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The Archbishops were led by The Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

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Senator Gbenga Ashafa, from Lagos East Senatorial District, held a second town hall meeting today with members of the public.

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Stephanie Linus and her team were recently hosted in Gambia by the UNFPA and the Vice President Dr Isatou Njie Saidy to a screening of DRY.
The audience was made up of distinguished personalities including the Vice President of Gambia, Dr Isatou Njie Saidy; UNFPA Regional Director for West & Central Africa, Mr Mabingue Ngom; Assistant Minister for Youth Liberia, Ms. Kula Fonfana and many others.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/06/photos-stephanie-linus-wows-at.html

The Nigerian National Summit Group (NNSG) led a protest today at German Embassy in Lagos. The groups are calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop playing "myopic and sectional politics" and lead Nigeria to greater heights.

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MRS. CHARITY AIYEDOGBON has been declared missing by her husband and family members,she was last seen in Lagos on 09/05/2016....

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/06/photo-mrs-charity-aiyedogbon-is-missing.html

Federal government removed Governor Wike name as chief host as launching of Ogoni clean up begins

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/06/photo-gov-wike-name-removed-on-ogoni.html

President Buhari exchanging greetings with National Assembly members yesterday after a Presidential Dinner in Abuja.

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Senator Sola Adeyeye has reacted to the Common Sense Senator, Ben Murray Bruce's statement for accusing the Department of State Services for blocking him from greeting president Muhammadu Buhari.

Adeyeye said: "I was at the dinner. I sat in the front row along with other Principal Officers of the National Assembly.

I had a vantage view of what transpired. I am disappointed by this comment from a respected colleague.

I have on two occasions provided robust defense of Sen Ben Bruce. Not this time!

It was Sen Dino Melaye who first went to greet those seated at the President's table, including President Buhari”.

“He was well greeted. No one in the senate has criticized President Buhari more than Sen Melaye. But as others rose to do what Dino had done, the scene got clumsy and indecorous because people were approaching the President's table from different directions.



I sat between Sen Olujimi and Sen Bwacha. The three of us felt embarrassed by what was clearly a breach of dinner protocol. At that level, if dinner was served or being served, good etiquette demanded that the President's table should not be approached. One should wait until people had finished eating.

No senator in the USA would breach such elementary protocol. We (on my table) predicted in whispers that colleagues would soon be barred from approaching the President's table and it happened.

The first person to be turned back was Sen Gemade who was visibly embarrassed. He belongs to the APC; he is not a known critic of the President.

When I noticed that most people had finished their food, I approached the table and offered my pleasantries. Others followed suit. No one was turned back."

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/why-murray-bruce-was-blocked-from.html

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L-R: Buhari, Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

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The Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal told newsmen that President Buhari has fulfilled his key campaign promises in 365 days.

Tambuwal said what Buhari promised Nigerians was to provide security, tackle corruption and provide jobs.

He also added that Mr. President has reduced corrupt tendencies, and instilled discipline among public office holders.

Tambuwal said “Before PMB came on board, corruption in Nigeria was mind burgling. The economy was badly damaged and when some of us being the progressive raised concern and blow the whistle when I was still the National Assembly Speaker, those who never meant well for the country felt we were simply betrayals.

“Now, let asked ourselves in an objective manner as Nigerians, has PMB not succeeded in addressing the three key issues of his campaign within just a year?”

The Sokoto state Governor, who also said he does not think one year is enough to judge Buhari, called on Nigerians to hold public office holders accountable.

Tambuwal said “Can anybody now come out to dispute the fact that PMB has not succeeded in relatively fighting corruption in Nigeria within just one year?

“Just within one year, public office holders in Nigeria are now scared of appending their signatures on any fraudulent file because they would be tracked without delay.”

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/buhari-has-fulfilled-all-his-campaign.html

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President Mohammadu Buhari has stated that his experience in the last 365 days in office was different from what he thought.


According to him, 'it is an experience that nearly affected the change mantra that dominated his campaigns.'

Buhari who contested for the Nation's President four times maintained that his administration did not meet any money on ground, as opposed to what he envisaged.

