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FG congratulates 7 Nigerians elected into UK Parliament
Clement Idoko - Abuja
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THE Federal Government of Nigeria has congratulated the seven Nigerians recently elected into the United Kingdom Parliament.
Permanent Secretary (Political Affairs), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ambassador Olukunle Akindele Bamgbose, conveyed this in a congratulatory letter to the Nigerian Parliamentarians in the UK.

A statement by the Assistant Director, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Mohammed Nakorji, on Tuesday said their victory was a tribute to their selfless service to their community and indeed humanity.

The Parliamentarians elected are:
-Kate Osamor,

+Chinyelu Onwurah,

-Chuka Umunna,

-Fiona Onasanya,

-Bim Afolami,

-Helen Grant and

-Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch.

Ambassador Bamgbose said: “like most Nigerians, I have followed your career keenly, and I am confident that in you, your community has made an excellent choice considering your track record.
“Your election is heartwarming and will definitely be a source of inspiration to all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, particularly, women.”
He added that the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari and indeed, Nigerians, were proud of their achievements

Biafra Agitation: An Open Letter To Acting President Yemi Osinbajo By Ij Onuigbo

An open letter addressed to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo regarding the Biafra question.
BY IJ ONUIGBO
JUN 20, 2017

Dear Professor Osinbajo,
I, alongside many others, have written publicly to you and President Muhammadu Buhari regarding allowing due process to take place concerning the quest for Biafra, yet no effort has been made by Nigerian leadership to call for discussion on the situation.

President Buhari rather took an antagonistic approach to the calls by saying that the agitators were trouble-makers! I do not need to mention that it was a failure of leadership to handle the situation in such an off-handed manner. In light of the letter written by the Arewa group urging you to call for a referendum, I feel the need to let you know that it is a good call that should not be opposed. I do not understand the reason why your generation is vehemently opposed to any mention of dividing Nigeria.
I can guess that the reason why is because, at your age (and that of the collective leadership of Nigeria), you feel too old for change. Or, the collective leadership does not want anything that will block its avenues of milking the collective wealth of the land.

You are a very educated man, so I want you to consider this and really think about it seriously: Nigeria has been on a downward spiral for half a century now.

There is no real progress to be proud of. Think about the possibility that a referendum and/or division could be the change that is needed to turn things around for good in all the regions that make up Nigeria.

The people agitating are young people to whom the future belongs, and they have the right to create that future in a way that works best for them. Blocking them is tantamount to sabotaging their future.

Doesn't it bother you that nothing really works in Nigeria?
The country lacks the elementary requirements for human survival like clean water, safe roads, hospitals, power supply, infrastructure, real urban/city/country planning and employment for people to name a few.

Think about it, Nigeria may be too big to manage and breaking it up can be the solution to a more accurate accounting of public servants as well as better implementation of leadership that will serve the people.
Professor, I would like to also remind you that, contrary to the talks of war in Nigeria the agitators might inspire, this call for a referendum does not have to result in war.

Everyone needs to understand that it is a call for civil discussion to find common and peaceful ground for existence. Many other nations have done it without war, so why can Nigeria not do the same? Civilized people can resolve issues without war but uncivilized people cannot.
Do Nigerians want to be civilized or uncivilized? Everyone concerned should understand that this can be done in such a way that would allow the new countries remain at peace with each other and do business with each other if secession is achieved; after all, they would all be neighboring countries. Citizens who own businesses and properties in other countries would be allowed to maintain their interests by paying property taxes and business taxes just like it is done in civilized societies.
It is time that African countries started catching up to the progressing world. And finally, but not all I have to say, Professor, I strongly believe that God may have put you in the position to peacefully moderate this impending history.
How would you like your part to be written in it? Then make it so. Remember that the future of the youths depends on these decisions. Nigeria, as it is, has done them a great disservice and damage. It is time to undo that damage and you are in the position to rewrite it for a better future of the youths that have long been sabotaged by past and present leaders. Thank you for your attention!

