helphelp:
When you people see news as such, always do more digging to know the actual truth.

In this age of photoshop et al, you should know anything is possible.

Anyways Carton Network has debunked the nonsense going round.

Although, I still say we put more check to what our kids watch. Cartoon or not.

Or maybe hackers hacked into CN ( cartoon network )

i saw two packs not six

percyshelu:
how can I have this one?

U just have to wait for it to reach market

Awesome Phone! Xiaomi has successfully launched the anticipated smartphone named MI 5X . The phone is so impressive and well crafted. Xiaomi MI 5X is the latest midrange phone from Xiaomi. The smartphone runs MIUI 9 which was also launched at the event.

[img]https://spicytechs.files./2017/08/cfc87-xiaomi-mi-5x1.jpg?w=320&h=239[/img]

Xiaomi highlights some classic specifications of the phone: it comes with Dual cameras to capture every best moment, 4GB RAM to increase the performance of your phone along with an octa-core Snapdragon 625, improved Audio performance and among other things.

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Specifications and Price Of Xiaomi MI 5X

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NETWORKS: GSM, HSPA, and LTE
4G BANDS: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
ANDROID OS: MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat
COLORS: Black, Gold, and Rose Gold
BUILD: Metal unibody
DIMENSIONS: 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm with 165g weight
DISPLAY: LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M color and 5.5 inches full HD display screen with 1080 × 1920 pixels. Supports multitouch
PROCESSOR: Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 CHIPSET, Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU and Adreno 506 650MHz GPU
MEMORY: It has 4GB RAM and 64GB inbuilt memory storage, expandable up to 128GB memory storage using a microSD
CAMERA: It has 12MP + 12MP Dual cameras, Phase detection Autofocus, 2x optical zoom with LED flash and 5MP frontal camera flash
SENSORS: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass
USB TYPE: Type-C 1.0 reversible connector fast charge 3.0
CONNECTIVITY: FM radio, Infrared port, WLAN (Dual band, WiFi direct, and Hotspot), GPS, Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5mm audio jack,
BATTERY: Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery with fast charging feature
ACCESSORIES: 1 x Phone, 1 x Power adapter, 1 x USB Type-C cable, 1 x SIM needle and 1 x User manual
PRICE: It price ranges from 68,000naira to 70,000naira

See more here: http://abdultechs..com/2017/08/xiaomi-mi-5x-launched-with-4gb-of-ram.html

I was just checking instagram and i explore some Pre Wedding pics of beautiful notherners

See pics below:

This article headline might shocked or surprise you but this content will definitely give you the best three reasons why android is far better than iPhone. It is of no doubt that android and iPhone are the two populous smartphones reigning with different features updates daily and at high demand in the mobile market. But currently, android seems to be the most popular phone at high demand in the market but to cut the story short, below is the three main reasons why android is better than iPhone.

Three Solid Reasons Why Android Is Better Than iPhone

1. Affordability: When it comes to buying of cheap and affordable phone, android should be the first to consider because if you need an iOS phone, even 100k might not be able to afford it but with just 10,000naira, you can buy quality android phone with perfect features.

2. Faster Technology Advancement and Upgrade: When it comes to upgrade, android are the best and fast because Google developed it and gave other manufacturers ability to made devices with the OS (operating system) unlike iPhone which are only made by Apple. From android kitkat, lollipop, marshmallow, nougat and more are still coming.

3. Sharing Files Made Easier With Other Devices: The iPhone users will attest to this that is not easy sharing file from iPhone to other devices or even from iPhone to iPhone. Assuming, i have 'Facebook app' on my phone, it will be very difficult to send the app from my iPhone to other users but if is android, you only need Xender app, Blutooth, infra-red and some other related sharing app and your transfer is done successfully. To connect to a computer on iPhone, requires iTune software while android only requires USB cord and you are done.

You can also drop your opinion or comments concerning these points, if you found this thought-provoking or interesting.

Tecno is one of my best phone ever, I like the metallic body, camera, battery etc.

A curfew or what ?

Godwin Benson designed Tuteria, a platform that
links qualified tutors to students in their area and
within their budget.


He developed the platform based on the
experiences he had as a tutor.
The engineering innovation award was launched
in 2014 and rewards innovators in sub-Saharan
Africa.


