Following Senator Bukola Saraki’s end to his years of reign as a Senator from Kwara state and former Senate President of the 8th Assembly, as an opposition party member, it was already a decided faith that he would face financial investigations.

Senator Bukola Saraki according to reports is set to forfeit his #1 billion houses in Ilorin, Kwara state. This is as ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

As reported by dailytrust, a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered an interim forfeiture of two houses in Ilorin, Kwara State belonging to the immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had approached the court presided over by Justice Ridwan Aikawa, for an order of interim forfeiture of the properties said to worth about N 1 billion on the ground that it was acquired through the proceeds of unlawful activity.

The anti-graft agency told the court in an exparte application that it ‘‘uncovered monumental fraud perpetrated in the treasury of the Kwara State Government between 2003 and 2011’’, when Saraki was governor of the state.

Based on the application, the court ordered the temporary forfeiture of Saraki’s two properties designated as Plots No. 10 and No. 11 Abdulkadir Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State.

The matter has been adjourned till December 17, 2019 by Justice Ridwan Aikawa for further proceedings.



https://ngg.ng/2019/12/03/court-orders-interim-forfeiture-of-sarakis-1bn-house/


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Following the defeat of Anthony Joshua on June 1,2019 by Andy Ruiz Junior in which the 14th ranked Mexican Boxer claimed AJ’s WBA, IBF and WBO titles in New York, US, the two heavyweight boxers are set to do battle on December 7, Saturday in the Diriyah Arena, Saudi Arabia.

However on Monday, Nigerian Senator, Ben Murray Bruce took it upon himself and the Nigerian spirit to send a message of support to Anthony Joshua telling him that all Nigerians are with him and urged the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari to show support to AJ on stage in Saudi Arabia. In his message, the Senator said;

I want you to know we are with you, @anthonyfjoshua. I am confident that on December 7, you will go out and make yourself and your motherland proud. I am behind you. Nigerians are behind you.

I call on @MBuhari to show support for Anthony as he puts Nigeria on the world stage, Dec7.

https://mobile.twitter.com/benmurraybruce/status/1201429933647638528

Joshua has vowed to whoop Andy Ruiz to show the world how great he(AJ) is as the world thinks A.Ruiz is great. AJ wants everyone to bow to him once he beats Andy Ruiz on Saturday, so that the world can tell him how great they think he is.

Joshua is set to reclaim his WBA,IBF and WBO heavyweight titles from Andy Ruiz when they fight for honour on Saturday at the Diriyah Arena, Saudi Arabia.

Antony Joshua and Andy Ruiz will touch gloves at 9pm GMT this Saturday, December 7 – that is 11pm in Saudi Arabia. 4am-5am Nigeria time on Sunday, June 2.

https://ngg.ng/2019/12/03/senator-ben-bruce-message-to-a-joshua-as-he-prepares-for-rematch-with-a-ruiz/

This was made known to the world by Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture on Monday during an assessment tour of the Nigerian side of the border with Niger Republic in Magama Jibia, Katsina State.

The minister said since the Nigerian Federal Government closed its border with Benin and Niger Republics since August, that the Nigerian Custom has been generating a total revenue of #8 billion on a daily basis.

Mohammed said the figure was over 30 per cent increase in revenue, since the launch of Exercise Swift Response on August 20, 2019 to secure Nigeria’s maritime and land borders.

He also noted that before the closure, the borders contributed nothing to the revenue as the Nigeria Custom Service was recording about N4.5 billion daily.

Other dignitaries on this tour were Minister of Industries, Trade and Investments, Hajia Maryam Katagum, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba.



https://ngg.ng/2019/12/02/border-closure-fg-says-nigeria-custom-now-generates-8bn-revenue-daily/


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To encourage and boost general economic activities and link between the urban centers and rural areas in Katsina State, President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday inaugurated 28 kilometer roads constructed for #36 billion by the state’s government. These roads are charged with the responsibility of enhancing transportation and economic activities between the rural and urban centers in the state.

These roads includes; 28-kilometre Randa-Doguru-Gallu-Kwanar and Gwanti-Shargalle.

Speaking during the commissioning of the project Monday, the president commended the efforts of Governor Aminu Bello Masari for the initiative and urged him to sustain the tempo.

Responding, Governor Masari said the state government has between 2015 and 2019 awarded contracts for the construction of 18 roads with a total distance of 509.40 kilometres.

He said: “So far, 10 have been completed out of which three were commissioned by His Excellency Mr. President and the fourth will be commissioned today. Six additional roads are ready for commissioning while eight are at various stages of completion.



https://ngg.ng/2019/12/02/rural-transport-boost-as-buhari-commissions-36bn-28km-roads-in-katsina/

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NIGERIA SENATE CHARGE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS TO MAKE 2020 BUDGET REPORT AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY


Following the request by the Chairman of the senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Barau Jibrin for more time and probably a week, on Tuesday, the one week of grace will be due.

