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Praiseshonny:
[/quote]which hall did you apply for

morayho post=42782690:
HELP OOOOOO I APPLIED FOR A ROOM SINCE 2 DAYS AGO I NEVER RECEIVE CONFIRMATION OOOOOOO I

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which hall did you apply for

[quote author=Praiseshonny post=42783446][/quote]which hall did you apply for

is there anybody in Sultan Bello hall here dat has been approved

The suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks was among those killed in a police raid in a northern suburb of the French capital on Wednesday, authorities said Thursday, as the lower house of the French Parliament voted to extend state-of-emergency powers until February and Belgian officials continued their search for another suspect, who remains on the run. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 28-year-old Belgian who had boasted of mounting attacks in Europe for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was accused of orchestrating Friday's bombings and shootings. His body was found in the apartment building targeted in a chaotic raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis early Wednesday morning. Police launched the raid after receiving information from tapped phone calls, surveillance and witness accounts suggesting that Abaaoud was holed up there. Killed along with Abaaoud was his cousin, who blew herself up with an explosives vest at the beginning of the raid, police said. Eight people were arrested in two separate raids in the area on Wednesday. "Abdel Hamid Abaaoud has just been formally identified, after comparing fingerprints, as having been killed during the (police) raid," a statement from the Paris prosecutor said. "It was the body we had discovered in the building, riddled with bullets." But the prosecutor's office left open the possibility that Abaaoud may also have detonated an explosive device on his person. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says France did not know before last week's deadly attacks that Abaaoud was in Europe. Cazeneuve said Abaaoud was believed to be behind four of six attacks thwarted in France since spring 2015, including an attempted attack on a high-speed train headed to Paris in August that was foiled by other train passengers. News of Abaaoud's death came as Belgian authorities detained seven people during several raids Thursday morning in Molenbeek, a Brussels district. The raids were linked to one of the suicide bombers in last week's attacks, Bilal Hadfi, and "his entourage," a Belgian official said. Another suspect who had lived in Molenbeek, Salah Abdeslam, 26, remains on the run. He is suspected of having rented a black VW Polo car used in the attacks in Paris. "In this community of Muslims in Molenbeek there is a lot of unemployment and, in this situation, it’s a basis where hate preachers can find and indoctrinate people," Jan Jambon, the Belgian interior minister, told Al Jazeera. "This analysis is already made for years but the political will was never there to change things." Fatima Bourial, a shop assistant who grew up in Molenbeek and still lives there, said Abaaoud's actions have "nothing to do with Islam." "Everybody hates what he has done," Bourial said. "This is not human what he did. I can't understand how somebody can kill innocent people in the hope of going to paradise." On Friday Jambon will meet in Brussels with European interior and justice ministers. It's expected that French officials will call for strengthened counter-terrorism measures and tightened border checks. Officials also will mull measures to enforce stricter controls of firearm sales and enhanced intelligence-sharing. With France still reeling from the Friday attacks, Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned that ISIL might attempt to use chemical or biological weapons. "Terrorism hit France not because of what it is doing in Iraq and Syria ... but for what it is," Valls told the lower house of Parliament Thursday. "We know that there could also be a risk of chemical or biological weapons." Valls' announcement came as the National Assembly, in a 551 to 6 vote, agreed to extend state-of-emergency powers until February. The vote allows the interior ministry to order house arrests and house searches without judicial approval. Since Friday’s attacks, the ministry has ordered house arrest for over 100 people, and it has conducted nearly 200 house searches. State-of-emergency powers also allow police to prohibit the free movement of people and vehicles at any time, to block access to certain websites, and to set up checkpoints outside public and private buildings suspected of harboring people deemed dangerous to national security. These powers were first enacted in 1955 at the start of France’s war with Algeria. Since then, France has decreed a state of emergency twice: in 1985 in the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia amid massive unrest between separatists and French loyalists, and in 2005 in response to three weeks of rioting in Paris and hundreds of other French towns.

Senators who are members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party created an hilarious scene on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, when they stopped the member representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, from addressing the chamber from the seat of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The drama ensued when the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, asked the wife of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress to second a motion moved by Senator Kabiru Gaya, who was seeking the approval of the red chamber for him to submit the report of his committee on the $200m foreign loan being sought by Lagos State. Mrs. Tinubu was seated on Ekweremadu’s seat who was conspicuously absent from plenary when she was asked to second the motion. However, no sooner than she put on the microphone on the seat of the deputy senate president than the PDP senators, protested against her action, and insisted that she should relocate to her seat to speak. Attempt by Mrs. Tinubu to explain that she was on Ekweremadu’s seat because the microphone on her own seat was not working was rebuffed by the PDP senators. She left angrily for her own seat and attempted to use her dysfunctional microphone to convince the PDP senators that she was speaking the truth. Mrs. Tinubu then went to a seat close to hers, and sought the permission of her neighbour to make use of his microphone. It was after she got the permission of the senator sitting beside her that she was able to address her colleagues. She nevertheless returned to Ekweremadu’s seat and sat down there for over one hour the plenary lasted.

