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Barack Obama will welcome Nigeria’s freshly elected president to the White House Monday, lending a personal endorsement after the country’s first ever democratic transition.

Obama’s administration has faced criticism for not including the continent’s most populous country on a Africa tour later this week that will take in Kenya and Ethiopia.

By hosting Muhammadu Buhari in the Oval Office, the US president hopes to underscore that the African giant, also the continent’s biggest economy, is vital US interests.

Praise for Nigeria’s recent elections — the first won by an opposition challenger against an incumbent — is likely to be coupled with tricky discussions on combating Boko Haram militants.

Nigeria would like to see more help from Washington in its battle against the group, which has been trying to establish an Islamic state in northeast Nigeria since 2009.

So far 15,000 people have been killed and 1.5 million displaced by the conflict.

Buhari’s visit has been foreshadowed by a uptick in terror attacks, including suicide bombings in neighboring Cameroon and Chad.

Rights groups say atrocities have been committed both by Boko Haram and the Nigerian military.

US laws banning the transfer of weapons to countries suspected of rights abuses have sometimes pushed a wedge between the two allies.

Obama’s administration last year blocked the sale of Cobra attack helicopters to Nigeria, hampering cooperation amid efforts to find the hundreds of still-unfound kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls.

Since being elected in May, Buhari has indicated a readiness to address problems in the army he once ran as a general and as Nigeria’s military ruler.

Earlier this month Buhari sacked his entire military top brass.

Buhari’s purge of senior commanders inherited from his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan was widely expected but is the clearest demonstration yet of his quest for a fresh start.

Still, Obama is unlikely to endorse a dramatic ramping up of US military activity against Boko Haram — fearing it could be used by the group as a recruiting tool and entangle the United States in yet another conflict.

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AgbenuAnna:
no y did u ask?

Sandydayz:
Hmmm

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Sandydayz:
Hmmm

Good idea

AgbenuAnna:
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babasade:
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Sandydayz:
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Cutehector:
Konji doesn't like cold weather

Sandydayz:
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Sandydayz:
or don't trust me

Sandydayz:
It should be July... Trust me

AgbenuAnna:
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AgbenuAnna:
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dam4wummy:
na may plenty pass oooo

Faremisodeeq:
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dam4wummy:
Where u put may??

peterezinw:
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Flashh:
B

yomi007k:
Ok ma.

We will use ur 1 couple as a standard for the rest 100million.

Thank u ma.

yomi007k:
U married sir?

MsBliss:
like I said before ,I still have a lil faith in marriage .all my hopes are not entirely lost.I just need to know if its worth all the stress .

MsBliss:
Hmmm what is it you said again ?

MsBliss:
I have no reason that's why I am asking the question on this forum hoping to get some reasonable answers.

aameyah:
I wanted to ignore you at first but then such behavior as yours must be corrected in public since you have exhibited yourself in public.
If you must know, I earn more than what you have up there monthly and have been doing for the past two years plus so you can just shut it about enviousness.
People have been waiting for this recruitment since 2012 and while the positions are being distributed through the backdoor, you are here displaying yourself.

I myself applied for it back then. But a few months later, I got another job where I had to prove my mettle before joining the organisation. And I've been working since then.
But that doesn't mean I should forget the pains of others just because I have a good job. I know how it feels to be cheated out of a job.

Let us begin to tell ourselves the truth please.

MsBliss:
Lol you are not serious o

aaamos:
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FlySly05:
Well I offered my little advice in the second paragraph if you had taken your time to assimilate it rather than rushing to bash me. Please don't take out your frustration on me, I'm only exercising my right of free speech on here. #Mr. Spencer

emmydeep:
@op. Its a pity that you're passing through this at the moment. That is a very dangerous thing and could spell doom if not properly handled.

I want you to smile because i know what to do about it. I'm speaking from experience of a girl that fell in love with me but was under oath with a guy in there secondary school days.

It was handled perfectly and the girl was free.
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