Handsomecole: A mild drama ensued at the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri as the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu was held hostage by supporters who insisted he must declare his readiness to run for President in 2023 before leaving the airport.
The Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu made his first entrance to the South-East, almost two months after his release from the Kuje custodial centre.
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu arrived the Domestic Wing of the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri at exactly, 1:32 pm via a private jet and was making his way out of the arrival when he was accosted by thousands of supporters. The visibly elated crowd made it nearly impossible for the former Governor to access his vehicle as they insisted he must declare his interest before they allow him leave.
The Senator, however waved at his supporters and asked them to in his words “Only thank God for me” before he was whisked into a waiting vehicle.
The office of the Chief Whip of the Senate had earlier issued a directive appealing to well-wishers and supporters to respect the COVID-19 regulations and avoid gatherings to celebrate his homecoming, a directive which they clearly were not ready to adhere to.
The drama continued as his convoy arrived Abia state as thousands of his supporters defied the rain to welcome him.
Shouts of “OUK our President” rent the air while his convoy made its way through the streets.
Meanwhile, All Progressives Congress (APC) Abia state chapter, in a statement signed by the publicity secretary Comrade Benedict Godson has welcomed the former Governor to the state.
The statement reads as follows “Today, our leader makes a triumphant entry into Abia, as a journey towards reclaiming our state begins In our part of the world. Today, after the much-failed efforts made to curse a man whom God has already blessed, that man is coming in to take his rightful place as our leader. He’s the APC leader in the South East of Nigeria, he’s Abia State political leader no matter the party you belong and he’s the man whom everybody gives the respect as Abia Original leader.
In Another statement released by the Movement for the Emancipation of Igbo People and signed by its National Coordinator Kelechi Okoye, the organization declared that “For those who sent Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to jail because of 2023, we shall use the same man to teach them a lesson about the resilience of the Igbo man.
We shall make sure he declares and runs for President come 2023 and we shall put them to eternal shame. In the coming months the whole nation will hear the voice of the Igbo people and it will be loud, clear and deafening”
The Senator is yet to make a statement to confirm or deny if he he will be joining the Presidential race in 2023, insisting he is still having a sober reflection on the events of the past months.
Thousands you say huh! I don't know what's wrong with some of you reporters So, bcuz of few misguided, hungry and gullible idiots, who were out scouting for money to feed from one confirmed looter, you want to carry this your brown envelope reporting to disturb our ears A beg shift mek pondai faint joor!
johnrash: Another Nigerian lawyer and author Modupe Odele has lamented how she got rejected by the United States for being from a corrupt country. Modupe Odele, who calls herself an international lawyer took to the streets of Twitter to narrate her experience, noting that she asked why she was rejected and was directly told it is because the document she submitted was coming from Nigeria.
She then added that she had to go extra-mile to swear an affidavit, in order to prove that the document is legal.
There is nothing like shock in PDP, stop peddling lies, even though lying is your trademark@APC PDP is not Buhari, and as such can never be shock, just because one dogara of a guy went back to it vomits like a miserable dog on heat
The word politics in Nigeria should be replace with Yahoo Yahoo. There is nothing like politics here. In politics, there is what is call ideology, and such is lacking right here, what you have here is Yahoo Yahoo men in "agbada" scamming the country here and there.
Aisha Yesufu, co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his trip to Mali.
Aisha Yesufu said Buhari has become a ‘travel blogger’, who enjoys hopping around the world.
She made the remark while berating Buhari for travelling to Mali while there are issues of insecurity back home in Nigeria.
The activist, who spoke via a video on her Facebook page, said the President should have known that leaving for Mali is the least expectation of Nigerians who look up to him for result-driven leadership.
She said: “Our travel blogger is back in business as he has jetted out to Mali. Anything that will make him be on the plane and anything that has to do with travelling outside the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will do it.
“He is there to talk about the political situation, unrest and everything in the Francophone country. Meanwhile, his country is boiling, his country has practically fallen but that doesn’t concern President Buhari.
“All that concerns him is an opportunity to stand on the steps of the Presidential plane and wave. They are already sending the pictures to us and that is all that matters!”