Mr Benson beat 16 participants to clinch the
£25,000 ($32,000) prize money.
Other entries in the competition included a
system that reduces the amount of energy used
to heat water, an app that controls water
consumption and a smart jacket to identity
pneumonia.


The group received coaching on preparing
business plans and communication ahead of
their final presentation on Tuesday in front of a
live audience in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
The head judge of the competition Malcolm
Brinded said that Tuteria could change the lives
of people eager to learn:


"We're proud to have him as our third Africa
Prize winner, and we trust Tuteria will go on to
change the lives of millions of people who are
eager to learn and develop new skills."
Mr Benson told the BBC Focus on Africa radio
programme that he always knew he had a great
project


"It is something that solves the problem of
access to quality, personalised learning and
helps people earn income from sharing their
knowledge," he said.

The app has a ratings system, and allows
students to book lessons using an upfront online
payment system.


Tutors are then paid once the lessons have been
confirmed, and Tuteria takes 15 to 30%
commission for each paid lesson.
Tutors cover a range of academic subjects.

Mr Benson plans to use the prize money to
widen Tuteria's offering "even beyond Nigeria."
And to include online classes and video courses
as well.

SOURCE: [url] www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40030337?ocid=socialflow_twitter[/url]

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MDsambo:
If this is the most beautiful girl in Anambra then indeed Anambra will be the state with the most ugly girls in 9ja

True bro

The phone is good, i have even posted it on my Blog last two weeks, Keep up the Good work!

I like this song

Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

The club isn't the best place to find a lover So the bar is where I go Me and my friends at the table doing shots Drinking fast and then we talk slow (mmmm)

You come over and start up a conversation with just me And trust me I'll give it a chance now

Take my hand, stop Put Van The Man on the jukebox And then we start to dance And now I'm singing like

Girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead
Come, come on now, follow my lead (mmmm)

I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
And last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you

One week in we let the story begin We're going out on our first date (mmmm)
You and me are thrifty So go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate

We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family is doing okay
Leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat
Tell the driver make the radio play
And I'm singing like

Girl, you know I want your love
Your love was handmade for somebody like me
Come on now, follow my lead
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Say, boy, let's not talk too much
Grab on my waist and put that body on me
Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now, follow my lead

I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
And last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body

Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Oh I oh I oh I oh I
I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you

Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on

I'm in love with the shape of you
We push and pull like a magnet do
Although my heart is falling too
I'm in love with your body
Last night you were in my room
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with your body

Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with your body
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
I'm in love with your body
Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you

Okay

- The presidency spoke out concerning the
news of President Muhammadu Buhari's
alleged death as further speculated by a
British politician

- Garba Shehu released a series of tweets
stating the true position of the situation of
the president who is in London
The information revealed by British
politician Eric Joyce that Nigeria’s
President Muhammadu Buhari is dead
is not true, the presidency has revealed.

In reaction to the alleged rumour
started by Joyce, who picked it from a
fake UK Metro, the presidency has
spoken out asking the Nigerians to
disregard it since Buhari is alive.

In a series of tweets by Buhari’s
spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the
presidency described the information as
plain lies spread by vested interests to
create panic.
“Baseless rumors are trending again
that an unpleasant thing has happened
to our beloved President, Muhammadu
Buhari.

SOURCE: https://www.naij.com/1106070-disregard-information-buharis-death-presidency-tells-nigerians.html

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Etisalat is the best, Interms of High Internet Speed

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized 18 houses in an estate allegedly belonging to Alhaji Aliyu Usman, an associate of the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.).

Usman, as well as two companies linked to him - Leaderettehe Nigeria Limited and Nordeen Global Resources – were among 300 others listed as persons who allegedly received contracts from the Office of the National Security Adviser.

The EFCC said Musa allegedly diverted N897m he received from the ONSA fund and allegedly used it to construct the estate. The inscription, ‘EFCC, Keep Off!’ was seen on the 18 terrace houses in the estate which is located at Mbora District, Abuja.

SOURCE: [url]saharareporters.com/2017/05/23/efcc-seizes-18-houses-dasukis-associate[/url]

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Heartbreaking

A Nigerian-born church pastor, Oluwadayomi Epenusi, 66, was shot dead outside his apartment in Indianapolis, United States, on Saturday. The murder took place at around 1:30 am, according to RTV6 the Indy Channel’s report.

Epenusi had recently relocated from Nigeria to US, and lived in an apartment complex near 10th Street and I-465 on the city’s west side Indiana. Many other Nigerians live in the same apartment complex.