Palpable tension has enveloped the border town of Okuta in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara Stateover the alleged invasion of 16 villages by the authorities of Benin Republic. Already, the authorities of the neighbouring country have gone ahead to construct Gerdarmes Office (Police station) in the affected Nigerian communities and also hoist their national flag at the affected Nigeria villages. The development, according to THISDAY investigations, has disregarded the boundary delimitation of 1914 between Britain and France which the two countries had respected. The affected Nigerian villages, according to THISDAY checks, include Ogomne, Bwin, Gandasunon, Kpuru and Woru Wuren Kparu. Others are Ajuba,1, Ajuba 2, Saka Yeruman Kparu,Monta, Dotin Kparu,Halidun Kparu, Yakubun Kparu, Sonsi,Gunosani, Alhaji Kparu,Yodo Mankparu and Simen Kparu. It was learnt that the development has also led the Okuta Emirate Council to order the people of Yakparu axis to dismantle of the Beninoire flag hoisted at Nigerian villages and the flag is currently at the custody of the emirate council in the town.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gave insight into reasons why it took him time to constitute the Federal Executive Council. The President linked it to former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party's unpreparedness for the outcome of the 2015 presidential election, as they didn't put in place structures that will make the transition seamless. Speaking at a Conference on Government Transition Framework for Nigeria, organized by the National Democratic Institute, in Abuja, with theme, 'Strengthening Nigeria's transition framework for democratic consolidation,' President Buhari maintained that had a system been in place, real-time information would have been available to assist the incoming government to quickly settle down, form its cabinet and go about the business of governance. He insisted that the inadequacy of the handover notes from the immediate past administration contributed in no small measure to the delay in constituting his cabinet, stressing that he needed to have a clear idea of what his administration was inheriting. According to the President, "the country lacked an institutionalized transition system, the then ruling government simply did not know what to do and unpatriotic elements exploited the situation, which almost led to a national crisis. "For the government led by a ruling party that had vowed to stay in power for 60 years in the first instance, they were not prepared for any transition that will not be from themselves to themselves. How can they, when they felt invincible, judging by their perceived strength and assumed popularity and the huge resources at their disposal? Our experience in the last transition process was unique, despite the fact that we have held many general elections and transitioned from one government to another. "Indeed, the last election heralded the first real transition in the history of our nation, being the first time that an opposition party will sweep the ruling party out of power. This probably explains why the then ruling government was completely caught unawares by the outcome of the election," he added.

Achoice in life is sometimes made consequent upon life's encounter. It
takes one moment of decision to carve a niche and clear a path for one's
future endeavours.For the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, his
passion for teaching is as a result of an encounter he had with an erudite
scholar, Dr. Akin Oyebode, now a professor.
Speaking at the home coming reception and recognition award held in his
honour, along side Governors Akin Ambode of Lagos, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim
Dankwambo of Gombe, Chief Willie Obiano of Anambra, Mr. Udom
Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, the Deputy Governor
of Abia State, the Vice President said the University of Lagos has defined
his life in so many ways and that influenced his decision to become a
varsity teacher.
Osinbajo said "the importance of good teaching can never be
overemphasized as that was what made me become a teacher. I
remember one evening of 1977 when I walked into a jurisprudence class
and that was my first time of meeting Dr. Akin Oyebode, now a professor.
He was teaching on the sociological school and did so without any
prepared notes, though he later told me he had cue cards which I don't
remember seeing.
"Dr. Oyebode taught the for over one and a half hours on the sociological
school of jurisprudence, and by the time he was through, I made up my
mind that I would teach law and that is the inspiration that led me to
teaching four years later."The VP added "the University of Lagos has
defined my life in so many ways and that is why I decided to become a
teacher. Even today, the first thing that is known about me is that I am a
university teacher.
"This is the great inspiration that should be drawn from varsities which
must continue to be places of ideas as the future of communities and the
nation depends on the thinking of those in universities.“For this to be
achieved, we have to make these varsities comfortable enough for the
great minds to continue to grow and come up with great ideas that would
benefit the economy."
Welcoming the gathering, the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof.
Rahamon Bello, said the awards would serve to motivate students to show
them that hard work, diligence and dedication to work pays.
Bello said "Unilag is 53 years and has produced great individuals who
have proven their worth wherever they find themselves. The varsity
continues to excel in its academic pursuit and all round development of
its students. On the 1st of November 1962, the first lecture was held here
with a student population of 131. Now the student enrollment stands at
52,779.
"In the face of gradual reduction in government funding of education,
occasioned by the decline in oil price, we need to look inwards as the
varsity has nobody to turn to but its alumni and friends of the
varsity."Speaking on behalf of the Governing Council, the Pro-Chancellor
and Chairman of Council, Prof. Jerry Gana, said the gathering is to
celebrate the alumni who have achieved a lot in their fields of
endeavours.
Veritablevehicle
He said "On behalf of the Council, we welcome and salute the awardees.
We are proud to say that they all drank from Nigeria's foremost citadel of
learning – UNILAG."Anambra State governor, Mr. Willie Obiano, advised the students to take advantage of the great
brains that are in this varsity.
The Deputy Governor, Abia State, Ude Oko Chukwu, pointed out that Ivory Towers have critical and strategic roles to play
in the growth and development of any nation and Unilag has remained a veritable vehicle to drive and grow the
development initiatives of the Nigerian nation for the optimum benefits of the people.
Present at the awards were the Vice Chancellor; the Deputy Vice Chancellors; management staff, members of the
Governing Council, including the General Manager/Editor in Chief, Vanguard Media, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye; President of
the Alumni, Dr. Sonny Kuku; among other dignitaries.