Sincerely,

A very concerned citizen,

Ij Onuigboi

-Sahara Reporters

DONFRANSKID:
hmm speacheless

Is this English or Portuguese?

Middle East
Saudi Arabia Rewrites Succession as King Replaces Heir With Son, 31

By BEN HUBBARD
JUNE 21, 2017
BEIRUT, Lebanon — King Salman of Saudi Arabia promoted his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, to be next in line to the throne on Wednesday, further empowering a young and ambitious leader at a time of turmoil within the ruling family and of deeper Saudi involvement in conflicts across the Middle East.
The king’s decision to remove the previous crown prince,
Mohammed bin Nayef , 57, capped two and a half years of dramatic changes that have erased decades of royal custom and reordered the power structure inside the kingdom, a close American ally. And it came as Saudi Arabia was already grappling with low oil prices, and intensifying hostilities both with Iran and in its own circle of Sunni Arab states.
In sweeping aside Mohammed bin Nayef in favor of his son, the king marginalized a large cadre of older princes, many with foreign educations and decades of government experience that the younger prince lacks. If Mohammed bin Salman succeeds his father, he could rule the kingdom for many decades.
Prince Mohammed’s swift rise and growing influence had already rankled other princes who accused him of undermining Mohammed bin Nayef. But such complaints are likely to remain private in a ruling family that prizes stability above all else.
“A lot of people are happy that a younger generation is coming to power, but those who are upset are the older generation, no doubt about it, who are not to used to this kind of dramatic change,” said Joseph A. Kechichian, a senior fellow at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, who has extensive contacts inside the family. “Even if people are uncomfortable, at the end of the day this is a monarchical decision, and people will either have to accept the new arrangement or they will essentially have to keep their mouths shut.”
The young prince known as M.B.S. emerged from obscurity when his 81-year-old father ascended to the throne in January 2015. He has since
accumulated vast powers, serving as defense minister, overseeing the state oil monopoly, working to overhaul the Saudi economy and building ties with foreign leaders, including President Trump.
His supporters praise him as working hard to fulfill a hopeful vision for the kingdom’s future, especially for its large youth population. His critics call him power hungry, and fear that his inexperience has embroiled Saudi Arabia in costly problems with no clear exits, like the war in neighboring Yemen.
Since the death of the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz Al Saud, in 1953, control of the absolute monarchy has been passed between his sons, a system that raised questions about the future as the brothers grew older and began dying.
After ascending the throne, King Salman addressed the issue by naming Mohammed bin Nayef as crown prince, the first time a member of the third generation was put in the line of succession.
Now, the royal reordering has ended the career of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who served as interior minister and was widely respected by Saudis and their foreign allies for dismantling Al Qaeda’s networks in the kingdom after a string of deadly bombings a decade ago.
King Salman’s decrees on Wednesday removed Mohammed bin Nayef from both the line of succession and his post as interior minister, to which he named
Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, 33, another young prince with little experience relevant to the ministry’s extensive security, law enforcement and intelligence duties.
Another of the king’s sons, Prince Khalid bin Salman, was recently named ambassador to the United States. He is believed to be in his late 20s.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rise has been meteoric.
Since his father named him deputy crown prince, or second in line to the throne, he has spearheaded the development of a wide-ranging plan, Saudi Vision 2030, which seeks to decrease the country’s dependence on oil, diversify its economy and loosen some of the conservative, Islamic kingdom’s social restrictions.
