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Wisdomkosi:
2019 : IBB & Obasanjo Spent 40 Minutes Mocking Buhari - Popular Nigerian Writer Reveals

By Wisdom Nwedene

Popular Nigerian writer, Onyeka Nwelue has revealed that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) spent about 40 minutes mocking President Muhammadu Buhari on telephone.

He revealed that was the day he discovered that President Buhari will heading back to Daura, his hometown, come 2019.

The writer also described Obasanjo as one of the most chameleonic and smartest and Machiavellian figures he has met.

In his words,

"I don’t admire him in any way, because nothing he does, inspires me. Except his ‘writerly’ side. "

" And I didn’t tell him that I do - no, but he is not a dumbo. He is a very smart man. He is using Nigeria to play chess and ayo - which he plays every day. But you can’t take his smartness away from him. One of the most chameleonic and smartest and Machiavellian figures I have met."

"President Obasanjo and my maternal family have known for years. So, it was easy to get access to him. To learn of so many things. In fact, when we met in Harvard earlier this year and I told him I wanted to visit him, he said he would get someone to contact me and give me a date. He kept to his word."

"On the morning I arrived his house, he asked me to feel relaxed and comfortable. I stood and sat (sometimes) watching him play ayo with his friends. As a grassroots politician, he has his constituency covered. All sorts of politicians waltzed into that house; even US Consul General to Nigeria, sneaked in at some point. Spilling a lot? No. I am not a gossip.  I am arriving at something."

"President Obasanjo made me spend the whole day and night in his house, sharing intimate stories with me. Stories that my family members don’t even know about themselves and how he thinks one of my aunts, who was once his minister, is the brightest person he knows."

"As we bantered, President Obasanjo received a phone call from Ibrahim Babangida."

"They both spent about 40 minutes on the phone, mocking Buhari."

"That was when I realized that Buhari will be heading back to Daura."

"This is the end of my story."

Source : http://igberetvnews.com/471601/2019-ibb-obasanjo-spent-40-minutes-mocking-buhari-popular-nigerian-writer-reveals/

Gucciblog:
Nigerian Songstress, Yemi Alade have now joined the league of celebrities who have wheeled to politics and this time she came out plain.. She made a tweet few hours ago and she made her point directly to President Buhari..

She wrote;



More below:

https://zenithnaija.com/why-are-our-leaders-so-heartless-yemi-alade-attacks-buhari/

goldcoinhub:
The Presidency has reacted to the meeting between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his then Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, earlier today in Abeokuta.

In a statement released on twitter by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Presidency is not surprised at the action of the former president to make a U-turn and support his political enemy.

Garba Shehu then went further to mention that the parties involved in the meeting will all lose together.

Read the statement below:



https://lailasnews.com/they-will-lose-together-presidency-reacts-to-atiku-obasanjo-meeting/

lalasticlala

CilicMarin:
While the Idiotic pigs of Biafra, the renowned Enemies of Nigeria, the Islam hating things of the Jews, will love, adore and celebrate a criminal like Atiku...

The rest of Nigerians who are the patriots, the lovers of the unity and progress of Nigeria will vehemently reject the man who cannot TRAVEL to overseas because of CORRUPTION...

Sai Baba!

CilicMarin:
What do you expect from the ipob pigs after the loss of Nnamdi Cownu?

Buhari will finish off Atiku before 1pm on the election day....

xxxtedyxxx:
This screams fake, fake, fake.

He didn't heal him- all he did was pay his medical bills.

Just imagine all the unnecessary photo sessions just because they want to claim the credit of healing him.

#Nonsense.

Sunymoore:
So your boy wanted to hit Damaturu, Yobe State capital, yesterday.. I went to the park and I was shown where the vehicles going to Damaturu were.. Two vehicles were parked, a Sharon and 'Hiace hummer'. The Sharon guy was trying to convince me that, Sharon is fast, fills up quickly and balanced and Hiace guy told me the huge bags I carried along will not be charged, if I board his car. So naturally, I hopped into the Hiace and save #500..
The journey began and it was so smooth.. I looked into the car and saw balanced sit, balanced leg space and decent interior, I said to my self, Toyota really upgraded, 'may be na 2017 model we dey drive sef'.. I determined the speed of the vehicle using GPS and it was within 120-140 KM/H, what prompted me to check the speed was how we were busy dusting similar vehicles and even one Lexus Lx 450 ..
Overall, the car was stable, and the journey was smooth.. After hitting the state capital, I signaled the driver to drop me, which he did, when I was about getting my stuff from the vehicle, I saw IVM and made in Nigeria tag on car.. I was so amaze and felt proud as a black man.. I then got my stuffs and took my way..