BRITAIN has said it does not support the agitation for the creation of a
Biafran nation from Nigeria.
In a statement issued yesterday and made avaliable to Daily Sun, the
British High Commission, Abuja, explained that the position of the UK
government during the civil war was a matter of historical record. "The
UK Government's position, which reflected the Charter of the
Organization of African Unity, was to recognise the borders laid down at
Independence," the High Commission's Press & Public Affairs Officer, Joe
Abuku said.
"The Biafran War caused great suffering and the UK supported the
reconciliation work that followed the conflict. The UK supports the
territorial integrity of Nigeria and President Buhari's commitment to
work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians," he added.
Campaigners for Biafra have been staging protests over the arrest and
detention of Radio Biafra host, Nnamdi Kanu by the authorities in Abuja.
Kanu is a dual citizen of both the UK and Nigeria. Commenting on his
detention, Abuku said the UK High Commission has a standing position
stating thus: "The British government only provides consular assistance to
dual nationals in the country of their other nationality in exceptional
circumstances.
"If the High Commission is approached for consular assistance by a
British National in Nigeria who also holds a Nigerian passport, the level
of support that could be offered in their case would be discussed with
the individual concerned."
Meanwhile, agency reports said the expressed position of the British
High commission tallies with a widely-circulated letter written by UK
Minister of State, Grant Shapps, affirming a similar position concerning
Biafra agitation. That letter was written in response to MP Micheal
Meacher, following an inquiry by one of Mr. Meacher's constituents who
had written to inquire about the detention of Radio Biafra host, Nnamdi
Kanu.
Mr. Shapps wrote the letter to an MP, Micheal Meacher, in response to
an inquiry by one of Mr. Meacher's constituents who had written to
inquire about the detention of Kanu. "We are not aware of any
institutionalized persecution of any people by the Nigerian authorities,"
he declared. "The position of the British Government during the Biafran
War is a matter of historical record," he recalled. "Our position, which
reflected the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, was to
recognise the borders laid down at Independence. There is no question
that the Biafran War caused great suffering and the UK supported the reconciliation work that followed the conflict and
continues to support efforts to reduce violence in Nigeria today."
According to Mr. Shapps, "The UK fully supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and President Buhari's commitment
to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians. We share the concern of President Buhari and all
Nigerians about threats to Nigeria's stability and are working with Nigeria to help tackle these threats, including Boko
Haram. Reports quoted Abuku as saying he could not confirm the authenticity of the Hon. Grant Shapps letter as it is not
their practice to confirm or deny the authenticity of leaked documents.
AT least 16 people died in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a factory under construction collapsed.
Reports said emergency services were worried that as many as 150 workers could be trapped under the rubble. Cries
for help from under the debris at the factory were heard at the site, officials told The Express Tribune.
Two floors were operational while a third was being built, according to reports. The factory used to make shopping bags
is located in the Sundar Industrial Estate on the outskirts of the city. The Dawn newspaper reported that some under-age
workers were employed there although this was not officially confirmed.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has developed a new Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for training of doctors in Nigerian universities. According to the commission, medical programmes will now take a duration of 7 years. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, during a three-day capacity development programme for staff of medical schools in Nigerian universities. He said the new benchmark minimum academic standard was competency- based and would substantially address most of the challenges faced by the institutions in the training of doctors in the country. In his words, "The curriculum review was necessitated by the fact that the frontier of knowledge in all academic disciplines had been advancing with new information generated as a result of research. Other compelling reasons included the need to update the standard and relevance of university education in the country as well as to integrate entrepreneurial studies as essential new platforms that would guarantee all graduates from Nigerian universities the knowledge of appropriate skills, competences and dispositions that would make them globally competitive and capable of contributing meaningfully to Nigeria’s socio-economic development."

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has developed a new Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for training of doctors in Nigerian universities. According to the commission, medical programmes will now take a duration of 7 years. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, during a three-day capacity development programme for staff of medical schools in Nigerian universities. He said the new benchmark minimum academic standard was competency- based and would substantially address most of the challenges faced by the institutions in the training of doctors in the country. In his words, "The curriculum review was necessitated by the fact that the frontier of knowledge in all academic disciplines had been advancing with new information generated as a result of research. Other compelling reasons included the need to update the standard and relevance of university education in the country as well as to integrate entrepreneurial studies as essential new platforms that would guarantee all graduates from Nigerian universities the knowledge of appropriate skills, competences and dispositions that would make them globally competitive and capable of contributing meaningfully to Nigeria’s socio-economic development."