As defense minister, he had primary responsibility for the kingdom’s military intervention in Yemen, where it is leading a coalition of Arab allies in a bombing campaign aimed at pushing Houthi rebels from the capital and at restoring the government.
That campaign has made limited progress in more than two years, and human rights groups have accused the Saudis of bombing civilians,
destroying the economy of the Arab world’s poorest country, and exacerbating a humanitarian crisis
by imposing air and sea blockades.
Interactive Feature | Rise of Young Prince Shatters Decades of Saudi Royal Tradition
Prince Mohammed has taken a hard line on Iran, saying in a television interview last month that dialogue with the Shiite power was impossible
because it sought to take control of the Islamic world.
“We are a primary target for the Iranian regime,” he said, accusing Tehran of seeking to take over Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia, which is home to Mecca and Medina. “We won’t wait for the battle to be in Saudi Arabia. Instead, we’ll work so that the battle is for them in Iran.”
Saudi Arabia and Iran stand on opposite sides of conflicts in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen while seeking to lessen each other’s influence across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Prince Mohammed has looked for mentorship to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The two men have recently worked in tandem to
isolate Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism, an accusation their small neighbor denies.
The removal of Mohammed bin Nayef, who had warm relations with the emir of Qatar and his father, could make it even harder for the tiny nation to reach an accommodation with its neighbors, analysts said. And some wondered whether the young prince’s assertiveness would further destabilize the region.
“This is a time when we really need some quiet diplomacy. We need coolheaded politicians who are able to diffuse tensions rather than inflame them,” said Maha Yahya, the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. “There has been a far more aggressive stance in Saudi foreign policy under King Salman, and now it might get worse.”
Prince Mohammed faces great economic challenges, with low oil prices continuing to sap the state budget, scarce job opportunities for the kingdom’s youth and declining consumer confidence.
Saudi Arabia reported a 4 percent rise in its domestic stock market after the chances were announced. But oil prices continued to fall on Wednesday, with the international crude benchmark dropping 1 percent to around $45.50 a barrel.
Prince Mohammed’s increasing power over the world’s largest oil exporter could have far-reaching consequences.
Traditionally, the Saudi royal family largely left the operation of the energy industry to technocrats, but Prince Mohammed has taken a more direct role.
In particular, he has drawn criticism for driving an initial public offering of the state oil giant, Saudi Aramco, a highly secretive company that has underpinned the kingdom’s economy and generated tremendous wealth for decades. He has also made pronouncements on oil production policy that sometimes seemed to undercut more experienced Saudi energy officials.
“The problem is that he is unpredictable, and it is not clear who he is relying on for advice,” said Paul Stevens, a Middle East oil analyst at Chatham House, a London-based research organization.
Prince Mohammed’s promotion comes at an awkward time for the Saudi oil industry .
Production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, largely orchestrated by the Saudis last year, have so far failed to lift flagging prices, presenting the Saudis and other big oil producers with few good options. Major oil exporters could further cut output, or the Saudis could go back to a policy they pursued in late 2014: allowing prices to fall, forcing smaller, lower-margin producers out of the market and, as a result, grabbing more market share.
Prince Mohammed has pursued a uniquely public profile for the traditionally private kingdom, giving interviews to Western news outlets and taking high-profile trips to China, Russia and the United States, where