The BBOG co-convener lamented that Buhari was more concerned about the perk of office than ensuring the security of Nigerians.
She said: “The Commander-in-Chief that is not concerned that Boko Haram insurgents have just murdered some Nigerians whose lives and properties he is supposed to protect and it doesn’t matter that citizens are being killed every day. It doesn’t matter that security agents are being killed all over Nigeria.
“His being a President is to enjoy the perks of office and never to take any responsibility.
“Do you remember those aid workers taken by Boko Haram and so many Nigerians that have been executed? They send gruesome videos hoping that can shock Buhari but they are mistaken.”
kidap: Frank Urges Buhari, NASS to probe $2.5bn Oil Sale to China, suspension of NNPC’s GMD
Following the recent disclosure by the PointBlank news of the sale of 48 million barrels of Nigeria's Bonny Crude Light oil to China, valued at $2.5bn but allegedly shared by some persons around the government, the National Assembly has been urged to beem searchlight on the allegation.
A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank on Friday, called for the immediate arrest, investigation and prosecution of all those involved in the sale and diversion of the proceeds of the oil to China.
Frank, in the statement, wondered how General Muhammadu Buhari, perceived as the "anti-corruption fighter of Africa", by ECOWAS would allow such brazen acts of corruption to be perpetuated under his watch.
"Corruption under Buhari has assumed a very disturbing height and, except he is complicit, one wonders why he has stubbornly refused to prosecute persons indicted for the corruption perpetuated under his watch as Petroleum Minister?”
It would be recalled, that Frank had earlier raised an alarm concerning the sale of crude oil to China in 2015 under questionable circumstances for which the accrued funds were diverted by cronies of General Muhammadu Buhari.
Following the transaction in 2015, Buhari had thereafter, instituted a team to travel to China to investigate the report concerning the oil sale.
"We need Buhari to tell Nigerians the outcome of that investigative team to China", Frank stated.
"Except he (Buhari) is also complicit and in full knowledge of the $2.5bn oil sale to China, we expect the immediate arrest and prosecution of all those mentioned in the wicked, demonic and outright stealing of resources that could have been utilized in the provision of sustainable amenities for Nigerians.
"This is one crime against the citizenry too many that should not be allowed to be swept under the carpet in any form,” he said.
Frank also called on the Government of the United States of America to investigate this act of criminality as Nigerians no longer have the confidence in the Buhari-led administration.
He added: “I hereby call on the US Government to help Nigerians investigate this crime as we no longer have confidence in the Buhari-led government especially as the transaction was conducted, using the US currency and with the amount involved, the entire proceeds can be easily traced with the persons and organizations involved, traced.”
The Bayelsa-born political activist implored General Muhammadu Buhari to immediately set-up an investigative panel just like the Justice Ayo Salami-panel that was set-up to look into the allegations against the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, that will look into “this weighty allegation which has further, brought ridicule and embarrassment, not only to his APC administration but to Nigeria and Nigerians.
“The President must immediately adopt a similar approach in sacking the board of the NNPC for this crude oil sale of $2.5bn which the GMD of the NNPC, Engr. Mele Kyari and every other persons involved in, has been indicted.”
He also advised both Chambers of the National Assembly, particularly, the Senate to investigate this criminality and possibly, push for their immediate arrest, prosecution and conviction.
Frank enjoined the opposition members in the National Assembly, especially the Minority Leaders, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Honourable Ndudi Elumelu of the Senate and House of Representatives respectively, not to allow this manifest fraud to be swept under the carpet like others in the past “as all eyes are on them to ensure that our commonwealth and resources are not pilfered under any guise.”
He called on both men to look critically, into these very weighty and embarrassing allegations as published by PointBlank News
The political activist also called for the suspension of the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Mele Kyari to allow for thorough investigation of the sale of over 48 million barrels of Bonny Crude Light oil.
"The NNPC GMD must step aside so as not to allow for a proper investigation of this humongous stealing and criminality,” Frank stated.
