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The Boko Haram insurgents have attacked two remote Borno villages of Kolori and Ba’ana Imam on horseback killed 26 persons and injured six.

A leader of the youth vigilance group in Biu town, who spoke anonymously to our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday, said the attacks on the villages in Damboa Local Government Area was on Monday night.

According to him, many of the villagers fled to Biu on Tuesday, a day after the attack.

He said, “The attack occurred on Monday evening. Some Boko Haram fighters rode to Kolori on horses at about 5.35pm and fired at residents in their houses.

“Accounts from the people that fled to Biu showed that 18 persons were killed at Kolori while eight were killed at Ba’ana Imam village. More than 12 people were said to be injured.

“We were equally told that the insurgents carted away foodstuffs, livestocks and looted their houses.”

It was also revealed that some of the fleeing residents of the two communities went into an internally displaced persons. camp in Biu for refuge. This could not however be confirmed from the office of the National Emergency Management Agency in Maiduguri as of the time of filing this report last night.

Damboa Local Government has been frequently attacked by the insurgents who are holed inside the Sambisa Forest mainly because it shares border with it.

http://www.punchng.com/news/bharam-kills-26-more-in-borno/

Truckpusher:
You dun dey madt o.

Na buhari body language o

Na WA o, ikorodu is becoming an abode for militant, Government should do the needful before thing gets out of hand

They have started this their mouth action again, later they will tell us, its Osibanjo That said it not buhari. Confused bunch of people. Am still waiting for them to declear their asset.

SIX electricity generating plants have been shut down across the country, causing worry that the relative stability in power supply in recent times may be short-lived.

It was gathered that the situation has made power generation to fall uncontrollably to about 4,652 Mega Watts (MW). The development came as Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) vowed to eradicate crude oil theft in eight months in the country.

The daily power generation report issued by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and obtained by The Guardian yesterday showed that only 16 of the 25 existing power generating plants in the country are currently running.

Besides the fact that most of the power plants are running in partial capacities, it was learnt that the affected six facilities were shut down due to either gas shortage, under rehabilitation, technical damage or fire outbreak.

The affected plants are Afam IV-V, A.E.S power, ASCO, Omoku, Trans Amadi, and Rivers Independent Power Plant. Besides, Egbin power generation dropped to 693MW due to the shutdown of ST 1for maintenance, and high frequency occasioned by the distribution company’s inability to pick its load allocation.

Generation from Ibom Power also reduced to 53.8MW due to guide vane problem, GT 2 maintenance and inability of Port Harcourt Disco to pick load allocation. Geregu was reduced to 188MW due to gas constraints and spinning reserve.

Omoku was completely down due to collapsed towers on Omoku/PH mains 132kV transmission line. Two units from Trans Amadi (GT2 and 4) were said to have tripped off due to reversed power, while the other two units (GT1 and 3) were faulty.

AES completely lacked gas supply. As the nation’s generation hits 4,652MW, the estimates show that a peak demand of about 14,630 is actually required for Nigeria to enjoy stable supply.

This, according to the report, shows that the country is having a shortfall of about 9,978MW to meet national demand. Meanwhile, the Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi, has assured that electricity generation would hit 6000MW by December.

Amadi said the commission was working relentlessly to ensure that generation and transmission companies improve on their services by providing adequate power to Nigerians.

He linked the problem of electricity in Nigeria to scarcity of gas supply. “We saw in June how generation capacity went as low as 2000MW, but later went up to 4.700MW. “We set a benchmark of at least 5000MW, but today we are at 5000 MW or more, hoping to reach 6000MW before December,” he said.

http://www.thejonathanian.com/News/news/newsDetails/89_Electricity-generation-slumps-as-six-power-plants-stop-running

Buhari body language has done the worst. Issorite

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Buhari will deny everything, eventually when there's nothing to deny again he will deny Apc. Mteeewww

This one dey find appointment, he should also tell us buhari never promised declare his asset, because its almost 100 days,

Same way APC was Rejected in Rivers, the good people of Bayelsa will also reject them.
APC!!!!!!!!!!! Scam
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Ekiti will be free from Fayose's bondage one day. This charade can't go on forever. An end will definitely come to this stomach infrastructure kind of government.

same way Lagos and Osun will b free from Tinubu and Aregbesola's bondage someday

Nice one I love the way she reply to this issue, so we are waiting for another propaganda or lie

Now that's what I call a leader.

