firing squad.

”Today, going to Saudi Arabia, Bangkok, Singapore or India with drugs or to commit other forms of crime attracts death penalty and such had to an extent stemmed the trend.

“Nigerians are very stubborn people. They won’t change except there is a deterrent. These people collect cash from victims and take it to banks but the banks have not been reporting receipt of strange money accounts,” the senator said.

He called on Nigerians to collaborate with security agencies by providing them vital information on strange persons and movement around them.

Buhari referred to the recent abduction of a former health minister’s son in Oyo State, noting that the hoodlums could not have operated without information.

“I am sure some people would have supplied information to the culprits on the movement of the former minister’s son and the location of his farm.

”Nobody will tell me that Fulani herdsmen came from Niger Republic to abduct him without information,’’ he said.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/23/buhari-recommends-death-penalty-kidnappers-nigeria-says-nigerians-are-stubborn

IN IBADAN, Did/Do you know that:

*Ibadan is the third Largest city in Africa after Cairo
and Johannesburg (Wikipedia)

*Ibadan is the third most Populous city in Nigeria
after Kano and Lagos

*Ibadan is the Home of Nigeria Army 2nd Division

*Ibadan City alone has a population of 3,720,643
people (2006 census), with this more populous than
States like, Enugu, Gombe, Osun, Cross-River, Sokoto, Ondo, Kebbi, Edo, Benue, Bayelsa, Abia,
Kwara, Adamawa, Ebonyi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Taraba,
Pleatue, Ekiti, Yobe and Zamfara (2006 census)

*Ibadan has 11 recognised Local Government Area
with an Average of 338,462 people per L.G.A as against 150,000 people per L.G.A of Fed constitution recommendation, the Nigerian Constitution stipulate 14 L.G.A for provision to create a state

* "Ibadan North" L. G. A. is one of the first four most populated L.G.A in Nigeria with 856,988 people and
Oluyole 734,377 people (2006 census)

*Ibadan has 5 metropolitan L.G.A namely Ibadan
North, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan North-East, Ibadan
South-West and Ibadan South-East

*Ibadan has 6 Urban L.G.A namely Egbeda, Oluyole, Ona-Ara, Lagelu,Akinyele and Iddo

*Ibadan has its oldest L.G.A as Oluyole L.G.A and Lagelu L.G.A

*Ibadan is the Capital of Western Colonial
Administration 1893 and also Western Region since
1939 *Ibadan operates the most orderly and peaceful
monarchy system anywhere in the whole universe

*Ibadan hosts the very first University in Nigeria and
the first and the best Zoological Garden nationwide (in the University of Ibadan campus)

*Ibadan cover a total Area of 3,186 sq. km (1,195sq miles) close to the whole of Lagos State 3,348 sq.
km

*Ibadan has 7 Federal Constituencies as against
constitution stipulation of 6 to create a state

*Ibadan puts Oyo State as the 4th largest economy in
Nigeria *Ibadan is Nigeria’s 3rd cheapest city to live.

*Ibadan has a Federal Airport (Alakia), boarding
passengers to cities like Kano, Lagos, Abuja, Benin,Port Harcourt etc.

*Ibadan has 4 Government Reservation Areas (GRA,
as we call them) – Iyaganku, Jericho, Onireke, and Agodi.

*Ibadan hosted the first Housing Corporation in
Nigeria that built the first housing estate in Nigeria,
Bodija Housing Estate.

* Ibadan has the oldest Surviving Newspaper in
Nigeria (Tribune Newspaper) * Ibadan hosts the first TV station in the whole of Africa 1959 as WRBC, later WNTV/WNBS and now NTA Ibadan

* Ibadan has 7 Television stations (Galaxy as the first
private station in Nigeria 1996, NTA, AIT, MiTV,
because, Channels Ibadan and Silverbird Ibadan)

* Ibadan has a whopping 14 Radio stations operating in the same city; namely Fresh FM, Splash FM, Inspiration, Premier FM, Oluyole FM, Lagelu FM, Star FM, Space FM, Diamond/UI FM, Naija FM, Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM etc.

*Ibadan hosts Mapo Hall, one of only 2 Town Halls in Africa of Greco-Roman architectural style.
*Ibadan’s house-numbering, system for postal delivery using the cardinal points, N, S, E, W, SW,SE, NW, and NE is the only one of such postal codes in Africa, designed by the British.

*Ibadan has the Bower Tower, designed by British Colonial Officer Taffy (also designed the Mapo Hall)
is the only structure of its kind in Nigeria and West
Africa, located on top of the city in the Agala Forest.

*Ibadan hosted the first fruit canning factory in
Nigeria, Lafia Canning Company, established and
owned by the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, and supplied by the citrus and pineapple farm of Apoje, near Ijebu Igbo (in present day Ogun State)

*Ibadan consists of several almost-independent, self-
sustaining big communities:
• The City itself • University of Ibadan campus
• The Ibadan Polytechnic campus
• The University College Hospital (UCN) community
• The Moor Plantation Community, including the
IAR&T campus
• The IITA community • CRIN community
• The Nigerian Railway compound and living quarters
• The Odogbo Barracks community of the Nigerian
Army
• The Lead City University campus
• The religious communities of Immanuel College and the Dominican Community.

