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Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday doused speculations about a political rift between him and Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State.

The former President who disassociated himself from the insinuations made in the media said that he was too close to Dickson to nurture political differences against him.
Jonathan made the clarification, during a condolence visit by Dickson in his Otuoke home to commiserate with him on the death of the Paramount Ruler of Otuoke Community, HRH King Lot Justin Ogiasa.
Jonathan said, “Let me on behalf of the community thank you for making the visit, because of the relationship we have. You wanted to come immediately, but said it would be waste for the governor to come when the date for the burial has not been announced.
“For me politics is a very useless business; when I see the kind of things people write about me on the social media, I just laugh. For Bayelsa State, I feel sad because we are not many and we are not heterogeneous. It is a state that we also know ourselves.
“I have no reason to say that I am competing with the governor; by the grace of God, I became Deputy Governor, Governor and President. There is no way I can sit anywhere and plan anything against Bayelsa state or the governor.
“When I was dreaming of becoming Governor, Dickson was among the few in the meetings we were holding. He was not in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but he agreed to help it. He didn’t want to join the PDP, but I virtually forced him.
“When I became Governor, I appointed Dickson Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice and that was how he became a PDP member and later became a member of the House of Representatives and so on…There is no way I will break my relationship with the Governor.”
The Governor who led a high-powered state delegation for the condolence said he was part of the Ogiasa family and by extension, the Otuoke community of Ogbia Local Government Area.
“We are here in full force as we have always done to commiserate with you, my elder brother, leader and the Ogiasa family in this hour of bereavement. We pray God to grant the Ogiasa eternal repose”, Dickson said.
While dispelling rumour of any rift with the former president, the governor said in and out of office, Jonathan would continue to remain his leader, having come a long way with him.
He therefore called on those who want to cause imaginary differences between him and Jonathan to sink their plans.
“Both of us have come a long way. My personal political story cannot be complete without talking about my elder brother, Jonathan. He also knows that I made little contribution that is recorded in the political chapter of his life.”, the governor emphasised.
Governor Dickson said both he and Jonathan were not running for any office and wondered why “political jobbers” were bent on destroying their good relationship.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/politics-useless-business-jonathan-tells-dickson/

mynd44 lalasticlala OAM4J good morning!

Firefire:
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Lies from the PIT OF HELL.

ABUJA – The Federal Government, on Tuesday, alleged that the proscribed Indegeniuos People of Biafra, IPOB, were behind recent cache of arms that were intercepted in Lagos by the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC.