Kafaru moved to the United States from Nigeria, as did the victim who worked as a pastor. Police are still looking for his killer(s).

SOURCE: [url]saharareporters.com/2017/05/23/nigerian-pastor-murdered-us-0[/url]

GWS

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday admitted it responded “too slow” in its handling of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The Director-General of WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, at the 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva, also regretted that the virus had recently re-emerged near the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.



The outbreak, which led to the death of hundreds of people in the West African countries, happened on Ms. Chan’s watch.
The outgoing chief of the global health body, admitted fault and said: “I am personally accountable”.
“WHO was too slow to recognize that the virus, during its first appearance in West Africa, would behave very differently than during past outbreaks in central Africa, where the virus was rare but familiar and containment measures were well-rehearsed,” Ms. Chan said.

The outgoing WHO chief, however, said the organization made “quick course corrections” to bring three outbreaks under control and helped create the first Ebola vaccine.

The year’s World Health Assembly, which includes 194 countries, would discuss what has been learned from that outbreak, as well as from WHO’s handling of Zika and other diseases.
Experts would also provide an update on how Angola responded to last year’s Yellow Fever outbreak, which exhausted the global vaccine stockpile several times.

SOURCE: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/231899-who-admits-slow-response-to-ebola.html

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lalasticlala

KATSINA police command , on Monday,
arraigned a chieftain of Peoples
Democratic Party in the state, Umaru
Tata, before a Katsina senior
magistrate court on a two- count of
public nuisance , under section 199 of
criminal code .

The charges were in connection with
Saturday ’s Federal House of
Representatives by- election for Mashi /
Dutsi Federal Constituency of the state.
Tata was arrested by the police at
Dutsi on the eve of the by- election,
May 19 , for what the state police
commissioner, Alhaji Umar Abdullahi
told journalists, acts capable of
breaching public peace during the
election.

According to the police commissioner,
Tata was picked up after he failed to
heed police advice to stop distributing
grains to women in the town and for
holding durbar on the eve of the
election.

The police First Information Report
read in court by Deputy
Superintendent of police, Ibrahim
Salisu, said that Tata contravened
section 199 of the criminal code .
Tata’s lead counsel , Uyi Igunman, said
police charged Tata for distributing
grains and for riding on a horse on
the eve of the by - election.
“ We argued for his bail and we got it, ’’
the lead counsel told journalists
shortly after Senior Magistrate
Nuradeen Ladan had granted Tata bail
in the sum of N 500 ,000 .00 and two
sureties .


Ladan adjourned the case to 4 th, July
2017.

SOURCE: [url]punchng.com/police-arraign-katsina-pdp-chieftain-over-saturdays-by-election/[/url]

Cc;

Lalasticlala
Ishilove

Jabioro:
Just measured they (criminals) were flush out like toilet water....

Lol

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai on Saturday in Kano launched the Operation Harbin Kunama 11, at the dreaded Falgore Forest to tackle cattle rustling, kidnapping and insurgency.

Buratai who spoke briefly to journalists at Government House heading to Falgore Forest in the company of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said the Army remained determined in its resolve to terminate terrorism and other violent crimes in the North and other parts of the country.

He said the Army was not unaware of the fact that remnants of members of Boko Haram who flee the North-East in the wake of intensive operation by the soldiers who dislodged them, are now hiding in other parts of the country, including places like the Falgore Forest.

Lt. Gen. Buratai, however, said that he has extensively discussed with the state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on the way forward in terms of security arrangement in Kano.

According to him, “the measures adopted is to fast-track the issue of insurgency that have spread across the country in which the Nigerian Army all necessary machinery to achieve the success of the operation that is being conducted in various states of the federation.”

He commended Governor Ganduje for his continuous support to security agencies, especially the 3 Mechanized Brigade, Kano where 16 Hilux vehicles were recently donated to improve security operations in the state.

The Chief of Army Staff said that due to the success recorded in the annihilation of Boko Haram in the North-East which has dispersed the remnants of the terror-group to other parts of the North, including Falgore and causing havoc and criminal activities in the forest which necessitated the need for the establishment of the operation in the forest.

In his remarks, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje thanked the Army Chief and his entourage for his visit and reiterated his administration’s commitment in supporting the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on the issue of security in the country.