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Signed
Comrade Timi Frank Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Those 16years were fantastic, peaceful and purpose driven. Apart from, certain few thieves, the generality of Nigerians were making noticeable strides in their various field of human endeavors. Your 6years is hellish, demonic, virulent, satanic, unproductive and above all, your 6years has enthrone a culture of uncommon and unparalleled financial malfeasance, in all sector of government, in the history of Nigerian. APC should just stop talking
The Federal Government is in receipt of the Senate Recommendation that the NDDC IMC be dissolved and ii. that the NDDC be returned to the Presidency for proper supervision.
The Government set up a Technical Committee to study this Recommendation and advise it which committee has turned in its Recommendation.
Federal Government hereby accepts the Recommendation of the Senate and accordingly:
1. The President has hereby Dissolved the NDDC IMC. The affected officers are to hand over to the most senior civil servant under them.
2. Barr Doc Onwubualiri Nkemdikim is hereby appointed as sole Administrator for an initial period of 6 months.
3. The NDDC is hereby returned to the Presidency for proper supervision.
As if the NDDC was not under the presidency before. The systemic looting mentality among public office holders in nigeria is beyond redemption. There is no Organ of Government in Nigeria that is not corrupt. The private sector are not left out in the issue of financial malfeasance. As a matter of fact, corruption is Nigeria and Nigeria is corruption. The issues of corruption will never end in Nigerian, until people stop the worship of money and people with flamboyant life styles.
It's not surprising at all that the Nigerian Parliament is the corruption center of the world, if they could jostle and allocates to themselves job placement slots, then little wonder, their names is always on anything that has corruption tag. In Nigerian, if you're a job seeker and you don't have a HOR member or a Sinator letter to back your job application, you're merely wasting your precious time.
How much does this title comes with sef Is that title life assurance, if yes FFK should keep it, but if no, he should return it. Ultimatum keee una deir
offiong187: Work on Superhighway, Bakassi Deep seaport on course, says Ayade.
...Renews calls for federal government support
Cross River state governor, Sir Ben Ayade has expressed happiness at the pace of work on the 270 kilometre Superhighway linking the state with Northern Nigeria.
Ayade however, renewed his call for federal government's support for the project, lamenting that the state was left to shoulder such a gigantic project alone.
The governor enumerated the economic importance of the Superhighway and Bakassi Deep seaport and concluded that the two projects, when completed would lift Nigeria out of economic doldrums.
Governor Ayade who spoke to newsmen while inspecting the progress of work at the Bekwara axis of the Superhighway in Northern Cross River disclosed that earth work has already been completed in a major part of the six-lane highway.
"We have over 270kms stretching from the beginning of Cross River boundary with Benue State up to the Bakassi deep Sea port on a six lane superhighway. The good news is that earth work has already been completed in a major part of the Superhighway in readiness for stonebase and then asphalting. Behind me you can see how much we have done on the superhighway. I am still in a state of shock how a country like Nigeria cannot understand the depth, the value that the superhighway will bring to this country", the governor said.
The economic importance of the Superhighway, he said, has made the project imperative.
He said when when completed, the Superhighway will serve as a veritable corridor for the evacuation and export of farm produce and other natural resources from the North through the Bakassi Deep seaport which is also under construction.
His words: "I have said it time and time again that today Nigeria is dependent on hydro carbon, the hydro carbon importance is gradually going down, its value and utility is reducing while alternatives are on the Increase. The world is fast moving away from oil. Nigeria has remained monolithically dependent as a slave to oil and because of that there is an intellectual stagnation, reducing us to want in body, spirit and in soul without a deliberate effort to find an alternative.
"In the fullness of time Nigeria is going to pay hard price for this silence and for this laziness. I have only envisioned that the greatest opportunity this country has got is to look into the future and create an opportunity. It is only a future that you picture that you can capture. I capture a prosperity agenda that will be dependent on this superhighway that will serve as an evacuation corridor from the northern part of Nigeria down to Bakassi deep Sea port.