*Ibadan is the only city in Nigeria that has over 15
Federal Tertiary Institutions/Research Institutes,
namely:
1. University of Ibadan, formerly University College,
Ibadan,1948 (Nigeria’s Premier University).
2. Nigeria Institute for Social and Economic
Research, (NISER)
3. Institute for Agricultural Research and Training
(I.A.R &T) Moor Plantation
4. National Institute of Horticulture Research and
Training (NIHORT)
5. National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI) 1978
6. National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI)
7. Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN)
8. University College Hospital (UCH) 1948, including School of Nursing.
9. Federal School of Statistics 10. Federal School of Hygiene
11. Federal Co-operative College
12. Federal College of Agriculture,1921
13. Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology
14. Federal College of Forestry .
15. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA (an international/global Institute)
16. Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN)1976
17. National Institute of Science Laboratory
Technology (NISCLT)
18. Ibadan Polytechnic (owned by Oyo State) but started as the National College of Science and
Technology

* Ibadan has several private higher institutions of learning such as:
• Immanuel College of Theology
• Lead City University • Ibadan City Polytechnic
• BOLMOL Polytechnic
• Dominican University
• Tower Polytechnic
• All-Ibadan College of Education
• Mufu Lanihun College of Education *Ibadan has the Largest Supermarket in Africa (Shoprite Ibadan Ring-Road branch).

*Ibadan has the first stadium and International
Stadium in Nigeria (1945) the Liberty Stadium (now
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium) with 35,846 capacity

*Ibadan is the home of Book Publishers, having over major 20 printing companies i.e. Oxford University Press, Ibadan University Press, Heinemann, Evans,
Spectrum, Bounty, Odua Press, Macmillan etc.

*Ibadan hosts the Regional Headquarter of Central
Bank Of Nigeria, Dugbe, under which states like
Ondo,Delta, Ogun, Kogi,Edo Ekiti, Ilorin, and Oyo operate.

*Ibadan to Oyo is the first motorable road in Nigeria
1905 built by Sir Percy Girouard
*The busiest road in Nigeria after Lagos-Abeokuta
expressway is Lagos-Ibadan followed by Abuja-
Kaduna express road *An Ibadan man, Mr Taiwo Akinkumi designed Nigeria
Nation Flag (1959)

*Ibadan has the first tallest building in Africa, "Cocoa
House" 1952.

*Ibadan hosts the first set of Secondary schools in
Nigeria.
• St. Anne's School, Molete 1868,
• Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, 1913,
• Ibadan Boys High School, 1938,
• Government College, Apata, Ibadan 1927,
• Queen School, Apata, Ibadan 1956,
• St Patrick Grammar School 1962, • Ibadan City Academy, Eleta, 1946,
• Wesley College, Elekuro, (a teacher training college)
1905,
• St. Theresa’s Girl School, Oke-Ado, 1932,
• Yejide Girls Grammar School, Kudeti, 1956,
• Loyola College, Agodi,1954, • Lagelu Grammar School, Agugu,1958
• Igbo Elerin Grammar School, via Ibadan, 1957.

*Ibadan is the city with the highest number of
Professors in the whole of Africa

*Ibadan is the fastest growing city in Nigeria (NBS).

Compiled by Gaphar Ojetola .
IBADAN


https://m.facebook.com/ITAN.ILE.YORUBA.TODAJU/?ref=bookmarks

We have two of this drone, one for Ondo and the other one for Ekiti State which would easily help us to fight the issue of this kidnapping headlong."

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUN 22, 2019


The launching of Drone by the Army to fight kidnapping and banditry in Ondo and Ekiti states.
The 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed drones to fight banditry and kidnapping in Ondo and Ekiti states.

Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on Saturday during the launching of a high-tech drone device in the Osi community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State to combat the criminal activities in the vast forest of the two states.

Abubakar explained that the drone, a Phantom 5DGI, procured by the army would assist the military formation of the anti-kidnapping Squad in identifying the movement and activities of suspected bandits, kidnappers, and other criminals.

According to him, the device which would also help the survey targeted areas in the two states is the latest technology in aerial surveillance and can cover up to seven-kilometer radius with capabilities of recording and transmitting report back to the base.

He said, "In recent times, the cases of kidnapping have increased in Ondo and Ekiti states and the General officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, General O.F Azinta has directed that we must do everything possible to bring the criminality in both states to an end.

"There are thick forests in these states and that is the advantage some of the criminals are using because some of the places you cannot penetrate them easily.

"So in line with the Chief of Army Staff directive to have a responsive Nigeria Army in the discharge of its constitutional role, we decided to use technology in addition to the anti-kidnapping squad.

"We have two of this drone, one for Ondo and the other one for Ekiti State which would easily help us to fight the issue of this kidnapping headlong.

"The two anti-kidnap squads will have each one mounted on a vehicle and once there is the issue of kidnapping they will immediately launch it, particularly in places that cannot be easily accessed.

