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Former military President, General Ibrahim
Badamasi Babaginda on Sunday, April 1,
declared that it is time for old generation
politicians to leave the stage and to pave way
for the younger ones to steer the ship of the
state.
Babangida, who spoke in Minna, capital of Niger
state, insisted that the old generation have
overstayed in the corridor for too long, and,
within the period, have failed the country.........continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/04/2019-we-must-encourage-new-generation.html?m=1

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has
described the rebuttal of the claim by the
presidency that the family of human rights
activist, Martin Luther King Jr, conferred an
award on President Muhammadu Buhari as a
national disgrace and embarrassment.
In a statement issued by National Publicity
Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, thursday PDP said
the lie by President Buhari's handlers smacks of
desperation by the All Progressives Congress
(APC)-led government to procure international
endorsement ahead of the 2019 general election.......continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/04/pdp-mocks-buhari-over-fake-mlk-award.html?m=1

A former deputy Senate president, Ibrahim
Mantu, has revealed why he confessed to rigging
elections for the former ruling Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
NAIJ.com earlier reported that Senator Mantu,
who was a senator on the platform of the PDP
'confessed the truth' during an interview on Hard
Copy, a Channels Television programme that
aired on Friday, March 30.
During the interview, Mantu, who is also a former
member of the PDP's Board of Trustees, said he
was actively involved in compromising election
officials, security officers and even agents of.....continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/04/why-i-confessed-to-rigging-elections.html?m=1

To some residents of two villages of Malumti
and Muna Zawiya village and Mafa local
dovernment area of Borno state, Easter
celebration holiday is said to be their mourning
period after losing their beloved loves in
separate attacks launched by the Boko Haram
insurgents.
Vanguard reports that no fewer than four
members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect,.......continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/04/11-reportedly-killed-in-boko-haram.html?m=1

Here is the full speech of Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo at the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium in
Lagos on Thursday that former president
Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) do not want published.
"Let me first say that we started this colloquium
now about 10 years ago, and I'm sure that most
of us have heard the story. Many of those who
started the idea of the colloquium probably are
here with us today.....continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/i-cant-stop-accusing-jonathan-of.html?m=1

Pastor Adeboye made this call on Friday when
he alongside his wife, Folu, paid a visit to the
Benue State.
The cleric believes only God, however, can stop
the killings and give the people victory over the
'battle'.......continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/we-want-these-killings-to-stop-adeboye.html?m=1

The aggrieved women also allege that they have
been r*ped and barter s*x for food in the
internally displaced persons' camps.
"We were not allowed to leave the camp
(managed by soldiers) and not given enough
food but instead asked to pay for extra food…
when we didn't have anything left, they asked for
s*x; young women were to have s*x with the
Civilian-Joint Task Force (CJTF) members and
soldiers to be able to feed their children," they
allegedly wrote in the letter..........continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/wives-of-detained-boko-haram-suspects.html?m=1

Northern pressure group, Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has accused President Muhamadu Buhari of insensitivity, adding that he has lost the trust of Nigerians.


The CNG, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr. Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said President Buhari's decision to remain in Kano for the wedding of the daughter of Mr. Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano State.......Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/president-buhari-northern-governors.html?m=1#ixzz58j6MJ0dG

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to understand that all the Holy Books revealed by Allah preach peaceful coexistence among people.

Buhari stated this on Saturday, March 3 in Katsina at the closing ceremony of the 32nd National Qur'anic Recitation Competition..........continue reading http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/president-buhari-preaches-peace-urges.html?m=1#ixzz58hwv26J1

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed as head of a team of observers to Sierra Leone's general election scheduled to take place on March 7, 2018.

He will serve as leader of the Election Observation Mission of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA).......Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/goodluck-jonathan-gets-new-appointment.html?m=1#ixzz58fYNNRkH

Singer Kiss Daniel has debunked possible arrest rumours that have been circulating on social media. The singer was reportedly approached by the police for a possible collaboration not, an arrest.

The rumours of his arrest had begun after the Nigerian police zonal public relations officer, Dolapo Badmus, shared a comment that was misinterpreted on the singer's photo on Instagram. She had commented that the police was looking for him.........Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/kiss-daniel-debunks-arrest-rumour.html?m=1#ixzz58fVdQN2n

A bill prescribing death by hanging for any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person has received the first reading at the Senate.

Premium Times reports that the bill, sponsored by the Senate spokesperson, Sabi Abdullahi, seeks the establishment of an independent national commission for hate speeches.


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/new-senate-bill-proposes-death-sentence.html?m=1#ixzz58fTdKtHb

Aisha Yesufu, the co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group has launched a fresh attack on President Muhammadu Buhari.