FG, while justfying its decision to apply for the IPOB to be outlawed, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that its investigations revealed that members of the group imported arms, comprising of pump action rifles, from Turkey.
It said the deal was brokered by a Turkish national that allegedly visited the ‘missing’ leader of the IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, shorty after he was released from detention.
The Solicitor General of the Federation, Mr. Dayo Akpata who represented FG, urged the Acting Chief Judge of the high court, Justice Abdu Kafarati, to dismiss the motion IPOB filed to quash the proscription order.
It will be recalled that Custom operatives had between January and September this year, intercepted about four containers laden with arms.
1,100 pieces of pump action rifles that were recovered at the Tin Can port, Apapa, Lagos, on September 19, brought the total of such arms that were seized since January this year, to 2, 671.
Meantime, in a 23-paged counter-affidavit it filed in opposition to IPOB’s motion dated September 21, FG, told the court that the secessionist group “have been associated with violent activities”.
It said: “Furthermore, the leader of the Respondent/Applicant, one Nnamdi Kanu has been openly advocating for armed struggle via his speeches, calling Nigeria a zoo, threatening that Nigeria will burn if he is arrested, etc. The intent of the Respondent/Applicant from the onset is to cause confusion and plunge the country into crisis.
“That Biafra is not a region in Nigeria and there are also no States known as Biafran States under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.
“That in opposition to the depositions in paragraph 6 of the supporting affidavit, I am aware that the Respondent/Applicant’s activities havr been targeted at causing a violent break up of Nigeria.
“That as a confirmation of the fact that the intentions of the Respondent/Applicant from the onset is to cause a violent breakdown of law and order in Nigeroa, Nnamdi Kanu openly solicted for arms to wage war against Nigeria at the World Igbo Congress held in California, USA in 2015.
“That a Turkish citizen, Abdulkadir Erkahraman, visited Nnamdi Kanu the leader of thr Respondent/Applicant in Isiama Afara, Umuahia, Abia State sometimes in July 2017, and has been canvassing support for the secessionist agenda of the Respondent/Applicant. He also admonished ‘Biafrans to rise up and fight a good fight for freedom’.
“That the Nigerian Customs Service had on four occassions this yeat intercepted pump action rifles totalling 2,671 illegally imported into the country from Turkey”.
FG insisted that the proscription order was obtained based on events it said occurred mostly after Justice Binta Nyako before whom Kanu and four other pro-Biafran agitators are facing five-count treasonable felony charge, had earlier declined to declare IPOB a terrorist organisation.
It argued that Justice Nyako did not however rule that IPOB was a lawful organisation.
“The court only ruled that there was no evidence before the court to show that the Respondent/Applicant is an unlawful or proscribed societu as at then in order to justify the count 3 in Charge No. FHC/Abj/CR/383/15 whic relates to managing an unlawful society”.
It told the court that activities of IPOB “has been hampering effective policing of the South East region”, adding that the Inspector General of Police had directed his men to deal decisively with Biafra agitators who it said ordered closure of markets and restriction of movement in the South East to mark the Biafra Day celebration.
More so, it alleged that IPOB members had on September 14, launched vicious attacks on police formations that resulted in the total destruction of Ariaria Police Divisional Headquarters in Aba, theft of police weaponry, attacks on police patrol teams.
It said that a good number of police personnel have sustained varying degrees of injuries while one policeman died in the Aba attack, adding that a commercial bank was also attackes with its ATM machines damaged by IPOB members.
Aside its allegation that IPOB members in Oyigbo LGA of Rivers State had on September 12, mobilised and attacked some northerners in the area, FG further told the court that a police sergeant, Mr. Stephen Daniel and one Umar Mainasara, a shoe shiner, were killed by the attackers who its said carted away an AK 47 Rifle belonging to the slain policeman after they burnt two police vans.
“That the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, disclosed on 13th October, 2017 that patrol bombs, double-barrel gun were recovered from the residence of Nnamdi Kanu and that training of Biafra Secret Service members were still ongoing after the proscription of II OB.
“That a detailed report on the violent activities of members of the Respondent/Applicant against security personnel and other citizens as well as their inciting speeches (particularly by Nnamdi Kanu) as compiled by the Office of the National Security Adviser are attached herewith and marked as Exhibit FGN 8”, FG added in the counter-affidavit that was deposed to by one Ayuba Adam.
More over, FG told the court that “the leader of Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, and founder of the renowned Movement for Actualisation of Soverign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Ralph Uwazuruike, attested to the violent conducts of IPOB members”.
It said that Uwazuruike attested that the modus operandi of IPOB negates the principles of non-violence in the achievement of self-determination for Biafra independence and also expressed worry that the Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB always pretended to be non-violent but preached violence.
“That aside from threatening to stop Anambra governorship election in November, Nnamdi Kanu has also stated that there would be no elections in the other fiur South East States in 2019”.
It said there was no bloody onslaught in Kanu’s house during the Operation Python Dance II, adding that is not responsible for the whereabouts of the IPOB leader.
FG mainatined that there was no report to the Nigerian Police Force to the effect that Kanu was missing.
It said that Kanu “has deliberately gone into hiding ostensibly to avoid his adjourned trial and also to avoid the likely legal consequences of the activities of himself and his group”.
FG decried that Kanu had through Radio Biafra, labelled Nigeria as a zoo which he said should be razed down, as well as called President Muhammadu Buhari unprintable names.
“He also claimed that the Nigerian government hired a Sudanese man to come and impersonate President Buhari”.
It told the court that part of the factors that fueled crisis that culminated in the Rwandan genocide was the labeling of the Tutsis as cockroaches who should be exterminated.
Meanwhile, Justice Kafarati has fixed January 17 to rule on whether or not the order that proscribed the IPOB as a terrorist organisation should be vacated.
It will be recalled that court had in a ruling on September 20, outlawed IPOB on the strength of an ex-parte motion the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, filed on behalf of the government.