"The device is the latest in the market, we decided to go for it with the support of my GOC. It can go on it own and it can avoid all obstacle.

"With its launching in this Osi community, we have been able to map out the vast forests and studied it, so our men can move in. I can tell you that bandits days are over in this state."

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/22/nigerian-army-deploys-drone-fight-kidnapping-ondo-ekiti

Nigeria has suffered several terrible accidents, most of which are roads. Meanwhile, some air accidents have left the country with deep scars.

Here is a look 10 air crashes that shook Nigeria.



1. On November 20, 1969, 87 people lost their lives in a Vickers VC-10 Airplane which crashed in Lagos, Nigeria.

The VC-10 took off from London to Lagos with a stopover at Rome and Kano. Upon approaching Lagos, the VC-10 descended below the normal approach path and struck trees.

The aircraft crashed and caught fire.



2. On January 22, 1973, a Boeing 707 chartered by Nigeria Airways to fly pilgrims back from Jeddah to Lagos crashed in Kano and killed 176 people.

Due to inclement weather in Lagos, the flight was diverted to Kano. The aircraft touched nose-wheel first and then collapsed along the runway centre line. Two crew members and 23 occupants were rescued alive.



3. On July 11, 1991, 261 people died after a McDonnell-Douglas DC-8 aircraft flying hajj pilgrims to Sokoto on behalf of the defunct Nigeria Airways, crashed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in the worst accident in the history of commercial aviation in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Airways flight took off from Jeddah runway but shortly after take-off, at 2000-3000 feet, problems with the cabin pressure were reported.

These reports were quickly followed by a burst tire and loss of hydraulics. The aircraft lost control and crashed in flames while trying to return. It was the worst accident involving a DC-8 and the second worst accident in Saudi Arabia at the time.

The root cause of the flight was blamed on human errors at the Nigerian aviation system.



4. On September 26, 1992, 158 occupants died after Lockheed C-130H Hercules operated by Nigerian Airforce crashed near Lagos.

After take-off, one engine failed, followed by a second engine shortly afterward. The crew tried to ditch the aeroplane into the Ejigbo canal, but then a third engine failed again.

The Hercules crashed, nose-down into the swamp. The exact number of casualties is uncertain. But at least 150 Nigerians, five Ghanaians, one Tanzanian, one Zimbabwean, and one Ugandan were involved.



5. On November 7, 1996, a total of 144 people died after a Boeing 727 operated by ADC airline took off from Port Harcourt to Lagos and crashed in Ejirin in Epe, killing all its occupants.

The aircraft crashed after it lost control during an evasive action maneuver. The pilot’s attempt to avoid a head-on collision with another aircraft failed. The aircraft crashed and disintegrated on impact.

“The untidy traffic separation by the radar controller” was the immediate cause of the crash, investigations later revealed.



6. On May 4, 2002, 72 people died after a BAC One-Eleven jet on a flight from Jos to Lagos via Kano, crashed shortly after take-off from Kano airport.

The Aviation Safety Network reported: “Shortly after departing Kano, the aircraft reportedly stalled. It came down in the heavily populated district of Gwammaja about half a mile from the airport on the outskirts of Kano.

It sheared roofs from two-story concrete homes and sliced a mosque in half as it broke apart and burst into flames. Some 23 houses in Gwammaja area were destroyed, along with a school and the mosque."

Moments before the crash, the aircraft had been reportedly grounded for 52 days because of engine problems. It crashed 10 hours after another engine, from another grounded plane was fitted into it.

After the crash, the aviation ministry issued a ban on all aircraft in Nigeria, older than 22 years.


Scene of Boeing 737 crash

7. On October 22, 2005, 117 people died after a Boeing 737 operated by Bellview Airline crashed near Lagos.

The Bellview flight 210 took off from Lagos at 20:35 for a domestic flight to Abuja.

Tower lost radio contact with the flight about three minutes after take-off. The next morning, the wreckage was found about 30km north of Lagos.

Bad weather was blamed for the crash.



8. On December 10, 2005, 108 people, mostly students of Loyola Jesuit College in Abuja, were killed after a McDonnell-Douglas operated by Sossoliso Airlines crashed while landing at the Port Harcourt airport. Two occupants were rescued alive.

The major reason that caused the crash was bad weather.

An investigative report had said “the crew’s decision to continue the approach beyond the decision altitude without having the runway and/or airport in sight” was the immediate cause of the crash.

Other causes were dysfunctional runway lighting and poor airport design.

9. On October 29, 2006, a total number of 97 people lost their lives after a Boeing 737 operated by ADC Airlines crashed near the Abuja airport a few minutes after take-off.

The ADC Airlines flight departed Lagos on a scheduled domestic flight to Sokoto with an intermediate stop at Abuja.

Immediately after take-off from the Abuja airport, the Boeing 737 contacted the ground, broke up and caught fire in a corn field. A woman working on the field was reportedly killed after being struck by debris from the crash.

The primary cause of the crash was bad weather but the immediate cause was the pilot’s refusal to acknowledge prevailing weather conditions.