[/b]In the meantime, I hope that Vice President Osinbajo has enrolled himself in a suitably accelerated Hausa language lesson...[b]

THIS GOT ME

by ayosogunro

The 100 days assessment period may not matter to the APC party stalwarts, but it certainly matters to us Nigerians. It is important to clarify this point as we move towards September 5 and the unofficial expiration of President Buhari’s “honeymoon period”.

It is also important to clarify this because of the recent media debacle between the APC and the Presidency that has, in short, attempted to interpret the “100 Days” assessment phenomenon as a matter for the president’s discretion.

This is quite wrong.

But this is not just because the document containing the “100 Days Covenant”, purportedly made by Buhari, has been disproved as “fraudulent”—although the people eagerly rushing to distance Buhari from the document were the same who eagerly rushed to circulate it on behalf of Buhari during the campaign.

This is not even just because the denial of the document came up only at a “question and answer” session in London, and not in Nigeria where the ambitious literature was circulated on streets and rallies—although this also raises the interesting question of how the President’s media team would have responded to Nigerians today if that “question and answer” session hadn’t been even taken place at all.

This is also not just because the APC, by their “body language” (or otherwise) encouraged the idea that Buhari’s first 100 days would be decisive indicators of the administration—although their denial now gives us, Nigerians, an insight into the quality of the party’s touted sense of integrity.

Frankly, the importance of the 100 days “reporting stage” has little or nothing to do with the APC’s promises and insinuations or Buhari’s knowledge (or otherwise) of these facts.

Instead, as Wikipedia explains it, the 100 days marker is “used to measure the successes and accomplishments of a president during the time that their power and influence is at its greatest”.

And so, the popularity of the 100 days phenomenon is because of its convenience as a suitable benchmark for the measurement of the president’s progress, particularly in constitutional democracies.

This is particularly significant when you consider the current “change” seemingly infused across the country’s federal bodies. This, of course, isn’t an inherent transformation. We have simply been experiencing the “cautious respect” that bureaucracies naturally give to a new government. We may confuse this with change but, really, the administrative machinery is simply waiting for the government to “firm-up”.

This is the period when the bureaucracy gauges the new president and decides whether to continue with old administrative practices (and any accompanying inefficiencies) or reinvent themselves along the—hopefully—clearly established image and goals of the new leader.

This is the primary importance of the first 100 days of a new government.

Hence, the potential danger of this unfortunate strangulation of the 100 days progress report by the APC and the presidency: by their hurried denials, they have—intentionally or not—lowered the bar that was set up for President Buhari during the campaign period.

More importantly, once the bureaucracy gets the impression that President Buhari is not going to be as energetic as expected—and feared—then it would be easier for them to slide back into the usual administrative lethargy or even consolidate their defences. After all, if the president would be taking his time, then four years is too short for any ministry to run around in fear, trying to effect permanent changes in character.

Yet, administrative effectiveness is not achieved or demonstrated by President Buhari just doing a thousand things in a hundred days, or doing a hundred things in a thousand days—but about President Buhari clearly outlining his policy goals—with decisive and measurable indicators—and tasking the bureaucracy with the responsibility of carrying it out within a set time.

And doing this as early as possible.

But now, with the much-touted denial of the much-touted campaign document by the much-touted party, not only do Nigerians have nothing to look forward to in the first hundred days, but we might as well start relaxing our general expectations for the entire term of the presidency.

It is, therefore, somewhat unfortunate that the party and the presidency came out in force to wave aside expectations when a presentation or “media chat” on the “100th day”—with appropriate qualifiers—would suffice.

In any case, I suppose that, with this reversal by the APC, all the planned “One Hundred Days” celebratory jollof rice contracts will have to be cancelled across the country.