Justice Kafafati declared as illegal, all activities of the group, particularly in the South-east and South-South regions of the country.
He further restrained “any person or group of persons from participating in any of the group’s activities”.
The Judge directed the AGF to ensure that he published the order proscribing IPOB in the official gazette, as well as in two national dailies, an order FG had since complied with.
However, the IPOB, in a motion it filed pursuant to Section 6(6) (1) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, maintained that the proscription order “was made without jurisdiction”, adding that it was “granted against an entity unknown to law”.
IPOB, through its lawyer, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, queried the legal validity of the order it said was surreptitiously obtained by the AGF.
It told the court that there was “clear suppression and misrepresentation of facts”, in the affidavit evidence the AGF submitted, upon which the order was granted.
It argued that the proscription order was tantamount to declaring over 30million Nigerians of Igbo extraction as terrorists.
Besides, IPOB which sought nullification of the proscription order on 13 grounds, told the court that its member does not carry arms and has no history of arm struggle in the exercise of their constitutionally guarantee rights to self determination.
It said: “The Indigenous People of Biafra who are majorly of Igbo extraction, have no history of violence in the exercise of their right to self determination.
“That prior to and during the military invasion of the South Eastern States, members of the Indigenous People of Biafra had never at any time resorted into arm struggle or engage in acts of violence capable of threatening the National Security.
“That the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Per Justice Binta Nyako of Court No 4, had in its Rulings delivered on the 1st day of March, 2017 held that the Indigenous People of Biafra is not an unlawful Organization.
“That the Ex-parte application for the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its activities in the South Eastern States pursuant to which the order was granted, was politically motivated, and will in essence amount to suppression, of the wishes and aspirations of the Indigenous People who are now being intimidated using the state force, for expressing their disenchantment with the administration that has relegated them to third class citizens.
“That the hasty manner through which the process leading to the proscription of the Respondent’s activity and its declaration as a terrorist organization, was activated/initiated, shows a clear manifestation of high powered ethnic conspiracy against the Respondent in particular and the Igbos in general. It started with the Arewa Youth Coalition Group’s declaration on the 24th August, 2017, that the Respondent should be declared a terrorist organization, among other far reaching terms, as part of their condition to suspend the quit notices given to Igbos and Southerners living in the North, which was in quick succession followed by the military invasion of the South-East (a relatively peaceful region), their murderous attack in the home of the leader of the Respondent, illegal declaration by the Nigerian Military that a non-violent group such as the Respondent is a terrorist organization, and the speedy but clandestine manner the Attorney General approached the Court Exparte, for an order proscribing the Respondent’s activities and declaration as a terrorist organization.
“The Ex-parte Order proscribing the activities of the Respondent and declaring the Respondent a terrorist organization is prejudicial to the subsisting criminal charge/trial pending before His Lordship, Hon. Justice Binta Nyako of Court No. 4, Federal High Court, Abuja, in Charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015 Between F.R.N. V. Nnamdi Kanu & 4 Ors, wherein the Court had in the course of the proceedings, held that the Respondent is not an unlawful organization.
“The Military has in an officially approved ethnic cleansing exercise, presently going on in the South East, massacred over 200 (two hundred) members of unarmed and defenseless members of the Respondent, under their coded Operation Python Dance in the South East, including the invasion and unprovoked bloody attack in the home of Nnamdi Kanu, whose whereabouts has remained unknown, since their murderous attack in his home on the 14th day of September 2017”.
Consequently, IPOB, maintained that the court “has the inherent powers to set aside its orders when either granted without jurisdiction or granted in error”.
It said the Order was unconstitutional, as it was made in clear violation of the constitutionally guaranteed right of the Indigenous People of Biafra to self determination; Article 20(1) of the Africa Charter on Human & Peoples Rights, now domesticated into our Law under (Ratification and Enforcement Act) (Cap 10) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990; Right to fair hearing, Right to freedoms of expression, and the press and Rights to peaceful Assembly and Association; clearly provided for under Sections 36, 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as (Amended) 2011.
It was IPOB’s contention that a declaratory order could not be made pursuant to an Ex-parte application, without hearing from the party against whom the order was made.
In a 40-paragraphed affidavit deposed to by one Prince Mandela Umegborogu, IPOB, told the court that its members are lawful and non-violent socio-ethnic pressure group, largely made up of Indigenous People of Igbo extraction, and of Igbo neighboring states of Biafra region/origin.
“That as Indigenous People of the Igbo speaking states, and neighboring states of Biafran origin, they are a Community of individuals, and not registered as a registered as a legal entity.
“That the Respondent are merely a community of Indigenous People exercising their constitutionally guarantee right to self determination freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association”.
It further told the court that the South Eastern States of the Country, largely made up of Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia and Ebony, have no history of violent crime, in recent times, before the soldiers were deployed to the South East on the Operation Python Dance.
“That Police Authority has been in effective policing of the entire South Eastern States”.
IPOB told the court that it is registered across many countries of the world, saying its activities have always been in conformity with the International Covenants and laws.
It said that its members do not pose any threat to any country, adding that recently, its members residing in the United Kingdom and United States of America were granted permission to protest within a designated place in the ongoing United Nations Conference.
IPOB also told the court that pictures (photographs) and video footages the AGF attached in the affidavit he used to secure the ex-parte order, “were all concocted and video/photo shopped to make it appear real, and do not represent the true images/impression of the Respondent/Applicant’s members”.