10. On June 3, 2012, a Dana aircraft crashed and killed 153 occupants.

A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 passenger plane, 5N-RAM, operated by Dana Air was destroyed when it crashed into a residential area of Lagos.

All 146 passengers and seven crew members were killed. At least, six victims were found inside the buildings that were hit by the plane.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/14/10-air-crashes-shook-nigeria

Rossikk:
That does NOT necessarily mean that references to 'Igbo' in Yoruba ALWAYS denote the bush. Why would place-names be named 'the bush' anyway? Who does that? They could instead, infer some historical connection to the Igbo people or ethnic group. That sounds more plausible in my view.

Every town and villages was once a bush or forest, and Yoruba people were known for naming their town and villages after the nature or their first experiences at their place of settlement. What can you say about igbo-irumole or oke-igbo, igbo-oloyin, igbo-ora, are they making references to igbo tribe too?

Igbo means bush or forest in Yoruba language

mkoabiola:
Be 9ja scammers taking over NL soon


Olubunmi tunji ojo...husband to iyaloja general. Folashade ojo will surely get a juicy committee being an in-law to jagaban tinubu

Politics 101

iyaloja husband is from ekiti state not from ondo state

Hmm! Karma is wicked. Hunter is being hunted

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has launched a website to “allow Nigerians track the status” of the ongoing construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge.

The federal government had in November awarded the construction giant a N206 billion contract for the work.

Julius Berger, in a statement issued by the company’s media office, said visitors to www.secondrivernigerbridge.com, the website, will have access to photos and videos showing the actual status of construction works.

“The objective of the website is to make project progress visible to the general public,” the statement read.

“Visitors to the site will have access to visually driven content mainly photos and videos reflecting the actual status of construction works along with key facts and regularly updated data relevant to project progress.

“The Second Niger Bridge is a Federal Government Project that is being managed by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in collaboration with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority. It will bring great relief to the many commuters who currently use the over 50 year old existing bridge.

“It will also link the great markets of Onitsha and Aba, as well as the industrial hub of Nnewi and beyond, to both the Northern and Southern parts of the country.”

Upon completion, Julius Berger said the project will reduce strain on the current bridge, ease traffic flow, create opportunities for local residents, improve commercial viability of the immediate area and regenerate economic life.

The company said the project is expected to be completed by February 2022, adding that the scope of works include the construction of 1.6km long bridge, 10.3km highway, Owerri interchange and a toll station.

Former President Jonathan had commissioned the project but was unable to see to the completion. The project which is now being funded under the presidential infrastructure development fund (PIDF), the incumbent government had boasted will no longer stop on account of lack of funding.

https://www.thecable.ng/julius-berger-launches-website-on-2nd-niger-bridge

The 9th House of Assembly on Thursday held its first plenary after members were inaugurated on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

The Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) swore-in Rep. Musa Sarki-Adar(APC-Sokoto) who was absent at the Tuesday’s inauguration.

The oath of office was administered by the Clerk of the house, Mr Patrick Giwa at plenary in Abuja.

The swearing-in was delayed for about 8 minutes as the microphone attached to the seat of the speaker was malfunctioning.



Gbajabiamila ordered the clerk to delegate some members of staff to check the entire sound system daily before the commencement of plenary.

He also mandated that the clerk to notify the President, the Senate and the Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria that the house had elected Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila and Rep. Idris Wase as presiding officers and could now receive communications.

The house at its maiden plenary entertained two motion of Urgent Public Importance bothering on security and environmental hazards.

Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) moved a motion on the need to urgently address erosion and floods ravaging Nkpa and surrounding communities in Bande Federal Constituency of Abia.

Rep. Muraina Ajibola (PDP-Oyo) moved a motion on the need to address the spate of killing and kidnapping across country.

Members unanimously voted in favour of the motions and Gbajabiamila ruled that the resolutions be forwarded to relevant agencies for implementation.

https://thenationonlineng.net/9th-reps-hold-first-plenary-session/

The Nation Newspaper

9th Assembly: Senate to officially inform Buhari, international bodies of commencement
Agency Reporter by Agency Reporter June 13, 2019
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The 9th Senate, on Thursday, resolved to write an official letter to President Muhammadu Buhari informing him that a quorum of the Senate had assembled and its presiding officers had been elected.

The upper chamber also resolved to inform the international parliamentary bodies, that a quorum of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly has assembled and ready to receive any communication.

The decision followed a motion by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President, at plenary presided over by Senate President Ahmad Lawan in Abuja on Thursday.

Moving the motion, Omo-Agege urged: ”that the Senate should send a message to Mr President C-in-C informing him that a quorum of the Senate has assembled and that the presiding officers of the 9th National Assembly of the Senate have been elected.



”They are Sen. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan (Yobe North), Senate President; Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central), Deputy Senate President.”

He urged the Senate to also send a message to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and his Deputy, Mr Idris Wase, congratulating them on their election and informing them that the Senate had elected its president officers.

Omo-Agege listed the international parliamentary bodies, which letters would be written to, to include the African Union (AU), Common Wealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Other are ECOWAS Parliament, Pan African Parliament and the Association of Senate, Shoora and Equivalent Council in Africa and the Arab World (ASSECAA).