Yesufu asked Buhari to vacate office because he has performed below expectation.She said the president has failed to ensure security of the North and the country.In a series of tweets, Yesufu wrote: "I think at this stage it is only fair to say President Buhari @mbuhari has failed in securing the North East which was the only pass he had...........Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/aisha-yesufu-gives-reason-buhari-wont.html?m=1#ixzz58cWvaz12

[color=#006600][/color] Na wa for this country.

Secretary of Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, and former Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Prof Elochukwu Amucheazi, has said he nearly lost his life during the reported attack on Igbo leaders by members of pro-Biafra groups at their meeting venue in Enugu.

DAILY POST reported that a group of youths suspected to be members of IPOB

Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/biafra-how-ipob-members-almost-killed.html?m=1#ixzz58UZkfZzA

The Kogi state senator is being charged for allegedly providing false information of an assassination attempt.


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/senators-protesters-in-court-for-dino.html?m=1#ixzz58UY3T3rR

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has said that the only time herdsmen can be arrested and punished for rearing and grazing on the open places is when ranches are established by state governments.

The IGP who stated this on Wednesday, therefore called on state governors to ensure they establish cattle ranches in their states before enacting laws to ban open grazing..........Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/03/igp-makes-case-for-herdsmen-tells-govs.html?m=1#ixzz58UV8epUi

The forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) State chairmen has declared support for President Muhammadu Buhari asking him to seek re-election in 2019.

The forum in a communique released on Monday, February 26 after their meeting also said they were in support of Chief Bola Tinubu's reconciliation committee.


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/apc-state-chairmen-declare-support-for.html?m=1#ixzz58FXmzHcs

Out of the 258,000 candidates that applied for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME mock examination, only 211,000 candidates took part in the test on Monday, the JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, has said.
This was due to insufficient space to accommodate interested students in some of the computer-based centres across the nation.
However, the registrar, while inspecting the Blue Ocean Technology centre and Veritas University centre in Abuja on Monday told journalists that he was satisfied with the level of preparedness he notices....... Continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/jamb-why-some-applicants-could-not.html?m=1

A group of Christians in the North, under the aegis of Arewa Christians and Indigenous Pastors Association has solicited the help of International bodies to help rescue Nigerians from the "bad leadership" of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Among the global bodies from which the association.......Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/northern-christians-plead-with.html?m=1#ixzz58F90E0FR

Information getting to giftnaija.com staffs from an unknown source that a family in iviukwe community of etsako east local government area of Edo state agenebode, identified as Ithunokha family, is being humiliated by some hoodlums in the community for their rightful property.
According to the information getting from an unknown source, we learnt’ that the african richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote Legally proposed a fertilizer sites land from ithunokha family #300b, the site is located in iviukwe community in etsako east local government area of Edo state agenebode, the land rightfully belong to a particular family called Ithunokha, following the crisis raging, The two communities iviukwe and iviegbepue, where the site is situated, engulf in serious fighting which led to break down of law and order in the community.
The then state governor, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, ordered the two parties involved to vacate the site to avoid continuous break down of law and order in the community. Some hoodlums, in the community later invaded Mr Patrick Ithunokha’s house, and burned down his three houses in the community and his cars and his wife shop. We learnt that one of the house that was burnt down took many lives, including their grandmother who they tried to rush to the hospital but she couldn't make it alive. One of the eyes witness Mr. John odun, narrated the scenario. 20 life's were gone, the only surviving son name Joe, is nowhere to be found. Information gotten, he narrowly escaped for his life. Why many of hundreds of people has fleets away from the community to unknown places, yet the conflict between these two communities has not yet been able to settle while the force men (Nigerian soldiers and police) officers are everywhere in the two communities searching for the perpetrators.

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Information gotten to giftnaija.com staffs from an unkown source that a family in viukwe community of etsako east local government area of Edo state agenebode, identified as Ithunokha family, is being humiliated by some hoodlums in the community for their rightful property.
According to the information gotten from an unknown source, we learnt’ that the world richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote Legally proposed a fertilizer sites land from ithunokha family, the site is located in iviukwe community in etsako east local government area of Edo state agenebode, the land rightfully belong to a particular family called Ithunokha, following the crisis raging, The two communities iviukwe and iviegbepue, where the site is situated, engulf in serious fighting which led to break down of law and order in the community.
The former state governor, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, ordered the two parties involved to vacate the site to avoid continuous break down of law and order in the community....... Continue reading@http://infoguide.com.ng/

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Nigerians have lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for attempting to cover its complicity in the widespread impunity recorded in last Saturday's Kano local council elections.

DAILY POST recalls that INEC had said in a press statement that the disturbing reports of underage voting that emerged from the just concluded local polls in Kano State did not relate to any election it conducted or had responsibility for.