The Lawan led 9th Senate are reportedly ready to receive the reports of the #10.33 trillion budget 2020 from the Senate Committee on Appropriations led by Senator Barau Jibrin on Tuesday.

This the Senate president, Ahmed Lawan urged the committee to be speedy in its findings and reports so that the 2020 budget as a bill could be passed into law this week.



https://ngg.ng/2019/12/02/nigeria-senate-charge-committee-on-appropriations-to-make-2020-budget-report-available-on-tuesday/

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Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh via her foundation is set to feed 10,000 people in Abuja during the yuletide period.

Tonto Dike in a statement with Ngg.ng said,
The festive season of Christmas is around the corner and it’s a time to spread love and positivity to our family and friends, but more than this, it should be a time that we also show love to the less privileged and physically challenged who in most cases have nobody to make them experience what love is.

Looking around, I see a lot of less privileged people and physically challenged, and I am always moved to give because true wealth is not all you have acquired for yourself, it’s how much of you that you deposit in others. God has blessed us to be a blessing; He has manifested his love to us so we’d be an epitome of love to the needy, physically challenged and those with special needs. God is trusting on us to help them, and that’s why Jesus likened himself to the poor, needy, and physically challenged amongst us, and when we fail to show them love, we practically fail to show Jesus love.
For this reason, THE TONTO DIKEH FOUNDATION has organized a Christmas/New Year Carnival Celebration for internally displaced persons, physically challenged, and less privileged in Abuja.

It is themed: “10,000 smiles for Christmas.” We’d be giving out 400 wheelchairs, 300 canes for the blind, 400 party packs for kids, 300 bags of rice and provisions, etc.
The event will take place on 15th of December 2019 12 Noon at Jabi Lake Abuja,
The goal is that while we merry, the needy, less privileged and physically challenged will also have a reason to smile, and it’s so beautiful being the reason why they should smile.

Everyone deserves to be loved. @t_d_foundation #10,000SMILESFORCHRISTMAS
THETONTODIKEHFOUNDATION @t_d_foundation @kingandre_dikeh


https://ngg.ng/2019/12/02/2019-christmas-tonto-dikeh-set-to-show-love-to-10000-less-privileged-in-abuja/

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Abeg make she extend am coz me need am coz I am a less privilege child and a needy for that matter....

Elvis Emeghara popularly known as “Elvis Ehara” born on the 6th of May, in the late 80s and Into the family of Mr. and Mrs Emeghara in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Elvis Emeghara after his primary and secondary school education proceeded to acquire a Bachelor of Arts certificate from the Imo State University, OwerrI.

Few years after completing his studies in Nigeria, He embarked on a journey to Japan where he eventually made his base as he formally delved into the business of automobiles and spare parts importation.

As a result of his hardwork and sheer dedication, Elvis Emeghara flourished as his business grew in leap and in bounds, this led to extending to several other businesses and investments ranging from oil and gas, hospitality, charity, transportation, food, sports and entertainment.

Elvis Emeghara is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of eHara Group of Companies, a conglomerate which spread across to eHara Oil and Gas which provides onshore/offshore oil and gas products sales ans services as well as filling stations, Executive Cab Service to provide the ease of mobility blended with comfort and luxury, eHara Real Estate, Mani Creamery, eHara Football Academy and eHara Entertainment Company, an entertainment outfit that partners, powers and promotes major entertainment activities in Japan and Nigeria.

Elvis Emeghara is a renowned philanthropist, His love for giving back to the society led to the establishment of eHara Foundation, a foundation which caters for the less privileged as well as an orphanage home in Imo State precisely.

He has received several awards and recognitions in the course of his excellent services, some of which includes:
Young Business Owners Forum: Award for excellence in business.
Department of Petroleum Resources: Best speaker of the year Award.
Lagos Business School: Young Entrepreneur Award.

Lagos Business School: Young Entrepreneur Award.
Asia Export Osaka Award: Award for excellent builder.
Royal Men of Class Award for great leadership.

Elvis Emeghara is a Businessman, Real Estate Investor, Talent Sponsor, Showbiz Promoter and Oil and gas tycoon. He possess a dual citizenship of Nigeria and Japan. Speaks Igbo, English and Japanese languages fluently and he is married and blessed with an adorable Son.



https://ngg.ng/2019/11/30/meet-ngg-personality-of-the-week-elvis-emeghara/


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BUHARI RE-PRESENTS $30BN LOAN REQUEST, TURNED DOWN BY THE 8TH ASSEMBLY TO 9TH ASSEMBLY FOR APPROVAL


President Muhammadu Buhari had in September 2016 presented an external loan of $30bn under the guise of 2016-2018 external borrowing, to the Saraki led 8th Assembly but was turned down.

On Wednesday Plenary session, the President represented the same proposal which he said was going to be used for infrastructural development for projects in the power, agriculture, transport and mining sectors of the Nigerian economy.