Students in Katsina state have been empowered by the state Governor who gave them goats to rear.
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The beneficiaries of the goats lined up with their goats at GGASS Dutsinma on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Credit: Katsina Post Hausa
The Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, has launched a programmed to empower secondary school students with goats in the state. According to a report by DailyNigerian, the programme was launched at the Government Girls Arabic Secondary School, Dutsinma on Saturday.

Speaking during the inauguration, the state commissioner for Education, Halimatu Idris while representing the Governor, said the programme was aimed at empowering students to be self-reliant.

Mrs Idris, a professor, said the goat empowerment programme was part of the Masari administration’s efforts toward improving the lives of the people and development of education in the state.


She said the state government had selected 20 secondary schools in each of the three senatorial zones for the take-off of the programme.

In August last year, the state government said it purchased 4,500 goats as against 720 reported



http://www.247nigerianewsupdate.co/2017/11/governor-masari-empowers-katsina.html?m=1

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Abakaliki, the capital city of Ebonyi State for his 2-day working visit to Ebonyi and Anambra states.
He arrived in the state capital via a helicopter at the Nkwoagu Military Cantonment, Abakaliki.
He was received on arrival by several governors of the South East states as well as top government functionaries.

Details later…

http://sunnewsonline.com/buhari-arrives-ebonyi/

mynd44 lalasticlala

idu1:
Some members pay as high as 200k tithe you know?

Do you know how much it costs for a church to host crusade at Eagle square ABUJA?

meresse:
Did JESUS CHRIST marry?

No sir

meresse:
I dont know why pastors gaining so much from tithe are criticizing daddy freez, the only reason why pastors are sprouting every where is because of offering and tithe.
Tithe can buy jet even more,
One thing I believe is that nothing is permanent, these days are the season of pastors and their prosperity prophetics, later they all we ll come back to the mother church, which is CATHOLIC, that is when they realize the truth of christianity.