Nigeria with 80Giga watts will surely see industrialization in our life time.

Favourable economic policies will encourage the likes IVM to triumph

Buy Naija to grow naija.. Enough said..

This should be the first.. Elect good leaders people...

AutoJoshNG:
The story around town is that Governor Ambode is in the process of introducing about 5000 air-conditioned luxury BRT buses to Lagos roads.

The process is part of a grand plan to rid the state of the notorious yellow buses, otherwise referred to as “Danfo“.

Indeed, this is a welcome development. Getting rid of those annoying Danfos is long overdue.

Well, apart from the nuisance value that they provide, they also sometimes offer commuters a good measure of entertainment.

All that notwithstanding, memories of Danfo will be one Lagosians will certainly not miss.

Now, here are “11 things that we will love to miss about Danfos in Lagos”.



“Wo Le Pelu Changi”

This is an anthem of some sort by bus drivers and their conductors. They chant it as a threat to notify potential passengers of unpalatable consequences of boarding the danfo without the exact fare.



Expecting passengers to disembark while the danfo is still in motion

Time is of the essence to danfo drivers and their conductors. For reasons best known to them, they are always in a hurry. Sparing a moment to park in order for a passenger to disembark is such a huge luxury to them. So, they vituperate if a disembarking passenger does not jump off their buses even while it is still in motion.



Alcohol-laden breath of the driver and his conductor

Catching a whiff of alcohol from the breathe of danfo drivers and their conductors are realities that commuters in commercial buses in Lagos have become accustomed to. In a state where the road traffic management institutions are not known to carry out sobriety tests on motorists, this has become the norm rather than the exception.



Smelling the armpit of the bus conductor

God help you if you are seated right at the spot near where the danfo conductor is standing. At such position, you would be exposed to the stench originating from some of his body location – notably, his armpit. This becomes very prominent when he leans forward or backward to collect money from passengers at the front or the back seat.



That annoying spare tyre under the seat

Never expect to be comfortable in a danfo. However, the very least you expect is a legroom – or a space for your feet in the danfo. But it is sometimes never the case. Instead, the spot that was designed for you to place your feet on has an obstruction. It is the presence of the danfo’s spare tyre. Now, you are left with no choice than to suspend your feet awkwardly on the danfo’s spare tyre.



Stopping the danfo in order to urinate on the tyres

Indeed, danfo drivers and their conductors are humans too. They too feel the need to answer to the call of nature. However, they have a rather awkward method of answering that call. While in transit, or when stuck in traffic, they stop their vehicles and then alight to urinate on the tyres of their danfo.



Emergency “marriages”

This union happens between you and one or more co-passengers. It happens due to the failure of passengers to present the exact fare for the trip to the conductor. So, you together with another offending co-passenger are left to find a way to split the money in order to get the amount that is due you. This process is called “marrying” or “marriage”.



Dirty appearance

Bus drivers and their conductors appear like they jumped right out of their beds and went straight driving their Danfos. Their outfits sometimes leaves their bodies almost bare. Their bodies’ ooze sweat-induced stench – one that leaves you wondering if they have made any attempt to take their bath in this millennium.



The Seat-belts don’t function

Most Seatbelts in danfos are just there to to fulfill all righteousness. They never seem to function. Some of them are not attached at one ends. Some of them are slack or have totally lost their grip.



The non-functional wipers

Even if the have wipers. Danfos typically have wipers with blunt wiper blades – or wipers with just the wiper arm. During torrential rainfall, and due to poor visibility, the passengers are left at the mercy of God.



The Extra “Joko” Seat

Many danfos, by their designs have two seats in front – the drivers seat and a passenger seat by the door. In an attempt to earn extra income, they typically place a wooden kitchen seat (Joko) or a plastic seat there.

https://autojosh.com/11-things-lagosians-will-not-miss-about-danfo/

AliJohn:
Whatever prompted this decision is yet to be ascertain as at the time of the video record. However, even the Nigerians who are in China to buy goods are now stranded.



[img]https://2.bp..com/-kQxiiFpXoAA/W1gKe5VnHFI/AAAAAAAABHg/XoSPDFPpxzIzAuUn9ICtpRRWDNzbTC-ngCLcBGAs/s1600/2.jpg[/img]





Watch video below



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFCUfgaLcFQ

Source - http://www.tobigram.com.ng/2018/07/china-police-orders-hotel-managements.html?m=1

post=69652755:
BOOT ALL THE EVIL PEOPLE OUT FG!
No more time for seresere!
Let us know the people behind all the negative happenings in the country.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

buhariguy:
the fg said they will appeal the bail.