Ganduje said that since the inception of President Buhari’s administration, the issue of terrorism is now becoming history as the Army under the leadership of General Buratai has dislodged the insurgents in the North-East and restored peace in the region.

Source - http://www.authorityngr.com/2017/05/Terrorism--Army-launches-Operation-Harbin-Kunama11-in-Falgore-forest/

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Lalasticlala

Use Ctrl-C to Abort a Command
Just about any command can be stopped in its tracks with the abort command: Ctrl-C.
If you haven't actually executed a command, you can just backspace and erase what you've typed, but if you've already executed it then you can do a Ctrl-C to stop it. Ctrl-C isn't a magic wand and it can't undo things that aren't undoable, like a partially complete format command.
However, for things like the dir command that seem to go on forever or questions you're asked at the prompt that you don't know the answer to, the abort command is an excellent Command Prompt trick to know.
View a Command's Results One Page (or Line) at a Time
Ever run a command, like the dir command, that produces so much information on the screen that it's almost useless? You're not alone. One way around this is to execute the command in a special way so whatever information is generated is shown to you one page, or one line, at a time.
To do this, just type the command, the dir command for example, and then follow it with the pipe character and then the more command. For example, executing dir /s | more will generate the thousands of lines of results that you expect from the dir command, but the more command will pause each page of results with -- More -- at the bottom of the page, indicating that the command is not done running. Just press the spacebar to advance by page or press the Enter key to advance one line at a time.
Tip: One of my other CMD hacks (which you'll see below) provides a different solution to this problem using something called a redirection operator, so stay tuned...
Run Command Prompt as an Administrator Automatically
Many commands require that you execute them from an elevated Command Prompt in Windows - in other words, execute them from a Command Prompt that's run as an administrator.
You can always right-click on any Command Prompt shortcut and choose Run as administrator but creating a shortcut to do the same thing can be a huge time saver if you're a frequent Command Prompt power user.
To complete this Command Prompt trick, just create a Command Prompt shortcut on the desktop, enter the shortcut's properties and then select the Run as administrator box located in the Advanced button on the Shortcut tab.
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Friedweed:
Death to uefalona
Death to messhit
Death to BBC (barcelona bottling company)

Viva Cristiano
Viva Zinedine



Hala Madrid!! !!

Barça fans, quote me and miss your destiny like MessI penalty kick

lol

As groups and individuals continue to claim that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health is deteriorating while his supporters say he’s getting better and, with the President’s return to the United Kingdom on an indefinite sick leave, BAYO AKINLOYE writes that not a few people are experiencing a sense of déjà vu

With a gait less graceful, the gaunt figure dressed in a dark grey kaftan with a matching cap unhurriedly climbed down from the aircraft. A momentary, studied smile formed on his face as he made a cursory glance at those who had come to welcome him after spending 49 days in an undisclosed London hospital in the United Kingdom.

That was President Muhammadu Buhari returning from his medical leave since January 23 this year – he got back into the country on March 10.

“I couldn’t recall being so sick since I was a young man, including in the military with its ups and downs. I couldn’t recall when last I had blood transfusion. I couldn’t recall honestly; I can say in my 70 years (sic),” the President had said at a meeting he held with top government officials led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo shortly after he arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Today, voices within the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, and the opposition, are wary that Buhari’s state of health and goings-on in the Presidency are more than meet the eye.

Few days ago, the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party alleged that a cabal is now ruling Nigeria.

Prior to the PDP’s public outburst, members of the Arewa Consultative Forum and Arewa Youth Consultative Forum also expressed grave concerns about the possibility of some people in Aso Villa taking advantage of the President’s ill-health to the detriment of the country.

Prominent personalities like Prof. Wole Soyinka and Femi Falana have also called the number one citizen to take a break and hand over power to his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

Though there is nothing unusual in Buhari being sick, the former ruling party said what was wrong was his refusal to disclose his true state of health.

“It is now certain that the country is now being ruled by a cabal. Members of the cabal are not known. Who is in charge of the country now? We don’t know. Nigeria is now on autopilot. We don’t know who is rocking the country and who exactly is churning out orders or exercising the executive powers of the President anymore.

“This can’t happen in saner climes. We have a President who has not been seen in public for some days and the government is not worried,” spokesperson for the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee, Dayo Adeyeye, said.

Mounting pressure on Buhari also is an association of political pressure groups, under the aegis of Free Nigeria Coalition, who called on Buhari to “urgently seek medical attention of his doctors in the United Kingdom and take some deserved rest.”