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB has said that it has made some modifications on the 2016/2017 registration as it concerns selection of institutions by candidates. According to the Public Relations Officer of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board has made provision for “preferred choice” to give candidates ample opportunity of gaining admission. In his words, “What we did initially was that you only have one choice. Now, we have made it in such a way that if you miss the University of Lagos; University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira, you will have an opportunity of going to another school. Before, all universities will be in first and second choice and that will not solve any problem. We have now decided to put a few of those schools we feel will have more spaces as more preferred. Institutions placed on the more preferred choice are those that are mostly not oversubscribed. This is because it will not make any sense if you place institutions like the ABU, UNILAG, OAU and UNN, when in actual sense they cannot even admit one third of the candidates that will choose them as most preferred.” We therefore advise candidates to ensure they visit accredited registration centres for registration where they will be properly guided on this new option and ask questions if the need clarification. If you want to quickly see what courses are offered in various Universities or what universities offer a particular course or even if you want to check Subject Combinations for various courses, visit Our online JAMB brochure

I humbly welcome all jamb 2016/2017 candidate into this thread.I will make it a point of duties to post every relate information here to ensure that you do not make the same mistake that most of us have made in the time past.
Just as d saying goes "if you are not INFORM,you will be DEFORM". To avoid this,beseech you to ask questions concerning anything that is not clear to you raging from the subject combination of your course down to the information about the University you have in Mind.WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF SUCCESS

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has developed a new Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards for training of doctors in Nigerian universities. According to the commission, medical programmes will now take a duration of 7 years. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, during a three-day capacity development programme for staff of medical schools in Nigerian universities. He said the new benchmark minimum academic standard was competency- based and would substantially address most of the challenges faced by the institutions in the training of doctors in the country. In his words, "The curriculum review was necessitated by the fact that the frontier of knowledge in all academic disciplines had been advancing with new information generated as a result of research. Other compelling reasons included the need to update the standard and relevance of university education in the country as well as to integrate entrepreneurial studies as essential new platforms that would guarantee all graduates from Nigerian universities the knowledge of appropriate skills, competences and dispositions that would make them globally competitive and capable of contributing meaningfully to Nigeria’s socio-economic development."

Ayoemrys:
your source?

check today TRIBUNE NEWS PAPER

LAGOS-As the global contest for Kruger Cowne Rising Star space trip
competition deepens, Nigeria's Freeman Osonuga has been selected
among the three finalists for the influential Rising Star programme. His
selection among the three finalists is one step closer for a Nigerian to
travel to space for the first time in history.
Launched last year at the One Young World Summit in Dublin, Ireland,
the programme consisted of a year-long search to find one inspiring
individual, who will become the voice of the next generation, culminating
in the chosen champion being catapulted onto the world stage and into
space.
Flying beyond the 100km mark by XCOR Aerospace's Lynx® Spacecraft, the
champion will be presented with the opportunity to view the world from
an entirely new perspective.Also through the unique experience, if chosen
Rising Star will provide new insight into global discussions on some of the
world's most pressing issues.
Osonuga who hail from Ogun State was selected based on the tremendous
social media engagement, candidate profiles on the Rising Star website,
video content among others.Speaking during a courtesy visit to Vanguard
Corporate Head Office in Lagos, Osonuga explained that he was selected
following his efforts to garner support from the entire country including
the government.
"I was also selected for my efforts to use both national and international
press to inform an international audience of his journey, from Ebola suit
to spacesuit and how his mission to change the world continues."
Elated Osonuga is up against Keren Jackson of Ireland and Hussain
Manawer of the United Kingdom. These three finalists will be flown to
Bangkok next month where they will attend the One Young World Summit
and also deliver a keynote speech on their topic of choice to the thousands
of delegates present as well as a panel of global business leaders after
which the winner of a space trip will be announced.
"If selected, I will be making Nigeria proud as the first Nigerian to go to
space thereby making history in the process."Going to space is not the
overall objective of the project. It is to be able to raise global
conversations on issues that affect us all as inhabitants of planet earth
such as climate change, global peace and poverty.
Osonuga who was among the 250 Nigerian Ebola doctors sent to some of
the West African countries to contain the disease expressed gratitude to
Nigerians urging them to support him once more.
"What I want Nigerians to do for me is to continue to support me as we
have only three weeks left. We need to sustain the main stream media
support and social media support. To support please use the hastag:
#sendfreemantospace on twitter and for facebook users
"I am using this opportunity to reach out to Federal government to support us more at this final stage. I am also
appealing to my fellow young Nigerians; please let's support the dream by using #sendfreemantospace on twitter,
facebook, google+, instagram, @krugercowne, @freeman_osonuga and other social media platforms."
Reacting to the finalist selection, Chief Executive Officer, Kruger Cowne, Mr. Mark Cowne explained, "We were
overwhelmed with the phenomenal talent the shortlisted 30 exuded. It was a tough decision selecting the final three;
however Freeman, Keren and Hussain embodied what it means to be a rising star, exemplifying leadership quality and a
true passion to change the world. Going above and beyond their application, these 3 future leaders inspired us with what
they stand for, what they were trying to achieve and what they have already achieved in the world."
With astronauts, global leaders and entrepreneurs from the Kruger Cowne roster offering mentorship, the chosen young
leader will be managed and positioned to develop powerful connections and given a platform to engage with a global
audience and develop solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues.

FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, to hold meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. He arrived at the president's office at about 2.00 p.m. and was received by Buhari. Dressed in his trademark black Niger Delta attire with a hat, the former president was driven into the premises in a black Mercedes Benz jeep followed by another car. Their meeting lasted for about 10 minutes after which Buhari walked him back to his car. Even though there was no word on the purpose of the meeting, it was learnt that it may not be unconnected with Jonathan's recent Commonwealth assignment as head of its Election Observer Mission in the just concluded Tanzania general election

orisa37:
If the Country is broke and you can't increase the Selling Price of oil, our main revenue earning Product freely at will, then, we must reduce general cost and stabilise the prices of all our minor products. In view of these, 1, Raise VAT to 10% now; 2, The CBN should bring Dollar to Naira down to 1 to 150; 3, Stop oil sudsidy payment 4, Remove VIOs from the road to allow free movements to SMEs. VIOs are a menace. 5, Stop all forms of double and multiple taxation by local and state Governments. State Governments should be content with their allocations and PAYE and local Government with their allocations and tenament rent and rates.

do u tink all dis can b achieve within his 4yrs term

A Lecturer in Kwara State College of Education, Oro, Mr. Kayode Odeyemi has appealed to the Kwara State government to pay workers salary. He uploaded his picture while working as labourer in a building construction site to earn a paltry N1,500 to cater for his family. Mr. Kayode said the hardship many lecturers are going through as a result of the non-payment of salaries is unbearable. He said he has no option than to do what he's doing so as to be able to feed.

President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that Nigeria is indeed broke.
He said that the country is at the moment struggling to pay workers
salaries even as he says he wants to be remembered as a Nigerian
president who fought corruption to a standstill, assuring Nigerians, who
are not involved in corruptly enriching themselves with public funds, not
to be afraid.
President Buhari said in the coming days he would have to prune the
number of ministries so as to be able to pay salaries. He's saying this
barely 24 hours after the Senate confirmed 37 ministerial nominees he
sent to the upper chamber of the National Assembly for confirmation.
Speaking at a press conference after the India-Africa Summit, which took
place in New Delhi, India, President Buhari said he would not lose sleep
over criticism that he was being selective in the fight against corruption.
One of the main talking points at the one-day summit in New Delhi, was
the provision India had made for African countries. The nation said it
had set aside over $10 billion grant for African countries.
Wooing investors, President Buhari assured Indians and the international
community of his administration's commitment to sustaining efforts
aimed at making Nigeria an envy of all. He urged them to avail
themselves of the conducive environment that would be created for
investments to thrive.
Responding to critics of his administration who claim he was too slow in
addressing economic and infrastructural challenges facing the country
that's yearning for urgent development, Buhari said "they call me baba
go slow, but I will go slow and steady".
He called on the elite to encourage him to get whoever had compromised
his position and the trust given to him. President Buhari told the
gathering that he remained resolute in the fight against corruption and
would want to be remembered for that when it is all said and done.
His administration has three main focus - security, economy and the fight
against corruption. But he has roundly been criticised by the opposition
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as being selective in the fight.
On whether there will be an extension of a three-month deadline given
by his administration to flush out Boko Haram from Nigeria's north-east,
the President said that the target was to get rid of terrorism and not
about meeting deadline.
See excerpts of interview:
How much have you recovered so far in your fight against corruption and how do you feel when people say you are
being selective?
I can't tell you off hand how much we have recovered. For those who accuse us of being selective, if they are not
involved in corruption, they wouldn't have been saying that, they would be the ones to encourage us to get whoever that
has compromised in his position of trust. Those who are not corrupt should even encourage us to do more. I'm not
selective. But whoever that is corrupt would be given up for prosecution so that Nigerians will know we are serious
about this fight.
The three months target you gave the military to flush out Boko Haram, if they don't meet the target would there be an
extension?
The main objective is to get rid of Boko Haram whether it is within the time you gave to the military or outside it. We
maintain cardinal objective and we would support them.
The PDP and APC in the NASS have been polarised following the confirmation of your ministerial nominees. Does that
bother you?
This is teamwork. I didn't work with the Presidency alone, I have to defend all the three chains of government from all
parts of the country and we cannot work outside the constitution, it must be a cabinet representative of each state. We
cannot afford votes for all ministers, some may not be successful ministers, but they would sit in cabinet, because that is
what the constitution says, and we cannot operate outside the constitution.
Are you reducing the number of ministries?
Of course, the country is broke
There are talks that your government is too slow in addressing infrastructure?
Where is the money? You must have known that the Federal Government has to help 27 states out of 36 to pay salaries.
Nigeria cannot pay salaries; the Federal Government itself has to summon the Governor of Central Bank on how it could
pay salaries, not to talk of projects, agreements we signed with other countries on counterpart funding and so on.

ametu166:
E move?

only God knw oo

judiciarypalava:
A senseless statement from a dull person that does not know he is dull.