The President said this on Monday at a lunch time with State House correspondents to mark his one year in office.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/my-one-year-in-office-was-different.html

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The Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has denied releasing a statement, appraising President Buhari’s first anniversary. He called this an “obsessed exercise in identity forgery.”

Soyinka’s statement is published below

MORE INMATES FOR THE REPUBLIC OF LIARS

The following attribution is a disgusting forgery. I have yet to grant an interview regarding Buhari’s year in office. Once again, I notify the Security arms of Nigeria about this increasingly obsessed exercise in identity forgery. I alert the public to beware of the danger this portends in the murky atmosphere of Nigeria’s ongoing politics. The sycophants of power and influence will clearly do anything to gain attention and preferment, but they only earn the contempt of decent citizens, including those on whom they foist their unsolicited services.””

Wole SOYINKA

Here is the despicable report doing the rounds on Internet:

“\”Professor Wole Soyinka’s assessment of President Buhari’s first year in office:

From the time i publicly declared for Buhari, to the time i followed my conviction to work for his campaign at both Buhari Support Organizations and the APC Presidential Campaign Council till date, there was never a time i pushed Buhari as Nigeria’s model in economic management even when i am convinced that he is working with his team to change the structure of our economy from a mono-economy. I predicated my support on the need to secure a country on the verge of becoming a failed state. I wanted Buhari to stop the unprecedented bleeding of the country from never-seen looting in history.

I wanted Buhari to reset the moral code in public service and leadership. We couldn’t just continue to have a country that rewarded criminals like the past administration openly and obscenely did. We needed a Buhari to put his legendary stamp of integrity to drive governance and in one year there is a new lease of life in the way government business is now conducted. On economy we have believed lies of GDP and statistics built on falsehood for too long. Corruption was driving the economy as the working capital while petrol-dollars gave us a false sense of insularity.

Everything just crashed on us without the money from oil like it used to be. Years of mismanagement all came to hunt us and very bad too. With Buhari having used the last 12months for housekeeping, the trajectory of the economy will continue to go north with more hard work and faithful implementation of government programmes.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/soyinka-denies-issuing-statement-on.html

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She asked & he responded..

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has expressed its views on President Muhammadu Buhari's One Year In office.

Using cartoons the party mocked the president.

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The Nigerian police has released photos of some fulani herdsmen arrested in connection with the attack in Nimbo community in Enugu state.

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The federal government of Nigeria has released details of the 2016 budget to the public domain. Nigeria's Ministry of Power, Works and Housing was allocated the sum of N456,936,811,203 for the fiscal year 2016. The ministry is under the control of ex Lagos governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola.

Here are the most expensive items as listed in the budget:

1. REHABILITATION OF LAGOS- IBADAN ROAD SECTION I N40bn

2. CONSTRUCTION OF 1,973 BLOCKS OF 7,068 HOUSING UNITS IN THE 6 GEO-POLITICAL
ZONES AND THE FCT - N35bn

3. CONCESSION OF 2ND NIGER BRIDGE IN ANAMBRA AND DELTA STATES INCLUDING
PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND CONSULTANCY N13,136,816,518

4. KANO-MAIDUGURI ROAD (SECTION I - V) N13,109,415,878

5. CONSTRUCTION OF OJU/LOKO OWETO BRIDGE TO LINK LOKO AND OWETO WITH
APPROACH ROADS. C/NO. 6108 N10,000,000,000

6. REHABILITATION OF SOKOTO-TAMBUWAL-JEGA-KONTAGORA-MAKERA SECTION IN
SOKOTO/KEBBI STATES C/NO. 6161 N7,154,860,840

7. DUALISATION OF ODUKPANI-ITU-(SPUR IDIDEP ITAM) - IKOT EKPENE ROAD IN CROSS
RIVER /AKWA IBOM STATES - N6,000,000,000

8. DUALIASATION OF IBADAN-ILORIN SECTION II IN OYO STATE CONTRACT NO. 173A - N6,000,000,000

9. CONSTRUCTION OF 215MW LPFO/GAS POWER PLANT. (ONGOING)- N5,560,700,599

10. ENUGU-ONITSHA ROAD-ENUGU-ANAMBRA STATE C/NO. 6266 N5,468,119,561

11. PAVEMENT STRENGTHENING AND ASPHALT OVERLAY OF AJEBANDELE-BENINSHAGAMU ROAD IN OGUN STATE C/NO. 6241 NEW N5,200,000,000