In the new request, Buhari said the loan will fund 39 emergency projects in the Power, Agriculture, Transport & Mining sectors of the Nigerian economy.”

reported that the letter titled;

The letter titled: “Request for the National Assembly to reconsider and approve the Federal Government’s 2016-2018 external borrowing plan” reads in part:

“Pursuant to Sections 21 and 27 of the Debt Management Office (Establishment Etc) Act, I hereby request for resolutions of the Senate to approve the Federal Government’s 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan as well as relevant projects under this plan.


https://ngg.ng/2019/11/28/buhari-re-presents-30bn-loan-request-turned-down-by-the-8th-assembly-to-9th-assembly-for-approval/

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AYUBA GORA’S STATEMENT ON USING GOOGLE MAP WHILE DRIVING AS AN OFFENSE, FRSC CLARIFIES SAYS HE WAS MISQUOTED


Yesterday, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the federal capital territory (FCT), Ayuba Gora, said driving with the aid of Google map is a serious traffic offence.

He made this information known while speaking at the inauguration of the “2019 Ember Months Campaign” by Lugbe unit command of the FRSC in Abuja on Wednesday.

This statement by the FCT sector commander has caused a lot of rancour and misunderstanding in the Nigerian society.

The Federal Road Safety Corps through it twitter social handle @FRSCNigeria has come out to say that Ayuba Gora was misquoted and misunderstood as disseminated on various social media and newspaper platforms.

Read FRSC True Position on the use of Google Map while Driving:

“Corps Commander Wobin Ayuba Gora was quoted out of context on the use of google map app while driving, during the 2019 ‘Ember Months’ flag off held in Lugbe, FCT on Wednesday.

“According to the writer, the FCT Sector Commander while delivering his ember months address stated that driving with the aid of Google map using mobile phone is a serious traffic offence. The Corps wishes to state that the Sector Commander must have been misquoted and his statement outrightly misrepresented because the Federal Road Safety Corps as a technology driven organisation is not and has never stood against the use of google map by motorists. To state the obvious,we have always enlightened the public on the position of the law on use of phone while driving which the Sector Commander tried to emphasize during the flag off. The statement he made during the flag off buttresses the position of the Corps, which is that any driver who intends to deploy the use of Google map while driving must have it set on the phone before embarking on the journey, not while the vehicle is already in motion as this could be dangerous to the driver and other road users, and can lead to road traffic crash. We say this because, available records have shown that use of phone for whatever purpose; be it text, voice calls, chats, browsing, setting google map to find location etc while driving could be distractive and can easily lead to loss of concentration. This has led to many road traffic crashes with attendant loss of lives and properties.”

“On the strength of this, the Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to reiterate its position on use of phone while driving as a dangerous and hazardous road traffic behaviour which has led to unwanted and avoidable road crashes.”

“We therefore call on all motorists who intend to deploy the use of google map on their phone especially during the festive season when traffic density is high, to activate such before setting the vehicle in motion so as to ensure 100 percent concentration on the wheels.”

“Road Safety is State of Mind, Road Traffic Crash is Absence of Mind. Stay Alert, Stay Alive! FRSC Cares for Your Safety.”

Signed:

Bisi Kazeem

FSI Corps Commander

Public Education Officer

FRSC



https://ngg.ng/2019/11/28/ayuba-goras-statement-on-using-google-map-while-driving-as-an-offense-frsc-clarifies-says-he-was-misquoted/


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Senator Bukola Saraki shared this as he watches an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, United States of America.

The former senate President who is a huge fan of Lebron James of LA Energy watches as LA Energy tackles Oklahoma City basketball team. The game ended 112 to 107, with LA Energy winning the match. As shared, Senator Saraki said;

In LA watching @KingJames play for @Lakers Energy in the Arena is unmatched. In 2018 an exhibition NBA game was played in Pretoria, SA. I’m hoping in the near Future, Nigeria will host NBA games in a bid to grow the sport further in Nigeria. I am determined to see us achieve this.


https://ngg.ng/2019/11/20/life-outside-politics-sen-saraki-in-lau-s-a-watching-an-nba-game/


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People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate in the February 23rd general election in Nigeria Atiku Abubakar congratulates Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on his 62nd Birthday celebration in health.

Atiku Abubakar described the former President Goodluck Jonathan as ‘an evergreen face of democracy, peace, and freedom.



https://ngg.ng/2019/11/20/atiku-congratulates-nigerias-ex-president-jonathan-on-his-62nd-birthday/

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Activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore who has been detained by the federal government on account of his bouched Revolution Now protest, has rejected the offer made by President of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, to stand as surety.

Recall that ngg.ng reported earlier that the clergyman has said that he was considering standing as surety for Sowore even though Sowore had hurt him in the past. Read more here.

The legal team of Sowore, speaking through his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, told newsmen that Suleman’s offer would not be considered because he was not eligible to stand surety for the detained activist as the court was clear that the surety must be resident in Abuja.

Effiong said Suleman’s offer cannot be considered nor accepted, adding that Suleman and Sowore had once had a public altercation, as a result, there is conflict of interest.

“So, we are turning it down and we are not even considering it. The way the Federal Government politicised the matter, made it difficult for the bail conditions to be met. But we are in the process of perfecting the bail“

Sowore had in a report published through his platform, accused Suleman of engaging in extra-marital affairs with a woman known as Stephanie Otobo.