Just like Buhari, former President Umaru Yar’Adua – who hailed from Katsina State like the incumbent – was “so sick” in the twilight of his administration. With a tragic end, the former president lost to death in a mortal battle over his protracted illness.

Prior to Yar’Adua’s death, not a few people had called for his resignation or impeachment, among who were the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Buhari himself.

Ten years ago, Tinubu, a leading opposition voice, had on January 18, 2010, called on Yar’Adua to step down as the country’s president.

“Now our dear country is living on the edge and hanging dangerously with FEC adrift, while the National Assembly has lost touch with reality; and the word ‘national exigency’ has since lost meaning to the remnants of the ruling party (Peoples Democratic Party). Therefore, the President (Yar’Adua) must be told, without further delay, to transmit his authority to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take charge of the country, in accordance with Section 145 of the Constitution.

“I recognise his love for his country but this is the time to show that love for his country by putting the nation’s interest above self, and not be misled by those selfish advisers. He has already made history be being elected as President of Nigeria. So, he must not destroy that democratic institution from which he has benefitted,” he had said.

About two months after Tinubu’s painstaking statement, specifically on Tuesday, March 9 – reclined in a couch, in his Kaduna home – playing host to chieftains of the National Unity Forum, who had paid him a visit, the former military head of state and then presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections, Buhari, made a call that made front-page headlines the following day.

He had reportedly called for the impeachment of Yar’Adua. According to Buhari back then, impeaching the former Katsina State governor could save the country from the political impasse Yar’Adua’s lingering ill-health had caused.

In sheer fervour, Buhari called on the Federal Executive Council to save the nation from the political logjam by declaring Yar’Adua incapacitated, arguing that such declaration would pave the way for his impeachment by the National Assembly.

Condemning the failure of the FEC and federal legislative body to impeach Yar’Adua, Buhari said, “Political expediency won’t remedy this kind of problem because if the FEC had acted in accordance with the constitution, by invoking the necessary sections to declare the President incapacitated, we would not have found ourselves in this present situation.

“As you can see, adopting extra-constitutional measures have not addressed the problem. If it had, we would not have been subjected to the raging debates and controversy going on. So, we must go back to the constitution. FEC must do the right thing, because once we start moving away from the constitution, then we are inviting anarchy.”

A prominent member and ex-spokesman for the ACF, Anthony Sani, told SUNDAY PUNCH that what occurred in 2010 concerning Yar’Adua is different from what is playing out in the Villa at the moment.

“President Buhari cannot resign or be impeached as he advised President Yar’Adua to do. This is because when the same Buhari asked Yar’Adua to resign or be impeached, it was because Yar’Adua had breached the constitution by not writing to the National Assembly notifying them of his health challenges.

“As a result, there was no acting president while the president was not on seat. Most of all, Jonathan, the FEC and the NASS were kept in the dark of what happened in the seat of power. It was against this backdrop that Buhari asked President Yar’Adua to resign or be impeached,” Sani argued.

Last Tuesday, the media was awash with a chieftain of the ruling party, Chief Bisi Akande’s ominous statement warning of such anarchy in view of Buhari’s failing health.

In the statement, Akande had said, “These are two great red flag dangers that have the potential of plunging the country into unprecedented chaos and of destabilising the gains of democracy since 1999. The greatest danger, however, is for political interests at the corridor of power attempting to feast on the health of Mr. President in a dangerous manner that may aggravate the problems between the executive and the National Assembly without realising if, in the end, it could drag the entire country into avoidable doom.

“Let me warn today that those who wish to harvest political gains out of the health of the president are mistaken. This is not Nigeria of 1993. My greatest fear, however, is that the country should not be allowed to slide into anarchy and disorder of a ‘monumental proportion.’”

The ACF chieftain does not think there any cause for alarm. He feels that since Buhari had already put the National Assembly and the nation on notice concerning his deteriorating health, it is fair that everyone allow the President to rest.

Sani added, “While I appreciate the sympathy and the concern of Chief Akande which comes with past experiences when a group called ‘cabal’ in the Presidency kept the nation in the dark about health challenges of President Yar’Adua, and what happened in the seat of power which resulted in the introduction of doctrine of necessity to overcome the problems by making Jonathan acting president in the absence of a letter from Yar’Adua, it is very important to note that the situations are not the same. Also, Akande’s reference to 1993 is misplaced. I do not think there is cause for alarm.”