And this would be a shame because, you see, this may not matter much to APC, but it still matters to a lot of fellow Nigerians living below the poverty line.

http://pontificalpapers.com/2015/09/02/on-president-buhari-and-these-100-days-of-solitude/

EX-NIGERIAN MINISTER TAKES OVER INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE CHEAP INTERNET GLOBALLY

Former Nigerian minister of Communication Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, recently left her position to take up the cause for cheaper internet in developing countries as the new chair of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), announced in a press statement.
The A4AI focuses its efforts on driving down high broadband prices for mobile and fixed-line internet in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

According to the alliance, Dr Johnson will lead strategic policy guidance and high level international advocacy efforts within the A4AI. She takes over from outgoing chair, Dr Bitange Ndemo, who served from 2013 to 2014.

She brings to the table over 30 years of experience gained in the private and public ICT sector, and has previously worked to create and implement policies to enable affordable internet in Nigeria during her four-year ministerial term which also saw the percentage of internet users in the country nearly double from 24% to 43%, and Nigeria becoming the first African country to join A4AI in 2013.

“I’ve seen firsthand the incredible power of the web to improve health, education, economic and development outcomes, particularly for women and rural populations, and I’ve also seen how smart, collaborative policy-making can drive prices down fast. Now, I’m excited to be able to use my experience and networks to accelerate the progress A4AI is already making,” Dr Johnson said about her new role.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Omobola Johnson to the A4AI team. A long-time advocate of universal and affordable Internet access and active supporter of the Alliance’s work since our launch in 2013, Dr. Johnson brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge in the ICT field. We look forward to working together with Dr. Johnson to advance our work and goal of making affordable broadband for all a reality, and have no doubt she will make a significant contribution,” commented A4AI executive director Sonia Jorge.

http://www.thejonathanian.com/News/news/newsDetails/84_Omobola-Johnson-Former-Minister-under-President-Goodluck-Jonathan-lands-International-Appointment

Five persons have been killed and one baby injured in Bokkos LGA, Plateau State in what locals are calling a continued attack by armed herdsmen.

At around 8am yesterday, five Plateau indigenes from Tanti in Bokkos LGA set out to Mai Katako market in Bokkos. The group comprised of three men and two women; one of the women had her three month old baby strapped to her back.

They were ambushed before they got to the market. The adults were shot by the armed men who proceeded to hack their faces with machetes.

bokkos massacre
Corpses of four of the victims
The three month old baby was also shot but survived the gruesome incident and is currently receiving medical care.



Bokkos, home to the Ron, Mushere and Kulere tribes has come under heavy attacks in recent years.

Between January and May last year, 30 horrific and isolated attacks were recorded in the LGA.

Bokkos is also home to Senator Joshua Dariye, the former Plateau State Governor and the Plateau State University.

http://www.minoritynigeria.org/2015/09/01/armed-men-kill-three-locals-in-bokkos-plateau-state-graphic-content/

1) Wike
2) Fayose
3) el rufai
4) Obiano
5) ikpeazu

Good one, PDP like every other Party wasn't perfect. Though they tried their best. But no PDP president ever disown his campaign promises. They also respected Federal character as a unifying factor in Nigeria. So many people waiting for the online registration to begin , so they can part of the great party. For now you have one job to do, keep APC on his toes

Lets just keep quiet as if everything is ok. That how APC take some of this news, security situation is getting worst, from Jos, Benue, Maiduguri. God help us

Fayose my man, I pity garba cos fayose reply might make him lose his job. Imagine this glorified liar insulting some1 mteeeeww

While Fayose is working, one short jihadist is busy demolishing peoples houses and looking at master plan without any clue on wat to do

Apc and lies just like bread and butter

I think Buhari's body language is now making people to lie, this country is a joke. Wen we already knew weapon where brought. God will save us from APC and lies

Barcanista my Nairaland Leader, I will miss how ur objectively attack APC with your creative write-up. Would have still love you to be around as we need you more now being in opposition, though I will b joining ur fb group. most of my colleague in office with also be touched reading this. Because they also loved ur write up. To my fellow wailing, lets b united and keep fighting for wat we believe in.

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SO BEFORE ELECTION IT WAS NOT FRAUD, BUT AFTER HE WON ELECTION IT WAS FRAUD. APC AND THEIR LIES GOD WILL HELP THEM AND THEIR SUPPORTERS.

GEJ my hero

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