12. COMPLETION OF POWER EVACUATION FACILITIES FOR 40MV KASHIMBILLA
HYDROPOWER PLANT, TARABA N4,496,333,839

13. REHABILITATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF OSHEGBUDU - OWETO ROAD IN BENUE
STATE, C/NO.6265 N4,200,000,000

14. CONSTRUCTION OF APAKUN-MURTALA MUHAMMED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD
IN LAGOS STATE ON DBFOMT BASES UNDER PPP SCHEME NEW N4,000,000,000

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/list-of-expensive-projects-in-fasholas.html

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Pictured are some students of Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewang, Nsit Ubim L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State, writing their examinations on their classroom floor.

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This has been trending on Instagram and Twitter. It's s woman and her flamboyant head-tie (popularly called Gele) at a Wedding in Lagos.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/owambe-photo-of-day.html

These are photos we screen-grabbed from snapchat. Radio personality Tolu Oniru aka Toolz, celebrated her hen night with her friends and colleagues, at a club in Lagos. Toke Makinwa, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Andrea Giaccaglia and more were present. See more photos after the cut...

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The Nigeria U20 male national team aka Flying Eagles arrived Burundi on Thursday ahead of the Caf U20 Nations Cup qualifying clash with the hosts on Saturday. The 31-man Nigerian delegation made up of 18 players and 11 officials landed this afternoon at the Bujumbura International Airport, Burundi.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/photos-flying-eagles-arrive-burundi.html

In furtherance of the ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and service delivery, the Nigerian Air Force has commissioned new sets of facilities in its units at Makurdi and Benin City.

Some of the newly commissioned projects were named after deceased personnel who died in the ongoing counter insurgency operation in Northeast Nigeria. Those honoured with the recent projects are Flight Lieutenant Ebitimi Owei and Flight Sergeant Awodi Emmanuel Adakole who died on 10 October 2015 and 25 August 2015 respectively.
The newly provided facilities in Makurdi include a Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI) with 2,000,000 litres capacity, crew/briefing room for F-7Ni pilots, 12 units of 3-bedroom flats for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers, and sporting facilities for the use of NAF personnel, family members and host community. Also, a block of 4 units of 3-bedroom flats was commissioned for officers serving at the 81 Air Maritime Group, Benin.

Meanwhile, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar has called on the beneficiaries of the new facilities to reciprocate the gesture by the Federal Government, who made the necessary funds available for the projects, by rededicating themselves to their duties. Air Marshal Abubakar reminded the personnel that “the whole essence of government’s commitment to their welfare is to bring out the best in them”.

He therefore urged them to remain selfless and committed in the pursuit of their assigned statutory duties”. The CAS was represented at both occasion by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Air Vice Marshal James Gbum.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/photos-nigerian-air-force-name-new.html

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, discussing with Governors of Kebbi, Ogun and Gombe States, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu; Sen. Ibikunle Amosun and Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

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The Nigerian Labour Congress extended their protesting action in Lagos today after parading major Lagos roads and finally ended it at the Lagos secretariat in Alausa.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/photos-nlc-protesters-storm-ambodes.html

The army has confirmed the rescue of one of the abducted Chibok girls, Amina Ali.

However, activists and community leaders have said that the freed Chibok girl is actually called Amina Ali Nkek, and that she was found in Sambisa forest by vigilantes.

The forest is the main hideout of militant Islamist group Boko Haram.

The chairman of the Chibok Parents Association in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, suggested that the vigilantes were lucky to find her.


Hosea Abana Tsambido told BBC Hausa:

She was saying she came out to fetch firewood. That's why the vigilantes were able to intercept her.

She was saying the Nigerian army cannot penetrate [the forest] to get them because they are well secured in the Sambisa forest, and that all the Chibok girls are still there in the Sambisa, except six of them that have already die

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/how-chibok-girl-amina-ali-was-freed.html

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President Buhari is presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting today May 18th. Continue to see more photos after the cut..

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/05/photos-buhari-presides-over-federal.html