A president who wrote and handed power to Osinbajo, and who on return told the nation that he had never been “so sick” in his life, the northern elder argued, is not the kind of person who will allow some people to take advantage of his sickness and manage the presidency by proxy.

In January, the President had left Nigeria for the United Kingdom for what the Presidency described as “a short leave” during which he was to undergo “routine medical check-up.”

He was expected to resume work on February 6 – that medical check-up was the third by Buhari in one year; the President had earlier embarked on a six-day leave in London between February 5 and 10, 2016; following that, on June 6, 2016, he jetted out of the country for another 10 days allegedly to treat an ear infection.

The last public event attended by Buhari was the grand finale of the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day held at the National Arcade, Abuja. Since his return in March also, the President has hardly appeared in public.

Buhari may not listen to those calling for his resignation, or take a pill he had offered Yar’Adua in 2010, but he promised that, “The best way for me to repay you all is to rededicate myself to serving you, protecting your interests and keeping your trust. I am feeling much better now; there may, however, be need to have further follow-ups within some weeks.”

That assurance was re-echoed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, when he said, “He (the President) is following his doctor’s advice. Mr. President himself told the nation he has never been this sick and he is going to take it easy. He said it from day one when he came back from the UK.

“So, I don’t think there is anything that is out of place from what he said. He has been quite transparent and upfront in the matter concerning his health.”

As the controversy concerning Buhari’s health rages on, the President has left Nigeria again, for the UK for treatment— this time around he gave no date of his return.

“The length of the President’s stay in London will be determined by the doctors,” a statement issued by his Special Adivser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had said.

source - http://punchng.com/buhari-yaradua-and-the-sense-of-deja-vu/

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@lalasticlala

Unarguably one of the most skilled Nigerian actors at the moment, Odunlade Adekola is loved and respected for his plausible portrayal of diverse roles. He tells TOFARATI IGE about the genesis of his career, family and other issues

What can you remember of your childhood?

I was born in Lafenwa, Abeokuta,Ogun State. But I am from Otun-Ekiti in Ekiti State. I come from a close-knit Christian family and we used to go to church a lot. In fact, we were always part of the people that cleaned the church before service. There was really no time for me to play on the streets or keep many friends. I attended St. Johns Primary School, St. Peters College and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, all in Abeokuta. And right now, I am currently studying Business Administration in the University of Lagos.

What were your childhood ambitions?

As a child, I always loved to control people and direct them on the right things to do. I looked forward to being the manager of my own company and that is why I decided to study Business Administration.

Can you recall how you started your acting career?

I used to act very well in church and people loved it whenever I came on stage. Even before I mounted the stage, people would already be screaming in excitement and the cleric would then have to caution them so that everybody could hear what I had to say. It was the interest and love that people had for me that motivated me to take acting serious. Meanwhile, there was a friend of mine who we used to act together and go about performing in churches. He was part of a group that used to meet for rehearsals somewhere close to where I lived. One day, he told the members of his group that he had a friend who could act. They told him to invite me and when I got there, they asked me if I could act and I told them I could do it very well. The leader of the group then asked why I believed so much in myself and he told me to act like a mad man. I immediately moved close to him, grabbed his cloth and started unbuttoning it. As I was doing that, everybody there started clapping and that is how I joined the theatre industry in 1996. I didn’t initially know that it was different from what I was used to in church because they had more techniques, but I learnt over time. There was a time that the leader of our group invited some actors who had been in the industry for a long time such as Mr. Paragon, Kayode Akindina, Segun Akinlade, and Segun Adeniji (SAMA), among others to come and inspect what we were doing. After watching us perform, they urged me to join the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, and I became a member in January 1998.

What was your parents’ reaction to your career?

It has been a long time but one of the earliest movies I can recall is Faworaja, produced by Bolaji Amusan (Mr. Latin) in 1999.

Can you recall some of your colleagues that you started acting with?

I remember people like Tunde Oshoko, Semiu Durojaiye, Shola Odebunmi, Segun Ogungbe and many others too numerous to mention here.

What challenges did you face in the early stage of your career?

I was quite young when I started but as I grew older, I realised that all the things that I considered to be challenges are only normal things that happen as one progresses in life. There is always a price to pay for whatever you want to achieve in life.

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