Me77:
She's bigger than him, I doubt he can handle her.

Different focus I different destinies.
He's born to be married : you to be a master handler

thesicilian:
These banks are all crooks. They can't pay staff, but have enough to buy over other companies.

Do you understand what transpired? the transaction involved?

Not everything can be learned in school. Exposure come from reading and diligent observation.

This Apc/pdp mentality stupidity can't take anyone beyond nairaland.

donestk:
This is not an attack thread but based on personal experience.

Came across some single moms who do abortion alot.

They kept their first pregnancy to draw public sympathy as "despite all odds, she kept the baby" etc

Subsequently they continue their reckless behavior and keep aborting with justification as "how can I have two kids without marriage" etc

It's really a sad trend.

It is a rape on morality to call many of them single moms or baby mama, many are baby machines (those in the busines of raising children for sperm donors) .

softwerk:
Why all the hype for this 'bread seller'

She's not even fine sef

Why are you antagonistic to progress?

That's the subtle but deadly spirit of witchcraft. Run from it!

deefrosh:
Abegi....shey you don even assist to ride tricycle? See mouth...

Incisive question

lalasticlala:
https://cdn1.dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/victim-of-evans-620x400.png



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/miraculous-escape-evans-cell-kidnap-victim/

This one weak me. This story is better read than experienced.

Mimzyy:
This Evans guy should just face the firing squad already! All his properties should be confiscated, then sold off to refund at least 80% of the ransom he received from his victims. The heart of man is just purely evil!

I cannot believe that some e-diots are somewhere chanting #FreeEvans after he caused so many families sleepless nights and pains. ODIEGWU!!

As many who consciously or unconsciously join in this hellish mantra #FreeEvans should be buried with Evans

NwaAmaikpe:
One useless reporter will sit in a beer parlour and cook up stories just to sell his newspaper.

Evans doesn't talk like this.

Evans doesn't talk this way? you claim
Police are looking for you! You can't but be one of Evans disciples

naturalman:
Which Oyo is more industrialized than Enugu?

Only Nigeria brewery will swallow all those industries in Oyo state

I cannot but agree with the fact that you are myopic.
You are s
citing the Nigerian Brewery plc that's headquartered in Iganmu -Lagos with many branches in Ibadan, Enugu, Kaduna etc.
It's clear you don't know Lagos (or you are sango-Abule egba based and restricted) you cannot also pass through Ibadan without seeing the expansive Nigeria brewery.
I don't want to belong to any of the sides, but it's good to argue with facts.

Men Named in The Bible
»Absalom

Absalom [Ăb’salŏm]—father of peace. The third son of David by his wife Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. He was born of a polygamous marriage (2 Sam. 3:2, 13, 14 ).
THE MAN WHOSE LOVELY HAIR MEANT HIS DEATH
What a singular fascination there is in the story of Absalom who, lacking capacity, certainly made up for it in charm! As to the story of his rebellion against David his father, such a heartless deed carries with it one of the most solemn lessons in the whole of the Bible. Let us briefly touch on some aspects of Absalom’s character and conduct.
I. He was of royal descent on both sides, for his mother was a king’s daughter. Undoubtedly he was heir to the throne, and the favorite, the idol of his father.
II. He was gifted with remarkable physical beauty—“no blemish in him” ( 2 Sam. 14:25 ). A commanding presence, natural dignity, extraordinary graces of person made him a conspicuous figure.
III. He also possessed a charm of eloquence and persuasiveness which won him the hearts of all Israel, who felt that in him they had a God-sent champion.
IV. He had a traitorous nature. Absalom murdered his own brother (2 Sam. 13:29 ), was guilty of designing politeness (2 Sam. 15:2, 3 ), and conspired against his own father (2 Sam. 15:13, 14 ).
V. He came to an untimely end (2 Sam. 18:9 ). Having everything in his favor—a throne ready made for him, and fortune bowing at his feet to load him with favors, his life ended in tragedy. Brilliant in its beginnings, he was buried like a dog in a pit in a lonely wood, leaving a name that was execrated. What brought Absalom to his Paradise Lost?
A. His all-absorbing egotism. Self-aggrandizement was Absalom’s sin. He had no thought, no feeling, no pity for anyone else but himself. Those around him were only of use to him as they helped him to secure his own desires and build up his own grandeur. Filial affection and generous sentiment were sacrificed on the altar of his inordinate ambition. But in trying to save his life, he lost it.
B. His was a practical godlessness. Those around Absalom recognized God, and had a religious faith giving some restraint and principle to their conduct. But the handsome, selfish, scheming Absalom had none of this feeling. He was his own master. His own will was his only law. He was destitute of principle and destitute of faith. Love, tenderness, pity, were not his traits because he had no reverence for God.
C. His glory brought about his final tragedy. Adding to the beauty of Absalom was his flowing hair forming a crown to his person which made him the delight of Israel’s daughters. Being proud of his chief ornament he must have carefully attended to it. But as Absalom was pursued by Joab’s men his beautiful hair was caught fast in the thick and tangled boughs of an oak tree and he could not free himself. Thus his graceful personal endowment left him a target for those who hated him and sought his death.
May such a lesson not be lost upon us! Our chief glory can become the cause of our greatest shame. Our choicest endowments and most cherished gifts can become our greatest temptations. Our gifts, like ourselves, need to be rewashed every day in the fountain of God’s truth, and guarded and sanctified by prayer, if they are to be fit for the highest service.
© 1988 Zondervan. All Rights Reserved