Beside, malami said ATM dansuki will not be released indefinitely because his action led to the death of more than 100,000 innocent people, and the number of death is still counting.

buhariguy:
What is wrong with these lawyers even with falana.

Why will he be released?

Nevertheless, he will be released after 2019 election because he will be released after supreme court decision.

Bhelamblog:
Teguando a twitter user has revealed the surprising Response he got from guys in a Saloon after he Talked About President Buhari and cleared their minds of what the President's true intentions is, According to him after convincing them for Some seconds, some of the men stood up and hug for opening their heads to receive sense. see below!


Gossip From Ebiwali--
http://www.ebiwalisgossip.com/2018/05/man-reveals-what-happened-to-him-after.html

vorigan:
The Nigerian Army troops on Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) operating in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states has killed 35 armed herdsmen in Benue state.

The troops were conducting a four prong clearance operations during the weekend.


In a statement signed by the Acting Director Defence Information, ‎ Brigadier General John Agim, on Monday, he added that the clearance operation were across Gwer West, Logo and Guma LGA’s of Benue State.

Brigadier General John Agim said that the troops made contact with heavily armed herdsmen around lower Benue and a militia camp at Chetarer village.
The troops engaged ‎the militia and followed the pursuit with M135 Helicopter of their air component.
He added that the troops killed 35 armed herdsmen while a large number of them escaped with gun shot injuries.

"However, one personnel was killed in action (KIA), 2 sustained slight injuries but have been treated and discharged ‎and a personnel is still missing in action.
In another development, the troops ‎at Umaisha and Toto Villages had ambushed the militia following a tip-off of a planned attack on the two villages.

The troops killed one of the militia recovered ‎weapons such as 1 x G3 rifle, 193 x 17.62 mm NATO, 81xG3 rifle ammunition, a locally-made pistol and 1 FN magazine filled with rounds were recovered and 1 militia was killed.

Similarly, one Abdullahi Adamu, ‎a suspected herdsman at Rukubi in Doma LGA of Nasarawa state was arrested in possession of an ID card of the vigilante group of Nigeria, Nasarawa state command and a photograph in which he posed with an AK47 rifle.
The suspect is still under interrogation and will be handed over to the police for prosecution after preliminary investigation.

Also, OPWS in Nasarawa State arrested one Musa Habu, aged 32 years, at Kolo close to Umiasha, in Toto Local Government Council.

Items recovered from the suspect include one locally made pistol, 2 x cartridges, 1 Tecno phone and one hundred and thirty Naira only. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspected is linked with some suspected militia in the locality. The suspect has been handed over to the DSS for further necessary action.
In the same vein, OPWS sector 3 Taraba troops on patrol through Kwesati, Manya-Garagun axis made contact with 8 bandits who were arrested while armed with 2 AK47 rifle, 1x K2 rifle and 2x locally made gun.
Ammunitions recovered from them include 56 rounds of 7.6mm, 25 rounds of k2, 3x cartridge, charms, phones amongst other items. Suspects and items will be handed over to DSS for further investigation.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/troops-kill-36-armed-herdsmen-in-benue-251694.html

drey076:
you said my mind.
she is done looting Nigeria treasury
OLE

agoadiv:
mine is when i told dis gurl i have been crushing on for a long time i loved her after series of well placed romantic messages i joined to add the I LOVE YOU at the tail end of the message,she replied with



HMMMM THAT Is SERIOUS... I almost fainted for all my troubles mehnnn

share urs

Franzinni:
The lords chosen? or maokas chosen slaves..

If it's not in the Bible, it's not of God!

But it's the same everywhere

Every church congregation, worships thier leader as a representative of God that they can see.

Let me tell you

Your pastor is not better than you in the eyes of God, infact you might even be more riotous...

Establish your relationship with God on a personal note , you will realize how little you need guidance from man

apoti:
Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-finals, while RB Salzburg play Marseille.

The Gunners will play the first leg at home on Thursday, 26 April, with the second leg a week later on 3 May.

The final will be held in Lyon, France on Wednesday, 16 May, with the winner guaranteed a place in next season's Champions League.

Liverpool will find out who they face in the Champions League semi-finals when the draw takes place at 12:00 BST.