“The North is awash with a lot of mineral resources from tantalite to columbite to tin to iron to coal. They everything over there but there is need for access to the coast land and this is the shortest cut because in few hours you will be leaving the northern part of Nigeria and emptying into Atlantic ocean.
"Once you create an opportunity for northern Nigeria to have an access to an export processing point like a maritime corridor such as the Atlantic ocean, prosperity will set in, Boko Haram will go down, youth unemployment will reduce, banditry will drop.
"So what I have just done by this superhighway is to take Atlantic ocean closer to northern Nigeria to allow for export agriculture, to allow for full extraction of our solid minerals, to allow for the full beneficiation of all the value chain processes because we cannot continue to depend on oil. I am shocked that up till this moment that the federal government has not seen the deep value that this project will bring".
Governor Ayade however, solicited the assistance of the Federal Government on the two critical projects.
"Let me once more call on the federal government of Nigeria to come to the aide of Cross River. We do not need your money, just give us a sovereign guarantee, just give us any institutional support that we need to get the superhighway and the deep seaport ready. That is all we ask, if for nothing else, at least for the loss of the Bakassi oil wells.”
Still red mud after so many years Nothing is going on
vegafbs: Mrs. Aisha Buhari, Wife of the President has on Wednesday admitted that the late Isa Funtua, one of the alleged cabals secured different board appointments for female politicians.
Mrs. Buhari who took to her social media handle to give her tribute to the late Funtua declared in a tweet.
Funtua, an ally of President Muhammadu Buhari died on Monday in Abuja.
During his lifetime, he was one of the power brokers behind Buhari’s regime, leading to him being described as one of the “cabal members.”
Funtua; the late former Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari; and the President’s nephew, Mamman Daura; are among the people believed to have a stronghold on Buhari and his regime.
Mrs Buhari said Funtua would be remembered for his support to female politicians.
Aisha Buhari wrote on Twittter;
“Inna lillahi Wa inna ilaihi Raji’un. On behalf of my family, I extend our condolence to Mrs Hauwa Isa Funtua and the entire family on the sudden death of Malam Ismaila Isa Funtua.
“We pray that Allah SWT will grant him aljannatul firdaus.
“Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua will be remembered for his support to female politicians, especially his role to get them appointed into different boards in the last four years.
“May Allah grant his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, Amen”
According to Wikipedia This is the garage of the Second Nigerian Senate President Prince Nweke Nwafor from 1960 to 1966. I vividly Recall the story of a man who became popular for engaging in money rituals just to buy the 80's edition of the Honda Prelude. You wouldn't buy that car for 50k today. Some other guy brutally murdered his brother ( whom their father gave cash 2 travel 4 the purpose of re- stocking their warehouse), just cos he wanted to acquire the rave of the moment - Pathfinder Jeep. That same vehicle is now better described as a coffin. I Remember as a kid, my whole street gathered to watch a truck deliver a very large satellite dish to my neighbour's house. Today a dish one tenth that size delivers 5 times the value and is in almost every student's room. What about the Volkswagen Santana, Mercedes Benz V boot, 505Evolution, Toyota Crown, all overtaken by latest models of Camry, Honda, Bugatti, Bentley, X6, Acura and Infinity... Vanity! Some ladies left their true loves cos some rich guy then persuaded them with a Benz 190, which turned out to be the only car they ever owned till date. They found out too late that true love is invaluable. A friend declared drinks because he launched the Nokia Communicator for over hundred grand in 2002. Today that phone would embarrass the owner and is a joke compared to the low cost and everyday phones. What about the MTN SIM card that many people went extra miles before they bought for over 30k, today you will not buy it at N100 because all networks are begging people to even take it for free. People are still making the most horrific sacrifices over 'vanity' and make enemies over worthless material things. What can I say? Look back at that one thing you want to kill or die for today and see what becomes of it tomorrow. There is absolutely nothing you can't achieve. All you need is a little time and PATIENCE and you would thank God without regrets. There is actually nothing in this world that is worth dying for, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! MAY GOD BLESS YOU!!!
Ababbio: Senator of the All Progressive Congress party, representing Borno South and also former leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume has denied news that he called for the sack of Service Chiefs.