The lawmaker also urged the Senate to direct the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Muhammad Sani-Omolori, ”to advise the Secretary to the Government of the Federation that a quorum of the Senate has assembled and is ready to receive any communication from the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

After some contributions by the lawmakers, Omo-Agege moved for a motion to go into a close door session for discussion of urgent matters.

https://thenationonlineng.net/9th-assembly-senate-to-officially-inform-buhari-international-bodies-of-commencement/

Leaders such as Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Macky Sall of Senegal who arrived early were received by illegally operating service chiefs with expired tenures.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUN 13, 2019


World leaders and the visiting head of governments were on Thursday snubbed by the hosts of Nigeria's June 12 Democracy Day Celebrations, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-president Yemi Osibanjo.

At the lacklustre event, dignitaries and heads of government were made to arrive the venue ahead of President Buhari and VP Osibanjo.

Leaders such as Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Macky Sall of Senegal who arrived early were received by illegally operating service chiefs with expired tenures.


The humiliation was however solidified when APC henchmen such as Buba Marwa (favored by the first lady, Aisha Buhari to become Secretary to the government), Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the state government, APC chieftain Bisi Akande, Bola Ahmed Tinubu among others were offered front seats while Presidents of Niger Republic, Mauritania, and Namibia among others, were seated on back rows seats, alongside personal Aides of the President and Vice President.

The diplomatic blunder did not start on Thursday, June 12.

It started when the Presidential Inauguration Committee despatched invitations through the various national embassies in Abuja before an abrupt decision was taken to withdraw the invitations extended to foreign leaders to attend the Inauguration ceremony.

A fresh invitation was thereafter despatched, inviting them to attend the June 12 celebrations, an event with no diplomatic significance.

The event was bereft of spectacular displays or meaningful activity which warranted the assembly of world leaders and diplomats was visibly ignored by all former Nigerian head of state including Gen. Yakubu Gowon who was the sole former Nigerian leader to attend the May 29 inauguration.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/13/how-diplomatic-blunders-marred-june-12-democracy-day

By Clifford Ndujihe & Levinus Nwabughiogu

AFTER the emergence of Senate President, Deputy Senate President, House of Representatives Speaker and deputy speaker, the focus has shifted to the 16 principal offices where a rat race of sorts has ensued among lawmakers eyeing the slots.


Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives caucus was meeting on the issue at press time.

Of the 16 slots, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will fill eight majority positions, while the opposition parties, mainly PDP, will produce the balance.

Also, both chambers of the National Assembly— Senate and House of Representatives—will produce eight positions each

The eight positions in each House are Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Chief Whip, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Minority Whip and Deputy Minority Whip.

The slots will be filled by the parties’ caucuses in consultation with the leadership of the parties.

The question of zoning and ensuring balance in the sharing of offices are expected to play crucial roles in the filling of the offices.

Those eyeing the Senate positions include Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa, North Central); Orji Kalu (APC, Abia, South-East); Ike Ekweremadu (PDP, Enugu, South-East); Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia, South-East); and Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North-West).

In the House of Representatives, the likes of Ado Doguwa from Kano State; Mohammed Bago (Niger); Nkeiru Onyejeocha (Abia); Yakubu Dogara (Bauchi); John Dyegh (Benue); and Ossai Ossai among others are considered as front runners.

Currently, former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu, is being fingered for the Senate Majority Leader. Another senator in the pecking order is Orji Kalu, who dropped his deputy Senate presidency aspiration in line with the directive of APC leadership.

Before the inauguration on Tuesday, APC endorsed Ahmad Lawan (Yobe North) for Senate Presidency, Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) for deputy Senate presidency, Femi Gbajabiamila (Lagos) for the House of Representatives speakership, and Idris Wase (Plateau) for deputy speaker, and they were so elected.

Effective strategies

The permutations and strategies of the ruling APC in the build up to the elections of the presiding officers of Senate and the House of Representatives worked very well.

While the emergence of these personalities has been applauded by many Nigerians, it has also received knocks from many quarters for not reflecting the federal character and geographical spread as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.

The big hole is traced to the ceding the speakership position to the South-West, which has already tucked in the office of the vice president.

Power sharing

The prognosis of power allocations now shows that the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, hails from Katsina State (North-West); Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,Ogun State (South-West); Senate President is from Yobe State (North-East); Deputy Senate President is from Delta State (South-South); House Speaker is from Lagos State (South-West) and Deputy Speaker is from Plateau State (North-Central). The South-East, the sixth geo-political zone is yet to get any legislative slot.

APC candidates for remaining principal offices

The remaining principal offices are not contestable. They are squarely party affairs. It is the political parties that decide who gets what.

Bago interested?

The events of 2015 threw up the present speaker, Gbajabiamila, as the majority leader immediately after he lost to the immediate past speaker, Yakubu Dogara.

Should the situation repeat itself, Mohammed Bago, who contested with Gbajabiamila is likely to assume the position. But the questions to ask about this are: Is he interested in the job? Would the party support him to occupy the position as was the case in 2015?