Arsenal won their quarter-final against CSKA Moscow 6-3 on aggregate, but were made to work in Thursday's second leg.

Leading 4-1 from the first tie, the Gunners conceded twice in Moscow and needed late goals from Danny Welbeck and Aaron Ramsey to make progress more comfortable.

Winning the Europa League looks to be the Gunners' most likely way of qualifying for next season's Champions League, with Arsene Wenger's side sixth in the Premier League and 13 points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham.

Atletico, Europa League winners in 2010 and 2012, are considered favourites to win the competition and are second in the Spanish La Liga, 11 points behind leaders Barcelona and with the best defensive record in the league.

They came through their semi-final against Sporting Lisbon 2-1, losing the second leg 1-0 in Portugal.

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/A913/production/_100838234_ramsey_getty.jpg

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43752477

cc; lalasticlala

motherfucker:
Good Morning Lovely Family,

I come in peace and I wish to indulge your collective contribution to my search. There seems to be air of misconception filled with untrue ideologies on igbo custom of marriage and bride price--at least from the majority of non-igbos who wish to marry an igbo lady.

I do understand that igbos are of diverse customs, tribe and tradition, which stipulate different rules, requirements when it comes to issues of marrying a lady from such regions.

Several months ago, a particular thread hit front page which was created by blogger flirtykaren; I mean lailasblog.com. In that thread, an image of list of items that should be presented by the groom was captured. The reaction of readers to the said list or thread announced displeasure. Some could be heard saying that Igbos sell their daughters; others asked are they gold? Others said they will never marry an Igbo lady. It went on and on.

source: https://www.nairaland.com/3054077/2016-bride-price-umuahia-abia

The sad part about the above mentioned event in that thread is that over 100 blogs have copied same content, same image and thereby circulating what might not be true. I can tell you that that report might be doing more harm than good, beyond what we might imagine. How did I know, I did a google search for the keyword phrase :"Abia State Bride Price". What I saw was a circulation of flirtykaren's post. Some other guys might do a google search and will be greeted by same reportage, which could be detrimental to potential bride of igbo extract.

A certain section of the thread claimed that in their own custom, it is relatively cheap/ affordable to marry a from his/her own tribe. Another said that the list is lie and nothing like that exist in their place. This captured my reason for creating this thread. I would want us to give potential non igbo groom the right information. This could mean that flirtykaren, just like many bloggers in Nigeria, didn't do thorough research and investigation before reporting such thread.

Numerous threads have also been created on same topic which still caused uproar by non igbos while some still claim it is not expensive to marry from their region. Is that the case? Wouldn't be nice if you (those who claim it is not expensive) to educate us on how it is done with broken down procedures?

Are you from Imo State, Anambra State, Ebonyi State, Abia State, Enugu State? What part of these states are you from? Can you be kind and humble enough to educate us how traditional marriage is carried out in your tribe among this states? I want specifics according to how it is done village by village, clan by clan and not one that represent the entire Igbo tribe.

I decided to put this here because we have more married folks around here, as against the Culture section and since Nairaland is quickly indexed, this could serve as panacea or palliative in the future among blogs.

Please this is very important. Thank you for your time.

Harwal:
Source : https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/amp.pulse.ng/gist/7-things-you-should-not-do-in-a-rented-apartment-in-lagos-id6387143.html

OEPHIUS:
…as FG names him SDGs-friendly Governor, asks other states to emulate Enugu

There was wild jubilation in Enugu on Thursday as 536 trainees of the second batch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Skill Acquisition Programme of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration instantly received alert of N100,000 seed money each from the state government to assist them start off their various businesses after attending a one-year free vocational training.

The 536 trainees were among the 750 participants chosen from the 17 Local Government Areas of the state and enrolled by the state government under its SDGs programme as an empowerment intervention scheme designed to alleviate the suffering of the people of the state through learning of a vocation that would enable each of them develop a career in life. The first batch of 214 trainees, who had graduated after undergoing training in focal areas such as Tailoring, Hairdressing, Haircut and Aluminum works apprenticeship, were settled in September 2017, accordingly.

Speaking during the graduation ceremony in Enugu, which was attended by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, who was represented by her Sector Director, Pharm. Yahaya Hamza, the federal government commended Governor Ugwuanyi “for being SDGs friendly and creating enabling environment for achieving the SDGs goals”.

Mrs. Orelope-Adefulire, who emphasized the importance of skills acquisition in the country for “economically self-reliant”, diversification of the nation’s economy and encouragement of the youth to embrace self-employment, also thanked Gov. Ugwuanyi for the state’s contributions and untiring efforts towards the success of the programme as well as “this unique collaboration aimed at accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Enugu State and Nigeria”.