At a time your Catholic priests has been directed to marry.

idu1:
5k multiply by 20000 members how much be that?

Can you keep all your salaries without touching them for a year?

gabinogem:
If u get hundred thousand adult church members(excluding children oh) and all of dem pay tithes as low as one thousand naira, abeg pastor blessing tell me how much e go sum up & tell me how much be private jet

As if you you'll be saving the money for private jet only and neglect other areas that needed money in the ministry. Church makes more money through donations and pledges. Those with private jets got them through gifts etc. No Pastor will gather church money and buy private jet, even before he gathers them, another thing will eat up the money.

ayourbamie:
You're confused, what do they call God in islam?

If Allah is God why do you say "there's no God but Allah?"

Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo has taunted the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over its announcement that it had sacked Nnamdi Kanu as director of Radio Biafra.

Keyamo wondered why IPOB, who had alleged that Kanu was killed by Nigerian army, was still announcing his removal ‘in the grave’.

DAILY POST reports that Radio Biafra upon resumption on Monday announced through one Ifeoma Okorafor that the radio was restructuring.

She announced that, “Mazi Nnamdi Nwanekaenyi Kanu, the former Director of Radio Biafra is hereby dismissed and removed as Director of Radio Biafra following extensive and intensive consultations”

“Kanu’s actions and his decisions to incite members of IPOB towards violence leading to the death of many innocent young people in Onitsha, Aba and Umuahia is totally unacceptable and grossly irresponsible.

“Kanu privately collected £14 million and another $22 million to purchase landed properties abroad in his name and that of his father, Igwe Israel Kanu, in a clear case of ‘monkey dey work baboon dey chop’.”

Reacting, however, Keyamo rhetorically asked if Biafra was now a zoo.

He tweeted, “So, after IPOB earlier claimed the Army killed Kanu, did they wake him from d grave to ask him questions over allegations against him before sacking him as their leader? Or did they sack him without hearing from him? Would that not be the style of animals in a zoo? Is Biafra now a zoo?”


Screenshot Below

http://dailypost.ng/2017/11/14/biafra-keyamo-mocks-ipob-nnamdi-kanus-sack/

ayourbamie:
What do they call Allah in english, go to the northern part of Nigeria, the Christians and the moslems call God Allah

Is Allah God?

Mavin Records Boss, Don Jazzy, has shared screenshot of a scammer, who sent him a private message, trying to recruit him to the “great illuminati”.

The message reads; “Hello!!! Do you want to be a member of the great illuminati, and start receiving 1,000,000 monthly and be popular among others and have riches and fame/

“This is the only chance of being of the illuminati. I was sent by a Freemason high chief to bring 52 members into the illuminati. I have goten 32, so we looking for 20,, so try and be among the twenty people to be rich and famous. Whatsapp +234********89 now be a memeber to achieve your goals and become successful in life thanks for coming”

Don Jazzy, as the nice person that he is, responded with; “Uncle sir.. Just send me your account details, make I send you small thing. Quit this work. U no even sabi am.”

You just gotta Love Don Jazzy!!!

Screenshot below;


https://madailygist.ng/i-can-make-you-earn-1m-monthly-scammer-tells-don-jazzy-he-gives-an-epic-response/

FarahAideed:
Another lame attempt to stylishly absolve Buhari from the Maina saga by making it look like he is Isolated ..I swear Buhari was the initiator and orchestrator of Mainas return and nobody else like this stupid guardian article will want you to believe

Don't mind Hungarbad he's talking as if Maina is the only corrupt officer recalled by Buhari but he forgot that in August 2010, the then President Goodluck Jonathan sacked the army’s chief of staf, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, and the commanders of the air force and navy. They were dismissed after reports emerged that they had committed illegalities in arranging arms deals. More than $1 billion was reported to have been diverted to companies owned by their friends and family members. The allegations were never cleared, and a 2016 presidential report on corruption in the armed forces, did not include Dambazau’s time as Army Chief. He is now interior minister.