DULL in what way.....cu's I does nt understand your point

Bauchi-The Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and governor of
Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has said the mismanagement of
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, government was responsible for the
sufferings experienced in the nation, assuringthat the All Progressives
Congress, APC government would address all the challenges facing
Nigeria.
He said the APC was a masses oriented party created to touch the lives of
the ordinary man in the country.
According to him, APC government under the leadership of President
Muhammadu Buhari has all it takes to fix the problems of the country.
Okorocha, who stated this yesterday while giving a brief remark at the
opening ceremony of the APC governors progressive meeting at the
Yankari Game Reserve in
Bauchi, said the aim of the APC governor's meeting was to address critical
issues affecting the ordinary man, pointing out that the nation was going
through a very difficult moment.
"This meeting will also avail the governors the opportunity to look at the
upcoming election in Kogi and Balyelsa states because we want the wind
of change to blow across these states in the next election .
"We will also discuss with APC state leaders and national chairman of the
party on how to the strengthen the APC because this is a party for today
and tomorrow," he said
Okorocha commended the judiciary in Rivers and Akwa-Ibom states over
the outcome of the sitting of the tribunal, saying it met the expectations of
Nigerians.
In his address, Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar, told the
governors that since the revenue from the federal account was dwindling,
they should should look inwards by improving the internally generated
revenue in their states to maintain a vibrant economy.
Governor Abubakar said he decided to host the APC progressive governors
meeting in Bauchi to showcase the tourism potentialities of the state.
The meeting was attended by the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, governors of Edo State, Comrade
Adams Oshiomhole, Simon Dalong of Plateau State, Mallam El' Rufai of Kaduna State and deputy governors of Jigawa,
Borno, Yobe and Benue states, among other APC leaders in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will not lose sleep over
criticism and that he wants to be remembered as a president who fought
corruption to a standstill.
Buhari during a press conference after the India-Africa Summit, which took
place in New Delhi, called on Nigerians, who are not corruptly enriching
themselves with public funds, not to be afraid of the fight against
corruption and that they should encourage him to get whoever had
compromised his position and the trust given to him.
Buhari said remained resolute in the fight against corruption and would
want to be remembered for that.
Asked how he feel when critics say he is being selective the president said
”if they are not involve in corruption they won’t mind they would
encourage us to get whoever compromise his position in the trust being
given on to him. I see it in the papers watch it on screen but I have never
lost a sleep on it because those that are not corrupt should even encourage
us to do more.
Those three interested in the safety of those that have abuse trust in the
country office will go to any lenhgt including bribing people to give false
information and son on.
He went on to say that he is not being selective and that ”whoever is caught
the document use in incriminating him or her will be used to prosecute
him for Nigerian to know that he has abused trust’
Buhari whose government has security, economy and the fight against
corruption main focus and is regularly bashed for been slow said "They call
me baba go slow, but I will go slow and steady".
On Racism the president said it is the state of mind of people, individuals
which a nation state cannot absolutely control. So I don’t think people should
be preoccupied if somebody says ‘get away you black man’ or whatever,”
said Mr Buhari.
The President must be bothered that the National Assembly had been polarised following his choice of ministers.
While he was away, the PDP and the All Progressives Congress' lawmakers were sharply divided over one of his
ministerial nominees, Mr Chibuike Amaechi.
Following the confirmation of his ministerial nominees, President Buhari said he would prune down the number of
ministries so as to be able to pay salaries.
On whether there will be an extension of a three-month deadline given by his administration to flush out Boko Haram
from Nigeria's north-east, the President said that the target was to get rid of terrorism and not about meeting deadline.
One of the main talking points at the one-day summit in New Delhi, was the provision India had make for African
countries. The nation said it had set aside over $10 billion grant for African countries.
Wooing investors, President Buhari assured Indians and the international community of his administration's commitment
to sustaining efforts aimed at making Nigeria an envy of all.
He urged them to avail themselves of the conducive environment that would be created for investments to thrive.