The activist, who is the Convener of #RevolutionNow, was arrested by the Department of State Services on August 2, 2019, for allegedly trying to overthrow the President Muhammadu Buhari government.

The activist, who was the Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, has remained in the custody of the DSS ever since.


https://ngg.ng/2019/11/04/just-in-sowore-rejects-apostle-sulemans-bail-offer-see-why/

On Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has made it public to Nigerian electorates that the commission will create more polling units by the first quarter of year 2020.

Gearing for the Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship elections, the Commission through its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, at a dialogue session organised by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room), in Abuja, revealed this information at press time.

The prospective Creation of additional polling units come 2020 is to add to the 119973 polling units in the country. The creation of additional polling units is to put an end to the continue use of ad hoc procedure of creating Voting Points and Voting Point Settlements.


https://ngg.ng/2019/11/01/inec-to-create-more-polling-units-in-2020/

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The Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje on Tuesday has ordered the state’s ministry of justice to review the state’s penal code, and include death penalty for kidnappers or abductors as a corporal punishment.

This order emanates as a result of the abduction and trafficking of nine Muslim children in Kano and taken to Anambra state to be sold. Although the Kano state police division have made enough arrests of perpetrators, investigations are still ongoing for all kidnapping syndicates to be tracked down.

Governor Ganduje made this call while inaugurating a 16-man Commission of Inquiry on nine children kidnapped in Kano and sold in Anambra State.

The committee’s is charged with the responsibility of conducting an enquiry into cases of missing persons in Kano State from the year 2010 to date and to procure all such evidence, written or oral, and to examine all such persons as witnesses as the commissioners may think it necessary or desirable to procure or examine.

This committee is to submit its reports within 30 days.

The governor made the move of assisting each family of the victims with a sum of #1m.


https://ngg.ng/2019/11/01/kano-kidnappers-to-face-death-sentence/

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The joint session of the National Assembly which comprised of the Senates and Representatives have on Wednesday summoned Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, over Operation Positive Identification exercise.

This Day reports that Ndume said both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a joint committee summoned the Army Chief to appear before it on Thursday, October 31.

“Although the Chief of Army Staff had described the alert as fake but as representatives of the people, we have summoned him to come and clarify it to Nigerians,” Ndume said.

The senator said Buratai is expected to explain all the modalities put in place for the exercise the Army said would help identify miscreants across Nigeria.

Note that, Senator Ali Ndume is the Chairman of Senate Committee on Army in the House of Senates. He made this known to journalists in Abuja shortly after telling them that his committee has sharply rejected the Army Chief’s plan on this. He however acknowledge the importance of protecting lives and properties of Nigerians all over the country but also contrasted that if such moves will cause inconvenience to the people they are representing, that the Army Chief should come and clarify the modalities behind such policy properly which has to be approved by the Senate before it is implemented.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/31/national-assembly-summons-army-chief-buratai-to-clarify-idea-of-opi/

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As Nigerians embraces different platforms to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari on his landmark victory at the supreme court yesterday, Ahmed Lawan, the president of the Nigerian House of Senates has also express his unapologetic felicitation and congratulation to President Buhari.

Ahmed Lawan sends his Hearty congratulations to President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the resounding judgment that seals his election victory at the Supreme Court today.

In his message, he said, ”We, in the ninth National Assembly will continue to produce good legislation and pursue harmonious relationship between the organs of government and among Nigerians for the unity, peace and progress of our fatherland.”

”The petitioners should gracefully accept the final verdict of our court of law while the winners should demonstrate magnanimity by extending the hand of fellowship to the opposition with a view to carrying all Nigerians along in the arduous task of nation-building.”

”Now that the litigation is over, we should all rally as one people behind the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, in his commitment to building the great nation of our dream.”

”The unanimous verdict of the Apex Court has removed whatever doubt that might have been raised on the integrity of the last presidential election.”


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/31/sen-president-ahmed-lawan-congratulates-buhari/

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After five futile attempts, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for President suffered another defeat yesterday. The Supreme Court ruled his appeal as lacking merit. What next for the Waziri Adamawa? Deputy Editor Emmanuel Oladesu examines the political career of the eminent politician, his battles and his camps’ projections for the future

He came, he saw, but he could not conquer on the slippery political field. A long distant runner, he failed to breast the tape. Both at the level of ballot box and the temple of justice, his ambition to rule the country finally clashed – at least for now. What next for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri Adamawa and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 23 presidential election?

A major tragedy has befallen the main opposition party. Since 2015, it has been left in the cold. The party and its leadership appear to be politically maladjusted. It has not done well as a federal opposition party. Now that it has failed to bounce back through the judicial process, what is its next agenda?

Atiku has been the party’s main hope for this season. His defeat is therefore, a major setback despite PDP’s successes during the last governorship polls.