The answers are not currently handy as spokesman of his campaign organisation, Victor Ogene, told Vanguard last night that there was no information on the subject matter yet.

Ado Doguwa is the man

Outside Bago, the lot appears to have fallen on Ado Doguwa from Kano State. Many of his colleagues said he is the man for the job. Doguwa has since positioned himself for the office. In fact, he sacrificed his speakership ambition for Gbajabiamila.

Doguwa is a fifth timer to the House. He has been in the House since 2007. Apart from that, he was first elected as member in 1992 in the botched third republic. He also aspired for speakership in 2015 but later withdrew as directed by the APC.

Ossai for Minority Leader

Similarly, Ossai from Delta State is also tipped for minority leader. Many of his colleagues believe the lawmaker has the tact and the finesse to project and defend the aspirations of the major opposition party in the House.

He told Vanguard that although his party, the PDP Caucus, was going to meet on the matter last night, he was waiting to be installed as the minority leader of the Ninth House.

He said: “I think the party caucus is meeting today (Wednesday) and I have already circulated my profile. We are already on the way. Let’s know what the caucus will say. My mindset is focused. I don’t see any other interest.”

I think their interest should be geared towards installing me as the minority leader. I believe in it and I am focused on it,” Ossai said.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/06/9th-nass-jostling-for-other-principal-offices-intensifies/

QueenSekxy:
What do you mean tribal issue?.how did my post result to any tribal comment? Didn't you see where I said we shouldnt bring disunity between two brothers as they are one? Don't provoke me this morning.

Nothing can ever separate the love the two tribes have for each other. It was a friendly match, period.

so you are happy about it hun? Continue

QueenSekxy:
And so what? This is a friendly match, I mean, brother to brother greeting.

Hausa/fulani and Yorubas are brothers.
Don't ever try to bring disunity between them.

must we turn everything to tribal issues. It could happen between any tribes anywhere

The Sabo Market in Ifewara, the headquarters of the Atakumosa West Central Local Council Development Authority of Osun State has been razed following a violent clash between Yoruba and Hausa youths.

Ifewara is the hometown of the General Overseer (Worldwide) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye.

Though the cause of the violence was sketchy on Tuesday, it was, however, gathered that a man identified as Demola was earlier in the day attacked by some Hausa youths at a mining site around Oke Oguro, a village under Ifewara, PUNCH report said.

A source in the town said the Hausa youths working in mining sites around Oke Oguro attacked Demola and took an undisclosed amount of money from him.

It was gathered that after the victim escape from his attackers, he mobilized other young residents of the town and launched an attack on the area where Hausa traders live.

The source said, “Demola was attacked by some Hausa youth in a mining site around Oke Oguro. They attacked him and took his money.

“Demola later told other youths in the town what had happened and they mobilized and attacked the Sabo area where Hausa traders are living. As far as I know, no life was lost, but Sabo market had been razed. Demola has been taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.”

A resident identified simply as Gbeminiyi said one house was set ablaze in Sabo, but the fire escalated and affected others because a gas retail shop was close to the house that was set ablaze.

The spokesperson for the police in Osun state, Folasade Odoro, said the situation in the town was under control.

“We have deployed our men in the town. The situation is under control. No casualty, please,” Odoro said.

The Chief Press Secretary to Osun State Governor, Mr. Adeniyi Adesina, also said the police were on top of the incident.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/12/yoruba-hausa-youths-clash-pastor-adeboye%E2%80%99s-hometown

The June 12, 1993 presidential election was a political contest where Nigerians spoke with one voice, but ironically it was annulled by the military administration led by General Ibrahim Babangida. MUSA ODOSHIMOKHE examines why the election remains unique in the annals of Nigerian history.

MILITARY President Ibrahim Babangida’s transition programme came to a standstill when the June 12, 1993 presidential election was aborted. The election was the climax of Babangida’s long transition programme. Two parties, the National Republican Convention (NRC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) were floated in 1991, in the military president’s view, to create a level-playing for all participants. Existing political parties were proscribed in the run down to the emergence of the NRC and the SDP. Politicians who intended to contest elections during the period were banned and unbanned. Analysts said the annulment of the June 12 election was the last straw that broke the camel’s back in Babangida’s bid to perpetuate himself to power.

When Banangida gave his words that the NRC and the SDP had come to stay, politicians who were waiting in the wings joined the fray. In the wake of this, Bashorun Moshood Abiola, known for his strong business and philanthropic acumen, joined the race under the SDP banner. The businessman’s entrance into the race brought vitalities to the political terrain. In the same vein, when Alhaji Bashir Tofa emerged as the NRC flag bearer in the race, political pundits expressed confidence that the Babangida administration would make good his promise to leave.

The national leadership of the NRC and the SDP, led by Chief Tom Ikimi and Chief Tony Anenih respectively, went round the country to canvass for support from Nigerians. The transition to civil rule was programmed to take effect at different levels at different times. For instance, by 1991, state governors, state assemblies and National Assembly election had been held and those who emerged victorious were sworn in afterwards. But, the presidential election was scheduled to take place on June 12, 1993, and the winner of the contest was to have been sworn on October 1, 1993.