four4:
Mr EVAN U can not go unpornish

You are being punished by 'porn'!

four4:
Mr EVAN U can not go unpornish

You are being punished by 'porn'!

NwaAmaikpe:


OP so what you are trying to tell me is that this man wearing native made of cheap Okene brocade can afford $1.2million??

I refuse to believe that sir.

I suspect you are the Evans' treasurer .
Are you trying to tell us you didn't receive so much and that the man Inflated the figure?

Papiikush:
Smoking is now illegal in a bar?
Of this is true then the country is a joke

So you don't consider a bar a public place?

What do you think is the purpose of a bar: where chimneys gather?

Kenzim:
Rest in peace slay Queen

"Rest in peace" is the meaningless and most abused word in this millennium. When Shekau is eventually killed, it will be RIP as usual.

"According to their account,
*Osinbajo had already decided on the date he would sign the budget,* a decision that was delayed only by a last-minute discussion to include some projects such as the Lagos-Apapa Port road repairs"

xandy84:
He must be power drunk not to resign and concentrate on his health. Anybody can get sick but when your sickness is persistent, then it's time to trow in the towel and concentrate more on his health.

Do not blame him. He is not even aware of his environment not to talk of knowing he's in power and still have opportunity to resign.
Buhari to me, is not that selfish.
Continuous handing over to the vice is an eloquent testimony.
Jehovah will him in Jesus name Amen

NwaAmaikpe:


Osibanjo is just taking decisions anyhow...he has forgotten he is only there in acting capacity.


The main decision he should have taken...he has ignored;
Which is changing his smelly black caftan.

So, to your smelly medulla, the major decision is to change his garment? That man was better than all the best in your lineage since Adam.
No insult intended.

Osehnetworld:
signing a year's budget after 6months Nigeria we hail thee

Not really good But you suddenly changed to stanza two of your evil song

Stanza one was Osinbajo no fit sign budget. Na mere coordinator him be
Stanza two: after six month budget na budget?

[quote author=Fhemmmy post=57449312]This thread still alive?
Regards to all my families in the Lord oh . . . . . Happy many new years[/quot]

I too just bumped into it
I never saw it before

Osinbajo signs budget
By Isiaka Wakili | Publish Date: Jun 12 2017 4:55PM
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed the 2017 budget into law.
He signed the budget at exactly 4:45pm today.
Details later...

carammel:
Mmmmttttccchhhheeeeeewww.
So to sign budget is now a ceremony,they need camera,light,ready and action..
APC,i hail o.

It means you don't know the importance of a national budget (forget about the rascal disposition of our politicians). It is the biggest and the most celebrated law signed into law in any country.

Benjom:
Hope something good will come out of this visit.

Reading minds are indeed liberated from foolishhness. How will attending a gathering merely held in Abia bring anything?

yarimo:
EVANS is the famous role model to majority of IPOB

It can not be ruled out that he's one of IPOB financiers. Money bags carry first there.

baby124:
It's the law in Lagos. Kidnappers get the death sentence.

Our people no go gree! You wan kill our illustrious son? MBA!

abdrazak:
Rajmeista farem lessie AbiolaJanet hamzytiny teli nowpresence Gbolly4unow mikhaildr eyhannu Supremor agnesao


sent. kindly confirm

Confirmed . Thanks