At the historic PDP convention held at the Adokie Amiesimeka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, almost two years ago, Atiku dwarfed his rivals. He had 1,537 delegate votes, beating Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, who got 693 votes. Atiku peeped into the future with optimism. The bid for the presidential ticket was not a child’s play. He triumphed.

The former vice president also mended fences with old detractors. He was made to visit the United States to prove that the country had nothing against him. His former boss, oppressor and tormentor, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, became his chief image launder, sponsor, promoter and grand campaign manager.

Money was not Atiku’s problem. He deployed his resources and held a largely successful nation- wide campaign. Obasanjo’s letter was to prepare the ground. On the podium, the PDP candidate promised an alternative route to good governance. But, there was no display of ideological superiority.

However, the general election was a greater hurdle. There was a huge gap between expectation and reality. Atiku had a high expectation. It was the tonic that sustained him during the electioneering. But, voters disappointed him, as it were. According to the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, who was the Chief Returning Officer, President Buhari got 15,191,847 votes while Atiku got 11, 262, 978 votes.

Atiku cried foul. He refused to concede defeat to his more formidable opponent, President Muhammadu Buhari. Having rejected the umpire’s verdict, the battle shifted to the court. At the tribunal, he failed to get victory, despite his counsel’s frantic efforts. Yesterday, the apex court also rejected his major prayer. It was final.

Atiku is a courageous politician endowed with audacity of hope, which has served as the elixir of political life

Between 1991 and now, he had contested five times for the presidential ticket on different platforms. Yet, the driver’s seat has always eluded him.

Atiku’s political life is full of ups and downs. But, his ability to quickly put the past behind him, strive to rise after each electoral fall and forge ahead with optimism underscores a sort of “audacity of hope.”

During the election, be called for power shift as the APC pushed for continuity.

Both party fired salvos. In the last 19 years of stable civil rule, many gladiators from both sides have cohabitated during the alignment and re-alignment of forces. They are not oblivious of their strengths and weaknesses. All these were exploited by the two parties.

It was Atiku’s fifth attempt at the presidency. At 73, he is not a young man. Many thought that time was running out. Yet, for him, the attainment of the presidency is a critical factor in self-actualisation.

In the aborted Third Republic, Atiku challenged the late Moshood Abiola to a duel at the historic Jos convention of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). According to observers, he was running for the highest office by proxy. The main issue at that time was his political mentor, the late Gen. Shehu Yar’Adua, who later asked him to step down for Abiola during that tensed moment of horse trading, wheeling and dealing.

Having placed his hands on the plough, Atiku has not looked back. Although he was elected governor of Adamawa State, fate catapulted him to the position of number two citizen at the federal level.

His second attempt was in 2003 when he made a feeble attempt to contest against Obasanjo. Atiku was said to have the backing of many governors, including Orji Kalu (Abia) and James Ibori (Delta). It was a risky venture. The president was said to have knelt down for his deputy as he implored him to opt out of the race. If he had contested at the convention, may be, he would have won the ticket. That episode marked the parting of ways between the former numbers one and two citizens.

Henceforth, the presidency and the PDP became hot for him. He was de-robed as deputy president. He became a proper spare tyre. Even, an administrative panel headed by Mallam Nasir el- Rufai indicted him. He was in court six times fighting the threat to his ambition.

When he defected from the PDP in 2007, he sought refuge in the defunct Action Congress (AC). He ran for the president, but without success. He was defeated by the younger brother of his mentor, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua. Atiku’s runnning mate was Senator Ben Obi.

After the unsuccessful attempt, he retraced his steps to the PDP. Later, Obi followed suit. The AC family felt betrayed. They complained that he jumped ship without informing party leaders. He lost the confidence of a political family that tried to salvage his career when the hand of Obassnjo was heavy on him.

In 2011, Atiku threw his hat into the ring again. At the regional selection process, he defeated former President Ibrahim Babangida. But, he could not cross the next hurdle. At the PDP primary in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), he was defeated by President Goodluck Jonathan, who had the backing of Obasanjo, the political coach-in-chief.

A serial defector, Atiku later left for the APC after the formation of the party by the legacy platforms – the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), the Congres for Progressive Change (CPC), a faction of the PDP and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). During the 2015 primary, he contested along with President Buhari, Senator Rabiu Kwakwanso, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and Sam Nda Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspaper. He came third, trailing Kwakwanso. Gen. Buhari was elected as candidate.

Two years ago, the former vice president parted way with the APC. His foes chided him for impatience and political harlotry. He unfolded his presidential ambition, thereby drawing attention to himself as an opposition leader. By the time he returned to the PDP, he had revived his old structures and networks across the six geo-political zones.

To warm himself to the politically conscious and highly enlightened people of the Southwest, he campaigned to them on the borrowed platform of restructuring. His campaign manager was former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel. But, already a household name in Nigeria, Atiku needed no introduction.

The eminent politician displayed a wider experience mobilisation during the primary and general election. His ambition polarised the polity. He succeeded in moderating the public perception of his personality and Political career. He maintained that he has never been tried and convicted for corruption.

What also worked for Atiku during the poll was that he had tentacles across the zones. He gave a good fight.