But, when it was finally held, it was acclaimed as the freest, fairest and most popular election in the country. The election, analysts said, would have made Africa a global toast, if it had been sustained.

The National Electoral Commission (NEC), under the leadership Professor Humphrey Nwosu, adopted the open ballot system, otherwise known as Option A4. It is a voting method in which voters vote openly by queuing or otherwise, indicating the candidate of their choice. This is as opposed to a secret ballot, where a voter’s choices are confidential. The decision was applauded, because it will leave little or no room for manipulating the exercise. That means candidates would emerge from their wards, local governments, the state and the national level through a transparent process.

Option A4 eliminated all forms double dealings and it provided room for transparency, because its result would be seen. Those who queue behind the candidates of their choice could be easily verified, as it does not give room for ballot stuffing and snatching of boxes.

The SDP convention witnessed lots of horse trading, negotiation, but eventually Abiola and Babagana Kingibe were picked as the party’s flag bearer and running mate respectively.

This was a Muslim-Muslim ticket, which ordinarily would have work against Abiola and Kingibe’s chances of winning the election. Unlike the SDP, the NRC gave its ticket to Tofa and Dr. Sylvester Ugoh, a Christian from the Southeast was his running mate. Obviously, the NRC tilted towards a Muslim-Christian balance, to make itself more appealing to the electorates.

Despite the religious imbalance in the SDP camp, Nigerians were not really bothered about that; for all they cared for was the emergence of a leader that would make the country a better place for all Nigerians.

It was all geared towards giving an opportunity to the out-going military authorities to abort the transition process supervised by Nwosu. The military were not tired of laying landmines in the way of the civilians. For instance, a pro-military campaign organization, the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), was one of groups trying to muddle the political waters and thereby discredit the political class.

ABN posters across the country were calling for additional four years for Babangida tacitly, a development which the Campaign for Democracy (CD), a pro-democracy organization, vehemently resisted.



In the build up to the election, many clandestine activities orchestrated to discredit the coming election. For instance, the SDP candidate Abiola during a campaign in Minna told the mammoth crowd that he was summoned to clear allegations of moving the capital from Abuja back to Lagos.

Debunking the allegations, he said Abuja would not only remain the capital of Nigeria, but by extension Africa. The 1993 elections were of high stakes; it was a contest between the military and the Nigerian people. It was simply a contest between light and darkness.

Observers said if the Babangida administration had had a foreknowledge that Nigerians would resist the cancellation of the election in the way they did, he would have prevented the election from taking place. But, the administration had shifted the goal post on many occasions and could not sustain the excuses any longer.

Nigerians were enthusiastic and in a hurry to put behind them the horrible experience of the military dictatorship. They wanted poverty banished out of their lives, since it had become the hallmark of the Babangida administration.

As the military tried to frustrate the campaign process of the parties by planting its moles among them, the politicians never lost focus. They campaigned on issues, unfolding what they had in store for them. For instance, the SDP’s ‘Hope 93’ slogan was not only captivating; it rekindled the expected light at the end of the tunnel. Nigerians dreamt and look ahead to Abiola’s presidency. He was embraced from all the strata of society. Artisans, teachers, civil servants, commercial drivers, politicians, traditional rulers etc adorned the parties’ emblems and proudly displayed then in their premises and business places. Though Nigerians could not clearly differentiate the ideologies of the NRC and the SDP, what was important was to have the better life promised by the two parties.

However, the political class started caving in after various subterfuges by the military to bungle the process. ABN and Arthur Nzeribe obtained a court injunction to stop the election a day before the election.

In order to prevent giving it a tribal colouration, it was the ABN Director of Operations, Abimbola Davis, who hails from the same region with Abiola that was saddled with the dirty job of securing a injunction from an Abuja High Court on June 10, less than 48 hours to the election.

The late Justice Bassey Ikpeme granted the prayers of the ABN which diabolic intrusion into the people’s quest for better life met some resistance from the pro-democracy group, CD. The pronouncement gave the first visible signal to the electorate that danger was lurking in the corner as people discussed in hush tones on how to confront the issue.

That injunction brought confusion and apprehension. People began to wonder what was amiss; they were waiting for the military government to clear the precarious air that unsettled the nation. Those who could read between the lines knew that the ABN had the support of government.

Despite the apprehension that gripped the country the Babangida administration, sources maintained, was to reverse the position taken by the Abuja court. Rather, the government took advantage of the impasse to manipulate the process.

When NEC chairman came on air to discountenance the ABN’s court injunction, Nwosu urged Nigerians to vote for the candidate of their choice on election day. Nigerians were determined to participate in the election, so they trooped out on the D- day to exercise their franchise.

It was a day Nigerians overwhelmingly said good-bye to ethnic and religious bigotry. It the first time a southerner would defeat a northerner in his home base. It was a day the religion meant very little or nothing as far as who governs the country was concerned.

Abiola defeated Tofa in Kano. Unofficial results for the election gave Abiola 8,341,307 votes, while Tofa got 5,954,087, which is 58.36 per cent and 41.64 per cent respectively. Babangida annulled the election midway into the announcement of the result by Prof. Nwosu.