• It was a dream come true - The 7 aspiring engineers
EKWULOBIA-VICE Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka , Prof. Joseph Ahaneku is a happy man now following the feat achieved by his students.This was because the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the university had again proved that it was not just good in theory but also in the practical aspect of their studies. Seven graduating students from the department constructed a "made in Nigeria" mini bus to the satisfaction of the university community. The journey into car manufacturing in the university started last year, when a group of five students from the same department produced a Formula 1 car called AutoZIK. The seven students include Ezeigwe Chitoo, Obinani Victor, Ezeanolue Ifeanyi, Okoro Chinaza, Ominigbo Fidelis, Nwobodo Nnamdi and Ogbu Thaddeus. They were supervised by the Head of the department, Dr. C.H. Achebe. South East Voice learned that the group, which is known as ‘AUTOZIK II,’ spent over five months constructing the mini bus for shuttles within and around the university with locally sourced materials. Like the popular saying, "What a man can do, a woman can do even better," the conspicuous presence of a female, 'Okoro Chinaza' in the team spoke volumes. On how she was able to surmount the challenges as the only female in the midst of her male counterparts with respect to the stress associated with such herculean tasks, she said: "I had always been in their midst right from my first year in school, so it was not really a big deal." She disclosed that she had always followed her passion regardless of what people around said or thought. Narrating the success story, one of the engineers, Ezeigwe Chitoo, said that the project was a dream come true. "The Autozik group made the design using CAD software, and all necessary simulation softwares for the analysis, putting the environment into critical consideration. The bus has good seating positions, better fuel conservation, good passenger view and very good aesthetics. It was built to suit the topography of our environment and the weather condition we have in this part of the world," he said. According to him, the bus was constructed from start to finish, inside the mechanical workshop of the university. He disclosed that the project was aimed at advancing the ergonomic standard of existing shuttle buses. The bus can be compared to other foreign produced ones and it is outstanding. Also speaking, a member of the team, Ifeanyi said: "The AUTOZIK team had gone through a whole lot before arriving at this platform. When we started, many thought we will not come this far, but today they have come to rejoice with us. "We thank God, who has brought us this far, we also thank our supervisor and the Head of Department Dr. C.H. Achebe, for his fatherly advice and support throughout the duration of the project," he happily said.The bus was test-driven within and outside the university to prove that it was movable, durable and above all, fully made in Nigeria.Some of the students of the department, in an interview, commended the efforts of Dr. Achebe and his team of lecturers, who, according to them, were doing great job, by igniting the spirit and the zeal of invention and innovation in Nigeria. They also commended the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ihueze Toochukwu, who, they said, had brought huge improvement to the Faculty of Engineering and re-branding the system.The team further praised the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ahaneku, who according to them, had changed the face of the institution, wiped out examination malpractice and improved the standard of learning.According to Chitoo, Ahaneku's support for the Faculty of Engineering had increased the zeal for invention and ingenuity in the faculty.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has indicated plan to proceed to the Supreme Court to seek for justice after a Court of Appeal ruled against him on Friday. Saraki's lead lawyer, Mohammed Mogaji, disclosed this shortly after the Appeal Court ruled on his case with insistence that his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal should continue. The lawyer said Senator Saraki would file a further appeal at the Supreme Court. Saraki wanted the appellate court stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal where he has been charged on 13-counts with false asset declaration.

dey really tried

• It was a dream come true - The 7 aspiring engineers
By Obialunamma Nwadiogbu
EKWULOBIA-VICE Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka , Prof.
Joseph Ahaneku is a happy man now following the feat achieved by his
students.This was because the Department of Mechanical Engineering of
the university had again proved that it was not just good in theory but also
in the practical aspect of their studies. Seven graduating students from
the department constructed a "made in Nigeria" mini bus to the
satisfaction of the university community.
The journey into car manufacturing in the university started last year,
when a group of five students from the same department produced a
Formula 1 car called AutoZIK. The seven students include Ezeigwe Chitoo,
Obinani Victor, Ezeanolue Ifeanyi, Okoro Chinaza, Ominigbo Fidelis,
Nwobodo Nnamdi and Ogbu Thaddeus.
They were supervised by the Head of the department, Dr. C.H.
Achebe. South East Voice learned that the group, which is known as
‘AUTOZIK II,’ spent over five months constructing the mini bus for shuttles
within and around the university with locally sourced materials.
Like the popular saying, "What a man can do, a woman can do even
better," the conspicuous presence of a female, 'Okoro Chinaza' in the team
spoke volumes. On how she was able to surmount the challenges as the
only female in the midst of her male counterparts with respect to the
stress associated with such herculean tasks, she said: "I had always been
in their midst right from my first year in school, so it was not really a big
deal."
She disclosed that she had always followed her passion regardless of what
people around said or thought. Narrating the success story, one of the
engineers, Ezeigwe Chitoo, said that the project was a dream come true.
"The Autozik group made the design using CAD software, and all
necessary simulation softwares for the analysis, putting the environment
into critical consideration. The bus has good seating positions, better fuel
conservation, good passenger view and very good aesthetics. It was built
to suit the topography of our environment and the weather condition we
have in this part of the world," he said.
According to him, the bus was constructed from start to finish, inside the
mechanical workshop of the university. He disclosed that the project was
aimed at advancing the ergonomic standard of existing shuttle buses. The
bus can be compared to other foreign produced ones and it is outstanding.
Also speaking, a member of the team, Ifeanyi said: "The AUTOZIK team
had gone through a whole lot before arriving at this platform. When we
started, many thought we will not come this far, but today they have come
to rejoice with us.
"We thank God, who has brought us this far, we also thank our supervisor
and the Head of Department Dr. C.H. Achebe, for his fatherly advice and
support throughout the duration of the project," he happily said.The bus
was test-driven within and outside the university to prove that it was
movable, durable and above all, fully made in Nigeria.Some of the
students of the department, in an interview, commended the efforts of Dr.
Achebe and his team of lecturers, who, according to them, were doing
great job, by igniting the spirit and the zeal of invention and innovation in
Nigeria.
They also commended the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ihueze Toochukwu, who, they said, had brought huge improvement
to the Faculty of Engineering and re-branding the system.The team further praised the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ahaneku,
who according to them, had changed the face of the institution, wiped out examination malpractice and improved the
standard of learning.According to Chitoo, Ahaneku's support for the Faculty of Engineering had increased the zeal for
invention and ingenuity in the faculty.