Party elders from the Southwest confided that Atiku will not go into oblivion. “We will draft him to the 2023 race,” said a party elder and former minister from Osun State, who added: “PDP will still zone the presidential ticket to the North.”

Many supporters doubted that Atiku will be discouraged by the verdict. According to them, he has a great deal of resilience. They believe that he will return to the drawing board. Others said the belief in the prediction of marabouts has not waned. But, if he contests, he will be challenged by other formidable aspirants during the shadow poll.

The PDP cannot be ruled out in the scheme of things. Although it has lot federal power, it has governors in more than 16 states.

As from today, Atiku can play the role of an “opposition leader.” The onus is on him to unite the main opposition party, ahead of future elections.

By 2023, the former vice president will be 77. Will he run or sponsor a candidate? Time will tell.


https://thenationonlineng.net/what-next-for-atiku/

https://ngg.ng/2019/10/31/what-next-for-atiku-by-emmanuel-oladesu-deputy-editor-the-nation-newspaper/

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Federal Ministry of Education (Federal Scholarship Borad) – The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2020/2021 Nomination computer Based Test (CBT) for the Federal Government Scholarship Awards Tenable in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions.

Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA) 2020/2021 Federal Government Scholarship Awards Tenable in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions For NA

Eligibility Criteria;
The Eligibility Criteria for Nigerian Award is as Follows:Applicants for Postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with Second Class Honours Upper Division. Applicant must be registered Full-Time students of Federal or State Universities.

All other applicants (UG, HND & NCE) must be registered full-time students in their second year or above in Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Colleges of Education.

All undergraduate Scholarship applicants (Physically challenged inclusive) must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or its equivalents or 5.0 on a 7 point scale.

Important Information: The scholarship is tenable in Nigeria and takes effect from the beginning of the academic session.

It shall not be held at the same time with another Award nor for part-time studies. Change of course or Institution is not allowed.

The Scholarship award is to assist the scholar in the payment of; Institutional charges, fees and for Personal maintenance.

Available Courses: Courses to be Considered for the Award are as Follows; Science and Technology, Medicine and Para-medicals, Education, Agriculture, Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences, Entrepreneurial Studies, ICT, Environmental Sciences, Law.

General Notice:
During the application, candidates are expected to indicate the following:Candidates are advised to choose Computer Based Test Centre (CBT) very close to their Choice of programme preferred in order of priority (i.e. Nigerian Award).

Application Closing Date
11:59 pm, 6th December, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should; Visit www.fsbn.com.ng to register.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/31/federal-ministry-of-education-nigeria-award-scholarship-na-2020-2021/

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Yesterday after the Golden Eaglets came from 1:2 behind to defeat their Ecuadorian opponent by 3 goals to 2 goals, with I. Said scoring a hat trick for the Nigerians in the Brazil U17 2019 world cup, the president of Nigeria, President Buhari congratulated the boys and task Nigerians to emulate the can-do spirit of the golden eaglets.

In Buhari’s words, “The fact that the youngsters never gave up, and turned the table against their opponents, is a lesson in persistence and resilience.”

He however urge all Nigerians to embrace the can-do spirit in all their services and doings to all round development of the country.

Concluding, the president further pledges his complete support to the golden eaglets.




https://ngg.ng/2019/10/30/what-president-buhari-said-to-nigerians-after-golden-eaglets-beat-ecuador/


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The World Bank has pledged its support towards assisting Nigeria to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to address poverty and service delivery by government.

World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, made the pledged at the opening of a Peer Learning Event organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Tuesday in Abuja.

Chaudhuri said one of the things that surprised him when he assumed office in Nigeria was the country’s low level of revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), put at eight per cent.

According to him, this is small compared with the number obtainable in South and East Asia.

It is on this ground that the World Apex banks has pledged to support and assist Nigeria towards increasing her Internally Generated Revenue, so that Nigeria can compete favourably with other great countries of the world.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/29/ibrd-world-bank-to-assist-nigeria-to-increase-igr/

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Barely One month after the xenophobic attacks on foreigners and Nigerians in South Africa and the emergency evacuation of Nigerians from that country, which was anchored by Air Peace, there is a fresh attacks and murder of a Nigerian Chikamso Ufordi.

Odefa Ikele, the National Spokesperson of Nigerian Union South Africa, told News Agency of Nigeria NAN that the deceased, Chikamso Ufordi, who hailed from Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State was riding in his car with two other Nigerians when they were trailed and shot at close range by some yet to be identified persons in Nigel, Gauteng Province in Johannesburg on Saturday October 26th.

Odefa Ikele told News Agency Of Nigeria that,

“One of the witnesses informed us that the deceased, Mr. Chikamso Ufordi, from Awgu LGA Enugu State was trailed by some unknown gunmen, and was shot point-blank while in his car with two other Nigerian friends.

“His friends also sustained injuries, but the late Chikamso died immediately before help could arrive from the province’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team. The injured were rushed to the nearest hospital. A case of murder and attempted murder have already been opened at Nigel Police Cluster’’

However, the Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Mr. Godwin Adama, has confirmed the murder of Mr. Chikamso Ufordi, in South Africa, PM News reports.