According to the national electoral body, the clarification was necessary in order to allay public worries over the credibility of the 2019 elections.

However, the PDP insisted that it was INEC that registered and documented minors as voters in the first place and as such should not in any way attempt to exonerate itself of involvement in the electoral fraud, simply because it did not directly conduct the elections.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Wednesday, said "the press release by INEC, wherein it tried to exonerate itself from culpability in the participation of minors in Kano election, clearly shows that INEC under Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is completely unreliable and cannot be trusted.

"We ask: Who is fooling who? Is it not INEC that registered the minors and issued them with Permanent Voter's Cards (PVC) to participate in elections as clearly documented in the Kano council election? Can INEC truly acquit itself as the original culprit who set the stage for the eventual participation of the minors and overall rigging of the elections?

"By resorting to lame excuses and trying to exonerate itself at a time it should be taking decisive steps to protect the sanctity of its sensitive materials such as the PVC, this INEC has shown that it cannot be relied upon as a responsible and trustworthy electoral umpire.

"Indeed, if this INEC was serious about the sanctity of sensitive electoral materials, by now, it should have ordered the immediate review of its voter register in Kano and Katsina states, fishing out and prosecuting those who registered the minors and clean up the electoral system in the affected states.

"Viewed alongside series of numerous other irregularities being allowed by INEC to favor the ruling APC, including alleged conspiracy with APC-controlled security operatives to intimidate opposition members and manipulate elections as witnessed in the last Saturday's Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency Supplementary election in Katsina state, any reasonable person will decode that INEC, as presently constituted, has serious questions to answer, especially as we approach the 2019 general elections.

"While we now hold the statement by INEC as part of our strong evidence of irregularities and violations in the elections, we charge the commission to redeem its name by immediately reviewing and sanitizing its voter registers in affected states, particularly, Kano and Katsina, as that it the only way it can demonstrate its dependability to Nigerians.

"Finally, we want INEC to note, and in very strong terms too, that Nigerians will not accept anything short of credible, free and fair general election. The commission should therefore ensure that it does not allow itself to be used by the APC against the will of the people, particularly in the 2019 elections, as such will be highly resisted."


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/inec-responsible-for-underage-voting-in.html#ixzz57MjSK6rD

The Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as being under a trance.

Mr. Soyinka, who expressed frustration about what he described as the unforced errors of the Buhari administration, made the comment at a press briefing on the increasing agitation across the country following attacks by


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/buhari-under-trance-soyinka.html#ixzz574y7avnp

The Nigerian Naira on Tuesday, February 13, retained its strengthened rate at the parallel market against Dollar.

According to GIFTNAIJA.com findings, the local currency maintained the same rates of N363 against Dollar, as it was yesterday, February 12, but appreciated against Pound and slipped against Euro.


Naira maintains strength against Dollar

Meanwhile, the central


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A second republic lawmakers, Junaid Mohammed has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take a bow from contesting for presidency in 2019.

Mohammed pleaded with the president to exit governance and return home to attend to his health.

He also said President Buhari will save Nigerians by taking a


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/go-home-and-rest-junaid-tells-buhari.html#ixzz573stDDT7

The Coalition of Northern Groups has sent a message to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to declare a state of emergency in Taraba, Kaduna, Benue and Zamfara over the herdsmen-farmers clash.



The Nation reports that Abdulazeez Suleiman who is the spokesperson of the group gave this position on Tuesday, February 13.


Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/farmers-herdsmen-clash-is-being-used-to.html?m=1#ixzz570tCTaWF

The singular thing your woman wants for the day begins now: Plan. Yes, that's all that's necessary at this stage..

Give your partner a break and plan something. Anything. Well, not anything. Something she would like and relate with.

If you don't know what she'd like, dinner is a safe and worthy bet........continue reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/what-every-woman-wants-for-valentine-day.html?m=1

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, last night, has assured that in 2019 general, Kano electorate will deliver five million votes to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ganduje confidence and outburst was informed by the stunning victory posted by the All Progressive Congress during the weekend local council election which the party candidates won with 2,677,469 votes......continue Reading@http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/i-will-deliver-5million-votes-to-buhari.html?m=1

Hours after an Israeli F-16 fighter on a raid to destroy Iranian facilities was shot down, the world power has attacked some Iranian targets in Syria.

Earlier on Saturday, Israel's chief military spokesman, Brigadier General Ronen Manelis......
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A Jos-based pastor, prophet Isa El-Buba of the Evangelical Bible Outreach Ministries International (EBOMI), has called on Nigerian electorate to vote out political leaders that do not have the mental capacity to provide good governance for Nigerians in the 2019 general elections.

Read more: http://www.giftnaija.com/2018/02/2019-vote-out-leaders-without-capacity.html?m=1#ixzz56jHX17XR