Politicians and diapers have one thing in common: they should both be changed regularly… and
for the same reason.

The Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described former President
Olusegun Obasanjo as an overgrown child of circumstance.
Soyinka sharply criticised Obasanjo in his (Nobel laureate’s) new book,
titled InterInventions: Between Defective Memory and the Public Lie – A
Personal Odyssey in the Republic of Liars, presented in Abeokuta, Ogun
State on Saturday.
Although Soyinka conceded that he used to be friendly with Obasanjo and
admitted in the book that some stakeholders were making efforts to
reconcile them, he said he owed it a responsibility to fundamentally
respond to lies that Obasanjo allegedly told against him in his latest
biography, titled, My Watch, described in InterInventions as Three-Carat
Watch.
Soyinka, who in the book also critically takes on the likes of former Osun
State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; and veteran critic, Prof. Chinweizu,
wrote, quoting a Yoruba proverb, “The child that swears his mother will
not sleep must also prepare for a prolonged, sleepless infancy. So, let it be
with Okikiola, the overgrown child of circumstance.
”I brainstormed with him over meals both when he was military Head of
State – in Dodan Barracks and in his home, Ota – for some time after he
left office and early in Aso Rock at his ‘second coming.’ Today, it is a
different situation. If he offered to host me, I would wait until he had first
swallowed a morsel from the same dish.
“I had fully attuned myself to the fact that our Owu retiree soldier and
prolific author is an infliction that those of us who share the same era and
nation space must learn to endure. However, it does appear to me that
there is no end to this individual’s capacity for infantile mischief, and for
needless, mind-boggling provocations, such as his recent ‘literary’
intrusion on my peace.
He added that part of the intervention the elders made was a ‘cordial’
conversation he had with Obasanjo recently.
According to the Nobel laureate, he, during the conversation, commended
Obasanjo for the creative way he had developed the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, which Soyinka, however,
described as a Presidential Laundromat and a product of executive extortion.
He added that he discussed the possibility of a collaboration with the facility.
But Soyinka, who chronicled the various places his path had met with that of Obasanjo since childhood, insisted that the
lies in which the former President allegedly thrived were so unthinkable that he and some other people had started
working on another book solely focusing on Obasanjo.
He questioned the godliness to which Obasanjo professed and claimed that the former President indulged in identity
theft.
“Our author invokes God tirelessly, without provocation, without necessity and without justification, perhaps
preemptively, but does he really believe in such an entity? Does our home-bred Double-O-Seven believe in anything
outside his own Omnipotence? Could he possibly have mistaken the Christian exhortation – ‘Watch and Pray’ – for his
own private inclination to ‘Watch and Prey? This is a seasoned predator on others’ achievements. He preys on their
names, their characters, their motivations, their true lives; preys on gossip and preys on contributions to collective
undertakings – even preys on their identities, substituting his own where possible.”
In the book, Soyinka also commented on the controversy over the ownership and leadership of the board of the Centre
for Culture and International Understanding, over which he and Oyinlola recently exchanged words.
He and a former Corpa Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Dr. Olu Agunloye, also
challenged Major Rasaki Salawu (retd.), who recently claimed that it was he – and not Soyinka – that formed the
commission.
At the public presentation of the book, Soyinka said that he was poised to draw blood with it.
The inauguration of the Soyinka Foundation, held at the MKO Abiola Cultural Centre, Kuto, attracted dignitaries that
included the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; his Edo State counterpart, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, who
came in company with his wife, Lara; former governors of Ekiti, Rivers and Cross River states, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Mr.
Rotimi Amaechi and Mr. Donald Duke
While the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, also graced the occasion, at the the programme that featured
readings and performances were scholars/writers such Profs JP Clark, Biodun Jeyifo and Remi Raji; Odia Ofeimun and
Kunle Ajibade.
Amosun commended Soyinka and the organisers of the event for the initiative and promised to support it.
Efforts to get Obasanjo’s reaction failed as one of his aides said the former President had travelled to Ivory Coast to
monitor elections.

jesse8048:
Sometimes my heart stops beating when I read about loots in Nigeria. why push the money to another country while your people suffer in poverty?

dats where d problem Is
my brother

The World Bank has said it needs additional time to provide comprehensive information on the funds looted by the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. The World Bank told a human civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) seeking information on the loot that for now, it is compiling information on the spending. According to the World Bank: "In response to your request, we would like to inform you that we are still considering your request and we will need additional time because the money involved is too huge for us to handle." The World Bank said that although it takes just 20 working days to respond to such requests, under special cases, it could take much longer time. The loot stolen by the former military ruler from 1993 to 1998 is estimated to be about $11.3 billion. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) had written to the World Bank demanding information on the spending of the loot recovered from the late military dictator.