Reacting to the development on the telephone on Tuesday, Adama said, he was yet to get the full report. According to him, although the incident is highly condemnable, incidences like that are common in South Africa with one of the highest crime rates in the world.

He promised that the Consulate would partner the South African authorities to arrange a meeting with the locals, Nigerians, the police authority, to further adopt ways of preventing any form of xenophobic attacks in the future.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/29/sad-another-nigerian-murdered-in-south-africa/

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This development was made known by Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture at press conference in Abuja.

The Minster made this known when he said that, '' no responsible government would sit back and allow such activities capable of setting the country on fire to continue unchecked.

In Lai Mohammed's words, "I think It has reached a level that the government may just no longer fold its arms and allow this to continue," he stated.

Therefore, there is no amount of criticism that can stop the President Muhammadu Buhari's reign from implementing tougher sanctions for broadcast stations that violate the broadcast code.

He further said that people should not misunderstand the president's stand on this issue, because the president is trying to install sanity in the social media platforms, which in no way will affect 'responsible journalism'.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/29/fg-set-to-regulate-social-media/

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[quote author=Enzorazor post=83539059]There was wild jubilation in Abuja, on Monday, October 28, following a Supreme court of Nigeria ruling over a very controversial ruling, declaring that all women with clitorises longer than 7,5 centimetres (3 inches) can now be legally considered as men.

The five-member Supreme Court panel, led by Mary Odili, unanimous decided that 36-year old Isioma Adeyemi’s request was “perfectly sound and legitimate”, ordering that her legal status be changed immediately.

Ms. Adeyemi celebrated her victory which puts an end to a 7-year legal battle for the woman with an exceptionally large clitoris.“This is the greatest day of my life! My first husband repudiated me because my clitoris was bigger than his penis, now I finally get some kind of justice.”

Ms. Inna Shevchenko, leader of The radical feminist exhibitionist group Femen, describes the ruling as “a great advancement for African women in general”. A small number of women just obtained a great boost in their legal status and are now in a position to help their peers. It’s a great day for women!”

Under Nigerian law, Ms. Adeyemi can now own land, have several wives, work at night, and can no longer be legally beaten to the level of “grievous hurt” by her husband or male relatives.

According to governmental experts, over 600 other Nigerian women have sufficiently big clitorises to apply for a change to their legal status. Nigeria is only the second country in the world to offer women with large clitorises the option of being legally considered as men.

Uganda offers the same choice to all women with clitorises longer than 5 centimetres (2 inches). Only 11 women have legally changed their status to men since the law was passed in 2011.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/28/women-with-8-inch-long-clitoris-can-now-be-regarded-men-abuja-court-rules/

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Nearly 90 million Nigerians are living with extreme poverty, Minister of Humanitarian and Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has stated.

The Minister, who spoke at a budget defense session of the Ministry before the House of Representatives Committee on IDPs, said the Buhari government was resolve to lift the 90 million Nigerians in extreme poverty across the country.

She also said the new ministry was committed to strengthening coordination of humanitarian and disaster management efforts by multiple stakeholders, adding that the Ministry has enormous responsibility to address some of the underlying causes, drivers and consequences of humanitarian crises and underdevelopment including: relatively high poverty of nearly half (90 million) of the country’s 198 million population live in extreme poverty.

Breakdown of the proposed budget for National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons include: N474,306,285 for personnel, N165 million for resettlement of IDPs in the North East and Bakkasi returnees in the 2020 budget proposal.

Others include: N15 million for 1,000 IDPs enrolment into NHIS; N105 million for renovation/rent of 21,000,000 per state; N60 million Back to school fees; N105 million for drilling of borehole; N184 million for securing land for relocation and reintegration of IDPs in FCT, Nasarawa States and N110 million for 2,200 families as return assistance to North East, among others.

Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Mohammed Jega promised to justify the confidence reposed in the Committee by Nigerians, assured that the budget will impact positively on every Nigerian both individually and collectively.

“We are therefore poised for a collaborative action with the Executive arm of government to ensure that we design a performing budget that will meet the expectations of the teeming populace,” he stated.

Jega also applauded the resolution of President Muhammadu Buhari for creating the Ministry with the view to address the numerous humanitarian challenges confronting the citizenry as a result of insurgency, arm bandits and other humanitarian challenges affecting the country.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/90-million-nigerians-living-in-extreme-poverty-minister/amp/

There was wild jubilation in Abuja, on Monday, October 28, following a Supreme court of Nigeria ruling over a very controversial ruling, declaring that all women with clitorises longer than 7,5 centimetres (3 inches) can now be legally considered as men.

The five-member Supreme Court panel, led by Mary Odili, unanimous decided that 36-year old Isioma Adeyemi’s request was “perfectly sound and legitimate”, ordering that her legal status be changed immediately.