Observers said Nwosu was bent on ensuring that the final result was declared, but he was coerced into stopping the announcement. Before Nigerians woke up to the reality, the election was annulled.

This was the beginning of the siege that clouded the country. Nigerians came out in unison to denounce government action. The cancellation of that election midwifed the birth of modern day pro-democracy groups which insisted that the election must be upheld and that Babangida must go.

That was the period the Pro National Conference Organisation (PRONACO), the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CHDR) etc entered the political space, trying to secure victory for June 12.

It was a harrowing moment for Abiola and those who defended the June 12 mandate. The Babangida administration was declared persona non grata and was mandated to quit the stage in August the same year.

Analysts believe he never left without putting a subordinate who would temporarily fill the void for him. They said he had the intention of staging a coming back, hence the word ‘step aside’ was adopted by him when he left office,

The June 12 election had many activists going into exile to fight for its revalidation. Many paid dearly for it with their lives. This includes Abiola’s wife, Kudirat. She was not only vocal in the pursuit of justice for her husband; she became the rallying point when Abiola was incarcerated. When General Sani Abacha’s hit-men silenced her during the struggle, the likes of Prof. Wole Soyinka, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi emerged to fill the void left by her death.

The election also attracted sympathy for the country in the international circuit. Former United States of America’s ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, and others worked assiduously to enlist the country among rogue nations for stalling the most popular election in the country’s political journey.

Recent developments and recognition of June 12 as ‘Democracy Day’ by President Muhammadu Buhari is an indication that there was a valid election on June 12, 1993. The recognition given to Abiola posthumously, as Grand Commander Federal Republic of Nigeria (GCFR), is enough testimony that June 12 will continue to hold significant space in country’s history.

It was one election Nigeria many Nigerians voluntarily paid the supreme price, because of their belief in the process. The election was not only transparent, it was held to unite Nigeria. Incidentally, what would have gone down in history as Babangida’s most outstanding legacy was equally thwarted by the same effort deployed to halt a popular will.

https://thenationonlineng.net/june-12-a-novel-poll/

Create value, create wealth, not merely fight corruption

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, says President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders must refocus their efforts and passion on creating value, wealth and should stop fighting corruption endlessly.

Speaking at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) summit in Abuja, Kagame congratulated Buhari on his victory at the poll and said Nigeria must share resources equitably, so everyone can join the fight against corruption.

He also called on the president and other attendees to add value, create wealth, while fighting corruption, and not merely to fight corruption.

“There is one of your own [Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala], who wrote a book, titled, Fighting Corruption is Dangerous; so she gave me the book, and as I was looking at the title, I reminded her and said you need to be thinking of writing another book to state that not fighting corruption is even more dangerous.

“This is a fight that can be won; tolerating corruption is a choice, not an inevitability. It is within our power to end it. That is the most important starting point, otherwise, it will be a waste of time to keep talking about it.

“Corruptions does not take decades to eradicate once we decide to break the habit.

“We have to set our sights high, it is not enough to fight corruption just as merely fighting poverty, it is too small an ambition for Africa. We want to create value, we want to create wealth, not merely fighting corruption.”

Kagame said Buhari is AU anti-corruption champion, appreciating the president for his drive against corruption.

“President Buhari, I wish to give you our very warm congratulations on your re-election and best wishes for the entire Nigerian people, on the road ahead,” Kagame said.

“I also want to mention here, that President Buhari is AU (African Union) champion in the fight against corruption, and we thank you.”

Kagame said corruption must be fought from top to bottom, using four key principles, “culture, responsibility, accountability, and effectiveness”.

“We must discard the myth that corruption is endemic to particular cultures. corruption is a universal weakness, not an African one, and it is not part of our destiny as a continent.

He said research has shown that “the biggest sources and beneficiaries of corruptions are outside of Africa”.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/06/12/it-doesnt-take-decades-fight-corruption-rwandan-president-tells-buhari

Gbaja, the humble man. Well deserved victory

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja

Members-elect of the House of Representatives have begun the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker under the supervision of the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr Mohammed Sani-Omolori.

When the roll call was taken, 358 members-elect were in attendance for the exercise.

Director-General of the Gbajabiamila Speakership Campaign Council, Mr Abdulmumin Jibrin, nominated Mr Femi Gbajabiamila for the speakership seat. The motion was seconded by Mrs Linda Ikpeazu, while Gbajabiamila accepted the nomination.


Abubakar Ahmad from Gombe State, who was booed during his speech, nominated Mr Mohammed Bago from Niger State. He described Bago as “a man with no baggage.” The motion was seconded by Mr Mark Gbillah, who said the nomination was against “an impeding autocracy.”

Bago accepted the nomination, saying, “This aspiration is not an ambition of Bago.”

Gbajabiamila is the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, while Bago is a member of the party.

https://punchng.com/reps-begin-speakership-election-as-gbajabiamila-contests-against-bago/

https://thenationonlineng.net/gbajabiamila-bago-battle-for-9th-speakers-seat/

South south beat south east