Senator Ndume who is also Chairman Senate Committee on Army, while speaking with newsmen on Monday, July 20, cleare the air on the matter, he said he would have never asked president Mohammedu Buhari to sack the Service Chiefs when he knew that the Soldiers at this point in time, lack adequate funding and are not well equipped.
Ndume response came after the Senate called on the Service Chiefs to step aside because of increas in the rate of killings of the nation's soldiers particularly in the Northern part of the country, as well as resignation of over 200 soldiers.
According to him, he knew fully well that the Nigerian armed forces are poorly equipped, why then will he call for the resignation of the service Chiefs and other solider, adding that his original motion acted up.
He said, although that was not his original motion, Senate passed bill as amended by Senator Francis Fadahunsi, the People Democratic Party's Senator representing Osun East to that effect.
Why wouldn't he deny, do you want his alleged corruption case, that was dropped as a pre-condition for him to step down from the Senate President's contest, to be review and revisited Oh', so they even acknowledged that some soldiers actually resigned and up to 200 they say. Hmmm! I thought they were denying the resignation story before, Lol! They say the soldiers are ill equipped, so what happened to the 1billion dollars that was hitherto approved to the army for weapons & equipments purchase
Kingschools: The presidency has reacted to the killings in southern Kaduna State, saying that it is more complicated than many people are ready to admit.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, noted that the problem in southern Kaduna is an evil organization of politically-motivated banditry, revenge killings and common violence by criminal gangs acting on ethnic and religious grounds.
He added that the region enjoys absolute security deployments, including the army, special forces of both the army and the Air Force, surveillance aircraft..read more at https://kingschools.com.ng/ by clicking
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the death of Mallam Isma’ila Isa Funtua as a rude shock and a severe blow to the media industry in the country.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister hailed Mallam Isa Funtua’s contribution to media development and his untiring defence of free speech and the freedom of the press, starting from his days as the founder of the Democrat Newspapers to his stint as the President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN).
Also read: Samsung unveils maritime innovations to modernise shipbuilding in Nigeria He said Mallam Isa Funtua’s passion for the media industry saw him served as the life patron of the NPAN and taking an active interest in matters concerning the industry until his death.
”Mallam Isa Funtua was a man of many parts, with his eventful life highlighted by service, whether as a media icon, an entrepreneur or a philanthropist. He also served as a government minister and a member of the 1994-1995 Constitutional Conference, hallmarking his versatility,” he said.
He extended his condolences to Mr President, other family and friends of the late Isa Funtua, the NPAN and indeed the entire media industry and prayed for the repose of the soul of the departed, and for comfort and strength to the family, he left behind.
ExAngel007: The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has given the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs , Godswill Akpabio , 48 hours to name the lawmakers who received contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission.
Akpabio had said before a House committee on Monday said that 60 per cent of the contracts awarded by the NDDC was given to lawmakers.
The minister’ s claim had generated controversy and questioned the integrity of the committee set up to probe the alleged N 81bn fraud perpetrated by the NDDC .
Addressing the House on Tuesday , however, Gbajabiamila , who has been a federal lawmaker since 2003, said he had never received any NDDC contract before .
He subsequently gave Akpabio 24 to 48 hours to reveal the identities of the lawmakers that received the contracts or face severe sanction .
The Speaker said , “ This is my 5th term here and I have never for once collected anything from the National Assembly and I know I speak for a great majority of members of this House , a great majority.
And because of that, I will take this allegation and accusation very seriously.
“And I will give the minister ( Akpabio ) 24 to 48 hours . Clerk , I want you to back this up with a letter from this House . Give the minister 24 to 48 hours to publish the names, the contracts so given , the dates because obviously these things will be documented; unveil the companies of the 60 per cent projects that were given to members of the National Assembly . ”
Gbajabiamila’ s ultimatum received applause from a large section of the lawmakers.
Politics / Re: 2023: Supporters Block Orji Kalu's Convoy, Insist He Must Declare For Presidency by Niaja4real(m): 9:31am On Jul 29, 2020 