Ms. Adeyemi celebrated her victory which puts an end to a 7-year legal battle for the woman with an exceptionally large clitoris.“This is the greatest day of my life! My first husband repudiated me because my clitoris was bigger than his penis, now I finally get some kind of justice.”

Ms. Inna Shevchenko, leader of The radical feminist exhibitionist group Femen, describes the ruling as “a great advancement for African women in general”. A small number of women just obtained a great boost in their legal status and are now in a position to help their peers. It’s a great day for women!”

Under Nigerian law, Ms. Adeyemi can now own land, have several wives, work at night, and can no longer be legally beaten to the level of “grievous hurt” by her husband or male relatives.

According to governmental experts, over 600 other Nigerian women have sufficiently big clitorises to apply for a change to their legal status. Nigeria is only the second country in the world to offer women with large clitorises the option of being legally considered as men.

Uganda offers the same choice to all women with clitorises longer than 5 centimetres (2 inches). Only 11 women have legally changed their status to men since the law was passed in 2011.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/28/women-with-8-inch-long-clitoris-can-now-be-regarded-men-abuja-court-rules/

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Despite the #5 billion budgeted by the National Assembly for the procurement of cars for senators and members of House of Representatives coupled with the #3.5 billion to be expended on travels both local and foreign by President Buhari and VP Yemi Osinbajo in the 2020 budget, the President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan said that Nigeria is suffering from the problems of availability of revenue.

He said this on Monday at a convocation ceremony of the University of Benin/ National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (UNIBEN/ NILDS) Postgraduate Programmes.

As reported by the Nigeria guardian, “Today Nigeria is faced with the problem of availability of revenue,” Lawan said.

The Senate President went further to say that, “The time has come for National Assembly to continuously engage with revenue-generating agencies. We have to take the bull by the horn and look for our revenue wherever they are,” he added.


https://ngg.ng/2019/10/28/sen-lawan-says-nigeria-has-problems-of-availability-of-revenue/

Mr Femi Fani-Kayode popularly known as FFK made it known to Nigerians today, that the Southerners should stop blaming the fulanis or northerners for our political bondage but that they should blame themselves.

Mr Fani-Kayode, according to the former Minister of Aviation, ''the greatest enemy of the south are not the northerners but southern cowardice, duplicity, greed, insincerity, treachery and betrayal. When we blame the Fulani for everything we diminish ourselves. How can an ethnic group that constitutes only 7% of the population wield.''

''so much power and control over our affairs if not for the fact that we continue to betray one another and sell ourselves short to them? We should not blame the north for our bondage, we should blame ourselves. Every great liberation fighter and visionary leader from the south and the Middle Belt in the history of our country was betrayed and sacrificed by his fellow southerners and Middle Belters and sold to the north. The people of the north did not do us in: we did ourselves in.''


Mr FFK concluded by saying that until the Southerners are strongly united with full confidence of trusts, honest and fidelity in one another, that we will keep been in bondage thereby, allow the north to keep ruling us.


https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1185509236471685121

Source: https://ngg.ng/2019/10/19/southerners-are-the-problems-of-the-south-not-northerners-ffk/

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President Muhammadu Buhari on his twitter handle, @MBuhari, made it clear his administration's intentions with paramount regards to the issues of infrastructural facilities development.

In the words of the President:

''I firmly believe that if we get infrastructure right in Nigeria, our roads, rail, ports; Nigerians will mind their businesses, many people will not even care who is in government. A country like ours, full of entrepreneurial energy and potential, will prosper.''

In furtherance, the president also made it clear that if all necessary and important infrastructural facilities are made available for Nigerians, that they will mind their businesses without considering who is in government. As seen on his twitter handle, the president said, ''This is why Infrastructure will continue to be one of our primary focus areas. We must & will rewrite the story, for this dear country of ours. I wish we had even more resources,and we are working on this, but we are doing our best within the resources currently available to us.''


https://twitter.com/MBuhari/status/1185102359074136065

Source: https://ngg.ng/2019/10/18/things-i-will-do-for-nigerians-to-mind-their-businesses-not-government-buhari/

A recently researched study from the intimacy gadget manufacturers and other responsible groups made this known that farmers are more engaged in sexual relationship or intercourse more than any other actively working class.

According to the New York Post, what’s more, a staggering 67 per cent of them rated their performance in the bedroom as “incredible,” according to the study by intimacy gadget manufacturer, Lelo.

This sexual activeness of farmers according to a sex expert is associated with their hard works and fitness as they are fitter than those desk-bound city workers and dwellers which makes them to have more and better stimina.

The report said farmers were closely followed by architects, with 21 per cent of them claiming to have sex once a day, and hairdressers, with 17 per cent saying they also made whoopie daily.

Lawyers also experience problems in the bedroom — 27 per cent of them admit to faking an orgasm every time they have sex.

The report further concluded that our kind of works, lifestyles, working hours and the environment are all factors to be considered in the discuss of sexual life and other aspects of life.


Source: https://ngg.ng/2019/10/18/farmers-are-more-sexually-active-than-other-professions-sex-toy-manufacturers/

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