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U lost out before now u are loosing hence resort to noise making for relevance

After the reggae, it's time for the blues. Revolution loading under buharis nose. This a storm in a teacup. No fuel, no light, no security, biafra seccession, fulani killing farmers in plateau and benue, taraba election Takeover are All ingredients for a successful revolution until this.... Collapsed. I don't envy buhari ooo. Gej in hind sight Wil say thank goodness

Buhari ooooo
When I saw pmb tweet let's JoinHands to fight terror, I asked if buharis hands were tied this time last year. It's time someone told buhari Your people are killing my people.... I don't pity buhari at this juncture. We should learn to draw a line between politics and patriotism.

Members of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet have now been sworn in, more than five months after the president took office. Mr Buhari, who was elected in March partly on a promise to tackle corruption and insecurity, vowed to select competent and clean individuals. But when the much-anticipated list was released, many were disappointed, asking whether the wait had been worth it, and whether those selected were the best in the country. Some say the list is full of old and recycled politicians who have been part of Nigeria's problems. The youths who worked tirelessly during his campaign have also been disappointed because the average age in the cabinet is 52. Some women's groups have also voiced their anger that there are just six females on the list. The 36 cabinet members include five former governors, nine lawyers, four former senators, three academics, two medical doctors, two retired soldiers and a clergyman. The combination of experienced politicians and technocrats shows that the president was trying to balance his choice - rewarding party loyalists, while also selecting some professionals. His hands were also tied by the constitutional requirement to choose at least one person from each of Nigeria's 36 states. His supporters say the list shows he is committed to fulfilling his election promises, adding that age and gender do not matter at this stage because the country needs to be rescued urgently. Here are seven interesting characters to watch in the cabinet: Babatunde Fashola It is not surprising that Mr Fashola made the list. His achievements during his tenure as governor of Lagos state - Nigeria's commercial capital - makes him a good asset. He is credited with bringing an element of order to the chaotic city through massive infrastructure development that included demolishing illegal structures to pave the way for new road projects. Nigeria in pictures: Lagos facelift He has been named to head the ministry of power, housing and works, which merges three former ministries. Following on from his success in Lagos, he has been tasked with rebuilding Nigeria's dilapidated infrastructure - from generating electricity, to constructing roads and providing affordable housing. Ibe Kachikwu The former ExxonMobil executive vice- chairman was appointed by President Buhari in August to head the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), an organisation vital to Africa's largest economy but notorious for corruption and mismanagement. Many analysts believe his appointment has started to yield results. It is surprising that he has been asked to join the cabinet, where he will be junior oil minister. This means a new NNPC head may have to be appointed. Even though the president has said he will oversee the ministry himself, most of the work and reforms he plans to carry out will be handled by Mr Kachikwu. It will be interesting to see how he will help Mr Buhari clean up the oil sector and recover the mind-boggling sums he said had been stolen. Does Nigeria run better without a cabinet? Buhari's to-do list Is Buhari a changed man? Amina Mohammed She is a well-known technocrat within and outside Nigeria. She has more than 30 years of experience in the field of development, including as Nigeria's presidential adviser on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). She was credited with designing and developing several government projects aimed at reducing poverty. Before joining the cabinet, Ms Mohammed was the Special Adviser to UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-Moon on post-2015 development planning. Her eloquence and globally-exposed experience in development and management could be an asset to the government if correctly exploited. She becomes minister of the environment. Rotimi Amaechi He is the most controversial of all the appointees even though his inclusion did not come as surprise. As President Buhari's campaign director, many Nigerians see Mr Amaechi's appointment as pay-back for the role he played in the president's victory during the election. However, his choice has been heavily criticised after he was indicted by Rivers state's panel of inquiry for allegedly enriching himself during his eight-year tenure as the state's governor. He denied all the allegations and said they were politically motivated. He also took the commission to court. Opposition MPs tried to block his appointment but the ruling party used its majority to get him through. He is the new transport minister. Abdurrahman Dambazau As Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff between 2008 and 2010, he led a successful campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. After he was sacked, the militants regrouped in 2011. Since then, thousands of people have been killed and the insurgency has spread to neighbouring countries. Although he was not asked to become defence minister as expected, he will be involved in the fight against Boko Haram, as the new interior minister who is in charge of the police. Kemi Adeosun She is an economist and financial expert who was educated and worked in the UK before going back to Nigeria to serve as a commissioner of finance in the south-western state of Ogun. She replaces the well-respected Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala as finance minister. During her presentation to the Senate, she said funds allocated for various projects are being diverted and identified ways to stop this happening. She also said the country cannot afford to continue spending 78% of its budget on paying civil servants' salaries and other ongoing costs. It will be interesting to see how the financial markets, investors and ordinary Nigerians will react to her appointment and whether she will be able to transform the country's struggling economy. Audu Ogbe As a veteran politician with four decades of experience, Mr Ogbe, 68, is known to be independent-minded and self-willed and has served in several previous governments. Many remember him for his public row with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2005, when he was chairman of the then ruling Peoples Democratic Party. He was forced to resign from the position after accusing Mr Obasanjo of interfering in party affairs. Mr Ogbe is an experienced farmer and will lead the vital agriculture ministry. Nigeria has a vast tracts of land that analysts say, if used properly, could create jobs for the country's army of unemployed youths and reduce Nigeria's dependence on oil. Nigerians will be hoping that he is able to bring this theory to reality.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34538718?ocid=socialflow_facebook

A successful election in Tanzania. He averted breakdown of law and order in a keenly contested election in Tanzania. Welcome back Sir

There is a picture of about 10 malnourished
African children currently circulating on social
media. The caption on the photo alleges that
one of the children, is current Gabonese
president, who it is rumored was adopted by
his late father who also happens to be the
former president of the country.
Ali Bongo Ondimba, 56 is the current
president of Gabon. He became the President
of the country in 2009 after his father Omar
Bongo died. During his father’s reign as the
president, he was a Minister of Foreign
Affairs, a Deputy representative of Bongoville
in the National Assembly and finally a
Minister of Defence.
While the picture is likely an urban myth with
no merit, there has been a lot controversy
surrounding the nationality of the president of
Gabon. Politicians in his country had earlier
requested that the president present a DNA
test, to prove that he is truly the son of the
late president of the country. However, the
president has refused to do the test. This
allegation came up after a French essayist
and a specialist on Gabon, Pierre Pean wrote
in his book titled “New African Affairs” that
the president of Gabon is from a Nigerian
origin.
The essayist claims that the president’s
father, Former president Omar Bongo brought
Ali Bongo from Biafra during the Nigerian
civil war. People believe this to be true
because the former president was a strong
supporter of Biafra during the Nigerian civil
war. It is reported that he organised the airlift
of several children from Biafra during the civil
war and gave them up for adoption.
Fumnanya Agbugah
October 30, 2015

http://venturesafrica.com/the-internet-is-circulating-an-alleged-photo-of-gabons-president-as-a-malnourished-child-in-biafra/

The economy is officially on a recession. If lagos is this quiet how much other cities? A recession will end this government before 2019. Ask Argentina and Greece. Buhari blaming others since time immemorial. Same folks shouting Sai buhari will soon shout stone Buhari when hunger bites cos of a recession.

Where Is there branch located in lekki?

leave my thief...arrest ur thief before coming for mine. wber is rotimi

I want to see Aisha Buhari in the USA. Why couldn't she travel to the USA with her husband on two previous occasions? Obviously, she would be picked up by the fbi and straight to prison.
Hypocrisy is when u want Alams Extradited but not Aisha buhari. Zoo must fall