HungerBAD:
I am observing and just silent for now.

The problem now is, i have looked at our political environment and it is not encouraging. There is no body out there to even support, and its very sad.

I was with the Delta State Speaker, with some of his young house members at a very private get together, somewhere in the diaspora weeks back and after listening to them speak, i have come to a reasonable conclusion that the young, just like the old people too in Nigeria Politics,have issues.

They all lack a sense of direction.

Have heard from your siblings, omenka NgeneUkwenu LionDeLeo passingShot Qmerit AlhajiSpray APCmyheart malware etc. Only sarrki and madridguy dey make noise these days, what happened to others?.

HungerBAD:
Wetin concern Hunger and this matter?

Oops! sorry, I forgot that you've something to do with hunger.

"With all these happening around him, it shows how isolated our President is apparently becoming".


Hunger can reset people's brain.

Penalty82:
All you can see are Nigerian men from which tribe?

Rotentina you can't handle these facts?

Penalty82:
What do you normally achieve with the truth?.

Rotentina why can't you answer this question?

Rotentina:
Abegi..,...stop spreading hatred.

Lol, which hatred?

Rotentina:
LIES, Lies.....and I say it again.....Lies.....
All I can see are Nigerian's men!!!

Can you give us the correct information here?.

Mynd44:
The rail from Port har-court to Maiduguri will fly right?

Can you name the states in South East this rail will pass through to Maidugury?.

YungRichG1:
words of an ignorant fool.....

Do you know how much a night would cost in that hotel do you know how many hungry people that would be fed with that amount ...just shut up and go back to playing tumbo tumbo





Yung Rich G1

A carnal mind cannot understand the things of the Spirit.

Matthew 26:7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

Ndi Igbo cannot take this.

Lalas247:
Business plan
Money ( if using a start up loan) make sure ur accounts in order
Find reputable suppliers
Location
Premises
Decor branding and look
Staff


Etc ...

Pls don't use an interest loan to set up this kind of business. If you must use loan make it a long term non interest loan.

Steps
1. Passion

2. Learn the secrets, does and donts from those into it already.

3. Capital

4. Location

5. Packaging / taste and class

6. Self and financial discipline

7. Customer friendly

8. Current

9. The power to say no when necessary.

Hmmmm. My cent though.

Originalsly:
The Bishop needs to put his own house in order..... is the Catholic Church doing what it should? ...is he as a leader providing what he should for the Catholics?...the poor?....the homeless?....aren't Catholics losing faith under his leadership?....are the priests all in line?...doing what they suppose to? ... if you live in a glass house don't be throwing stones.

If they aren't doing what they supposed to do, leave that to their subjects to say but they have every right to constructively criticise this govnt.

Benekruku:
Bishop seeking relevance!

Where was he in the previous regime when it was looting for all?

He should go and relax with romancing the calvary, that his calling.

Political Bishop!


We know his Bishop likes, dem full town starting from Otta

When a slave sees the chains on his neck and legs as a beauty bracelet, it becomes a mental slavery.

Wiseandtrue:
This is one thing I love about the Catholics when compared to some sitting on the fence churches! They say it how it is!

kaduna catholic bishops- please speak on. The Elijahs of our time.
Perhaps the king Ahab will listen before it is too late!

Go and tell Ahab that Elijah is here.

LLSAINT:
Foolish talk. If you do not know what restructuring means, keep shut. We are where we are because of the poor structure on ground. How can you restructure your hearts and minds and asses when the structure is faulty. Do you tell a Nigerian or even a slowpoke to be well behaved in Europe or America? The answer is NO because the structure is already restructured to position the minds and hearts of the people. It is the structure that determines how we behave.

Lol, my lord tamper justice with mercy.