She therefore, announced that “approval has been granted to Enugu State for continuation of the skill acquisition programme to consolidate the success achieved by the Federal and Enugu State governments through the initiative” and called on other states to emulate Gov. Ugwuanyi towards the realization of the SDGs goals for the overall benefit of the masses.

“I also want to encourage other states to borrow a leaf from Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi by ensuring that their plans and projects are targeted towards achieving the goals of SDGs so that our 2030 Agenda will be realized as a nation”, the SSA to the President said.

In his address, Gov. Ugwuanyi, while congratulating the graduands on their achievement, stated that the scheme was “undoubtedly a very important and timely intervention that is helping to create wealth, reduce unemployment and stimulate productivity especially among our youths and women”.

The governor added that the scheme was a “welcome complement” to the efforts and initiatives of his administration in the area of youth/women empowerment, skills acquisition and poverty alleviation, stressing that it was also in furtherance of the progress recorded in other state’s empowerment programmes such as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the Enugu State Youth Enterprise Support Scheme (ENU-YESS), among others.

Gov. Ugwuanyi expressed gratitude to the Federal Government for its continued support to the implementation of the SDGs in the state, and pledged the “continued cooperation and full commitment” of his administration to the success of the programme as well as other collaborations between the state and federal government designed for the benefit and empowerment of the people.

“I use this occasion to reassure the good people of Enugu State that we remain fully committed to our promise to reduce poverty in the state and will continue to do all that is necessary to promote the empowerment and economic emancipation of our youths, women and families”, Gov. Ugwuanyi said.

Earlier in her welcome address, the Special Adviser to the Governor on SDGs and Inter-Ministerial Affairs, Hon. Mabel Agbo, noted that the empowerment programme was part of the four-point agenda of the state government, explaining that “what we are doing today does not only create employment, but helps to reduce crime and other social vices by keeping the individual meaningfully engaged in an economically productive venture”.

Hon. Agbo maintained that she was satisfied with the level of proficiency acquired by the graduands, adding that a good number of them were able to demonstrate that they have acquired the capacity to compete favourably in any environment.

She disclosed that many of the first batch graduands “have been able to set up viable barber’s and hair dressing shops and are now Chief Executive Officer of their own businesses”, and encourage the newly graduated trainees to be dedicated, productive and utilize the seed money to actualize their potentials in keeping with the set objectives of the scheme.

“To the graduands, I want to say congratulations for acquiring new skills and knowledge. We have basically armed you with the tools to succeed in life. In the last one year, you went through the rudiments of a profession you chose. We have no doubt that you are now better equipped and prepared to face the world, and in a better frame of mind too. I encourage you to hit the road running because anytime lost cannot be regained”, Hon. Agbo advised.

Other dignitaries at the event, which was electrified with uncontrollable jubilation the moment the graduands started receiving alerts of the seed money on their phones, were the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo; the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi and other members of the House; State Executive Council (EXCO) members; Chairmen of the 17 Local Government Areas, Traditional Rulers, among others.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/04/05/ugwuanyi-empowers-750-sdgs-trainees-seed-money/

salvationproject:
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state have purportedly shared the reason why he(Rochas) cries
every night.

According to the governor, recent voters registration statistics by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which shows low voters registration turnout from the southeast makes him cry every time because to him, it means the southeast have lost hence they may become slaves.

Okorocha shared this during an Easter Sunday service at the Okigwe Catholic diocese where he called on all clergymen and bishops in the southeast to encourage their followers to vote.

In his words,
“A particular scenario makes me cry; INEC’s data shows that South-South has nine million registered voters, North-Central, 12 million registered voters, North-East, 15 million registered voters, South-West, 14 million registered voters, North-West, 18 million registered voters, while South-East has just eight million registered voters.
“This situation makes me cry. I weep every night
because of this development. This means that we have lost out before the 2019 election. If care is not taken, we will make ourselves slaves.

“My lord bishop, please tell our people to register. Our
bishops must encourage Igbo people to register now. I
have started shouting again, the same way I shouted in
2015.

“If Yoruba people can jettison tribal politics in 2015 to ensure that the APC won, Igbo people can do the same in 2019. Today, the Yoruba people are occupying sensitive positions in the Federal Government. ”

Source : http://www.jagabanxclusive.com.ng/2018/04/04/i-cry-every-night-because-south-east-may-become-slaves-gov-okorocha/